BERLIN – Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley this week appointed local attorney Brian Shockley to fill the vacancy on the Worcester County Circuit Court bench created by the retirement of long-time Judge Theodore Eschenberg last summer.O’Malley chose Shockley from a shortened field of five candidates, which also included sitting Worcester County Master Mary Margaret “Peggy” Kent… Read more »
Monthly Archives: December 2010
Legislature To Discuss Youth Concussions
BERLIN – With the opening of the General Assembly near, dozens of bills of local and state interest have already been pre-filed in advance of the session.The Maryland General Assembly reconvenes on Jan. 12 with several new faces in place on both sides of the aisle. Already 24 bills have been pre-filed in the House… Read more »
Elementary School Spanish Program In Jeopardy
NEWARK – Board of Education officials last week got a first hand look at a highly successful program teaching young students Spanish as a second language in a handful of Worcester elementary schools.A multi-dimensional program installed in both Snow Hill and Pocomoke Elementary Schools is teaching young students Spanish as a second language, along with… Read more »
Motorist Sentenced In Canal Crash
OCEAN CITY – A Fenwick Island, Del. woman who crashed her vehicle into a midtown bayside canal in November before being rescued by a local man pleaded guilty this week in District Court to driving under the influence and was sentenced to a year in jail, all but one month of which was suspended.Shortly after… Read more »
Family Wants Others Aware Of Thin Ice Dangers
OCEAN CITY – The bitterly cold weather that has persisted for the last month or so, coupled with last weekend’s first significant snowfall of the year, has created a winter wonderland of sorts in the resort area with frozen ponds, creeks, canals and even large swaths of the bay, but danger lurks beneath the apparently… Read more »
Storm Cancels Year’s Final Berlin Council Meeting
BERLIN – Because of the heavy snowfall over the weekend, Berlin’s Mayor and Council did not meet on Monday.This week’s agenda, which included a revision to town policy regarding cell phones, gas cards and a request for a 60-day extension for EDU resolution by Schuster Properties, will be tabled until the Jan. 10 council meeting.When… Read more »
Look Elsewhere For Boardwalk Ideas
Editor:Regarding the discussion about what the Ocean City Boardwalk should be made of, I can say that I have visited more beaches around the country and the world than most other citizens of Ocean City.When I was a lifeguard in Ocean City in 1946, the Boardwalk was entirely of wood construction. Somewhere about the mid-50s… Read more »
Between The Lines
It seems fitting on the last day of 2010 to look ahead and make some bold, and not so bold, predictions for the year ahead. Here are a few I have on my mind:— There will be no need to keep the snow shovels out, as not one inch of snow will accumulate locally in… Read more »
What Others Are Saying
Moving Maryland Toward Budget SanityMaryland’s Spending Affordability Committee found itself in a difficult situation. The group of legislators and a few outside experts is supposed to make a recommendation to the governor of how much the budget can increase in the next year without outpacing the growth of the state’s economy. But with the economy… Read more »
What’s Going On Around Town
Jan. 2: Breakfast Fundrasier8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Community Church, Ocean Pines. All proceeds benefit Volunteers In Missions trip to Nashville, Tenn. to aid flood victims. Menu includes eggs, pancakes, sausage, coffee and juice. Cost: $6, at the door.Jan. 2: KC Breakfast Buffet9 a.m.-noon, 9901 Coastal Hwy., O.C. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. Includes coffee and… Read more »