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What's Your Sign?

ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Taking advice isn't always easy for self...READ MORE

Things I Like

A line of boats heading out of the Inlet to fish Having but not using ...READ MORE

Rotary Club Of Salisbury Congratulates Salisbury 4-Way Test Recipients

Congratulating 2013 Rotary Club of Salisbury 4-Way Test recipients Cur...READ MORE

Community Foundation Awards Off Street Sports Performance Program With $7,500 Community Needs Grant

The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore awarded Off Street Sport...READ MORE

Worcester County Commission For Women Sponsors Suddenly Single Workshop

The Worcester County Commission for Women sponsored last month a Sudde...READ MORE

Worcester County Volunteer Service Manager Speaks At Republican Women Of Worcester County Meeting

Cyndy Howell, left, Worcester County Volunteer Service Manager, spoke ...READ MORE

OC Lions Club Presents OC Center For The Arts With A Check For $1,000

At a recent Ocean City Lions Club meeting, Lions President Cindy Malam...READ MORE

A Week In Business

Awards Presented OCEAN CITY -- Thirty-eight awards were recently prese...READ MORE

Health Care Reform’s Impact On Your Retirement

OCEAN CITY -- While there is still some debate about various aspects o...READ MORE

Best Bites On The Beach

Fruitland-Salisbury Restaurant 213 213 N. Fruitland Blvd., Fruitland 4...READ MORE

Thursday, June 28 - Information Sought On Area Mailman Facing Fraud Charges

June 22, 2007 - Daily Buzz
OCEAN PINES - A Salisbury man who was working as a mail carrier out of the U.S. Post Office in Ocean Pines was arrested on fraud and theft charges this week after a four-month investigation linked him to an identity theft scheme. Nikhilkumar Patel, 27, of Salisbury, was arrested this week and charged with theft, credit card fraud and obtaining a credit card in the name of another after a four-month joint investigation by the Worcester County Bureau of Investigation (WCBI) and the U.S. Postal...READ MORE

Wednesday, June 27 - Public To Weigh In On Ocean City Airport Future

June 22, 2007 - Daily Buzz
OCEAN CITY - A public hearing on the future of the Ocean City Municipal Airport is planned for Thursday, June 28 at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center. A public workshop starts at 6 p.m. and the public hearing is slated to run from 7-9 p.m. An environmental assessment was recently completed on the general aviation airport, which is based in West Ocean City off Route 611 and operated by the Town of Ocean City. The assessment studies the impact the lengthening of runways will have on the...READ MORE

Tuesday, June 26 - Governor Tours Coastal Bays, Plans Trimper's Visit

June 22, 2007 - Daily Buzz
OCEAN CITY- Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley arrived in Ocean City today for the first of several events connected to the annual Maryland Municipal League (MML) Convention in what will be a two-day stay in the resort area. Although certainly no stranger to Ocean City and the resort area, O'Malley's two-day stop in Ocean City is the first in an official capacity since taking office in January. This morning, O'Malley boarded a boat at the Talbot Street Pier for a tour of the coastal bays, during...READ MORE

Monday, June 25 - Missing Man's Body Possibly Found In Assateague Surf

June 22, 2007 - Daily Buzz
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND - Authorities suspect the body found Sunday evening off Assateague Island is that of the missing teenager who lost his life in Ocean City one week ago. It was Sunday, June 17 when Lijpaul Headly, 19, was swimming in the ocean off 31st Street with his cousin and brother. The three non-swimmers were reportedly caught in a rip current. A lifeguard was able to save two of them, but Headly's body was never found, despite an exhaustive search by the Ocean City Beach Patrol, the U.S....READ MORE

Voices From The Readers

June 22, 2007 - Letter To The Editor
Lessons Learned From OC Tragedy Editor: Sunday, June 17 was a beautiful day that turned into a nightmare for a few families and a major buzz kill and gruesome reality of life that took place on 33rd Street for all those who witnessed the drowning and search effort for the boy that lost his life this past weekend. After discussing the days tragic events with Ted Smith, a surfer/waterman that I trust my life with every time we surf the biggest, coldest waves the Atlantic can produce, we felt the...READ MORE

