People who make a living in the world of public works are passionate about garbage. That’s why Ocean City Public Works Hal Adkins used the phrase “game changer” when describing a heavy-duty, four-wheel truck for beach trash collection he was pitching to the Mayor and Council this week. “This is a game-changer for how we… Read more »
The Maryland General Assembly session is kicking into high gear in Annapolis with a flurry of bills, several of local significance, being introduced in recent weeks. Although I doubt it will get passed because education special interest groups carry a lot of weight within the halls of the legislature, Senate Bill 452 seeks to require… Read more »
One year after Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan ordered all school systems must ring their first bell after the Labor Day holiday, Delaware and Pennsylvania are in the process of trying to do the same thing. I have long thought the significance of the governor’s mandate — aimed at adding an extra week, or weeks in… Read more »
What’s new in Ocean City for this summer? That’s a question Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan and tourism officials get asked often on marketing trips and media interviews in advance of the summer season. During these appearances, Meehan typically recounts new wrinkles on the town’s free special event offerings, headline acts for the OC Air… Read more »
The Ocean City Mayor and Council is in the unenviable position of having most decisions — especially those involving anything of a tourism nature — linked to greed and deception. This is not the reality but it’s the perception to some, at least according to every single article we post on social media these days…. Read more »
It appears Ocean City’s trash has become Salisbury’s treasure. The iconic 50-foot artificial Christmas tree that has long been the centerpiece of the resort’s Winterfest of Lights display at Northside Park has been deemed to have outlived its useful life and was recently offered for sale on govdeals.com. Apparently, the city of Salisbury has purchased… Read more »
At least one of my predictions made last week for this year has already turned out to be wrong. I forecasted last week that the Ocean City median fence project would be plagued by delays and not be ready until the Fourth of July weekend rather than the planned Memorial Day completion date. After word… Read more »
It’s tradition in the last issue of the year for me to look ahead and make some predictions for the year ahead. Here’s a list of what I think will take place in 2017: •In May, a federal judge will rule for a disqualification of the first-place white marlin from the 2016 White Marlin Open… Read more »
This is the fun time of year I get to look back and see how my predictions were that I made at the end of 2015 for the year ahead. This was one of my better prediction years, but there were still plenty of instances when I had proverbial egg on my face. Next week… Read more »
The concept of a 434-site campground being developed outside of Berlin should raise concerns among residents and businesses. Chief among them has to be traffic volume, which without question will increase during camping season if this project comes to fruition. I can picture the hypothetical now. A travel trailer, driven by a motorist unfamiliar with… Read more »