OCEAN CITY — Ocean City Council President Lloyd Martin was in a decidedly reflective mood at the Mayor and Council’s last meeting of 2018.With the calendar getting ready to flip over to 2019, the Mayor and Council met for the last time in the current calendar year on Dec. 17. The typically stoic Martin took… Read more »
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Resort Seeking Talks With County On Tax Differential
OCEAN CITY — While Ocean City’s appeal of a ruling in the controversial tax differential issue continues to run its course, town officials this month extended an olive branch of sorts to Worcester County for continued discussions in the coming months.A Worcester County Circuit Court judge in October issued an order granting the county’s motion… Read more »
Decatur Students Complete Financial Literacy Program
BERLIN — A bumper crop of fiscally responsible students emerged from Stephen Decatur last week armed with certifications after completing a rigorous financial literacy course at the Berlin high school.Forty-one Stephen Decatur High School students last week received their official certifications after completing the financial literacy program provided by EverFi Inc. and sponsored by the… Read more »
No Enforcement Action Likely For Project’s Scattered Debris
OCEAN CITY — After a local surfer and environmental advocate documented significant beach and ocean pollution from an oceanfront roofing project last weekend, clean-up is underway but it doesn’t appear there will be any enforcement action taken.Last Saturday, local surfer and Assateague Coastal Trust Communications Manager Billy Weiland was checking the waves at 46th Street… 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 »
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 »