OCEAN CITY — Resort tourism officials believe stricter enforcement, rather than a new ordinance or definition, is the answer to the growing issue of short-term rentals in traditional single-family neighborhoods.Last week, the planning commission began anew discussions about the perceived growing problem of short-term vacation rentals in traditional single-family neighborhoods. About three years ago, in… Read more »
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OC Mall Demolition Work Planned, But No Redevelopment Plans Near
OCEAN CITY — Some demolition has begun on the long dormant Ocean Plaza Mall at 94th Street, but the work should not be mistaken as a sign a major redevelopment is near.At the close of Tuesday’s meeting, Planning Commissioner Peck Miller told his colleagues the property manager for the old 94th Street Plaza mall had… Read more »
12th Drunk Driving Conviction Results In Three-Year Sentence
SNOW HILL — A Selbyville man, characterized as “the most dangerous driver in all of Worcester County,” was found guilty this week by a jury of driving while impaired, marking his 12th conviction on drunk-driving-related charges.It took a Worcester County Circuit Court jury about 20 minutes to return a guilty verdict for driving while impaired… Read more »
National Flu Trends Confirmed By Regional Hospitals
BERLIN – Local hospitals and government agencies are reporting increased flu activity this season and are encouraging residents to wash their hands, cover their coughs and get the flu vaccine.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have labeled this year’s flu season an epidemic. In recent weeks, intense and widespread flu activity around the… Read more »
Petitions Aim To Garner ‘Craft Beer Tourism’ Support For Legislation Changes
BERLIN – Efforts to reform craft beer regulations in Maryland are in full force along the Eastern Shore, but distributors in the industry are voicing their concerns.Last year, Comptroller Peter Franchot formed a “Reform on Tap” task force in response to the 2017 passage of House Bill 1283, which imposes certain restrictions on breweries with… Read more »
Jury Finds Baltimore Man Guilty Of Assault In Knife Threat On OC Cop
SNOW HILL — A Baltimore man, arrested in June after pulling a switchblade on an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer who nearly had to shoot him, was found guilty Tuesday on assault and weapons charges and now faces as many as 10 years in jail.It took a Worcester County Circuit Court jury a little… Read more »
Victim’s Family Releases Statement After Guilty Verdict In Pedestrian Fatality
SNOW HILL – Following last week’s conviction of a Maryland man of homicide while driving impaired, the victim’s family released a statement expressing relief for the guilty verdict while admitting, “justice can never and will never be served.”In June, the grand jury indicted Stanley Faison, 51, of Waldorf, on multiple felony counts including homicide by… Read more »
Convicted West OC Murderer’s New Trial Request Denied; Murillo Could Seek Sentence Reduction
SNOW HILL — A Honduran man, who was convicted of first-degree murder for the stabbing death of a popular local woman in April 2008 and sentenced to life in prison, was denied a chance at a second trial last week, but will have the opportunity to seek a sentence modification.In April 2008, Roberto Murillo, now… Read more »
Berlin Police Probe Main Street Pedestrian Accident
BERLIN– An accident on Main Street in Berlin on Christmas Eve left a local man with significant injuries.Keith Raffensberger, an Ocean City father of five, was walking on Main Street after leaving DiFebo’s Restaurant when he was struck by a vehicle just before 1 a.m. on Dec. 24. Police received a call regarding an unconscious… Read more »
Fed’s Proposed Tip Sharing Changes Spark Concerns
OCEAN CITY — Under a federal rule change proposed this week by the Department of Labor (DOL), tipped employees could be required to pool their tips with their back-of-the-house co-workers or even their employers, a proposal that could have long-reaching repercussions in the resort area.The Trump Administration’s DOL on Tuesday announced a Notice of Proposed… Read more »