OCEAN CITY — Continuing a recent recurring theme about perceived visual pollution along the beachfront, the Ocean City Mayor and Council this week rejected a proposal to install as many 12 new cell phone towers on the Boardwalk.As far back as 2015, private sector company Crown Castle announced a proposal to install as many as… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Officials recognized Worcester Technical High School’s Julia Hill as the county’s top teacher at the 2017 Worcester County Teacher of the Year celebration.The announcement that Hill, a Stephen Decatur High School graduate, was the 2017 Teacher of the Year was met with waves of applause Friday evening. Hundreds of teachers, school system… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The vestry of St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church awarded a contract to Gillis Gilkerson Inc. last month to begin construction on a two-story addition, which will replace the rectory that was destroyed in a fire nearly four years ago.Tom Shuster, a member of the church’s reconstruction team, said the project will begin… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Despite an offer to move the proposed wind farm five miles further off the coast, Ocean City officials this week sent a formal letter of opposition expressing concern about the proximity of the turbines to the resort’s coast and the potential visual impact from the shoreline.Just one week after Ocean City officials… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Nearly three years after it sailed off and disappeared over the horizon, the 16th century Spanish Galleon replica El Galleon Andalucia could be returning to Ocean City late this summer.During a budget work session on Thursday, Special Events Director Frank Miller told the Mayor and Council there had been cursory talks with… Read more »
BERLIN – Three local businessmen have announced their plans to open a multi-use outdoor sports complex between Ocean City and Salisbury later this summer.Business partners Jay Phillips, John Barrett and Mitch Parker are joining forces to launch the Mid-Atlantic Youth Sportsplex (MAYS) at a former church property on Morris Road in Pittsville.Since purchasing the 50-acre… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The “White Marlin Capital of the World” got a little less fishing-friendly this week when resort officials voted to eliminate the long-standing practice of awarding a $5,000 check to the angler who catches the first white marlin of the season each year.For decades, the Town of Ocean City has awarded a $5,000… Read more »
BERLIN – Plans for the redevelopment of the Bay Club as a campground will not move forward this month, as the request for a special exception for the property set to be considered by a county board has been postponed.Though the Bay Club was expected to seek a special exception for a campground at next… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — State officials on Wednesday morning approved roughly $4.6 million for the next beach replenishment project in Ocean City slated to begin this fall.On Wednesday, the three-member Board of Public Works (BPW), which includes Governor Larry Hogan, Comptroller Peter Franchot and Treasurer Nancy Kopp, unanimously approved the $4.6 million for the beach replenishment… Read more »
BERLIN – As plans for a new Showell Elementary School continue to move forward, county leaders this week praised the school system’s efforts to cut costs.School system officials presented the Worcester County Commissioners with the schematic design for the new Showell Elementary School on Tuesday. Joe Price, the school system’s facilities planner, said changes to… Read more »