OCEAN CITY — As promised, the town wasted no time in trying to start the process to plan for the Convention Center expansion. Yet, one councilman seemingly rehashed his disdain for one part of the project.City Engineer Terry McGean came before the Mayor and City Council on Tuesday to ask for approval of the town’s… Read more »

WEST OCEAN CITY – Just about six months since the first batch of craft beers rolled out of the 16 Mile Brewing Company in Georgetown, Del., the microbrewery made its first foray into Maryland last weekend at the Greene Turtle in West Ocean City.Founded by a pair of lower Delaware residents who returned to the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Police Officer First-Class Charles “Josh” Kelley this week was named as the recipient of the Ocean City Neighborhood Watch Association’s Ocean City Police Department  (OCPD) “Officer of the Year” award, emerging from a field of impressive nominees for the annual honor during an award banquet on Monday.On Monday, Kelley was… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — In the brief this week, the City Council gave a kayak venture at the Ocean City airport another try, the annual Flag Day celebration in the resort will change dates and there are potentially more free events planned for this summer.Council Approves Kayak Launch At Airport AgainLast June, Public Works Director Hal… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — A crowded room of councilmen and police officials all sat seemingly frozen during a Taser demonstration on Wednesday, and the visual aide might have been enough to rekindle the conversation about bringing the devices to town.The Ocean City Police Department seems keen on adding Tasers to the weapons belts of at least… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – With the opening of the Maryland General Assembly session next week, resort business leaders will once again press state officials to restore funding for tourism marketing, but with Maryland slashing department budgets, the money could be hard to come by.Maryland has slashed its tourism marketing budget by over 50 percent in the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A late-night fire Tuesday completely destroyed one residence in Montego Bay in Ocean City and damaged the exterior of another.Around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, the Ocean City Fire Department (OCFD) responded to the area of 130th Street for a report of heavy smoke. At first, the source of the smoke was uncertain… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The resort’s room tax receipts dropped 10 percent in November, from $149,162 last year to $134,349 this year, according to the Worcester County Treasurer’s Office.For the first 11 months of 2009, room tax figures are down 2 percent from 2008 but up over 2007 by 8 percent. Through November in 2009, collections… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Another $162,000 could be shaved off the Worcester County budget if cost-saving measures suggested by the county’s Government Efficiency Committee are successful.During this week’s presentation, staff reported that the county has already saved hundreds of thousands of dollars by improving efficiency in county government.“We’re proud to report there’s documented savings of more… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Ocean City finished up “two for two” in Annapolis on Wednesday as the Board of Public Works approved the beach replenishment project in a unanimous decision.The town saw first hand how valuable the beach replenishment project is after the November Nor’Ida storm damaged large portions of the sand dune, but worked well… Read more »