OCEAN CITY — A mid-December meeting with a labor arbitrator resulted in no real movement in the impasse between the Town of Ocean City and its local firefighter and paramedic union over a proposed shift schedule change.The clock expired last February on negotiations between the town and the Career Firefighter Paramedics Association of Ocean City,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Baltimore man was arrested on first-degree assault charges last week for allegedly strangling and threatening to kill his girlfriend in front of her 4-year-old son at a resort condominium during a dispute over finances.Around 10:50 p.m. last Thursday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer responded to a condominium on 120th… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With the holiday season in the books and decorations around Ocean City quietly going away, resort officials this week turned their attention to expanding the town’s Light Up OC campaign in the future.Downtown Association President Kevin Gibbs on Tuesday presented to the Mayor and Council his vision for expanding the resort’s holiday… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City’s Boardwalk will be getting a re-decking this winter and spring after resort officials approved a low bid for the replacement of many worn and potentially dangerous boards.At Tuesday’s meeting, Public Works Director Hal Adkins presented a proposal to replace hundreds of boards along the entire length of the Boardwalk that… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Mayor and Council learned this week the median fence for a section of Coastal Highway will not be completed before summer as originally planned after the lone bid for the project came in higher than anticipated.Last year, the Mayor and Council approved the implementation of a dune-style median fence… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials on Tuesday took their first step toward pursuing legal action against Worcester County after the County Commissioners summarily rejected the town’s tax differential request earlier in the day.On Tuesday morning, the County Commissioners voted 6-1, with Commissioner Joe Mitrecic, who represents Ocean City, opposed to reject the resort’s latest request… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — While Ocean City continues to wrestle with how best to regulate Uber, the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) last month announced it had approved an alternative background check process for drivers that appears looser than the process for resort cab drivers.Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) such as Uber and Lyft, for example, have… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — It remains uncertain if the dune-style median fence project for Coastal Highway is still on track for a Memorial Day completion date, but it appears potential funding issues have sent State Highway Administration (SHA) officials back to the drawing board somewhat.Earlier this year, the Mayor and Council approved the implementation of a… Read more »
Assault, Malicious Destruction ChargesOCEAN CITY — A Pennsylvania man was arrested on assault and malicious destruction of property charges this week after allegedly head-butting his wife and smashing her cell phone during a domestic dispute in an uptown condo parking lot.Around 3 a.m. on Tuesday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to the Golden… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Despite threatened draconian cuts in the summer flounder quota by federal fisheries management officials earlier this fall, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) last week published size limit and creel limits for the state in 2017 reflecting no changes.National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries in December began soliciting public comments… Read more »