Now-April 16: Free Tax Preparation AARP Foundation 9 a.m.-3 p.m. by appointment only. Low to moderate income taxpayers. Monday-Ocean Pines Library; Saturday-Ocean City Senior Center; Friday-Pocomoke City Library; Tuesday-Salisbury/Mac Center. Volunteers will assist in e-filing returns but cannot prepare rental/business income. Appointments for Ocean Pines and Ocean City locations: 410-641-5036; Pocomoke: 410-957-0878; and Salisbury/Mac Center:… Read more »
At last week’s Ocean City Mayor and Council meeting, Worcester County Commissioner Joe Mitrecic, a former city councilman, provided his quarterly update for his former colleagues. One of the takeaways was word the county “has come around and will endorse the dualization of Route 90,” according to Mitrecic.That certainly doesn’t mean the project will happen… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A federal rule change proposed by the Department of Labor in December that would have required tipped employees to share tips with back-of-the-house co-workers, and perhaps even their employers, was denied last week by Congress.In December, the Trump administration’s Department of Labor (DOL) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After nearly two years with $2.8 million prize money hanging in limbo, a federal appeals court on Wednesday essentially ruled in favor of the White Marlin Open and the winners in several other categories who stand to gain from the redistribution plan.Last June, a U.S. District Court judge sided with the White… Read more »
FRANKFORD – A local soccer program for kids with disabilities will begin its spring season next month.Beginning April 7, the River Soccer Club in Frankford, Del., will kickstart its spring season of The Outreach Program for Soccer (TOPSoccer), a community-based training and team placement program for young athletes with mental and physical disabilities.One of three… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The 19th Annual O.C. Easter Art, Craft and Kids Fun Fair will be held at Ocean City’s Roland E. Powell Convention Center this weekend. Hours of operation are Friday, March 30, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, March 31, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.The Art and Craft Fair will feature more than 70 vendors from… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Citing the millions in grants provided to the resort each year, attorneys for the Worcester County Commissioners late last week filed a motion to dismiss the civil suit filed earlier this year by the Town of Ocean City over the long-standing tax differential issue.In January, after years of veiled threats, Ocean City… Read more »
BERLIN – A group looking to establish a recovery home in Berlin has dissolved a contract for a house on William Street, but will focus their efforts on outreach and education until they find another location in the area.Earlier this month, connections of Hope4Recovery, an organization created to establish safe sober living facilities in Worcester… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — It will be business as usual this summer for the iconic Dumser’s Dairyland location on the east side of the Boardwalk while an appeal on the fate of the historic century-plus-old building continues to plod forward.Ownership of the historic building was called into question last year after a 50-year agreement expired between… Read more »
Worcester County Public Schools handled the inclement weather perfectly this week. Schools were closed two hours early on Wednesday as a precaution and opened two hours late on Thursday. Like many, I was surprised there was school on Thursday following the snowfall the night before, but it turned out to be the right call. The… Read more »