July 18, 2008

Thursday, July 24 - OC Taxis Can Add Fuel Surcharge

Local taxi drivers received some relief in the face of rising gas prices last Thursday, when the Police Commission voted unanimously to add a $1 fuel surcharge per trip through November. Only recently are gas prices showing signs of leveling out, but after months of skyrocketing prices and uncertainty regarding the future of the prices at the pump, taxi drivers remained concerned about the rising cost of operating their businesses. In response to the concern, nearly 25 taxi cab drivers and...READ MORE

Wednesday, July 23 - Ocean Swimmers See Chilly Dip

OCEAN CITY - Swimmers have been noticing an unusual chill in the water lately, with the ocean feeling colder than what is typically encountered during the height of summer. With air temperatures soaring into the mid and upper 90's this week, beachgoers look to the ocean to cool off, but many were met with a bit of a shock when they jumped into water that was colder than anticipated. 'We recorded water temps at 72 degrees, then all of the sudden it drops to 64 degrees again,' said Beach Patrol...READ MORE

Tuesday, July 22 - Greek Festival Comes To Ocean City

OCEAN CITY - All are welcome to be Greek for the weekend of July 25-27 at the Ocean City Convention Center on 41st St. and Coastal Highway. Sponsored by St. George Greek Orthodox Church of Ocean City, the festival offers traditional Greek cuisine, homemade Greek pastry delicacies, shopping featuring imports, art, jewelry, specialty groceries and the 'best little 50/50 raffle in town' for $5,000. Festival hours are Friday and Saturday, noon until 11 p.m. and Sunday, noon until 9 p.m. Admission...READ MORE

Citizen Tip Leads to Drug Bust

OCEAN CITY - A concerned citizen's tip about people in an illegally parked vehicle 'snorting drugs' led to the arrest of two people this week on St. Louis Ave. in Ocean City. On Monday, Ocean City police officers in plainclothes patrol responded to a citizen complaint about a black Acura parked against a red curb on St. Louis Ave. near 7th Street. The concerned citizen advised police the occupants of the vehicle were snorting drugs. The plainclothes officers along with uniformed officers...READ MORE

Thoughts From The Publishers Desk

The Ocean City Police Department held a series of gang recognition training sessions for residents and businesses this week. The training, a good thing if it educates the public, is noteworthy for a couple reasons. First, it's the first time the g-word has been broached publicly in Ocean City, and, secondly, people are taking it seriously because they have concerns, largely a result of recent incidents. Although it was made clear this week's meetings were not a result of the near-riot outside...READ MORE

See Offshore Wind Farm's Big Picture

The Ocean City Mayor and Council heard some more about a potential wind farm off the Maryland coast this week. If the proposal ever comes to fruition, the alternative energy it produces could power as many as 136,000 homes in the region when at capacity. One clear message was delivered to Bluewater Wind, the company pitching the concept. If it's not visible from the beach, the Ocean City Mayor and Council would be okay with it. Any other way and it's a deal breaker. That's what I got from a...READ MORE

Voices From The Readers

Praise For School Board Editor: (The following letter was addressed to the Worcester County Board of Education and a copy was forwarded to this newspaper for publication.) I commend the Board of Education for the professional and direct manner in which you collectively and individually responded to Commissioner Virgil Shockley and the County Commissioners assault upon Dr. John Andes, Superintendent of Schools. What took place in the Commissioners meeting room is tantamount to bullying in the...READ MORE

Beach Patrol Records 1,500 Rescues In One Week

OCEAN CITY - With the remnants of what was Hurricane Bertha still churning way out in the Atlantic, the Ocean City Beach Patrol has spent more time in the water than on their stands in the last week, recording 1,500 rescues in a seven-day period dating back to last Wednesday. Although the center of the storm never got closer than several hundred miles away, its effects created a perfect storm of sorts inshore with heavy surf, dangerous rip currents and big shore breaks at high tide. As luck...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

Cops Find IED In Vehicle

OCEAN CITY - Two Pennsylvania men were arrested Wednesday morning after a suspicious explosive device was found in their vehicle after a routine traffic stop for a seatbelt violation in Ocean City. Around 11:20 a.m. on Wednesday, OCPD officers conducted a routine traffic stopped a vehicle in the area of 7th Street and Baltimore Ave. for a driver not wearing a seat belt. During the traffic stop, officers observed open alcoholic beverage containers and suspected marijuana in plain view inside the...READ MORE

