OCEAN CITY — A grey seal pup rescued from the beach in neighboring Delaware is on the mend at the National Aquarium and could soon be released back into the wild.On Feb. 12, a grey seal pup now known affectionately as Eloise, in keeping with the National Aquarium’s theme this year of naming rescued marine… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After raising concerns about the return on the town’s pension plan investment portfolio in recent years, resort officials this week got a primer on how the process works.Last year, a decidedly challenging financial year because of COVID-19, Ocean City was able to avoid going to the general fund to cover shortcomings in… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A plan to get more longevity out of the Ocean City Fire Department’s apparatus was approved this week along with a detail schematic on how to fund replacements in the long-term.Last year, after a couple of unanticipated expenditures for fire department apparatus repairs, the Mayor and Council instructed Chief Richie Bowers and… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE — As if almost on cue with the arrival of March and suddenly warmer weather, a foal was born into the herd of wild horses on the Maryland side of Assateague Island last week.While the results of November’s pregnancy tests on the eligible mares in the Maryland herd have not been released, one certainty… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — While its future recently appeared in doubt, the downtown U.S. Postal Service (USPS) branch at 5th Street will remain in place for a while after resort officials this week agreed to renew the lease.The Town of Ocean City purchased the property the downtown post office sits on at 5th Street in 2016… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Against the backdrop of crystal blue skies and clean, clear water, Ocean City Reef Foundation crews on Wednesday sunk a 200-foot barge loaded with concrete pipes about nine miles off the resort coast.After months of preparation and planning, the Ocean City Reef Foundation (OCRF) on Wednesday afternoon sunk the barge, which began… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A later start time for the Boardwalk tram this summer will, in turn, add a little more time for bikes, resort officials decided this week.During Tuesday’s Transportation Committee meeting, moving back the daily start time for the Boardwalk tram was discussed. Last year, because of COVID, the tram did not operate. This… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Mayor and Council has narrowed the list of projects deemed critical in the pending capital improvement plan, while agreeing to jumpstart a major renovation of the Baltimore Avenue corridor.Two weeks ago, Mayor and Council members submitted their own rankings on the vast list of projects included on the proposed… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — One of two approved offshore wind energy projects planned off Ocean City has informed a state regulatory agency its target date for operation has now been moved to 2026.In 2017, the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) approved two offshore wind energy projects off the coast of Ocean City, including Ørsted’s Skipjack project…. Read more »
BERLIN — A COVID mass vaccination site on the Eastern Shore will likely open in roughly two weeks, Governor Larry Hogan announced on Tuesday.During his weekly COVID-19 press conference on Tuesday, Hogan outlined the state’s efforts to quickly get vaccines into the arms of those that want and need them, but challenges remain. The state’s… Read more »