OCEAN CITY – Eleven motions to reduce newly hired town employee pay and health benefits moved closer to reality at this week’s Mayor and City Council meeting, contrary to the best wishes of the mayor and three council members.Earlier in the meeting in discussing the future of the police commission, Council President Jim Hall’s wish… Read more »

BERLIN – Despite some measure of closure this week with the Liquor Control Board for Worcester County (LCB) reaching an agreement with the state to pay a fine in lieu of a suspension, the effort to abolish or at least modify the troubled monopoly has gained some momentum.On Monday, the state Comptroller’s Office announced it… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The ongoing battle over what weekend the OC Air Show will be held this summer has come to a rest, but additional concerns surfaced about the event at City Hall this week.The Mayor and City Council had asked the newly formed Tourism Advisory Board to meet with Ocean City Air Show Coordinator… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The re-construction of the Boardwalk has been looming over government leaders for a couple years, and options were presented at this week’s Mayor and City Council meeting on how the town could go about the massive project.Ocean City’s Boardwalk extends from the Inlet to 27th street, reaching 11,850 feet. According to the… Read more »

BERLIN – While the new Casino at Ocean Downs will not open in 2010 as planned, preparations are underway for a grand opening just after the start of the new year.Casino at Ocean Downs officials last week announced plans are in place for a Jan. 4, 2011 grand opening complete with a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Elected officials got into a heated debate during this week’s Mayor and City Council meeting over the urgency to lift the hiring freeze in the town’s public safety departments.While the council was discussing the town’s health benefits and how it needed to decide on what course of action to take in order… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The tables turned at this week’s Mayor and City Council, as the minority of the council flipped over to become the majority vote and won in favor to keep the police commission in place.A charter amendment resolution was before the council this week to abolish the police commission and to eliminate the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The Mayor and City Council exemplified a united front that the public hasn’t seen in awhile at this week’s meeting when it unanimously increased Ocean City’s bus fare a dollar for its all-day pass.According to Public Works Director Hal Adkins, more than a decade ago Ocean City’s bus fare was as low… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The list of charges were as unprecedented as perhaps the evidence was damning, but the findings of the Comptroller of Maryland’s eight-month investigation of the Liquor Control Board for Worcester County revealed that it had, in fact, broken the law on a number of occasions.On Wednesday, Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot ended months… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Tragedy struck the resort area this week when a popular local woman was found deceased in a bayside canal near 94th Street early Tuesday morning.Around 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Ocean City Police responded to the area of 94th Street for a report of a barking dog. OCPD officers arrived on the scene… Read more »