SNOW HILL — A number of Worcester County schools are about to see a widespread changing of the guard in administration.Besides losing Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jon Andes and Assistant Superintendent for Administration Ed Barber to retirement at the end of the current fiscal year, the Board of Education also had to replace several principals,… Read more »
Monthly Archives: April 2012
With Parking Resolved, Planners OK Lizard Expansion
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Planning and Zoning Commission has approved the expansion of De Lazy Lizard on First Street to include a beach area and kids playground.The proposed site plan revision includes off-site parking spaces to eliminate a current parking deficiency as well as an existing water-related recreational activity and an expanded outside… Read more »
City Council Approves $1,000 Worker Bonus
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City employees are slated to receive a $1,000 bonus in July, but the Mayor and Council had some initial differences of opinion to work through before making that decision.Last Friday during a budget session, Councilman Joe Hall unexpectedly proposed to give municipal employees a $500 bonus on July 1.“Clearly, what the… Read more »
ATM Loophole Lawsuits Filed; Businesses Warned To Comply
OCEAN CITY — Resort business owners and operators this week are being warned about posting clearly marked signs about transaction fees for ATM machines after a rash of lawsuits exploiting a little known loophole have been filed against several local establishments.Under the federal Electronic Fund Transfer Act, which governs ATM transactions, there is specific language… Read more »
County Liquor Control On Pace For $556K Profit
SNOW HILL — The Department of Liquor Control (DLC) is on track to meet its year-end profit goal of $556,500, according to officials.When Worcester decided to absorb the then quasi-governmental Liquor Control Board last July and turn it into an actual county department, DLC Director Bobby Cowger said that, while the transition went smoothly, the… Read more »
Diakonia Named First Recipient Of Schaefer Award
WEST OCEAN CITY — Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot was in West Ocean City yesterday morning to present the first-ever William Donald Schaefer Helping People Award for Worcester County to Diakonia, an emergency transitional shelter that provides a leg up to individuals and families in the resort area and across the Lower Shore.Franchot created the award,… Read more »
Post-Labor Day School Start Pushed
OCEAN CITY — State Comptroller Peter Franchot met with resort business leaders yesterday morning to announce his initiative to push the start date for public schools across Maryland back until after Labor Day.For decades, the public school year in Maryland always started after Labor Day, the symbolic end to the summer season, but in recent… Read more »
Area Businesses Score RAM Awards
OCEAN CITY — The Restaurant Association of Maryland held its 58th Annual McCormick and Company Stars of the Industry Awards gala on Monday, recognizing the top restaurants and bars across the state in several categories, and once again the Ocean City area was well represented among the winners.De Lazy Lizard was recognized as the Favorite… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Stop The Subsidizing Editor:The proposed increase in the OC tax rate from $.395 to $.4685 represents a tax rate increase of 18.6 percent.My assessed value didn’t decrease by that percentage. The City Council needs to look for more cuts instead of raising rates to that level.OC is paying for services that the county should be… Read more »
Employee Bonus Concept Popular
As part of budget deliberations, government officials in Ocean City and Berlin were weighing the allocation of one-time employee bonuses this week as a way, they say, to show appreciation for their employees.Unlike in Ocean City where the topic was initially divisive and split down the typical majority-minority lines, Berlin appears all but certain to… Read more »