OCEAN CITY – The Annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast will return to Ocean City next month.On Friday, Jan. 7, the Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce will host its 2022 Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City.For roughly 30 years, the Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast has served as an uplifting event… Read more »
Monthly Archives: December 2021
Plenty of Sea Bass and Some Jumbo Rock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMlN3X5USXg&t=27sHit the vid to see the awesome gear available at Sunset ProvisionsIt was a pretty dreary day today with cool temps and a little bit of rain and wind. It wasn’t the nicest day to be on the water, but it’s December so we will take what we can get. The ocean started off pretty… Read more »
OCPD Fine On Full-Time Officer Front, But Lagging In Seasonal Recruits
OCEAN CITY — While the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) is at full-strength in terms of full-time officers, recruiting and hiring seasonal officers and public safety aides continues to be a challenge.During a review of a Police Commission meeting earlier this month, OCPD Chief Ross Buzzuro last Monday brought the Mayor and Council up to… Read more »
Still Some Rockfish in the Bay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMlN3X5USXg&t=25sHit the vid to see the gear available at Sunset Provisions on West Ocean City.I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and is enjoying the start to Kwanzaa today. It was an unseasonably warm day today in and around Ocean City with highs reaching into the upper 50s in lots of places. There wasn’t much… Read more »
Low Interest Rate Scored For $58M In Bonds
SALISBURY – Officials say a high credit rating and a large bond issuance attracted 12 bidders to Wicomico’s $58 million bond sale.The Wicomico County Council voted this month unanimously to approve a resolution awarding $58.23 million in general obligation and tax-exempt bonds to finance several major projects in the county. Finance Director Pam Oland told… Read more »
Berlin Discusses Budget Schedule
BERLIN – Town officials reviewed the coming year’s budget schedule last week.The Berlin Town Council reviewed and added one additional work session item to the fiscal year 2023 budget schedule on Monday. The schedule is similar to last year’s but includes a work session on the tax rate in February.“I would be presenting you with… Read more »
Cops & Courts – December 24, 2021
Disorderly Conduct ArrestOCEAN CITY — A Salisbury woman was arrested for disorderly conduct last week after allegedly screaming at a group of people on a downtown street.Around 8:40 p.m. last Monday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer observed a group of females walking near Robin Drive and heard a female, later identified as Akira… Read more »
Nurses, Doctors Rising To Meet New Pressures
The holidays represent a natural time of reflection, an opportunity to express appreciation to those near and dear. From a community perspective, we think the nurses and doctors who have faced intense pressure over the last two years rank at the top of the list.The coronavirus is here to stay. It appears we will be… Read more »
Resort Tourism Commission Favors Continuing Sports Alliance Agreement
OCEAN CITY — After some debate, resort tourism officials last week recommended a continuation of Ocean City’s agreement with Worcester and Wicomico Counties on the Mid-Atlantic Amateur Sports Alliance (MAASA).In 2014, Ocean City entered into an agreement with Wicomico County to establish MAASA, an alliance that allowed the two jurisdictions to pool their collective resources… Read more »
Winter Brings Reminders About Cold-Stunned Turtles
OCEAN CITY – Though winter only officially started this week, cold-stunning season for sea turtles and marine mammals is already in full swing with 30 admitted already to the National Aquarium in Baltimore for rehabilitation.Each winter, hundreds of sea turtles and other marina mammals suffer from cold-stunning when they hit patches of extremely cold water… Read more »