OCEAN CITY — Ocean City’s private sector food waste composting program is exceeding expectation, resort officials learned this week, but there is still plenty of room to grow.In July, Hobbit Restaurant owner and Ocean Compost LLC representative Garvey Heiderman pitched his pilot food waste composting program to the Mayor and Council. The concept calls for… Read more »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgMan has it gotten chilly or what?!?! November has certainly ushered in some more fall like temperatures with daytime highs in the 50s and nighttime lows dipping into the upper 30s in some spots. Whatevs….there are fish to catch so bundle up and get out there.Captain Willie Zimmerman and the crew of the RoShamBo bundled… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — While no formal action was taken and there are many details to wade through, resort planners this week were generally pleased with the presentation of plans for the proposed Margaritaville Hotel and Resort complex.In August, the Ocean City Planning Commission reviewed the conceptual plans for the proposed resort, which, if approved, would… Read more »
BERLIN – Though a site hasn’t yet been acquired, funding for a sports complex has been included in Worcester County’s latest capital plan.A sports complex, a new public safety facility and broadband infrastructure are among the projects included in the capital improvement plan (CIP) staff presented to the Worcester County Commissioners Tuesday. While a public… Read more »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgToday started off very nice with cool fall temperatures, sunny skies and virtually zero wind, but it has since turned to crap. Currently it is raining, temps are in the 40s and there is a pretty good wind puffing up. This weather is something that we can expect in November so it’s very nice to… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – On the heels of a federal inquiry into alleged civil rights violations in a pair of incidents on the Boardwalk last June, resort officials this week veered in a different direction and initiated a process to explore creating a diversity and inclusion position.It was confirmed last week an FBI inquiry into the… Read more »
BERLIN – Halloween returned to Berlin in full force this week as trick-or-treating drew thousands to town Sunday.Witches wandered down Washington Street as plague doctors prowled and Dalmatians dodged Cruella. As it always did in the years before COVID-19, Berlin attracted families from throughout the area for trick-or-treating.“People who have never even been to Berlin… Read more »
SNOW HILL – A former childcare worker is expected to appear in court later this month following his indictment last week on more than 90 charges related to child sex abuse and child pornography.Bruce Travers, 37, has an initial appearance in Worcester County Circuit Court set for Nov. 24. Travers was indicted by a grand… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Fire Department had a busy Halloween night with a pair of simultaneous responses at a midtown hotel and an iconic downtown restaurant.Around 9:05 p.m. on Sunday, Ocean City fire and EMS units responded to the Hilton Hotel at 32nd Street for reported smoke in the structure. Firefighters arrived on… Read more »