The political games continue in Berlin regarding the fire company’s funding.The good news is the town council approved in a 3-1 vote a contract to provide funding for the Berlin Fire Company — $250,000 for fire and $355,000 for EMS. That commitment represents a $205,000 increase from last fiscal year. Dollars were already included in… Read more »
Ocean City Council candidate Mark Paddack, who is retiring from the Ocean City Police Department this month after 28 years, did not weigh in officially on the upcoming Ocean City referendum. The career firefighters/paramedics in Ocean City are seeking to add binding interest arbitration to their current collective bargaining rights with the city. One day… Read more »
Despite Ocean City and Worcester County officials actually agreeing it should be a priority, the dualization of Route 90 is basically a pipedream at this time.For at least five years, Ocean City has been trying to convince Worcester County and the state to prioritize Route 90 ahead of the Route 50 Bridge replacement project. There… Read more »
One of the most endearing character traits, in my opinion, is modesty, particularly when it’s genuine and surprising.At last week’s Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce awards banquet, Charles “Buddy” Jenkins was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Jenkins owns the Jolly Roger Amusement Parks on the Pier and 30th Street and Bay Shore Development… Read more »
The national firestorm surrounding U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh spilled over into Ocean City this week when a new accuser came forward and alluded to the nominee’s alleged illicit activity in the resort during “beach week” in the early 1980s.Over the last month, the firestorm surrounding President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh… Read more »
Although it’s unclear the scope of the conversation, it’s known the Worcester County Commissioners talked this week in closed session on some level about property acquisition for a sports complex.This week’s agenda included the text, “meet in closed session to discuss potential acquisition of Real Property for Public Purposes.” During his explanation as to why… Read more »
Ocean City should not under any condition put a beach ball design on the water tower on 64th Street. I think I wrote that same thing about the 1st Street tower a couple years ago.My distaste for that silly beach ball water tower on 1st Street has nothing to do with aesthetics. It looks decent… Read more »
With Labor Day’s passing, the race is on toward the November general election. It’s clear some of the contests, including the battle for Senate District 38 and the governor’s seat, are about to ramp up their messages. The question is how negative will the Senate and governor’s races become through dueling marketing campaigns.As it has… Read more »
Fish Powell was one of a kind.I don’t have a lot of personal stories to share about Fish. His last year as mayor of Ocean City was my last year in college. Additionally, his long career in elected office took place while I was growing up. Therefore, my direct interactions with him were limited. However,… Read more »
The promises have been made and the pressure is now on the promoters to pull it off.The Ocean City Mayor and Council officially signed off on committing nearly $200,000 to the first-ever Jellyfish Festival next June. The event is a hybrid of the extreme sports event known as the Dew Tour, which was held in… Read more »
