Stolen Truck, Guns and WeedOCEAN CITY – A Berlin man was arrested on auto theft, weapons and drug charges last week after an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer spotted the stolen truck in the area of 16th Street.Around 11:40 p.m. last Thursday, an OCPD officer on stationary patrol near 16th Street observed a Dodge… Read more »
Shuttle Service BeginsWEST OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Factory Outlets announced this week it has begun offerings its summer shuttle service.The free transportation is offered seven days a week, to and from major Ocean City hotels and motels, June 25 through Sept. 30, with drop-off and pick-up near Carter’s for Kids. The shuttle schedule… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Local liquor licensees are banding together in what could result in an attempt to abolish the Liquor Control Board for Worcester County (LCB).At the Worcester County License Beverage Association (WCLBA) meeting on Tuesday, several license holders spoke out against some of the recent practices of the LCB, including unexpected price spikes and… Read more »
The Liquor Control Board for Worcester County (LCB) needs to be abolished.We thought this back in 1998, the last time the LCB’s future was put before county voters, and we continue to endorse its abolition today.Not much has changed over the last 12 years. The LCB has had several personnel shifts in leadership and management,… Read more »
More Parking MetersWould Be ExtortionEditor:I’ve been following all the discussions about placing parking meters in uptown Ocean City, which Mr. Joe Hall of the town council is trying to push down our throats.As a non-resident owner [with no voting rights] who owns a condo on 120th Street, I think it would be a great idea… Read more »
Although the county would not disclose the kind of health insurance plan they accept, i.e. single, husband/wife or family, we did hear five of the seven County Commissioners are currently enrolled on the county’s health insurance plan, meaning their coverage is funded by taxpayer dollars. In a letter this week, Administrator Gerald Mason said I… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A Selbyville woman was arrested on first- and second-degree assault charges after allegedly attempting to stab a couple of strangers on a downtown street.Around 3:40 a.m. on Monday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to an area behind a 28th Street shopping center for a reported assault. Once on scene, the… Read more »
NEWARK – After 26 years of service to Worcester County schools, Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Dr. Dick Walker is retiring.“I’m not happy to leave Worcester County [schools] … I’m not counting the days and I’m not counting the hours. In fact, I’m dreading them a little bit,” Walker said during a retirement presentation.Walker went to… Read more »
NEWARK – Math and science students in Worcester County will get a boost through a new partnership between county schools and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES).According to a formal agreement recently inked, Worcester County schools and UMES will support each other in seeking grants and other opportunities, said Worcester Technical High School (WTS)… Read more »
NEWARK – Level school funding does not mean Worcester County schools will have the same money as last year to spend on students, members of the Worcester County Board of Education pointed out last week as it approved the schools budget for the next school year.While the amount per student is the same, fixed costs… Read more »