Ocean Pines Board Considers Amenity Policy Revisions

OCEAN PINES – Proposed changes to the association’s amenity policy were accepted on first reading last week.Last Saturday, the Ocean Pines Association (OPA) Board of Directors accepted th...

Flounder and Sea Bass in the Tautog Grounds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgI got a couple of texts today saying, “Hey, I heard the first flounder of the season was caught?”  Uhhhhhh, not really.  Captain Chase ...

Still Toggin’

I’m having a great weekend up at the Timonium Fairgrounds for the Chesapeake Bay Boat Show and meeting some really great folks!  My seminar this morning was well attended and there were lot...

Definitive Answers Elusive In Recent Whale Deaths; Wind Companies Maintain Offshore Surveys Not Being Conducted Currently

ASSATEAGUE — A rash of dead whales washing up on beaches around the mid-Atlantic region over the last few weeks, including a 33-foot humpback on the Maryland side of Assateague early Monday, ha...

UPDATE: Preliminary Necropsy Results Show Whale Suffered Injuries Consistent With Vessel Strike; Tissue Examination To Show If Before Or After Death

ASSATEAGUE – A preliminary examination of a dead whale found on Assateague this week shows injuries consistent with blunt force trauma, though more information is being collected to determine i...

Officials Move Forward With Plans For Replacement School At Buckingham

NEWARK – Plans for a new Buckingham Elementary School moved closer to reality this week with the school board’s acceptance of a feasibility study for a new building.Just weeks after the c...

Park Project’s Electric Bid Comes In Under Budget

OCEAN CITY — In a somewhat refreshing twist, at least two of the bids opened for electrical work at the downtown recreation complex renovation project came in under what was budgeted.In recent y...

Pines Board Budget Review

OCEAN PINES – Discussions on wage increases, a new business license fee and department spending plans highlighted a budget review session in Ocean Pines this week.On Wednesday, the Ocean Pines A...

Maryland Coastal Bays Grant Funding Available

OCEAN CITY – Maryland Coastal Bays Program representatives say individuals and organizations will have an opportunity to receive grant funding through two new programs.This week, the Maryland Co...

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – January 20, 2023

Buckingham Elementary School is next up on the major project list for the Worcester County school system project list. This will be a massive and expensive undertaking, costing about $73 million for ...