Friday, July 18 - Dead Body Found Floating In Canal

OCEAN CITY - Resort police this week are investigating the circumstances that led to the discovery of a deceased Virginia man floating in a canal near the Ocean City/Fenwick Island line last Friday. Around 9:45 p.m. last Friday, the OCPD was contacted by Delaware authorities to assist with the recovery of a deceased body, later identified as Ricky Lee Crippen, 38, of Witman, Virginia. Before rescue teams could respond to remove the body from the water, it floated south into a canal near Laurel...READ MORE

OC Hopes To Iron Out Downtown Park Lease

OCEAN CITY - Hopes to begin work on the Downtown Recreation Complex by the year's end remained high this week, as town officials moved forward with design discussions in hopes of finally reaching an agreement with the county over the land. The Downtown Recreation Complex, to be located between 3rd and 4th streets from Philadelphia Ave. to the bay, hit a roadblock last year when the city and county failed to come to an understanding over the land. The city has remained reluctant to continue with...READ MORE

Expert Stresses Gang Awareness At Training Session

OCEAN CITY - 'It can't happen here,' was a common misconception addressed at Monday afternoon's Gang Recognition Training Session, with members of the community quickly learning that Ocean City is not immune from gang violence. The Ocean City Police Department held a gang recognition and identification training session Monday and Tuesday this week, in an effort to educate local business owners and community members on gang activity. The training session is part of a string of proactive,...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

Berlin All-Stars Bow Out of Districts

BERLIN- Berlin Little League's last hope for a district championship was closed out on Monday when the Major League team fell to visiting Fruitland, 9-6, in the semifinals. Berlin cruised through the early rounds, beating Pocomoke, 14-0, and Princess Anne, 12-2, to reach the district semifinals, but their run ended with the loss to Fruitland on Monday. Berlin scored first to take an early lead, but Fruitland came back with a six-run third inning to take a 7-1 lead. Berlin never quit, however,...READ MORE

Marina Bragging Rights On Line

OCEAN CITY- Bragging rights for an entire year will be on the line this weekend when boats and crews of anglers from the resort's many marinas compete in the 14th Annual Marina Shootout fishing tournament. Sponsored by the Ocean City Marlin Club, the annual tournament pits nearly all of the local marinas against each other in what has become one of the most unique tournaments of the summer season. Sunset Marina in West Ocean City has held the title for the last two years and will compete to...READ MORE

'Marli' Stringer Takes Tuna Tourney

OCEAN CITY- The 21st Annual Ocean City Tuna Tournament, which wrapped up last Sunday evening at the Ocean City Fishing Center, was one for the books with the leader board changing dramatically on the event's last day. There were good size fish in each of the categories going into the last day and big scores in the total weight category, but everything changed late Sunday. For example, in the heaviest total weight category, the crew aboard the 'Marli' came in with a big stringer of tuna late...READ MORE

Sammy Golf Tourney, Fundraiser Set for August 1

OCEAN CITY- The Sammy Wilkinson Memorial Golf Tournament, an annual fundraiser held in honor of a young Ocean City boy who tragically died after falling through the ice at Northside Park several years ago, is set for August 1 at the Newport Bay course of the Ocean City Golf Club in South Point. Very many positive things have come out of Sammy's tragic death several years ago including the creation of a foundation in his name which is helping underprivileged children in poverty-stricken areas all...READ MORE

Steve Fell Soccer Camp Returning Next Month

BERLIN- Former Stephen Decatur soccer standout Steve Fell, who excelled in college and on the professional level, returns to his roots next month when he hosts a soccer camp at the Northern Worcester Athletic Complex (NWAC) for young players in the area. Fell, one of the most decorated scholar-athletes ever at Decatur, hosted his first summer soccer camp for young boys and girls two years at the NWAC in Berlin and returns this August for his third year. Fell, accompanied by other talented...READ MORE

Bertha's Swell Makes For A Fun Ocean City Surf Contest

OCEAN CITY - The Malibu's Classic ESA surf contest, sponsored by Malibu's Surf Shop on 8th Street, ran for its 14th year last weekend in great waves, compliments of Hurricane Bertha situated just below Bermuda. This was the third Eastern Surfing Association event for the Delmarva district this year, and co directors Chris Vaxmonsky and Chris Makibbin were thrilled to have yet another contest run with great waves and great conditions. Over 225 competitors from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware,...READ MORE

Charges Filed In Boat Accident

OCEAN CITY - A local teenager was flown to Shock Trauma in Baltimore last weekend with severe injuries after his foot was caught in the propeller of a boat south of the Ocean City Inlet. Around 6:45 p.m. last Saturday, a 28-foot motor vessel carrying the operator and three passengers flipped over in rough seas and capsized, sending two of the three passengers on board into the water. One of the passengers, an unidentified 17-year-old male from Snow Hill was flown by Maryland State Police...READ MORE

