A golf tournament held in memory of Bill Wills recently raised $3,500 for the benefit of Coastal Hospice. An avid golfer and resident of River Run Golf Community, Wills had many friends who organized the event in the weeks following his death. Tournament organizers presented a check to Coastal Hospice President Marion Keenan. Pictured, from… Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2008
What’s Your Sign?
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): An apparent act of injustice might turn out to be either an error in judgment or just plain stupidity. So calm down and cool off, and let the explanations roll out.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): It’s upsetting when someone you trusted might have failed you. But with new… Read more »
Things I Like
Watching a young tree growHolding my son first thing in the morningOvertime sports gamesBig bath towelsA good figSeedless grapesThe summer’s first dip in the poolHoliday weekends offJoe Pesci moviesWearing flip flops all weekendCookouts with friends
Tuesday, May 27 – Rape Suspect At Large
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Police this week are asking for the public’s help in identifying a male suspect who violently raped a woman early Saturday morning in the area of 49th Street.The attack and rape occurred around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday. OCPD detectives are searching for a Hispanic male in his mid 20s. The… Read more »
County, Private Sector Employees Open Wallets for United Way
SNOW HILL – Worcester County employees are in the top 25 in giving to the United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore (UWLES), the organization reported this week to the Worcester County Commissioners.“They’re not the largest number of employees but they’re 14th,” reported Bill Middleton, President of the Board of Directors of UWLES.Not only have… Read more »
Commissioners Vote to Loose Spray Irrigation Laws
SNOW HILL – With one modification, the Worcester County Commissioners passed zoning legislation intended to open up more land to spray irrigation wastewater disposal at their Tuesday meeting.The County Commissioners approved an additional clause permitting non-governmental entities to own and operate spray irrigation systems, with the proviso that operators be licensed by the state of… Read more »
County Residents Respond Well to Recycling Events
SNOW HILL – Two specialized spring recycling events hosted by Worcester County once again succeeded, bringing in similar amounts of electronics, household hazardous waste, and used tires as in previous years.“It seems like each one of these every year gets larger and larger,” said Worcester County Commissioner Judy Boggs.The scrap tire event, held April 19… Read more »
Council Adopts Budget on 1st Reading
OCEAN CITY –The Mayor and City Council was presented with the first reading of the 2009 budget Monday night, with the City Council voting six to one to approve the roughly $80 million budget on first reading.Ocean City’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2009 showed an increase in revenues and expenses, with revenues increasing from… Read more »
Eagle’s Nest Gets Reluctant OK
SNOW HILL- A prominent local developer will only be cited once a month for a zoning violation, the Worcester County Commissioners decided this week, while waiting on the solution. The effluent tank at Eagle’s Nest Campground is 22 inches too close to the property line shared with the Ocean City Airport, so campground owner John… Read more »
County Opts to Flat-Line Shelter Funding in FY09
WEST OCEAN CITY- The Diakonia homeless shelter has been awarded just $20,000 in funding from Worcester County for the next fiscal year, the same amount the county has offered the shelter in the last several years, despite higher costs and increasing needs that prompted an original request for $100,000.The County Commissioners’ decision is a great… Read more »