BERLIN – Discussions about the state’s emergency response to the opioid epidemic and the county’s battle with fentanyl and carfentanil brought forth both concern and questions from the community last week.At last Friday’s meeting of the Worcester County Warriors Against Opiate Addiction, attendees heard from Clay Stamp, executive director of Maryland’s Opioid Operational Command Center,… Read more »
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Fenwick Eyes Higher Debt Limit
FENWICK ISLAND – Officials in Fenwick Island will consider a change to the town’s charter that will allow them to increase the debt limit.At a town council meeting last Friday, Councilwoman Vicki Carmean broached the subject and presented a section of the town’s charter to the council that sets the town’s current debt limit at… Read more »
Traveling Science Program Visits Intermediate School
BERLIN – The Maryland Science Center’s Traveling Science Program made its way to Berlin Intermediate School Tuesday, where educators gave students the opportunity to participate in and learn from interactive science experiments.More than 300 fifth-grade students got to witness explosions, chemical reactions and physical changes in a program that visits schools around Maryland, Northern Virginia,… Read more »
Area Schools Host First Collaborative Art Show, Auction
OCEAN CITY – Pocomoke area schools gave their students an opportunity to showcase their artistic talent last Friday in an art show and auction that raised money for three art departments.The Celebrating Exceptional Abilities Art Show was hosted at the Art League of Ocean City and featured student pieces from Pocomoke Middle School, Pocomoke High… Read more »
SU Students Partner With Town On Green Projects
BERLIN – Fifteen seniors in Salisbury University’s environmental studies department have partnered with the Town of Berlin to engage the community in environmentally friendly practices.Since the beginning of the semester, graduating students in an environmental studies senior seminar at Salisbury University have focused their efforts on a capstone project that required them to develop green… Read more »
Del. Fire Funding Issues Discussed
FENWICK ISLAND – An agreement to contribute more than $2,000 to the Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Company brought forth discussions about taxation and last minute funding requests at a Fenwick Island Town Council meeting last week.Mayor Gene Langan told councilmembers the Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Company was requesting $18,000 from the ambulance coalition to fund… Read more »
Fenwick Island Opposed To State’s Proposed Occupancy Tax
FENWICK ISLAND – Officials with the Town of Fenwick Island have agreed to send a letter to their state legislators opposing a proposed house bill that would impose an 8 percent occupancy tax on lodging.In a town council meeting last week, Mayor Gene Langan requested the council approve the letter after hearing of the bill… Read more »
OC’s Boardwalk Playground Opens
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City’s first and only oceanfront playground is officially open.In a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday, city officials and partners who worked to install the playground joined together to celebrate in a grand opening at its location on North Division Street and the Boardwalk.The playground, fully funded by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’… Read more »
High School Students Complete Financial Literacy Program
BERLIN – Forty students at Stephen Decatur High School (SDHS) were honored last Friday for participating in and completing the EverFi Financial Literacy program.In last week’s award ceremony, students in Kurt Marx’s classes received recognition by the Bank of Ocean City, which has sponsored the program at SDHS for five years.Since the beginning of the… Read more »
Local Expert Weighs In On OC Shark Beaching
OCEAN CITY — Local boat captain Mark Sampson, who for many years organized the Ocean City Shark Tournament and is considered the local authority on sharks, was asked Wednesday about yesterday’s shark beaching in Ocean City. The shark was about two feet in length and came ashore briefly before returning to the ocean.“It looks like… Read more »