January 20, 2012

Juveniles Busted In OC Crime Spree

OCEAN CITY -- Four juveniles were arrested on malicious destruction of property charges last weekend after a Boardwalk crime spree that included nearly two dozen incidents. Around 12:30 a.m. last Saturday, Ocean City Police responded to the Decatur House on the Boardwalk at 12th Street for a reported destruction of property complaint. While OCPD officers were responding to that complaint, they spotted four individuals actively damaging property along the Boardwalk. Officers were able to detain...READ MORE

Boardwalk Noise Crackdown Near

OCEAN CITY – The city warns enforcement will be made as progress is made to pass a redefined ordinance against unreasonable loud noise on the Boardwalk. Following a discussion during last week’s Mayor and City Council work session regarding noise issues on the Boardwalk, more specifically a handful of businesses blaring music, an ordinance was drafted to place volume restrictions on noise emanating from public ways. Acting City Manager/Mayor Rick Meehan said that the ordinance...READ MORE

Wicomico Unwilling To Pledge Bennett Middle Funds

SALISBURY – The Wicomico County Council voted this week to turn down the opportunity to commit funding to the Bennett Middle School project until all information is available. The County Council faced the decision this week of whether to endorse a “Letter of Intent” to the state committing funding to the BMS project. The county is to attend the State of Maryland Board of Public Works meeting Jan. 25 when a discussion is scheduled to address public school construction. The...READ MORE

County Defends Illegal Liquor Purchase From Alabama

SNOW HILL -- Hoping to clear the air with the public and mend fences with the Maryland Comptroller’s Office, the Worcester County Commissioners addressed for the first time this week the recent controversy over an illegal purchase of $175,000 worth of alcohol from Alabama. The commissioners admitted to making an error in their interpretation of state law and last week agreed to send the entire shipment of alcohol back to Alabama. Commission President Bud Church also visited Comptroller...READ MORE

Man Injured While Thwarting Suicide

OCEAN CITY -- Ocean City Police last week handled a potentially dicey situation when a suicidal man cut another man who had intervened with a knife. Around 1:15 a.m. last Wednesday, police and paramedics responded to a unit at the Jockey Beach Club on 123rd Street in reference to an individual injured with a knife. Emergency personnel responded to the scene and located a female and two males, one of which was bleeding from an injury to his hand. The injured male initially told police the cut on...READ MORE

Ravens Commit To Greater OC Presence

OCEAN CITY -- On the eve of an AFC championship game and a potential trip to the Super Bowl, the Baltimore Ravens are planning to build on their strong presence in Ocean City in the future by expanding its involvement in the annual June celebration. With its close proximity to several metropolitan areas in the mid-Atlantic region, the resort has always been an area of football mutts with pockets of loyalty to the Ravens, the Washington Redskins, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh...READ MORE

OC Council Enacts 90-Day Scooter License Moratorium

OCEAN CITY – The city is moving toward gaining more control on scooter rental businesses and in the meantime has placed a moratorium on issuing new licenses until the policies are in place. Last week, a discussion regarding business licenses brought up council’s concerns with scooter rental operations and whether more controls are needed in issuing scooter business licenses. Planning and Community Development Director Jesse Houston is recommending transferring the issue into the...READ MORE

Worcester Earns 9th Blue Ribbon

BERLIN -- Worcester County’s highly decorated public school system added another feather to its cap this week when state school officials named Pocomoke Elementary School (PES) a Maryland Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. With the formal announcement on Tuesday, Pocomoke Elementary joins eight other Worcester County public schools that have received the prestigious award. Nine of the 12 public schools eligible for the honor in Worcester have now earned Blue Ribbon status, representing the...READ MORE

Salisbury Council Majority Seeks New City Attorney

SALISBURY -- City Council President Terry Cohen responded this week to accusations that a special meeting called last Friday to discuss the current city attorney and the next fire chief for the city was conducted in secret. During the meeting, which the city administration was not alerted to, the council majority decided to relieve City Attorney Paul Wilber of most of his duties and place his firm in a secondary advisory role. The council majority also sought counsel on whether a replacement for...READ MORE

Embers Redeveloping Landmark Property

OCEAN CITY – The Embers Restaurant is expanding its horizons, embarking on a project to add an outdoor dining and bar space to the property. The Embers Restaurant requested the Planning and Zoning Commission approve a site plan to redevelop the restaurant, including a second-floor addition, which would feature the relocation of walk-in coolers and an outside dining area with service bar. “The objective of this alternation is to create some connection to the water on the lagoon on the...READ MORE