Council To Weigh Resident's Request To Purchase Land

June 22, 2007 - Top Stories
OCEAN CITY - A discussion over the purchase of city property on Robin Drive came to the table at this week's City Council meeting, spurring the need for a work session to delve further into the issues of the land and the bulkhead that borders it. Wayne Hartman came before the council at Monday night's meeting to request to purchase the municipal property adjacent to 333 Robin Drive. Hartman purchased the apartments across the street a few years ago and renovated the run-down building. He hopes...READ MORE

Pedestrian Unable To Recover From Injuries

June 22, 2007 - Top Stories
OCEAN CITY - A 21-year-old Easton man critically injured when struck by a car on Coastal Highway near 33rd Street early Sunday morning died at the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore Tuesday night, becoming the first pedestrian fatality in the resort in 2007. Tyler Adams, 21, of Easton, and a friend, Dale Blankenship, 21, also of Easton, ran across Coastal Highway between 32nd and 33rd streets from east to west around 1:45 a.m. last Sunday when they were struck by a southbound...READ MORE

OCBP Hopes Non-Swimmers Get Message After Tragedy

June 22, 2007 - Top Stories
OCEAN CITY - The waters off the coast of Ocean City claimed their first victim of the season last weekend when a 19-year-old Lanham, Md. man drowned around 31st Street after getting swept under by a rip current. Around 2:45 p.m. last Sunday, two brothers and a cousin, originally from Jamaica, were swimming in the ocean not far from shore between 31st and 32nd streets when they suddenly found themselves caught in a rip current. One of the brothers and the cousin were rescued by the Ocean City...READ MORE

Resort Businesses Take Funding Plea To County

June 22, 2007 - Top Stories
SNOW HILL - Ocean City's tourism industry needs to spend major bucks on advertising, resort business leaders told county elected officials this week, while seeking their support for increases in Ocean City tourism funding. 'We don't have a number we were looking for per se. We just wanted the county to be aware of what's happening in Ocean City,' Susan Jones, executive director of the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association (OCHMRA), told the Worcester County Commissioners on Tuesday. 'We...READ MORE

Area Angler Hooks Season’s 1st White Marlin

June 22, 2007 - Top Stories
OCEAN CITY - The offshore fishing season in Ocean City has been well underway for several weeks now with sharks of all shapes and sizes being caught in early tournaments and tuna and dolphin starting to show up in decent numbers in the canyons off the coast, but the missing piece of the puzzle until last weekend was the appearance of the first white marlin of the year. Angler Kevin Haile of Pittsville, fishing aboard the 'Catfish' with Captain Doug Simm, caught and released the first white...READ MORE

County May Expand Cover Crop Program If Grant Approved

June 22, 2007 - Top Stories
SNOW HILL - Worcester County will expand its cover crop program if a non-point source reduction grant comes through, permitting more farmers to participate in the popular water quality initiative. 'Right now, I have over $1 million signed up just in the county. We weren't allocated that much so some of our land owners and farmers aren't going to get it,' said Doug Jones, Soil Conservation district manager. Worcester County will apply for $243,000 in Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding...READ MORE

County Views Mixed On Route 50 Bridge

June 22, 2007 - Top Stories
SNOW HILL - After an inconclusive discussion by the County Commissioners on the Route 50 bridge options proposed by the state, one commissioner said she was happy the bridge is not the county's responsibility. 'I'm glad it's not a county problem,' said Commissioner Judy Boggs. Several of the commissioners had unanswered questions after the informal discussion, prompted by Comprehensive Planning Director Sandy Coyman's report on recent public workshops on the remaining four bridge options...READ MORE

Eagle's Landing Stays Member Of OC Golf Group

June 22, 2007 - Top Stories
OCEAN CITY - Eagle's Landing Golf Course will see at least one more year of its relationship with the Greater Ocean City Golf Association (GOCGA) after the City Council voted to renew the contract at this week's meeting. Mike Noah, tourism director, and Bob Croll, Eagles Landing Golf Professional, came before the council Monday to request a renewal of the Eagle Landing contract with the GOCGA. 'It's the same program that we're in currently,' Croll said explaining that if the contract is renewed...READ MORE

