OCEAN CITY — Travelers who are beach bound for the Memorial Day weekend may notice some improvements in Ocean City. Engineers have completed a $9 million beach replenishment effort to pump 900,000 cubic yards of new sand onto Ocean City’s ...

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Ocean City and the National Aquarium in Baltimore will soon start pumping out deals to those who are staying in touch with the tourist destinations via social media. With the growing popularity of daily deal sites like Groupon, LivingSocial and ...

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OCEAN CITY — U.S. Rep. Andy Harris says he opposes a proposal to double the eastbound toll on the Bay Bridge. The Maryland Republican, whose district includes the Eastern Shore, said at a news conference Wednesday that state officials were ...

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Located at the foot of the Route 50 Bridge, the land housing Geo. Bert Cropper Inc.’s defunct concrete plant has been among the first things millions of visitors first see as they enter Ocean City. That view might soon be ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley is working to wrest free his offshore wind bill from a pair legislative panels in the final days of the 2011 session. The governor’s proposal to mandate that state utilities buy wind energy generated by ...

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Del. Dereck E. Davis said the fate of the governor’s wind power proposal could come down to a “one or two vote outcome, either way.” “I think it could go 12-11, either way,” said Davis, referring to the vote in ...

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WEST OCEAN CITY — Tucked away in a little workshop behind his West Ocean City home, Ben Greene is making a living doing what he loves. Greene, a former auto mechanic, devotes his time to making and repairing pool cues. ...

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The slots casino at Ocean Downs has delayed its reporting of minority businesses payments since October, causing Maryland officials to question the casino’s efforts in reaching a minority business participation goal. Casinos in the state are encouraged to have 25 ...

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OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Town Council has voted to ban smoking at some parks and playgrounds in town. If the ordinance is signed into law by Mayor Rick Meehan, people found smoking at certain locations would face a ...

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The Dew Tour is officially coming back to Maryland this July, with Ocean City as its new host city. Members of the resort’s City Council confirmed Tuesday that Alliance of Action Sports, or Alli, which coordinates the Dew Tour, notified ...

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