Hardwire Earns $50M Fed Contract To Produce Millions Of Face Shields

POCOMOKE –   Hardwire LLC has agreed to manufacture five million face shields for those battling COVID-19 through a contract with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.Rep. Andy Har...

County To Hold Virtual Hearing On Proposed Budget; Speakers Required To Register Online In Advance Before May 5

SNOW HILL –   Citizens will have a chance to provide input on Worcester County’s proposed budget during an online public hearing next week.On Tuesday, May 5, the Worcester County...

County To Preserve Waterfront Land

SALISBURY – Officials in Wicomico County approved the acquisition of a conservation easement last week in an effort to preserve more than 100 acres of land within the Quantico Creek watershed.La...

Salisbury Now Offering Emergency Homeless Camp

SALISBURY – An emergency encampment for homeless individuals is now open in Salisbury.Late last month, the City of Salisbury – in partnership with several agencies – opened Camp Hop...

City Manager’s Memo Outlines Season Preparations

OCEAN CITY — A reopening and resumption of services memorandum prepared by the city manager early this week raised eyebrows with some of its predicted phased dates.Prior to Tuesday’s Mayor...

A Week In Business – May 1, 2020

Grant Funds Art ClassesOCEAN CITY – The Art League of Ocean City is providing a series of free online art classes specially designed for youth who are learning from home. The free classes are fu...

Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – May 1, 2020

The Town of Ocean City was incorporated by the Maryland General Assembly on April 12, 1880. It included the land between N. Division Street and S. Division Street plus property on the south side incl...

The Adventures Of Fatherhood – May 1, 2020

With lots of time to think these days, I am wondering if pre-virus life with my children will ever return. It’s going to be tough to embrace after all this isolation and simplicity.Of course, th...

The Challenge Of Balancing Optimism, Reality

A summer season with consumer restrictions is most likely ahead for the Ocean City area. There seems to be an acceptance this summer will dramatically underachieve from previous seasons, as business ...

What’s Your Sign? – May 1, 2020

ARIES (March 21 to April 19): The Lamb is usually excited about taking on a new challenge. But if that’s a touch of doubt you’re feeling, maybe it’s you telling yourself to go slow o...