Merchant Reports Carts Hurting Somerset Street

June 22, 2007 - Top Stories
OCEAN CITY - The ongoing debate over Somerset Street continued this week as businesses on the street voiced their concerns and dissatisfaction with their current situation. Al Wendling, owner of Pop's Joke Shop, said he was speaking on behalf of the businesses on Somerset Street this week as he addressed the issues of decreasing business, merchant carts on the street, and attempts to revive the street. According to Wendling, last year the Ocean City Development Corporation (OCDC) and the...READ MORE

More Trees Eyed For Route 346 In Berlin

June 22, 2007 - Top Stories
BERLIN - Interparcel connectors and trees were on the Berlin Planning Commission's mind at its June meeting. The commission has been attempting to set standards for development along the road, which continues to undergo widespread redevelopment. Three of the four projects before the commission at the meeting were located on Route 346, or Old Ocean City Boulevard. Interparcel connectors between properties would reduce traffic on Route 346 and possibly reduce the number of driveways, according to...READ MORE

New Deputy Sheriff Replaces Veteran In Snow Hill

June 22, 2007 - Top Stories
SNOW HILL - Worcester County Sheriff Charles Martin and members of the police community swore in Deputy Sheriff Doug Dods as Worcester County's new Chief Deputy on Monday, June 18, in the Commissioners Meeting Room of the Worcester County Government Center in Snow Hill. As the new Chief Deputy, Dods is stepping into the post held by retiring Chief Deputy Reggie Mason for 23 years. Mason served the residents and visitors of Worcester County as a member of the Worcester County Sheriff's Office for...READ MORE

Ocean City Adds Teeth To Business License Policies

June 22, 2007 - Top Stories
OCEAN CITY - The City Council strengthened the procedure for suspending and revoking business licenses this week after a continued discussion over merchants selling counterfeit items. Last week the council discussed ways to crack down on counterfeit merchandise as they reviewed the proposed ordinance involving suspension, revocation and appeals process for business licenses. This week, after a first reading the council voted unanimously to pass the ordinance, but not before further changes were...READ MORE

Open Space Law Change Could Impact County

June 22, 2007 - Top Stories
SNOW HILL - Under a new state law Worcester County must spend $337,000 in Program Open Space (POS) funds to acquire new parkland. The recent legislation requires Maryland counties that have reached their acquisition goal to spend 25 percent of their POS funding on purchasing parkland, starting in fiscal year (FY) 2008. Worcester County has far exceeded the state goal, with over six times as much land purchased for parkland as the state requires. Each county must provide 30 acres of parkland for...READ MORE

PGA Pro Helps Celebrate Course's Grand Opening

June 22, 2007 - Top Stories
BERLIN - About 14 hours after coming tantalizingly close to winning the U.S. Open at Oakmont in the Pennsylvania town of the same name not far from where he grew up, high-ranked PGA professional Jim Furyk was in the resort area Monday morning to help dedicate the War Admiral course at the Glen Riddle community. A clearly tired Furyk was on hand Monday morning to help dedicate the members-only War Admiral course at Glen Riddle. Furyk, who served as a consultant in the design of both courses at...READ MORE

Preliminary Test Scores Show County Making Progress

June 22, 2007 - Top Stories
BERLIN - The preliminary 2007 Maryland School Assessment (MSA) report card for grades 3 through 8 has been released by the Maryland State Department of Education. Worcester County Public Schools continues to make progress toward achieving 100-percent proficiency in all grade levels and subgroups by 2013, as mandated by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation. 'All of our stakeholders should celebrate the results of this preliminary release,' said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jon Andes....READ MORE

Shockley Fulfils Pledge, Seeks Change In Ethics Law

June 22, 2007 - Top Stories
SNOW HILL - Donors with deep pockets may not get much for their political contributions if one elected official succeeds in changing the county's ethics law, as Worcester County Commissioner Virgil Shockley has pledged to do. Shockley intends to present a bill this summer requiring commissioners who receive more than $500 from a campaign donor to recuse themselves from matters involving that donor. 'You will see before September a version of this law. That's probably going to make some people in...READ MORE