Board Worried Cuts Will Lead To ‘Race To Bottom’

NEWARK -- The Worcester County Board of Education got its first official look at a streamlined fiscal year 2013 budget, and with additional cuts to 148 of the 149 line items, voiced concern the spending plan could signal the beginning of a “race to the bottom.” The public school fiscal year 2013 operating budget includes expenditures of roughly $93 million. In Worcester, about $73 million, or nearly 80 percent, of the school board’s operating budget comes directly from the...READ MORE

FBI Allowed To Test Explosives

SNOW HILL -- While there has been a recent dustup over explosive testing on the Landmaid Road firing range, the Worcester County Commissioners decided to once again allow the FBI to use the site for field demonstrations. “It’s a win for us, it’s a win for them,” said Commissioner Virgil Shockley. For the past 14 years, the Maryland-Delaware Joint Terrorism Task Force has held its annual Basic Anti-Terrorism Training for Law Enforcement (BATTLE) Conference in Ocean City,...READ MORE

Teacher Pension Shift A Major Move

With a $1 billion deficit to address, good news is going to be difficult to come by from this year’s legislative session in Annapolis. The money has to come from somewhere, and we are starting to get a glimpse at exactly what lawmakers have in mind. Gov. Martin O’Malley’s budget proposal got the ball rolling this week, including precisely what county governments across the state were hoping not to see -- shifting the burden of teacher retirements costs to the counties. This...READ MORE

Thoughts From The Publisher's Desk

Ocean City Mayor and Council members were right to quickly dismiss the idea of eliminating the biweekly Monday night meetings.Although you would not know it from Tuesday’s meeting, this proposal was getting some play from the council majority before it went public this week. Fortunately, wisdom prevailed and the ill-conceived notion was quickly shot down before this week’s meeting. However, it did take a citizen question for the issue to even be broached.Some other governments in the...READ MORE

Things To Do Around Town

Jan. 20: Clam Fritter Luncheon 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Bowen United Meth-odist Church, Newark. Clam fritter sandwiches or clam fritter platters with baked beans and applesauce. Drinks and desserts available. Eat-in or carry-out. To place an order call, 410-641-4634, 410-632-2508 or 410-632-1874. Jan. 20-22: Great Shoals Winery Wine Tasting Event 11 a.m.-5 p.m., The Nest, Main St., Berlin. Jan. 20: KC Bingo 5 p.m., doors open; 6:30 p.m., games begin; rear of St. Luke’s Church, 9901 Coastal Hwy.,...READ MORE

Best Eats On The Beach

West Ocean City- Berlin Ocean Pines-Fruitland Breakfast Cafe Of Ocean City 12736 Ocean Gateway, West Ocean City • 410-213-1804 Open 7 days a week between Sunsations & Starbucks, across from Outback, come join us at the “Breakfast Cafe” (formerly Rambler Coffee Shop) we are a family-friendly restaurant that’s been family own-ed for 30 years passed from mother to son in 2001. We believe that fair pricing, putting out quality food as fresh as we can make it and a nice...READ MORE

Council Now Divided Over Beach Horseback Rides

OCEAN CITY – Last week the Mayor and City Council pushed forward in allowing horseback riding on the beach with a 6-1 vote, but this week opinions changed, resulting in a 4-3 vote to pass the ordinance in first reading, with council members Doug Cymek, Mary Knight and Lloyd Martin in opposition. “I really didn’t want this to be the next 4-3 vote,” Council President Jim Hall said. “I am willing to try this for 90 days … they are pretty to see and when you go to...READ MORE

Majority Backs Off Eliminating Monday Meetings

OCEAN CITY – A concept to eliminate Monday night legislative meetings was nipped in the bud this week as the reasoning didn’t pan out to all it was thought to be. The majority of the council has been considering a move to eliminate the Monday meetings as a cost savings measure, but Council President Jim Hall shut the idea down on Tuesday. “It was a suggestion that there could be a cost savings by changing the meetings to Tuesdays,” he said. “After we talked to the...READ MORE

OC Museum Gets Grant

OCEAN CITY -- The Ocean City Museum Society this week announced it was recently awarded a $5,000 grant from the Humphreys Foundation to pay a portion of the expense of printing of “Ocean City, Maryland: A Pictorial History” by George and Suzanne Hurley. The book is now in its fourth reprint and chronicles Ocean City history with many rare photographs.  It is available exclusively in the museum gift shop and online at www.ocmuseum.org at the gift shop tab. Mary Humphreys, a...READ MORE

