OCEAN CITY — The economy took a bite out of most businesses in Ocean City this season, but Boardwalk merchants say they felt an even bigger sting due to some of bad publicity.Millions of visitors flocked to Ocean City and to its famous Boardwalk this season, but the general consensus amongst the business community is… Read more »
Monthly Archives: September 2009
City Take-Home Vehicles To Undergo More Scrutiny
OCEAN CITY — The take-home vehicle debate may have theoretically been pushed back a few months earlier this year, but the chatter about what the best thing to do with all of them certainly has not.The City Council delayed any cuts to the town’s take home vehicle fleet until Oct. 1 in order to get… Read more »
Citizen Wins Battle For Handicap Bus Service Changes
OCEAN CITY — Bob Melvin says he’s going to be taking a little time off to relish his recent victory in his two-year quest to change the town’s transport service for elderly and handicapped riders.Although it’s a story in itself that Melvin, a 90-year-old Ocean City resident, was persistent enough over the last two years… Read more »
Friday, Sept 25–Tougher DUI Initiatives Become State Law Next Week
BERLIN – Maryland’s drunk-driving laws will get a lot more stringent next week when a handful of bills passed by the General Assembly during the 2009 session go into effect.Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown and members of the governor’s Task Force to Combat Driving Under the Influence of Drugs and Alcohol this week announced sweeping changes… Read more »
Friday, Sept 25–Rocket Launched From Wallops
ASSATEAGUE – A planned launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility just south of Assateague, scrubbed last Tuesday because of poor weather conditions in the area, went off as planned last Saturday with the rocket arching its way across the evening sky around dusk in an event visible throughout the mid-Atlantic region including coastal Worcester County.Wallops… Read more »
Friday, Sept 25–County Schools Pull Off Achievement Feat
NEWARK – Public schools in Worcester County posted two milestones this year, with 100 percent of graduating high school seniors passing state assessment requirements and all schools in the system meeting the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) threshold.The 2009 graduating class was the first required to pass the Maryland High School Assessment (HSA) standards, which call… Read more »
Friday, Sept 25–8 Fishermen Rescued From Sinking Boat
OCEAN CITY – A potential tragedy was averted last weekend when a Good Samaritan came to the rescue of a popular Ocean City sport fishing charter boat that sank 55 miles off the coast of the resort.Around 11:17 a.m. last Saturday, the Coast Guard received a call from a crewmember on the charter fishing boat… Read more »
Police Probe Ocean City Business For Porn Activity
OCEAN CITY – The growing saga of the beleaguered Cowboyz Smokehouse and Saloon, closed down last week for numerous food safety violations, took a turn this week when it was revealed the establishment is under investigation for alleged underage drinking, late-night pornography sessions and other sordid activities.Last week, the Worcester County Health Department closed Cowboyz… Read more »
APT Tough Guy of the Week
This week’s Atlantic Physical Therapy “Tough Guy of the Week” award went to Decatur’s Dylan Drew for his outstanding play in a tough loss to North Caroline. Pictured above is Drew (center) flanked by Decatur Coach Bob Knox (left) and ATP president Bob Hammond (right).Submitted photo
Worcester Prep Girls Soccer Falls to 1-2
Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity soccer team fell to visiting St. Andrew’s, 5-0, on Tuesday to fall to 1-2 on the young season. After beating Salisbury Christian it the season opener, the Mallards have lost two straight, both to St. Andrew’s of Delaware. Pictured above, Worcester’s Kelley Chandler challenges a St. Andrew’s player for a loose… Read more »