BERLIN — Card key access systems and network connectivity are among the top concerns being explored by the Ocean Pines community’s technology workgroup.During Monday’s meeting of the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors, attendees were briefed on the progress of the technology workgroup formed last year.“I wanted to make sure we got this out in… Read more »
Monthly Archives: January 2017
Bay Club Campground Proposal Heads To Zoning Board Next Week
(Editor’s Note: After this story was published online, the request was removed from next week’s BZA meeting and will be rescheduled for a later date, which we will report when it’s announced.)BERLIN – A request that would allow the Bay Club to be turned into a 434-site rental campground will be considered by the Worcester County… Read more »
‘Go Red’ Event To Spotlight Women’s Heart Health
SNOW HILL — Health departments and two hospitals in the tri-county area are partnering together next month for an event that focuses on women’s heart health.Kat Gunby, prevention coordinator with the Worcester County Health Department, said the annual event, entitled “Go Red for Women” is part of a national campaign to raise awareness of heart… Read more »
Arrest Made In Last Summer’s OC Bank Armed Robbery
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) detectives last week arrested an Ocean City man wanted in connection with the armed robbery of a north-end bank after DNA connected him to the August incident.Around 2:15 p.m. on Aug. 24, 2016, a suspect entered the Bank of Ocean City branch at 122nd Street and demanded… Read more »
First-Degree Burglary Charge For Downtown Break-In
OCEAN CITY- A Delaware man faces first-degree assault and other serious charges this week after allegedly breaking into a downtown residence and swiping big screen televisions and other items.Around 8:30 p.m. last Thursday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer on patrol in the area of Caroline Street and the Boardwalk was approached by a… Read more »
Progress Made On Decorative Bike Racks For Downtown Berlin
BERLIN – Officials with the Berlin Arts and Entertainment District want to incorporate decorative bike racks around town and are working with local businesses and government officials to construct designs that will be presented to the historic district commission later in the year.Heather Layton, chair of the non-profit, said the group has just begun the… Read more »
Beach Replenishment Patriarch Honored
OCEAN CITY- Ocean City officials this week posthumously honored Colonel James W. Peck, the patriarch of the beach replenishment project who brought his vision of restoring the resort’s rapidly eroding beaches and began pulling together the partnerships over three decades ago.The Mayor and Council on Monday honored Peck with an official proclamation recognizing his efforts… Read more »
Worcester Prep Second-Grade Bread Sales To Be Donated To AGH
Operator Charged In Fatal Pontoon Accident
OCEAN CITY- For the second time in two weeks, charges have been filed in relation to the tragic boating accident in August that claimed the life of nine-year-old child when Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) cited the operator of the rented pontoon for negligent operation of a vessel.Following an investigation into the accident in August… Read more »
Voices From The Readers – January 27, 2017
Dear Editor,MAC Incorporated, the Area Agency on Aging, would like to thank all those who took part in our 2016 Adopt-a-Grandparent Program. Our clients had a wonderful Christmas due to your generosity.We also want to thank Bruce and Jinya Bennett for coordinating this program. With their help, we were able to adopt 165 grandparents this… Read more »