OCEAN CITY – The proposed Margaritaville project inched closer to becoming a reality this week with resort officials accepting the findings of fact from the Planning Commission despite some misgivings about the square footage required for a planned overlay district.The Mayor and Council had before them on Monday a revised and updated findings of fact… Read more »
WEST OCEAN CITY – The second annual Maryland Coast Bike Festival will return to the West Ocean City Commercial Harbor this weekend.On Saturday, May 7, members of the community are invited to join the second annual Maryland Coast Bike Festival. After a successful first year, event coordinator Salty Selt said he is eager to see… Read more »
BERLIN – Park officials removed an aggressive stallion from Assateague Island National Seashore Monday for relocation to Texas.Delegate’s Pride, also known as Chip (N6ELS-H), was removed from Assateague May 2 and will be permanently relocated to a wildlife sanctuary in Texas. Officials said the highly food conditioned and aggressive stallion had been involved in more… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The male convicted in a brutal double homicide in Ocean City was denied parole Thursday.Benjamin Sifrit, one half of a notorious couple that killed and dismembered a Virginia couple in a north-end condo in Ocean City on Memorial Day weekend in 2002, had a parole hearing in front of the Maryland Parole… Read more »
SNOW HILL– The Worcester County Commissioners honored a local resident last week for her efforts to assist the unemployed during the pandemic.The commissioners last Tuesday presented a commendation to Pat Schrawder, district representative for Sen. Mary Beth Carozza, for her efforts to assist more than 2,000 residents of Worcester, Wicomico and Somerset counties in securing… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – After months of debate, resort officials this week approved a proposed budget redirection plan that includes, among other things, increasing the minimum threshold for reserve fund balance from 15% to 17%.In the weeks since fiscal year 2023 budget deliberations, City Manager Terry McGean, Budget Manager Jennie Knapp and Finance Director Chuck Bireley… Read more »
BERLIN – Three people escaped a house fire in Berlin Wednesday morning by jumping out of second story window.Crews from Berlin, Ocean Pines, Showell, Ocean City and Newark responded to Railroad Avenue in Berlin Wednesday morning in response to a house fire reported at 8:15 a.m. Upon arrival, crews observed a working house fire at… Read more »
SNOW HILL – With last week’s vote to move forward with a sports complex on Route 50, the county can now begin putting the pieces in place to bring the project to fruition.An environmental site assessment, updates to Maryland Stadium Authority studies and a request for design proposals are now in the works. While questions… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – An overhaul of the Ocean City Fire Department’s staffing plan, including new hires and a conversion of some positions from part-time to full-time, was approved this week by resort officials.During budget deliberations last month, it became evident there was a critical need for more full-time firefighters and paramedics in the resort. Last… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Professional bull riding will make its inaugural appearance in Ocean City in June after resort officials this week signed off on a funding arrangement including a revenue share of ticket prices.Earlier this month, the Ocean City Tourism Commission got an update on the professional bull riding event set for a portion of… Read more »