OCEAN CITY — Despite some last-minute misgivings, the Ocean City Mayor and Council on Monday approved an ordinance allowing horseback riding on the beach on a limited basis in the offseason.With a split vote of 4-3, the council approved horseback riding on the beach with an amendment to add a $20 one-day permit fee. The… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City officials this week approved a 50-percent increase in the hourly parking rates at metered spots throughout the downtown area, but there was little discussion about the proposal to add meters at parking spaces throughout other parts of the resort.The City Council on Monday approved an ordinance raising parking spaces covered… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Despite some last-minute misgivings, the Ocean City Mayor and Council on Monday approved an ordinance allowing horseback riding on the beach on a limited basis in the offseason.With a split vote of 4-3, the council approved horseback riding on the beach with an amendment to add a $20 one-day permit fee. The… Read more »
Ocean City Police this week are seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspect who stole a beach umbrella valued at $125 intended to be a silent auction item at a fundraiser for Baby Ava, the little girl critically injured in an accident in mid-December.Last Thursday, Ocean City Police responded to the Pour House bar… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Plans to develop a vast offshore wind farm off the coast of Ocean City took a significant step forward yesterday with a major announcement about the results of an environmental assessment and the identification of specific areas available for potential leases.Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, along with Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley… Read more »
OCEAN PINES — In a solemn, quiet ceremony this week, about a dozen U.S. veterans gathered at the Worcester County Veterans Memorial at Ocean Pines to commemorate the 44th anniversary of the Tet Offensive, a major attack by communist forces on South Vietnam in 1968 that helped escalate the ill-fated conflict.After a few brief remarks,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A fire was lit in council chambers this week as discussions turned to the changes made to town employee benefits and what it is costing the town today rather than in the future.Finance Administrator Martha Bennett asked the Mayor and City Council for an approval of the annual contribution to the pension… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — While there is still a long way to go and February and March might yet deliver the toughest blows, the remarkably mild winter thus far has been a blessing for most across the Lower Shore.Temperatures peaked out in the mid-60s this week with some areas approaching the 70-degree mark, continuing a winter-long… Read more »
SALISBURY — Eventual guidelines for how Salisbury will conduct inspections on rental properties inched forward Monday, though officials predicted that it will be several months at least before anything is etched in stone.“I’m more interested in doing it right then trying to rush through,” said Council President Terry Cohen.How the city will handle rental inspections… Read more »
BERLIN — The state’s Board of Public Works last week approved roughly $250 million in public school improvement projects across Maryland, including several significant upgrades in Worcester and Wicomico counties.The Board of Public Works, which includes Gov. Martin O’Malley, Comptroller Peter Franchot and Treasurer Nancy Kopp, last week approved a laundry list of recommendations from… Read more »