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MD--Hotel Taxes-Online Sites
Worcester County officials are suing online travel sites in hopes of collecting hotel occupancy taxes from the sites.
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Resident killed in house fire
Investigators were still trying to determine Tuesday what caused a Jefferson Avenue fire that killed a woman inside.
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FIRE: OC firefighters battle structure fire
FENWICK - Ocean City firefighters are at the scene of a residential fire in the Yellow Banks area, near the line that divides Maryland and Delaware.
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Man Sentenced for Ocean City Murder
An immigrant from Honduras has been sentenced to life in prison for the stabbing death of a neighbor in West Ocean City.
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Delegate Eyes Mediator Role In Slots Tension
" With most of the communities likely to be impacted by the arrival of slots in Worcester County already jockeying for their slice of the pie, tensions are growing before a plan has been announced and it will ...
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Tourism Plays Role Even In Cold Times
" Despite Worcester County's reputation as a summer destination, winter in Worcester County still attracts tourists.
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County's Unemployment Rate Tops 11%
" Shrinking "help wanted" columns in local newspapers and "closed for the winter" signs outside of businesses are normal for Worcester County in the fall, but no one expected to see Worcester's unemployment ...
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Friday, January 2--Free Bus Rides Just A City Perk
" As Ocean City's new Year's Eve crowds sang along to Auld Lang Syne bringing in 2009, the free bus service that the town provided yet again to ensure public safety is something that should be "ne'er forgot." ...
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Friday, January 2--Prosecutor Reflects On Four Homicides In 6 Months
" With a whirlwind four-month period winding down, during which four murder cases with seven different defendants were prosecuted, Worcester County State's Attorney Joel Todd this week caught his breath long ...
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USAF Thunderbirds Release 2009 Show Schedule
The US Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, "Thunderbirds," has announced its 2009 air show schedule.
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Proposed Slots Bill Changes Worry Berlin Officials
" Changes sought in Maryland's slot machine legislation by the Worcester County Commissioners have both surprised and concerned Berlin's elected officials, who approved a letter to state legislators this week ...
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Ocean City: Raised Route 50 drawbridge is blocked off
OCEAN CITY - The drawbridge on the Harry W. Kelley Bridge, which carries Route 50 traffic in and out of the resort, is stuck in the 'up' position, and police are blocking traffic from entering the bridge on ...
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OC Police Denies Allegations In Discrimination Civil Suit
" Less than a month after a long-time Ocean City Police sergeant filed a discrimination civil suit against the town and its police department alleging he was by-passed for promotion to lieutenant when he was ...
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Friday, December 26--All Agree Arts Center Needed, But Question Is How
" John Lafferty has helped put on concerts for the biggest names in music all over the world.
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Ocean Pines Wants Slice Of Slots Pie
" Everyone in northern Worcester County wants their piece of the slots pie, and the Ocean Pines Association moved to protect its own interests in future slot machine gambling revenue in a letter to state ...
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Ocean City Officials Expect "Difficult Decisions" In 2009
Balancing the budget might be the most difficult task the Mayor and City Council has to undertake each year; Yet with 2009's economic forecast looking anything but sunny, is the task facing local government ...
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Resort Drug Bust
" A Pittsville man was arrested on cocaine distribution charges last weekend after repeatedly selling narcotics to an undercover OCPD detective.
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Berlin, Ocean City bite back at county's play on slots fund
BERLIN -- A maneuver by Worcester County Commissioners to receive 100 percent of the slots impact funds allocated for local municipalities is raising eyebrows among town officials who say that the change would ...
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Government May Fund Performing Arts Center
" The question on whether or not the town of Ocean City needs a performing arts center of any kind seems a bit more complicated than simply "to build or not to build?" Ongoing efforts from both the private and ...
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MARYLAND: Property values falling in Ocean City Posted
Worcester County officials are expecting the largest one-year drop in Ocean City property values in at least 35 years.
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