City Council Concerned About Seeing Wind Turbines

OCEAN CITY - Visibility was the top concern amongst Mayor and City Council members this week, as they heard the latest updates on the potential offshore wind farm off the coast of Ocean City. Bluewater Wind came before the Mayor and Council this week in an effort to keep the community updated on the potential offshore wind park, one they hope will come to fruition no later than 2013. 'I really believe that it's time to support projects like this. We need to take a good hard look at renewable...READ MORE

City Golf Course Wants To Add GPS Cart System

OCEAN CITY - In an effort to stay competitive with area golf courses and add an extra amenity for golfers, Eagle's Landing could be seeing the addition of a GPS course management system. Eagle's Landing Golf Pro Bob Croll presented the Recreation and Parks Committee with his recommendation for the GPS system this week, highlighting the importance of adding the amenity to the course and its golf carts. Golf GPS systems are rapidly becoming the norm at quality golf courses. For players, the...READ MORE

County MSA Scores Improve

NEWARK - Students in third through eighth grades exceeded the overall state Maryland School Assessment (MSA) scores in reading and math in 2008, according to preliminary MSA scores released this week. 'We're doing better, much better, in some instances than the state,' said Worcester County Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Richard Walker. Individual school information is not yet available. Worcester County's grade-wide scores are all well over the required yearly progress level and range...READ MORE

Future School Projects Clouded In Uncertainty

NEWARK - Progress is being made on the new Worcester County Technical High School (WTS) and the renovations and addition to Pocomoke High School (PHS), but the Worcester County Board of Education is worried that the next projects in line could be delayed. Snow Hill High School (SHHS) and Showell Elementary School (SES) are slated next, but the school board does not know whether preliminary steps, like studies and state approvals, will be taken soon or further down the road. The school board will...READ MORE

Grant To Shed Light On Greenhouse Food Crops

GIRDLETREE - An experiment in using high-tunnel greenhouse technology in coastal areas could offer Worcester County farmers another economic option and add to the local food supply. 'It's extremely important to preserve agriculture. The best way to do it is to make sure farmers make money,' said Worcester County Economic Development Director Jerry Redden. The Maryland Hawk Corp., out of the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore (UMES), has received a $150,000 federal Rural Development grant to...READ MORE

Hailey Plans To Knock On Doors In Quest For Mayor

BERLIN - Former Berlin Mayor Rex Hailey filed to run for mayor earlier this year with no fanfare and plans to run a low key campaign, despite this week's addition of interim Mayor Gee Williams to the race. 'At least I know who I'm going against now,' Hailey said. 'I knew someone would run. We've just been waiting to see who that person would be.' Hailey, mayor of Berlin between 1996 and 2004, also spent seven years on the Berlin Council and a year on the Board of Zoning Appeals before that. He...READ MORE

Hotel Plans New Elevated Pool

OCEAN CITY -The Planning and Zoning Commission approved changes to two previously approved projects this week, allowing for an extension of time for site plan approval for a mid-town project and an amended site plan to an uptown hotel. The Clarion Hotel's planned overlay district was approved on May 6 for the addition of a pool and sundeck at the south side of the building. The commission approved the pool, which was to stand four feet above grade, but with some concerns over parking. The...READ MORE

Local Woman Dies After Hitting Head On Boat

OCEAN CITY - A well-known local woman lost her life last Friday in a mysterious accident aboard a boat in the Delaware Bay. According to The Press of Atlantic City, Elizabeth Garliss, 39, was aboard the Soggy Dollar, a 52-foot cabin cruiser, when she apparently slipped and hit her head at 2:52 p.m. The U.S. Coast Guard reportedly received a call from a man, believed to be a relative, who said Garliss had a weak pulse and was not breathing. A release from the Coast Guard indicated crews arrived...READ MORE

Mayor, Ambulance Involved In Crash

OCEAN CITY - Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan was among those involved in a four-car crash on Coastal Highway on Tuesday morning that also included an ambulance carrying a patient, a county Liquor Control Board (LCB) van and a tourist's vehicle. Around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, an Ocean City Fire/EMS ambulance carrying a patient bound for AGH was attempting to negotiate through heavy mid-day traffic on Coastal Highway in the area of Dolphin Street when it collided with an LCB van stopped at a traffic...READ MORE

