OCEAN CITY – Mayor Rick Meehan honored a Maryland couple’s more than six decades of history in Ocean City with a key to the city last week.Last Friday, Meehan presented a key to the city to John and Kitty Dyer. The Dyers, who both turned 90 earlier this year, have vacationed in Ocean City since… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Plans for the redevelopment of a former golf course on Beauchamp Road continue to move forward.On Tuesday, the Worcester County Commissioners approved the establishment of a Residential Planned Community (RPC) floating zone for Evergreen Village, a development planned for the former Pine Shore Golf on Beauchamp Road.“I think it’s a great use… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The void was palpable at the first Mayor and Council meeting on Tuesday after the passing of long-time City Solicitor Guy Ayres III.Ayres passed away at his Ocean City home early Saturday morning. A memorial service will be held Thursday, Sept. 5 at the Ocean City Performing Arts Center. Friends may come… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Municipalities in the southern end of Worcester County could see an increase in funding from the county next year.The agenda for Tuesday’s meeting of the Worcester County Commissioners included a request to have 10% of the county’s table games revenue be used to increase the unrestricted annual grants to Pocomoke and Snow… Read more »
BERLIN – A library is more than just a place for books.That is what officials with the Worcester County Arts Council want community members to know as they explore the Berlin branch of the Worcester County Library.Since the library opened last year, local and regional artists have had an opportunity to display their work at… Read more »
BERLIN – A local suicide prevention campaign for farmers and farm families will expand this year with the help of additional grant funding.Last fall, the Jesse Klump Suicide Awareness and Prevention Program partnered with the local Suicide Prevention Coalition – a consortium of nonprofits, counseling services, health departments, hospitals and school systems – to launch… Read more »
BERLIN – Town leaders recognized Lt. Jeffrey Lawson of the Berlin Police Department this week for his efforts to save the life of an infant.On Monday, Mayor Gee Williams presented Lawson with a commendation to honor his actions earlier this month when he was confronted by a frantic mother whose baby wasn’t responsive. Lawson’s quick… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week approved funding for two special events this fall and next winter, but not before a larger debate about providing subsidies to pre-existing or recurring events.The Mayor and Council had before them Tuesday a request from the Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) to provide funding for a Spartan obstacle course… Read more »
BERLIN – What started as an effort to create unique artwork for his home has turned into a successful part-time business for one Berlin resident.When he isn’t surfing, working or fishing, Randy Jenkins spends much of his time in the workshop at the back of his property, creating what he calls lifestyle wall art.Using east… Read more »
WEST OCEAN CITY – After pleading guilty earlier this month for their roles in a vast cigarette smuggling and tax evasion conspiracy, two local men were sentenced to prison this week in New York Supreme Court.Last October, federal officials raided the West Ocean City homes of Basel and Samir Ramadan for the second time in… Read more »