BERLIN – Worcester’s delegation in the House in Annapolis is seeking to carve out a slice of the potential slots revenue from Ocean Downs for the Ocean Pines community from the county’s share.In the version of the bill approved by voters across the state in the November referendum, the local allocation formula for Worcester included… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Mayor Rick Meehan thought that the council had passed an ordinance that had no “practical use”, so the elected officials decided to make all wind turbines a “conditional use” in Ocean City.After Meehan vetoed the city ordinance that would allow wind turbines on Ocean City properties, the City Council voted 5-1, with… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – After a bit of speculation that the highly anticipated pro volleyball event may not come to town, local officials were reassured that the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) is coming, promotional dollars or not.Ocean City was added to the list of stops for the 2009 AVP Crocs Tour last month after the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – There are many things that Bill Gibbs lost in the fire one year ago, but his sense of optimism was not one of them.The Dough Roller Restaurants owner Bill Gibbs says he tries not to look back on the day in which a fire destroyed his Boardwalk business. Instead, he claims he’s… Read more »

ASSATEAGUE – A massive controlled, or prescribed, burn of invasive phragmites on Assateague Island got underway in earnest yesterday as thick smoke and open flames billowed from the barrier island.National Parks Service crews from all over the country descended on Assateague yesterday to begin the second phase of an effort started last fall to rid… Read more »

BERLIN – Sidewalks in Berlin need an improvement plan, according to Berlin Mayor and Council discussions Monday night.The idea was brought up with Councilman Troy Purnell’s request that the town look into adding sidewalks on Broad Street and upgrading the deteriorating sidewalks on Main Street“You walk down north Main Street and the sidewalks are just… Read more »

WEST OCEAN CITY – If resort business leaders were hoping for good news when they met with State Comptroller Peter Franchot on Monday, they certainly didn’t come away from the informal gathering satisfied.Franchot met with Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce leaders on Monday as part of a tour of the state to find out… Read more »

BERLIN – Berlin’s Historic District Commission regulations were repealed and reenacted Monday night to bring the code in line with state law, loosening membership requirements.Previous requirements that pulled commission members from different parts of town not only were not in line with state regulations, they had not been and were not being followed in practice…. Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Virtually all of the performers have been booked for the 2009 Ocean City Air Show, and the event’s promoter boasted that the bill of performers is in the “top three lineups in the country.”Promoter Brian Lilley said that 90 percent of the performers have been booked for the 2nd Annual Air Show… Read more »

OCEAN CITY –In “the brief” this week, the town of Ocean City could be playfully punned as a “work” in progress. Town officials saw firsthand how a reverse auction works, chose to post how the meetings are supposed to work, one official vowed to make the convention center expansion “work” and watched many folks become… Read more »