OCEAN CITY — The relocation of a county-owned liquor outlet from its current location has prompted a neighboring business to seek an upgraded liquor license and an expansion into the vacant space.While the owners of the Green Room, David and Sara Hambury, will go before the Board of License Commissions next Thursday seeking the license… Read more »
Fine To Tax Bullets Editor: We tax gas, cigarettes, and other commodities, so let’s tax bullets.If it cost $1,000 a bullet, we can stop all this arguing over what or who shoots a bullet. If those who want to use force against us are worth $,1000 a pop, shoot them in self-defense. If you want… Read more »
For OC Air Show fans, the huge sense of disappointment over the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels being grounded and out of the resort’s June event is understandable. However, that doesn’t mean visitors need to scrap their plans and drop their hotel reservations for the weekend as a result.When it was confirmed the Blue Angels were… Read more »
There are too many reasons to list here why Worcester County should not be in the liquor business, but it appears yet another has surfaced — it’s being a bully by looking to hurt small business.The county made it clear this week it wants to squash a redevelopment plan in West Ocean City by a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – It is out with the old and in with the new when it comes to the town’s transit system as discount coupon books were terminated and a new mobile app is in the works to offer credit/debit card payments on the buses.Finance Administrator Martha Bennett was excited to share with the Mayor… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A resort police officer, who allegedly viciously beat a Severn man during an incident outside a resort nightclub last August, is seeking a dismissal of the case on a variety of grounds including a nearly blanket denial of the allegations.In March, attorneys for Branden Thomas, 26, filed suit in U.S. District Court… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – During Monday’s Police Commission meeting, the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) reported its proposed budget for the next fiscal year reduces spending from the current fiscal plan.According to Captain Michael Colbert, OCPD recently submitted a proposed budget to the Mayor and City Council with budget hearings beginning this week. According to the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The next fiscal year’s proposed budget for the Town of Ocean City was presented this week with a total operating budget of about $130.4 million, along with an increase in the tax rate that will affect the average taxpayer by about $40 per year.“While the information has been presented and characterized as… Read more »
SALISBURY — The Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the 31st Annual Salisbury Festival, presented by Toyota, Clear Channel Media & Entertainment, and the City of Salisbury, on April 26-28, in downtown Salisbury and Riverwalk Park.One of the primary goals of the festival is to provide an opportunity for local non-profit organizations to raise… Read more »
BERLIN — A new concession and restroom facility will be added to the Northern Worcester Athletic Complex next year in time for Berlin Little League (BLL) Opening Day 2014.The project reached its funding goal this week when the Berlin Town Council unanimously approved a $10,000 donation to the league.The addition of the facility next year… Read more »