As soon as Beckett gets to the beach these days, he is on the lookout for a beach buddy. That’s a new development for us and quite a pleasant one at that.In years past, the beach was always a roll of the dice when it came to the kids, but as each summer has come… Read more »
Daily Archives: 05/30/2013
Voices From The Readers
Spending Crippling Town Editor:Last year, FY13, the town property taxes for my residence in Ocean City increased by 19.5%, over the previous year. Based on the proposed town budget for FY14, they are scheduled to increase another 6%. The compound effect is that over the last two budgets, my town property taxes will have increased… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
Over the last couple weeks since the news broke that Basel and Samir Ramadan were at the helm of a multi-million cigarette smuggling operation, I have had numerous conversations with people familiar with them.While nobody wants to go “on the record,” which in the trade means a quote can be attributed to an individual, most… Read more »
Ocean City Looks To Stave Off Noise Ordinance Halt
OCEAN CITY — With a June 10 hearing looming on the temporary future of Ocean City’s enforcement of its noise ordinance on the Boardwalk, town attorneys this week filed a motion in opposing a preliminary injunction in an attempt to stave off a halt to the ordinance while a civil suit proceeds.On April 10, the… Read more »
State Conducting Early Study On Third Bay Bridge
BERLIN — The Maryland Transportation Authority (MTA) is embarking on an environmental impact study for a potential third span over the Chesapeake.According to the MTA, about 366,000 vehicles crossed over the dual Chesapeake Bay bridges from Friday to Monday during the Memorial Day weekend and the first official weekend of the summer season. According to… Read more »
Berlin Park Mural Upgrade Planned
BERLIN — The worn mural at Stephen Decatur Park will be getting a facelift next year when the town replaces it with a design comprised of multiple pictures chosen through a high school contest.“Rather than try to design an entire mural, we’ll take winning pieces and incorporate it into a mural,” said Deputy Town Administrator… Read more »
Delmarva Power Focused On Storm Preparation Plan
OCEAN CITY — On the cusp of another hurricane season in the resort area, Delmarva Power officials said this week the company has learned lessons from Super Storm Sandy and other major storms in recent months and has a plan in place to minimize prolonged outages should the mid-Atlantic area be struck again this year.When… Read more »
Salisbury Okays ‘One More Tool’ To Address Blight
SALISBURY – Officials are making progress in cleaning up Salisbury’s neighborhoods by taking charge of blighted property with irresponsible owners.The Salisbury City Council approved an ordinance in first reading this week to add a chapter to the City Code to create a procedure under which the city may petition the Circuit Court for appointment of… Read more »
Berlin To Absorb Employee Health Insurance Increase
BERLIN — An increase to the town’s portion of the employee health care program caused one member of the Town Council to lament what she sees as a growing trend of Berlin always being left holding the short end of the stick with rising health care costs.The actual increase to the insurance premium for next… Read more »
Ramadans Plead Not Guilty, Held In NY Without Bond
OCEAN CITY — Two local business owners, indicted by a New York grand jury earlier this month for allegedly being the “ringleader” and “enterprise treasurer” for a vast cigarette smuggling and money laundering scheme with possible links to terrorism, have plead not guilty and are being held in the New York’s Department of Corrections without… Read more »