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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REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — A new study from the Delaware Tourism Department shows the $2.1 billion industry has become a top economic driver for the state. The Daily Times of Salisbury reports the study by D.K. Shifflet and Associates and ...

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OCEAN CITY —  A new study from the Delaware Tourism Department shows the $2.1 billion industry has become a top economic driver for the state. The study by D.K. Shifflet and Associates and Vantage Strategy shows tourism employs 39,000 people ...

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WEST OCEAN CITY — It’s unlikely you’ll just stumble upon the Maryland coastline’s only commercial fishing harbor. But it’s there, and it’s moving millions of pounds of seafood. In 2010, more than 8 million pounds of catch, valued at more ...

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OCEAN CITY — Coca-Cola will become the official soft drink of Ocean City in the spring. Officials in the Maryland resort town have approved a five-year agreement with Coca-Cola Refreshments that will make it the exclusive beverage franchise holder in ...

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OCEAN CITY — Ocean City is considering allowing horseback riding on its beaches to help increase offseason tourism. A proposed ordinance would allow horseback riding from Nov. 1 to March 30 with a $50-per-horse permit. Riding would be allowed from ...

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