ANNAPOLIS — John Congedo thinks the failure of offshore wind energy legislation in the General Assembly only delays the inevitable. Those turbines off the coast of Ocean City are coming, one way or the other, he says. “It’s not about ...

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With lobbyists and business owners sitting in the balcony, the House of Delegates gave approval to offshore wind legislation supported by Gov. Martin O’Malley on Friday, shifting onus to the Senate and setting up the real show for next week. ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland House of Delegates voted 88-47 on Friday for a scaled-back measure to help develop offshore wind off the coast of Ocean City in as soon as five years. Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley is backing the legislation ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The House of Delegates gave preliminary approval on Thursday to an administration bill that creates incentives for developers to build wind turbines off the coast of Ocean City. HB 441 could receive a final vote in the House ...

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Erika Elaine Sifrit, serving a life sentence plus 20 years for killing and dismembering a Virginia couple in an Ocean City condominium, is asking a federal court to vacate her convictions based on ineffective assistance of counsel at her 2003 ...

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OCEAN CITY — A family has permission to install a set of energy-generating wind turbines on the roof of their Boardwalk home. The set of three will comprise the first turbines on the roof of a single-family residence in Ocean ...

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PRINCESS ANNE — Juliette B. Bell made rounds on the campus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on Wednesday, greeting an assembly of hundreds of supporters, taking accolades at a luncheon in her honor and mingling at an evening ...

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OCEAN CITY — The State Highway Administration has launched a program to reduce jaywalking across Coastal Highway in Ocean City. The three-year pilot program will use newly designed sidewalk markings about 10 feet from three intersections on Coastal Highway that ...

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OCEAN CITY — For the second year, Ocean City’s Town Council is considering the creation of a traveling booth to promote tourism. The Daily Times reports the council is considering a new proposal from Spark Productions for the OC Experience initiative. ...

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OCEAN CITY — Ocean City’s tourism director has announced she is resigning after six years on the job. The Daily Times of Salisbury reports that Deborah Turk offered her resignation to town officials on Monday night. Turk is leaving to ...

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