BERLIN – Worcester County will face hard economic times in 2009, but the budget stresses are not the only issues facing the county, with the comprehensive rezoning to complete, preparations to make for slot machine gambling and a flat real estate market sending a ripple effect throughout the local economy.The County Commissioners have been predicting… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2008
Economic Woes Expected To Keep Legislators Busy
BERLIN – With the calendar flipping over to 2009 this week, it isn’t too early to take at look at some of the issues facing the Maryland General Assembly when it convenes in two weeks, and with a staggering state and national economy, huge budget deficits, layoffs and furloughs, state lawmakers will certainly have a… Read more »
Details Emerge On Center Upgrade Process
OCEAN CITY – The devil might be in the details about whether the City Council will approve the proposed $5 million upgrade to the Convention Center, but there seems to be one facet that has been overlooked until now.City Solicitor Guy Ayres recently sent a letter to the Mayor and City Council informing them that… Read more »
Delegate Eyes Mediator Role In Slots Tension
BERLIN – With most of the communities likely to be impacted by the arrival of slots in Worcester County already jockeying for their slice of the pie, tensions are growing before a plan has been announced and it will likely fall on the local delegation in Annapolis to sort out the mess.Two months after voters… Read more »
County’s Unemployment Rate Tops 11%
BERLIN – Shrinking “help wanted” columns in local newspapers and “closed for the winter” signs outside of businesses are normal for Worcester County in the fall, but no one expected to see Worcester’s unemployment rate hit 11.2 percent in November.The November rate is 4 percentage points higher than the 7.2 percent unemployment rate posted in… Read more »
Friday, January 2–Resort Hotel’s Solar Panels In Place
OCEAN CITY – The solar panels that sit atop Park Place hotel have been fully operational for over a week and already they are making an impact.Hotel Manager Todd Berger said that the project, which cost roughly $100,000, has not only made the hotel greener, but has also started to turn a few heads around… Read more »
Friday, January 2–Prosecutor Reflects On Four Homicides In 6 Months
SNOW HILL – With a whirlwind four-month period winding down, during which four murder cases with seven different defendants were prosecuted, Worcester County State’s Attorney Joel Todd this week caught his breath long enough to reflect on the unprecedented case load and the satisfaction with which his office handled it.In the first six months of… Read more »
Friday, January 2–Free Bus Rides Just A City Perk
OCEAN CITY – As Ocean City’s new Year’s Eve crowds sang along to Auld Lang Syne bringing in 2009, the free bus service that the town provided yet again to ensure public safety is something that should be “ne’er forgot.”In a year when the City is tightening its proverbial belt across the board, making huge… Read more »
Friday, January 2–Economic Guru Forecasts Benefits From Wallops In ’09
BERLIN – The local economy could see a significant, immediate boost from a multi-billion dollar NASA initiative out of Wallops Island Spaceport to put 20 metric tons of space station supplies into orbit over the next several years. The next seven years will see eight space resupply flights take off from Wallops Island Spaceport after… Read more »
We Remember Those Who Have Passed
William Alton McCarthyBERLIN – William Alton McCarthy died on Dec. 5, 2008 after a brief illness at his home in Towson.Born in Pimlico, Md., he was the son of Frank DeSales McCarthy and Elizabeth Ludwig McCarthy. He was predeceased by his brother, Donald McCarthy; sister, Ethel McCarthy Meyer; and sister, Mary McCarthy Hill. He was… Read more »