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Fenwick Public Safety Building Approved

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FENWICK — Fenwick Island officials last week approved the construction of a new public safety building after months of debate about the size of the structure.The new 3,500-square foot facility will be built on a town-owned property adjacent to the public works garage. The town has contracted with Bunting Construction to build the facility, which… Read more »

Tenants’ Rights Issue Still Murky

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SALISBURY — With several months of work already invested into the Tenants’ Rights Addendum, disagreement over details amongst the Salisbury City Council and scheduling issues could hold up publication of the ordinance for several weeks.“I’d like to get along as far as we can,” said Council President Terry Cohen at a work session last Thursday.Tenants’… Read more »

Salisbury Council Will Continue With Pledge

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SALISBURY – The Salisbury City Council amended its own Regulations and Rules of Order this week regarding reciting the Lord’s Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance.The amendment scratches out the language “and the Lord’s Prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance has been recited” following the meeting being called to order and prior to the adoption of… Read more »

Berlin Youth Program Off To Strong Start

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BERLIN — Representatives from Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services (WYFCS) gave the Berlin Mayor and Council an update on the town’s new summer camp initiative Monday night.According to WYFCS, the program started strong and is quickly gaining even more momentum.“We have been doing a lot,” said Stefanie Gordy, director of Development and Donor Relations… Read more »

Boardwalk Bids Reveal Savings

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OCEAN CITY – Bids to reconstruct phase one and supply the lumber for the reconstruction of the Boardwalk came in below estimates this week.“Preliminary results are bids were significantly less than the estimate,” City Engineer Terry McGean told the Mayor and Council Tuesday.According to McGean, the budget for the construction of the new project is… Read more »

Major Shipwreck Survey Off Coast Underway

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OCEAN CITY — A major effort is underway to identify and catalogue thousands of vessels shipwrecked off the U.S. coastline decades ago, including a vast area off Maryland’s coast, to determine which pose significant threats of breaking apart.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) this summer is undertaking an ambitious project to identify and catalogue… Read more »

New OP Polling Site On Table

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OCEAN PINES — The polling location in Ocean Pines for next year’s Presidential Election has likely found a new location, though not in a different district as some feared.The Worcester County Board of Elections confirmed this week that the agency is considering moving the polling location from the Ocean Pines Fire Station to the nearby… Read more »

Assateague’s New Regulations Aim To Limit Horse Contact

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ASSATEAGUE — In an effort to reduce often dangerous and sometimes tragic interactions between visitors to Assateague and the wild horses that inhabit the barrier island, National Park Service officials this week announced two new regulations in the hopes of improving safety.Superintendent Trish Kicklighter this week outlined several new initiatives aimed at preventing harmful interactions… Read more »