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47abc July 19, 2021   Ocean City, MD-   Prices for hotel rooms across the US are skyrocketing as Americans get back to traveling this summer including here on the Eastern Shore.  According to a new report released today, the average cost per night for an Ocean City Hotel room jumped from 177 dollars last June to 232 this past June.= But those higher prices haven’t stopped customers from booking those rooms and spending money across Ocean City. Which in turn has helped the resort town begin to bounce back according to Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association Executive Director ...

47abc July 14, 2021 The Child Tax Credit payments have begun going out to families. The payments come as a result of the 1.9 trillion cares signed into law by President Joe Biden. The full credit in the form of monthly payments is available for heads of households earning $112,500 and joint filers up to $150,000 a year, before decreasing with larger incomes. While families may be receiving as much as 2,000 dollars per child, with lower-income families able to receive more aid as the credits are tax refundable, tax experts want families to know those monthly payments are deducted from a family...

47abc July 14, 2021 WORCESTER COUNTY, MD- Deaths from overdoses rose in 2020 by nearly 30 percent or 90,000 deaths nationally. Experts are attributing the increase to isolation and lack of interactions, pointing to how covid disrupted routines that many who struggle with addiction relied on. “People going through addiction recovery, depend on routine and on community, on meeting others, going to the gym and all the things that people could not do as a result of this pandemic,” said Executive Director of Worcester Goes Purple Warriors Against Addiction Debbie Smollen. Smollen’s organizat...

47abc June 30, 2021 Two different sets of fireworks will be going off. Two shows will take place at the North and South ends of the board walk for families to watch and celebrate our nations independence. Ocean city always draws big crowds but officials say this year they are expecting an even bigger number. They say over 300-thousand people to come in for independence day weekend. With that many people Officials are warning that traffic will be heavy so people should plan ahead. Meanwhile O.C. police are reminding people not to bring their own fireworks to set off. “Fireworks are illegal i...

47abc May 26, 2021 DELMAR, Md.-  A lemonade stand in Delmar is helping a veteran with his recovery.  Cody Bozman was involved in a life-changing motorcycle accident, with a lengthy recovery ahead of him. Natalie’s Lemonade Stand is raising money through their sales to help him and his families with expenses. “We’re just coming together as a community to help out and having fun with it,” said volunteer Kayleigh Krater. Community members say that a public show of support can mean so much to a family in need.  Josh Evans was involved in a similar accident in 2018. He says he believes ...