OCEAN CITY — With another peak summer season in the books, resort officials are seeking information on how the enforcement of the smoking ordinance on the Boardwalk played out over the last few months along with some relief for some businesses in areas where smokers tend to congregate.During Tuesday’s Mayor and Council meeting, Police Commission… Read more »
BERLIN – Downtown Berlin will welcome several new businesses with the onset of fall.Within the next month, new shops expected to open in town include a pet supply shop, a travel-inspired trading company and a bookstore. In addition, existing shops A Little Bit Sheepish and Gilbert’s Provisions will move to new Main Street locations.“Everyone wants… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A foundation that provides adventure activities to children and young adults with special needs will makes its way to Ocean City this weekend for a day of surfing, bodyboarding and beach games.On Sept. 8, the Chesapeake Bay chapter of the Best Day Foundation – a national nonprofit based in California – will… Read more »
BERLIN – Thanks to the efforts of a former student, a bright new mural at Berlin Intermediate School celebrates a school-wide reading program.As they returned to classes this week, many Berlin Intermediate School (BIS) students stopped to admire the new two-panel mural in the school’s main hallway. The expansive piece of artwork depicts themes from… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — There will be helicopters circling the skies, Navy vessels near the shoreline and hundreds of first-responders from dozens of agencies around the downtown area on the first Saturday in November, but there will be no reason to panic.At Monday’s Mayor and Council meeting, Emergency Management Planner Bob Rhode outlined some of the… Read more »
SNOW HILL — A local man was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years in prison with all but seven suspended for a fatal hit-and-run collision last summer.Around 3 a.m. on Aug. 30, 2017, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to a reported hit-and-run collision involving a bicycle in the area of 2nd Street and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Xbox. Bicycles. Flat-screen TV. Amazon Fire tablets.These are just some of the toys 12-year-old Talan Carruthers will donate to families in need this Christmas after redeeming more than 268,000 arcade tickets.Last Friday, Talan made his way to the Funcade on the Boardwalk to redeem the arcade tickets he had spent a year… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The resort community lost a true icon this week with the passing of former Mayor Roland E. “Fish” Powell, whose contributions to the Town of Ocean City are almost too lengthy to enumerate.Powell passed away on Wednesday at the age of 89, just a week shy of his 90th birthday. He leaves… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — It remains to be seen if a federal judge will grant a preliminary injunction that could allow women to go topless in Ocean City, but the decision will likely be moot, as a hearing is set for later next month.U.S. District Court Chief Judge James Bredar last week issued a memorandum and… Read more »
BERLIN – Efforts to help veterans, developing public-private partnerships and assigning Berlin its own prosecutor highlight plans shared by the county’s incoming state’s attorney this week.Kristin Heiser, who was chosen by voters in June to take over the Worcester County State’s Attorney’s Office, shared her plans with elected officials in Berlin at a council meeting… Read more »