Worcester County will soon be out of the liquor business. The only question is when, and this should not come as a major surprise.The open marketplace is doing exactly what it was expected to do to the former monopoly — making it unprofitable.Initially, the Department of Liquor Control (DLC) was estimating it would see a… Read more »

Part of the two-phase expansion of the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City, the new Performing Arts Center is now open and will host its first major event this weekend.While unquestionable excitement surrounds its opening, it needs to be tempered with the fact the $8 million facility is a long-term investment. That needs… Read more »

It’s natural for there to be mixed reactions to the recent redevelopment trends in Ocean City.The new, 101-room, four-floor LaQuinta Inn & Suites on 32nd Street recently opened and replaced the former Ocean Voyager Motel between Philadelphia and Baltimore avenues.The former site to the Ocean City Health and Racquet Club will soon become a 150-room… Read more »

At first glance, the feasibility study for a possible excursion train operation in Worcester County does not look promising as an initial step, but the effort deserves further consideration before its abandoned.The question is how much money has to be spent during this evaluation period before a conclusion can be made on whether this sort… Read more »

Worcester County Education Foundation Chair Todd Ferrante shared this week a You Tube video called “Did You Know? Shift Happens.” It provides a wealth of information, most of which is concerning how critical technology and associated enhancements will be in the lives of today’s young people and in particular their future.For example, one fact included… Read more »

On the national, regional and local front, Tuesday’s election was all about the Republican Party, which swept nearly all races of significances on many levels and particularly on the hyper-local front on the shore.For only the second time in the last few decades, Maryland will have a Republican governor in Larry Hogan, who did what… Read more »

OverviewThe following is a look at our endorsements for a number of local contested elections. These endorsements are intended to give readers a glimpse into why we have decided to support certain candidates. We take this obligation of offering our suggestions seriously at this newspaper, and it’s important to point out these are endorsements based… Read more »

Early voting started yesterday in jurisdictions across the state and will run through Thursday, Oct. 30, from 10 a.m.-8 p.m.In Wicomico County, the polling site is the Civic Center and in Worcester it’s at the Gull Creek Retirement Community in Berlin. It’s our hope the recent trends with early voting – those that confirm it’s… Read more »

The Ocean City Council field is set. There are eight people seeking four council seats.That much we know today, but how the city got to this point has been anything but smooth. From four candidates’ residencies being challenged initially to the two public hearings needed to deliberate on the merits of candidates Joe Hall and… Read more »

To those who follow the local newspaper industry, it should come as no surprise that Gannett, the Virginia-based corporation that owns The Daily Times and several weekly papers in the area, is suing the Town of Ocean City.The company’s disconnection with the community it allegedly serves has never been more obvious than with this cold… Read more »