OCEAN CITY – Federal, state and local officials this week took the opportunity to emphasize boat safety ahead of the busy Memorial Day weekend.Last year, the Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) and the U.S. Coast Guard launched a boating education and enforcement campaign that concentrated on impaired operation, life jacket wearing and bow riding, or… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The owners of a successful seafood and crab market have opened a second eat-in location in Ocean City.Two years after opening Victoria’s Seafood and Crabs on 81st Street, owners Ernie and Victoria Emerson have expanded their operations with a new eat-in and carry-out establishment.Located at the former site of English’s Buffet on… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A beloved bulldog with special needs, and nearly one million Facebook followers, took his first trip to Ocean City last week.Munster, an 82-pound English bulldog with spina bifida, made his way from Frederick, Md., to Ocean City last week with owner Glenda Mosner and family to get his first glimpse of the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Despite its growing presence in cities across the nation, a resort committee this week took no action to set regulations for dockless bike and scooter rentals.On Monday, the Ocean City Police Commission initiated a conversation on the growing popularity of dockless bike and scooter rentals.As the name suggests, dockless bike and scooter… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City’s “Lights for Bikes” program received praise from the town’s Coastal Resources Legislative Committee last week.Since last year, the Coastal Resources Legislative Committee, or Green Team, has actively sought grant funding to initiate a program that distributes and installs bicycle lights free of charge.The idea of the “Lights for Bikes” program… Read more »
SALISBURY – Officials in Wicomico County this month agreed to waive the bidding process for the purchase of several automatic doors at the Salisbury Regional Airport.The Wicomico County Council voted unanimously last week to use Stanley Access Technologies as the sole source vendor for the purchase of seven automatic sliding doors at the Salisbury Regional… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Surf Club received a citation from Gov. Larry Hogan this month for the organization’s Adopt Your Beach program.In a meeting of the Coastal Resources Legislative Committee, or Green Team, Wednesday, Delegate Mary Beth Carozza presented representatives of the Ocean City Surf Club with a governor’s citation for establishing and… Read more »
SALISBURY – Members of an Easton VFW post are asking for the public’s help in locating the families of seven Vietnam casualties from Worcester and Wicomico counties.On Tuesday, Kenley Timms and Gene Feher of VFW Post 5118 came before the Wicomico County Council to share the upcoming arrival of the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall, a… Read more »
SALISBURY – Officials in Wicomico County will consider creating an Urban Service District to address private drainage issues.Throughout the month of March, the public works department held a series of community meetings to identify where in Wicomico County drainage problems occurred and how the county could resolve those issues.Public Works Director Dallas Baker told the… Read more »
SALISBURY – Officials in Wicomico County voiced concerns over accountability and school perception in a budget work session this week.On Wednesday, members of the Wicomico County Board of Education came before the Wicomico County Council to make their case for additional school funding in fiscal year 2019.The proposed $151 million budget includes $43 million in… Read more »