WEST OCEAN CITY – Citing a lack of data, officials this week announced Maryland’s coastal bays received an incomplete health rating in 2018, but highlighted a decline in water quality.For the first time since 2008, the coastal bays system last year received an “incomplete” grade on its annual Coastal Bays Report Card.Each year, the Maryland… Read more »
SALISBURY – Wicomico County Executive Bob Culver shared his intentions last week for sending a letter to Maryland Senate President Mike Miller outlining his concerns that wine and beer licenses approved by Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot for the National Folk Festival were “illegal” after the comptroller’s chief of staff penned a response lambasting the county… Read more »
SALISBURY – Salisbury officials estimate that more than 153,000 people attended this year’s National Folk Festival, a significant increase from last year’s inaugural event.In a statement issued last Friday, Salisbury Mayor Jake Day reported that the city’s information services department calculated a total of 153,911 attendees – more than double the previous year’s figures –… Read more »
WEST OCEAN CITY – A resort fishing brand is working alongside the connections of a Florida-based business to raise funds for hurricane relief efforts in the Bahamas.Through Sept. 22, Pure Lure Reel Fishing Gear – a brand of performance gear and casual attire based in the Ocean City area – will be donating 100% of… Read more »
SALISBURY – Officials at Wor-Wic Community College are expected to work with county leaders to reevaluate a taxpayer-funded scholarship initiative in light of a new statewide program.On Tuesday, Bryan Newton, vice president for enrollment management and student services at Wor-Wic Community College, met with the Wicomico County Council in an open work session for an… Read more »
BERLIN – A writer and documentarian with ties to Ocean City will return to the area this weekend for a book signing and question-and-answer sessions.On Saturday, Sept. 21, John Chester, the writer, director and producer of the documentary “The Biggest Little Farm,” will visit The Greyhound Indie Bookstore and Fine Arts Gallery in Berlin for… Read more »
SALISBURY – Officials in Wicomico County will consider new procedures for filling school board vacancies.Last week, the Wicomico County Council held a work session on the procedure for filling a vacancy on the Wicomico County Board of Education.“I looked at what could be done and what could be changed from what we are doing now… Read more »
SALISBURY – School officials in Wicomico County last week reviewed construction documents for a new elementary school in Salisbury.In a work session last week, officials with Wicomico County Public Schools presented the Board of Education with construction documents for a new Beaver Run Elementary School.Leisl Ashby, the school system’s director of facility services and planning… Read more »
BERLIN – A resort restaurateur is headed to Las Vegas later this year to showcase his new cleaning product and compete against other inventors for a chance to win an innovation award.In November, Robert Wyne, co-owner of On the Bay Seafood in Ocean City, will travel to the ISSA Show in Las Vegas. Each year,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – When Betty Kurka retired from Moore Business Forms in the 1980’s, she quickly realized retirement was not for her.“I had to do something,” she said.And so, at the suggestion of a friend, she quickly found employment at the south tram ticket booth on the Boardwalk.“So here I am,” she said, “still here.”For… Read more »