SNOW HILL — An increase in business has the Casino at Ocean Downs requesting more security than ever before.It was a request that a majority of the County Commissioners were willing to grant last week, though two commissioners maintained doubts.The casino contacted the Worcester County Sheriff’s Department about the possibility of having uniformed deputies on… Read more »
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Proposed Gas Promotion Fizzles Out In Ocean City
OCEAN CITY – During a closed session on Tuesday afternoon, the much talked about gas promotion, supposed to hit the streets by the 4th of July, hit a dead end as a majority of the council voted it down.The promotion was approved by a majority vote of the council a couple weeks ago. Councilman Brent… Read more »
Wicomico Council Approves One-Cent Tax Rate Hike
SALISBURY — The property tax rate will increase in Wicomico County, though only by a fifth of what one proposal suggested.The Wicomico County Council voted 5-2 Tuesday to raise the property tax rate by a penny, amending the current tax rate from 75.9 cents to 76.9 cents per $100 of assessment property value. The decision… Read more »
Prayer, For Now, Off Salisbury Council Agenda
SALISBURY — Whatever their feelings on prayer, the Salisbury City Council was at least able to agree that it should be up to future councils to decide if it’s part of official meetings or not.During a work session last Monday, the council all supported the idea of removing prayer from the Rules of Order. The… Read more »
Berlin Council Okays Henry Park Church Services
BERLIN — Church services will be coming to Henry Park this summer.Local Evangelist Leshell Fooks approached the Berlin Mayor and Council Monday night, requesting permission to conduct church services twice a week over the summer.“The goal is to create a positive impact,” she told the council. “We want to change mindsets.”Fooks explained that services would… Read more »
Dew Tour May Put Message On Water Tower
OCEAN CITY – The resort gave the Dew Tour permission to explore the costs associated with painting a welcome message on a water tower to be viewed by visitors while entering into town.The Dew Tour will make its first appearance in Ocean City July 21-24. The Dew Tour is put on by Alli, the Alliance… Read more »
County To Host Bay Bridge Toll Hearing
by Steven Green
OCEAN CITY — In order to provide residents of the Lower Eastern Shore with an opportunity to comment on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge toll increase plan proposed earlier this month by the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA), Senator James Mathias and Delegate Norm Conway this week requested and received an additional public hearing on the issue… Read more »
Son Gets 25 Years For Running Over Mother
SNOW HILL — After delivering a 30-minute dissertation on how much he cared for his late elderly mother and how much money he spent on that care, a Pennsylvania man last Friday was sentenced to 25 years in prison for repeatedly running her over on a rural road in northern Worcester County last August.Steven Frederick… Read more »
Peace Corps Eyes Sammy Sports Effort
OCEAN CITY — The Sammy Wilkinson Memorial Foundation’s Global Gear Drive, an effort to collect new and used sporting goods from in and around the resort area to ship to less fortunate children around the world. reached another milestone recently with a partnership with the Peace Corps.Sammy Wilkinson died tragically when he fell through the… Read more »
Five Injured In Fiery Accident
OCEAN CITY — Five people were injured, including one with serious burns, after a fiery crash involving three vehicles in the area of 67th Street and Coastal Highway early Monday morning.Shortly after midnight on Monday, Ocean City police responded to the area of Coastal Highway and 67th Street for a reported multi-vehicle collision. The investigation… Read more »