OCEAN CITY — Perhaps one of the most visual reminders of Ocean City’s brush with Hurricane Irene last weekend is the absence of the U.S. Coast Guard beacon at the end of the north jetty at the Inlet.Town crews worked all week removing piles of sand from the Inlet lot and the Boardwalk, but missing… Read more »
SELBYVILLE – This Labor Day weekend will begin the Freeman Stage 2011 season conclusion with a spectacular line-up and a big bang.The Freeman Stage is an outdoor venue located in the Bayside community off Route 54. It was created by the Joshua Freeman Foundation in 2008 and this weekend wraps up the stage’s 2011 season… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) this week arrested one Berlin man wanted in connection with an armed robbery in the resort last month, while another, considered possibly armed and dangerous, remained at large as of mid-week.On Aug. 17, OCPD was flagged down by the victim of an assault in the area… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Hurricane Irene, called an “extraordinary threat” by the National Weather Service, continues along a path that could take it directly over Ocean City and the lower Eastern Shore late Saturday and into Sunday, forcing a mandatory evacuation of the resort starting tonight. Earlier this afternoon, Ocean City Emergency Management officials announced Phase… Read more »
SALISBURY — Just one day after Urban Salisbury, a Main Street Maryland agency charged with directing the revitalization of the downtown area, returned the portion of its funding dedicated by the City Council, Mayor Jim Ireton, Jr. blasted the elected officials for their lack of support for the agency.On Tuesday, Urban Salisbury’s executive committee voted… Read more »
SNOW HILL — A Worcester County man found guilty of second-degree murder in 2008 will not be granted a new trial after the state’s highest court last week ruled the Circuit Court did not err in denying his alleged last-minute request to replace the public defender representing him in his original trial.Kendall Irin Northam, now… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Gov. Martin O’Malley and other city and state officials gathered at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center last weekend said the building’s renovation and expansion will benefit the economy through generating additional revenue and jobs.Last Saturday, officials convened on the back deck of the convention center to officially break ground on the… Read more »
OCEAN PINES — Three local men and a juvenile female were arrested on burglary and theft charges last week after allegedly swiping thousands of dollars’ worth of rare coins, autographed baseballs and an old handgun from the grandfather of one of the suspects.Back on Aug. 6, Ocean Pines police responded to residence on King Richard… Read more »
BERLIN — As part of its continuing effort to reign in a few wayward property owners, Berlin is planning on leveling stricter lawn maintenance penalties, though the changes likely won’t affect residents until next spring.On Monday, the Mayor and Council were given a list of nearby communities and the penalties those towns level against property… Read more »
BERLIN — A tour of Berlin’s new wastewater management facility Monday gave town officials a chance to get a closer look into a process that many try to avoid thinking about.“I was very impressed,” said Mayor Gee Williams. “[The facility] looked much nicer than anticipated.”Though the wastewater plant handles the collection and processing of the… Read more »