OCEAN CITY — The Sand Castle Home Tour is right around the corner. but there is still time to reserve your tickets. The Art League of Ocean City (ALOC) will host its 9th Annual Sand Castle Home Tour on Sept. 19-20, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The self-guided home tour promises to be… Read more »
BERLIN — A little more than a year after cutting all financial support to the Berlin Fire Company (BFC), the Mayor and Council voted unanimously Monday to restore $200,000 out of the $537,000 that was withdrawn. There doesn’t appear to be a clear winner in the dispute at this time, with the BFC vocal about… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – More tall ships and similar vessels will be sought to come to Ocean City in the future as a result of the significant success of the El Galeon. At the conclusion of Tuesday afternoon’s Recreation and Park Commission meeting, Special Events Superintendent Frank Miller proposed to the commission the idea of Ocean… Read more »
BERLIN — The Worcester County Veterans Memorial Foundation, Inc. (WCVMF) received the William Donald Schaefer Helping People award this week for its educational outreach and positive impact on veterans. A veteran himself, Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot praised the WCVMF for making the memorial in Ocean Pines a reality and emphasized the importance of service in… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The scheduled closure of the Route 50 drawbridge on the night of the 4th of July could be moved to a later hour to help relieve fireworks traffic if the full Mayor and Council accepts the Police Commission’s recommendation. Last month Lt. Scott Harner of the Ocean City Police Department brought to… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Data presented by the Ocean City Police Department from June through August reveals overall crime this summer compared to previous seasons. At Monday’s Police Commission meeting, it was reported August’s total calls for service, including traffic stops, business checks and assistance to citizens, were 12,983, which is a 1.8-percent decrease from August… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — In response to the “unusual mortality event” that has stranded hundreds of bottlenose dolphins along the mid-Atlantic coast since mid-summer including several in Ocean City, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has allocated more funding to step up patrols at sea and on land to monitor the situation. NOAA’s Office of… Read more »
BERLIN — The Casino at Ocean Downs received approval from the Worcester County Planning Commission yesterday to build a nearly 53,000-square-foot addition to its current facility to make way for table games, among other amenities. “It’s going to serve for an expansion of the slot machines. There are going to be a few additional slot… Read more »
BERLIN — The Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Julien Benichou, has announced the schedule for the 2013-14 “Season of Discovery”. There will be a series of five concerts beginning in October and ending next May. The season opens the weekend of Oct. 12 with two “Great Masterworks”, Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D… Read more »
BERLIN — Two unique perspectives will meet Friday when the Worcester County Arts Council (WCAC) hosts a joint gallery displaying paintings from Jim Adcock and photography from Ron Michaels. Though approaches will be different, both artists will seek to capture “Views of the Eastern Shore” through their own media. The one-night event will take place… Read more »