Surfers Vie For $6K In Prizes In Ocean City

June 22, 2007 - Top Stories
A. Caleb Buchler of Fenwick Island gets vertical and wins the boys shortboard division of Chauncey's Surfabout. Photo by Art Baltrotsky B. Myles Deppe, 9, of Bishopville, was the lucky winner of a new surfboard courtesy of Chauncey's Surf Shops. Photo by Chauncey Rhodes  BERLIN - About 150 competitors from Maryland, Delaware and Virginia surfed for $6,000 in prizes during Chauncey's Surfabout at 54th Street in Ocean City on Saturday, June 16, 2007. Chauncey's Surf Shops teamed up with...READ MORE

Town's Sidewalk Project Could Cost $500K

June 22, 2007 - Top Stories
BERLIN - Flower St. sidewalk project's costs could be nearly $500,000, a town staffer revealed at last Monday's Berlin Town Council meeting. Engineering estimates top out at $486,000 for the apparently never-ending project. 'That's without the contingencies,' said town Administrator Linda Bambary. The cost, which could be less when bids are received, ballooned from the starting price of $183,000 when significant changes were made to the work. 'The initial application was for the opposite side of...READ MORE

Two Charged With Armed Robbery, Assault

June 22, 2007 - Top Stories
OCEAN CITY - A 26-year-old New Jersey man was robbed at knifepoint, beaten and thrown unconscious into some bushes along 94th Street early last Sunday morning after accepting a ride to a party from his attackers. Ocean City police officers were called to the area of Mediterranean Drive and 94th Street last Sunday morning to investigate a report of an unconscious man lying on the sidewalk. The investigating officers discovered Daniel Connelly, 26, of Brooklawn, N.J., passed out with dried blood...READ MORE

Worcester Prep Grads Named All-Americans

June 22, 2007 - Top Stories
BERLIN - Two of this year's most distinguished graduates from Worcester Preparatory School were honored this week for their achievements on and off the field. - Travis Gregory has been named an All-American in lacrosse by US Lacrosse. Gregory was nominated by Kevin Gates, head coach of the Worcester Prep boys' team. Gregory was voted the Most Valuable Player on his team by his teammates, is a member of the school's prestigious 12-Letter Club (for playing three varsity sports each year for four...READ MORE

Missing Man, Children Found

June 22, 2007 - Cops & Courts
OCEAN CITY - A breaking story earlier this week involving a Montgomery County man who was reportedly headed to Ocean City where he planned to kill his two children and then himself had a happy ending of sorts when the suspect succumbed to authorities late Monday night after a massive search was initiated last Sunday. Ocean City police received word Sunday from the Montgomery County Police Department a 'critically missing' family, including a father and two children, ages eight and 10, could be...READ MORE

Funding, Yes; Events, Oh Yes

June 22, 2007 - Editorial
It's no secret: it's not the best of times in the world of tourism in the Ocean City area. Sure, there are still hundreds of thousands of people here on the weekends, roads in Ocean City are bustling, some hotels have no vacancy signs illuminated and the top restaurants still have waits during the peak times, but the hospitality industry is coming forward in an unprecedented fashion to make their pleas for help in the way of funds to bolster the promotion and marketing of Ocean City to improve...READ MORE

Thoughts From The Publisher's Desk

June 22, 2007 - Between The Lines
Although it's unfair criticism by my estimation, the Ocean City Shark Tournament found itself in recent weeks in the crosshairs of the Humane Society of the United States. Director Mark Sampson posted this letter on the tournament's website in response to what has been said about the tournament. 'I'd like to take this opportunity to offer thanks to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). Even though you obviously know nothing about sharks or shark conservation, you took it upon yourself...READ MORE

Md. Family Continues To Mourn Teen's Death

June 22, 2007 - Featured Story
OCEAN CITY - One year after an Elkton high school graduate in Ocean City for Senior Week was first reported missing and later found floating in the Cape May, N.J. harbor, and one week after what would have been his 19th birthday, the memories of the tragedy still linger in the resort and his family and friends are still grieving. One year ago last week, Nicholas Raymond Gochnour, 18, was first reported missing by friends he was staying with in Ocean City for Senior Week after they had not seen...READ MORE

