WEST OCEAN CITY – A local boy had the opportunity of a lifetime last week as he escorted first lady Melania Trump during a visit to Children’s National Health System in Washington D.C.Ocean City Elementary School kindergarten student Nathan Simm held Trump’s hand as she entered the atrium of the hospital to read to its… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Nearly a year after the departure of the county’s economic development director, the position remains vacant.While the Worcester County Economic Development Department’s deputy director has stepped up in the interim, county leaders say they’ve delayed hiring a replacement for former director Merry Mears in order to reevaluate the position and its goals.“We… Read more »
WEST OCEAN CITY – Despite delays in the design and permitting process, officials with Flagship Cinemas said the construction of a new movie theater at the White Marlin Mall will be completed by spring.Last May, Flagship Cinemas – a private company that owns and operates movie theaters in Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Florida… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The local community is once again rallying around its own this week after a Saturday afternoon accident on Old Ocean City Road in Wicomico County claimed the life of a popular and beloved fixture in the resort fishing community.William Joseph Hathaway, 36, of Berlin, perished in a single-vehicle accident on Old Ocean… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After a major dust-up in Rehoboth Beach this week over the positioning of a nativity scene on town-owned property, a closer look at the hundreds of holiday displays in Ocean City revealed the number of faith-based displays included is fairly underwhelming.Last week, St. Edmond’s Catholic Church in Rehoboth Beach placed a nativity… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The City Council got a first look at the proposed fiscal year 2020 capital improvement plan (CIP) this week and are now in the early stages of prioritizing the “must haves” and the “nice to haves.”City Engineer Terry McGean on Tuesday presented the draft fiscal year 2020 CIP to the Mayor and… Read more »
BERLIN – Town officials remain concerned about traffic issues associated with a new apartment complex on Seahawk Road.As they have at several recent meetings, members of the Berlin Town Council on Monday voiced concerns regarding road conditions and traffic patterns at the Oceans East development on Seahawk Road.Mayor Gee Williams said the town was committed… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week refused to budge on the proposed installation of small-scale cell phone towers in residential areas after an often-tense debate, but it remains to be seen if the vote for “no action” will deter the proposal.As far back as 2015, private sector company Crown Castle announced a proposal to… Read more »
SALISBURY – A new study on this year’s National Folk Festival is expected to help city officials and event organizers better understand its economic impacts.Last week, the Business, Economic and Community Outreach Network (BEACON) at Salisbury University’s Franklin P. Perdue School of Business released the first phase in an economic impact study of the National… Read more »
BERLIN – Auditors cautioned town officials regarding a declining fund balance during a report this week.As representatives from PKS & Company presented Berlin’s annual audit report to town officials Monday, they recommended that the town develop a formal policy to ensure the general fund balance didn’t dip too low. A fund balance that exceeded $8… Read more »