OCEAN CITY – Nearly 130 participants and more than 50 Jeeps came out to the beaches of Ocean City this week to support a charitable event.On Sunday, Nov. 18, the Ocean City Jeep Club hosted its second annual Toys for Tots Run. As part of the event, more than 50 Jeeps entered the beach at… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Resort officials this week agreed to continue an advertising program on the new Boardwalk trams.On Monday, the Ocean City Mayor and Council opted to continue with an advertising program that would require town staff to transfer advertising panels from the old tram coaches to the new tram coaches and to replace broken… Read more »
BERLIN – A historic Berlin estate once home to a bed and breakfast has reopened as a venue for weddings and other special events.The Merry Sherwood Plantation, located on Route 113 in Berlin, has reopened its doors to the public and will serve the community as an event venue for weddings, parties, funeral receptions and… Read more »
SALISBURY — Schools in Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties received $96,242 in grant funding through the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore’s 2018 Education Award Grants Program, which will be distributed across 33 school-based programs.“The educators creating these programs are inspiring the future leaders of our community,” said Erica Joseph, CFES President. “CFES believes education… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE — National Park Service staffers are spending much of November conducting pregnancy tests on many of the mares on the barrier island.Each November, Assateague Island National Seashore biologists conduct pregnancy tests on the mares among the population of wild horses on the barrier island in an attempt to predict how many if any new… Read more »
SALISBURY – A record number of local nonprofits are expected to benefit from this year’s “Shore Gives More” campaign.On Tuesday, Nov. 27, the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore will host its fourth annual online giving campaign, which allows individuals an opportunity to donate to one – or several – of the 99 participating nonprofits… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — More lighting is better along a notoriously dangerous stretch of Coastal Highway, resort officials decided this week, but it certainly wasn’t easy.The Mayor and Council had before them on Tuesday a presentation of the lighting recommendations for the stretch of Coastal Highway from the convention center to 62nd Street, or the area… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — During a fall update with State Highway Administration (SHA) officials on Tuesday, resort officials continued to press for the eventual dualization of Route 90, but it doesn’t appear the state is prepared to take action any time soon.On Tuesday, SHA officials briefed the Mayor and Council on a variety of projects in… Read more »
BERLIN – A local restauranteur plans to transform a vacant bank building on Old Ocean City Boulevard into an eatery focused on traditional southern barbeque.John Trader, founder of Liquid Assets in Ocean City and Our Harvest in Fenwick, plans to open a barbeque restaurant in the former Taylor Bank building on Old Ocean City Boulevard…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Improving the streetscape on an important section of Baltimore Avenue in the downtown area could start with undergrounding the unsightly utility poles and wires, resort officials decided this week.For the last several years, resort officials have been working on a plan to renovate the streetscape along a section of Baltimore Avenue from… Read more »