OCEAN CITY –Wondering if local waterways are safe for swimming?There’s an app for that.As it has for the past several years, Assateague Coastal Trust monitors waterways around Ocean City weekly to update the smartphone application Waterkeeper Swim Guide. The app lets users know if local waters are safe to swim in.“All of the locations we… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- Before the big boys hit the seas for the 42nd White Marlin Open next week, lady anglers throughout the resort area will have their moment in the sun this weekend with the arrival of the Ocean City Marlin Club’s 7th Annual Heels and Reels Tournament.The ladies-only tournament got underway yesterday with registration and… Read more »
BERLIN – The Berlin Ethics Commission ruled that a town councilman could bid on municipal projects as long as certain conditions were met.At the request of Berlin Councilman Thom Gulyas, the town’s ethics commission met to consider whether or not he could bid on the town’s printing projects. The commission agreed that he could as… Read more »
BERLIN – With construction well underway at the site of Cannery Village, Berlin’s new rent-to-own community, officials have opened a temporary office to provide applications and answer questions from potential residents.On Tuesday, representatives from Habitat America, who are working with the Cannery Village developer, set up an office in the Berlin Visitor Center. They will… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND – Tears were shed at the Fenwick Island Town Council meeting Friday as colleagues and staff said their goodbyes to Mayor Audrey Serio after serving the town for the last nine years as mayor.Serio participated in her last town council meeting as the elections approach on Saturday, Aug. 1, and she is not… Read more »
SALISBURY — A Wicomico County man faces first-degree murder charges this week after allegedly striking and killing his uncle in the head with a blunt object while the pair worked in a watermelon patch near Mardela on Monday.Shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Maryland State Police troopers responded to a produce farm field on Snethen… Read more »
BERLIN – Last year, Susan Coleman spent more than $50,000 on food, veterinary care and supplies for Worcester County’s feral cats.What drives her crazy is seeing animal control officers trap and euthanize some of those same cats.“We want to stop the unnecessary killing,” said Coleman, who operates Community Cats Coalition.She’s joined a number of other… Read more »
POCOMOKE CITY – Hardwire, the armor company based in southern Worcester County, has expanded to include a third building in Pocomoke City.The company has entered into a lease with an option to buy the Pocomoke Flex Building on Broad Street. George Tunis, CEO of Hardwire, says the additional 42,000-square-foot building will enable the company to… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Beachgoers in Ocean City got a close and personal glimpse of Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles on Monday when National Aquarium staffers released three of the rehabilitated creatures from the beach at 40th Street.The National Aquarium’s Marine Animal Rescue Program on Monday released three Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles from the beach in Ocean… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The resort will once again become the center of the sportfishing universe on Monday when hundreds of anglers and thousands of spectators gather in the resort for the 42nd Annual White Marlin Open.For over four decades, the White Marlin Open, deemed the largest billfish tournament in the world, has been one of… Read more »