OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Development Corporation (OCDC) has been in existence for 13 years and through its assistance a considerable amount of improvement has been made to the downtown area.The OCDC has grown to 11 committees and volunteers have chalked up 7,500 volunteer hours since 2000. This year the OCDC absorbed the Boardwalk… Read more »
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NEW FOR MONDAY: Missing Man Found In Assawoman Bay
OCEAN CITY — The body of an Ocean City man, who went missing after capsizing a canoe in the Assawoman Bay near Fenwick Island in the early morning hours of March 2, was found in the bay near Ocean City on Saturday.Nicholas R. Townsend, 23, was last seen around 4 a.m. on March 2 while… Read more »
NEW FOR FRIDAY: Kathy Mathias Chemo Bill Nears Passage
OCEAN CITY — The Kathleen A. Mathias Chemotherapy Parity Act of 2012 has sailed through the Senate and is expected to breeze through the House of Delegates soon.The act, named after Mathias, a beloved Ocean City resident who lost her battle with cancer last August, aims to level the playing field for insurance coverage for… Read more »
Schools Super Seeks Raises For All County Employees
SNOW HILL — In anticipation of a difficult budget season, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jon Andes appealed to the Worcester County Commissioners this week to draft a fiscal year 2013 budget where all county employees receive a raise, the first in three years.“I’m asking you, pleading with you, begging you to find some way, somehow,… Read more »
Wallops Launching Five Rockets In Five Minutes Tonight
WALLOPS — Residents and visitors could see a rare spectacle across the sky late tonight and early tomorrow morning as NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility plans to launch five suborbital rockets within a span of five minutes as part of a jet stream wind study.With a little cooperation from the weather and a resolution of… Read more »
Change In Fireworks Provider Splits City Council
OCEAN CITY – This summer’s 4th of July fireworks displays were in question this week with the City Council deciding to go in a different direction with providers.Recreation and Parks Director Tom Shuster explained that the Independence Day fireworks bids were opened on Feb. 14 and set at a budget amount of $62,500.Since then, city… Read more »
Berlin B&B Wants To Host Events
BERLIN — Bed and Breakfasts in Berlin might become a lot more than a place to sleep and grab an omelet if a proposal that received a favorable recommendation from the Planning Commission this week eventually becomes law.Representing the new Waystead Inn, located on Harrison Avenue, attorney Mark Cropper put forth an application to expand… Read more »
Salisbury News In Brief
SALISBURY – The City Council’s agenda this week was brief but the following items were discussed and approved.New Crosswalk Near SU PlannedA resolution accepting the gift of $4,879 for a mid-block pedestrian crosswalk on Milford Street was approved by the City Council.City Administrator John Pick explained that during a recent review the Public Works Department… Read more »
Resort About To Transition To Coca-Cola
OCEAN CITY – The Recreation and Parks Department gave an update this week on the progress in creating a relationship with Coca-Cola as well as increasing participants in their sports programs.Ocean City Recreation and Parks Director Tom Shuster began with saying the relationship between the town and its new beverage franchise holder, Coca-Cola, is off… Read more »
Berlin Council To Decide Height Issue
BERLIN — After deadlocking the Berlin Planning Commission, a developer hoping to loosen the town’s height limit restrictions for houses will be taking his case directly to the Mayor and Council.Last month, developer Bob Purcell approached the commission looking for support in his bid to have Berlin’s residential height limit expanded beyond the current 30-foot… Read more »