SNOW HILL – A consultant hired by Worcester County suggests decreasing the property tax for Ocean City residents and increasing it for county residents in an effort to account for the services the resort provides.The tax differential identified by the study, performed by Bethesda-based TischlerBise, would require reducing the tax rate for Ocean City taxpayers… Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2016
We Remember Those We Have Lost – May 20, 2016
Sandra Koeppel ShortBERLIN — Sandra Koeppel Short, “Sandy,” age 72, passed away on Friday, May 13 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin.Born in Milford, Del., she was the daughter of the late James B. Koeppel and Mary Green Koeppel of Georgetown. She had lived in Ocean City since 1972.Sandy was a teacher’s aide, then the… Read more »
SoDel Cares Donates $4,000 To Surfers Healing
SoDel Cares, the philanthropic arm of SoDel Concepts, a hospitality group with eight area restaurants, recently donated $4,000 to the Surfers Healing, which uses surfing to help enrich the lives of people with autism. Pictured, from left, are Kris Medford, general manager of NorthEast Seafood Kitchen; Lindsey Barry, controller for SoDel Concepts; and Kelly and… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
There’s no other way to put it — it’s been a tough start to the season in Ocean City. The weather has been terrible for the most part. Two people have died on Coastal Highway in horrific accidents and another seriously injured.Yesterday’s scene at 28th Street was as horrendous as it gets. According to video… Read more »
City’s Position On Sponsors Needs Another Look
The recent discussion over whether to allow West Ocean City-based businesses to sponsor Ocean City special events is perplexing. It’s an easy decision that has been clouded by overthinking.At some point in time, it appears Chick-fil-A, which has locations in West Ocean City and Salisbury, as well as across the country, expressed an interest in… Read more »
County Budget Includes Pay Increases For Employees
SNOW HILL – A decision to fund pay increases for county employees highlighted the Worcester County Commissioners’ budget work session this week.The commissioners agreed to leave funding in the budget to give county employees a step increase at the start of the fiscal year and another in January.“We promised last year we’d take care of… Read more »
What’s Your Sign? May 20, 2016
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Home conditions still demand attention. Also, keep an open mind about a sudden question of trust involving a close friend. All the facts are not yet in.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): With summer just around the corner, travel begins to dominate your sign. Make plans carefully to avoid… Read more »
A Week In Business
Real Estate Team HonoredBERLIN — Berkshire Hathway PenFed Realty Mid-Atlantic Region announced the O’Hare Team was awarded the elite status of the Chairman’s Gold Circle based on sales performance for the 2015 calendar year.The Ocean Pines Team, consisting of team members Dan O’Hare and Carole Spurrier and team leader Sharyn O’Hare, was 15th overall in… Read more »
Phone Outage Disrupts County Government, Residences
SNOW HILL – A major telephone outage in the Snow Hill area left numerous Verizon customers —including the board of education and Worcester County Emergency Services — without landline service for roughly seven hours Monday.The county was forced to redirect 911 calls to Ocean City while residents without cell phones were told to go to… Read more »
Seahawks Bow Out Of Regional Tournament
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity baseball team fell to host Chesapeake, 7-2, on Wednesday in the state 3A-East sectional final, but the loss did little to tarnish what was a remarkable season for the Seahawks.Decatur entered the 3A-East Section II tournament as the second seed and took care of business against visiting Northeast at home on… Read more »