OCEAN CITY – For years, Lisa Wilgus felt that something was missing in her life until she developed a relationship with the Shirley Grace Pregnancy Center where she serves as the new executive director today.Shirley Grace Pregnancy Center (SGPC) Executive Director Lisa Wilgus took over the position in September after founder and former Executive Director… Read more »
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North Ocean City Amusement Complex Plans To Add Mini-Golf Course, Laser Tag
OCEAN CITY – An amusement complex in north Ocean City looks to expand by adding a second miniature golf course and expanding the arcade building to include laser tag.A public hearing was held before the Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday to consider a conditional use permit for the expansion of an existing arcade and… Read more »
‘Hotel Impossible’ Host Eyes OC Trade Expo
OCEAN CITY — At its annual trade event next month, the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association (OCHMRA) will feature a lecture by Anthony Melchiorri, host of “Hotel Impossible.”Melchiorri brings his 20-plus years of experience in the business as the “hotel turnaround expert” and host of Travel Channel’s original series “Hotel Impossible,” which premiered its fifth season… Read more »
Long-Time Pre-K Teacher Will Retire After 26 Years
BERLIN — In 1989 Jeanie Mancini walked into Dr. Barry Tull’s office and suggested Worcester Preparatory School create an early childhood program. Tull, the school’s headmaster, had been thinking along the same lines and agreed with the ideas Mancini presented.“I remember that day well,” said Dr. Tull, “and I remember thinking that Mancini would be… Read more »
Ocean City Council’s Spending Of Savings Questioned; Final Vote Delayed For Full Council
OCEAN CITY – The potential spending of retiree health insurance savings on capital improvement projects was questioned this week in council chambers.The second reading of Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Amendment #1 was postponed from Monday evening’s Mayor and City Council regular session agenda, due to Councilman Dennis Dare and Councilman Tony DeLuca being absent, and… Read more »
Legislation Looks To Close Tax Loophole On Hotel Rooms
OCEAN CITY — Online hotel booking agencies and travel agents that sell rooms in Ocean City and across the state are crying foul over a bill introduced in the General Assembly that would clarify the sales and use tax laws for accommodations, but state and local lodging associations this week are calling them out on… Read more »
Task Force Will Hold Public Hearings On Boardwalk Issues
OCEAN CITY — Two public hearings have been announced in Ocean City to give interested individuals an opportunity to weigh in on Boardwalk concerns, including the growing issue of how to handle street performers.Purusant to Resolution 2015-1, a Boardwalk Task Force has been established to study and make recommendations to the Mayor and City Council… Read more »
Revised Mixed-Use Project Approved For Ocean City; K-Coast To Anchor New Development
OCEAN CITY – The new K-Coast Shopping Center returned to the Ocean City Planning and Zoning Commission Tuesday for approval of a larger project to make its debut in spring of 2016.The original proposal for K-Coast’s mixed-use project on 79th Street was approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission a year ago.At that time, K-Coast… Read more »
County Planners Approve West OC Park Place Plaza Development
WEST OCEAN CITY — The ever-changing West Ocean City landscape could soon get a major new addition after county planners on Thursday approved a site plan for a mixed-use retail and restaurant center with an office complex included in a later phase for a property along Route 50.The Worcester County Planning Commission on Thursday approved… Read more »
OC Reef Foundation Sinks New Materials Offshore
OCEAN CITY — While fishing off the resort coast has been relatively dormant over the last few weeks, there has been no shortage of artificial reef building activity this winter as the Ocean City Reef Foundation continues one of its most prolific periods in its nearly two decades.For the last 17 years, the Ocean City… Read more »