OCEAN CITY — In the brief this week, the City Council decided to wait until chiming in on a national offshore oil drilling debate, the total for town seized taxi medallions now stands at three and the newly amended undomesticated animals ordinance continues to spark conversation.Council Stays Mum On Offshore Drilling DebateOcean City is staying… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — As of January, the Ocean City bus will still “get you there” but it’s going to cost an extra buck.As part of the revenue increases in the FY2011 Ocean City budget that was voted through to first reading on Wednesday, the City Council voted to increase the fare for both the Ocean… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Mayor and Council found a way to cut a penny from the proposed constant yield tax rate on Wednesday, but it refused to “kill morale” by cutting town employee salaries further.Depending on perspective, the council either held the line on the tax rate by keeping it the same as… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — En route to finding approximately $1 million in additional savings to trim the proposed tax rate from 40.5 cents per $100 assessed valuation to 39.5 cents, the Ocean City Mayor and Council made a handful of proverbial 11th hour changes this week in the annual budget wrap-up hearings.Among the changes was the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The 20th Annual Springfest celebration in Ocean City posted its highest numbers in five years as far as attendance goes, but according to town officials, the spending habits of those who came and went last weekend was still humble at best. Recreation and Parks Department Director Tom Shuster reported at Tuesday’s Recreation… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – For years, it has been widely speculated the annual White Marlin Open, held each summer during the first week of August, was the peak of the summer season, generates millions in direct and indirect spending, but a study prepared by the state and released last week finally quantifies the economic impact of… Read more »

BERLIN – Despite an overall decline in revenue, driven largely by a continued drop in the town’s assessable real estate base, Berlin officials this week introduced a budget for fiscal year 2011 that includes no tax rate increase for local residents.The Berlin Mayor and Council on Monday formally introduced the proposed fiscal year 2011 budget,… Read more »

BERLIN – Town officials this week approved funding to fix up the dilapidated basketball courts at Henry Park just in time for a two-day tournament slated for the facility over Memorial Day weekend.Two weeks ago, the Berlin Mayor and Council approved a request from a local youth support group Reaching Our Children for a two-day… Read more »

BERLIN – Town officials this week approved an application for state Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding totaling $800,000 for the next phase of the town’s effort to expand its estimated $9.4 million spray irrigation system expansion project.Each year, the state makes available millions of dollars in federal CDBG grants to towns and counties across… Read more »

BERLIN – With a growing and diverse population in Worcester County has come an increase in the number of children needing a support system, and a huge part of the local safety net is holding one of its bigger fundraising events of the year this weekend to help meet the demand for services.The Lower Shore… Read more »