OCEAN CITY – With schools in the area re-opening next week, area law enforcement agencies and transportation officials are reminding motorists to take extra care during morning and afternoon commute times.According to an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) release this week, August is Back-to-School Safety Month, and with area students returning to school on Monday,… Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2010
State’s Attorney Candidate, Printer Spar Over ’06 Debt
BERLIN – A small claims court lawsuit charging that Worcester County State’s Attorney candidate Beau Oglesby has not paid $5,700 in bills from his last campaign could pose big trouble for the candidate this election season as he challenges incumbent State’s Attorney Joel Todd.Thom Gulyas, who owns Ace Printing and Mailing in Berlin, filed a… Read more »
Md. Comptroller Pledges Detailed Report On LCB
OCEAN CITY — Maryland State Comptroller Peter Franchot has assured the people of Worcester County that he is going to get to the bottom of Liquor Control Board controversy that’s been raging all summer long.Franchot called his office’s investigation of the Worcester County Liquor Control Board (LCB) “one of the most intensive and thorough probes… Read more »
LCB’s Future Up To Politicians
OCEAN CITY — All parties with a stake or even an interest in the Worcester County Liquor Control Board scandal knows that the final decision on the quasi-governmental monopoly’s future will come at the hands of elected officials.This week, some of those politicians spoke about the ongoing investigation and were anxious to see the long… Read more »
LCB Financial Report Released
OCEAN CITY — The Worcester County Liquor Control Board (LCB) finally released its long awaited financial report yesterday, as elected officials, local licensees and even state wholesalers scrambled to make sense of the 28-page report.Some of the contents of the report seem to indicate that the LCB’s drastic drop in revenue given back to the… Read more »
Council Field Up To Seven With Filing Deadline Sept. 21
OCEAN CITY — With a few weeks to go before the Sept. 21 filing deadline for the Ocean City Mayor and Council election, some new names have entered the race and set their sights on the three incumbents, one only of which has officially filed for re-election.Since the 2008 election, which saw Council members Mary… Read more »
Friday, Aug 27–Suspect Able To Evade Police After Bank Robbery
WEST OCEAN CITY – An armed robber who held up the Farmers Bank of Willards in West Ocean City last Saturday morning remains at large this week after a “perfect storm” of simultaneous incidents had area law enforcement agencies scrambling.Shortly after 10 a.m. last Saturday, an unidentified suspect wearing a garish wig and a baseball… Read more »
Friday, Aug 27–Local Businessmen Named To VIP List
BALTIMORE – Two local residents were named this month to a prestigious list of young regional business people honored for their professional and civic contributions.Steve Green, publisher and editor of The Dispatch, and Brooks Trimper, operations manager of Trimper Rides, are among the individuals named to The Daily Record’s VIP List, Very Important Professionals who… Read more »
Friday, Aug 27–Kids Consignment Sale Set For Sept. 10-11
T.K. DickersonStaff WriterBERLIN – When Vicki Burns’ son kept outgrowing his clothes at a rapid pace, she knew that she needed to find a solution. After turning to the Internet for an answer, she soon came up with Coastal Kids Consignment Sale. Coastal Kids Consignment Sale operates similar to a consignment store by taking gently… Read more »
Friday, Aug 27–County’s Take Of Race To Top Funds Comes To $1M
BERLIN – Out of $250 million in federal Race to the Top (RTTT) funds awarded to Maryland schools this week, Worcester County will most likely get just $1 million over four years, which will not be enough to make the changes required by the initiative.The county will get $250,000 a year for four years, according… Read more »