OCEAN CITY – Heavy rains and gusty winds could put a damper on some of the 41st Annual Sunfest celebration this weekend at the Ocean City Inlet.Town officials and event organizers were preaching the message of “cautious optimism”, as the forecast from the National Weather Service projects that Saturday and Sunday could turn into a… Read more »
SALISBURY — In an effort to gain control of the spiraling cost of living in Salisbury for many residents, Mayor Jim Ireton, Jr. this week forwarded to the City Council an ambitious rent stabilization initiative aimed and reversing a long trend.Ireton announced this week he was forwarding to the City Council rent stabilization legislation engineered… Read more »
BERLIN – Six deaths in Worcester County were attributed to suicide in 2014.More than 16 percent of surveyed local teens said they’d considered killing themselves in 2013.That, health officials say, is why events like this weekend’s Out of Darkness walk are so important.“We really want to promote the conversation around mental health,” said the health… Read more »
BERLIN – A new garden at Cedar Chapel Special School is expected to beautify the grounds and at the same time aid the ecosystem.In honor of Worcester County’s Day to Serve campaign, volunteers from the Lower Shore Land Trust and Boy Scout Pack 155 planted a pollinator garden at Cedar Chapel Special School. The garden… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Two Ocean City restaurant workers put the “hospital” in hospitality last weekend when they each assisted with two serious motorcycle accidents on the same night about 100 blocks apart.Shortly before 7 p.m. last Friday, local resident, firefighter, EMT, rescue swimmer and Uber driver Mick Chester was working behind the bar at a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With the 2016 election season already into high gear, Ocean City tourism officials are planning on how best to direct their television advertising campaign next year to avoid getting lost in an endless stream of political ads.Each year, Ocean City spends a significant amount of money and resources on television, radio and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Thirty years ago this weekend, Ocean City Councilman Dennis Dare was a young city engineer for the town of Ocean City.The year was 1985, and Dare and other town officials got word that a Cape Verde-hurricane called Gloria had taken a sharp turn in the Atlantic Ocean and was churning with increasing… Read more »
SNOW HILL – In spite of a pending state deadline, local officials opted not to adjust Worcester County’s recycling plan but instead will share their concerns with area politicians.The majority of the Worcester County Commissioners voted last week not to amend the county’s Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan. A state-mandated amendment to address the issue… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The verdict in an excessive force and brutality civil suit filed by a Severn man against an Ocean City police officer went against the defendant after a three-day trial this week, resulting in an award for the plaintiff totaling $45,000.In March 2013, attorneys for Branden Thomas, then 26, filed suit in U.S…. Read more »
BERLIN – Want to win a house?The Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department (OPVFD) is offering people the chance to do just that with its annual house raffle. The department doesn’t trifle with gift baskets or 50/50s, for its biggest fundraiser of the year members are giving ticket buyers the chance to win a brand new… Read more »