The winter offshore fishing bite remains active as evidenced by this nice fat striper taken by the Chasin’ Tides Charters with Captain Chase Eberle on Monday. The Chasin’ Tides limited out on keeper tautog. The big striper pictured above was safely released.Photo courtesy of Fish In OC
SNOW HILL – Rising costs, unfunded state mandates and the need for a fire and EMS funding solution are among the top issues facing Worcester County in 2022.Challenges elected officials say they’re preparing for include the cost of the Kirwan Commission’s education mandates and the practicalities of outfitting police with body cameras. Other topics at… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The latest beach replenishment project in Ocean City is nearing the finish line and is expected to be completed ahead of schedule.Ocean City’s beaches are replenished every four years, or occasionally more frequently if the beaches are severely damaged and eroded during hurricanes or coastal storms. The resort’s beaches have been replenished… Read more »
BERLIN – Local health officials say a spike in COVID-19 cases is pushing hospitals and testing capabilities to their limits.As the Delta and Omicron variants continue to spread, local hospital systems and health departments are reporting an uptick in COVID-19 cases and an influx of people seeking COVID-19 tests.On Wednesday, the state reported 2,046 hospitalizations… Read more »
BERLIN — Buoyed by a surging real estate market, property values in the north end of Worcester County spiked considerably since the last reassessment, exceeding state average gains.The State Department of Assessment and Taxation (SDAT) this week announced the results of the triennial reassessment of residential and commercial real estate values across Maryland and the… Read more »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgIt was a little cloudy today, but otherwise the weather was nice again so it was a great day to be out on the water……for most. I had the opportunity to head out on the Morning Star with Captain Monty Hawkins today and after a great start and catching a dozen or so fish, Sergeant… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — In a bit of a surprise, Ocean City’s fifth-ever City Manager Doug Miller turned in his resignation this week nearly six years into the job.Miller last week announced his resignation in the form of a memorandum sent to the Mayor and Council and other city staffers. The Town of Ocean City on… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A major re-decking of the Ocean City Boardwalk is moving along and on target for an April completion.The complete re-decking of the Boardwalk has been on the town’s radar for the last couple of years and has been a regular fixture in the capital improvement plan (CIP), a blueprint of sorts on… Read more »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgReal nice day by December standards today with lightish winds, sunnyish skies and warmish temps. Nice enough for some folks to get out on the ocean with Captain Monty and nice enough to get out on the bay with Big Bird.Captain Monty Hawkins of the Morning Star had a run of 17 boat limits of… Read more »
BERLIN – The community this week is mourning the death of well-known social activist and former politician James Lee Purnell Jr. He was 84.Purnell, Worcester County’s first African American elected official, passed away Monday. Area residents say he’ll be remembered for his trailblazing efforts in politics as well as for the decades he spent as… Read more »