OCEAN CITY – Drafted legislation that would establish an R-1A Single Family Residential District in Ocean City and prohibit short-term rentals was forwarded to public hearing this week in advance of the Mayor and City Council making a final decision.At the end of last summer, Ocean City experienced a growing number of rental concerns and… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE — The joy of the birth of a new foal on Assateague this month was tempered somewhat with the discovery of the passing of a legend on the Chincoteague side.The birth of the newest foal on Assateague sometime earlier this month brings the size of the herd on the Maryland side to 93. The… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — In the calm following a raucous Cruisin weekend, a storm of a different sort was brewing in the resort this week with local residents once again railing against the noise, reckless driving and abuse of the town and officials wrestling with strategic adjustments to the event.Cruisin hit Ocean City last weekend with… Read more »
(Editor’s Note: Another in a series of stories detailing new operations and changes to the local business landscape.)OCEAN CITY – Culture in West Ocean City is aiming to bring diversity to the local palate starting off with Peruvian cuisine.Owners Travis and Jody Wright, long-time owns and operators of the The Shark on the Harbor, opened… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A petition to referendum seeking a tax decrease is entering the signature verification process, but it is the Town of Ocean City’s legal opinion the substance of the petition will violate state law.On Tuesday afternoon, Ocean City Taxpayers for Social Justice (OCTSJ) submitted a petition to lower Ocean City’s tax rate to… Read more »
(Editor’s Note: The latest installment in an ongoing series this spring documenting changes on the local business front.)OCEAN CITY – Higgins Crab House South’s new upstairs deck and bar for this season ups the ante in providing the traditional Maryland crab experience with a new view.Higgins Crab House South has been located on 31st Street… Read more »
Howard Franklin Parsons, Jr.OCEAN CITY — Howard Franklin Parsons, Jr. age 86, died Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at the Harrison House Nursing Home in Snow Hill.Born in South Hampton, N.Y., he was the son of the late Howard Franklin Parsons, Sr. and Lillian Bell Cropper Parsons. He was preceded in death earlier this year by… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Despite Ocean City’s campaign for funding to address tax differential, Worcester County officials voted 4-3 this week to fund the municipality at the same level it was funded last year.During a budget work session Tuesday, the Worcester County Commissioners made a decision to keep funding to all of the municipalities flat in… Read more »
Piggyback Disparity Needs AddressingEditor:I read about the huge increase proposed for property tax in Worcester County. It is quite amazing since it is so large compared to other counties in Maryland. I believe I know why and wonder why more people do not recognize it. Worcester County has the smallest piggy back tax in Maryland. That… Read more »
BERLIN- For the second time in less than a week, Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity lacrosse team stumbled against familiar rival Kent Island, 12-6, in the state 3A-East region tournament on Monday to close out the season.The Seahawks entered the 3A-East tournament as the number-two seed and dispatched Bayside South rival Bennett, 14-6, last Friday. The… Read more »