City Planners Tackle Changes To Bayside Projects

June 22, 2007 - Top Stories
OCEAN CITY - The regulations for bayside development that are aiming to bring better and more diversified buildings to the area faced further changes and discussion this week as the Planning and Zoning Commission considered further changes. The Planning and Zoning Commission met with Jesse Houston, director of Planning and Community Development, this week to discuss the changes that needed to be made to the height-by-right regulations to get the ordinance passed. The goal of the bayside...READ MORE

OC Comfort Station Proposal Sparks Concerns

June 22, 2007 - Top Stories
OCEAN CITY - A proposal for an additional Boardwalk comfort station before the City Council on Monday created discussion and yielded immediate opposition from Boardwalk home and business owners. Boardwalk Development Association (BDA) President Bob Givarz and City Engineer Terry McGean came before the council at Monday evening's meeting to present their idea for an additional comfort station to be located on 4th Street and the Boardwalk. There are currently four comfort stations on the...READ MORE

County Passes Bill Limiting Sex Shops To Industrial Areas

June 22, 2007 - Top Stories
SNOW HILL - Lap dancing and X-rated movie theaters will not be coming to a commercial corridor near you after the County Commissioners passed a bill this week restricting sexually oriented businesses to industrial areas, a back-up measure for the moratorium already in place.  The commissioners passed the bill six to one, an unusual vote breakdown for a body known for unanimous votes. Commissioner Virgil Shockley voted against the bill because of the provision governing movie theaters. He...READ MORE

Organizers Hope To Continue Powerboat Races In Ocean City

June 22, 2007 - Top Stories
OCEAN CITY - Boat enthusiasts and spectators gathered this past weekend for another exciting year of good weather, fast boats, and intense racing as the OPA Offshore Power Boat Races came to town. The races occurred on Sunday afternoon, with crowds gathering all along the beach to watch the boats race around the course from 4th street to 42nd street. Unfortunately for the boat Wicked, Sunday's race was a memorable one for the wrong reason. While racing, Wicked, a New Jersey boat raced by Jay...READ MORE

We Remember Those Who Have Pasted

June 22, 2007 - Obituaries
Candy Jean Smawley SELBYVILLE - Candy Jean Smawley, 48, died Thursday, June 14 at home. Survivors include her father and step-mother, Robert O. Clower, Jr. and Sue Clower of Fenwick Island; mother, Jean Donovan of Dover; son, Matthew Tucker Smawley; sweet heart, Kevin R. Parcells of Selbyville and the entire Parcells family; and brother Robert O. Clower III of Fenwick Island. She had been the food and beverage manager at Bayside in Selbyville. A funeral service was held on Monday at Hastings...READ MORE

OC Bowler Win State Titles

June 22, 2007 - Sports
OCEAN CITY- Eight-year-old Ocean City native Jacob Shockley returned recently from the 43rd Annual United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Youth Tournament with two Maryland state titles. Shockley, who has grown up learning to bowl at Ocean Lanes in Ocean City, captured first place in the bantam boys' singles handicap division with a winning score of 640, which was 21 pins better than his closest competitor. Shockley also took first place in the all-events bantam boys scratch with a score of 1364,...READ MORE

Eastern Shore Mens' Open Tennis Championship

June 22, 2007 - Sports
Daniel Barnas, of La Plata, took time off from his Senior Week activities to win the 2007 Eastern Shore Mens' Open Tennis Championship last weekend at the Ocean City Tennis Center, defeating David Ray, of Mississippi, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, in the finals. Pictured above, the expressions on the players' faces easily identify who won and who came in second with Barnas on the right and Ray on the left. ...READ MORE

Big Opening Night at Ocean Downs

June 22, 2007 - Sports
BERLIN- Ocean Downs opened its 59th season of live racing last Saturday with a big crowd and a big performance by one of the historic track's most prolific drivers. Just over 3,100 harness racing fans filled the grandstand at Ocean Downs last Saturday for the first night of the summer live meet and they were treated to a driving triple by Raymond 'Shorty' Brown, who won three times to get his season off to a great start. Brown followed Saturday night's three wins with two more on Sunday night to...READ MORE

