Published January 11, 2008
OCEAN CITY - The new Ocean City Dog Playground may have opened with little fanfare Dec. 3, but the park has met success during its early stages, with 42 passes sold during the first weeks of operation, according to the city.
At a Recreation and Parks Commission meeting this week, Tom Shuster, director of Recreation and Parks, reported that the Dog Playground was doing well so far and receiving positive feedback.
In the six weeks since the Dog Playground opened and became the town's only...
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Published January 11, 2008
OCEAN CITY - The warning signs are everywhere in the area, but the State Highway Administration issued a press release yesterday reminding locals and visitors vehicular traffic on Route 50 will be temporarily detoured to Route 90 beginning Jan. 17.
The Maryland Department of Transportation's State Highway Administration (SHA) will close the Route 50 Bridge into Ocean City to traffic on Thursday, Jan. 17. Work is expected to last up to 35 days, though with good weather, the goal is to open the...
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Published January 11, 2008
OCEAN CITY - The 23rd Nautical & Wildlife Art Festival and 21st North American Craft Shows are slated for the Roland E. Powell Convention Center on Saturday, Jan. 19, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, Jan. 20, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Billed as 'two great shows under one roof,' the event features 190 booths of artisans representing 17 states and Canada. Exhibitors are traveling from as far west as New Mexico and Arkansas and as far north as Michigan, Minnesota, Maine, Ontario and New Hampshire and as far...
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Published January 11, 2008
BERLIN - While the opening of the 2008 Maryland General Assembly session this week might seem anti-climactic given the weighty decisions made during a special session late last year, there are many significant issues on the table including a considerable budget deficit still unresolved.
State lawmakers met in a special session in November to address the state's growing $1.7 billion structural deficit and were largely successful in at least making a dent in the shortfall through sweeping tax...
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