Teacher Gets A Year For Relationship With Teen

SNOW HILL -- A former Worcester County public school substitute teacher indicted by a grand jury last August for allegedly fostering a relationship with a 13-year-old student was sentenced this week to over five years in jail, all but one of which was then suspended. Last August, a Worcester County grand jury indicted Russell Keith Barbely, Jr., 21, of Newark, on numerous charges including three counts each of third- and fourth-degree sex offense, four counts of sexual solicitation of a minor,...READ MORE

Study Recommends County Add Alcohol To Civic Center

SALISBURY – Wicomico County has some decisions to make as recommendations come forward to enhance the Wicomico Youth Civic Center (WYCC) to keep it up to par in the modern world. Earlier this week, Wicomico County’s Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism released the market and analysis study of the WYCC prepared by the Maryland Stadium Authority (MSA) and Crossroads Consulting Services. The study was conducted to determine whether the facility should be renovated, expanded or...READ MORE

Parks Gets Funding Pledge

ASSATEAGUE -- Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley last week announced nearly $23 million in the proposed fiscal year 2013 capital budget for projects at state parks, including Assateague, and other public projects that will support roughly 300 jobs while helping to restore the environment, reduce energy usage and improve visitor experiences. The $23 million allocation includes nearly $9 million in “green” projects including $2.1 million for a new bathhouse at Assateague State Park....READ MORE

Property Value Decline Results In $10.3M Loss

SNOW HILL -- Falling property values mean Worcester County will be losing $10,378,202 in revenue in fiscal year 2013. Unfortunately, county officials expect several more hard years before the area sees a positive financial turnaround. Finance Officer Harold Higgins gave a presentation during the County Commissioner’s meeting Tuesday on how revenue has changed in Worcester in the past and where it will likely head in the future. Higgins called the revenue drop since 2009 “the largest...READ MORE

Blood Drive Next Week In Ocean City

OCEAN CITY -- For each of the 50,334 people on Delmarva who took the time to donate lifesaving blood over the past year, there are about 20,000 recipients across the Peninsula who may have been thanking them as they were ringing in 2012.  It is in that spirit of sharing that the Blood Bank of Delmarva, aligned with blood banks all over the nation, celebrates National Blood Donor Month this and every January. “While we sincerely hope that our donors know how much we appreciate them all...READ MORE

Worcester School Board Officers Elected

NEWARK -- One of the first orders of business for the Worcester County Board of Education at its first meeting of 2012 on Tuesday was to elect new officers for the next calendar year. After dispensing with some routine business on Tuesday, the school board unanimously selected Bob Rothermel, who represents District 7, as the new president for 2012. Rothermel replaces Bob Hulburd as president and will preside over the board’s monthly meetings. Also on Tuesday, the school board unanimously...READ MORE

Dew Tour Returning To Resort in August

OCEAN CITY – The Dew Tour has officially announced its return to Ocean City this summer as the Mayor and City Council approved the dates of the event this week. According to Private Events Coordinator Lisa Mitchell, city staff reviewed the application and has no concerns supporting the event. Last year’s cost to the town for supporting the Dew Tour was almost $49,000 plus lost revenue in the Inlet parking lot of about $41,000. The cost to the town this year will run the same since...READ MORE

Local Waterway Input Sought

OCEAN CITY -- The U.S. Coast Guard last week put out a request to hear from mariners, maritime industries, commercial fisherman, recreational boaters and other port and waterway users that operate off the mid-Atlantic Coast. In an effort to ensure everyone affected is represented in the process, the Coast Guard announced in the Federal Register a notice of study and reopening of comments entitled “Port Access Route Study: The Atlantic Coast from Maine to Florida” to evaluate the...READ MORE

PRMC’s Focus Turns To Expanding Operating Rooms

SALISBURY – Peninsula Regional Medical Center (PRMC) began on Monday a three-year journey to transform the shore’s largest hospital into a more safe and efficient facility for the region.On Monday morning, PRMC broke ground for the expansion and renovation of the operating rooms that make up the Surgical Services Department.“It is a great day to begin a process for us at PRMC. As many of you know, we have been waiting for close to 10 years to dig this dirt,” PRMC...READ MORE

