OCEAN CITY — The apparent rift between a popular cat and the town of Ocean City it promotes was called into question this week by the pet’s owner, but it appears the differences might be irreconcilable.For about the last two years, Pip the Beach Cat has become a fixture around the resort with a popular… Read more »
SNOW HILL – An addition at Stephen Decatur Middle School, roof replacements at several schools and a renovation or replacement of Buckingham Elementary School remain priorities for the school system.On Wednesday, the Worcester County Commissioners approved the FY 2022 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) presented by Worcester County Public Schools officials. The CIP identifies current school… Read more »
NEWARK – Local teachers are struggling as internet problems have exacerbated the already difficult task of moving forward with in-person and virtual learning simultaneously as the pandemic continues.Though Worcester County Public Schools (WCPS) officials say connectivity issues have improved, they don’t dispute the fact that teachers are dealing with a lot.“Our teachers are our frontline… Read more »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgCheck out the selection at Atlantic Tackle in West Ocean City, MD!We’ve reached the time of year where I might have more days without a fishing report than days with a fishing report thanks to Mother Nature. She will give us nice days once in a while now through April, but there will also be… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Two incumbents and two relative newcomers were elected to the Ocean City Council this week in a municipal election with an abysmally low turnout for a variety of reasons.Around 23% of Ocean City’s roughly 6,500 registered voters, or 1,528 individuals, cast their ballots in Tuesday’s municipal election, including 1,300 who voted at… Read more »
WEST OCEAN CITY – On a drizzly October morning, waist-high bins of wriggling, squirming horseshoe crabs lined a dock in West Ocean City.While most boats use the harbor to unload their catch, passersby watched as the Rita Diane was loaded up with bin after bin of horseshoe crabs. The fishing boat, which goes out five… Read more »
(The following is a look at the election results of significance for Worcester County and Wicomico County. Winners denoted with an *) Ocean City Municipal Election Mayor * Rick Meehan 1,146 votes Council (Four Seats) * Peter Buas 1,137 * John Gehrig 1,036 * Tony DeLuca 919 * Frank Knight 707 Nicholas Eastman 491 Daniel… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — In his final meeting before Tuesday’s municipal election, Councilman Dennis Dare on Monday delivered a heart-felt, often emotional speech recounting his three decades-plus service to the town and thanking those who joined him along the journey.Dare chose not to seek re-election this year as his seat on the City Council was one… Read more »
NEWARK – Local teachers are struggling as internet problems have exacerbated the already difficult task of moving forward with in-person and virtual learning simultaneously as the pandemic continues.Though Worcester County Public Schools officials believe the internet connectivity issues of the past week have been corrected, they don’t dispute the fact that teachers are dealing with… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Worcester County continues its efforts to bring broadband to rural residents.Worcester County last week issued a request for proposals (RFP) from potential broadband vendors. The county needs a vendor to be eligible for upcoming grants.“We’re really hoping if we follow these steps correctly we’d be in line for any kind of grants… Read more »