June 6, 2008

Thursday, June 12 - OC Police Arrest 58 In 12 Hours

OCEAN CITY - Senior week is in full swing this week, but you don't have to tell that to the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD). The streets of Ocean City were swarming this week with high school graduates celebrating their recent accomplishments. While some have been behaving and attending the planned Play It Safe events, others have been running afoul of the law and the Ocean City police have been busy keeping them in check. The OCPD alone made a total of 58 arrests between the hours of 7 p.m....READ MORE

Wednesday, June 11 - OC Launches New Ad Campaign

OCEAN CITY - The oceans are evaporating, at least according to the resort's most recent ad campaign. Ocean City and advertising firm MGH rolled out the red carpet on their newest ad campaign this week, presenting a new twist on reaching potential vacationers in an effort to draw tourists to the resort in an increasingly difficult economic time. The informally named 'End of the World,' campaign officially kicked off Friday night with the online airing of the newest commercial, continuing Sunday...READ MORE

Tuesday, June 10 - Ocean Downs Kicks Off 60th Year This Weekend

BERLIN - Live racing returns to Ocean Downs this weekend for the 60th year with the first two days of what will be a 40-day live meet at the historic harness racing track near Berlin set for Saturday and Sunday, June 14-15. The 40-day summer live meet at Ocean Downs will feature 10 races nightly with the first post-time each night at 7:35 p.m. Live racing will be held each Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday and the meet will end a little late this year on Aug. 24. Opening night will...READ MORE

Live Bands and DJs

707 Sports Bar & Grille: 410-213-9507, 12702 Old Bridge Rd. West Ocean City; Friday, June 6: Blue Sky; Every Saturday: Karaoke with Hey Mick; Thursday, June 12: Tim Landers. Assateague Island Oasis: 410-629-1492, Rt. 611; Entertainment Friday & Saturday, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Blue ox/Babe's: 410-250-6440, 127th St., Coastal Hwy.; Friday, June 6: Sean Holloran; Saturday, June 7: Nancy Micciulla; Thursday, June 12: Bill Morningstar. Buxy's Salty Dog: 410-289-0973, 28th St. & Coastal Hwy.;...READ MORE

We Remember Those Who Have Passed

Michael H. Mitchell Jr. BERLIN - Michael H. Mitchell Jr., 19, of Berlin, died Thursday, May 29, 2008 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in Salisbury, he was the son of Michael H. Mitchell Sr. and step-mother, Marie Palmer and Tamera Wilkerson Mitchell and step-father, Robert Colflesh. He was an avid bow hunter, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, riding his four-wheeler and drag racing with his dad. He owned and operated Mitchell & Son Landscaping and was a past member of the Berlin Fire...READ MORE

Garage Deal Broken Up

OCEAN CITY - Resort police this week broke up a significant drug deal in a downtown hotel parking garage. Around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, two Ocean City police officers working plainclothes detail in the parking garage of a hotel on 26th Street observed two vehicles drive to the third deck of the garage to an area where there were no other cars around. As they approached the vehicles, they noticed they were parked in such a manner that the driver's side windows were side by side. The officers noted...READ MORE

Thoughts From The Publishers Desk

The old Ocean Plaza Mall site's future remains uncertain, as it has for the last five years or so, but at least one of its tenants, Susquehanna Bank, is making a move. The bank is relocating from its current site to the old fast-food restaurant on the highway near 94th Street in Ocean City. The plan is to demolish the existing building and construct a modern facility and improve the grounds to make it have some curb appeal. This is the best news to happen to this site in years. It's actually the...READ MORE

Add Taxes To List Of Increased Expenditures

Everything is going up these days, and we can more than likely add the cost of owning property anywhere in Worcester County to that list, which includes electric and cable bills, grocery store essentials, gasoline, education, movie theater tickets, postage, drinks at watering holes and meals at restaurants. Local governments are now approving their budgets for the next fiscal year. In recent months, they have deliberated with their respective staffs and put together a spending plan outlining the...READ MORE

Voices From The Readers

In Memoriam Editor: Last week Worcester County lost our patriarch of dentistry, Dr. Armand Hall. He passed away after practicing dentistry for almost 50 years in our community and left behind a legacy few doctors will ever obtain. I will always be inspired by his keen passion for our profession and his constant pursuit of advanced dental learning. Dr. Hall was the first dentist in the area to be awarded a Master by the Academy of General Dentistry, the highest honor in dentistry.  He taught...READ MORE

