SNOW HILL – A multi-million dollar civil suit filed in August 2008 by two high-ranking staffers in Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon’s office and a state official against an Ocean City pizza store and its corporate partners was settled out of court earlier this month.Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon’s Chief of Staff Demaune Millard, along with Deputy… Read more »
Monthly Archives: November 2009
County’s Reported Rabies Cases Surpass 50 Mark
SNOW HILL – The number of rabid animals found in Worcester County this year continues to increase, with an additional 11 rabid animals confirmed since late September.“Recently, we passed the 50 mark. We have identified 50 rabid animals. Mostly raccoons, foxes, an opossum and a couple of cats along the way,” County Commissioner Judy Boggs… Read more »
County Reports Benefits Fund Underachieving For Now
SNOW HILL – A retirement benefits trust projected to earn 7.5 percent in interest is earning less than 1 percent right now, but Treasurer Harold Higgins reassured county elected officials this week that the trust will perform as planned when completely set-up.Three years ago, a state mandate called for substantial yearly contributions from Worcester County… Read more »
Busick Commits To Running Again In 2010
SNOW HILL – Despite a serious family crisis, County Commissioner Linda Busick says she is still handling her responsibilities as an elected official and will run for re-election next fall. “I am doing this job,” said Busick Tuesday morning after the County Commissioners meeting.In early October, Busick’s husband, Dwight, was diagnosed with a brain tumor…. Read more »
Scaled Back Winterfest Of Lights Discussed
OCEAN CITY — The lights may be twinkling, but some in the resort area are wishing that Ocean City had the same twinkle that it did last year, regardless of the cost.As the uptown Christmas lights twinkled and shined last night at the grand opening of the 17th Annual Winterfest of Lights at Northside Park,… Read more »
Planning Commission Irked Over 45th Street Village Designs
OCEAN CITY — What started as an informal conversation turned into a pretty formal frowning upon from the Planning and Zoning Commission concerning newly revised plans to the 45th Street Village.At a special, but allegedly informal, Planning and Zoning Commission meeting at City Hall on Tuesday, architect Keith Iott of Iott Architecture and Engineering in… Read more »
Offshore Fishing Season Strong In Tough Economy
OCEAN CITY – Most of the resort area’s sport fishing fleet have long been pulled from the water or have headed south to warmer climates and winter seasons, providing a perfect time to reflect on what was a remarkable season and one of the best on record in recent years off the coast of Ocean… Read more »
County Hears H1NI Flu Update
SNOW HILL – Swine flu numbers appear to be static and the swine flu vaccine is arriving on a more regular basis, county Health Officer Debbie Goeller reported this week. “The last two weeks there appears to be a slight leveling off,” said Goeller. “We do not know if that decline will continue, spike back up,… Read more »
Barrier Island Picking Up Storm Debris
ASSATEAGUE – Last week’s storm that lashed the mid-Atlantic coast with a fury not seen in recent years did not spare Assateague Island, where state and federal officials this week were assessing the damage and picking up the pieces, including thousands of old tires that broke loose from a decades-old artificial reef and washed ashore.Major… Read more »
Friday, Nov 20–OC’s New Powell Center Director Hails From Florida
OCEAN CITY — After a nationwide search, Ocean City found its new convention center director in another resort town on the East Coast.Rick Hamilton was introduced to the public on Monday night at City Hall as the town’s new convention center director, bringing to the table over 30 years of public facility experience, including the… Read more »