OCEAN CITY — The crime rate in Ocean City in 2015 reached historically low figures not seen in the last quarter century, Ocean City Police Chief Ross Buzzuro told town officials this week.On Monday, Buzzuro presented the Ocean City Police Department’s annual report for 2015 to the Mayor and Council, highlighting crime statistics and other… Read more »
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Council Irked New Rental Fees, Fines Accomplishes Little To Address Big Picture Concerns
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City officials this week approved a stopgap measure of sorts for the R-1 single-family neighborhood rental issue, but not before voicing concerns the fee and potential fines for not complying fall short of accomplishing the larger goal.Resort officials have been wrestling with the issue of vacation rentals in Ocean City’s quieter,… Read more »
“My father doesn’t get enough credit as one of the founders of rock ‘n’ roll, and I think that my dad struggled with the fact that he is often passed over by historians who credit artists like Elvis Presley or Chuck Berry with the beginning of rock ‘n’ roll.”
OCEAN CITY — Bill Haley, Jr. says much of his life has been a process of learning about the man behind some of the most iconic songs in the history of American music: his father and rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Bill Haley.In July of 1955, Bill Haley was the uncontested “king of rock ‘n’ roll”… Read more »
Q&A With OC Police Chief; Buzzuro Reviews 2015, Looks Ahead To Summer Season
OCEAN CITY — Chief Ross Buzzuro is looking forward to his fourth summer in the resort as the head of the Ocean City Police Department after spending 25 years with the Baltimore Police Department. While he says he’s still getting used to some of the glaring and idiosyncratic differences between the Maryland’s largest city, and… Read more »
Council Tables Occupancy Calculation For Seasonal Housing
OCEAN CITY- Resort officials this week began cursory discussions about proposed tweaks in the occupancy calculations for seasonal workforce housing in an issue ripe with a growing shortage versus safety and quality of life issues.Ocean City’s current calculation calls for 40 square feet per each occupant in seasonal employee housing, a standard that has been… Read more »
Air Show Announces This Year’s Heritage Flight To Include F-35
OCEAN CITY — Adding yet another exciting element to an already stacked line-up for 2015, Ocean City Air Show officials this week announced the resort’s 2016 event will be one of the first civilian air shows in history to feature the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.Air Show officials announced this month the F-35 will… Read more »
Employee Housing Shortage A Concern With Foreign Workers About To Converge On Resort
OCEAN CITY – A shortage of rooms available to J-1 Visa students this summer is a definite concern heading into the resort’s busy season, according to city officials, sponsor companies and tourism representatives.Thousands of foreign students from all over the world are expected to arrive to work for the summer, as they’ve historically been a… Read more »
Employees Alleged Unfair Labor Practices By Town; Filing Latest In Ongoing Conflict between City, Firefighters
OCEAN CITY — As expected, the other shoe dropped this week when the Fire/EMS union filed a formal unfair labor practice complaint against the town of Ocean City over the impasse in contract negotiations over the proposed shift changes for resort paramedics.The Career Firefighter Paramedics Association of Ocean City, IAFF Local 4269, filed a formal… Read more »
Scout Installs Historic Signs At Downtown Ocean City Sites
OCEAN CITY — After two years from initial concept to final approval, a local Boy Scout last weekend installed a series of historical markers around the downtown area as part of his community-based service project to attain the rank of Eagle Scout.In February, the Mayor and Council approved local resident William Rothermel’s final design for… Read more »
Compromise Reached On Liquor Bills Aimed At Getting County Out Of Business
OCEAN CITY – A compromise measure between private industry and the Department of Liquor Control led to an amendment that would instill a one-year restriction for additional liquor stores within a 10-block radius in Ocean City of an existing DLC store.This amendment covers the 10 blocks north and south of the Gold Coast Mall location… Read more »