Ever try and cut a toddler’s nails?I like a challenge, but this can get a little ridiculous. Consequently, it’s something I try to delay as long as possible, but there comes a time when procrastination can be troublesome (hence the current scratch on the side of my face from a recent roughhousing session). Short of… Read more »
Monthly Archives: March 2010
Seven Arrested In Drug Raid
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City police early Wednesday morning concluded a long-term drug distribution investigation with the execution of eight search and seizure warrants at a downtown apartment complex, resulting in seven arrests.Around 4:15 a.m. on Wednesday, the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) narcotics unit served search and seizure warrants on eight separate units in… Read more »
Friday, March 5–Restaurant Operator Eyes Outside Seating
OCEAN CITY — After a long and arduous winter in Ocean City, La Hacienda owner Bill Herbst knows that people are longing to be outdoors. Now he wants to offer them a new place to sit.During Tuesday’s Planning and Zoning Commission meeting at City Hall, Herbst gained approval from the commission for his plans to… Read more »
Friday, March 5–OC Condo Auctions Called Successful
OCEAN CITY – What was characterized a few weeks ago as an “auction war” was mutually beneficial to everybody involved last weekend as all 20 units offered for sale in the upscale Bahia Vista development were sold in separate auctions.Marshall Auctions offered 11 condominiums owned by local developer Spiro Buas, a partner in the project,… Read more »
Friday, March 5–Missing Mom’s Body Identified
SNOW HILL – The State Medical Examiner’s Office last week confirmed the human remains found on the grounds of a Snow Hill bed-and-breakfast were the remains of Christine Sheddy, a mother of three reported missing in Pocomoke in November 2007.Last Friday, the Office of the Medical Examiner for Maryland advised the Worcester County Bureau of… Read more »
Friday, March 5–County Okays One-Time Subsidy For Discovery Center
SNOW HILL – The Discovery Center in Pocomoke City, opened this past year, needs extra funding to stay open through June, the Worcester County Commissioners heard Tuesday.“The Discovery Center has not really gotten off to quite as good a step as they would like or have planned,” said county administrator Gerry Mason.Without help, the museum… Read more »
Ocean City Taxi Medallions Sell Out
OCEAN CITY — Despite being something that seemingly no one in the industry wanted, all the taxi medallions sold out on Monday at City Hall.The town of Ocean City sold all 175 available taxi medallions at $1,500 a pop on Monday, thus solidifying the notion that medallions are now the rule of the road, and… Read more »
Council Guilty Of Inconsistent Approaches
Parking has and will always be a hot issue in Ocean City, but last week’s discussion of a potential elected group being appointed to review relevant issues was an example of hypocrisy. A legitimate idea, worthy of debate, was simply lost in an informal proposal to add paid parking in other areas of town besides… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Support For Strong Stance On Guns, BoozeEditor:(The following is a copy of a letter forward to Ocean City Council members.)I am writing to voice my concerns over the debate of whether Ocean City police officers should be allowed to carry their weapons when off duty. I may be too late (I don’t know if a… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan was on the money when he pointed out the County Commissioners should consider televising their meetings. It’s long overdue and a philosophical shift on this issue is necessary. The county needs to make the small investment it takes to air its meetings on local access or at the very least… Read more »