Post-Season Accolades Rain Down on Local Lax Players

BERLIN- Post-season accolades for several area high school lacrosse players started pouring in this week including three players from Stephen Decatur named to their respective High School All-America teams. With area high school programs increasingly making a name for themselves across the Eastern Shore, the state and the entire region, more and more talented local players are getting noticed in the region. For example, Stephen Decatur's Logan West, a four-year starter bound for Navy next year...READ MORE

Richmond Team to Host Lax Camp

BERLIN- Veteran local girls' lacrosse enthusiasts and young players hoping to get introduced to the game will have a great opportunity next month with the University of Richmond woman's team hosts a series of camps at Worcester Prep in Berlin. The University of Richmond team, led by former Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the Year Sue Murphy as well as 2005 Worcester Prep graduate and former Mallard lacrosse standout Sarah Townsend will host the Premiere Lacrosse Camp at the Berlin school in June...READ MORE

Mako Mania Opens Tourney Season

OCEAN CITY- The 12th Annual Mako Mania shark tournament got underway this morning with dozens of boats and teams of anglers competing in the first significant offshore tournament in the summer-long series of events in Ocean City. With warm water starting to show up in the canyons off the coast of Ocean City, the early offshore fishing season is starting to heat up just in time for the annual Mako Mania tournament hosted by Bahia Marina. Sharks of all sizes and species are typically the first...READ MORE

Beach Lax Fest Descends on Resort

OCEAN CITY- Nearly 200 youth lacrosse teams from all over the country have descended on Ocean City this weekend for the 2008 Beach Lax Festival, which got underway this morning with first round games in the resort and at venues in Berlin. Hosted by the Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department in conjunction with the local Beach Lacrosse program, the annual festival has grown by leaps and bounds over the years and will this year welcome as many as 114 of the top girls' youth lacrosse programs...READ MORE

28th Ocean City Shark Tournament on Tap Next Week

OCEAN CITY- The 28th Annual Ocean City Shark Tournament gets underway next week with the first of four official fishing days on Thursday, and with the action off the coast suddenly heating up, it could be one to remember. Hundreds of offshore anglers will chug out to the canyons off the coast of the resort next week in search of sharks of all species and sizes. The start to the offshore season has been fairly lukewarm, but the fishing should be good as usual for the annual Ocean City Shark...READ MORE

County Grants Could Further Reduce OC Tax Rate

OCEAN CITY - The FY 2009 budget was passed in a 5-1 vote amongst the City Council this week, following an announcement from the Mayor regarding the potential for an additional drop in the proposed property tax rate. Prior to the mandatory second reading of the budget Monday evening, Mayor Rick Meehan addressed taxpayers' concerns over the increasing property taxes in the resort, announcing what he deemed to be good news on the contentious issue. Meehan announced that with the passing of the...READ MORE

94th Street north-Fenwick

Big Tuna Grill 128th Street & Coastal Highway, 410-250-1001 , www.bigtunaOC.com A locals' and vacationers' favorite alike. Experience culinary delights as well as a visual excursion, dining among authentic nautical artifacts of old ships. Choose an array of entrees from fresh seafood to char-grilled steaks. Enjoy some drinks on our 50 ft. bar while watching our plasma TVs. Billy's Sub Shop 120th Street, Bayside (Food Lion Shopping Center) , 410-250-1776 Between 139th & 140th Streets,...READ MORE

Inlet To 94th Street

Angelo's Italian Cuisine 33rd Street & Coastal Highway , 410-524-2855 The Russo family proudly presents, Angelo's Italian Cuisine, the latest venture in a long line of Italian restauants and pizzarias owned by the family in Baltimore, Salisbury and Ocean City. Our authentic Italian cuisine is prepared by a top New York chef and presented in a classically decorated setting. Smoking allowed in our cocktail lounge with special drink prices 4-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Open Tuesday-Saturday at 4...READ MORE

West Ocean City-Berlin-Ocean Pines

Assateague Island Oasis Rte. 611, West Ocean City , 410-629-1492 Enjoy a delicious meal, refreshing drinks, and the peace and quiet that once was. Weekly live entertainment and Happy Hour daily from 3-7 p.m. Just relax! Boomers Restaurant 525 South Main Street, Berlin , 410-629-0001 Conveniently located on Rte. 113 at the southern entrance to Berlin, Boomers Restaurant has re-opened after a complete renovation. Full service dining, self-service eat-in or carry-out. Food cooked to order. Fried...READ MORE

