ARIES (March 21 to April 19): St. Valentine’s Day magic rules the entire week for romantic Rams and Ewes. Music, which is the food of love, is also strong. The weekend offers news both unexpected and anticipated.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Your aspects favor the arts — which the Divine Bovine loves, loves, loves…. Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2011
Between The Lines
by Steven Green
Ocean City’s online Boardwalk poll surpassed the 10,500 vote mark this week (10,590 as of Thursday at 3 p.m. to be exact), and it appears the all-wood surface is now the preferred option by a slim margin.Ocean City is planning to renovate a large portion of its Boardwalk this fall as a result of substructure… Read more »
Please To See Bike Week Event Is Off
Editor:Let’s not be too disappointed that the massive noise pollution that results from Bike Week may be dampened a bit this year.Instead of spending all this time and effort courting these folks, why not concentrate on luring a quieter type of visitor, like doctors for medical meetings, educators for their organizations, nurses, politicians, businesspeople, golfers, cyclists… Read more »
Adventures In Fatherhood
The changes with my boys are coming in a fast and furious manner and admittedly all too quick for this dad.After weeks of contemplating the big move from a crib to a toddler bed, Pam made the decision for the both of us last weekend, and that’s fine by me. If it was my call… Read more »
Council Seeks Pension Answers
OCEAN CITY – The proposed ordinance to change newly hired town employee pension plans remains pending as the Mayor and City Council look to review more plan design options.The current pension plan for current town employees is a defined benefit plan. The proposed ordinance transitions newly hired town employees over to a defined contribution plan,… Read more »
County Financial Worries Called A Perfect Storm’
SNOW HILL – Changes in revenue flow and expenditures over the next few years have caused some worry amongst the Worcester County Commissioners.In a report titled, “Managing Fiscal Realities and the Tough Times Ahead,” Assistant Finance Officer Phil Thompson outlined some of the issues that the county will have to deal with between now and… Read more »
Report Highlights Importance Of Students Engaging In STEM
SNOW HILL – Over the last few years, internships and summer camps offered by NASA in partnership with the Mid-Atlantic Institute for Space and Technology (MIST) have caused a drastic increase in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in Worcester County, according to a report presented to the County Commissioners Tuesday.“Our program is about creating… Read more »
Table Games, Medical Marijuana Bills Considered
BERLIN – With the deadline to introduce bills on the Senate side of the Maryland General Assembly arriving today, and a similar date on the House side arriving next week, dozens of bills of local importance hit the hopper in the last week or so including cross-filed bills calling for an expansion to table gambling… Read more »
Ocean City Couple Busted In Vehicle Break-In Spree
OCEAN CITY – Two Ocean City residents were arrested on dozens of counts of theft, malicious destruction of property and other charges last weekend after allegedly breaking into a vehicle owned by an off-duty Maryland State Police trooper at an uptown hotel.Around 2:30 a.m. last Saturday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers were in the… Read more »
WOC Boat Ramp Project To Start Next Week
WEST OCEAN CITY – An extensive rehabilitation of the public boat ramp at the commercial harbor in West Ocean City, a project that could close the facility through much of the spring, is expected to begin in earnest next week after the County Commissioners this week signed the maintenance agreement with the contractor.The West Ocean… Read more »