OCEAN CITY — Town leaders have rejected a plan to allow surf fishermen to drive on Ocean City beaches. The Daily Times reports that the town council unanimously voted Tuesday to drop the proposal in response to public opposition. Mayor ...

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OCEAN CITY — Ocean City officials have rejected a bid by the makers of Old Bay to wrap boardwalk trams in the colors and logo of the iconic seafood seasoning. The Town Council decided Tuesday to see how much other ...

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WILLIAMSPORT — The town of Williamsport has received a $275,000 grant to build a visitor center near the C&O Canal National Historical Park. The Herald-Mail of Hagerstown reports the grant comes from the Appalachian Regional Commission. The town has said ...

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FENWICK ISLAND, Del. — Environmental leaders in Fenwick Island are pushing for a smoking ban on the town’s beaches. Marry Ellen Langan, chairwoman of the Fenwick Island Environmental Committee, says cigarettes are the No. 1 polluter on beaches worldwide. She ...

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UNION BRIDGE — The tiny Carroll County town of Union Bridge is eliminating a tax on manufacturers in hopes of making itself more attractive to businesses. The Carroll County Times reports that the Town Council voted Monday to exempt manufacturing ...

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MYERSVILLE — The Myersville Planning Commission is recommending that the Town Council reject plans for a natural gas compressor station near the intersection of Interstate 70 and Maryland Route 17 in Frederick County. The Frederick News-Post reports that the panel ...

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OCEAN CITY — Ocean City’s Town Council is considering making public drinking an arrestable offense. The Town Council unanimously voted recently to make open container violations a misdemeanor instead of a municipal violation punishable by a $200 fine. Supporters say ...

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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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OCEAN CITY — Ocean City officials will approach tourism in the coming year by using a combination of tried and new methods. Rodney the Lifeguard will be back, for instance, and the town’s tourism department is introducing two new advertisement ...

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OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City town council voted to contract with Grasmick Lumber of Baltimore to supply more than 56,000 pieces of wood for the first part of the Boardwalk reconstruction project. The town will pay $602,650 for more ...

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