Ocean City

OCEAN CITY The Meridian Daily 10-4 Oceanfront Residences New Construction Dan Clayland Coldwell Banker 410-520-0072 OCEAN CITY Bella Vista Daily 10-4 3BR Bayside Condos Coldwell Banker 410-723-1000 OCEAN CITY Emerson Towers Fri-Sun 10-4 3BR/3BA Bayfront End of Wicomico St Terry Looney Century 21 410-726-7689 OCEAN CITY Bahia Vista 10th St. Bayside Mon-Fri 11-3 3&4BR Condos Dan Clayland Coldwell Banker 410-524-6111 OCEAN CITY Bel Mare Somerset Street Daily 11-3 3BR/2BA New Const. Skip...READ MORE

West Ocean City - Ocean Pines - Berlin - MD - VA

WEST OCEAN CITY Sailor's Watch Golf Course Road Sat & Sun 10-4 New 3BR, 3.5BA Luxury Townhouses Coldwell Banker VIRGINIA 4627 Coulbourne Mill Rd Sat 10-4 3BR/2BA Cozy Rancher Tamera Myers Coldwell Banker Eastern Shore 800-258-5843 VIRGINIA Captains Corridor Daily 9-5 Canalfront, Golf Course & Interior Homes George Ann Way Coldwell Banker Eastern Shore 800-258-5843 OCEAN PINES Points Reach #2208 Sat & Sun 11-3 3BR Bayview Condo Patty Cummings Remax Premier...READ MORE

Diving Into The Area's Cultural Activities

An inside look at the regional arts scene through photographs.  ...READ MORE

Bank Plans New Facility At Dilapidated Mall Site

OCEAN CITY - The Planning and Zoning Commission was presented this week with a site plan review of the proposed Susquehanna Bank project, a property rehabilitation the commission hopes will improve the overall look of the uptown mall parking lot. The proposed 3,089-square-foot commercial building will sit on the west side of Coastal Highway, to the north of 94th Street and to the south of the Ocean Plaza Shopping Mall on 99th Street. The building that now stands vacant on the lot, and has for...READ MORE

Friday, June 6 - OC Embraces War Veterans

OCEAN CITY - Roughly 75 wounded war veterans on a brief respite from Walter Reed National Army Medical Center in Washington unloaded from tour buses at the Princess Royale on Tuesday morning for a three-day break from the pain and drudgery of their recovery and rehabilitation process. Seventy-five 'wounded warriors' and their families arrived in Ocean City on Tuesday for a three-day visit to the resort courtesy of Maryland's branch of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), which gathered in Ocean...READ MORE

Restaurant Owners Admit To Hiring Illegal Aliens

WEST OCEAN CITY - The owners of two West Ocean City restaurants raided by U.S. immigration officials in October pleaded guilty this week to hiring and harboring illegal aliens and evading employment taxes that should have been paid on the illegal employees and now face significant amounts of jail time, fines and the forfeiture of their property in the resort area. Bo Hao Zhu, 33, and his wife Siu Ping Cheng, 30, both of Ocean City, pleaded guilty to U.S. District Court on Tuesday hiring and...READ MORE

State Shuts Down Title Company

OCEAN CITY - An Ocean City real estate title company last week was shut down by state insurance administrators after it was found to have misappropriated as much as $3 million in mortgage settlement transactions. Maryland Insurance Commissioner Ralph S. Tyler last week handed down significant administrative action against Day Title Inc. of Ocean City and Severna Park, Md. and its owner Deborah Williams, for misappropriating anywhere from $1.5 million to $3 million in funds from multiple mortgage...READ MORE

County Balances Budget With Steady Property Tax Rate

SNOW HILL - The Worcester County Commissioners approved a $189.5 million budget for fiscal year 2009 on Tuesday. Over $13.1 million was cut from $202 million in budget requests to meet the projected revenue levels for FY 09. 'There are a lot of things all of us up here wish we could have given•€¦you have to make choices,' said County Commission President Virgil Shockley. 'We stuck to the priorities that are important to the county. This is a solid budget and I think we can all be proud of...READ MORE

