OCEAN PINES – The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors voted unanimously to censure Director Tom Janasek after a vote to remove him from the board failed.At a public hearing Friday, Janasek apologized to General Manager John Viola, who’d filed a formal complaint regarding offensive remarks the director made earlier this month.“I hope we can… Read more »
SALISBURY – A local philanthropic organization is encouraging community members to participate in this year’s Shore Gives More campaign.On Tuesday, Dec. 1, the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore will host its annual Shore Gives More campaign. Each year, the organization provides a one-stop donation website for individuals wishing to support participating nonprofits that serve… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A resort committee last week was given a closer look into the town’s trash collection and cleanup efforts as part of an ongoing discussion on litter.Last week, public works officials met with the Ocean City Coastal Resources Legislative Committee (Green Team) to discuss solutions to a growing litter problem throughout the resort.“This… Read more »
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_f7RLqjFoaoCheck out the Daily Catch with Captain Willie Zimmerman at the Ocean City Fishing Center!I’m down in sunny Fort Lauderdale, Florida with the crew producing the live broadcast of the Ft Lauderdale Air Show and I’ll admit the weather is very nice. I heard that it was reely nice back home today too and there… Read more »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f7RLqjFoaoCheck out the Daily Catch at the Ocean City Fishing Center with Captain Willie Zimmerman of RoShamBo!Now that we’re deep into the fall and temperatures have finally started to feel like it fishing reports are getting fewer and farther between. There are still plenty of fish to be had both in the ocean and… Read more »
Carson does evidently like school after all.I was away with Beckett at a soccer tournament Sunday afternoon when the call came about school going virtual through the end of the month. Therefore, it was on Pam to let Carson, our 11-year-old fifth grader, know he would not being going back to school Monday.As I thought… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A discussion on the work to be performed in the development of a bicycling strategic plan highlighted a resort committee meeting this week.On Wednesday, the Ocean City Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee began its review of the scope of work to be included in the development of a strategic plan that will… Read more »
SALISBURY – A local agency began accepting applications this week for a restaurant relief grant program.On Monday, Salisbury-Wicomico Economic Development, Inc. (SWED) began accepting applications for its new Restaurant Relief Grant Fund. Using $836,000 in funding from the state of Maryland, Wicomico County restaurants significantly and negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic – especially with… Read more »
SALISBURY – A discussion on Wicomico’s positivity rate and the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine highlighted a county council meeting this week.On Tuesday, Wicomico County Health Officer Lori Brewster presented the Wicomico County Council with a bi-annual report on the health of the county. As to be expected, much of this week’s discussion surrounded the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — It’s no secret the loss of foreign student workers along with other COVID-related factors greatly impacted the resort’s summer, but the extent of the damage was not really known until the recent release of a survey of businesses.This fall, the Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce sent out a survey to its… Read more »