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Savings Not Enough For Skate Park Move
It’s been a rough spring for the Ocean City Mayor and Council, a...READ MOREBroad Search Could Have Benefitted County
At times, it seems Worcester County and Ocean City governments intenti...READ MOREReplacing ‘Beach Toys’ A Serious Matter
While it may not seem like a major issue to some, the Town of Ocean Ci...READ MORELosing Angels Is Big, But Air Show Must Go On
For OC Air Show fans, the huge sense of disappointment over the U.S. N...READ MOREOutsourced Report Worthy Of Public Funding
Although government is notorious for spending good money on bad studie...READ MOREShelter Mourns Mayor
Editor: We lost our mayor today. Not one of the human mayors of the lo...READ MOREBudget Realities A Factor With SRO Decision
The Worcester County Commission, like other governments across the sta...READ MOREPublic Updates On Union Contract Talks Needed
An interesting debate resurfaced this week at City Hall regarding the ...READ MOREWhen Common Sense Beats Out Numbers
It’s often said numerical data can be twisted and manipulated to...READ MOREMarylanders Do Not Need More Taxes
The Maryland legislature reconvened this month and it only took about ...READ MORE
With June Best To Remember ‘This Too Shall Pass’
It happens every year. Summer arrives and we begin wondering whether Ocean City is a safe place to be or not. When it comes to June and all the crime that surfaces during this month, it’s difficult not to conclude that Ocean City can be a dangerous place. However, that would not be an accurate representation of this resort. Sure there are hundreds of arrests made and some are disturbing. It’s normal to be worried when within a few days there are several reports of routine traffic...READ MORELogic Wins Out In OC Election Decision
Reason won out over tradition at this week’s Mayor and Council meeting when the decision was made to do away with the municipality’s election in October and merge it with the November vote. In a 4-3 vote, with Doug Cymek, Joe Hall, Mary Knight and Lloyd Martin in support and Brent Ashley, Jim Hall and Margaret Pillas opposed (as well as the non-voting mayor), the council decided it was in the best interests of the town to combine its bi-annual election with the general election. The...READ MORE
