SNOW HILL — Worcester County won’t be receiving as big a slice of state funding as some may have expected, according to Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jon Andes.Andes and other members of the Board of Education met with the County Commissioners Tuesday to present a revised Maintenance of Effort Fiscal Year 2012 budget.During the presentation,… Read more »
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Merit Award Presented For Rescue
by Steven Green
WEST OCEAN CITY — A local Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) officer last week was recognized by state officials with a Certificate of Merit for his rescue of a man who became disoriented and fell into the commercial harbor in West Ocean City in August 2009.The Maryland Natural Resources Police, along with Department of Natural… Read more »
OCDC Presents Awards At 11th Annual Meeting
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Development Corporation this week held its 11th annual meeting and announced its top façade projects, award winners, and new board members.Since the beginning OCDC has completed 102 façade projects. In 2010, 23 façade projects were completed and several are still underway. OCDC also recently completed its 100th façade project… Read more »
Ocean City Cabs Can Now Charge More
OCEAN CITY – The majority of the City Council voted this week to pass an increase in taxi fares, which was an unscheduled item during this week’s meeting and caught some council members off guard.The topic was most recently discussed at a Police Commission meeting and a Mayor and Council meeting in March. Both times… Read more »
Public Divided Over Wicomico’s Proposed Tax Increas
SALISBURY — This week the room was torn during a public hearing concerning the proposed 5-cent property tax increase in hopes to balance the proposed $111.4 million fiscal year 2012 budget for Wicomico County.Wicomico County Executive Rick Pollitt last month announced to the County Council the need for a property tax increase in order to… Read more »
Maryland Tourism Budget Questioned
OCEAN CITY — On the eve of another Springfest weekend and the cusp of another summer season, a high ranking Maryland tourism official told resort business leaders this week they would likely have to continue going it on their own in terms of advertising and marketing Ocean City.Mary Jo McCullough, outgoing president of the Maryland… Read more »
Bed And Breakfast Gains Conditional Use Approval
BERLIN — A new bed and breakfast should be up and running in town in as little as nine weeks.Mark Kauffman asked the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) Wednesday for Conditional Use approval regarding a property on Harrison Avenue. Kauffman plans on turning the house, which has records dating back to at least 1790, into… Read more »
OC Mayor Vetoes Retiree Changes, Citing High Costs
OCEAN CITY – For the second time this year, Mayor Rick Meehan vetoed two ordinances concerning retiree benefits, due to the additional costs they will bring onto the town and taxpayers compared to other options the council can choose to save money.“The council passed two ordinances 15 days ago … that addressed the pension plan… Read more »
Worcester County Foster Parents Commended
SNOW HILL — The Worcester County Commissioners formally kicked off May as National Foster Care Month by naming Rick and Anne Rambo as Foster Parents of the Year.The commission also took the opportunity to congratulate social workers in the county for all that they’ve done for children in the past year.Commissioner Judy Boggs presented the… Read more »
Silent Moment To Replace Lord’s Prayer In Salisbury
SALISBURY — Debate over the inclusion of the Lord’s Prayer before Salisbury City Council meetings settled on a tentative compromise Monday that still left one elected official dissatisfied.After nearly an hour of discussion, the majority of the council agreed that, in place of the traditional Lord’s Prayer recited before the Pledge of Allegiance at every… Read more »