OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week approved a shared marketing opportunity with OC BikeFest at around $20,000, but not before a spirited debate on the return on investment and the value of the event to the town.At last week’s Tourism Committee meeting, Tourism Director Donna Abbott presented a request for the marketing opportunity with… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The future dualization of Route 90 has moved up Worcester County’s priority list for State Highway Administration (SHA) projects, Ocean City officials learned this week.Worcester County Commissioner Joe Mitrecic, who represents Ocean City, led off his quarterly report with word the proposed dualization of Route 90 has moved up the county’s state… Read more »
BERLIN – A board of appeals hearing regarding a potential recovery house in Berlin has been canceled.Following presentations in front of the Berlin Town Council and the Worcester County Board of Education, connections of Hope4Recovery were expected to meet with Berlin’s board of zoning appeals April 4 regarding their plan to establish a sober living… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Search efforts following a small plane crash just off the coast of the Ocean City Municipal Airport in late February concluded last week with the identity of the fatally-injured pilot confirmed and the presumed passenger never recovered.On Feb. 28, a Cessna 172S airplane piloted by Marcson Ngwa, 28, of Windsor Mill, Md.,… Read more »
BERLIN – Citizens shared concerns over gun rights, renewable energy and immigration at a town hall meeting hosted by Congressman Andy Harris last week.With little preamble Friday evening, Harris, Maryland’s 1st District congressman, jumped straight into answering questions from his constituents at Stephen Decatur Middle School. Early on, it was obvious that gun rights would… Read more »
BERLIN – When a vacancy opened up in the Donaway building on Main Street in February, there was a waiting list of interested merchants.When Burley Oak’s Bryan Brushmiller purchased the Downtown Video building, he started fielding inquiries from businesses wanting the space before its existing tenant left.When the Maryland Wine Bar moved into Sisters, On… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A relatively rare anomaly has appeared at the Ocean City Inlet this week in the form of a wide, flat, sandy beach on the south side of the north jetty in a rocky area typically under water and pounded by heavy surf and swift currents.Back-to-back-to-back Nor’easter’s brushed past the mid-Atlantic area in… Read more »
BERLIN – Town officials urged proponents for a recovery house in Berlin to talk with the property’s neighbors before proceeding.On Monday, members of Hope4Recovery shared their plans for a recovery house in Berlin with members of the town council. The group, which has applied for nonprofit status, hopes to turn a home on William Street… Read more »
SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Planning Commission could soon consider a sectional rezoning of some properties on Route 589.The commission is seeking permission from the Worcester County Commissioners to pursue a sectional rezoning of properties along Route 589 near the Ocean Downs Casino. When presented with Route 589 rezoning requests this month, rather than… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With little fanfare and virtually no new discussion, the council this week voted to keep the summer fireworks start at 10:30 p.m.For years, the weekly fireworks displays on Monday and Tuesday nights during the summer began at 10 p.m. Last year, however, after an often-contentious debate, the downtown fireworks start time was… Read more »