OCEAN CITY — Ocean City’s lagging seasonal workforce could be getting a timely shot in the arm after Gov. Larry Hogan announced this week the state is set to discontinue enhanced federal unemployment benefits.The reasons for the seasonal workforce shortage in Ocean City are many, including an apparent affordable housing shortage and complications with the… Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2021
Commissioner Again Questions Library’s ‘Read Woke’ Program’s Black Lives Matter Connection
SNOW HILL – Discussion of a library program and its possible link to a political movement dominated a meeting of the Worcester County Commissioners this week.The commissioners on Tuesday met with Worcester County Library Director Jennifer Ranck to discuss “Read Woke,” a teen reading program the library is offering. Despite concerns from some commissioners, Ranck… Read more »
Crazy Good Fishing Right Now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6VXelpSAbc&t=1sThe wind looks to blow some tomorrow as a front pushes through the area, but today it was absolutely beautiful slick calm in the ocean and the bay was super nice too. There were lots of folks on the water enjoying the awesome conditions as well and there were lots of fish put in coolers.The… Read more »
Fire Destroys Family’s Home In Ocean Pines; Juvenile Play Identified As Cause
OCEAN PINES – Officials attributed juvenile fire play as the cause of a house fire that left nine Ocean Pines residents homeless this week.At around 10 p.m. on Tuesday, June 1, Worcester County Emergency Services received reports of a house fire in the 300 block of Ocean Parkway in Ocean Pines. When crews arrived at… Read more »
Berlin Mayor Outlines Reasons For Budget Veto, But Council Override Expected
BERLIN – Mayor Zack Tyndall vetoed the town’s $6.8 million budget in response to amendments made to the spending plan by the town council.Tyndall on Friday vetoed Berlin’s fiscal year 2022 budget, citing the changes made by the Berlin Town Council last month. He’s hopeful that before any vote to override his veto, council members… Read more »
Details Learned In Multiple Stabbing Incident In North Ocean City
OCEAN CITY — Two local men are being held without bond this week following an incident when four victims were stabbed.Around 12:35 a.m. last Friday, numerous Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to the firehouse at 130th Street in reference to multiple stabbing victims. The officers met with three male victims all screaming they… Read more »
Good Sea Bassing and More Bluefin Tunas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6VXelpSAbc&t=1sNow this weather is more like it! Sunny skies, warm temps and little to no wind?? I’ll take it all summer long! We need the bay to clean up a little bit to improve fishing back there, but otherwise the weather was perfect today and the fish were snapping once again.The tuna fishing outside of… Read more »
Parade Celebrates Local World War II Vet On 95th Birthday
BERLIN – A motorcade paraded through the parking lot of the Gull Creek senior living community this week to celebrate a World War II veteran’s 95th birthday.With a color guard leading the way, vehicles with the U.S. Marine Corps, Berlin Police Department and Berlin Fire Company and local motorcycle groups were brought through the parking… Read more »