OCEAN CITY – With an increase in police activity linked to participants, Ocean City officials are hoping to create a beneficial partnership with the organizers of the annual Volkswagon and Audi weekend event that comes to Ocean City each September. H2O International, also referred to as H2Oi, is a two-day VW/Audi rally that was held… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Three more dolphins were discovered on the beach in Ocean City late last week and ultimately perished, although early indications are at least one of them was not related to the ongoing “unusual mortality event” and the moribillivirus associated with the massive deaths.Two bottlenose dolphins washed up on the beach in Ocean… Read more »
SALISBURY — A number of cost reduction efforts and revenue boosts were examined by the Salisbury City Council this week with the goal of finding a way to fund a city-wide employee pay increase. City administration was able to put together a plan that would cover the pay increases, though members of the council questioned… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The first 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb will take place in Ocean City this month to remember the 343 firefighters that sacrificed their lives that day and to benefit the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF). The inaugural Ocean City 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb, hosted by the Delmarva Emerald Society (DES), will take place… Read more »
SNOW HILL — A Berlin man, one half of a father-daughter burglary spree last spring, pleaded guilty this week in Worcester County Circuit Court to conspiracy to commit burglary and theft and was sentenced to eight years in jail, all but 18 months of which were suspended. Through much of last April and May, Berlin… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — For the last 24 years, thousands of recent high school graduates hitting Ocean City for Senior Week have enjoyed the alcohol-free alternatives provided by the resort’s Play it Safe program, but with its 25th anniversary approaching, it now needs to rely more than ever on donations to remain viable. Typically about 8,000… Read more »
BERLIN — Is Berlin on the precipice of an art and entertainment boom? Austin Widdowson, owner of Re:Fresh Media, believes that it is and can imagine a future where streets are alive with art and every bartender, lifeguard and mechanic has the opportunity to be an artist. Widdowson hopes to be part of that evolution,… Read more »
BERLIN — Maryland’s four operating casinos, including the Casino at Ocean Downs in Berlin, continued to show significant revenue increases in September, according to Maryland Lottery figures released this week. Overall, Maryland’s four operating casinos generated $65.3 million in September 2013, driven largely by the Maryland Live casino in Anne Arundel County, which accounted for… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – City staff members received a tongue lashing this week after the town’s advertising agency’s notice period of its contract expiration slipped and was automatically renewed for another year. At the conclusion of this week’s Mayor and City Council legislative session, Councilman Brent Ashley brought up then contract extension of the town’s advertising… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – During Monday evenings Mayor and City Council legislative session, several items of business were briefly discussed and approved. Among the topics were the 94th Street water tower being painted with the Art League of Ocean City’s logo, the council’s request for the Seaside 10 to lower costs for the city, parking requirements… Read more »