Letters to the Editor

New Showell Elementary Design Results In Price Savings

BERLIN – As plans for a new Showell Elementary School continue to move forward, county leaders this week praised the school system’s efforts to cut costs. School system officials presented the Wor...

Golf Course Redevelopment Process Slowed At Berlin Mayor’s Request

BERLIN – Plans for the redevelopment of the Bay Club as a campground will not move forward this month, as the request for a special exception for the property set to be considered by a county board ...

$4.6M In State Funds Approved For OC Beach Replenishment

OCEAN CITY — State officials on Wednesday morning approved roughly $4.6 million for the next beach replenishment project in Ocean City slated to begin this fall. On Wednesday, the three-member B...

Assateague Seeks Public’s Input On Campground Relocation Effort

ASSATEAGUE ISLAND – Officials with Assateague Island National Seashore are seeking the public’s input on a strategy to relocate oceanfront campsites on the island as they are lost or damaged. In a...

Proposed Wind Farm Project Draws OC Opposition Due To Beach Visibility

OCEAN CITY — After getting a glimpse of “dramatic” renderings of the potential offshore wind energy farm last month, resort officials this week unanimously agreed to send a letter voicing op...

6th Annual Komen Race For The Cure This Weekend In Ocean City

OCEAN CITY – Race officials with Susan G. Komen Maryland are gearing up for the resort’s Sixth Annual Komen Maryland Ocean City Race for the Cure event this Saturday. More than 1,000 participants ...

Wicomico Exploring Ice Hockey At Civic Center; Officials Take First Step In Process

SALISBURY – Officials in Wicomico County are partnering with a sports consulting firm to initiate the first steps in bringing an ice hockey league to the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center, two months ...

Council Agrees To Cut Redundant Fire Protection Standards

OCEAN CITY — Resort officials last week repealed some sections of the town’s fire protection code that could save homeowners thousands of dollars by reducing a few minimum standards deemed to ...

Council Votes 4-3 To Slow New Mid-Town Fire Station Process

OCEAN CITY — A clearly divided Ocean City Council this week voted down a request to spend $30,000 on the preliminary design for a new midtown firehouse during a larger debate on several major ca...