BERLIN – While the end of the school year approaches, the efforts of Buckingham Elementary School’s PTA are not slowing down.Whether it’s shirts and snacks for Field Day, parade floats or teacher appreciation gifts, the PTA stays busy supporting countless causes at the Berlin school. A key fundraiser for upcoming projects is a Pints for… Read more »
Monthly Archives: April 2022
Feds Endorse New Bay Bridge Span At Existing Corridor
OCEAN CITY – Federal transportation authorities last week gave preliminary approval for a third bridge over the Chesapeake Bay in a corridor adjacent to the existing spans.For the last few years, the Maryland Transportation Authority has been exploring options for another Chesapeake Bay crossing. Options explored have included a new bay bridge in the area… Read more »
Wicomico Add $7M To Public Safety Building Project
SALISBURY – Officials came before the county council this week seeking an additional $7.7 million for the construction of a new public safety building.In a special meeting held Tuesday, the Wicomico County Council voted to approve a resolution amending the fiscal year 2022 capital improvement plan and fiscal year 2022 budget to allow $7,715,000 in… Read more »
Art League of Ocean City Welcomed Amanda Morell
Rina Thaler, executive director of the Art League of Ocean City, welcomed Amanda Morell of Maryland Citizens for the Arts, a grassroots advocacy organization working to increase public funding for the arts in Maryland, to the Ocean City Center for the Arts on First Friday.
Former Seahawk Aluma Declares for NBA Draft
BERLIN- Former Decatur basketball standout Keve Aluma, who led Virginia Tech to a stunning championship in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) tournament this spring announced this week he was declaring for the NBA draft.Aluma, a three-year starter at Decatur, started his college career at Wofford College, then followed his coach to Virginia Tech, where he… Read more »
Fenwick Eyes Seal Island For Bay Dredging Project
FENWICK ISLAND – As the focus of a long-awaited dredging project shifts to Seal Island, members of a Fenwick Island committee met this week to discuss next steps.On Wednesday, the Fenwick Island Dredging Committee met to discuss plans for a dredging project in the neighboring Little Assawoman Bay. While plans are still being explored for… Read more »
Board Members of the Ocean City Museum Society Received Certificates
Nancy Howard and J.D Quillin III received certificates recognizing their status as emerita and emeritus board members of the Ocean City Museum Society. Howard joined the board in 2010 and was elected president in 2013. Quillin was one of the founding members of the Ocean City Museum Society and has served on the board since… Read more »
Council Increases Reserve Fund Threshold
OCEAN CITY – After months of debate, resort officials this week approved a proposed budget redirection plan that includes, among other things, increasing the minimum threshold for reserve fund balance from 15% to 17%.In the weeks since fiscal year 2023 budget deliberations, City Manager Terry McGean, Budget Manager Jennie Knapp and Finance Director Chuck Bireley… Read more »
Three Individuals Jump Out Of Burning Home
BERLIN – Three people escaped a house fire in Berlin Wednesday morning by jumping out of second story window.Crews from Berlin, Ocean Pines, Showell, Ocean City and Newark responded to Railroad Avenue in Berlin Wednesday morning in response to a house fire reported at 8:15 a.m. Upon arrival, crews observed a working house fire at… Read more »
County Begins Planning Process For Sports Complex Site
SNOW HILL – With last week’s vote to move forward with a sports complex on Route 50, the county can now begin putting the pieces in place to bring the project to fruition.An environmental site assessment, updates to Maryland Stadium Authority studies and a request for design proposals are now in the works. While questions… Read more »