OCEAN CITY Diamond Head 306 80th St Oceanfront Sat 11-3 Updated 1BR/1BA Steps to Sand Motivated Seller Barbara Reese Long and Foster 410-603-7190 OCEAN CITY Excalibur 703 132nd Street Fri 2-4/Sun 1-3 2BR/2BA Beautiful Furn. Awesome Oceanview Dotty Ruffo Long and Foster 410-430-1200 OCEAN CITY Camelot 704 133rd Street Sun 10:30-12:30 Direct Oceanfront 3BR/2BA Large… Read more »
Editor:In August 2009, Worcester County celebrated the grand opening of The C.R.I.C.K.E.T. Center located on the grounds of Atlantic General Hospital on the backside of the Atlantic Health Center. The center has actually been in existence since 2006 but now it has a state-of-the-art facility. The mission of the C.R.I.C.K.E.T. Center is to provide a… Read more »
Change Needed To End County Corruption Editor:I want to reiterate challenger, Edward S. Lee’s sentiments, and to acknowledge his strong backbone for speaking out. His recent articles in The Daily Times (Sept. 11) and The Dispatch (Sept. 17) are absolutely factual (true).New political blood is long overdue. Lee described a mirror image of a select… Read more »
The controversy surrounding at least two ranking county employees openly campaigning for Commissioner Jim Purnell over challenger Eddie Lee on primary election day deserves an investigation, although it will probably never happen. Three different people confirmed this week Lee’s accusations that Jail Warden Buck Shockley and Assistant Warden Garry Mumford were strongly urging residents to vote… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – It looks like the Board of Port Wardens is going to have fewer visitors.At this week’s Mayor and Council meeting, officials agreed to amend Chapter 106, Entitled Waterways, in a unanimous vote. This will allow repair of previously approved boat and personal watercraft lifts without going back to the Board of Wardens.At… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Questions were raised this week during the County Commissioner meeting over the amount of county work assigned to a particular engineering company when county policy generally calls for bidding work out.One commissioner said he has been getting phone calls from local engineers asking why some work is not put out to bid.“There’s… Read more »
BERLIN – A large award of stimulus money, $115 million, will nearly finish the extension of broadband Internet service throughout Worcester County.The stimulus fund grant to the Maryland Broadband Cooperative (MBC) will cover extending service to small communities under 10,000 in population that are unserved or underserved by broadband. The grant money is also meant… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – There is little doubt that this past summer’s air show was a success, and officials are already looking ahead to next year’s event.At this Monday’s Mayor and Council meeting, a review of the air show took place. Susan Childs, internal auditor for Ocean City, reviewed the total spending of the venue. A… Read more »
At the risk of sounding a bit sensational, there are days when I just have to wonder if life gets any better.Sure, like everyone, I have concerns that dominate my thoughts at times (often resulting in migraines), but keeping all matters in their proper perspective keeps me level headed. A day last weekend did just… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – An effort to list Atlantic bluefin tuna, a staple of the resort area’s vast recreational fishery, as an endangered or threatened species, passed a key first hurdle last week when the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) ruled the petition contained “substantial scientific information” that a listing may be warranted.Prompted in part by… Read more »