Officials Alter Trolley Route Hoping To Up Ridership

OCEAN CITY - The Ocean City trolley will be taking a different route from now on, in an effort to increase ridership on the town's most recent addition to the transportation fleet. The Maryland Transit Authority-funded trolley service began just three years ago, with the goal of increasing downtown travel. The current route runs from the depot on Somerset Street to the transit hub at the Convention Center. The trolley travels along Baltimore Ave. from end to end, while other city buses turn off...READ MORE

Planning Comm. OKs Plan For 160-Unit Hotel In Resort

OCEAN CITY - Plans for a 160-unit hotel at 26th Street were reviewed this week, with the Planning and Zoning Commission approving the site plans, but with concern over density on the half residential, half commercially-zoned property.  The Ocean Harbor Hotel will stand on the north side of 25th Street and to the south of 26th Street on the bayside of Coastal Highway. The plans currently call for 160 units in the hotel portion of the building, with 120 hotel rooms and 40 hotel suites. The...READ MORE

President Lifts Offshore Drilling Ban

OCEAN CITY - When President Bush this week lifted a decades-long moratorium on offshore drilling for oil along the nation's coastlines including right here in Maryland, the move was quickly viewed by many as merely a symbolic gesture to address rising gas prices and the U.S. dependence of foreign oil, but the measure is being monitored closely in a resort area dependent on a clean, healthy ocean environment. Bush on Monday lifted an executive order banning offshore drilling for oil and natural...READ MORE

Resort Increases Fest Beer Prices

OCEAN CITY - Beer prices will reflect a $1 increase from now on at Sprinfest and Sunfest, after a unanimous decision by the Recreation and Parks Committee and the City Council this week to increase the price of beer. 'We have not increased the price of beer in five years,' reported Special Events Director John Sullivan. Currently, the town allows certain non-profit organizations to sell beer at town festivals, such as Sprinfest and Sunfest. All of the profits garnered by the non-profit groups...READ MORE

Resort's Top Cop To Study Death Penalty

OCEAN CITY - Governor Martin O'Malley this week named Ocean City Police Chief Bernadette DiPino to the Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment, a diverse 22-member body charged with exploring the state's death penalty policy and making a recommendation to the General Assembly on the controversial issue in December. DiPino was chosen for the commission because she is the incoming president of the Maryland Chiefs of Police Association and the governor desired having law enforcement...READ MORE

School Board Alleges Commissioner Micromanagement

NEWARK - County elected officials need to keep their fingers out of the school system's financial pie, the Worcester County school board said this week, balking at what they called micromanagement of school programs funded by grant money. The June 25 budget transmittal letter from the County Commissioners to the Worcester County Board of Education informed the school board that in the future programs run by grant funds would not automatically be picked up by the county when those grants close...READ MORE

School Board Makes Cuts To Create Reserve Fund

NEWARK - With $1.2 million in proposed education funding cuts, the Worcester County Board of Education has identified money from its budget to create a contingency fund to handle future budget overruns. 'The County Commissioners have advised us that additional funds will not be available at the end of the year if we expect unanticipated costs,' said Ed Barber, assistant superintendent of schools for administration at Tuesday's Board of Education meeting. A June 19 letter from the County...READ MORE

U.S. Navy Plans Expanded Warfare Training Off Coast

OCEAN CITY - U.S. Navy officials were in Ocean City this week to outline proposed increases in warfare training in a vast area off the mid-Atlantic coast including Ocean City, but allayed any fears about negative impacts on the environment, fishing activities, fish and marine mammals and other impacts on the resort area. U.S. Navy officials on Monday held a public hearing at the Princess Royale in Ocean City to first present a draft Environmental Impact Study (EIS) on a proposal to increase...READ MORE

White Marlin Open Controversy Settled

SNOW HILL - The multi-party lawsuit asking the court to sort out who among the top three finishers in the blue marlin category of last year's White Marlin Open should be paid the prize money was resolved this week when a Worcester County Circuit Court judge ruled the first-place finisher deserved to his money and the third-place winner was entitled to his prize money and the money earmarked for the now disqualified second-place winner. Amid confusion over alleged failed or untimely polygraph...READ MORE

Williams Makes It Official He's Running For Mayor

BERLIN - The Berlin mayoral election officially became a contest this week when interim Mayor Gee Williams announced his candidacy Wednesday evening in front of the Atlantic Hotel, joining former Mayor Rex Hailey on the campaign trail. 'I will be a candidate for mayor of Berlin,' Williams announced to a large crowd Wednesday. The town has speculated over Williams' plans for the last 10 weeks, ever since Mayor Tom Cardinale died unexpectedly, and Williams, as vice president of the Berlin Mayor...READ MORE

