OCEAN CITY — A bill strengthening the resort’s motorized special event zone legislation, including, for the first time, certain offenses for which violators could be arrested, had a spirited hearing in a Senate committee this week.After yet another troublesome unsanctioned motorized special event last September, resort officials promised everything was on the table in terms… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Just how much reserve fund balance is the right amount and at what point should some of the town’s reserve be returned to the taxpayers was the subject of a philosophical debate among resort leaders this week.The Mayor and Council had before them on Monday a rather routine vote on a proposed… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity wrestling team continued its domination last weekend in the Bayside Conference championships, finishing first in team points by a wide margin and sending 10 wrestlers into the finals, winning five.Fresh off capturing their second straight state championship, the Seahawks competed in the Bayside Conference championship meet and cruised to the team… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity team earned the number-three seed in the state 3A-South Region II tournament when the brackets were released this week.The Decatur girls enter the state playoffs at the number-three seed and will face six-seeded Northeast in the first round of the 3A-South Region II bracket. The Seahawks limped to the finish… Read more »
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity basketball team fell to Delmarva Christian, 67-46, in the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) championship game last Friday.The Mallards edged Salisbury Christian, 58-56, last Wednesday in the ESIAC semifinals to earn a rematch with Delmarva Christian in the conference championship on the road. During a season in which the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The first leg of the Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department’s St. Patrick’s Soccer Tournament gets underway this weekend with a full slate of action at Northside Park.For over three decades, the Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department hosted the annual St. Patrick’s Soccer Tournament at Northside Park. The event for years played… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The extent to when the West Ocean City Park-and-Ride shuttle should be free this summer was debated this week.Last year, the resort’s parking task force recommended changes in the downtown parking rate structure, changes ultimately approved by the Mayor and Council. As a result, the hourly parking rate was nudged slightly higher… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week formalized a request to include Ocean City in a senior citizen independent living program offered in other areas of Worcester County.During Tuesday’s work session, Mayor Rick Meehan outlined some of the details of Worcester County’s Community for Life program and pointed out the service is currently not available… Read more »
BERLIN- Riding a late-season hot stretch, Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team earned the number-three seed when the state 3A-South region brackets were released this week.The Seahawks enter the state playoffs at the 3A-South Region II number-three seed and will face Northeast at home in the first round. The Decatur boys enter the state regional… Read more »