Sports Complex not dead yet Editor, Hear Ye! Hear Ye! The Mayor & City Council (M&CC) of Ocean City are hosting the Maryland Stadium Authority for a presentation of the Sports Complex Study. The event will take place at the convention center on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 1 p.m. As reported on the City… Read more »
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Chamber of Commerce and churches get ready for J-1s
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (April 13, 2023) Summer Work Travel students or J-1’s can be the lifeblood of some of the local businesses during the bustling summer tourism season. More than 2,500 students from numerous countries come to the Ocean City area to work for the summer, and for many, it is their first… Read more »
Protest promised at Sat. board meeting
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (April 13, 2023) The next Ocean Pines Board of Directors meeting is scheduled for April 15, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Ocean Pines Golf Club. “Do it for Gavin” supporters have announced they plan a protest outside of the board meeting in reaction to OPA President Doug Parks’… Read more »
OP Farmers Market offers produce, crafts all year long
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (April 13, 2023) It was a chilly start to the spring season of the Ocean Pines Farmers Market at White Horse Park on Saturday, but that did not stop shoppers from coming out to the market in preparation for their Easter celebrations and the coming week. David Bean, the market… Read more »
Daly’s leaving opens third spot in race
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (April 13, 2023) Three seats are up for grabs in this year’s board of director’s elections, now that board member Frank Daly has announced he will soon be moving to Florida. “We have purchased a home in Florida. I will remain on the board until the transaction closes. Those dates are… Read more »
Explore region during Delmarva Birding Weekend
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (April 13, 2023) People looking for a great way to celebrate spring need look no further than Delmarva Birding Week, April 19-23. For 27 years, the organizers of the Spring Delmarva Birding Weekend have combined boat trips, paddling treks and expeditions on foot when migrating birds are arriving and passing… Read more »
Endangered terns nest on raft built by Md. Coastal Bays
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (April 13, 2023) Look out on the water from Hooper’s Crab House or the Cambria Hotel and you can see Skimmer Island, or what remains of it. The island used to be a prime nesting site for common terns. It was seven acres and high enough that when birds set… Read more »
Ponies and other wildlife get help from new book
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By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (April 13, 2023) Summer is coming and so are the tourists. That means the peaceful time for the Assateague ponies and other wildlife is about to end. Samantha Norwood Conners hopes her new book, “Assateague Island Activity and Coloring Book,” will educate visitors on how to be good tourists while… Read more »
Nat’l Guard Birckhead adjutant gen.
Native of Snow Hill earned unanimous election by Senate (April 13, 2023) Maryland Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead, a native of Snow Hill, has been unanimously confirmed by the Maryland Senate to be the 31st adjutant general of Maryland. Gov. Wes Moore announced Birckhead’s nomination to lead the Maryland Military Department during… Read more »
Berlin mayor, council defend intentions over open meeting
By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (April 13, 2023) Two weeks after receiving the second violation in two years from the Maryland Open Meeting Compliance Board, Berlin’s elected officials are making it known they’re not taking the matter lightly. And they’d also appreciate it if residents cut them a little slack. At the end of the… Read more »