OC Tourism Advisory Board Created

OCEAN CITY – At this week’s Mayor and City Council meeting, the division among the council showed its face once again, upon a report given by the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce and the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association (OCHMRA).During the Mayor and City Council organizational meeting, held a few weeks ago following the election, a… Read more »

Mathias’ Lead Grows In Shore Senate Race

BERLIN – While stopping well short of conceding anything, Republican challenger Michael James this week acknowledged the growing gap between he and Democratic candidate James Mathias for the vacant District 38 State Senate seat could be too large to overcome as the process of counting absentee ballots continues.When the dust settled after a whirlwind General… Read more »

OC Approves Sprinkler Change

OCEAN CITY – Unlike their colleagues in the county and Berlin, the Ocean City Mayor and Council has no problem with a change to the building code requiring fire sprinkler systems be installed in newly built single-family homes.According to a letter written by City Engineer Terry McGean, on Jan. 1, 2010 the state recognized the… Read more »

EPA Denies Lead Tackle Ban

OCEAN CITY – The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week denied a petition filed by a coalition of environmental groups seeking a ban on the use of lead in fishing tackle, a measure which, if approved, could have had serious impacts in Ocean City and other fishing communities.In August, a coalition of environmental groups,… Read more »

Drought Designation’s Impact On Farms Unclear

BERLIN – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) declared this week that 22 of Maryland’s counties, including Worcester, would be given natural disaster designations because of the excessive drought and heat that affected crops this past summer.In a press release, Gov. Martin O’Malley expressed his appreciation to the federal government for recognizing the impact the… Read more »