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“I think that this is a more palatable location for Ocean Pines’ residents because I don’t think it has any major impact on them,” he said of the Route 50 spot. “I think this one’s in an area where you see a lot of traffic anyway. Everybody said when they built Walmart and Home Depot it was going to create traffic problems … But what would we all do without Walmart and Home Depot? And I don’t see any traffic problems. I think more people year ‘round are going to go to Walmart and Home Depot than are going to be going to the sports complex.” Continued from Page 1 time date in mid-September to late October. The move was made to accommodate the Oceans Calling Festival, which ended up being canceled because of stormy weather, set for Sept. 30 through Oct. 2.

With the new date, though, officials were able to rework Sunfest to include elements of OCtoberfest, including hayrides, a beach maze, and costume contests, and add activities such as the mayor’s bike ride, other bicycling activities and pet-friendly festivities like Delmarva DockDogs dock jumping. This year’s event also had an open-air setup, earlier times, and all of the concerts and activities were free, which were all new elements.

And while the open setup worked well for the mild, sunny weather Thursday through Saturday, the pleasant conditions exited after Saturday night, as officials were forced to end the festival at 8 p.m. with a fireworks show instead of continuing through Sunday because of the rainy, windy forecast.

“Canceling Sunday was heartbreaking for us,” Director of Tourism and Business Development Tom Perlozzo said in an email this week.

“The weather is always the one element out of our control, but as always we have to lean on the side of safety,” he continued. “Although we haven’t had the best of luck this year, it proved to be the right decision. Decisions like these are in the best interests of our guests with winds predicted to exceed 30 miles per hour causing safety issues. There are so many moving parts by our team that

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needed to be done in advance to ensure a safe experience.”

Despite the cancelation, Perlozzo said the crowds were “strong as ever” for the three days Sunfest was held.

“The date change proved to be a positive change as it extended the season and it did create another weekend for visitors in October,” Perlozzo said. “It was amazing to see, regardless of the date, people truly enjoy what Sunfest has to offer; its free music, great food, variety of craft and commercial vendors as well as the added activities offered this year.”

Officials were also forced to cancel a drone show set for Friday because President Joe Biden was traveling to his Rehoboth Beach vacation home and Ocean City is in the temporary flight restriction zone the federal government enacts for a 30-mile radius every time he travels by air.

“Notification by the FAA was received Thursday afternoon that President Biden would be in Rehoboth therefore enacting a TFR and grounding the drones,” Perlozzo explained. “In fact, Saturday we witnessed a small plane overhead and seconds later an F16 scrambled to turn it back.”

The drone show was not the first the city has been forced to cancel, and Perlozzo said it was not a big blow to the budget.

“All the drones shows were added value and carried over from canceled shows this summer due to weather,” he said. “We will use them at other events. We do plan on some drone shows for Winterfest and Springfest.”

All in all, Perlozzo said Sunfest was a hit at the new date and tourism officials expect to keep it in that time slot.

“As always, we anticipate the evaluation of Sunfest (and all of our events) for future planning. However, our plans are to continue with Sunfest on this weekend Oct. 19-22, 2023,” he said. “A few tweaks here and there will improve the experience but overall patrons had a very positive experience … Bravo to the Special Events team and all of the Town Departments and vendors who made the event a great success.”

Clarification

In a story in the Oct. 21, 2022 edition about a vote to permit a larger setback for renovations to the Majestic Hotel on the Boardwalk near Sixth Street it was reported that local developer Avraham Sibony paid more than $7.4 million for the property. While Sibony paid that amount for the land where the hotel, he also bought three surrounding lots for a total $10.5 million.

List of spots to cast ballots found online and same-day voter registration available

(Oct. 28, 2022) The Maryland State Board of Elections (SBE) reminds voters that in-person early voting runs through Thursday, Nov. 3.

Same-day voter registration is available for eligible Marylanders at all early voting centers.

A list of early voting centers is available online.

The state board encourages voters to review the list of early voting centers in advance, as some early voting locations changed following July’s primary election.

All early voting centers will be open daily from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the weeklong early voting period.

Those intending to take advantage of same-day registration must provide documentation proving their place of residence.

Acceptable forms of documentation include an MVA-issued driver’s license, ID card or change of address card, or a paycheck, bank statement, utility bill or other government document displaying the voter’s name and new address.

Eligible Marylanders can register to vote and cast their ballots at any early voting location in the jurisdiction where they reside.

Marylanders wishing to vote by mail may request a mail-in ballot be sent via the United States Postal Service by Nov. 1. The deadline to request a link to a mail-in ballot is Nov. 4.

Mail-in ballots must be returned by the U.S. mail, submitted at a voter’s local board of elections office or placed in an official ballot drop box in a voter’s jurisdiction of residence no later than Nov. 8.

Voters can also drop off properly completed ballots at early voting centers and Election Day polling places. Ballots cast by mail must be postmarked by Nov. 8 in order to be counted. Ballots cast by drop box must be submitted prior to 8 p.m. on Nov. 8.

There are 281 ballot boxes located across the state. A list of the ballot box locations is available online.

Marylanders interested in serving as election judges can complete the state board’s online interest form to be considered for this civic role.

Residents can also contact their local board of elections for more information on serving as an election judge.

Correction

In a story in the Oct. 21, 2022 edition about a request to allow dogs on the Boardwalk in the summer it was reported that dogs are currently not allowed on the boards or beach Memorial Day through Labor Day. While this is technically true, dogs are actually prohibited from the Boardwalk and beach in any capacity May 1 through Sept. 30.

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