With the excursion train operation proposed from Berlin to Snow Hill seemingly dead now, Worcester County needs to focus on sports tourism when it comes to economic development.Sussex County is leaps and bounds ahead of its southern neighbor on this front. Wicomico, too, is well ahead of Worcester on the sports tourism front.On Tuesday, the… Read more »
With the candidate filing deadline looming Feb. 27, the political winds are blowing and at the center of much talk on the local front is Worcester County Commissioner Bud Church and whether he will vie for the House of Delegates District 38C.Whether he will decide to run for a fifth term as a commissioner or… Read more »
For the second time in less than three years, Worcester County has lost its economic development director.Back in September 2015, Bill Badger resigned after four years on the job, saying county government was not supportive and he “realized that wasn’t going to change.” He said the commissioners did back his office and his efforts but… Read more »
In the publishing business, deadline days are typically stressful and hectic, but yesterday took it to another level.I started my day around 4 in the morning after having a dream about a power outage keeping us from publishing the paper. I am always up early on Thursdays because I usually have a lot of work… Read more »
With the calendar flipping to 2018 next week, I have been thinking ahead to what the next 12 months could hold on the local news front. Here are some of my predictions:•Republican Gov. Larry Hogan will retain his seat in the 2018 gubernatorial election after a narrow victory over Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker,… Read more »
It’s that time of year to evaluate the predictions I made the last week of 2016 for the year 2017. As usual, it’s a mixed bag of results. I was right on some and blew it on others. xOn The Money•It turns out I was correct when I said a federal judge would disqualify the… Read more »
Ocean City visitors will notice a major change when they go to park downtown next summer. The Mayor and Council agreed to spend about $600,000 to overhaul the paid parking system on downtown streets and municipal parking lots, including the Inlet.While there will certainly be an education component with it, the new system will be… Read more »
Typically discussions about comprehensive plans are fairly dry but there were a few moments during the Ocean City Planning Commission’s review of a draft update to the town’s document that were interesting.The most compelling involved Planning Commissioner Lauren Taylor’s concern about a line in the draft recommending additional time for bicycling on the Boardwalk during… Read more »
In the Committee on Paid Leave Policy’s final report to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, Ocean City’s concern about the seasonality of its businesses was directly broached.Readers will remember Hogan vetoed a controversial paid sick leave bill passed by the Maryland General Assembly earlier this year that’s been characterized as disastrous for small businesses, especially those… Read more »
As expected, Delegate Mary Beth Carozza announced she will challenge incumbent Senator Jim Mathias next year. Although they may be contested in next June’s primaries, it’s a certainty it will be Carozza against Mathias next November. That means Mathias, a registered Democrat, will once again have to campaign heavily to retain his seat against a… Read more »
