Published October 23, 2009
OCEAN CITY •€' After a lengthy process that often resembled a political catfight, the end result remained the same: MGH will continue to be the town of Ocean City's advertising agency for at least one more year.
The City Council approved the Tourism Commission's recommendation to hire MGH for one year in a split 4-3 decision, with council members Joe Hall, Jim Hall, and Margaret Pillas in opposition, on Tuesday, despite a near 10-minute attempt at a filibuster from Joe Hall and a passionate...
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Published October 23, 2009
SNOW HILL- The Route 113 dualization reaches another milestone this week with the expected completion of the latest section of the project, to be followed almost immediately by the start of work on the next portion, but the following three phases are on hold indefinitely until the state of Maryland has funding.
Phase 2A of the Route 113 dualization, from Hayes Landing Rd. to Goody Hill Rd., a distance of 2.5 miles, will be completed this week, State Highway Administrator Neil Pedersen said....
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Published October 23, 2009
OCEAN CITY•€'By the end of the day on Friday, there could be a winner in the city's search for a new advertising agency.
What started with ten, but dwindled to eight prior to this week's closed session presentations (Stick and Move of Pennsylvania and Aloysius, Butler, and Clark of Delaware pulled out of contention), is allegedly going to end with one lone agency getting the recommendation from the tourism commission, and that recommendation will be presented to the Mayor and City Council...
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Published October 23, 2009
OCEAN CITY- Last week's Nor'easter made many parts of Ocean City look a bit more like the waterways that it neighbors as flooding became an issue once again in the resort.
After five straight days of steady rain last week, the downtown area of Ocean City, and several parts of mid-town flooded as per usual, prompting town officials to remind the public that when that much rain falls, flooding is almost inevitable.
'The area normally effected by the flooding is low in elevation (street grade wise)...
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Published October 23, 2009
OCEAN CITY- Potential disaster was averted Monday afternoon when a sprinkler system suppressed a fire at a downtown Boardwalk store long enough for firefighters to arrive and contain the blaze.
In a scene eerily similar to a March 2008 downtown fire that consumed the Dough Roller restaurant and threatened other historic Boardwalk buildings, dark smoke filled the crisp, October air on Monday afternoon as firefighters quickly arrived to begin containing a fire that began in the Gone Wild souvenir...
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Published October 23, 2009
OCEAN CITY•€'The cast of the Board of Zoning Appeals is at least one member lighter today as Jeff Thaler officially stepped down from his 19-year post last night at City Hall.
However, what we don't know at press time is whether or not there is any validity to a rumor that one or more other members of the board might be stepping down as well.
Thaler hinted during a phone interview on Monday that he had reason to believe that one other member of the Board was considering stepping down, and a...
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Published October 23, 2009
BERLIN- A federal judge this week reversed an earlier decision to dismiss the civil suit filed against the town of Ocean City in March by a former Ocean City Police Department officer alleging he was wrongfully terminated by his former employer in violation of his Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) rights, ruling favorably on an amended complaint that simply changes the phrase 'constructively discharged' to 'effectively discharged.'
Former OCPD officer David Catrino, through his attorney...
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