OCEAN CITY – Planet Maze is celebrating its 20th anniversary of providing family-friendly fun for all ages in Ocean City.Planet Maze, owned by the Thaler, Albright and Gordon families, is an interactive amusement facility located on 33rd Street and Coastal Highway that offers Lost Galaxy Golf, Lasertron, a climbing wall and maze, arcade, youth and… Read more »
BERLIN – Buckingham Elementary School will lose one of its best known educators with the retirement of media specialist Debbie Wooten this spring.After more than 40 years at Buckingham, Wooten, the familiar face that’s greeted generation after generation of children in the school’s library, will step down at the end of the school year.“When I… Read more »
BERLIN – A prayer luncheon to benefit the three families affected by a fire on Bay Street early this month has been set for May 2.La’Reka Marshall, a Berlin native and founder of Soulful Gospel Events, will host a luncheon at Berlin Intermediate School next Saturday to benefit the families displaced by an April 3… Read more »
BERLIN – Mayor Gee Williams urged Berlin officials to consider the town’s key goals, ranging from buying the former Tyson property to increasing parking, as they developed the coming year’s budget.At a budget work session Monday, Williams stressed the importance of continuing the town’s success with the projects identified during Berlin’s strategic planning process. Though… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Though they’re eager to see commercial development near Samuel Bowen Boulevard along Route 50 increase, local officials have agreed not to tweak area sewer costs.The Worcester County Commissioners, following a recommendation from the county’s water and sewer committee, voted this week not to adjust EDU (Equivalent Dwelling Unit) costs in the Riddle… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City is going to the dogs April 24-26 for a weekend of fundraising for the Worcester County Humane Society, including the 16th Annual Boardwalkin’ for Pets event on Saturday, April 25.The weekend kicks off on Friday, April 24 at Adolfo’s on the ocean from 5-9 p.m. Advance tickets are being sold… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Each year the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury University, plays host to the Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition and Art Festival, bringing talented artists from across the globe to Ocean City, allowing them to showcase their carving talent.This year’s event at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center is slated for… Read more »
SNOW HILL – While questions remain, Worcester County leaders learned more this week about the 6,200-seat sports arena a Texas company has proposed for northern Worcester County.Representatives from Hat Trick Consulting, the company that has presented plans for a minor league hockey arena, met with the Worcester County Commissioners Tuesday to talk about the concept… Read more »
BERLIN – Concerns over climbing property tax rates and education funding highlighted a budget meeting hosted by a pair of Worcester County Commissioners this week.Dozens of area residents attended Tuesday’s first-of-its-kind town hall meeting focused on the county budget hosted by Worcester County Commissioners Chip Bertino and Jim Bunting at the Ocean Pines library. Commissioners… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Suspects have been identified and charges are pending against the vandals that struck a wide swath of the downtown Ocean City area early last Sunday morning.Residents awoke on Sunday to a bold graffiti spree on buildings, vehicles and other structures roughly between 16th and 20th Streets right along Coastal Highway. No arrests… Read more »