Worcester County’s Department of Liquor Control (DLC) is in the news and it’s not good, despite the spin put on it this week by county officials.The fact is the county purchased alcohol from the Alabama version of a control board, which reportedly does not have the appropriate license or permit. The idea was to obtain… Read more »
Monthly Archives: November 2011
Ocean City Winter Bus Schedule Begins
OCEAN CITY — The town of Ocean City this week announced its new winter schedule for the municipal bus system.From Nov. 1 until April 1, 2012, bus service will run approximately every 40 minutes from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m. and every 80 minutes from 11 p.m. until 7 a.m. Sunday through Thursday. The schedule… Read more »
City Council Approves HSA Funding Mechanism
OCEAN CITY – The Mayor and City Council made the easiest and least debatable decision this week concerning town employees’ new option to join a Health Savings Account as part of their benefits.An ordinance, which becomes effective Jan. 1, 2012, calls for the Town of Ocean City to contribute funds to a Health Savings Account… Read more »
Pedestrian Fatality In West Ocean City
WEST OCEAN CITY — Tragedy struck this week when a local man was struck by a vehicle driven by another local man and killed along Route 611 early Tuesday morning.Shortly before 3 a.m. on Monday, Maryland State Police troopers were dispatched to a reported motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian on Route 611 just south… Read more »
President’s Ocean Zoning Plan Called A Threat To Fishing
OCEAN CITY — A potential plan to effectively zone vast areas of the open ocean along the nation’s coastlines got more play this week with a congressional committee hearing on Wednesday.Last year, based on the recommendations of the Interagency Task Force on Ocean Policy, President Barack Obama issued an executive order calling for a National… Read more »
Assateague Entry Fees Waived Next Weekend
BERLIN — Assateague Island National Seashore is joining other national parks across the country in celebrating Veterans Day next weekend by waiving entrance fees to the barrier island.Assateague officials this week announced a fee-free entrance to both the Maryland and Virginia districts of the National Seashore all next weekend in commemoration of Veteran’s Day, which… Read more »
Wicomico Hazardous Waste Collection Day Set
SALISBURY — Wicomico County officials this week announced Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day is set for next Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Newland Park landfill from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.The event is open to all residents of Wicomico County and participants are advised to bring a valid proof of residence, such as a driver’s… Read more »
Horse Shooting Charges Come 10 Months Later
ASSATEAGUE — Two men were charged with week in connection with the shooting death of one of Assateague’s famed wild horses during a two-day firearm deer season on the barrier island last January.Assateague Island National Seashore officials announced on Tuesday charges have been levied against two individuals, one for shooting the horse during the controlled… Read more »
Operation Medicine Drop A Success
BERLIN — Last week’s Operation Medicine Drop, in conjunction with the fall National Drug Take-Back Day, was a huge success, netting a total of 205 pounds of unused and expired medications.Local officials from the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office, the Worcester County Health Department, Ocean City Police, Berlin Police and the Assateague Coastal Trust and Coastkeeper… Read more »
Worcester County Nixes Route 589 Corridor Plan
SNOW HILL — Uncomfortable with the idea that it would amount to “stealing land” in the words of one elected official, the Worcester County Commission chose Tuesday to deny a state-developed corridor vision plan for Route 589.“I can’t vote on anything that would take away personal property rights without money to compensate for it,” said… Read more »