Open Space A WinnerEditor:I read with interest your recent article entitled “Some wins, losses for local bills of significance.” In addition to the various bills you noted, this year’s legislative session also featured efforts from both Governor Martin O’Malley and the members of the Maryland General Assembly which ensure that the state will continue to have… Read more »
A lot is reported on these days about tourism, but I came across something this week that’s a unique perspective from one visitor. Russell Cook, a resident of Ocean City for the last 12 years and current staff member at Edwards on the Boardwalk, sent us some thoughts by his granddaughter Lilly. Here’s a look… Read more »
The County Commissioners decided last week to rescind a request to the state’s Department of Education for a Maintenance of Effort waiver that would have allowed the county to fund the local school system below a level mandated by state law. We think this was a questionable decision, the timing of which seems to be… Read more »
Don’t Relocate TerminalEditor:Relocating the Greyhound Bus terminal from 2nd Street in Ocean City to the Park and Ride in West Ocean City is a very bad idea. Forgive me if I’m wrong but I suspect that those in charge of this decision are people who drive cars and didn’t really think things through as a… Read more »
What an unfortunate mess the situation involving the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce and former Executive Director Dan Barufaldi has become. In a case that should have never made it to the inside of a courtroom, a Worcester County Circuit Court jury last week ruled the chamber violated the terms of an employment contract outlining… Read more »
With little fanfare this week, City Manager Dennis Dare presented his proposed $80 million budget to his boss, the Ocean City Mayor and Council. Although little was said at this week’s meeting, the budget will now go under the microscope as the town’s elected officials hear the details of each department’s spending plan over the… Read more »
Former Students WelcomeEditor: On April 24, the Town of Ocean City Beautification Committee and Ocean City Elementary School will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of their collaboration for Arbor Day. For all that time, the third grade and then the second grade students of the school have celebrated the beauty and of benefits of trees… Read more »
Here’s some thoughts on this year’s General Assembly session, which wrapped this week.… For the second year in a row, a seemingly innocuous bill okaying a limited number of slot machines at fraternal organizations around Worcester failed to be approved by the legislature. It was a mild surprise the legislation did not pass last year,… Read more »
Ocean City has begun a search to replace current Tourism Department and Roland E. Convention Center Director Mike Noah, who is “moving on” after 13 years with the town. We see this opening as a chance for the town to take these key departments in a new direction and at least consider and debate some… Read more »
A Commendable ActEditor:Our firm was recently engaged to liquidate, via foreclosure, some properties owned by a local developer. This developer was a victim of the real estate boom, like all of us. Instead of chasing rates he stuck with his local bank, and that is why I thought it important to print a story that… Read more »