BERLIN — With the introduction of a pair of bills in the House and Senate this week, the abolition of the county’s beleaguered Liquor Control Board (LCB) now appears to be on the fast track.Delegates Mike McDermott and Norm Conway this week introduced House Bill 1237, which calls for the abolition of the LCB and… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2011
OC Again Seeks Dismissal Of Former Cop’s Discrimination Suit
OCEAN CITY — The town of Ocean City this week filed a motion to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit filed by a former Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer against his employer.Former OCPD officer David Catrino in 2009 filed suit in U.S. District Court against the department and the town of Ocean City seeking injunctive relief… Read more »
Green Designation Awarded
OCEAN CITY – James Bud Church, broker/owner of Coldwell Banker Bud Church Realty, Inc., has been awarded the National Association of Realtors’ Green Designation, the only green real estate professional designation recognized by NAR.Church achieved the designation after completing 18 hours of course work designed specifically for Realtors. The courses were created in collaboration with… Read more »
Ocean City Eyes Increase In Seasonal Cops
OCEAN CITY – The Mayor and City Council gave their authorization for the resort’s police chief to increase the number of seasonal officers hired.Councilman Joe Hall pointed out that in the past the council voted to decrease the cap of seasonal police officers hired to 100, which the law states is the minimum number of… Read more »
Pediatric Dental Center to Open
BERLIN — Worcester County Health Department officials this week announced its pediatric dental center will soon open in Berlin.The Worcester County Dental Center, located on William Street in Berlin, will accept patients ages 18 and under who are uninsured, low income or participants in the Maryland Healthy Smiles program. The goal of the Worcester County… Read more »
Local Man Indicted In U.S. District Court
OCEAN CITY — A West Ocean City man remains behind bars this week after being indicted in U.S. District Court on federal possession of child pornography charges.Lawrence King III, 41, of West Ocean City, was arrested last October and charged with 13 counts of possession of child pornography after members of the Maryland State Police… Read more »
Mathias Delivers Historic Speech
ANNAPOLIS — Senator Jim Mathias (D-38) was called on this week to deliver the ceremonial Presidents’ Day address in the historic Old Senate Chamber where George Washington officially resigned his commission as Commander-in-Chief in 1783 and called on his colleague’s to embrace the first president’s notion of civility.Every year on Presidents’ Day, the State Senate… Read more »
Superintendent Makes Bennett Middle Pitch
SALISBURY — Just days after Wicomico officials expressed doubt about the availability of funding for a new James M. Bennett Middle School in the current year’s budget, the county’s Superintendent of Schools outlined several reasons why the money should be found for the new facility.Last Tuesday, the Wicomico County Council voted to keep a new… Read more »
Things I Like
A burger with a couple different kinds of cheese melted on topMy kids’ excitement for bathsThe feeling after a hair cutSmell of my wife’s hairThose change countingmachines at the bankCalling Berlin homeActress Dakota FanningEverything bagelsSmell of leather furnitureGetting in a clean carA smooth flight
Things I Like
A burger with a couple different kinds of cheese melted on topMy kids’ excitement for bathsThe feeling after a hair cutSmell of my wife’s hairThose change countingmachines at the bankCalling Berlin homeActress Dakota FanningEverything bagelsSmell of leather furnitureGetting in a clean carA smooth flight