OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Committee this month reviewed the ongoing plans for the renovation of the downtown park complex after getting feedback from the Mayor and Council last month.For much of the last year, the recreation and parks committee has been working with a consultant on a plan to renovate… Read more »
Monthly Archives: February 2021
Worcester County Promises Tougher Animal Control Laws
SNOW HILL – Worcester County continues to work toward tightening its animal control laws as situations locally have raised concerns among citizens.As incidents in Pocomoke and Berlin have drawn criticism from those who believe the county’s animal control laws aren’t strong enough, Commissioner Josh Nordstrom says changes are being drafted. Various county departments are now… Read more »
Just Need A Shot of Weather
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgMan this weather has sucked!! It’s been almost two weeks since I was able to do a fishing report and it may be several more before I’m able to do another. We have had a weather pattern over the past several weeks that has allowed for zero fishing in the Ocean City area and I… Read more »
Worcester School Board Unanimously Approves New Contract For Taylor
NEWARK – The Worcester County Board of Education voted unanimously to reappoint Superintendent Lou Taylor for another four-year term.Taylor, who has led Worcester County Public Schools for the last five years, was reappointed for a second four-year term on Tuesday. He was initially appointed interim superintendent in 2016 upon the resignation of Jerry Wilson. Taylor… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – February 19, 2021
Vaccinations continue to be on the minds of many and understandably so. Health officials report this week approximately 18% of the county’s population (9,381) has received the first vaccine and 7% (3,742) the second vaccine as of Thursday. Worcester County ranks second (behind Kent’s 21%) in Maryland in the proportion of population vaccinated by county…. Read more »
County Workforce Position Questioned
SNOW HILL – New information has two of the Worcester County Commissioners questioning a recent decision to hire a workforce engagement specialist.Commissioner Chip Bertino expressed concern this week over information provided by the consultant who handled the county’s STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) program. The information, provided after the commissioners voted to use funding… Read more »
OC Cautiously Waiting On Ramping Up Bus Deployments
OCEAN CITY — Perhaps providing more evidence of the cautious optimism seeping in around the resort, just when the appropriate time to begin ramping up the municipal bus deployment was a topic of discussion this week.Little by little, there are growing signs resort officials are gaining more confidence in a return to some sense of… Read more »
Cops & Courts – February 19, 2021
Downtown Bar BrawlOCEAN CITY — An Ocean Pines man was arrested on second-degree assault charges last week after allegedly causing a ruckus at a downtown bar.Shortly before 8 p.m. last Monday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer responded to a bar on Somerset Street for a reported disorderly male and possible an assault. Upon… Read more »
Early Release School Calendar Option Selected
NEWARK – School system officials approved a calendar for the 2021-2022 school year that tentatively ends the school year June 14, 2022.On Tuesday, the Worcester County Board of Education voted to approve a calendar for the next school year that goes from Sept. 7 to June 14, 2022.“It’s pretty straightforward,” Superintendent Lou Taylor said.In December,… Read more »
First-Degree Assault Arrest In OC
OCEAN CITY — A Washington, D.C. man was arrested on first-degree assault charges last weekend after allegedly strangling his wife during a domestic incident at a midtown condominium.Around 11:50 p.m. last Sunday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to a reported 911 call hang-up in the area of 75th Street. The officers tracked the… Read more »