OCEAN CITY – A revamped presentation of OC Experience, a marketing tool geared toward travel shows, was prematurely proposed this week as the City Council felt lost in what to approve due to details, such as exact costs, missing from the proposal.Last year, Spark Productions LLC presented the OC Experience as a tractor trailer sporting… Read more »
BERLIN – A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that in 2010, the latest available year for statistics, the 2,106,090 visitors to Assateague Island National Seashore spent $142,650,000 at the Seashore and in communities near the park in Maryland and Virginia.That spending supported 2,141 jobs in the region. The Seashore was ranked among the… Read more »
BERLIN — A juvenile minke whale had to be euthanized last night after being discovered on a mud flat in Turville Creek near Ocean Pines.National Aquarium in Baltimore Stranding Coordinator Jennifer Dittmar and an associate were stationed on the scene this morning at the county boat ramp off Gum Point Road. The two had been… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The Mayor and City Council voted to approve a list of ordinances on final reading Tuesday as well as introduced an ordinance that states the maximum amount to be achieved during this year’s bond sale.The City Council voted 5-2, with Council members Joe Hall and Margaret Pillas opposed, to approve an ordinance… Read more »
BERLIN — Runners looking to help area youth are being invited to sign up for team GOWOYO and attend a meet and greet with Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services (WYFCS) next week.“We want to show supporters who they’re helping,” said WYFCS Director of Development and Donor Relations Stefanie Gordy.WYFCS has a longstanding involvement with… Read more »
SNOW HILL — Hoping the fourth time is the charm, the Worcester County Commissioners agreed to send an application to seek U.S. Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) funding.“I think everyone knows the importance of this project to protect jobs in Snow Hill,” said Economic Development Director Bill Badger.The county will be applying for the… Read more »
SALISBURY – Known as “Three Strikes,” the third piece of legislation of Mayor Jim Ireton’s proposed Safe Streets program was discussed this week during the City Council’s work session on Tuesday afternoon.The ordinance seeks to recover the cost associated with rental properties that require repeated response by the Salisbury Police Department (SPD) or the Department… Read more »
SNOW HILL — Worcester County schools will have the chance this summer to make some green by going green.On Tuesday, EnerNOC Business Development Manager Mark Roszko briefed the Board of Education on a program being offered that would pay schools to lower their energy use at peak times during the summer. By turning down the… Read more »
SNOW HILL- Roughly eight months after a Texas man was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Christine Sheddy, a Delaware woman reported missing in November 2007, the other shoe dropped last week for a pair of Lower Shore residents who allegedly assisted in the cover-up of the crime.Tia Johnson, 31, and Clarence… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With many of the town’s special events and promotions naturally centered in the downtown area with its Boardwalk and Inlet, a new private sector alliance is hoping to ensure the north end is getting its fair share in terms of marketing and promotion.With a wealth of resources, including the centerpiece Northside Park,… Read more »