OCEAN CITY – Exasperated with the perceived lack of attention given to their repeated complaints of construction noise from a project adjacent to their bayside condominium, a local couple brought their gripes to the Mayor and Council this week in a brief meeting that ended with charges of indifference and cronyism.Kenneth and Carol Anders, owners… Read more »
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City Flea Market Vendors Get Break On License Fees
OCEAN CITY – Town officials this week agreed to waive the business license requirement for vendors at the weekly flea market on the Worcester Street parking lot, at least in the short term, while logistical issues can be worked out and a good barometer of the demand for the sites can be gauged.Last week, the… Read more »
Council Slams Brakes On Company’s Advertising Plans
OCEAN CITY – Just days before a new private transportation system was to officially be unveiled in the resort, the business owner learned from the Mayor and Council he would not be allowed to sell advertising space on the electric shuttles.Russell Rankin, owner of the new E-Cruzers shuttle service in Ocean City, appeared before the… Read more »
County Balances Budget Early, Plans To Add No New Programs
SNOW HILL – While there will be no new taxes levied in Worcester County this year to make up for lean revenues, there will in turn be no new initiatives, a measure taken to ensure a balanced budget.“No new programs anywhere in the schools or in the county,” County Commissioner Louise Gulyas.The county did pick… Read more »
County, State Funds To Help Improve Health Center
SNOW HILL – With a substantial grant from the state and some help from Worcester County, Atlantic General Hospital (AGH) plans to expand the Atlantic Health Center clinic to provide more services and accommodate more patients.“Right now, we’re seeing 12,000 people a year through that clinic,” said Michael Franklin, President and CEO of AGH. That… Read more »
Cruisin’ Weekend Busy, Tame, Police Agencies Report
OCEAN CITY – Last week’s Cruisin’ event in and around the resort sparked one of the busiest weekend of the season thus far for the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) and its allied agencies in the county, but while hundreds of calls were handled over the four-day event, few were reported as serious in nature.While… Read more »
Judge Gives A ‘Big Break’ In House Crash Case
OCEAN CITY – A local man who crashed his truck into a house on Caroline Street at the foot of the Route 50 bridge in April, causing it to explode into a burst of flames, before “panicking” and fleeing the scene pleaded guilty this week to four traffic-related charges but will not serve any time… Read more »
Man Faces Attempted Murder Charge In Ocean City
OCEAN CITY – A Salisbury man was arrested on attempted murder charges in Ocean City early Monday morning after holding his long-time girlfriend against her will for hours and strangling her several times to the point she lost consciousness.Howard Caltrider, 45, of Salisbury, was arrested on an attempted second-degree murder charge on Monday after a… Read more »
Route 50 Bridge Workshops Planned In Ocean City
WEST OCEAN CITY – State Highway Administration (SHA) officials have planned three public workshops next week on the five remaining alternatives for the future of the Route 50 Bridge.The workshops will be held on May 31 (6-8 p.m.) and June 1 (9-11 a.m., and 1-3 p.m.) at the Ocean City Convention Center, Room 217.“We urge… Read more »
Probable Cause Found In Armed Robbery Cases
OCEAN CITY – A Finksburg, Md. man implicated in a pair of armed robberies in the resort in April appeared in District Court for a preliminary hearing on Monday and had his cases forwarded to Circuit Court in Snow Hill.Matthew Balaz-Ogle, 16, of Finksburg, Md., was allegedly the driver in the armed robbery of a… Read more »