Downtown Group Backs Rehabbing Route 50 Bridge

OCEAN CITY - Alternatives regarding the future of the Route 50 Bridge were presented at a public hearing last week, as several people weighed in on the potential bridge options. The Ocean City Development Corporation (OCDC) took an official stance on the matter this week, choosing to back the rehabilitation alternative. Discussions regarding the ultimate future of the Harry Kelley Memorial Bridge have been ongoing since October 2004, when studies were initiated. Preliminarily, seven...READ MORE

Man Behind Bars Four Months After Release

BERLIN - The perpetrator of one of the most heinous crimes in Ocean City history, Jermaine Wright, is behind bars again this week after getting caught stealing scrap metal from a private excavating company in Somerset County just four months after his premature release for the 1995 murder. Wright, who in 1995 lured a young girl in Ocean City for Senior Week into his car before ultimately murdering her and discarding her body along a country road in Whaleyville, was arrested by Maryland State...READ MORE

Optimism For OC Season Tempered With Caution

OCEAN CITY - Resort Economic Development Committee (EDC) members gathered this week for their monthly meeting on the front edge of a new season, and a recurring theme throughout the morning appeared to be hope for the best, but be prepared for the worst. The meeting on Wednesday included much of the same rosy optimism expected for such a gathering of resort business leaders on the cusp of another summer season, but the confidence was tempered somewhat by underlying concerns of soaring gas prices...READ MORE

Two Face Murder Charges In Berlin

BERLIN - More details emerged this week in the beating death of a Berlin teen last Thursday including the arrests of three local teens allegedly involved in the murder. According to police reports, a group of individuals including the victim, Michael Harry Mitchell, 19, of Berlin, and Daniel Edward Riley were sitting on a porch at a residence on President Circle in the Decatur Farms community drinking beer and smoking cigarettes early last Thursday morning when a 1990 Oldsmobile sedan carrying...READ MORE

A Lifeguard's Beach Safety Tips

Sgt. Ed Fisher OCEAN CITY - With water temperatures around the 60-degree mark, only the bravest of swimmers have been heading into the ocean. What lifeguards have been focused on in recent weekends are windswept umbrellas barreling down the beach at speeds of 20 mph and more. High winds and gusts are common on the shoreline, and these conditions mixed with an improperly set umbrella can mean trouble. Unfortunately, every summer the Beach Patrol responds to medical emergencies caused by flying...READ MORE

ACT Eyes Legal Route On County Rezoning

SNOW HILL - The Assateague Coastal Trust (ACT) is saying it will take legal action if the Comprehensive Rezoning is not in place by the beginning of 2009, a process that's still incomplete two years and three months after the new Worcester County Comprehensive Plan was approved in March 2006. 'Assateague Coastal Trust is committed to seeing the Worcester County Comprehensive Plan implemented by the first of the new year and we will carefully assess our legal options toward accomplishing this...READ MORE

Berlin Woman Charged With Attempted Murder

BERLIN - A Berlin woman is behind bars this week on attempted murder charges after allegedly stabbing a man with whom she had an on-again, off-again relationship. Around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, Berlin Police responded to a residence on Bay Street for a reported stabbing incident. The initial investigation revealed there had been a dispute between April Jackson, 27, of Berlin, and Raymond Raheim Jackson, 20, also of Berlin, during which Jackson used a knife to stab Johnson in the upper left...READ MORE

Boost Planned For Area Arts Marketing

SNOW HILL - A glossy new booklet to promote the local art scene is in the works for Worcester County. 'It's a brand new thing. Our push as of late has been to promote the arts, arts and entertainment,' said Worcester County Tourism Director Lisa Challenger. 'It'll be a way to promote our arts and entertainment districts, and most of these galleries are in the arts and entertainment districts.' The 32-page booklet will feature local artists of note, galleries, the MarVa Theater and a map so...READ MORE

Coastal Bays Program Awards $25K For Projects

OCEAN CITY - The Maryland Coastal Bays Program, in partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Trust, awarded $25,000 to 10 local organizations and community groups to conduct projects to educate the community and help protect wildlife and water quality in the Coastal Bays watershed. Through the Community Stewardship Mini-Grants Program, the Coastal Bays Program has funded over 70 projects totaling more than $190,000 over the past eight years. Total requests have reached over $330,000. Applicants who...READ MORE

