SNOW HILL — The town of Snow Hill is at a crossroads. Not geographically, of course, but figuratively, as the once vibrant and quaint community has fallen on tough economic times and is trying desperately to reverse that downward trend.There are more vacant storefronts and buildings in the county seat than there have been in… Read more »
BERLIN – Ocean Pines Association officials have agreed to set up a meeting with Landscapes Unlimited following a lengthy discussion over recent communication with the golf management company.The board voted 5-2 to meet with Landscapes Unlimited, the company hired to run the Ocean Pines Association (OPA) golf course earlier this year, to discuss the business… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The dull roar of a janitor’s floor buffer echoed through the halls of Stephen Decatur High School on Wednesday night as longtime county English teacher Maureen Brittingham taught a diverse group of adult students how to properly fill out a resume.“Read the passage and circle any of the words you don’t know,”… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Each year, Ocean City shells out $5.5 million in order to advertise to the masses. While some may oppose the approach, criticizing a few of the target markets or even the town’s unofficial spokesman “Rodney the Lifeguard,” the results continue to trend positive.A recent report presented to the Ocean City Mayor and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Although the debate got a little chippy at times, cooler heads prevailed this week in the latest attempt to tweak Ocean City’s ordinance regulating Boardwalk street performers.The Boardwalk Task Force met on Wednesday to take into consideration some of the concerns voiced during a public hearing last month on the city’s busker… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week opened bids for upcoming street paving and canal dredging projects, but not before defending the bidding process.During Tuesday’s work session, the Mayor and Council fielded a question from the audience seeking an answer to why the elected officials almost always accept the lowest bids for various projects. Mayor… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Uncertain about the state’s plan for a future replacement for the Route 50 bridge, the owners of the old Cropper concrete plant property on the bay at First Street last week asked for and received an extension of an existing site plan for the redevelopment of the site.In 2007, the previous property… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — If Governor Larry Hogan is successful in pushing through one of his latest initiatives, more drivers arrested on drunk-driving charges will be riding with ignition interlock devices inside their vehicles.Hogan last week announced a proposed expansion of the state’s ignition interlock system in the hopes of reducing the number of drunk drivers… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND – Town officials are hoping a survey will help gauge public opinion regarding freeboarding and what effect it should have on building height in Fenwick Island.The town last week sent out a survey asking residents whether they thought structures in Fenwick Island should be allowed to go 18-24 inches above the current height… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Two Montgomery County men, convicted last month on multiple counts of malicious destruction of property after a downtown Ocean City graffiti spree in April, were each sentenced on Wednesday to nearly six months in jail and were ordered to pay thousands of dollars in restitution to the many victims.In the early morning… Read more »