OCEAN CITY — The Mayor and Council heard an update last week on several State Highway Administration (SHA) projects in and around Ocean City including a plan to move the speed limit signs along Coastal Highway to the center median.SHA District Engineer Jay Meredith and his staff briefed the Mayor and Council on a wide… Read more »
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OC Inlet Dredging Underway
OCEAN CITY — The Army Corps of Engineers dredge boat Murden arrived in Ocean City last weekend for the semiannual dredging of the ebb shoals in and around the Inlet.The Inlet continually fills in through natural and man-made processes and is often impassable by large-draw vessels, particularly during low tide. While the Inlet and other… Read more »
New, Improved Ocean City Public Boat Ramp Opens
OCEAN CITY — The new public boat ramp at 64th Street in Ocean City officially opened this week, replacing the aging and over-utilized facility in the Little Salisbury community.The new boat ramp opened with little fanfare on Monday after an ambitious construction schedule with a target date for completion before the start of the summer season…. Read more »
Ocean City’s ‘Double-Donation’ Policy With Nonprofits Questioned
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City’s future donations to nonprofit organizations and programs also supported by Worcester County government were called into question this week during a first-reading of the proposed fiscal year 2018 budget.The Mayor and Council on Monday approved on first reading the proposed fiscal year 2018 budget, but not before a larger debate… Read more »
OC BikeFest Takes Shot At Liquor Sales, But Council Votes Down After Spirited Debate
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week rejected a request to add liquor sales to beer and wine sales at the OC BikeFest event at the Inlet lot in September, but not before a much larger philosophical debate on the virtues or evils of alcohol in general in the perceived family-friendly resort.OC BikeFest officials appeared… Read more »
OC Business Owner Sentenced To Five Years For Wire Fraud
OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City business owner who pleaded guilty last year to one count of wire fraud for his role in a $2.5 million counterfeit sports memorabilia scheme carried out over the Internet was sentenced this week to five years in federal prison and was ordered to pay $500,000 in restitution.In January 2016,… Read more »
Harborside Named Favorite Maryland Bar At Awards Gala
WEST OCEAN CITY — The Restaurant Association of Maryland (RAM) on Sunday doled out its annual Stars of the Industry Awards, representing the best in hospitality around the state and again the local area was represented on the winners list.RAM on Sunday hosted its 63rd Annual Stars of the Restaurant Industry Awards with a gala… Read more »
Awards Keep Coming For Former Mallard
BERLIN- Former Worcester Prep standout lacrosse player Alex Bruder continues to pile up awards and honors in her senior season at Queens University of Charlotte including being named to the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) All Conference team just one week after being named SAC Offensive Player of the Week.Bruder was one of eight Queens University… Read more »
Worcester Girls End Three-Game Skid
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team beat Calverton, 17-11, last Saturday on alumni day to end a three-game skid.The Mallards started the season on fire, winning their first five games to get out to a quick 5-0 start. However, the Worcester girls hit a little mid-season slump with some heavyweights on their schedule and… Read more »
Decatur Girls Fall To Kent Island, 12-6
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team continued its see-saw season last week with a 12-6 loss to Kent Island on the road on Friday.The Seahawks opened the season with a pair of wins over Saints Peter and Paul and North Caroline. Decatur then dropped its first game of the season to Queen Anne’s, 14-5,… Read more »