OCEAN CITY – The Mayor and Council were presented with grant funds totaling $5,235, which will be used to send three town employees to the National Hurricane Conference. Jon Burrell presented the check to the Town of Ocean City on behalf of the Local Government Insurance Trust (LGIT), explaining that the grant would be used… Read more »
Monthly Archives: October 2007
East Berlin Sidewalk Project To Begin
BERLIN – A low-key groundbreaking ceremony Monday morning finally heralded the beginning of the long-awaited Flower St. sidewalk project.Construction could begin as early as Nov. 1, officials estimate.“This is a big day. It seems I’ve been waiting for it for a hundred years,” Berlin Mayor Tom Cardinale said at the groundbreaking. “This is a lot… Read more »
Earlier Start Date For Bridge Work Proposed
OCEAN CITY – It is now a certainty the Route 50 bridge will be completely closed this winter for an estimated 35 days after funding was approved by the state, but an effort is underway to urge state officials to move the start date for the project up to help ensure its closure to does… Read more »
Council Approves $27M Bond For Future Projects
OCEAN CITY – The ordinance set to authorize the Mayor and Council to issue and sell, upon its full fail and credit, $27.5 million in general obligation bonds was passed unanimously on second reading at the Mayor and Council meeting Monday night. Earlier this month, the Mayor and Council were presented with a project list… Read more »
Condo Plans Approved By OC Planners
OCEAN CITY – The final site plans for the Seaside Escape condominiums were approved at a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting last Tuesday night. The condominiums, set to be located between 79th and 80th streets, are located in the R-3 multi-family residential district. Zoning Administrator Blaine Smith presented the plans for the 15 unit building,… Read more »
City Hall To Take On New Sense Of History
OCEAN CITY – City Hall will be seeing some new additions to its hallways after the City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve the proposal to display the history of Ocean City throughout the hallways of City Hall. City Engineer Terry McGean, along with Mayor Rick Meehan, presented the Mayor and Council with the… Read more »
City Council Votes To Ignore SHA, Keep Traffic Light
OCEAN CITY – The 131st Street traffic light will not be removed and will remain flashing following a majority vote from the City Council this week. The traffic signal’s fate was put to a vote among the full City Council after the decision was made last week to table the discussion until all council members… Read more »
Annual Road Races Next Weekend In OC
OCEAN CITY – The Town of Ocean City’s Recreation and Parks Department is seeking volunteers to help at the running of the Mid-Atlantic’s most popular 10 mile and 5K runs. Ocean City’s 16th Annual Seaside 10 will race on Saturday, Oct. 27.Volunteers are needed to staff water points and provide direction to runners from 8:30… Read more »
Annual Phillips Dinner For OC Church This Sunday
OCEAN CITY – On Sunday from 1-7 p.m., members of the Atlantic United Methodist Church will gather for the 40th Annual Phillips Crab House Dinner, a favored church fundraiser that provides food and fun.For 40 years, the Phillips family, members of the Atlantic United Methodist Church, has generously held the annual dinner, donating all proceeds… Read more »
Alleged Embezzler Gets Court Date
SNOW HILL – In a bit of a surprise move, the attorney for the former Worcester County man accused of embezzling over $100,000 from his now ex-wife before assuming a new name and a new life out west in Arizona, will try his case in District Court.Attorney J. Harrison Phillips, who represents former Ocean Pines… Read more »