OCEAN CITY — An historic downtown landmark, the oldest Catholic church in Ocean City, is getting a major facelift, including the restoration of its steeple, which was removed this week.St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Church, which dates back to 1877 and nearly the beginning of the resort itself, is undergoing a major restoration and… Read more »
BERLIN – Perhaps the biggest high school basketball matchup of the season certainly lived up to the hype on Tuesday as the Stephen Decatur boys’ varsity team pulled away from Bayside South and Worcester County rival Pocomoke in an emotionally charged game in front of a packed house.It was standing room only at Decatur on… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- It’s a tedious process to be sure and likely an endless one, but a brigade of citizen volunteers on this week began systematically cleaning the beach in Ocean City inch by inch, bottle cap by bottle cap and aluminum can by aluminum can in an effort to help the city’s Public Works crews,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- After months of debate, the Ocean City Mayor and Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to prohibit the prolific and potentially dangerous hoverboards and other unauthorized motor vehicles on the resort’s Boardwalk.After hoverboards started making an increased presence on the Boardwalk last summer, the Police Commission began a debate on how to define and… Read more »
BERLIN — With more bomb threats received by local schools across Delmarva, a multi-agency investigation by authorities continues with vigor, according to officials.On Wednesday afternoon, local, state and federal law enforcement agencies all along the east coast participated in a teleconference call to discuss the ongoing investigation. Wicomico County Sheriff Mike Lewis said afterwards the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After a spirited public hearing, Ocean City planners this week endorsed a proposed code amendment that would permit a change in roof pitch heights in zoned mobile home parks in the resort.The Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday held a public hearing on a proposed change to the code that would allow… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Worcester County officials this week signed off on an independent study to determine its own set of figures for Ocean City’s tax differential request, or tax setoffs to the resort for duplicated services.In early December, the Ocean City Mayor and Council once again submitted its tax differential request to Worcester officials in… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The summer-long fireworks displays, laser shows, concerts and other free special events will continue this year and beyond after Ocean City officials voted to extend the contract for the promoter of the activities.The Mayor and Council last week voted to extend the Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) annual $300,000 contract to produce the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Mayor and Council this week approved the final design for a dune-style fence down the center of the median for the first phase of a project that will eventually stretch from one end of the resort to the other.The Ocean City Transportation Committee met on Tuesday morning with State… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City officials this week approved a play structure for the beach at Somerset Street with “Wally the Whale” emerging, literally and figuratively, from the narrowed-down list of options.The Mayor and Council on Tuesday approved “Wally the Whale” as the newest addition to the downtown beach at Somerset Street adjacent to the… Read more »