OCEAN CITY — The town of Ocean City didn’t take long to find a new place to charge for parking, and it didn’t have to look far either.A week after a failed attempt to put parking meters on 146th Street after residents cried foul, Councilwoman Mary Knight pulled an idea out of her proverbial purse… Read more »
Monthly Archives: July 2010
18 Seek County Commissioner Seats
SNOW HILL – Eighteen candidates filed to compete for the seven Worcester County Commissioner seats by the July 6 deadline.The most competition has appeared in District 1, with five candidates emerging to contest for Commissioner Bobby Cowger’s seat.Democrat Jimmy Schoolfield is ensured of competing in the general election, but the other four District 1 candidates… Read more »
Friday, July 9–Officials OK Federal Bond Program For Plant
SNOW HILL – A federal bond program will reduce interest payments on the Mystic Harbor wastewater treatment plant funding by 35 percent, at least as long as the program continues.Enterprise fund controller Jennifer Savage told the Worcester County Commissioners Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which is supplying loan and grant funding for… Read more »
Friday, July 9–Leads Sought In Alleged Rape
WEST OCEAN CITY – The suspect in an alleged rape case in a field near a West Ocean City motel early Monday morning remains at large this week with few leads coming forward.Maryland State Police troopers responded to the Francis Scott Key Motel in West Ocean City for a reported rape. According to police reports,… Read more »
Friday, July 9–Improved Berlin Plant To Feature Green Initiatives
SNOW HILL – Berlin’s improved and expanded wastewater treatment plant will be as environmentallyfriendly as the town can make it, in accordance with the town’s recent commitment to be as green as possible.“Once it’s completed, it will be state-of-the-art enhanced nutrient removal, which is the most advanced technology there is,” said Berlin Water Resources Director Jane Kreiter.The… Read more »
Friday, July 9–County, Assateague Ban Burns
BERLIN – The intense heat and dry conditions that have persisted over the region for weeks caused county and Assateague Island officials to issue bans on outdoor burning until further notice.With temperatures consistently in the mid- to upper 90s for much of June and early July thus far, coupled with near drought conditions across much… Read more »
Sizing Up The Ongoing LCB Issues
Sizing Up The Ongoing LCB IssuesMoney is at the heart of the debate over the future of the Liquor Control Board for Worcester County (LCB), and that’s how it should be. This is not a complicated issue, but there are a lot of interesting aspects to it and how much in funds the organization returns… Read more »
Voices From the Readers
Public Safety HurtBy Parking DecisionEditor:Recently the town council adopted a policy to control Inlet parking to suit one prominent business.Previously, the policy was to cone off Philadelphia Ave. and channel the traffic away from the Inlet lot, when filled, up Baltimore Ave, but this affected the aforementioned business. This method kept traffic moving and allowed cars… Read more »
Thoughts From the Publisher’s Desk
The holiday weekend seemed to generally meet expectations around the Ocean City area. Some businesses were thrilled with bookings and sales, while others said it did not measure up to previous 4th of July weekends. From a crowd standpoint, the town’s demoflush population estimates indicate it was slightly down from last year with an average… Read more »
LCB Profits Plunge Compared To Others
OCEAN CITY — The numbers continue to tell quite a story concerning the recent performance of the Liquor Control Board for Worcester County (LCB) as new reports surfaced this week on money given back to other counties.Both Somerset and Wicomico counties released their unofficial numbers this week on the amount of funds paid back to… Read more »