OCEAN CITY — After getting a glimpse of “dramatic” renderings of the potential offshore wind energy farm last month, resort officials this week unanimously agreed to send a letter voicing opposition to the close proximity of the project to the shore.The Mayor and Council on Monday heard an in-depth presentation from U.S. Wind Project Development… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Race officials with Susan G. Komen Maryland are gearing up for the resort’s Sixth Annual Komen Maryland Ocean City Race for the Cure event this Saturday.More than 1,000 participants have already signed up to partake in the event, inundating the Boardwalk in pink apparel.Kim Schmulowitz, Komen Maryland’s communications and marketing director, said… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND – Officials with Assateague Island National Seashore are seeking the public’s input on a strategy to relocate oceanfront campsites on the island as they are lost or damaged.In an open house last Thursday, park employees and officials presented community members with displays and timelines that showed the impact of recent storms and outlined… Read more »
SALISBURY – Officials in Wicomico County are partnering with a sports consulting firm to initiate the first steps in bringing an ice hockey league to the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center, two months after a study determined there was little demand for one in Worcester County.At a press conference Friday, Wicomico County Executive Bob Culver… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Hoping to capitalize on a spike in the popularity of bonfires on the beach, Ocean City officials this week approved a request that could automate and streamline the permitting process.Ocean City Fire Marshal David Hartley on Tuesday presented a proposal to the Mayor and Council seeking approval to explore an online permitting… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A clearly divided Ocean City Council this week voted down a request to spend $30,000 on the preliminary design for a new midtown firehouse during a larger debate on several major capital expenditures on which the town is already committed.On Tuesday, the Mayor and Council had before them four proposed bids for… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The Worcester County Circuit Court has temporarily blocked actions on a lease agreement between an Ocean City condominium association and Verizon Wireless to install and operate cellphone antennas on the roof of a condo building.The decision follows an ongoing civil case between Triton’s Trumpet Condominium Association and its subsequent Board of Directors… Read more »
BERLIN – Scientists spent this week taking samples from the ponds at Berlin Falls Park.Since the town purchased the 60-plus acre former industrial property last year, residents have been eager to see it redeveloped into a public space to serve a variety of interests. Officials have been quick to point out that the extensive parcel… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials did an apparent about-face this week and decided to stay in the towing business with the requested increase in fees after an impassioned plea from a couple of different sources to maintain the current policy.Back in October, a unified private-sector towing industry approached the town’s police commission about a proposed… Read more »
BERLIN – People need to be kinder.That’s the message a group of Stephen Decatur High School students are hoping to share with a traveling mural project.“They wanted to do something to open people’s eyes,” said Darlene Idoni-McCann, a French teacher at Stephen Decatur. “We are tired of the negativity.”It was more than two years ago… Read more »