OCEAN CITY — Hoping to capitalize on a 17-year phenomenon, Ocean City plans to resurrect its “Cicada Free Zone” campaign first rolled out in 2004.The last time periodical cicadas of Brood X emerged across much of the eastern half of the U.S., The Town of Ocean City, in cooperation with its tourism department and its… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The growing labor shortage with the summer season quickly approaching was the subject of debate at the Tourism Commission this week.With “help wanted” signs continuing to dot the resort landscape with the summer season ramping up, many in the business community are wondering if they will ever fill their needed positions. While… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After tweaking some of the details regarding vendor fees and in-kind services, resort officials this week approved a memorandum of understanding with the White Marlin Open to host a Marlin Fest event at the 3rd Street Park in conjunction with the tournament.It wasn’t easy, but the Mayor and Council on Tuesday ultimately… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Native-American sculpture, which has stood sentinel at the Inlet for over four decades, is falling into disrepair, but the artist who donated it to the town could be returning to revive it.Artist Peter Toth presented the Indian sculpture perched near the entrance to the Inlet parking lot to the Town of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An overhaul of the entire resort taxi cab medallion system could be in the offing after issues with the industry were raised.In 2010, Ocean City adopted a taxi medallion system in an attempt to better regulate the town’s cab industry and as a means to generate revenue. The intent was to limit… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Among the biggest takeaways from the town’s latest motorized special event task force meeting last Friday was the need for private businesses to provide more security on their own properties.The motorized special event task force reconvened last Friday for the first time in several months to begin planning for a series of… Read more »
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity swept a pair of games last week to improve to 3-1 on the season.The Mallards beat Gunston, 19-4, last Wednesday. Worcester led 9-1 after the first quarter and built its lead to 11-3 by halftime. The Mallards scored seven unanswered goals in the third quarter to settle the issue once… Read more »
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team remained unbeaten last week after a couple of wins.The Mallards routed Gunston, 11-2, last Wednesday. Worcester jumped out to an early 6-0 lead by halftime and added five more in the second to secure the 11-2 win. Last Friday, the Worcester girls survived their first real test of… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity football team rolled past county rival Snow Hill, 48-7, last weekend to close out the season with a 5-2 mark.The Seahawks jumped out early against the Eagles at home in the season finale last Friday and led 16-0 after one quarter. By halftime, Decatur had built its lead to 32-0. After… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity soccer team routed host Washington, 8-0, last week to finish off an impressive 9-2 campaign in 2021.The Seahawks started the final week of the rare spring season with a 3-1 win over Worcester County rival Pocomoke at home before the 8-0 rout over Washington in the finale. All in all,… Read more »