OCEAN CITY — The local community lost a hero and pioneer in aviation last week when long-time flight instructor and Ocean City Municipal Airport advocate Andy Serrell passed away at the age of 94.Serrell was a fixture around the airport for decades, teaching flying lessons, operating his aerial photography business and regaling anyone within earshot… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — While the future of Ocean City’s eventual model block remains uncertain, resort officials this week toured the National Aquarium’s marine animal rescue facilities as part of a preliminary concept to develop similar facilities in the downtown area.The concept of Ocean City developing a marine animal rescue and rehabilitation center was first broached… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City’s prohibition on food trucks got a unique challenge last week, and after considerable debate, resort planners gave tacit approval to a request for a hybrid of sorts at a historic downtown amusement park.As the popularity of food trucks has grown in recent years, Ocean City officials have continually opposed the… Read more »
SNOW HILL — History was made last week when Magistrate Mary Margaret “Peggy” Kent was officially sworn in as the first woman to serve on the bench in Worcester County.Kent, along with Worcester County State’s Attorney Beau Oglesby, was appointed by Gov. Larry Hogan in late December to fill one of two vacancies on the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After recent storms accelerated the chronic shoaling of the Ocean City Inlet to the point navigation has been compromised, the federal Army Corps is heading to the resort to dredge the navigation channel with an emergency operation.While the Inlet and other channels in and around the commercial harbor naturally fill in and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — News of a successful bond sale totaling over $25 million for various capital projects last week was tempered somewhat by the pending retirement of long-time Finance Administrator Martha Bennett and the announcement of in-house her replacement.The town of Ocean City last week sold $25,795,000 in general obligation bonds to fund three major… Read more »
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity basketball team picked up where it left off before the holiday break with a couple of impressive wins to start the second half of the season. The Mallards closed out the first portion of their schedule with an impressive 7-3 mark and then split a pair of games against tough… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity indoor track teams turned in solid performances in the latest meet last week with good team scores and several top finishes in individual events.The Decatur boys finished sixth overall in terms of team scores, while the Decatur girls finished eighth overall. In the 1,600, Decatur’s Kevin Beck finished fifth. While Jack… Read more »
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity basketball team finally got back on the court this week after being idle for nearly a month and split a pair of games against non-conference opponents.The Mallards last played back on December 18, a 51-47 win over Delmarva Christian. Unlike the Worcester Prep girls’ varsity team and most of the… Read more »
ANNAPOLIS — A clear and unified message in strong opposition to offshore drilling for oil was sent this week during a rally in Annapolis prior to an informational meeting on the proposal.Last month, the Trump administration announced a plan to open roughly 90 percent of the nation’s coastline to potentially dangerous offshore drilling and exploration…. Read more »