OCEAN PINES – Several community members spoke out in support of the Ocean Pines Golf Course following remarks made by a member of the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors.Golfers strongly advocated on behalf of the course at a meeting Saturday after they said board member Frank Daly had suggested closing the course temporarily in… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND – Forty-eight loggerhead sea turtles hatched from a nest at Fenwick Island State Park last month in what officials are calling an “extremely rare event” for Delaware.In September, images captured from a remote camera indicated that many of the hatchlings emerged from a nest late one night and made their way to the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Helicopters will swirl around the skies, Navy vessels will set up offshore and hundreds of first-responders from dozens of agencies will be running around the downtown area next Saturday, but there will be no need to panic.Coordinated by the Maryland National Guard and mandated by Gov. Larry Hogan, Operation Tourist Boom will… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — There was some measure of closure this week in the civil suit between the Town of Ocean City and Worcester County over tax differential, but the dispute is likely far from over.A Worcester County Circuit Court judge this week issued an order granting the county’s motion for summary judgment in the civil… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Redevelopment plans for the Alamo Motel in West Ocean City can proceed following allocation of sewer capacity for the project.The Worcester County Commissioners approved a request this week for 45 EDUs (equivalent dwelling units) from the Mystic Harbour Sanitary Service Area for the Alamo property. Though the motel is expected to be… Read more »
BERLIN – Construction of a new station for the Berlin Fire Company kicked off with a groundbreaking ceremony this week.On Tuesday, Berlin Fire Company (BFC) officials, county leaders, community organizations and representatives with local construction and architecture companies celebrated the upcoming construction of Station 3 with a groundbreaking ceremony at the fire company’s property on… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Four suspects are in custody this week for their alleged involvement in a pair of gunpoint robberies in the resort less than an hour apart on Sunday.Around 7:50 p.m. on Sunday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers were dispatched to a hotel in the area of 37th Street for a reported armed… Read more »
BERLIN — Trick-or-treating in Berlin is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 5-7 p.m.For the first time ever on Halloween, in the interest of pedestrian safety, Main Street will be closed to traffic from its intersection with West Street to its intersection with Tripoli Street.Candy scanning, which has previously been done at the police station,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After state transportation officials essentially said funding concerns were burying the proposed dualization of Route 90 on the local highway priority list, resort officials called the lack of priority for the project both “irresponsible” and “disturbing.”During an annual tour of local jurisdictions earlier this month, Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) officials outlined… Read more »
WEST OCEAN CITY — Two weeks after their West Ocean City home was raided by federal law enforcement officials and their local partners, two Ocean City men were indicted Thursday in New York for their alleged roles in trafficking significant quantities of untaxed cigarettes, the same crimes they were convicted of in 2015.On Thursday, Oct…. Read more »