OCEAN CITY – One local resident has a vision to create Worcester County’s first recovery house in West Ocean City, but plans are currently on hold pending the approval of specific zoning permits.Zach Klina said there is no guarantee that he can secure the licensing or the down payment, but he is making it his… Read more »
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Trade Groups Schedule Second Overtime Seminar For Nov. 16
OCEAN CITY – With little time remaining before new overtime rules take effect Dec. 1, the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce and the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association (OCHMRA) are partnering with sponsor PKS & Company, P.A. to provide a second informational session Nov. 16.This meeting will serve as a question-and-answer forum with panels consisting of… Read more »
Annual Veterans Day Ceremony To Feature World War II Vet
OCEAN PINES – Officials with the Worcester County Veterans Memorial at Ocean Pines Foundation will hold their annual Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11 at 11 a.m.Among the guests will be keynote speaker Nathan Pearson, World War II veteran and past chaplain and commander of American Legion Post 166 in Ocean City.Pearson has had close connections… Read more »
Chopper Star In Ocean City For 811 Car Unveiling
OCEAN CITY – Those attending the 2016 Miss Utility’s Greater Chesapeake Damage Prevention Training Conference in Ocean City Wednesday night got a first look at the new 811 car, a Corvette designed to spread the message on safe digging.One Call Concepts, conference sponsor and manager of Miss Utility’s call center, partnered with Paul Teutul Jr.,… Read more »
Shore Craft Beer Festival Returns Next Weekend
OCEAN CITY – Shore Craft Beer is once again partnering with the Town of Ocean City and the Ocean City Downtown Corporation to hosts its second annual Shore Craft Beer Fest Oct. 29.The beer fest will take place during the last weekend of O.C.toberfest and Worcester County Shore Craft Beer Month, which commissioners announced in… Read more »
Wicomico Tables Impact Fee Talks, But Council Plans To Revisit Issue Soon
SALISBURY – Wicomico County Council members did not vote to repeal development impact fees in Tuesday’s meeting, but instead have tabled discussions until other proposed options are reviewed.Councilman Ernest Davis suggested altering portions of the current code that would eliminate the fees, but not the legislation, allowing the county to re-add fees in the future… Read more »
Lioness Club Continuing To Serve Ocean City Community
OCEAN CITY – Almost four decades ago, 26 women came together to form the Ocean City Lioness Club.Since then, the organization has worked alongside the Lions Club to support community members throughout Worcester County.Today, only five charter members remain, but the club has grown exponentially since.With its 61 members, the club hosts three major fundraisers… Read more »
Del. Restaurateur Plans 3rd Location In Berlin
BERLIN – Opportunity. It was the first thing on Jeff Hamer’s mind when he found out that a restaurant in Berlin would be closing.Now, the owner of Fins Fish House and Raw Bar is set to open his third location Oct. 25 at the former Leaky Pete’s Oyster Bar and Chop House, located next to… Read more »
Key Overtime Changes Raise Seasonal Business Concerns; Exemption Raised From $23K Annual Salary To $47K
OCEAN CITY – New overtime rules set by the U.S. Department of Labor took center stage Tuesday at a seminar hosted by the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce and the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association (OCHMRA).Attorney and guest speaker Doug Desmarais of Smith & Downey, P.A. addressed questions and concerns from nearly 80 local business owners… Read more »
Hospital Employees Rally Together To Fill Brooke’s Toy Closet
SALISBURY – Peninsula Regional Medical Center employees came to work Monday with toys in hand in an effort to fill Brooke’s Toy Closet for its third year.The “Bring a Toy to Work Day” honored Brooke Mulford, an 11-year-old Delmarva native who has battled neuroblastoma since 2009.Mulford began the closet in 2014 with the help of… Read more »