ANNAPOLIS – Several bills concerning the distribution and sale of alcoholic beverages in Worcester continued to plod their way through the Maryland General Assembly including one that would repeal the absolute monopoly of the Liquor Control Board (LCB) for Worcester County and another that has threatened to splinter or even dissolve the agency.Worcester is somewhat… Read more »
Monthly Archives: February 2008
Jolly Roger Takes Message To County
SNOW HILL – The introduction of state legislation allowing Worcester County and Ocean City to reduce taxes for Trimper’s Rides at the Boardwalk prompted Jolly Roger Amusement Park to ask for the same consideration this week, but the County Commissioners will not vote on their support for a tax break for Jolly Rogers until they… Read more »
County Disputes Resort’s Tax Differential Findings
SNOW HILL – Ocean City has requested the third highest tax set-off in Maryland and is asking for the highest percentage of reduction in the entire state, Worcester County Treasurer Harold Higgins said this week when he presented the staff analysis of the Ocean City tax differential report to the County Commissioners.Staff findings refuted the… Read more »
$30M Civil Suit Filed In CO Deaths
OCEAN CITY – The family of two Pennsylvania tourists who perished from carbon monoxide poisoning in their Boardwalk hotel room in June 2006 last week filed a civil suit in U.S. District Court seeking $30 million from four defendants including the hotel ownership group, the Bay Shore Development Corp.The suit filed in U.S. District Court… Read more »
Soda Bottle Bombs Found In West OC
WEST OCEAN CITY – The Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office this week is investigating the recovery of as many as a dozen homemade soda bottle bombs, a few of which were detonated, at several locations around West Ocean City. According to officials, the homemade bombs were made in plastic soft drink bottles with various components… Read more »
Resort Unlikely To Follow Bethany’s Lead On Smoking
OCEAN CITY – Bethany Beach, Del. will soon be seeing a smoking ban along its beaches and Boardwalk, a restriction that would be difficult to enforce along Ocean City’s 10-mile stretch of beach, officials say.Smoking prohibitions seem to be increasing as of late, with talk of smoking bans in certain apartment complexes around the country,… Read more »
Boat Thief Ordered To Jail, Pay Restitution To Owner
SNOW HILL – A Virginia man, who pleaded guilty last November to the unauthorized removal of property after stealing a sport fishing boat from a West Ocean City marina in October before crashing the vessel into the Route 50 bridge and running it aground on a sandbar, was sentenced this week to five years in… Read more »
AGH Seeks Funds For Expansion
OCEAN CITY – Atlantic General Hospital could be seeing some significant facility improvements in the future if $700,000 in funding is raised to match a $700,000 state grant. Atlantic General Hospital (AGH) President and CEO Michael Franklin presented the Mayor and City Council with the proposed improvements this week, including a Primary Care Clinic, Child… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Politics Ruining OCEditor:After much thought, soul searching, conversations with my wife, family and close friends, I made the decision that I can no longer sit back and allow politics to continue to ruin our community. I am not “a come here”. I have lived all my life in Ocean City. When I finished college and… Read more »
Compromise Is A Reasonable Solution
In many ways, compromise is the key to life. With government and public policy issues, it’s essential to maintaining a balance and moving forward. Perhaps no better example is the current situation involving the current state of affairs with the fire service in Ocean City as well as its future.The scene at City Hall on… Read more »