OCEAN CITY – The State Highway Administration (SHA) this week began extensive pedestrian safety work along Coastal Highway in Ocean City as part of a $2.7 million federal stimulus investment in pedestrian safety projects in three counties on the Eastern Shore.This week, SHA crews began an extensive list of pedestrian safety enhancement projects in the… Read more »
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Friday, October 9–Officials Weigh In On Advertising Agency Search
OCEAN CITY — Some City Council members say that at this point, there is little else to say concerning the town of Ocean City’s advertising agency search until the potential candidates actually do their presentations.Yet, that didn’t stop a few other members of the town’s “voting seven” from hammering home their proverbial counterpoints on Monday… Read more »
Friday, October 9–Minors Admit To Trolley Damage
WEST OCEAN CITY – Three juveniles were arrested this week on felony malicious destruction of property, theft and burglary charges this week after allegedly damaging four Ocean City trolley buses.On Monday morning, a Maryland State Police trooper responded to a public works yard on Keyser Point in West Ocean City in reference to the malicious… Read more »
Friday, October 9–Enhanced Fire Protection Eyed For North OP
SNOW HILL – An increase in fire protection capacity in Ocean Pines will cost service area ratepayers more money annually to pay off up to $2.5 million in loans to make the work possible.An Ocean Pines-commissioned study conducted in 1998 identified areas of inadequate fire protection infrastructure, which did not meet municipal fire protection standards…. Read more »
Route 90 Bridge To Close Next Week For Reconstruction
OCEAN CITY — What seemed eminent last week is destined to become a reality next week: the Route 90 Bridge will be closed for repairs for at least two months.The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) announced this week that due to the substantial structural damage found last week underneath an 85-foot section of the bridge… Read more »
Gun Threat In West Ocean City
WEST OCEAN CITY – A West Ocean City man was arrested on assault charges early Wednesday morning after allegedly threatening his neighbors with a handgun.Around 3 a.m. on Wednesday, Worcester County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a residence on West Torquay Rd. in West Ocean City for a reported incident involving a gun. The investigation… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
More Tax Dollars Wasted Fighting OCPD SuitEditor:Your article titled, “Dismissal Sought in Discrimination Case with OCPD,” is yet another example of taxpayers’ money being spent unnecessarily. It is ironic this article is in the same edition as the story on the Ocean City Council cutting 45 take-home cars at an annual savings of $90,000. How… Read more »
Stay Off Route 90 Bridge Even Before Closure
Here we go again – access will be limited to Ocean City starting next week with yet another bridge project about to get underway.This time, it’s the eastern most Route 90 Bridge, which stretches almost two miles over the Assawoman Bay, that’s in need of emergency repairs. A routine inspection two weeks ago revealed a… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
Jeff Thaler, a 19-year veteran of Ocean City’s Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA), is moving on. Thaler informed Mayor Rick Meehan of his decision to step down from the board last month, but he was planning to hold off until the Oct. 22 BZA meeting to inform all of his colleagues on the appointed panel,… Read more »
Fatherhood Adventures
Okay, think about this for a minute before responding – what would you say if someone called your kid fat?It happened the other day, and all I did was smile, for some reason, and utter a ridiculous comment that I would take back if I could.I was pushing Beckett along the street in his stroller… Read more »