OCEAN CITY – This week’s Mayor and City Council meeting’s agenda was light but the following items were discussed.Pillas Concerned Over EventThe 31st Annual Mid-Atlantic Classic Chevy Festival will commence June 11-12, 2011. The total cost to the town is $140, due to Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) costs. The festival is free to the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The Mayor and City Council reviewed on Monday the Planning and Zoning Commission’s recommendation to add a new water sports operation downtown near the Inlet.Graham Bostic, owner of the Sea Rocket operation in Ocean City, wants to add a jet ski and parasailing operation to his business. The Sea Rocket operates off… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A new holiday event called “Puttin’ on the Ritz” will take place this month, and, according to the event coordinator Veronica Donaldson, it is an event that Ocean City hasn’t seen before.According to Donaldson, “Puttin’ on the Ritz” has been started to bring visual arts to the community and to involve the… Read more »

BERLIN – The Maryland & Delaware Railroad Company (MDRC) is reaching the final stages of extensive work in the Berlin area, confirming what the company president says is a commitment to continue operations in this area.MDRC, through the use of a $1.6 million grant, will complete new track and lighting work for three crossings in… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Two matters on the agenda for the Worcester County Board of License Commissioners (BLC) Wednesday were the approval of a new liquor license and the violation of another by way of sale to a minor.Representatives from Simon and Oliver’s Wood-Fired Grille petitioned the BLC for a Class ‘B’ seven-day license, which would… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Department of Social Services (DSS) received a county commendation for being one of only three such departments to “meet or exceed all four Place Matters goals for child welfare.”The commendation especially praised the DSS for having the lowest percentage of foster children placed in group care in the entire… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Commissioners took the opportunity Tuesday to bid farewell to two of their colleagues, Commissioners Linda Busick and Bobby Cowger.Busick and Cowger both participated in the final meeting of their terms this week. Busick, who represented District 6, lost to Madison Jim Bunting Jr. in the primary. Busick later entered… Read more »

WEST OCEAN CITY – The Powerhouse Gym in West Ocean City has come full circle.Originally opened in the early 90’s in its current location inside the Food Lion Shopping Center off Route 611 in West Ocean City, the new Powerhouse Gym is taking over again and opening in December 2010.Initially, when Tony and Laura Taghipour… Read more »