Things I Like

A cloudless blue sky Watching people trying to read a newspaper on the beach A perfectly cracked crab claw The show •€˜Hopkins' A no-teeth giggle from my son Lightening bugs doing their thing in a field Body surfing in the ocean The smell of a towel after a day at the beach Ocean sounds in a conch shell A pile of hot crabs and a pitcher of cold beer A foal lying in the sand on Assateague ...READ MORE

Worcester County Veterans Memorial Foundation

Roseann Bridgman, president of the Worcester County Veterans Memorial Foundation, presents a certificate of appreciation to members of the Ocean Pines Garden Club who maintain the gardens at the memorial site. Pictured, from left, are Sharyn O'Hare, Mrs. Bridgman, Carolyn Henglein, Fran Maier, Mary Loeloff and Jean Katzer. Submitted Photos ...READ MORE

Republican Women Of Worcester County

A two-hour voter registration was held in front of the Berlin WalMart on July 11 to distribute voter registration forms and encourage all citizens to register. Pictured above are Republican Women of Worcester County members Irene Ruscigno, first vice president; Joan Schaefer, hospitality; and Ann Lutz, president. ...READ MORE

Diving Into The Area's Cultural Activities

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

People Joining Together For Community Causes

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

We Remember Those Who Have Passed

Elizabeth 'Beth' Garliss OCEAN CITY - Elizabeth "Beth" Garliss, age 39, died on Friday, July 11, 2008 on a boat off of Fortescue, N.J. Born in Baltimore, MD she was the daughter of Joseph Allen Garliss and Sue Gough Garliss. She was a graduate of Stephen Decatur High School and was employed with SoHo Fashions in West Ocean City. She was an accomplished lifetime ice skater and beach and Assateague enthusiast. She was a member of St. Paul's by the Sea Episcopal Church in Ocean...READ MORE

Live Bands and DJs

707 Sports Bar & Grille: 410-213-9507, 12702 Old Bridge Rd. West Ocean City; Friday, July 18:Tom Larsen; Every Saturday: Karaoke with Hey Mick. 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, July 18: Sean Holloran; Saturday, July 19: Nancy Micciulla; Every Thursday: Bill Morningstar. Buxy's Salty Dog: 410-289-0973, 28th St. & Coastal Hwy.; Friday, July 18: DJ Wood;...READ MORE

What's Your Sign?

ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Your zeal for challenges usually works well for you. But this week it's best to avoid jumping into new situations without more information. Vital news emerges by the weekend. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Once again, the Bovine's patience pays off as that pesky problem works itself out without taking too much of your valuable time. A new task opens interesting possibilities. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20): Those suggestions you want to share need to be set aside for a...READ MORE

Smart Solutions: Looking To Latin America

OCEAN CITY - If you want to understand Latin America's quiet but dramatic turnaround, look no farther than Brazil, where surging commodities prices and savvy fiscal policy have driven a newfound prosperity mirrored throughout most of the region. Newly minted as a net creditor, Brazil is enjoying its second straight year of 5% GDP growth and recently received a coveted Standard & Poor's investment-grade rating on its sovereign overseas debt. It is even planning its own sovereign wealth fund...READ MORE

My Thoughts

Insider has a thing for rabbits and it's not a good thing. Those pesky little bastards wreak havoc on the old guy's garden and always help themselves to whatever is growing nicely. For years, Insider has been chasing away the furry bounce-a-lots and recently he resorted to training his best friend, the German shepherd, to chase after them. All Insider has to say is 'rabbit' and the dog goes crazy, flying out the door in reckless abandon at whatever time the word uttered. Unfortunately, she has...READ MORE

A Week In Business

Company's June Leaders WILLARDS - Atlantic/Smith, Cropper & Deeley Insurance Brokers (ASC&D) has announced Gary Waldych as the top producer for the month of June. Waldych specializes in commercial lines insurance with an emphasis on condominiums, trucking, and contracting companies. He has been with ASC&D since 1986. Meagan Krause Kohut received special recognition for her June production, as well. Kohut, an Account Executive, licensed in property and casualty insurance joined A/SCD...READ MORE

Fruitland Restaurant Earns High Marks

FRUITLAND - Chef Jim Hughes has had the honor of cooking for Presidents, actors and sports heroes, has worked in restaurants from Saudi Arabia to Palm Springs and has been the recipient of numerous awards, but he achieved one of his most prized accomplishments this year when his Fruitland restaurant, Restaurant 213, was bestowed the coveted DiRoNA award. DiRoNA, Distinguished Restaurants of America, is a non-profit organization that reviews restaurants all across North America, including...READ MORE