BERLIN – Mayor Zack Tyndall met with dozens of downtown merchants this week to address concerns regarding marketing in advance of the holiday season.Merchants gathered at Sisters Wednesday to meet with Tyndall and Town Administrator Jeff Fleetwood. They expressed concern regarding the lack of marketing the town would be doing in advance of Ice Ice… Read more »
BERLIN – How much longer will Berlin be known as America’s Coolest Small Town?Merchants this week expressed concern over Mayor Zack Tyndall’s removal of the title from town letterhead and his business cards. Tyndall defended the decision at a meeting with merchants Wednesday night.“It’s one of our many achievements,” he said. “I don’t want to… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The apparent rift between a popular cat and the town of Ocean City it promotes was called into question this week by the pet’s owner, but it appears the differences might be irreconcilable.For about the last two years, Pip the Beach Cat has become a fixture around the resort with a popular… Read more »
SNOW HILL – An addition at Stephen Decatur Middle School, roof replacements at several schools and a renovation or replacement of Buckingham Elementary School remain priorities for the school system.On Wednesday, the Worcester County Commissioners approved the FY 2022 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) presented by Worcester County Public Schools officials. The CIP identifies current school… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Two incumbents and two relative newcomers were elected to the Ocean City Council this week in a municipal election with an abysmally low turnout for a variety of reasons.Around 23% of Ocean City’s roughly 6,500 registered voters, or 1,528 individuals, cast their ballots in Tuesday’s municipal election, including 1,300 who voted at… Read more »
WEST OCEAN CITY – On a drizzly October morning, waist-high bins of wriggling, squirming horseshoe crabs lined a dock in West Ocean City.While most boats use the harbor to unload their catch, passersby watched as the Rita Diane was loaded up with bin after bin of horseshoe crabs. The fishing boat, which goes out five… Read more »
(The following is a look at the election results of significance for Worcester County and Wicomico County. Winners denoted with an *) Ocean City Municipal Election Mayor * Rick Meehan 1,146 votes Council (Four Seats) * Peter Buas 1,137 * John Gehrig 1,036 * Tony DeLuca 919 * Frank Knight 707 Nicholas Eastman 491 Daniel… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — In his final meeting before Tuesday’s municipal election, Councilman Dennis Dare on Monday delivered a heart-felt, often emotional speech recounting his three decades-plus service to the town and thanking those who joined him along the journey.Dare chose not to seek re-election this year as his seat on the City Council was one… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — It now appears there will not be a Christmas Parade in Ocean City this year after county health officials late this week voiced concerns about the modified plan.On Tuesday, Special Events Director Frank Miller pitched the concept of a modified Christmas Parade uptown on Coastal Highway planned for Dec. 5. The parade… Read more »
BERLIN – Changes in meeting procedure prompted questions from one longtime councilman this week.During Monday’s meeting of the Berlin Town Council, Councilman Dean Burrell expressed concern regarding some operational changes implemented by Mayor Zack Tyndall in the weeks since his election. Tyndall has eliminated the recital of the Lord’s Prayer at the start of each… Read more »