OCEAN CITY – On Monday night, the Mayor and City Council came before a room crowded with members of Ocean City’s two unions to sign and ratify the long awaited collective bargaining agreements, which feature a series of salary increases for employees after going years without.City Manager David Recor first introduced the resolution to ratify… Read more »

BALTIMORE — The Restaurant Association of Maryland presents its annual Stars of the Industry Awards last night, including Restaurateur of the Year to Fish Tales’ Shawn Harman, Favorite Bar/Tavern to Macky’s Bayside Bar and Grill and Cornerstone of the Industry Award to the Greene Turtle.Other winners from the evening include:McCormick Cornerstone of the Industry Award,… Read more »

BERLIN — Making Berlin a more bikeable and walkable community continued this week when Lower Shore Land Trust (LSLT) representative Kate Patton met with the Town Council to brief them on an early concept plan to add trails to the area.The concept plan focuses on three efforts: traditional trails around town, a “greenbelt” trail circumventing… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Craft beer fans will be able to watch some of the most popular local brewers compete on April 20 at the first-ever Battle of the Brewers Springtoberfest at Fager’s Island in Ocean City.Featuring five local microbreweries including Dogfish Head, Evolution Craft Brewing, Heavy Seas, Flying Dog and Union Craft Brewing, Springtoberfest is… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – City Manager David Recor gave an update last week on the chief of police selection process, including the request for citizens input.“[Last month] we went live with a link on the city’s webpage that allows the public to submit a question, a suggested characteristic or attribute that they will like to see… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The OC Experience turned out to be hit at travel shows this year, according to the town’s tourism officials.During a Tourism Commission meeting on Monday afternoon, Tourism Director Donna Abbott presented survey results collected by the OC Experience during its tour of four different travel shows in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington D.C. and… Read more »

SALISBURY – An ordinance amending the city’s false alarm fees received its first required endorsement this week after being returned to the City Council after complaints were received the legislation was not accomplishing what it was set out to cure — a reasonable cost.For many years, the city has had an ordinance that included a… Read more »

BERLIN — Looking to buckle-down on the process of revising Berlin’s zoning code the town’s Planning Commission decided this week to have monthly meetings to discuss alterations.The commission met Wednesday after a six-month break. Work on revisions did not halt during that time, however, with Chuck Ward, director of planning and zoning, drafting about 75… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — A bill in the Maryland General Assembly that will provide an exemption for the countless condominiums and apartment buildings in Ocean City from placing mandatory recycling bins on their properties passed late Monday just before the session expired.Last year, the General Assembly passed legislation requiring the owners or property managers of condominiums… Read more »