OCEAN CITY – Federal Army Corps of Engineers officials this week released the final recommendations for long-term offshore sand sources for the life of the ongoing Ocean City beach replenishment project, identifying three shoals off the coast of the resort as those best suited to provide material for the next three-plus decades.In the nearly two… Read more »
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Three Held In Armed Robbery
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City police earlier this month arrested three Baltimore teens on first-degree assault, attempted armed robbery and other serious charges from an incident in mid-July when they allegedly bound and gagged a man in an Ocean City motel room during a drug deal that went bad.On July 15, Ocean City police responded… Read more »
Ideas Floated To Pump New Energy Into Town’s Core
BERLIN – The kick off meeting for the Berlin Main Street program may have been sparsely attended, but ideas to improve Berlin’s downtown sprang up thick and fast.People need more reason to spend time in downtown Berlin, interim Mayor Gee Williams said at the meeting last Thursday night.The special meeting was called to gather input… Read more »
Knight Becomes First OC Incumbent To File
OCEAN CITY – While Election Day won’t come until October for several local council members and hopefuls, at least one elected official has her eye on the prize for the next four years. City Council member Mary Knight filed with the City Clerk’s office Tuesday, kicking off her campaign for City Council for the upcoming… Read more »
New Sister City Eyed For Resort
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City may gain a new Sister City this year, with efforts to partner with a city in Brazil already underway.Don Pellicano, representing the Ocean City Sister City Committee this week, presented the idea for the addition of a second sister city to the Mayor and City Council Monday evening.The Sister City… Read more »
Local Dies In Suspected Fall
OCEAN CITY – Tragedy struck early yesterday morning when the body of a 71-year-old Ocean City man was discovered in an alley behind a condominium building near 77th Street.Around 7:30 a.m. yesterday morning, an unidentified man staying in the Jada condominium on 77th Street discovered the deceased body of an elderly man in the alley… Read more »
OC Neighbors Irked Over Stalled Project’s Uncertainty
OCEAN CITY – The effects of a stalled Edgewater Ave. construction project came to the forefront once again this week, after months of little to no action being taken regarding the complaints of adjacent property owners. City Engineer Terry McGean originally came before the Mayor and City Council this week with the intention to revoke… Read more »
Two Killed Racing On Highway
BERLIN – Two young men were killed in an accident on Route 50 in Berlin late last Friday night when the vehicle they were traveling in left the roadway after what appears to have been a race with another vehicle.Religious symbols, photographs, stuffed animals and other personal items along with broken bits of the car… Read more »
University Leaders Suggest Another Look At Drinking Age
BERLIN – Nearly 25 years after the legal drinking age in Maryland and every other state was raised to 21, campus leaders across the country have launched a campaign to lower the minimum legal drinking age back to 18 as part of an effort to curb binge drinking by teenagers, but the concept does not… Read more »
Worcester’s Top Teacher A Finalist In State Contest
BERLIN – Worcester County Teacher of the Year Amy Gallagher joins seven of Maryland’s top teachers as a finalist for the 2009 Maryland Teacher of the Year.Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jon Andes made the surprise announcement during his welcome address for the school system’s new teacher orientation. In addition to Gallagher’s role as the Worcester… Read more »