OCEAN CITY – In what amounts to essentially a chicken or egg situation, the resort’s municipal bus service continues to struggle with a driver shortage and associated decline in ridership.During Wednesday’s Ocean City Transportation Committee meeting, members got an overview of early summer season ridership numbers and a review of where the transit department stands… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – In the latest effort to gain a more permanent solution to the ongoing silting in of the Ocean City Inlet and the associated problems with erosion on the north end of Assateague, federal officials and their state and local partners have released a draft of a more permanent solution.The Inlet and other… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An Ellicott City, Md. man is being held without bond this week following a downtown stabbing incident early Sunday morning that sent a male victim to Shock Trauma in critical condition.Around 4:15 a.m. last Sunday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers were dispatched to the area of 8th Street for a reported… Read more »
BERLIN – Three species of endangered colonial nesting birds in the coastal bays are showing signs of rebounding thanks to an innovative floating island project that has created nesting habitat.Three of Maryland’s state-listed endangered colonial nesting water birds, including the common tern, the royal tern and the black skimmer, have seen their numbers in the… Read more »
PITTSVILLE – The entire Lower Shore community on Monday is mourning the loss of a Wicomico County Sheriff’s deputy killed in the line of duty on Sunday evening in Pittsville by a known armed and dangerous suspect wanted in several jurisdictions around the state.Shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Sunday evening, Wicomico County Sheriff’s Deputy Glenn… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Federal officials this week announced acceptance of US Wind’s first proposed offshore wind farm projects off the coast of Ocean City and will begin an environmental review of the project with the requisite public hearings scheduled for later this year.The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced on Monday it has… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Resort officials this week ratified a three-year collective bargaining agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), and agreed to provide a one-time bonus for all full-time town employees in the process.On Monday, the Mayor and Council officially ratified the collective bargaining agreement with the FOP after weeks of careful negotiations between… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A new surf contest with a different twist is coming to Ocean City in late July after resort officials this week approved the request.On Monday, the Mayor and Council had before them a request to approve the Red Bull Foam Wreckers surf contest on the beach at 39th Street on July 23,… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity softball team was well-rewarded for a remarkable season when the Bayside South post-season awards were announced last week.When the Bayside South post-season awards were announced last week, Decatur’s Skylar Griffin was named Bayside South Pitcher of the Year. Joining Griffin on the All-Bayside South First Team were Alexa Eisemann and… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team was well-represented when the Bayside South awards were announced this week, including Coach of the Year honors for Head Coach Lindsay Owens.The Seahawks had an outstanding season, winning the Bayside South championship before falling to Queen Anne’s in the Bayside Conference title game. When the Bayside South awards… Read more »