OCEAN CITY — Ocean City will cut the ribbon on its sparkling new public works facility along St. Louis Avenue at 2nd Street next week, but a tour this week provided a glimpse of its capabilities before that official ceremony.Throughout the summer, the vast facility, called for now Public Works South, steadily grew from an… Read more »
Don’t miss the 12 days of Christmas at Atlantic Tackle over the next few weeks. Lots of sale stuff is “while supplies last!” Video above with the details.It reely was a nice December day today. Light winds, sunny skies and mild temps had me out putting some Christmas lights up. It had others out fishing… Read more »
NEWARK – Data released this week shows that Worcester County schools continue to rank high at the state level.Maryland Report Card data released Tuesday included ratings for nine Worcester County Schools. Seven of them received four-star ratings while two — Stephen Decatur Middle School and Snow Hill High School — received five-star ratings.“Worcester County Public… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week began finalizing the historic Ocean City Fishing Pier franchise agreement with the passage on first reading of a pair of ordinances setting the extension in motion.Last week, Ocean City officials announced it had reached an agreement in principle with Charles “Buddy” Jenkins and his Synepuxent Pier and Improvement… Read more »
SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Commissioners approved plans to divvy up $100,000 in funding among local food assistance organizations next summer.After opting not to take part in a state program that would have had limited impact in Worcester County, the commissioners on Tuesday agreed to staff recommendations to provide funding for food to Diakonia,… Read more »
SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Commissioners selected Joe Mitrecic to serve as their president this week.On Tuesday, during the commissioners’ annual election of officers, Commissioner Bud Church nominated Mitrecic for president. The commissioners voted unanimously in support of the nomination.“I’d like to thank all the commissioners for their support,” Mitrecic said. “Sometimes these can… Read more »
SALISBURY – Wicomico County Public Schools has joined forces with three agencies to create a new Youth Safety Task Force.Late last month, the leaders of Wicomico County Public Schools, the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office, the Department of Juvenile Services and the Office of the State’s Attorney for Wicomico County formed a task force to identify… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City did not receive a Bicycle Friendly Community designation this year, but earned an honorable mention for its efforts.In August, the town submitted its application to become a Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC), a national designation program spearheaded by the League of American Bicyclists (LAB) to honor cities and towns taking steps… Read more »
BERLIN – Unprecedented crowds descended on Berlin last week as the town kicked off the holiday season with its annual tree lighting.On Friday, shops were open late to entertain hordes of people, locals and visitors alike, who came into town for the annual tree lighting ceremony. The following day, merchants welcomed shoppers as the town… Read more »
It’s the 12 Days of Christmas at Atlantic Tackle….check out the above video for the deals!!I hope everyone had a terrific Thanksgiving! The weather was pretty good overall for November and we had plenty of very nice fishable days. We also saw snow and plenty of blow days, but there was some good fishing on… Read more »