SNOW HILL — A federal judge earlier this month completely dismissed a civil suit filed by a former Worcester County Jail prisoner against the facility, its administrators and certain members of its medical staff, claiming he was cruelly and maliciously denied medical treatment.Last March, James A. Stanley, a prisoner who was extradited to Worcester County… Read more »
Monthly Archives: November 2012
Ocean City Clarifies Parking Language
OCEAN CITY – Language within the city’s code regarding parking requirements was clarified this week.The Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing to consider amending a section of the code that states, “Where fractional spaces result, the parking spaces required shall be construed to be the next highest whole number.”The proposed amendment was, “Where… Read more »
Mixed Results In Annual Coastal Bays Report Card
OCEAN CITY — It was good news, bad news this week as the Maryland Coastal Bays Program (MCBP) released its annual report card for the estuaries in and around the resort area with an overall grade of C, although some regions continued to do better than others.The MCBP, along with its numerous public and private… Read more »
Recor’s Former Colleague Picked For OC Planning Post
OCEAN CITY — The two-way traffic between Ocean City and Florida in terms of new department heads continued this week when town officials announced a Fort Pierce planning director has been tapped to fill the resort’s Planning and Community Development Director vacancy.After conducting a national search, resulting in dozens of qualified candidates, including a couple… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Hard Work Recognized Editor:On behalf of the board and members of Ocean City AARP Chapter 1917, I wish to thank Andrea Albrecht, Bob McCluskey and Sandy Kvech who worked very hard to make the 2012 OC AARP Fall Fest a success. Over 75 members and guests attended the event last month at the OC Elks… Read more »
Fire Dispute Best Addressed By Mediator
In Berlin, there is nothing left for town officials and Berlin Fire Company (BFC) representatives to do but talk in private and reach a compromise through the help of an unbiased mediator.If it has to wait till January, that’s acceptable, but the important part is for an objective, third-party mediator to bring together Mayor Gee… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
With the election a distant memory and Mayor and Council members appearing to at least want to play nice together, the focus turns to the money in Ocean City.As City Manager David Recor has reported in recent weeks, much focus in the city’s strategic planning initiative process has been put on identifying new and realistic… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
This is almost becoming a monthly feature in this space, but I remain baffled at what Pam and I say sometimes to our kids.The comments made here are almost always followed by the obligatory head shakes of surprise and frustration over what was specifically said or the fact it had to be said in the… Read more »
NEW FOR WEDNESDAY: Changes Sought To Save Beach Stand Operators
OCEAN CITY – Beach stand operators continued this week to express their concerns about having one owner permitted to own half of Ocean City’s beach equipment franchises while bid prices are increasing and the economy continues to struggle.Patti’s Beach Service owner Patti Murrell has been in business for over 37 years and came before the… Read more »
Changes Sought To Save Beach Stand Operators
OCEAN CITY – Beach stand operators continued this week to express their concerns about having one owner permitted to own half of Ocean City’s beach equipment franchises while bid prices are increasing and the economy continues to struggle.Patti’s Beach Service owner Patti Murrell has been in business for over 37 years and came before the… Read more »