What Others Are Saying

Address Downtown IssuesEditor: There are two issues I find to be of extreme importance that I would like to bring to the attention of others like me, who love and care about Ocean City.A great deal of money has been spent in recent years to improve the downtown area. An improved downtown should mean more… Read more »

We Remember Those We Have Lost

We Remember Those We Have Lost

Robert W. ParsonsSALISBURY – Robert W. Parsons, age 83, of Salisbury and formerly of West Ocean City, died Tuesday, June 9, 2009, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in New York, he was the son of the late Lee Parsons and Eda Cropper Parsons. He was preceded in death by his wife of… Read more »

What Others Are Saying

Address Downtown IssuesEditor:There are two issues I find to be of extreme importance that I would like to bring to the attention of others like me, who love and care about Ocean City.A great deal of money has been spent in recent years to improve the downtown area. An improved downtown should mean more people… Read more »

Voices From The Readers

Voices From The Readers

Council Wrong On LimitsEditor:I am writing in response to last week’s article addressing the City Council limiting the volleyball tour’s selling of alcohol and merchandise in front of Boardwalk storefronts.A few members seem more concerned with their own pocketbooks for a weekend rather than the greater good of the city as well as believing that… Read more »

June 18-Solid Reviews For OC Air Show

OCEAN CITY – “I thought it was wonderful.”Those five words, expressed by Army veteran John J. Sauer Sr., essentially sum up the majority opinion of last weekend’s 2nd Annual Ocean City Air Show. Approximately 260,000 people were in town last weekend, according to demoflush estimates, a significant 30,000-plus-head increase over last year’s crowds during the… Read more »

Worcester Notes

SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Commissioners discussed several items briefly at their second June meeting, held Tuesday. Here’s a recap:—Work on the final design of the new Mystic Harbor Wastewater Treatment Plant was authorized by the County Commissioners Tuesday, paving the way for the replacement sewer treatment facility. The design is already 30 percent… Read more »

Water, Sewer Rates Increased For Some Residents

SNOW HILL – Many of Worcester County’s public water and wastewater customers will see increases in their bills in fiscal year 2010 to handle rising costs and to provide service to more customers.The Worcester County Commissioners unanimously this week approved the sanitary service area budgets and assessments, many of which include higher rates.The cost of… Read more »