OCEAN CITY — There will be a Winterfest of Lights after all this year, but it will look a lot different from the holiday tradition residents and visitors have enjoyed for decades.Special Events Director Frank Miller presented to the Mayor and Council this week a modified plan for Winterfest of Lights this year because of… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — A clearly divided council voted this week to prohibit any electronic bikes, or e-bikes, on the Boardwalk after a lengthy and tense debate.With the increased popularity of e-bikes in and around the resort area, the Mayor and Council for the last month or so have been debating if they should be allowed… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week approved the recruiting and hiring of 10 new full-time police officers for the Ocean City Police Department, acknowledging the challenge will likely be how to pay for them.During Tuesday’s work session, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) Chief Ross Buzzuro and OCPD Captain Mike Colbert came before the Mayor… Read more »

BERLIN – The town’s ethics commission on Wednesday dismissed complaints filed regarding a recent planning commission appointment.The Berlin Ethics Commission met Wednesday to review five complaints filed regarding the appointment of Austin Purnell to the Berlin Planning Commission. Purnell was nominated by Mayor Gee Williams and approved by the town council on Monday.“The ethics commission… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Closing a block of St. Louis Avenue, permanently or even temporarily, to accommodate the redevelopment of the downtown recreation complex, appeared to get little traction among the majority of resort officials this week.Two weeks ago, the Recreation and Parks Committee reviewed a pair of conceptual plans for the redevelopment of the vast… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The majority of the Ocean City Council voted not to extend the Boardwalk mask requirement for another 30 days, but the mayor’s declaration of a state of emergency will remain in effect.At the close of Tuesday’s work session, City Solicitor Heather Stansbury pointed out Mayor Rick Meehan’s declaration of a state of… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The resort area’s representatives in Annapolis have vowed to pursue even stronger legislation aimed at thwarting some of the behavior associated with the pop-up car rally that inundated Ocean City again last weekend.State Delegate Wayne Hartman (R-38C), who represents Ocean City and Worcester County, was on the front lines for much of… Read more »

BERLIN – Town officials opted to move forward with a controversial planning commission appointment despite objections from the public.On Monday, the council voted 3-1 to approve Mayor Gee Williams’ nomination of Austin Purnell to the Berlin Planning Commission. Councilman Zack Tyndall, who voted against the nomination, argued in favor of tabling a decision on the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — As a calm descends on Ocean City after another riotous pop-up car rally weekend, resort officials are now left pondering what worked in terms of enhanced law enforcement and what can be done better in the future.As expected, the pop-up car rally weekend, as it is now being referred, brought huge crowds… Read more »

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