ASSATEAGUE — Fans of the famed wild horses on Assateague will soon have an opportunity to get even closer, figuratively, to the island’s favorite residents with the launch of a new app that will help visitors and residents identify their favorites in the herd.For the last several months, the Assateague Island Alliance (AIA), the friends… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Mayor and Council learned the town’s combined employee pension plans are in healthy shape at nearly 90 percent funded, but made some recommended adjustments in the calculations to help ensure they continue to move in the right direction.The council on Tuesday got a lengthy review of the status of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — In an effort to bolster a sagging taxi industry hampered by the proliferation of ride-sharing companies, resort officials this week agreed to buy back 18 taxi medallions at a cost of $72,000.The Mayor and Council had before them a request to buy back 18 taxi medallions held by private cab companies and… Read more »
WEST OCEAN CITY =- A West Ocean City woman was charged with driving under the influence and other traffic violations last weekend after allegedly colliding with a Maryland State Police cruiser on Route 50.Shortly after 7 p.m. last Saturday, a Maryland State Police (MSP) trooper was driving in the area of eastbound Route 50 in… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The failing west runway at the Ocean City Municipal Airport is set for a major rehabilitation and expansion after resort officials this week approved a $1.9 million contract for the project.Public Works Director Hal Adkins on Tuesday brought before the Mayor and Council a recommendation to accept a bid from George and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — In what appears to be a clear win-win situation, Ocean City officials on Tuesday inked a deal to acquire 20 percent of the town’s electric power consumption from a vast solar project along Route 50 at an estimated savings of $140,000 annually.The Mayor and Council on Monday contracted with Constellation New Energy… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A female juvenile grey seal affectionately known now as “Luna Lovegood,” rescued from the beach in Ocean City, was admitted to the National Aquarium’s Animal Care Center last week and is on the mend, although she still has a long way to go.Last Tuesday, the seal was found stranded and suffering from… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Less than 24 hours after a massive marsh grass wash-up on the northern half of Ocean City’s coast on Wednesday, much of it has been cleaned up, or literally raked up, and is waiting to be trucked away and disposed of.On Wednesday, the high tide brought in a massive amount of what… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Long-time Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) Detective Corporal Brett Case, affectionately called the “closer” by Chief Ross Buzzuro, was feted with a special retirement ceremony at City Hall this week after a remarkable 28-year career.Case, whose physical stature and even bigger heart made him one of the OCPD’s most visible officers for… Read more »
WALLOPS — Early risers on Wednesday could be treated to a rare scene in the skies over the resort area and across the Lower Shore as a rocket launched from the Wallops Flight Facility will create luminescent multi-colored clouds.NASA is scheduled to launch a two-stage Terrier-Improved Malamute rocket from the Wallops Flight Facility on the… Read more »