OCEAN CITY — The latest beach replenishment project in Ocean City is nearing the finish line and is expected to be completed ahead of schedule.Ocean City’s beaches are replenished every four years, or occasionally more frequently if the beaches are severely damaged and eroded during hurricanes or coastal storms. The resort’s beaches have been replenished… Read more »
BERLIN — Buoyed by a surging real estate market, property values in the north end of Worcester County spiked considerably since the last reassessment, exceeding state average gains.The State Department of Assessment and Taxation (SDAT) this week announced the results of the triennial reassessment of residential and commercial real estate values across Maryland and the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — In a bit of a surprise, Ocean City’s fifth-ever City Manager Doug Miller turned in his resignation this week nearly six years into the job.Miller last week announced his resignation in the form of a memorandum sent to the Mayor and Council and other city staffers. The Town of Ocean City on… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A major re-decking of the Ocean City Boardwalk is moving along and on target for an April completion.The complete re-decking of the Boardwalk has been on the town’s radar for the last couple of years and has been a regular fixture in the capital improvement plan (CIP), a blueprint of sorts on… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — While the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) is at full-strength in terms of full-time officers, recruiting and hiring seasonal officers and public safety aides continues to be a challenge.During a review of a Police Commission meeting earlier this month, OCPD Chief Ross Buzzuro last Monday brought the Mayor and Council up to… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After some debate, resort tourism officials last week recommended a continuation of Ocean City’s agreement with Worcester and Wicomico Counties on the Mid-Atlantic Amateur Sports Alliance (MAASA).In 2014, Ocean City entered into an agreement with Wicomico County to establish MAASA, an alliance that allowed the two jurisdictions to pool their collective resources… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Though winter only officially started this week, cold-stunning season for sea turtles and marine mammals is already in full swing with 30 admitted already to the National Aquarium in Baltimore for rehabilitation.Each winter, hundreds of sea turtles and other marina mammals suffer from cold-stunning when they hit patches of extremely cold water… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Amid Ocean City’s endlessly changing landscape, perhaps no greater sudden disappearance will be missed more than the iconic Phillips Crab House.Phillips Crab House has been a fixture in Ocean City for nearly seven decades. Generations of locals and visitors have passed through the doors of the historic crab house, which encompasses a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) approved a second round of offshore wind farm projects, which could greatly expand the spread of significant turbines off the resort coast.Last Friday, the PSC approved offshore renewable energy credits, or ORECs, for two, second-phase offshore wind energy projects off the coast of Ocean City. In… Read more »
BERLIN – Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity basketball team ran its current win streak to three with a pair of wins last week.The Mallards beat Holly Grove, 37-27, last Tuesday. Worcester led 23-5 at the half and pulled away for the win. Lily Baeurle led the way with 25 points, while Morgan White pitched in five…. Read more »