BERLIN — One week after Worcester officials threw their support behind a bill introduced in the House to pursue an exit strategy for the county’s Department of Liquor Control (DLC), Senator Jim Mathias responded to criticism his legislation did not represent the county’s wishes.As part of the exit strategy for the beleaguered DLC, a pair… Read more »
BERLIN — Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team held up their end in the battle with Pocomoke for the Bayside South championship with a 71-61 win over Cambridge-South Dorchester in the regular season finale on the road on Monday, but the Seahawks lost a fateful coin toss on Tuesday morning to the Warriors, who will… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials last week approved a first-ever sand lacrosse tournament on the downtown beach in Ocean City, but not before resolving some concerns about the type of balls proposed to be used during the event.The Mayor and Council last Tuesday approved the inaugural Ocean City Sand Lacrosse Tournament set for Saturday and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Concerned citizens will have an opportunity next month to weigh in on the final design of the dune-style fence proposed for Coastal Highway at a known trouble spot for pedestrian safety.In January, the Mayor and Council approved the final design for the fence concept along the median of Coastal Highway from Convention… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Tourism officials reviewed the results of last year’s zip code collection last week to attempt to determine where the resort’s visitors are coming from and also received good news on some year-end statistics regarding visitor totals from last year.The Tourism Commission on Feb. 8 reviewed the results of a summer-long survey of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After a continued dramatic decline in the number of incidents on the resort’s municipal buses, Ocean City officials this month endorsed a continuation of the successful “spot the cop” program.On Tuesday, the Ocean City Transportation Committee got an update on the successes of last year’s “spot the cop” program. For the last… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Perhaps symbolic of the continued recovery, literally and spiritually, from a fatal fire that claimed the lives of two individuals and critically injured a third, the historic St. Paul’s by the Sea Episcopal Church gained site plan approval for a significant addition to replace the old rectory destroyed in the blaze.The Ocean… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Tourism officials reviewed the results of last year’s zip code collection last week to attempt to determine where the resort’s visitors are coming from and also received good news on some year-end statistics regarding visitor totals from last year.The Tourism Commission on Feb. 8 reviewed the results of a summer-long survey of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — While the masses will line Coastal Highway for the Delmarva Irish-American Club’s 35th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade next month, thousands more will have the opportunity to watch the popular event live on television for the first time ever.The DIAC and local NBC affiliate WRDE announced on Tuesday this year’s St. Patrick’s… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A major milling and repaving project for the north end of Coastal Highway is expected to get underway soon and already resort officials are bracing for the potential impacts.In December, State Highway Administration (SHA) officials briefed the Mayor and Council on several projects slated for the resort in its Consolidated Transportation Program… Read more »