AGH Growing Services Throughout Health System

OCEAN CITY – Atlantic General Hospital (AGH) President/CEO Michael Franklin has been making the rounds this month, updating the various governments in Worcester County on hospital’s present and future. Franklin came before the Ocean City Mayor and City Council the first week of January to brief officials on the current state of the hospital and to inform them AGH has continued to grow services in the last year. For example, he said the Intensive Care Unit has been expanded by...READ MORE

Drunk Urinates, Then Fights

BERLIN -- A Salisbury man was arrested on assault and other charges last weekend after allegedly scrapping with Maryland State Police troopers and urinating on the Berlin barrack sign following the arrest of an acquaintance on drunk-driving charges. Around 3:30 a.m. last Sunday, Maryland State Police troopers made a DWI arrest during which a passenger was located in the vehicle. The passenger, later identified as Colby Lane Wolfensberger, 32, of Salisbury, was offered a ride to the MSP Berlin...READ MORE

Twisters Gymnastics Team Competes In Chesapeake Invitational

The Twisters Gymnastics Team traveled to Baltimore to compete along with over 2,000 other gymnasts from around the region in the Christmas on the Chesapeake Invitational during the holidays and came home with several individual honors. Ivy Stearn, pictured above, won top all-around honors and finished first in her age group on vault and uneven parallel bars. Cassandra Dolan also finished first in her age group with a first on vault and a second on beam. Amiyah Rounds finished second overall in...READ MORE

Pending State Record Tog Caught By Philadelphia Man

Charlie Donahue of Philadelphia caught this 23-pound tautog, a pending Maryland state record, fishing aboard the “Morning Star” with Captain Monty Hawkins last Wednesday. The tog was 33 inches long and had a girth of 25 inches. The pending record tog took a whole green crab over Ocean City’s artificial reef system and was weighed at Ake Marine in West Ocean City and witnessed by DNR Biologist Steve Doctor. The previous tog record was set by local angler Sam Beauchamp with a...READ MORE

High Voltage All-Stars Have Strong Showing In Salisbury

The High Voltage All-Stars, a cheerleading team made up of young athletes from all over the local area including Ocean City and Berlin made a strong showing last weekend at an event in Salisbury. The Power Surge senior co-ed team pictured above finished in first place in its division and was named All-Star Cheer Grand Champions. Also finishing in first in youth level one was the Static team, while the ElectraCute team won first place in the youth pom dance and Hipnotic won first in the open...READ MORE

Decatur Wrestlers Strong at Rowe Classic

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity wrestling team turned in a strong performance at the 17th Annual Bob Rowe Memorial Classic last weekend at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center, collecting three individual championships and placing in numerous other weight classes. The annual Bob Rowe Memorial Classic, a mid-winter wrestling tournament honoring the former Wicomico High coach, was held last weekend at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center. The tournament featured 17 of the top programs from...READ MORE

Decatur Cagers Hit Mid-Season Slump

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity basketball teams hit a mid-season mini-slump this week back-to-back losses by both teams. After beating Snow Hill in overtime last week, the Decatur girls have lost two straight to tough Bayside South opponents. The Seahawks fell to Parkside last Thursday, 46-42, and followed that up with a 45-32 loss to Bennett on Tuesday. In the loss to Bennett, Monique Wise led Decatur with seven points and 19 rebounds. Katie Purnell and Erin Florek also scored seven...READ MORE

Seahawk Track Teams Stay on a Roll

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity indoor track teams turned in another great performance last week, with the boys finishing first in total team points and the girls coming in third. The Decatur boys finished with 89.58 team points to take first in the meet last Wednesday, and collected a few individual firsts along the way. Greg Petersen led the Seahawks with a first-place finish in the 55-meter hurdles, a first in the high jump and a second in the triple jump. Spenser Cardenas was sixth...READ MORE

Winter Basketball Action Continues

OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department’s winter boys’ basketball league continued this week with a full slate of games at Northside Park. The following is a quick look at some of this week’s action: (bullet) Atlantic General 37- Fresco’s 18: Tyree Henry led all scorers with 18 points while Sonny Furst added nine for AGH. Thomas DiBuo led Fresco’s with eight points. (bullet) Atlantic Physical Therapy 39- OC FOP 35: Brian Ford scored 17 points,...READ MORE

