OCEAN CITY — With a modified 30th annual Springfest still scheduled to go on next month, resort officials this week approved the tent agreement with a private provider for the event.The Mayor and Council on Monday heard a request to approve the tent lease agreement for Springfest 2021, which will mark its 30th year May… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Stephen Decatur High School’s graduation procession on the Boardwalk will return after resort officials signed off on the request this week.Decatur’s graduation procession last spring during the height of COVID with stay-at-home orders still in place was perhaps one of the most feel-good events of the early pandemic. For much of the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Members of the Ocean City Mayor and Council got their first look at a balanced fiscal year 2022 budget of around $158 million that reflects the constant yield tax rate.City Manager Doug Miller and Budget Manager Jennie Knapp on Tuesday outlined the fiscal year 2022 budget, launching a two-week process that will… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Cambridge, Md. man is being held without bond this week on first-degree assault charges after allegedly strangling a female victim and trashing a downtown hotel room.Around 4:15 a.m. last Saturday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers were dispatched to a hotel at 28th Street for a reported disorderly male. While officers… Read more »
BERLIN- After three straight losses, Decatur’s girls’ varsity soccer team vented a little frustration this week with a couple of big shutout wins against a pair of opponents.After starting the season 2-1, the Decatur girls had lost three straight to Bennett, Parkside and Snow Hill, the latter two coming by narrow 2-1 scores. This week,… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity soccer team edged Bennett on the road on Monday to run its win streak to four games.The Seahawks have been on a roll since suffering their one and only loss to Parkside, 4-0, back on March 10 and their record now stands at 6-1. During the recent win streak, Decatur… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The Junior Seahawks Wrestling Club, made up largely of what have been Decatur’s team this year, won the Maryland State Wrestling Association (MSWA) Unified High School Championships last weekend at the convention center in Ocean City.The Junior Seahawks finished with 209 total points to win the team competition and come in first among… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The purchase of an armored personnel carrier for the police department was approved this, replacing an existing vehicle that has reached the end of its days.At the close of Tuesday’s work session, City Manager Doug Miller told the Mayor and Council a problem has arisen with the Ocean City Police Department’s existing… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — President Joe Biden this week announced an ambitious plan to jumpstart offshore wind energy projects, but it remains uncertain what some of the bold actions included in the plan mean for a pair of projects already in the pipeline off the resort coast.The Biden administration, through a multi-department coalition that includes the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A bill introduced in the General Assembly to prohibit the celebratory release of plastic and Mylar balloons inched closer to passage this week with a favorable vote in a Senate committee.Introduced in the House by Delegate Wayne Hartman (R-38C), House Bill 391 would prohibit an individual, association, partnership, non-profit organization or any… Read more »