ANNAPOLIS- In our legislative wrap-up this week, Governor Larry Hogan officially submitted his fiscal year 2017 budget to the Maryland General Assembly for consideration and Delegate Mary Beth Carozza will take her Bomb Threat Prosecution Bill before the House Judiciary Committee next Tuesday, February 2nd.Highlights of the Hogan BudgetHogan’s $42.3 billion budget includes General Fund… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2016
Flood Map Glitches Could Have Unintended Consequences
OCEAN CITY – When the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released its new Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) last year, it lowered the risk level for almost all the ocean front properties, and thusly, lowered property owners’ rates.However, a new digital version of the FIRMs in Ocean City seems to include portions of several local… Read more »
River Club Continues To Lead Indoor League
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department’s winter indoor soccer league continued this week with a full slate of games at Northside Park.The following is a quick look at some of the top games:• River Soccer Club 5-Club Xela 2: The River Soccer Club remained unbeaten atop the standings at 7-0. Justin… Read more »
Team Of Citizen Volunteers Helping With Beach Clean-Up Effort
OCEAN CITY- It’s a tedious process to be sure and likely an endless one, but a brigade of citizen volunteers on this week began systematically cleaning the beach in Ocean City inch by inch, bottle cap by bottle cap and aluminum can by aluminum can in an effort to help the city’s Public Works crews,… Read more »
Berlin Electric Rates To Increase, Error Cost Town $435K
BERLIN– Berlin’s electric customers can expect to see a slight increase on their bills in the coming month.Starting in February, bills are expected to increase about $2.50 a month as the town’s electric company works to recover 2015 power costs. The move comes after a December 28 order from the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC)… Read more »
Who’s Playing When And Where
28th Street Pit and Pub410-289-202028th St. & Coastal Hwy.Every Thursday: Locals’ Night With DJ BKAdolfo’s410-289-400113th St. & The Boardwalk,In The Beach Plaza HotelCall For EntertainmentAtlantic Hotel410-641-35892 North Main St., BerlinEvery Monday: Earl BeardsleyEvery Tuesday:Bob Miller On The PianoBuxy’s Salty Dog410-289-097328th St. & Coastal Hwy.Saturday, Feb. 6: DJ BKCaptain’s table410-289-7192Courtyard by Marriott Hotel,15th St. & Baltimore… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
(Editor’s Note: The writer is on vacation this week and therefore we are running a previous article from Sept. 1, 2010.)The key part of bath time around my house is a nightly physical assessment of the kids. A day in the life of a kid can be pretty rough on the body and along the… Read more »
Boxing Has A History In OC
Boxing was once one of America’s most popular sports and Ocean City offered both amateur and professional fights in the late 1920s and 1930s. Captain W.B.S Powell — prominent businessman and former Ocean City mayor — was the local boxing promoter. Bouts were held in an outdoor arena between South Division Street and S. 1st… Read more »
Ocean City Bans Hoverboards On Boardwalk
OCEAN CITY- After months of debate, the Ocean City Mayor and Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to prohibit the prolific and potentially dangerous hoverboards and other unauthorized motor vehicles on the resort’s Boardwalk.After hoverboards started making an increased presence on the Boardwalk last summer, the Police Commission began a debate on how to define and… Read more »
Coastal Association Of Realtors Awarded US Marine Corps Reserve Commander’s Award
The Coastal Association of Realtors (CAR) was awarded the United States Marine Corps Reserve Commander’s Award for its outstanding support of the 2015 Marine Toys For Tots Program. CAR collected over 100 toys at its 2015 holiday party. Members of the CAR Membership Committee, which coordinated the toy drive, as well as CAR staff accepted… Read more »