Who's Playing When And Where

Buxy’s Salty Dog 410-289-0973 28th St. & Coastal Hwy. Call For Entertainment Charlie’s Bayside Restaurant 302-539-3526 Rte. 1 & Maryland Ave., Fenwick Island   Call For Entertainment Clarion Hotel 410-524-3535 10100 Coastal Hwy.   Ocean Club: Friday, Jan. 20 & Saturday, Jan. 21: Full Circle Dead freddies 410-524-3733 64th St. & the Bay Friday, Jan. 20: DJ Rupe, 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21: DJ Wax Fager’s Island 410-524-5500 60th St. in the...READ MORE

Adventures Of Fatherhood

I figured we were out of the woods on the sleep front, but this past week has confirmed that may never be the case. With our boys now 3 ½ and 2 years old, respectively, it would seem to me we have moved beyond the middle-of-the-night awakenings and other unpredictable sleeping issues that plague parents of newborns and infants. For the most part, that does seem to be the case but not always. It all began on Friday evening when Carson vomited in his crib, touching off a tough weekend for our...READ MORE

We Remember Those We Have Lost

Irving S. Mumford, III WEST OCEAN CITY -- On Saturday evening, Jan. 14, 2012, Irving S. Mumford, III, 87, joined his precious wife Juanita in the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, at his home in West Ocean City. He was born Irving Sturgis Mumford in Los Angeles, California, on Oct. 11, 1924, the son of the late Irving Solomon Mumford and Elizabeth Susan (Betty) Dickinson Mumford. Irv lived in Portland and Seaside, Oregon, before moving with his family to his father’s...READ MORE

Open Houses Of The Week

WEST OCEAN CITY Bay Point Plantation Rt589/Gum Point Rd Daily 10-5 Waterfront Estate Lots in 142 Acre Preserve Kevin Decker The Fritschle Group/ Condominium Realty 443-235-6552 OCEAN CITY Makai Condominiums 42nd St. Bayside Daily 10-4 New Construction 2BR & Studio Condos Ben Dawson The Fritschle Group/ Condominium Realty 410-603-2205 WEST OCEAN CITY Sailor's Watch Golf Course Road Sat&Sun 10-4 3BR/3.5BA New Construction Luxury Townhouses Only 3 Left Coldwell Banker 410-524-6111 OCEAN...READ MORE

Favorable Times To Sell Business

OCEAN CITY -- It may seem improbable given some of today's financial headlines, but the deal market for small and midsize private companies has come to life, and many entrepreneurs who've spent decades building companies are taking advantage. A number of forces have come together to create this favorable environment, but the most important is very simple: demand, especially from U.S.-based private equity (PE) funds. During the boom years before the financial crisis, these funds raised an...READ MORE

OC Elementary Students Create Valentines Messages For Military Vets

Ocean City Elementary School students decorated and wrote Valentine messages that will be sent to military veterans at Perry Point Veterans Hospital, Charlotte Hall Veterans Hospital, Baltimore Rehab, and Baltimore VA Medical Center to show gratitude for their dedication. The program was sponsored by the Republican Women of Worcester County. Above are first graders Carlie Gates, Dylan Jung and Eddie Aksu. ...READ MORE

OC/Berlin Rotary Club Presents Anders With Scholarship Check

Ocean City/Berlin Rotary Club President Arlan Kinney, right, recently presented Erika Anders with a scholarship check. Anders is a graduate of Stephen Decatur High School and is a junior at Salisbury University. She has recently changed her major from pre-med to pre-PA (Physician’s Assistant).  ...READ MORE

OC Elementary Students Of The Month

Ocean City Elementary School recently honored the December Students of the Month. They were, first row, first graders Emma Sheppard, Adriana Harutyunyan, Summer Banks, Jessica Beck and Reese Robins (not pictured); second row, second graders Aria Islam, Tristan Jager, Madison Dang, Henry Brous, Gavin McCabe, Mason Houck and Alexis Mumford; third row, third graders Adison Hommel, Giana Cauble, C.C. Lizas, Devon Kramer, Brittyn Leonard and Claire Williams; and fourth row, fourth graders Abigail...READ MORE

Worcester Prep Teaching Future Engineers And Tech Experts

Some of the future engineers and tech experts in computer teacher Erika Phillips’ pre-kindergarten class at Worcester Prep include from left, Angeline Todorov, Isabella Metz, Sydney Tingle and Teagan Allen. ...READ MORE