New ESA Director Plans To Maintain Status Quo In '08

OCEAN CITY - The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) Delmarva District will be under the guidance of a new but familiar face this year, as local surfer and businessman Chris Vaxmonsky takes on the position, while former ESA Delmarva Director Art Baltrotsky takes on a new role across the world in Australia. Seasoned Ocean City surfer Chris Vaxmonsky will be at the helm this year, guiding the local chapter of the ESA through another successful year of surf competitions, growth and ocean and...READ MORE

OC Air Show Kicks Off With Open House

OCEAN CITY - The OC Air Show, set for the beach June 10-11, will feature military aircraft demonstrations, low-altitude flyovers and civilian aerobatic performances from noon to 3 p.m. both days. The performer line up for the show includes USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, USAF F-15 Eagle Demo Team, Heritage Flight Program (F-15, F-16 and P-51 Mustang), U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team, US Jet Aerobatic Team, USAF Reserve Bi-plane, Embry Riddle Mono-plane, GEICO Skytypers, The Yak Attack,...READ MORE

OC Weigh Options On Commercial Zone Districts

OCEAN CITY - In an effort to regulate residential growth in commercial areas in the resort, the Planning and Zoning Commission considered a variety of options this week, opting to take a closer look at a scenario that would only allow residential development in commercial districts on a conditional basis. The Planning and Zoning Commission has held several discussions on the issue over the past two months, striving to find a balance of commercial and residential development in the resort. The...READ MORE

OP Fencing Sparks Concern

SNOW HILL - The wooden fences concealing the pumping stations in Ocean Pines are not aesthetically pleasing and are in poor repair, according to a local citizen. R. Grant Helvey Sr. of Ocean Pines wrote to the County Commissioners to express his concern over the fences in April. 'I contend that the Worcester County Water Department is failing to maintain the aesthetics of their pumping stations in Ocean Pines in accordance with the standards required of other property owners in the community. It...READ MORE

Trash Volume Drop Could Increase Fees

SNOW HILL - The amount of trash deposited at the county's landfill has dropped steadily over the last four years, driving revenues down and prompting calls for higher tipping fees. 'We're asking for a rate increase in the solid waste tipping fee,' said Jennifer Savage, enterprise fund controller. 'Our volume has dropped off in the past few years as a result of a decrease of construction and demolition [waste] brought into the county landfill.' In 2005, Worcester increased tipping fees for both...READ MORE

My Thoughts

There's only one way to eat - and that's slow and steady. Insider is always amazed at what happens at the table when he eats with people for the first time. Some folks (fat guys) slam down their food so fast it's hard to even imagine they chewed it before they swallowed. Some folks (little women) cut up their entire meal into little pieces and put their knife aside after gently cleaning it because they will not use it and then begin to eat piece by piece, after each bite placing their fork down....READ MORE

OCES May Student Of The Month Luncheon

Ocean City Elementary School held the May Student of the Month luncheon to honor the students who were chosen by their teachers because they follow the rules, do their work, and are kind and helpful to others. The luncheon was sponsored by the Berlin-Ocean City OptiMs Club. Students pictured are, first row, first graders, from left, Connor Carpenter, Alyvia Ciurca, Jena Dolan, Alyssa Gerben, Morgan Hayman; second row, second graders, from left,  Tara Bowling, Dakota Hardesty, Nadiya...READ MORE

Pre-kindergarten Classes Visit Assateague State Park

The pre-kindergarten classes from Ocean City Elementary School recently went to Assateague State Park to learn about the different animals that make their homes there.  Students were shown different animals in the nature center and then went to the beach for a scavenger hunt. Above, Luke Doerzbach, from Julie Vorsteg's class, shows what he found during his beach scavenger hunt.  ...READ MORE

Stephen Decatur Investment Students Recognized

Stephen Decatur High School business teacher Kurt Marx and his investment students were recognized by the Worcester County Board of Education on May 15 for a combination of shrewd investing and a little bit of luck. Brian Holloway, Kang Dong, and Jimmy Schiffler earned a simulated $108,818 and a first place finish in the spring session of the Eastern Shore Region Stock Market Game•„¢ competition, organized by the Maryland Council on Economic Education (MCEE). Above are Anthony Lynch, Matt...READ MORE

