OCEAN CITY – With the completion of the new Ocean City Library branch set for early 2008, all loose ends on the project, including parking, need to be addressed. At a work session of the Mayor and Council on Tuesday, City Engineer Terry McGean brought up the issue of parking at the new 100th Street… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Resort police this week warned local residents to be wary of an identity theft scam during which the victims are told they have missed jury duty and threats of arrest warrants are made in a nefarious scheme that was reported over a year ago but made its first appearance in Ocean City… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – One of the most wanted men in America, a fugitive murderer and three-time escapee believed spotted in Ocean City in the summer of 2006, was finally caught last week in New Brunswick, Canada after nearly 20 years of dodging and taunting law enforcement from one end of the country to another.Richard Lee… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The Mayor and Council took a firm stance against slots at a work session Tuesday afternoon, with a majority vote to vehemently oppose slots in Maryland. After a presentation from the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant-Association (OCHMRA) and the Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce, the City Council took a vote and officially adopted… Read more »

ANNAPOLIS – Just four days into a special General Assembly session called to address the state’s estimated $1.7 billion structural deficit, it appears partisan posturing and rhetoric are already standing in the way of meaningful discourse on the issues.Gov. Martin O’Malley called the session, which began in earnest on Monday night, to bring lawmakers in… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Little progress has been made on the comprehensive rezoning, over a year and a half after the new comprehensive plan was approved, and nine months since the County Commissioners directed staff to make the work a priority.Staff and elected officials appeared reluctant to discuss the slow development of the new zoning code,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The issue of canal maintenance came before the Mayor and Council at a work session Tuesday, resulting in the unanimous decision to move forward with a dedicated program under the control and funding of the town. City Engineer Terry McGean presented the Mayor and Council with an update on the status of… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The Ocean Pines Association (OPA) this week sent a signal to would-be deed and covenant restrictions violators, filing as many as half a dozen lawsuits against property owners for a wide variety of infractions from abandoned vehicles to junky yards and from trash and debris to uncut grass.The OPA, through its attorney… Read more »

BERLIN – Maryland high school students who repeatedly fail the high school assessment (HSA) tests will have the option of completing a senior project, the Maryland State Board of Education decided Wednesday.The board voted 8-4 on Oct. 31 to approve the test alternative, which will only be available to students who fail to pass an… Read more »