OCEAN CITY – About a month after general employees aired their grievances and announced plans to form a union, the Mayor and Council voted Tuesday to grant an additional holiday for this year, Random Acts Of Kindness Day.Last week, Mayor Rick Meehan presented Councilman Brent Ashley with a Proclamation designating April 6 as Random Acts… Read more »
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NEW FOR WEDNESDAY: Council Votes 5-2 For New Resort Scooter Regs
OCEAN CITY – Due to safety concerns, new scooter rental businesses will have to follow new regulations approved by the Mayor and Council yesterday in a 5-2 vote, while current operators will have one year to conform.On Jan. 31, the Mayor and City Council passed an ordinance to establish a 90-day moratorium on the issuance… Read more »
NEW FOR TUESDAY: Offshore Wind Bill Clears Major Hurdle
ANNAPOLIS — The long-standing effort to develop an offshore wind farm off the coast of Ocean City passed a significant hurdle on Monday when the House Economic Matters Committee passed Governor Martin O’Malley’s Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2012.The 13-9 vote provides a possible jumpstart for the passage of the legislation this year. The intent… Read more »
NEW FOR MONDAY: State Relaxes Regs On Pool ADA Compliance
OCEAN CITY — Hundreds of pools and spas in the resort area and thousands more across the state facing mandatory new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards got a little relief last week when the deadline for compliance was extended amid considerable confusion.The state’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) late last year sent… Read more »
NEW FOR FRIDAY: OC Franchise Holder Pleads Guilty To Not Filing Taxes, Owes Government Nearly $300K
BALTIMORE — Facing charges that he failed to pay a reported $296,701 to the government over a period of several years, Ocean City franchise holder Patrick McLaughlin pleaded guilty yesterday to failing to file individual income tax returns in 2009 and one count of failing to report employment tax withholdings in 2007.The plea agreement was… Read more »
Worcester Eyes Stiff Penalty For Boat Slip Violators
SNOW HILL — Loaning your boat slip to a friend in Worcester County just became riskier, due to the County Commissioners approving a new penalty for license holders who allow unauthorized boats to occupy their slip.“We need to do something to grab their attention,” said County Attorney Sonny Bloxom.Bloxom proposed a two- or three-year ban… Read more »
Police Use Taser On West OC Burglary Suspect
WEST OCEAN CITY — Four people were arrested on various charges this week after a fight outside a West Ocean City motel including one suspect who allegedly assaulted a County Sheriff’s deputy and had to be shot with a Taser in order to be subdued.Around 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, a Worcester County Sheriff’s deputy responded… Read more »
Missing Man’s Body Found In Assawoman Bay Last Weekend
OCEAN CITY — The body of an Ocean City man, who went missing after reportedly capsizing a canoe in the Assawoman Bay near Fenwick Island in the early morning hours of March 2, was found in the bay near Ocean City around mid-day last Saturday.While much of Ocean City was focused on the St. Patrick’s… Read more »
Shark Fin Bill Clears Senate
OCEAN CITY — Commercial fishermen in Worcester County were dealt another tough blow late yesterday when the State Senate approved a bill aimed at prohibiting the possession or distribution of shark fins, a by-product of the shark-fishing industry out of the West Ocean City harbor.Earlier during the current General Assembly session, a dozen Maryland senators… Read more »
OCPD Warns Citizens About Cold Medicine Abuse
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) this week is warning citizens of a growing trend of abuse of certain over-the-counter cold medicines by young people in and around the resort area for their hallucinogenic effects.The OCPD this week issued a warning to parents and guardians of young people about a renewed trend… Read more »