OCEAN CITY – Ocean City’s Economic Development Committee (EDC) met this week to discuss a wide variety of important local issues, from the status of the real estate market and major cuts in the state tourism budget to golf package bookings to summer events. The following is a quick look at some of the highlights… Read more »
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Joe Hall, Pillas Question Special Events
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Recreation and Parks Director Tom Shuster thought he was coming in front of the City Council on Tuesday for a routine report outlining the town’s free events for the summer season, but, in reality, a few officials thought that a couple of those events needed to be placed under the… Read more »
Schools Oppose County Reduction Request
NEWARK – The Worcester County Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to oppose a request to the state by the County Commissioners to allocate less funding to the local school system.“I thought that they might have a change of heart,” said County Commission President Louise Gulyas. “I thought they might see the economic strain on… Read more »
Pa. Family Satisfied With CO Lawsuit Settlement
OCEAN CITY – Although the terms remain strictly confidential and may never be known, a settlement was reached late last week in the $30 million wrongful death lawsuit filed last February by the family of two Pennsylvania tourists who perished from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in the Boardwalk motel room in June 2006.The original suit… Read more »
Mayor Adamant About Slots Council Appointment Power
OCEAN CITY – Unsatisfied with simply being appointed to the county’s local development council on slots, which will ultimately oversee many aspects of the impacts of the gaming machines at Ocean Downs, Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan this week re-asserted his belief the resort’s top elected official should remain an appointer and not an appointee.Three… Read more »
Council Okays Boardwalk Display Law
OCEAN CITY – As level of a playing field as ever has been laid out by the City Council in regards to outdoor displays on the Boardwalk this week, but all the merchants might not welcome the change with open arms.Stricter guidelines were set in place by the council in a 4-1-1 vote, Joe Hall… Read more »
A Berlin Landmark’s New Focus
OCEAN CITY – In staying true to its old-fashioned roots, restaurateur John Fager has restored Berlin’s greatest landmark into something that can be truly deemed as both new and improved.The town of Berlin has been on the cusp of some sort of renaissance for several years, and its re-emergence into the forefront of nostalgic tourism… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Absurdities Cloud Booze Beach DebateEditor:You just can’t make up stuff like this. Councilman Jim Hall needs to ask, “What’s the difference between sitting on your deck having a burger and a beer and sitting under your umbrella on the beach having a burger and a beer?”Well, one difference that comes to mind is that in… Read more »
Boardwalk Bike Change A Bad Idea
The Ocean City Mayor and Council heard a proposal this week to expand the hours bikes can legally be on the Boardwalk. In a shocking 6-0 vote, the council voted to approve the change. That was a mistake.The key issue here is whether it’s okay for bikers to legally be on the boards till 11… Read more »
Thoughts from the Publisher’s Desk
Captain Craig died this week. Like most locals, I have a few fond memories of him.Over the years, I most often came in contact with him at the Phillips Beach Plaza with his wife, Virginia, and daughter, Mary Dale, but my most recent personal contact with the captain came after one of the Ocean City… Read more »