OCEAN CITY — Developers of a vast hotel and restaurant complex on the former Cropper Concrete property presented a revised concept plan this week that changes the configuration of the hotel along the bayside, causing heartburn for at least one resort planner on the impact on the view of the downtown area.In July, the Mayor… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After backlash from local, state and federal leaders opposing the proposed designation of the Baltimore Canyon as an Urban National Marine Sanctuary, National Aquarium officials late last week responded with a commentary outlining a willingness to compromise on the proposal or even withdraw it altogether.In October, National Aquarium officials announced they were… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An illegal gun sale carried out by undercover Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers led allied law enforcement agencies to arrest four suspects in connection with a rash of vehicle break-ins and thefts from vehicles across much of northern Worcester County this week.On Tuesday, detectives from the OCPD Criminal Investigation Division and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Winterfest of Lights attendance and revenue figures are falling a little short of last year’s record-breaking season, resort officials learned this week.At Tuesday’s Recreation and Parks Committee meeting, Special Events Director Frank Miller reported a variety of factors, including the weather, have conspired to keep this year’s Winterfest of Lights figures in… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week signed off on the creation of a short video presentation showing how property taxes directly and indirectly support a wide variety of municipal services and projects to make Ocean City a more livable community.With the calendar getting ready to turn over to 2017 and another budget season just… Read more »
BERLIN — Gov. Larry Hogan this week vowed to make repealing legislation passed by the General Assembly last year to eliminate state highway projects across Maryland, including a couple in Worcester, a top priority in the upcoming session.Last year, the General Assembly passed House Bill 1013, more commonly known as the “Road Kill Bill,” which… Read more »
Stiff Sentence For Knife ThreatSNOW HILL — An Ocean City man, arrested last March on first-degree assault and other charges after threatening his nephew with a knife, pleaded guilty this week to resisting arrest and was sentenced to three years, all but one of which was suspended.Around 11:15 p.m. last March 12, an Ocean City… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The dugouts are gone but the backstop at the old baseball and softball fields at the downtown park at 3rd Street could get a new lease on life after an impassioned plea to save the structure on Tuesday.During a series of town hall meetings conducted by the Ocean City Recreation and Parks… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A handful of urgent projects around the resort not included in the current budget could be jumpstarted after resort officials this week learned the money is available to move forward with them.Recreation and Parks Department Director Susan Petito this week told the Recreation and Parks Committee there are a handful of much-needed… Read more »
WEST OCEAN CITY — After a rash of thefts from vehicles, allied law enforcement agencies on Tuesday executed a search warrant at a suspected residence in West Ocean City and recovered several dozen ladies’ purses and wallets.Law enforcement officials have been investigating a rash of thefts from vehicles in practically every area of northern Worcester… Read more »