Buckingham Elementary Students Enjoy Buddy Reader Drop Everything And Read Day

Kindergarten and second grade students from Crissy Williams and Tanya Call's class at Buckingham Elementary enjoy their "Buddy Reader Drop Everything And Read" day. Pictured are Markell Bright and Mason Seager, below, and Joshua Short, Dalton Gee and Arielle Wright, above.  ...READ MORE

Worcester Prep's First-Grade Participate As Space Scientists

Some of Worcester Prep’s first-grade space scientists participating in Cathy Auxer’s class are, front of the sun, from left, Rory Pugh, Aidan Levy, Sara Miller, Aleezah Ehtasham, Zoe Brafman, Luke Loeser and Austin Bren; back of sun, Jett Odachowski, Caitlyn Hoen, Luke Bunting, Logan Ginnavan, Hunter Hammond, Jason Todorov, Brody Bushnell and Morgan Schoch. Submitted Photos ...READ MORE

6th Annual OC Lions Club Golf Tournament Raises Over $25,000 For Wounded Warriors Project

The 6th Annual Ocean City Lions Club golf tournament raised over $25,000 for the resort group’s Wounded Warriors project. The Lions presented a check to the Chaplain’s office at Dover Air Force Base for transfer to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. Pictured, from left, are Lion Ron Edelmann, PX Manager Charlyne Morganfield, Chaplain’s Assistant Javon Merritt of the 436 Airlift Wing and Lion Ben Dawson. ...READ MORE

Kiwanis Club Welcomes Maryland Capital Enterprises Speaker

Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines - Ocean City President Mike Morton welcomes to the club’s recent meeting guest speaker Christan McIntyre, Training Coordinator for Salisbury-based Maryland Capital Enterprises (MCE), a private nonprofit that empowers business to grow, create jobs and generate wealth on Maryland's Eastern Shore and across the state. ...READ MORE

First State Detachment Marine Corps League Sends Check To Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund

Thanks to the generosity of the people in lower Sussex County and northern Worcester County, the First State Detachment Marine Corps League was able to send a check in the amount of $2,000 to the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund. Pictured, from left, are Past Detachment Commandant Wally Stevenson, Detachment Sgt. At Arms Frank Conlon, Detachment Commandant Fred Wise and Del. State Commandant, Dick Tanner. ...READ MORE

Democrats Of Worcester County Hold Post-Holiday Sunday Buffet With Delegate Norm Conway

Members of the Democratic Central Committee of Worcester County and over 300 more Democrats attended a Post-Holiday Sunday Buffet with Delegate Norm Conway. Many elected officials attended to pay tribute to Conway including Sen. Jim Mathias. Pictured, from left, are Barbara Richardson, Flo Gadsen, Tom Wilson, Ivory Smith, Christine Clark, Lanny Hickman, Kay Hickman and Mathias.  ...READ MORE

Ravens Roost #44 Raises $3,800 For Third Place In The 18th Annual Penguin Swim

By raising $3,800, Ravens Roost #44, Ocean City, placed third in the team division of the 18th Annual Penguin Swim, which raises money for Atlantic General Hospital. Team members pictured, front, are Bill Cordwell, Walter Gram and Tim Wilson; and, back, Gary Miller, Maggie Miller, Tom Maly, Larry Gerst and Tony Chaplinski. Submitted Photos ...READ MORE

A Week In Business

Partnering with BP, Ocean Petroleum has announced a $12,500 grant to Assateague Coastal Trust. Above, Ocean Petroleum Chief Operating Officer Steve Ladd presents Assateague Coastal Trust Executive Director Kathy Phillips with the check that will help continue Assateague Island efforts as well as water monitoring efforts in the coastal bays. Submitted Photo The Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce’s 22nd Annual Ocean to Bay Bike Tour was presented with the 2011 Southern Delaware Tourism...READ MORE

What's Your Sign?

ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Your batteries should be fully recharged by now, making you more than eager to get back into the swing of things full time. Try to stay focused so that you don't dissipate your energies. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): You're eager to charge straight ahead into your new responsibilities. But you'll have to paw the ground a little longer, until a surprise complication is worked out. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20): Rival factions are pressuring you to take a stand favoring...READ MORE

Things I Like

Superstitions A group of kids running and laughing Rainy Sunday nights at home 
 The unmistakable smells of a garage 
 Driving on a new set of tires
 Pictures of my kids at play together Adults who still read the cartoons
 Headache medicine that works fast
 Commercials starring animals
 A hot soup and hot sandwich for lunch
 A cold bottle of Arizona Green Tea   ...READ MORE