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Month: December 2021

Senate Vote to repeal Biden Federal Vaccine Mandate for Businesses

Even if the House approves as well, the measure faces a Biden veto The Senate voted Wednesday to repeal a President Biden-backed federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses. The final vote was 52-48. Moderate Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Jon Tester of Montana joined Republicans to vote in favor of the repeal. Even …

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Pfizer CEO says fourth Covid vaccine doses may be needed sooner than expected due to omicron

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said Wednesday that people might need a fourth Covid-19 shot sooner than expected after preliminary research shows the new omicron variant can undermine protective antibodies generated by the vaccine the company developed with BioNTech. Pfizer and BioNTech released results from an initial lab study Wednesday morning that showed a third shot is effective at fighting …

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Margaritaville Developer Puts Project ‘On Hold’ For Now

OCEAN CITY — While the proposed Margaritaville Hotel and Resort complex planned for an entire ocean block does not appear to officially be dead, it is certainly on the back-burner. Late last summer, the Ocean City Planning Commission reviewed the conceptual plans for the proposed Margaritaville Hotel and Resort, which, if approved, would encompass virtually …

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State Outlines Pathways For Schools To End Mandatory Masks; No School System In State Qualifies At This Time

SNOW HILL – Despite an emergency regulation approved by the state’s school board this week, mask requirements will continue in Worcester County’s public schools for now. The Maryland State Board of Education voted Tuesday to approve a rule that would allow mask mandates to be lifted if certain COVID-19 metrics are met. Here in Worcester …

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County Grants Sheriff’s Request For More Full-Time Positions

SNOW HILL – County officials this week granted a request from the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office for more full-time deputies. The Worcester County Commissioners on Tuesday voted 6-1 to grant Sheriff Matt Crisafulli’s request to convert five part-time positions to full-time. The change is meant to address recruitment and retention concerns. “Filling these five positions …

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Supreme Court Petitioned To Hear OC Topless Ordinance Challenge

OCEAN CITY — Unsatisfied with the denial of an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeal, attorneys for the plaintiffs challenging Ocean City’s ordinance prohibiting female toplessness this week petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the case. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit earlier this year denied a request for …

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Veto Override Carries Major County Jail Impact

SNOW HILL – State legislators this week voted to override the governor’s veto of a measure that will prohibit Worcester County’s jail from working with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. On Tuesday, the Maryland General Assembly voted to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of HB 16, which bans local jails from housing detainees for Immigrations and …

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Wind Company Donates $250K To Regional Agencies

OCEAN CITY – In an effort to bolster good community relations and provide financial assistance, US Wind last week announced key partnerships with three local non-profit conservation organizations serving inland and coastal bays in both Maryland and Delaware. US Wind, one of two companies developing first- and second-generation offshore wind farms off the Ocean City …

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