OCEAN CITY – Springfest, a free, four-day event featuring handmade crafts, live music and food, returns to the Ocean City Inlet this weekend.Springfest will celebrate its 32nd anniversary at the Ocean City Inlet with a weekend of live entertainment and tasty food and a showcase of national and regional artists.Festivities begin on Thursday, May 4,… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Members of the local law enforcement community asked for funding support from county officials at this week’s budget hearing.Several members of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 50 spoke at Tuesday night’s budget hearing hosted by the Worcester County Commissioners. They talked about recruitment challenges and the need for competitive pay… Read more »
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) and the Atlantic States Striped Bass Management Board voted to take emergency action today and reduce coastal (not Chesapeake Bay) harvest for striped bass, aka rockfish.The action requires coastal states to lower the top end of the striped bass slot size limit down from <35” to 31”. This… Read more »
OCEAN PINES – Authorities are continuing to investigate a fatal pedestrian collision with the motorist and victim identified Tuesday.On May 1 at 9:23 a.m., the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 1100 block of Ocean Parkway in Ocean Pines for a reported fatal motor vehicle crash with a pedestrian. The active investigation is being… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Municipal flags have been lowered this week in recognition of the passing of a former Ocean City elected official.Doug Cymek served on the Ocean City Council from 2008-2016. Cymek was a former private investigator who for the last 20-plus years owned a general contracting and construction management company.At Monday night’s Ocean City… Read more »
BERLIN – The Berlin Chamber of Commerce will host a day of jazz and blues with wine and brews this weekend.The Berlin Jazz and Blues, Wine and Brews event is set for Saturday, May 6, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The annual festival, sponsored by the Giles Newton Wealth Management Group and Positive Energy… Read more »
BERLIN – A new traffic pattern at Stephen Decatur Middle School is aimed at reducing morning congestion along Seahawk Road.Motorists leaving Stephen Decatur Middle in the morning are no longer allowed to turn left toward Route 50. The change is meant to eliminate some of the gridlock along Seahawk Road, according to the Worcester County… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND – Citing concerns about safety and security, the owner of the former Dairy Queen property said efforts are ongoing to redevelop the site.Last Friday, Town Manager Pat Schuchman came before the Fenwick Island Town Council to discuss a potential resolution declaring 1007 Coastal Highway a nuisance property. As the town awaits a building… Read more »
BERLIN – Charges were filed last Friday in the fatal hit-and-run involving a local teen last summer.Last Friday, 17 charges were filed against Tyler Allen Mailloux, 22, of Berlin in Gavin Knupp’s death last July. Knupp was 14 years when he was struck and killed by an unidentified motorist in a black Mercedes crossing Greys… Read more »