Record Number of Boats, Big Threshers Highlight OC Shark Tourney

June 22, 2007 - Sports
OCEAN CITY- After a sluggish start last Thursday, the 27th Annual Ocean City Shark Tournament ended up being one the biggest and best ever with a record 84 boats participating despite less than stellar weather and seas and the veiled threat of a protest hanging over the event. The 27th Annual Ocean City Shark Tournament, held over four days last weekend, had a little bit of everything including big sharks weighed at the scales, scores more released, thousands of dollars in prize money awarded...READ MORE

Live Bands and DJs

June 22, 2007 - Best Beats
Assateague Island Oasis: 410-629-1492, Rt. 611; Every Friday & Saturday: Patrick McAllorum; Every Wednesday & Sunday: Jon Pheasant; Every Thursday: Katie Bragg. Bahama Mamas: 410-289-0291, Call for entertainment. Blue Ox & Babe's Lounge: 410-250-6440, 127th St. & Coastal Hwy.; Call for entertainment. Buxy's Salty Dog: 410-289-0973, 28th St. & Coastal Hwy.; Friday, June 22: DJ Wood; Saturday, June 23: Crowded Outhouse; Every Sunday: DJ BK; Tuesday, June 26: Pirate Radio;...READ MORE

When Markets Swing, High-Quality Shines

June 22, 2007 - Money Sense
BERLIN - When markets sizzle, every business venture seems destined to earn money, and rapidly rising growth stocks can make the stocks of stable, well-established companies seem plodding and dull by comparison. But add a dose of volatility to the market and suddenly the very qualities that seemed so boring (stability, reliability, predictability) begin to shine. In an economic climate such as the one currently being experienced, Tom Latta, Director of Merrill Lynch's Global Private Client...READ MORE

Things I Like

June 22, 2007 - Things I Like
Steam coming off a pile of steamed crabs The last hour of a long flight The movie, 'Blood Diamond' Hearing birds singing from bed Goofy baby ducks Coming across a bird's nest with an egg in it Chicken wings and a beer The strange colors of a butterfly A good dinner followed by a good movie Dipping crabmeat in a old bay The Seinfeld episode about the 'soup nazi'  ...READ MORE

Things We Like

June 22, 2007 - Things I Like
Watching dolphins from my balcony Fresh strawberries from Magee Farms        A new Mary Higgins Clark mystery The reflection of the sunset on the ocean Fireworks on the Fourth of July A fall weekend when the Ravens, Eagles and Nittany Lions all win their football games Half-priced dinners at Coins Surprise gifts from my husband Sleeping in late An unexpected e-mail from a friend Grotto Pizza By Joyce A. Grimm  ...READ MORE

What's Your Sign?

June 22, 2007 - Horoscopes
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Information you need might be coming in sporadically, but at least what you're getting is valuable. Continue to wait until more is available before acting on that career move. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): You continue on an upbeat cycle, and with that strong Taurean energy you should see favorable results from your hard work. A pleasant surprise awaits you in your private life. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20): A misunderstanding needs more time to be worked out. Don't...READ MORE

Ocean City Elementary

June 22, 2007 - Students
Books were recently distributed through the McGuffey Book Worm Club to first, second and third grade students at Ocean City Elementary School. The club distributes four books to each student with a book bag for summer reading. Above, club volunteer Christine Selzer gives second grade Alex DeSilver his summer book bag.  ...READ MORE

Worcester Prep

June 22, 2007 - Students
Worcester Prep Random Acts of Kindness award winners with club sponsor Jan Calloway, left, and Dr. Barry Tull, Headmaster, right, are, from left, Jordan Marshall, Dagsboro; Chris Fisher, Ocean City; Austin Gerachis, Ocean City; Erica Martin, Rehoboth Beach; Paxton Mitchell, Ocean City; and Billy Roca, Rehoboth Beach. These middle school students took their time to create birthday cards for all others in Worcester's Middle School and worked hard to encourage everyone to engage in random acts of...READ MORE

Worcester Prep

June 22, 2007 - Students
Top students at Worcester Prep in Grades 9-11 were awarded plaques and bonds at the school's annual Academic Awards Convocation. The winners were, from left, Christian Payne, Salisbury, Best All-Round Student, Grades 9-11; Dominique Kunciw, Ocean Pines, Highest Academic Average, Grades 9-11; Ashley Foreman, Frankford, Highest Academic Average, Grades 7-8; and Nikki Carpenter, Ocean City, Best All-Round Student, Grades 7-8. ...READ MORE

Cedar Chapel Special School

June 22, 2007 - Students
Cedar Chapel Special School recently held its graduation. Students graduating this year are, top row, Donta Smith and Tervon Revels, bottom row, Antrone Merrill, Carol Ann Hamlett and Jose Murillo. Submitted Photo ...READ MORE

"Your Weekly W.T.F."

