OCEAN CITY – A local organization is asking businesses, residents and visitors to go “strawless” this summer.From May through August, the Ocean City chapter of the Surfrider Foundation – a national nonprofit whose mission is to protect the beaches and ocean – is raising awareness of plastic pollution by launching a campaign that encourages restaurants,… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Local students are expected to join their peers throughout the country in a national school walkout planned for Wednesday morning.A month after the tragic school shooting in Parkland, Florida, a 17-minute national walkout set to take place at 10 a.m. on March 14 will honor those killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The House Economic Matters Committee on Monday voted down a bill that would require future offshore wind energy turbines to be at least 26 miles off the coast of Ocean City, effectively killing the chance for the legislation to advance in the current session.Last spring, the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) approved… Read more »
NEWARK – A local school has been recognized for its efforts to provide learning opportunities through Project Lead the Way Engineering and Biomedical Science programs.Worcester Technical High School was recently recognized as a Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Distinguished School. PLTW is a national nonprofit organization that develops STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) curricula… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Restaurant Association of Maryland (RAM) this week announced the nominees for its annual spring awards gala in Ocean City and once again the resort area is well represented with nominees in several categories.Ocean City’s restaurant and hospitality community has brought home more than its fair share of the annual RAM awards… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The ongoing median fence project along Coastal Highway will not greatly impact the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade next weekend, but an unforeseen challenge has put its Memorial Day completion date in jeopardy.The project, along with the hotel construction at 45th Street Village, is not expected to have any adverse impacts on… Read more »
ANNAPOLIS — The battle over the proposed distance of offshore wind energy turbines from the Ocean City shoreline moved to the General Assembly this week with a hearing before a Senate committee that would require the distance to be at least 26 nautical miles.The Town of Ocean City has contended the first line of turbines… Read more »
SELBYVILLE – A comedian, a Tony Award winner and other notable performers will grace the Freeman Stage at Bayside this summer.In a press conference Thursday, Michelle Freeman, president of the Joshua M. Freeman Foundation, unveiled the first portion of this year’s lineup of artists who will usher the Freeman Stage into its 11th season.“This season… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — No consensus was reached this week on the start time for the Boardwalk fireworks and after a spirited debate, the issue was sent back to the drawing board.For years, the Boardwalk fireworks shows on Monday and Tuesday night began at 10 p.m. Last year after an often-contentious debate, the downtown fireworks show… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After the second major coastal storm in a week passes through the mid-Atlantic region, the search for a second victim and more wreckage from last week’s plane crash off the coast of the resort is expected to resume.Late last Wednesday night, a Cessna 172S Skyhawk airplane occupied by a flight instructor and… Read more »