OCEAN CITY – Thousands of young people descend on the resort each summer and quickly run into all sorts of problems from noise violations and underage drinking arrests to sexual assaults and serious injuries, but parents might be able sleep a little better this year knowing a pilot program has been established to provide a… Read more »
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Mitrecic Finds Rewards Of Council Life Outweigh Negatives
(Editor’s Note: This article is the latest in an ongoing profile series of the current Ocean City Mayor and Council members.) OCEAN CITY –A challenge seemed to spark it all for Council President Joe Mitrecic.Mitrecic’s hard-nosed political prowess is an interesting contrast to the man, whom when he’s not holding the gavel, seems to be a… Read more »
OC Council News In Brief
OCEAN CITY – Things at City Hall this week kind of sounded like the lyrics of a Stevie Wonder song, in that the runners can keep on running, the turbines can start their spinning and St. Patty can keep on parading. The Race Will Go On….One of the cuts in City Manager Dennis Dare’s first… Read more »
OC Fire Chief Seeks Uniformity In Future
OCEAN CITY – Once money becomes available, Ocean City Fire Chief Chris Larmore hopes to extend the new look of the department to the equipment as well.During Tuesday’s monthly report to the Mayor and City Council, Larmore said that a commission of volunteer and career firefighters unanimously approved a new logo that would be placed… Read more »
Planning Comm. Okays Boardwalk Display Changes
OCEAN CITY – The level playing field has been laid out, but Boardwalk merchants are going to be spared the official “referee” due to a lack of funds.The Planning and Zoning Commission have sent forward their amended guidelines to Boardwalk displays to the Mayor and City Council.City Planner Jesse Houston said that hopes to hire… Read more »
Shopping Center Manager Hopes To Land New Tenants
OCEAN CITY – A new management team says it hope to restore the Montego Bay Shopping Center back to its prior distinction as being the premiere uptown shopping destination.”We are excited to be managing an Ocean City landmark that has served residents and tourists for over 30 years,” said Jerome B. “Jerry” Trout, III, Principal… Read more »
Test Scores Show Local Achievement Gap Narrowing
NEWARK – While local African American students still lag behind white and Hispanic students in state testing scores, the achievement gap is narrowing steadily, Worcester County school officials said this week.The decreasing difference between black and white students shows in both reading and math scores on Maryland School Assessment (MSA) tests.In 2003, reading scores for… Read more »
City To Examine Take Home Vehicle Use
OCEAN CITY – Employee take home vehicles might be next on the proverbial chopping block as town officials continue to exhaust all options to cut expenditures.City Manager Dennis Dare hinted this week that a “vehicle study” will be released soon that may alter the current usage of take home vehicles used by some of the… Read more »
Gulyas Says County Furloughs Will Be Unavoidable
BERLIN – County staff will not see any pay raises in the next budget, elected officials confirmed this week, maintaining a decision made in November, and one said work furloughs for county employees appear inevitable.How much the county will save through freezing salaries is not known. County staff contacted this week said those numbers are… Read more »
Liquor Head Comes Clean On Past Misconduct
BERLIN – It has come to light recently the Liquor Control Board (LCB) for Worcester County’s executive director, charged with setting policy and negotiating contracts among other things for all issues related to liquor distribution and sales in the county, has a sordid past including felony convictions for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud… Read more »