OCEAN CITY – A Vietnam veteran says his new job as a tram conductor keeps him active.Four days a week, Fred Coston, 73, makes his way from Salisbury to Ocean City to work on the Boardwalk trams. Starting from the town’s staging facility at 2nd Street and St. Louis Avenue, he spends his workday selling… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Resort officials this week agreed to adopt changes to the public safety employee pension plan.On Monday, the Ocean City Council voted unanimously to adopt changes to the town’s pension plans for public safety employees. The changes will allow public safety employees to purchase service credit.“This is to allow for the purchase of… Read more »
SNOW HILL – The prosecution has appealed a circuit court judge’s decision to dismiss the case against a local man charged with various traffic counts in the death of Gavin Knupp.In a motions hearing last Friday, visiting Judge Brett Wilson granted a motion to dismiss the case against Tyler Mailloux in Worcester County Circuit Court… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Resort officials this week approved a bond reimbursement resolution, allowing three capital projects to move forward.On Monday, the Mayor and Council had before them a resolution acknowledging the council’s intent to reimburse expenditures for three capital projects using the proceeds of tax-exempt debt. City Solicitor Heather Stansbury said the resolution included funding… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Site plan approval will allow the development of a downtown lot to move forward.Last week, the Ocean City Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-3, with Commissioners Joe Wilson, Palmer Gillis and Joel Brous opposed, to approve the site plan for a luxury hotel at 700 S. Philadelphia Ave. The developer, Sarantis Properties… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – If you ask any local to pinpoint the most significant event in Ocean City’s history, they will likely provide one answer – the storm of 1933.That August, in the midst of the busy tourism season, hurricane-force winds, massive waves and severe rain battered the resort community, leaving in its wake an Inlet… Read more »
SNOW HILL – The prosecution has appealed a circuit court judge’s decision to dismiss the case against a local man charged with various traffic counts in the death of Gavin Knupp.In a motions hearing Friday, visiting Judge Brett Wilson granted a motion to dismiss the case against Tyler Mailloux in Worcester County Circuit Court over… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Resort officials this week received a first look at a marketing plan that targets workforce recruitment.On Monday, representatives with BVK, the town’s advertising agency, presented members of the Ocean City Tourism Commission with ideas for a new workforce recruitment initiative. Tourism and Business Development Director Tom Perlozzo said the marketing strategy would… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Transit officials say they will begin working on a plan for transitioning the resort’s diesel fleet to alternative fuels.On Tuesday, Transit Manager Rob Shearman told members of the Ocean City Transportation Committee that his department would soon begin developing a transition plan for the town’s bus fleet. While no specific mandate has… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Less than a month remains to submit comments regarding offshore wind leasing areas off the coast of Maryland, Delaware and Virginia.On July 31, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced three final offshore wind energy areas off the mid-Atlantic coastline. To that end, the federal agency last week published its notice… Read more »