Kylie JosonStaff WriterOCEAN CITY – On your next day off, enjoy dinner and a free ice show at the Carousel Resort Hotel & Condominiums on 118th Street. This is a fun family-oriented performance that is performed every night starting at 6:30. The Next Ice Age skating company puts on a ravishing performance that will exceed… Read more »
Monthly Archives: July 2010
County Approves Plans To Replace 911 Phone System
SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Commissioners briefly considered a new 911 phone system, grant applications for local homeless shelters, and other topics at their meeting this week.— Worcester County Emergency Services will use $1.4 million in state emergency funding to replace its 911 emergency telephone system.A few weeks ago, the state Emergency Number Systems… Read more »
Church Re-Elected As No New Faces Join Field
SNOW HILL – Incumbent Worcester County Commissioner Bud Church will keep his seat in county government after the Democratic Central Committee could not find a candidate to oppose him in the general election.Church said he called the local elections office on Wednesday just before the central committee nomination period closed to learn if he would… Read more »
Rip Currents Cause Busy Week For Beach Patrol
OCEAN CITY – Heavy surf conditions, coupled with a prolonged heat wave and peak July crowds, had the Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP) busy last week with 756 rescues recorded during the seven-day period including nearly 600 on last Sunday alone.While it is certainly not unusual to have dangerous rip currents form in the ocean… Read more »
K-2 Banned In Ocean City
OCEAN CITY — Despite the fact that K-2 has essentially disappeared from Boardwalk store shelves, the Ocean City Mayor and Council voted to ban the substance for good on Monday.With the memory of last summer’s proliferation and eventual ban of the psychoactive plant Salvia Divinorum still lingering, Councilwoman Margaret Pillas pushed for a ban of… Read more »
Former LCB Staff Talk Internal Operations
OCEAN CITY — Two former employees with the Liquor Control Board for Worcester County (LCB) came forward this week claiming questionable and even “shady” business practices, pointing out one of the LCB’s recent claims was an outright lie.As the region waits for the “official” audited financial reports for the LCB to be released later this… Read more »
Elected Official’s Vision Off After Laser Pointer Incident
OCEAN CITY — Laser pointers have made their way back into the public eye after a City Council member claims she had her eyes damaged by one last week.Councilwoman Margaret Pillas, who also owns a Boardwalk store, said a young boy hit her in the eye with a beam from a green laser pointer that… Read more »
Allegations Against LCB Include Lies, Price Gouging
OCEAN CITY — The Liquor Control Board for Worcester County (LCB) was caught in another lie this week, as more allegations about their pricing and product availability come forward from licensees.Last week, when questioned about becoming the first dispensary in the history of Maryland to be put on the state’s “30-day biweekly credit control list”,… Read more »
Turtle Lax Club Hosts Drop-In
OCEAN CITY- The Greene Turtle Lacrosse Club is hosting a drop-in at Northside Park in Ocean City each Wednesday through the middle of August for area high school and college players.The girls’ lacrosse drop-in is open to all girls’ players entering 10th grade this fall through college. The drop-in will be held at Northside Park… Read more »
Berlin Major Leaguers Advance
BERLIN- The Berlin Little League major league division All-Star team came up with a couple of big wins this week to advance in the District 8 playoffs.Last Sunday, the Berlin Little League major league team beat Pocomoke, 10-1, behind winning pitcher Austin Dundore. Sean Colgan had a triple and single and scored three runs, while… Read more »