June 22, 2007 - Outside The Bubble
Sometimes you just have to laugh and shake your head. There are moments when those two actions seem like the only logical explanation for what you have just seen or heard. To illustrate this point, try taking a leisurely stroll on the Boardwalk when the sun goes down, and try to count how many times that you do both of those things. You will laugh and shake your head. It's impossible not to do it. It's not in an, 'I-am-superior-to-your-barbed-wire-tattoo-and-your-ripped-jorts' kind of way, but...READ MORE

Restaurateur Seeks To Keep Husband's Tradition Strong

June 22, 2007 - Everyday People
OCEAN CITY - As you walk into the General's Kitchen, you are immediately surrounded by the breakfast smells of bacon, eggs and mouthwatering creamed chipped beef wafting through the air and you can almost feel the tradition that is built into the wood paneling and mixed into the ingredients. According to owner Angela Bollas, the General's Kitchen is all about tradition and quality ingredients. 'The main thing is keeping the tradition that Gus started in 1965,' Angela said, describing her goal...READ MORE

A Week In Business

June 22, 2007 - Business News
Bank Promotions BERLIN - Raymond M. Thompson, President and C.E.O. of Calvin B. Taylor Banking Company, has announced the following promotions: Joy Fink has been named Assistant manager of the bank's main office in Berlin.  Fink, a native of Wallkill, N.Y., joined the bank in 2005. She has worked in the Ocean Pines and West Ocean City offices as a Management Trainee. She's a graduate of St. Bonaventure University with a degree in marketing. She received her M.B.A. from St. Bonaventure in...READ MORE

Berlin - West Ocean City - Ocean Pines

June 22, 2007 - Open Houses
WEST OCEAN CITY Sailor's Watch Golf Course Road Daily 10-4 New 3BR, 3.5BA Luxury Townhouses Coldwell Banker BAY POINT PLANTATION Gum Point Rd Off 589 Grand Opening Wed. 12-3 Stacey Arnold Bayside Realty 443-243-2204 OCEAN PINES 27 Leigh Drive Sat 11 - 3 6BR/5.5BA Single Family Mark Fritschle ReMax Premier Properties 410-726-0720 FENWICK ISLAND, DE Bayside Open Daily Condos, Townhomes & Single Family Homes Carl M. Freeman 877-436-9998 N. OCEAN PINES 11 Watergreen Sat 9-11 63 Newport Dr. Sun...READ MORE

Ocean City

June 22, 2007 - Open Houses
OCEAN CITY Seaside Retreat Daily 10-4 3BR, 2.5BA Coldwell Banker 410-723-1000 OCEAN CITY Somerset at Second Daily 10 - 3 3BR Boardwalk Condos Eric Cropper ReMax Premier Properties 443-373-9409 OCEAN CITY The Quay Saturday 2 & 3BR Condos Mary McCracken Long & Foster 410-430-7302 OCEAN CITY Pelican Perch Weekends 11-3 4BR, 4.5BA, & Loft Coldwell Banker 410-723-1000 OCEAN CITY Bahia Vista Daily 12-4 3 & 4 BR Bayfront Condos Della & Joe Wilson ReMax Premier...READ MORE

My Thoughts

June 22, 2007 - Insider
Insider's sweet tooth has been getting the best of him of late, and it's all due to this little place outside Berlin called Chesapeake Bay Farm, home to some of the best cheese and ice cream on the planet. You can't go wrong with any of the cheeses, and the old guy recommends the chocolate ice cream, but don't tell that young punk doctor over in Salisbury that tells him his sugar is always too high. NEST UPDATE: Birds never cease to amaze the old guy. The size of their brains may be the butts of...READ MORE