Nearly half of the 5,000 people who have voted in an online poll seem to support Ocean City’s new Boardwalk featuring a stamped concrete tram lane down the center made to resemble wood. That’s surprising to me, as I thought most would side with the traditional wooden surface for the portion under consideration from 4th… Read more »
Category: Opinions
Maryland Wears Anti-Business Crown Well
by Steven Green
It’s looking more and more like Maryland might just be an anti-business state, as critics have maintained for years.Many have suggested conducting business in Maryland is much tougher compared to others around us. Many point to crippling income taxes for those who make a solid living, while others point to the recent sales tax increase… Read more »
Decision Could Impact Regional Hospice Care
Editor:Those of us in the hospice care community are concerned with the recent decision to omit voluntary advance care planning consultations as part of a Medicare beneficiaries’ annual wellness exam.Having this option as part of an annual exam and providing payment to physicians for taking the time to educate patients about advance care planning could… Read more »
Between The Lines
by Steven Green
Regarding the ongoing Liquor Control Board for Worcester County (LCB) situation, one thing I have learned over the last decade with this issue is the public, in general, does not have a lot of interest in this story. However, I do believe it should.As a result of the proposal on the table to allow businesses… Read more »
Next Step Is Open Dialogue Over OC Changes
by Steven Green
As members of the media, we find current affairs at City Hall in Ocean City these days to be entertaining. However, for property owners in the resort, visitors to his beach town and business operators who depend on a healthy resort economy to make a living, the extreme divisive nature of the current Mayor and… Read more »
Cooperation Appreciated
Editor, The Delmarva Association of Animal Rescuers (DAAR) would like to thank Mayor Sheehan, Chief DiPino and the rest of the Ocean City Police Commission for meeting with us on Wednesday to discuss the feral cat issue in Ocean City. There was a lot of useful information and ideas exchanged during the meeting, with each side taking… Read more »
Between The Lines
by Steven Green
As would seem consistent with how things are most of the time in the Ocean City political world currently, the Ocean City Ethics Commission is divided on whether Councilman Joe Hall should serve on the town’s pension committee.Ocean City Pfc. Michael A. Levy, public safety representative on the town’s pension committee, charged that Joe Hall… Read more »
Council Needs To Slow Down And Deliberate
Editor:I am shocked and appalled by the blatant, consistent, wholesale 4-3 votes by the Ocean City Council members.This is not what I cast my vote for in October 2010. I believed the campaign promises of searching for fiscal responsibility in these troubling times. I believed in the campaign promises of representing the interests of the… Read more »
Community Should Be Proud Of Event
Editor:Thanks to the efforts of a handful of people, the Town of Berlin’s Main Street Program successfully hosted about 1,000 residents and guests at Berlin’s first-ever, community-wide New Year’s Eve celebration to welcome 2011.On behalf of the Town Council and the citizens of Berlin, I wish to thank town resident Barb Stack for first suggesting… Read more »
The Casino at Ocean Downs opened this week, and it was an occasion I didn’t want to miss. Here are some observations:
by Steven Green
— Overall, the facility seemed to meet or surpass most expectations and its opening certainly created some excitement among area residents. When I arrived at 11:30 a.m. to the opening ceremony, there was a line of 100 people waiting to be the first in the doors at 1 p.m. This was a surprise to me,… Read more »