WALLOPS ISLAND — Another significant launch event is set for next week from the Wallops Island Flight Facility with Orbital Sciences expected to send up an Antares rocket carrying needed supplies to the International Space Station. Four the second time in about four months, NASA and its private sector partner Orbital Sciences is expected to… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE — The first snowy owl fitted with a transmitter on Assateague Island has been a busy bird, according to data collected to track his whereabouts over the last week or so. Local residents and visitors to beaches in Maryland and Delaware over the last few weeks have been treated to a rather rare opportunity… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Although fundraising totals are preliminary, the 20th Annual Penguin Swim, held on New Year’s Day in Ocean City, appears to have surpassed its previous record in support of Atlantic General Hospital. The event took place on Wednesday with 750 participants diving into the Atlantic Ocean with the water temperature being in the… Read more »
SNOW HILL — With at least three pending bills pre-filed calling for a delay, a contentious regulation should be getting an early review this month once the Maryland General Assembly reconvenes Jan. 8. Debate over a new Phosphorous Management Tool (PMT) has raged since late this summer. Environmental advocacy groups like Assateague Coastal Trust (ACT)… Read more »
BERLIN — With the opening of the 2014 Maryland General Assembly now less than a week away, hundreds of pieces of legislation of local and state importance have already been filed in advance of the session. The Maryland General Assembly reconvenes at noon next Wednesday and before the 90-day session is over, state lawmakers will… Read more »
BERLIN — There was some movement this month in the ongoing $8 million civil suit filed against the Berlin Fire Company alleging malfeasance from leadership over a former employee’s perceived sexual orientation, including the winnowing of the list of individual defendants from four to two and a demand for a jury trial. In August, former… Read more »
SALISBURY — The battle over a “questionable” business in Salisbury intensified again last week when city officials vowed to start fining an adult store in Salisbury to the tune of $500 per day in January if the establishment does not come into compliance with the city code. On Dec. 11, the city of Salisbury conducted… Read more »
SALISBURY – Salisbury City Council President Jake Day reflected this week on a busy 2013, when he was not only elected but became a part of what his campaign was mostly about — bringing life to downtown. Day said his highlight in 2013 was being elected to the council in April immediately followed by being… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – After over a year of construction, the Caroline Street Comfort Station on the Boardwalk is now open. “The building is open and substantially completed,” McGean said on Tuesday without wanting to further comment. A few weeks ago, McGean advised the contractor, Black Diamond Builders, if the Caroline Street Comfort Station did not… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Elected officials this week reflected on the past year full of infrastructure and capital improvement progress and discussed 2014 priority items. Besides the the opening of a new Art League of Ocean City’s Center for the Arts on 94th Street, the expansion of the Roland E. Powell Convention Center and the completion… Read more »