OCEAN CITY — An apparent error in federal flood zone mapping has left some oceanfront properties facing hundreds of thousands of dollars in flood insurance premiums and is threatening real estate property values in the resort, town officials learned this week.Last July, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued new flood insurance rate maps for… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Citing a need to gain a competitive edge over similar facilities in the region and increase the economic impact, Ocean City officials on Tuesday moved forward with the next proposed major expansion of the Roland E. Powell Convention Center.The Mayor and Council on Tuesday approved hiring the Becker Morgan Group to begin… Read more »
BERLIN — While the results are still unofficial, here’s a breakdown of the results from Tuesday’s primary election.Worcester CountyPresident RepublicanTrump: 5,808, 73%Kasich: 1,135, 14.2%Cruz: 882, 11%President DemocraticClinton: 2,336, 56%Sanders: 1,939, 36%Wicomico CountyPresident RepublicanTrump: 6,998, 65%Kasich: 1,630, 15.1%Cruz: 1,828, 17%President DemocraticWicomicoClinton: 5,258, 59%Sanders: 3,119, 35%StatewidePresident RepublicanTrump: 236,666, 55%Kasich: 99,305, 23%Cruz: 81,683, 19%President DemocraticClinton: 531,182, 63%Sanders: 279,873,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Polling places were slow to fill on Tuesday morning as local voters colored in their paper ballots with general ease in Worcester County.After record numbers of Marylanders turned out for early voting in the state, the long lines of voters seen at polling places across the country were almost non-existent around the… Read more »
NEWARK — Governor Larry Hogan last Friday announced plans for the final two phases that will complete the US 113 widening to a four-lane divided highway for the entire 38-mile stretch in Maryland from Pocomoke City to Delaware.The $136.8 million investment in US 113 projects will address the county’s top transportation priority, improve safety, and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A friendly invitation from a third grade student prompted Maryland Governor Larry Hogan to stop and chat with students and teachers at Ocean City Elementary School on Friday morning.In the midst of his short tour of the lower Eastern Shore, with Friday stops at Assateague Island, Berlin, Snow Hill and Pocomoke planned,… Read more »
SALISBURY — The Salisbury Zoo announced today its bear cub will be leaving for a permanent relocation to San Diego in the near future.The statement read:“You may have noticed that we have separated our bear cub, Alba, from her mother, Chaska. This was done because both mom and cub have shown through their behaviors that… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE — Fittingly during National Park Week, the newest addition to the wild horse population on Assateague was birthed last Saturday, the first of which will likely be a veritable baby boom on the barrier island this spring.The new foal, with its rather sterile early moniker N2BHS-O, was birthed last Saturday on the barrier island… Read more »
BERLIN — One of the most memorable moments of Donald Trump’s visit to Stephen Decatur High School on Wednesday night had nothing to do with politics. It had to do with the GOP frontrunner giving a local man who works for his campaign a bow in front of his hometown crowd.“Where the hell is Kevin?,”… Read more »
BERLIN — While supporters of Donald Trump turned out by the thousands to Stephen Decatur High School Wednesday night, a much smaller group gathered across Seahawk Road to protest the candidate and the rally.The old Harley Davidson lot became home to a small island of dissenters, who gathered to peacefully demonstrate against Trump’s presence at… Read more »