FENWICK ISLAND – Town officials in Fenwick Island last week approved a $2 million-plus balanced budget for FY2018.In a meeting of the Fenwick Island Town Council last Friday, Town Manager Terry Tieman introduced a resolution to approve the operating and capital improvement budget for the upcoming fiscal year.This year’s operating budget stands at $2,040,702. A… Read more »
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OC Hotel Owners Unveil New Rare & Rye Restaurant
OCEAN CITY – Rare & Rye, located inside the La Quinta hotel on 32nd Street, is a casual, fine dining restaurant that offers patrons a variety of locally sourced food and an assortment of whiskey, bourbon and rye drinks.Owner Sal Fasano said Rare & Rye is one of the few eateries in the surrounding area… Read more »
Fenwick Looks To Better Cell Service
FENWICK ISLAND – Officials in Fenwick Island are taking a closer look at legislative measures that would improve cell service within town limits.In a meeting of the Fenwick Island Town Council last week, Town Manager Terry Tieman told councilmembers she and Fenwick Island’s police chief met with representatives from Verizon to discuss legislation that would… Read more »
New Drug Epidemic Measures Officially Become Law
BERLIN – Last week, Gov. Larry Hogan signed into law several pieces of legislation that take aim at the state’s growing opioid and heroin epidemic.The news came more than two months after the governor declared a state of emergency on the opioid and heroin crisis. In addition to designating $50 million over the next five… Read more »
Bargain Hunt TV Show To Feature Bayfront Townhouse
OCEAN CITY – More than a year after surviving a massive heart attack that nearly claimed his life, Peter Roskovich and his wife, Linda, have taken a new lease on life and have since purchased and remodeled a bayfront townhouse that will be featured on HGTV’s Beachfront Bargain Hunt: Renovation this Saturday.The Salisbury residents said… Read more »
Narcan Training Sessions Offered To Hospitality Industry Employees
BERLIN – A local organization will host Narcan training sessions for those in the hotel, motel and real estate rental industries early next month.Growing Hope, an organization with a goal to educate the community on the heroin and opioid epidemic, will offer three training sessions on Narcan, an antidote that reverses the effects of an… Read more »
Citizens Weigh In On Climate Change
OCEAN PINES – Members of the community met with officials from the Maryland Coastal Bays Program (MCBP) Tuesday to provide feedback on how well scientists and experts rank the impact and likelihood of certain climate change risks.As part of the Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment, MCBP officials called on stakeholders from the coastal bays watershed to… Read more »
OC Chamber Requests Governor Veto Paid Sick Leave Legislation
BERLIN – The Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce and other business organizations across the state have sent letters to Gov. Larry Hogan asking him to uphold his promise to veto the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act before the bill becomes law.The Ocean City chamber said the governor has until May 27 to either veto… Read more »
Oyster Shell Recycling Program Eyes Higher Goal
OCEAN CITY – The Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) has resumed its shell recycling program in Ocean City ahead of the summer season.This year, Blu Crabhouse & Raw Bar, 94th Street Bull on the Beach, The Crab Bag, Embers Restaurant, Fager’s Island, Harrison’s Harbor Watch, Phillips Seafood House, Ropewalk, Skye Bar and Waterman’s Seafood Company are… Read more »
Local Cheer Team Impresses In National Competition
BERLIN – A competitive cheer team from Millsboro, Del. placed 11th in a national competition earlier this month.Glitz, a junior level 3 team from Shore Pride All Stars in Millsboro, Del. went head-to-head against 78 teams at a D2 Summit in Orlando, Fla. on May 14, where the group took 11th place.Heather Colbert, program director… Read more »