BERLIN — A new bed and breakfast should be up and running in town in as little as nine weeks.Mark Kauffman asked the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) Wednesday for Conditional Use approval regarding a property on Harrison Avenue. Kauffman plans on turning the house, which has records dating back to at least 1790, into… Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Maryland Tourism Budget Questioned
OCEAN CITY — On the eve of another Springfest weekend and the cusp of another summer season, a high ranking Maryland tourism official told resort business leaders this week they would likely have to continue going it on their own in terms of advertising and marketing Ocean City.Mary Jo McCullough, outgoing president of the Maryland… Read more »
Public Divided Over Wicomico’s Proposed Tax Increas
SALISBURY — This week the room was torn during a public hearing concerning the proposed 5-cent property tax increase in hopes to balance the proposed $111.4 million fiscal year 2012 budget for Wicomico County.Wicomico County Executive Rick Pollitt last month announced to the County Council the need for a property tax increase in order to… Read more »
Ocean City Cabs Can Now Charge More
OCEAN CITY – The majority of the City Council voted this week to pass an increase in taxi fares, which was an unscheduled item during this week’s meeting and caught some council members off guard.The topic was most recently discussed at a Police Commission meeting and a Mayor and Council meeting in March. Both times… Read more »
OC Issues Diakonia Funding Challenge To County
OCEAN CITY – The Mayor and City Council challenged the county this week to step up its allocations in this year’s budget to support the Diakonia Foundation.According to the foundation’s website, for more than 30 years Diakonia has been helping individuals and families in Worcester County and on the Lower Shore by proving shelter, food,… Read more »
OCDC Presents Awards At 11th Annual Meeting
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Development Corporation this week held its 11th annual meeting and announced its top façade projects, award winners, and new board members.Since the beginning OCDC has completed 102 façade projects. In 2010, 23 façade projects were completed and several are still underway. OCDC also recently completed its 100th façade project… Read more »
Merit Award Presented For Rescue
by Steven Green
WEST OCEAN CITY — A local Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) officer last week was recognized by state officials with a Certificate of Merit for his rescue of a man who became disoriented and fell into the commercial harbor in West Ocean City in August 2009.The Maryland Natural Resources Police, along with Department of Natural… Read more »
Schools Super Clarifies Education Funding Confusion
SNOW HILL — Worcester County won’t be receiving as big a slice of state funding as some may have expected, according to Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jon Andes.Andes and other members of the Board of Education met with the County Commissioners Tuesday to present a revised Maintenance of Effort Fiscal Year 2012 budget.During the presentation,… Read more »
Dolphin 56 Back Dazzling Boaters In Ocean City
OCEAN CITY — One month after his most recent sighting in Ocean City, the famous “Dolphin 56” made another appearance in the area this week, swimming up to and showing off for a group of local boaters near the Inlet on Tuesday.For over three decades, the friendly dolphin has been turning up in the waters… Read more »
Initiative Aims To Learn More About Diamondback Terrapin
OCEAN CITY — Local residents and visitors to the area are encouraged not to “Fear the Turtle” but help chart their numbers and protect their future with a new Maryland Coastal Bays Program (MCBP) initiative to track diamondback terrapin numbers in and around the resort area.The MCBP is partnering with the Terrapin Work Group, an… Read more »