Using Program Open Space funds to add more sports fields to the Berlin Little League program as well as the neighboring Northern Worcester Athletic Complex is a good land acquisition for the county to explore.My only problem with it is something is not on the up and up with how this effort is being presented… Read more »
While there will be no acknowledgements of it in legislative recaps from local lawmakers, it was clear Ocean City was sent a message in Annapolis during this year’s General Assembly session.There was a lot of tough talk from Republican legislators last year during election season about the dysfunction in Annapolis and how legislators often ignore… Read more »
Berlin residents are fired up for good reason. The reality is they are going to be spending a lot more to live in their homes next year.Exactly how much more is still unknown, but Mayor Gee Williams revealed his intentions this week, announcing a proposal to increase the property tax rate by 29%, from 68… Read more »
With the paid consultant offering his recommendations this week on how to raise $1.8 million in new revenue, the Ocean City parking task force will soon need to make some recommendations to the Mayor and Council.Paid parking begins in Ocean City on Monday. Therefore, it was made clear this week whatever the task force decides… Read more »
It appears schools in Maryland will head back before Labor Day in the near future. It could even occur as early as this summer.With this week’s legislative action, many school systems will quickly get to work on revising their existing school calendars for the 2019-20 school year. In fact, many school systems on the western… Read more »
Ocean City officials want everyone to know there has been no decision on growing paid parking and it’s not the primary charge of the recently convened parking task force.At the outset of the task force meeting, Mayor Rick Meehan, who does not support more paid parking but without a council vote doesn’t control the decision,… Read more »
The Town of Ocean City and the company behind the Woodward Wrecktangle formalized an exciting agreement this week. The company will pay the town $25,000 to lease property for the first year with potential future options included in the agreement.From April to October, a ninja-style obstacle course will be set up in the rarely used… Read more »
Proposed school calendar reviews are typically mundane for the Worcester County Board of Education, but that’s not the case this year. It seems to me the school system is rolling the dice and hoping for the best on the weather front for the next school year.If all goes well and there are no weather closure… Read more »
A few months back, it was looking as if the days were numbered for Ocean City’s ice cream truck franchise – officially known as the vehicle vending franchise in the city code. This is the roving truck operated by the high school or college student, typically, ringing the bell from the dunes or boards calling… Read more »
A quality lead on a newspaper piece is important, but one recently in an editorial in The Baltimore Sun takes that concept way too far. An editorial by Deputy Editorial Director Tricia Bishop began with, “Did I ever tell you about the time the governor broke my daughter’s collarbone?” It continued with, “That may be… Read more »
