BERLIN – County officials agreed last week to amend the county’s water and sewerage plan to allow a medical center on Route 589 to move forward.Following a public hearing Dec. 18, the Worcester County Commissioners voted to approve an amendment to the Worcester County Comprehensive Water and Sewerage Plan that will enable Atlantic General Hospital… Read more »
Monthly Archives: December 2018
Federal Grant To Help Wicomico Develop Public Park
SALISBURY – Officials in Wicomico County have agreed to accept a federal grant to develop a public park.Last week, the Wicomico County Council voted to accept an $820,000 grant from the National Park Service through the Land and Water Conservation Fund to develop a public park at Pirate’s Wharf, a 340-acre property located along the… Read more »
Cops And Courts – December 28, 2018
LPR Alert Results In Vehicle Theft ArrestsOCEAN CITY — Two Pennsylvania women were arrested on motor vehicle theft and other charges this month after a license plate reader (LPR) on Route 50 entering Ocean City detected the stolen car they were allegedly driving.Around 7:45 a.m. on Dec. 18, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer… Read more »
Women Unfazed By Topless Ruling, Look Forward To ‘Addressing The Court’s Concerns’
OCEAN CITY — Undaunted by last week’s ruling by a federal judge in favor of the Town of Ocean City in the female topless suit, the plaintiffs’ attorney quickly asserted the outcome was just one last battle in the larger war.Convinced Ocean City officials have a better understanding of the public sensibilities of its residents… Read more »
Former NFL Kicker To Speak At Annual Prayer Breakfast
OCEAN CITY – David Akers knows the meaning of perseverance.Recognized today as a legendary placekicker, Akers didn’t begin his football career as a star. Akers was cut from three teams before he joined the Philadelphia Eagles, and even then nearly missed training camp after a bout of food poisoning left him in hospital quarantine for… Read more »
Petition Drive Underway To Stop OC’s Property Buy
OCEAN CITY — A petition drive is underway in an attempt to circumvent the Town of Ocean City’s attempt to acquire the World Gym property at 67th Street.Last week, the Mayor and Council approved on second reading an ordinance that would authorize the city to purchase the existing World Gym property at 67th Street for… Read more »
Assateague’s Fed Side Remains Accessible But Without Visitor Services
ASSATEAGUE — The natural beauty and winter solitude can still be enjoyed at Assateague Island National Seahsore during the current federal government shutdown, but there are little or no services available on the barrier island.National Park Service (NPS) officials announced last weekend that during the shutdown of the federal government due to the lapse of… Read more »
UPDATE: Ocean City Loses Boardwalk Property Case; With Appeals Court Ruling, Circuit Court Must Change Decision
OCEAN CITY — The heirs of the historic Dumser’s Dairyland building on the east side of the Boardwalk got an early Christmas present late last week when a state appellate court ruled against the town of Ocean City in its bid to potentially have it removed.The state’s Court of Special Appeals last Friday reversed an… Read more »
Appeals Court Rules Against Ocean City, Remanding Dumsers Case Back For New Trial
OCEAN CITY — Christmas came early for the heirs of the historic building facing possible removal on the east side of the Boardwalk when a state appeals court on Friday ruled against the Town of Ocean City, sending the case back to Worcester County Circuit Court for a new trial.The building on the east side… Read more »
Ramadan Held On $2.5M Bond After Initial Court Appearance
WEST OCEAN CITY — One of two local brothers indicted again in October for his role in a vast cigarette trafficking and tax fraud scheme appeared in a New York court on Wednesday and remains held on a $2.5 million bond.Basel Ramadan, 47, of West Ocean City, appeared in Kings County, N.Y. Supreme Court on… Read more »