(May 4, 2018) St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church at 302 Baltimore Ave. celebrated a rebirth Saturday during the Blessing of The Fellowship Commons, a two-story addition built to replace a portion destroyed by fire in Nov. 2013.

With the beginning of spring and car events fast approaching in Ocean City, bills in the Maryland General Assembly that would create special event zones are awaiting action by their committees.

On Feb. 27, Sen. Mathias's version of the bill was heard before the Judicial Proceedings Committee, and on March 2, Delegate Mary Beth Carozza's version was heard before the Environment and Transportation Committee.

"It is brought to you as an emergency bill so that we have these tools in place for upcoming motor vehicle events in the spring," Carozza said during her bill's hearing.

Road work tragedy inspires call for negligent driving penalty with more punch

Almost two years ago to the day, a pair of Worcester County employees were filling potholes on Greenbackville Road in Stockton when they were struck by a car.

Despite complaining to a doctor days earlier about cataracts so severe "it was like driving through a cloud" and quitting his job as a delivery driver because it was unsafe, then-60-year-old Marion Jones got behind the wheel on Feb. 22, 2016, Interim Worcester State's Attorney Bill McDermott said during testimony before a General Assembly committee.