OCEAN CITY – While Ocean City was spared the brunt of the unsanctioned pop-up motor vehicle event last month, resort officials are reaching out to the New Jersey community that has apparently become the new destination.For years, the last week in September has been known for the disturbing unsanctioned pop-up car rally and the illicit… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Despite the disappointment of the cancellation of the three-day music festival last weekend, there appears to be mutual optimism in bringing the major concert series back next year for a second chance.The stage was literally set late last week for what promised to be the biggest music festivals ever in the resort…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Yet another potential referendum ballot question for the municipal election, now about one month away, has emerged with a petition to halt the town’s abandonment of a narrow portion of right-of-way along Baltimore Avenue to accommodate the proposed Margaritaville project.Already on the municipal ballot in November are referendum questions on the proposed… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE – A new foal born into the herd of wild horses on the Maryland side of Assateague Island has a new name this week after another successful naming rights raffle.The Assateague Island Alliance (AIA), the friends group of the Assateague Island National Seashore, which advocates on behalf of the island’s most famed residents, each… Read more »
OCEAN CITY— Ocean City’s required comprehensive plan update will largely be done in house, resort officials decided last week.During last week’s joint session between the Mayor and Council and the Ocean City Planning Commission, Planning and Community Development Director Bill Neville provided an update on the state-mandated comprehensive plan update. Ocean City’s comprehensive plan, a… Read more »
SNOW HILL—A Georgia man convicted in June on a second-degree rape charge to which he pleaded guilty was sentenced last week to 20 years in prison, 10 years of which was suspended.Wayne Eugene White, 46, of Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., in June entered an Alford plea to second-degree rape for the incident in Ocean City last… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials have approved a final version of the three-year strategic plan that was mapped out during work sessions last spring.Every three years, the Mayor and Council and key staff gather to update the town’s strategic plan, a road map of sorts charting the town’s desired direction in the near future. The… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity soccer team beat Wicomico, 6-1, at home on Monday to improve to 5-1 on the season.The Seahawks got out to an early lead on Wicomico and cruised to the 6-1 win. The win on Monday followed a 6-0 rout of county rival Snow Hill on the road last Thursday. Decatur… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The shortage of available and affordable workforce housing to meet the resort’s seasonal employee demand was one of the key topics of discussion during a joint meeting this week between the Mayor and Council and the Planning Commission.The Mayor and Council met with the Planning Commission and staff this week to discuss… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity soccer team blanked Snow Hill, 4-0, on the road on Monday to run their win streak to three games.With the win on Monday, the Seahawks ran their win streak to three games and their overall record on the season to 5-1. During the streak, the Seahawks have shut out each… Read more »