In this industry, it doesn’t get any better than what happened this week regarding the fundraising effort for Caleb Conner, a 15-year-old sophomore at Stephen Decatur High School who is considered legally blind and suffers from retinopathy of prematurity. Caleb was born at 25 weeks and weighed under two pounds. He had a rough start,… Read more »
All of the Worcester Board of License Commissioners meetings are important, but next week’s seems particularly so because it’s the only thing keeping a couple new places from being opened already. In other cases, it’s the last step in a business sale that must occur before the transaction can be completed.Among the new operations seeking… Read more »
It’s official — autumn has become automotive season in Ocean City. There is nothing new to that. It’s been this way for some time, but the growth of the events or at least the audience they attract could have locals feeling burnt out come mid-October and businesses thankful for them.I personally like these auto events… Read more »
It didn’t take long for the south end of Worcester County to start raising equality questions. During a recent meeting, Snow Hill Mayor Charlie Dorman requested for his town a portion of the money derived through a revenue sharing formula between the Casino at Ocean Downs and Worcester County.Pocomoke as well as Snow Hill do… Read more »
It’s looking more and more like the Labor Day school start mandate legislation will not be a slam dunk by any means. It’s most likely that way because the bill’s timing could not come at a worst year for several reasons.One is the calendar, which can obviously not be controlled. Labor Day this year falls… Read more »
Although it didn’t look good for a couple weeks, the fact the Town of Ocean City and the Ocean City lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police, the police union’s bargaining unit, were able to resolve the stalemate in contract negotiations should be viewed as a positive.The details of the agreement will not be known… Read more »
The busiest months of the year in this area are May through September. Where some would disagree probably is in the ranking of the months because it comes down to individual perceptions.My ranking of the busiest months of the year based on my experiences would be July, August, June, September and May. The crowd and… Read more »
It’s rare that Worcester and Wicomico school systems do not agree on closings and delays. Typically, they announce identical decisions and usually around the same time. The exception was Thursday.Wicomico announced before the end of the work day on Wednesday that its schools were closed on Thursday, while Worcester waited until Thursday morning around 5… Read more »
It was a nice try to stay current with the times, but Ocean City learned last summer the unmanned credit card-only lane concept — like those seen at metropolitan parking garages — at the Inlet Parking Lot was a bust. It came with major headaches and simply was not used enough.For example, 23,621 transactions took… Read more »
It’s a long way off, but October is looking more and more like automotive month in Ocean City.Word is the H20i International event, which calls itself “the ‘laid back’ 2 day watercooled VW Audi event,” will be held this year the first weekend in October. Staff Writer Joanne Shriner spent some time this week chasing… Read more »