OCEAN CITY – After weeks of outcries from several local residents demanding zoning codes and other types of regulations on sexually oriented businesses in the town, only one resident was in attendance to show support of the regulations at the Planning and Zoning Commission’s public hearing Tuesday night.The purpose of the public hearing was to… Read more »
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Resort’s Play It Safe Gearing Up For Seniors
OCEAN CITY – The month of May marks the end of school for many graduating high school seniors and with that brings a well-known ailment commonly known as senioritis, which is not necessarily a bad thing and most times can be cured with a trip to the beach come June when the wait for summer… Read more »
School System To Launch New Website May 7
BERLIN – Worcester County Public Schools will launch its newly designed website on Monday, May 7. The new website, located at www.worcesterk12.com, will provide increased functionality and a fresh look, while providing visitors with timely information, in an easy to access format.The need for a new website was apparent through the school system’s annual Communications… Read more »
Chief Defends Police Open Container Approach
OCEAN CITY – Some town officials have expressed their concerns regarding how the Ocean City Police Department handles situations when people are found in public with an open alcohol container, an offense that brings with it a citation, or even handcuffs, depending on the situation.Some say there are too many arrests for such a simple… Read more »
Charity Golf Challenge Will Feature Miss USA Contestants
OCEAN CITY – Around this time last year, two events going on simultaneously brought national exposure to the resort area including a CBS golf reality show and a visit to Ocean City by many of the Miss USA pageant contestants, and while those events did not return this year, there is an upcoming event planned… Read more »
Debate Surfaces Over Request For More School Cops
SNOW HILL – The County Commissioners went back and forth over funding three school resource officers requested in the Sheriff’s Department budget during a work session Tuesday.Worcester County Sheriff Chuck Martin requested three new deputies specifically to patrol and work with the schools on security and safety, an outgrowth of community policing.Threats do not simply… Read more »
John Staley Recognized As Resort’s Citizen Of Year
BERLIN – Long-time local resident and community activist John Staley this week joined distinguished company when he was named the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year for 2007. Staley moved to the resort area in 1982 and has been active in municipal government, many civic organizations and church groups ever since. In… Read more »
County School Buses Set For Camera Upgrade
NEWARK – With school safety as pertinent an issue recently as it has ever been, school board members this week signed off on a proposal to purchase greatly enhanced digital surveillance camera systems for all of the school buses in the county’s fleet.The Board of Education on Tuesday approved a bid to provide digital surveillance… Read more »
Property Owner Rejects Adult Business At WOC Site
WEST OCEAN CITY – Rumors that an adult bookstore had leased a high-profile property on Route 50 in West Ocean City stirred up unrest this week among residents and officials.The rumor making the rounds in recent weeks had it that an adult bookstore was negotiating to lease the former Harley-Davidson shop at the intersection of… Read more »
Surfriders Update City On Beach Campaign Initiatives
OCEAN CITY – It has been over a year since the Ocean City chapter of the Surfrider Foundation began their five-year campaign to improve the beaches of Ocean City with their “Leave Only You Footprints” program. Coming before the Mayor and City Council last Monday night, Terry Steimer of the Surfrider Foundation updated city officials… Read more »