OCEAN CITY – A councilman’s questions regarding the county’s role in keeping up with the number of municipal registered voters were answered this week.Earlier this month, Councilman Brent Ashley brought up a fluctuation in the number of registered voters.Ashley reported that the figures in the Certified Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for registered voters differ for most… Read more »
Monthly Archives: July 2012
County Stands Firmly Against Aquaculture Project
SNOW HILL — After a public information session on a proposed shellfish aquaculture operation near South Point failed to ease the worries of some state and county officials last week, the Worcester County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to continue their opposition of the project.“I received four or five phone calls after the meeting from people… Read more »
Worcester Students Offered $15.3M In Scholarships
SNOW HILL — With $15,372,407 offered in scholarships to graduating Worcester County high school seniors this year, Coordinator of Instruction Dr. Donna Main revealed this week the county school system broke its previous record.“Our students were offered the record breaking figure of $15 million,” Main told the Board of Education Tuesday.The former record was set… Read more »
Wild Chase, Assault Nets 10 Years
OCEAN CITY — A Pennsylvania man arrested last July after an incident that began with an attempted drug sale to an undercover Ocean City police officer on the Boardwalk was sentenced last week to 10 years in jail.Around 1:47 a.m. last July 16, Ocean City narcotics detectives, assisted by undercover and plainclothes officers, attempted to… Read more »
Ocean City Revises Body Board Policy After Backlash
OCEAN CITY – City Council chambers resembled a day on the beach this week as surfers, parents and kids crowded the room awaiting the Mayor and City Council’s decision regarding “boogie boards.”Last week, after receiving numerous complaints about the increased use of large body boards, those 42 inches or longer, and their perceived threat on… Read more »
OC Police’s Request To Add More Tasers Okayed
OCEAN CITY – The resort’s latest crime fighting tool, Tasers, has proven to be safe and effective, according to the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD).Last February, the Mayor and City Council approved the OCPD’s Taser X2 Program, which is a pilot program to have trained officers carry the Electronic Control Device (ECD) while on duty.According… Read more »
New La Ha In Ocean Pines Adds Live Entertainment
OCEAN CITY – La Hacienda at the South Gate of Ocean Pines has filled a void in the area by offering a piece of Ocean City nostalgia on the main land.After eight years of searching for the perfect second location for La Hacienda, owner Bill Herbst opened his Ocean Pines location last November.Approaching La Hacienda… Read more »
Local Author’s First Book A 12-Year Labor Of Love
BERLIN — Twelve years in the making, local author Susan Tejada recently released, “In Search of Sacco and Vanzetti,” a true crime story of one of Massachusetts’ most brutal multiple murders. Originally hailing from Providence, R.I., Tejada and her husband Rey have owned a home in West Ocean City near Assateague Island since the early… Read more »
State Defends Route 50 Paving Project’s Timing
BERLIN — Questions arose this week over the timing of the ongoing Route 50 repaving project during the height of the summer season, but State Highway Administration (SHA) officials said Wednesday there were fiscal reasons for the start of the project and the work should be completed by the middle of next week.Throughout much of… Read more »
Student-Organized Program Aims To Reach Peers
BERLIN — Sometimes, in order to understand a high school student you need to be a high school student. At least that’s the approach Stephen Decatur High School (SDHS) rising senior Calvin Garrison is taking with his “Acts of Kindness” program.“It’s really an outlet for students to come visit if they need someone to talk… Read more »