OCEAN CITY – On Tuesday afternoon, the site of the latest project from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition was receiving its final touches as builders, designers, and volunteers prepared for the Johnson-Goslee family to arrive at their new home.A few hours before the family arrived, workers were busy laying sod, placing furniture, moving in appliances, sweeping… Read more »
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Council Approves National Search For City Manager Post
OCEAN CITY – The decision to nationally advertise for a city manager took on full support this week after the City Council majority’s choice to fill the position respectfully declined.Unexpected business surfaced during this week’s Mayor and City Council meeting, as Council President Jim Hall asked for a motion to advertise both nationally and locally… Read more »
Officer’s CPR Likely Saved Man
OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City Police officer last week likely saved an unidentified 50-year-old man from drowning in a Boardwalk hotel pool after pulling the unresponsive victim from the water and performing CPR until paramedics arrived.Shortly before 11 p.m. last Friday, police responded to the Quality Inn Boardwalk at 16th Street in reference to… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Facts Being TwistedEditor: On Monday, Sept. 26, there was a meeting of the Citizens For Ocean City.At this meeting, the president of the City Council was challenged to define the new direction of the four on the council. Mr. Hall responded with a resounding, “money”.He then described how he and Councilwoman Pillas had, despite fierce… Read more »
Best Business Decisions Not Always Fair
It’s been said thousands of times and is most often heard around election time — government needs to be run like a business.Although it’s candidate rhetoric most of the time, it was the reason cited by the Worcester County Commissioners this week when five of the seven voted to delay the Snow Hill High School… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
In Ocean City, it’s been a month since former City Manager Dennis Dare was given the resign-or-be-fired ultimatum. The “new normal” is starting to set in around City Hall without Dare (a City Hall regular for almost three decades) with Mayor Rick Meehan acting as the city manager.While the tension may be calming in Ocean… Read more »
Open Houses Of The Week
WEST OCEAN CITY Bay Point Plantation Rt589/Gum Point Rd Daily 10-5 Waterfront Estate Lots in 142 Acre Preserve Kevin Decker The Fritschle Group/ Condominium Realty 443-235-6552OCEAN CITY Makai Condominiums 42nd St. Bayside Daily 10-4 New Construction 2BR & Studio Condos Ben Dawson The Fritschle Group/ Condominium Realty 410-603-2205WEST OCEAN CITY Sailor’s Watch Golf Course Road… Read more »
Serial Flasher Sought
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) this week is asking for the public’s help in identifying a male suspect who has been naked and exposing himself to different individuals on the north end of town, primarily in the ocean black and beach areas between 120th and 145th streets.Several victims have reported a… Read more »
Hybrid School Board Issue Raises Questions
SALISBURY — While across town hundreds gathered for a public hearing on proposed drastic cuts to the Wicomico public school budget, a handful of ardent supporters of an elected school board in the county made known their preference for an elected school board in front of the County Council.Last month, the Wicomico County Council voted… Read more »
Ocean City, County Concerned About Car Rally’s Growth
OCEAN CITY – The most recent Volkswagen rally that swept through the area has led city and county officials to contemplate further restrictions to prevent unapproved special events.Ocean City resident David Betten approached the Mayor and City Council on Monday over his concerns with the “Volkswagen and Audi enthusiasts” who have congregated to Ocean City… Read more »