ASSATEAGUE — With the arrival of another summer season, visitors will flock to Assateague Island National Seashore in the coming weeks and months, but federal budget cuts caused by sequestration could impact the overall experience for visitors to the barrier island.The Natural Resources Committee’s leading Democrats last week released a rather ominous report on the… Read more »
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Proposed Salisbury Budget Defended
SALISBURY – At a public hearing regarding the mayor’s proposed budget, which includes an increase in the tax rate, a taxpayer’s concerns over having to pay for duplicated services between the city and Wicomico County were heard.“The budget this year is dominated by the fact that our assessable base has dropped considerably this year,” City… Read more »
National Agency Calls For Lower BAC Limit
OCEAN CITY — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) this month issued a series of proposed interventions and recommendations to reduce or eliminate altogether the number of alcohol-related crashes, including a proposal to lower the legal blood-alcohol limit from the current .08 percent to .05 in every state in the country and the initiative has… Read more »
Berlin Farmers Market To Relocate To Fire Company Property
BERLIN — Months after a tough fight to stay at their traditional location on Main Street, the Berlin Farmers’ Market will be moving next month to the nearby Berlin Fire Company (BFC).The original plan to re-locate the market had been fiercely opposed, but this new idea, which came from the market vendors after an offer… Read more »
Utility Provides Update On Substation Expansion In North OC
OCEAN CITY — The new Delmarva Power substation construction and expansion in the Caine Woods community in north Ocean City has continued to make strides in recent weeks after a contentious battle waged by neighbors last winter.Delmarva Power is in the process of constructing an expanded substation in the area of the 138th Street on… Read more »
Oyster House Eyes Fenwick Island Opening In Early June
OCEAN CITY – Ropewalk, a Fenwick Island oyster house, will be opening its doors in the beginning of June, bringing a Baltimore tradition to the area.The original tavern, to later become Ropewalk tavern, is located in south Baltimore dating back to pre-prohibition and is situated on one of the oldest streets in Federal Hill, Ropewalk… Read more »
Eight Arrests In Memorial Weekend Sting
OCEAN CITY — Over the course of the Memorial Day weekend, local law enforcement officers embarked on an ambitious undercover drug enforcement operation throughout the resort, resulting in eight felony arrests.The Ocean City Police Criminal Investigation Division and the Narcotics Unit, along with the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team, last weekend conducted an undercover drug… Read more »
Legionnaire’s Lawsuit ‘Resolved’
SNOW HILL — Weeks after a federal civil suit filed over an outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease at an historic Boardwalk hotel was settled, a parallel case filed last year in Worcester County Circuit Court by 11 different plaintiffs was resolved last week prior to trial.In October 2011, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene… Read more »
Search Continues For Missing Woman
BERLIN — The search continued yesterday for an elderly Berlin woman who suffers from dementia and short-term memory loss and was last seen at her residence near South Point Monday afternoon.Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office received a missing persons report on Helen Stephanie David, 77, of Berlin, from her son,… Read more »
Couple ‘Racing’ To Open Olde English Restaurant In OC
OCEAN CITY – Who better to bring English-style fish and chips to the Ocean City area than a family with a rich industry history dating back to the 1920s?Andy Markopoulos’s grandfather, Tony, arrived on the shores of Ellis Island as a Greek Immigrant and joined the U.S. Navy to become a citizen. After serving and… Read more »