SNOW HILL – Lap dancing and X-rated movie theaters will not be coming to a commercial corridor near you after the County Commissioners passed a bill this week restricting sexually oriented businesses to industrial areas, a back-up measure for the moratorium already in place. The commissioners passed the bill six to one, an unusual vote breakdown… Read more »
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OC Comfort Station Proposal Sparks Concerns
OCEAN CITY – A proposal for an additional Boardwalk comfort station before the City Council on Monday created discussion and yielded immediate opposition from Boardwalk home and business owners.Boardwalk Development Association (BDA) President Bob Givarz and City Engineer Terry McGean came before the council at Monday evening’s meeting to present their idea for an additional… Read more »
City Planners Tackle Changes To Bayside Projects
OCEAN CITY – The regulations for bayside development that are aiming to bring better and more diversified buildings to the area faced further changes and discussion this week as the Planning and Zoning Commission considered further changes.The Planning and Zoning Commission met with Jesse Houston, director of Planning and Community Development, this week to discuss… Read more »
Md. Family Continues To Mourn Teen’s Death
OCEAN CITY – One year after an Elkton high school graduate in Ocean City for Senior Week was first reported missing and later found floating in the Cape May, N.J. harbor, and one week after what would have been his 19th birthday, the memories of the tragedy still linger in the resort and his family… Read more »
Voice From The Readers
Lessons Learned From OC TragedyEditor:Sunday, June 17 was a beautiful day that turned into a nightmare for a few families and a major buzz kill and gruesome reality of life that took place on 33rd Street for all those who witnessed the drowning and search effort for the boy that lost his life this past… Read more »
Missing Man, Children Found
OCEAN CITY – A breaking story earlier this week involving a Montgomery County man who was reportedly headed to Ocean City where he planned to kill his two children and then himself had a happy ending of sorts when the suspect succumbed to authorities late Monday night after a massive search was initiated last Sunday.Ocean… Read more »
Thursday, June 21 – Area Angler Hooks Season’s 1st White Marlin
OCEAN CITY – The offshore fishing season in Ocean City has been well underway for several weeks now with sharks of all shapes and sizes being caught in early tournaments and tuna and dolphin starting to show up in decent numbers in the canyons off the coast, but the missing piece of the puzzle until… Read more »
Worcester Prep Grads Named All-Americans
BERLIN – Two of this year’s most distinguished graduates from Worcester Preparatory School were honored this week for their achievements on and off the field.– Travis Gregory has been named an All-American in lacrosse by US Lacrosse. Gregory was nominated by Kevin Gates, head coach of the Worcester Prep boys’ team. Gregory was voted the… Read more »
Two Charged With Armed Robbery, Assault
OCEAN CITY – A 26-year-old New Jersey man was robbed at knifepoint, beaten and thrown unconscious into some bushes along 94th Street early last Sunday morning after accepting a ride to a party from his attackers.Ocean City police officers were called to the area of Mediterranean Drive and 94th Street last Sunday morning to investigate… Read more »
Town’s Sidewalk Project Could Cost $500K
BERLIN – Flower St. sidewalk project’s costs could be nearly $500,000, a town staffer revealed at last Monday’s Berlin Town Council meeting.Engineering estimates top out at $486,000 for the apparently never-ending project.“That’s without the contingencies,” said town Administrator Linda Bambary.The cost, which could be less when bids are received, ballooned from the starting price of… Read more »