OCEAN CITY — A clearly divided Mayor and Council this week voted to approve the use of certain electric bikes, or e-bikes, on the Boardwalk and not others after considerable debate.With the increasing popularity of e-bikes in and around the resort area, the Mayor and Council earlier this year charged the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week appeared poised to sign off on the purchase of a new, ATV-style patrol vehicle for the Ocean City Police Department to deploy on the Boardwalk before doing an about-face and voting down the request over budget concerns.Last week, the Police Commission voted to send a favorable recommendation to… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A potential tragedy was averted last weekend when the U.S. Coast Guard and the Ocean City Beach Patrol partnered on the rescue of two swimmers swept out to sea by a strong current near the Inlet.A Coast Guard crew was on scene providing safety operations during the OC Air Show last Saturday… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — As expected, resort officials this week cancelled Sunfest in the traditional sense for this fall, but the jury is still out on a proposed scaled-down alternative event.Last week, the Mayor and Council had an in-depth discussion about the fate of Sunfest in this far from usual 2020 and tabled the decision for… Read more »
(Editor’s Note: The following story is part of a series on long-running, family-owned Boardwalk businesses.)OCEAN CITY – Tradition.It’s the reason visitors flock to Thrasher’s French Fries year after year, according to General Manager Les Morris.“You hear it all the time. They say, ‘When we come to Ocean City, the first thing we have to do… Read more »
BERLIN – A conservation easement in Somerset County will protect more than 1,000 acres of habitat for the American black duck.The Lower Shore Land Trust (LSLT) last week announced a 1,066-acre conservation easement funded through a grant secured by Duck’s Unlimited from the North American Wetland Conservation Act to protect habitat for the American black… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — During his weekly briefing on all things related to COVID-19 and the resort area, the city manager reported there were flaws in statistics that showed Worcester County trending as a potential hot spot and that enforcement of the relatively new mask requirement on the Boardwalk was going well.Each week throughout the COVID-19… Read more »
BERLIN – A property owner shared plans to build an 80-unit apartment complex on North Main Street with town officials this week.Engineer John Salm met with the Berlin Planning Commission Wednesday to talk about his plans for Victorian Oaks, an 80-unit luxury apartment complex on seven acres on North Main Street. Commission members were quick… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Hitting mid-August, the Ocean City Beach Patrol still has a full complement of lifeguards maintaining the stands, but planning for the annual education drain in the remaining weeks of summer continues to be a moving target.Each August, the Ocean City Beach Patrol, like most resort enterprises, starts to feel the education drain… Read more »
BERLIN – Berlin officials agreed to write off half of the $3.4 million debt the town’s sewer fund owes to its general fund.The Berlin Town Council voted Monday to approve a staff recommendation to forgive about $1.7 million of the $3.4 million sewer fund debt. In writing it off, officials agreed that quarterly financial reports… Read more »