Shortly after the municipal election last October, we heard a lot of nonsense about unity and putting aside differences from some members of the Ocean City Mayor and Council.At the time, it was obvious this was a hopeful load of hogwash and soon after the divide between the voting seven, plus the mayor, became crystal… Read more »
Category: Editorial
What Others Are Saying
Moving Maryland Toward Budget SanityMaryland’s Spending Affordability Committee found itself in a difficult situation. The group of legislators and a few outside experts is supposed to make a recommendation to the governor of how much the budget can increase in the next year without outpacing the growth of the state’s economy. But with the economy… Read more »
Lots To Say About Boardwalk Project
Lots To Say About Boardwalk ProjectThe Boardwalk, and the looming project to overhaul its substructure and surface, has been getting a lot of attention this week.Overall, the consensus is the city should go with a concrete support underneath the promenade but retain the classic wooden planks atop.The following is a rundown of some of the… Read more »
All Wood Makes Most Sense On Boardwalk
Ocean City wants to hear from the public about a number of options available to reconstruct the resort’s famous Boardwalk.Years ago, a similar approach to a Boardwalk decking project was taken, and the citizens overwhelmingly said they want it to be kept wooden. Times change and it’s worthwhile to gauge public sentiment once again. However,… Read more »
State’s LCB Report Confirms Suspicions
What has long been speculated was proven true this week – the Liquor Control Board for Worcester County (LCB), the monopoly that handles all of the county’s wholesale spirit sales and most of the retail aspect, has broken the law at least four times over the last three years.With the release of the Summary of… Read more »
Audit Should Not Deter Interlock Program
A recent audit of the state’s Drinking Driver Monitoring Program found deficiencies in the way data is monitored and shared, but that doesn’t diminish its importance or lessen the need for Maryland to expand the use of ignition interlock devices. The bottom line of the audit is that interlock ignition systems are doing their job,… Read more »
Man’s Heroic Act Deserves Recognition
A local woman has a lot to be grateful for when Thanksgiving rolls around next week.Thanks to the quick thinking and heroic actions of Chris Sullivan, general manager of Yang’s Palace who lives adjacent to the restaurant, she should be thankful to be alive.The problem is her memory of the event is likely dulled by… Read more »
Should Air Show Continue Without Top Tier Act?
The future of the OC Air Show appears a little in doubt today, as there’s uncertainty about the 2011 event’s date as well as what act, if any, will headline the event.The newly formed Tourism Advisory Board will surely iron out the date debate after it was remanded to the body by the council to… Read more »
General Election Endorsements
OverviewThe following is a look at our endorsements for a number of local contested elections. These endorsements are intended to give readers a glimpse into why we have decided to support certain candidates. We take this obligation of offering our suggestions seriously at this newspaper, and it’s important to point out these are endorsements and… Read more »
Council Election Significant On Many Fronts
If anything can be taken from this week’s municipal election, it can be said many of those who actually voted in Ocean City on Tuesday generally want to see the town head in a new direction.Tuesday was a compelling day, one that ended with Council President Joe Mitrecic losing his seat after two terms, incumbents… Read more »