OCES Second Graders At Assateague Island

Bess Cropper's second grade class at Ocean City Elementary School braved the cold windy weather at Assateague Island to learn more about oceans and beaches. The field trip to Assateague was a culminating activity for their oceans and beaches unit in science. Pictured are Liam Deck, Cedric Pabich, Quinn Ebaugh, Denise Kearns, Braeden Dang, Frankie Nanna, Krystal Hitchens, Hannah Stolba, Amaya Seltzer, Joshua Rigby, Mahdi Sbih, Patrick Mumford, Niamh Lundberg, Joy Anderson and Dakota Hardesty. ...READ MORE

Worcester Prep Kids' Bread Sale

Worcester Prep second grade students from this year and last year under the direction of teachers Angie Bunting and Jennie Frostrom baked more loaves of bread than they can remember for their Kids' Bread Sale. During the sale, the students sold slices of wheat bread, white bread, cinnamon bread and raisin bread for 25 cents. Punch and spreads for the bread slices were free. The 72 students in the four classes earned $447.37 and they decided to donate it all to the Atlantic General Hospital....READ MORE

Worcester Prep Art and Media Show

Sophomore Max Perim, left, Salisbury, shows one of his paintings for the Worcester Prep Art and Media Show. With him is his art instructor from Salisbury University, David Bunting. The painting is of one of his classmates at Worcester Prep. George Zaiser is his Worcester Prep art teacher. ...READ MORE

A Look At Who Was Out On The Town This Week

Weekly pictures from the restaurant and bar scene around the Ocean City area.  ...READ MORE

People Joining Together For Community Causes

See who was out helping causes in the Ocean City area. ...READ MORE

The Conversation Every Family Needs To Have

BERLIN - There comes a time when aging parents and their children need to deal head-on with the options and challenges that come with the later stages of life. This includes the often sensitive and polarizing subjects of personal finances, medical care and long-term living arrangements. David Solie, medical director for Marsh Private Client Life Insurance Services and author of 'How to Say It to Seniors: Closing the Communication Gap With Our Elders,' thinks the two generations will communicate...READ MORE

What's Your Sign?

ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Cheer up, Lamb. Your emotional impasse will lift once you allow your highly tuned sense of justice to guide you on what to do about an associate's questionable behavior. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): News about a project you hoped to work on might need more clarification. Take nothing just on faith. Draw up a list of questions, and insist on each being fully answered. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20): Giving your time to help others is fine. But don't lose sight of your...READ MORE

Annual Ocean City-Berlin Rotary Club Flea Market

Ocean City-Berlin Rotary Club members Louis Shockley and Doris Taylor join President Jeff Grim in promoting the Annual Ocean City-Berlin Rotary Club Flea Market on Saturday, June 21, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Harley Davidson of Ocean City. Cost for a space is $25. Bring your own set-up table and props. To reserve space contact Doris Taylor, 410-804-4273 or dtaylor1398@comcast.net. Rain date is Sunday, June 22. Submitted Photos ...READ MORE

Worcester County Veterans Memorial

Members of the Board of Directors of the Worcester County Veterans Memorial are pictured accepting a check for $1,000 from M&T Bank in Pennington Commons. Pictured are Jim Spicknall, M&T Branch Manager, Mary Ann Moore, Roseann Bridgman and Ron Haslam. ...READ MORE

Worcester Prep Director of College Guidance Honored

Anthony D'Antonio, director of College Guidance at Worcester Preparatory School, has been named the Potomac and Chesapeake Association for College Admission Counseling Counselor of the Year for the State of Maryland. Awards are presented annually to recognize outstanding secondary school counselors and college admissions counselors from each of PCACAC's four states and the District of Columbia. D'Antonio was honored for his excellent work in helping Worcester Prep students prepare for college...READ MORE

A Week In Business

Area Bank Promotions BERLIN - Raymond M. Thompson, President and C.E.O. of Calvin B. Taylor Banking Company, has announced the following promotions: Jody Falter has been promoted to Director of Marketing. She began her career with Taylor Bank in 2006 as a Banking Officer in the Marketing Department. Falter is a graduate of Maryland Bankers School and has been in banking in the Ocean City area for the past 12 years. She is active on the Board of Diakonia and involved with fundraising, a Past...READ MORE

Things I Like

Looking at the glass as 'half full' The 'Pets of the Month' photos The first boat ride of the season Sitting under a tree on a hot day Asian night at the Globe Sliced avocado The movie •€˜Recount' Visiting college towns A shave after missing a day When my son smiles while he sleeps BBQ chicken fresh off a grill ...READ MORE