OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Development Corporation (OCDC) is now offering downtown businesses and property owners the new Green Building Initiatives Program, which will offer financial assistance to business owners seeking to install new long-term energy efficient products and methods.OCDC’s goal is to create structures and use processes that are environmentally responsible and resource… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2011
County Wins Heritage Award
SNOW HILL – An expansion of the popular Arts and Times publication to the online market has earned the Worcester County Tourism Department and Moonshell Productions an award from the Lower Eastern Shore Heritage Council (LESHC).“This is the second time we’ve won this,” County Tourism Director Lisa Challenger told the Worcester County Commissioners at this… Read more »
Council Hears Financial Impact Of Retiree Medical Choices
OCEAN CITY – Although the actuary study on retirement health benefits has been presented, Bolton Partners will have to return with more recommendations for the Mayor and City Council before any final decisions are made.Kay Moran of Bolton Partners, Inc. presented a report on post-employment medical benefits actuarial valuation during this week’s meeting.Currently the town’s… Read more »
Delegation, County Officials Talk LCB
OCEAN CITY – While the Worcester County Liquor Control Board still hangs in the balance, county officials this week traveled to Annapolis this week to discuss the future of the beleaguered agency.Two weeks ago, the Worcester County Commissioners heard a proposal from the recently formed Worcester Free Market Alliance to alter or amend the LCB… Read more »
OC Business License Fees Going Up
OCEAN CITY – A 2-percent increase in Ocean City’s business license fee has been discussed by the City Council for a few years now and it appears to be a reality now.According to Finance Administrator Martha Lucey, the purpose of the increase is to cover the administration, oversight and inspection of licensed facilities and those… Read more »
Caribbean Dog Finds New Home With OC Paramedic’s Family
BERLIN – Berlin’s resident pet community got a new member recently when a local family returned from a Caribbean vacation with an abandoned and abused little dog treated with violence and threatened to be put down.When Ocean City Paramedic John Holloway and his wife, along with a group of friends, traveled to the Virgin Islands… Read more »
Capital Projects Back On Resort Agenda
OCEAN CITY – Now that enough funds have been raised through cost saving initiatives, the Mayor and City Council have decided to move forward with some needed capital projects throughout town.According to City Manager Dennis Dare, the council approved in 2010 future capital projects for water, wastewater, the convention center, and the airport from the… Read more »
Cigar Lounge Plans Berlin Opening
BERLIN – The Globe Theater in Berlin will be receiving a new neighbor next month in the form of a cigar lounge.John’s Premium Cigar and Tobacco Company plans on opening a store and lounge at 14 Broad St on March 11. While most of the details are already worked out, the owners still had to… Read more »
Charitable Souls Honorees Announced
BERLIN – The 40 honorees in the premiere Charitable Souls campaign, organized under The Dispatch Shore Stars initiative, were announced this week.In a five-week period, more than 100 nominations were received and the Charitable Souls committee selected the honorees last weekend.“These folks are each inspirational in different ways. Their stories of charitable giving and genuine… Read more »
Larger Beach Cabanas Headed For Ocean City
OCEAN CITY – The beaches this summer may start to look more like southern resorts as the Mayor and City Council approved this week beach equipment rental stands’ desire to rent out larger cabanas.Sixteen of Ocean City’s beach equipment rental stands, located between the Inlet and 26th Street, have been recently auctioned and sold in… Read more »