OCEAN CITY – Officials this week agreed to hold a work session regarding a local developer’s request to place bike racks on Upshur Lane.Councilman John Gehrig told the Mayor and Council Monday he wanted more information on a recent Ocean City Police Commission meeting, during which a request to replace parking and loading zonings along… Read more »
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Fenwick Exploring Design Proposals For Median Work
FENWICK ISLAND – A Fenwick Island Committee has agreed to forward its proposal for a median project to the town council for further discussion and approval.Last week, the Fenwick Island Pedestrian Safety Committee voted unanimously to bring a design proposal for the town’s median improvement project back to the Fenwick Island Town Council for further… Read more »
Convention Center Bookings Change
OCEAN CITY – Officials say they will be using new criteria to book events at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center.Last week, officials presented members of the Ocean City Tourism Commission with a review of ongoing improvements at the convention center. As the third phase of renovations proceeds, officials say they are also working to… Read more »
Annual Shore Give More Campaign Features 128 Nonprofits
BERLIN – An online giving campaign returns to the tri-county area next week,On Tuesday, Nov. 28, the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore will host its 9th annual Shore Gives More campaign. This year, a record-breaking 128 nonprofits will participate in the 24-hour online giving event.“The campaign has grown greatly since 2015 when we started… Read more »
Pines To Seek Bids For Digital Signs
OCEAN PINES – Officials in Ocean Pines last week agreed to seek bids for digital signs.Last Saturday, the Ocean Pines Board of Directors voted unanimously to have General Manager John Viola seek cost estimates for the purchase and installation of four digital signs. Director Elaine Brady, liaison for the association’s communications committee, said new digital… Read more »
Public Defender Files Brief In Mailloux Appeal; Attorney Asks Court To Uphold Dismissal
BERLIN – The Office of the Public Defender is requesting the state’s appeals court uphold the lower court’s decision to dismiss charges against Tyler Mailloux.Last Friday, the Office of the Public Defender filed its brief with the Appellate Court of Maryland on behalf of Mailloux, a local man who was charged earlier this year in… Read more »
National Aquarium, Resort Officials Celebrate New Stranding Response Center
OCEAN CITY – Officials last week celebrated the opening of a new stranding response center in Ocean City.Last Friday, city officials and representatives with the National Aquarium gathered at the Ocean City Municipal Complex at 65th Street to dedicate the aquarium’s new stranding response center. The 400-square-foot space, dedicated to long-time volunteers Chuck and Ellen… Read more »
Resort’s Bus Ad Revenue Jumps, Tram Tally Skids
OCEAN CITY – Members of a resort committee will meet with the town’s advertising contractor to review plans for next year’s advertising campaign.On Tuesday, Transit Manager Rob Shearman presented the Ocean City Transportation Committee with an update on bus and tram advertising. While revenues from bus advertising exceeded projections, he told committee members more time… Read more »
October Calls For Service Dip In OC
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City’s police chief said police activity remained consistent throughout October.On Monday, Ocean City Police Chief Ross Buzzuro presented members of the Ocean City Police Commission with an update on police activity for the month of October. Reviewing statistics from recent years, Buzzuro said officer calls for service decreased from 1,526 in… Read more »
Abandonment Policy Approved
OCEAN CITY – Resort officials this week agreed to adopt a policy on the abandonment of air rights and city right-of-ways.The Mayor and Council voted 6-1 in work session Tuesday to approve a policy for the abandonment of air rights and right-of-ways. Following a handful of recent requests to convey alleys and air rights for… Read more »