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Ocean City skate park admin building contract awarded
City officials will move forward with the construction of an Ocean Bowl administration building. As part of its consent agenda Monday, the Mayor and Council voted to award a bid to Delmarva Veteran Builders for the construction of a new administration building at the Ocean Bowl Skate Park. Officials report 50% of the $1.37 million project will be covered with grant funds.
Seaford football team is led by four seniors, second year head coach
The Seaford Blue Jay football team fields four seniors this season. Second year coach Austin Perry said he learned a lot after taking over the team last year. “It is exciting and we have a full year under our belts. Last year was last minute and now we know what we want to do and take our time and focus on details,” he said.
Berlin to install four new flag poles with donated funds
At the Berlin Mayor and Council’s Aug.12 meeting, We Heart Berlin founder Tony Weeg presented the town’s public works director, Jimmy Charles, with a check for four new flag poles. On June 26, Berlin American Legion Post #123 provided the town with $7,500 to replace the flag poles...
Stephen Decatur High field hockey team off to winning start
Stephen Decatur High School’s varsity field hockey team is off to a positive start with a preseason scrimmage win on Aug. 20. “One of the great things about this scrimmage was that we scrimmaged them last year so we knew they would be tough competition and that’s what we want from our scrimmages,” Coach Katie Griffin said after the team’s win over the Saints Peter and Paul Sabres on Tuesday.
Candlelight Vigil brings community together in memory of Bobby Messick
CHESTERTOWN — The overcast conditions Friday evening suited the somber mood when behind the Driftwood Inn, residents attended a candlelight vigil for the late Bobby Messick. Messick, 72, was discovered on Aug. 11, by resident Christa Blackmon. He was pronounced dead later by the University of Maryland Shore Medical Center of Chestertown. No foul play was suspected according to Chestertown Police. The vigil that night however was not to talk...
Former Rep. Gabby Giffords, a shooting survivor, honors Biden and praises Harris in convention speech
Former Rep. Gabby Giffords, D-Ariz., on Thursday honored President Joe Biden, whom she called "a decent man" from Delaware, before she urged Americans to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in November. "On Jan. 8, 2011, a man tried to assassinate me. ... I almost died, but I fought for...
Lawsuit filed against the City of Rehoboth Beach over the hiring of their new City Manager
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. – The City of Rehoboth Beach has been hit with a lawsuit over the hiring of their new City Manager, Taylour Tedder. WMDT News sat down today with Tom Gaynor, a Rehoboth homeowner who’s been vocal on the controversy surrounding Tedder’s hiring. At the...
Maryland Levies Fines On Perdue, Valley Proteins For Environmental Violations
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Two major agricultural companies ramped up operations recently on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, and the environment paid a price, according to the Maryland Department of the Environment. One case involves the agency’s second-largest cash penalty in its history while the other has reopened a long-running pollution...
House Fire in Delmar, Wicomico County Caused By Unattended Burning Candle
A house fire occurred on Footbridge Lane in Delmar, Wicomico County. The blaze broke out late yesterday afternoon on the second floor, stair landing of the two-story wood frame, single family home. The cause of the fire was accidental as a result of an unattended burning candle, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. No injuries were reported, but structural damage was estimated to be at $20,000 and loss of contents at $5,000.
Georgia Ave. & Colesville Rd. Bus-Only Lane Pilot Extended to December
Metro announced Thursday that nearly seven miles of bus-only lanes near the Silver Spring, Forest Glen, Wheaton, and Glenmont Red Line stations will remain until at least December. The bus-only lanes on Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road were installed as part of a pilot project between Metro and the Departments...
Butcher Shop, Century-Old Home Destroyed By Two-Alarm Blaze: Maryland Fire Marshal
First responders were called shortly before 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, to the 5000 block of Stone Boundary Road in Cambridge, where the owner of a butcher shop reported a fire that rapidly spread to nearby structures. According to the Office of the Maryland Fire Marshal, the fire originated...
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