OCEAN CITY- Despite gusty winds and rough conditions that altered the format somewhat, the 3rd Annual Black Friday 550 Rockfish Tournament held last weekend was a huge success with dozens of anglers earning thousands of dollars in prize money.Promoted as an alternative to avoid holiday shopping and large crowds, the third annual Black Friday 550… Read more »
Monthly Archives: December 2009
Three Local Families Growing Through Adoption
SNOW HILL – Three adoptive families welcomed seven new members this week in Worcester County, including one Snow Hill family who adopted their fourth child in 10 years.One family took four siblings into their home, while another adopted two siblings. The Tinker family of Worcester County adopted one child, bringing their total of adopted children… Read more »
Supreme Court Hears Beach Replenishment Debate
OCEAN CITY – While local, state and federal officials scramble to find millions of dollars of funding for a major beach replenishment effort in the resort in the wake of a devastating mid-November storm, the U.S. Supreme Court this week heard testimony in a case involving a similar effort in Florida and its alleged “taking”… Read more »
Pilot Transit Program About To Begin In OC
OCEAN CITY — The pilot program that 90-year-old Bob Melvin fought so hard to happen is ready to launch.On Tuesday, Public Works Director Hal Adkins informed the Mayor and City Council that the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the town of Ocean City and Shore Transit in regards to the door-to-door service provided to elderly… Read more »
Opening Weekend Of Firearm Season Records 20% Increase
BERLIN — Maryland deer hunters reported 19,054 deer for the opening weekend of the 2009 firearm season, a 20-percent increase over last year’s opening weekend harvest of 15,880 deer.The total included 8,072 antlered deer and 10,982 antlerless deer. Sika deer comprised 218 of the antlered and 221 of the antlerless deer totals. “Windy conditions on… Read more »
Ocean City News In Brief
OCEAN CITY — In the brief this week, several governmental entities are taking a step up in the technology department, while a local grassroots organization gets a tri-fecta of awards in Annapolis.OCDC Gets Three Awards For Downtown ProjectsThe Ocean City Development Corporation (OCDC) and the town of Ocean City picked up three awards, including two… Read more »
Man Cleared In Alleged Attack
SNOW HILL – A West Ocean City man arrested in July on assault and other serious charges after allegedly threatening family members with a baseball bat had the charges against him dropped this week in Circuit Court because the witnesses in the case have since moved to Florida and were not available to testify.Shortly before… Read more »
County Will Have To Mull ‘Lean And Mean’ Options
SNOW HILL – Just five months into the fiscal year, county staff is projecting that the Worcester County budget is already short and next fiscal year will see more reductions in county revenue, which is projected to drop by as much as $9 million.“I’ve never seen us miss on a projected versus an actual budget…. Read more »
County Opposed To Lifting Marsh Tax Cap
SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Commissioners discussed a financial award and the marsh land tax cap briefly at their first December meetingThe Worcester County Commissioners Tuesday said they opposed the removal of the tax cap on Maryland marsh land, in response to a survey sent around to all Maryland jurisdictions by the Maryland Association… Read more »
Board Rejects Historic Building Appeal
BERLIN – An appeal to the Berlin Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) seeking to save a historic telescope building, known as the Elizabeth White house, was rejected by the BZA this week because the appellants could not articulate grounds for the appeal.BZA Vice Chair Woody Bunting repeatedly asked attorney King Burnett, representing appellants Sherrie Beckstead… Read more »