September 21, 2002

Thursday, September 27 - WOC Movie Theater Out; Major Retailer In

WEST OCEAN CITY - The Fox Theater at the White Marlin Mall in West Ocean City showed its final movie last weekend and is now being prepared as a site for one of the latest major chain retailers in the area. The Greenberg Gibbons Commercial Corporation, owners of the White Marlin Mall along Route 50 in West Ocean City, confirmed this week the movie theater, which has been a cornerstone of the shopping center since it opened in 1987, is now permanently closed. It will be replaced with a new...READ MORE

Wednesday, September 26 - Coastal Highway Resurfacing Work Begins

OCEAN CITY - This week marked the beginning the Maryland Department of Transportation's State Highway Administration's (SHA) resurfacing project, which will be affecting traffic along Coastal Highway for the next few months. The $1.4 million project will call for the resurfacing of more than two miles of MD 528 (Coastal Highway) between the north and southbound lanes of 26th to 60th streets. The project is estimated to last through the fall and into early December. This week marked the...READ MORE

Monday, September 24 - Plenty Of Events Fill Out Calendar For Fall

OCEAN CITY - The first day of autumn arrived on Sunday, bringing with it a number of special events for the season's weekends. Here's a look at some of the events being planned: Sept. 28-29: Winefest on the Beach, Inlet Parking Lot: Wine samplings, arts & crafts, live entertainment & food. Admission. Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Oct. 4-7: 10th Annual Endless Summer Cruisin', Inlet Parking Lot: Car show features 1,500 hot rods, customs, muscle cars, classics and more....READ MORE

Tuesday, September 25 - Home Invasion Suspect(s) Wanted

WEST OCEAN CITY - Maryland State Police are looking for a suspect or suspects that burglarized a townhouse in West Ocean City late Monday night. Shortly before 11 p.m. on Monday, Maryland State Police troopers from the Berlin barrack received a call from a resident at a townhouse in the Water's Edge community along Golf Course Rd. near Route 50 regarding a burglary at his home. The investigation revealed an unknown number of suspects forced entry into one of the townhouses and stole several...READ MORE

10-year Sentence In 1993 Sex Assault Ca

SNOW HILL - A Whaleyville man accused of sexually abusing his granddaughter 14 years ago pleaded guilty last week in Worcester County Circuit Court to second-degree assault and was sentenced to 10 years in jail. James Henry Tyre, 69, of Whaleyville, was in Worcester County Circuit Court last week facing several charges including child abuse, third- and fourth-degree sex offense and assault for an incident involving his granddaughter. According to court documents, sometime in the fall of 1993,...READ MORE

Thoughts From The Publisher's Desk

Shock waves went through the community on Wednesday when accused baby killer Christy Freeman was cleared of all wrongdoing and released from jail because the Medical Examiner's Office could not confirm 'life' in the fetus recovered in 2004. However, it was no surprise to me as my sources have said all along the case was troubled in a number of ways. Despite the recovering of four fetuses from her home, there's no disputing the legal case was a mess from the beginning. There were issues with the...READ MORE

Voices From The Readers

Here's Hoping For Other Tax Reductions Editor: It was thought that the appeal would take years, but in record time the State of Maryland granted a reduction in the assessed value of 15 of the Trimper family's 24 properties, but those that did not see any change were the lots where the amusement rides sit at the south end of the Boardwalk, the focus of the 'Save Trimpers' lobby. The 15 properties that did receive a reduction are scattered around Ocean City and the surrounding area. Not...READ MORE

Another View On Room Tax Increase

A lot of opinions have been heard in recent weeks over a proposed increase in the Worcester County room tax. In the end, the County Commissioners in Snow Hill have the ultimate say on whether Ocean City can spend some of the revenue raised through the increase on advertising the resort as a destination. We have already weighed in on the matter and support the increase to help bring Ocean City's advertising dollars in line with its coastal competition. Here's some other thoughts from an editorial...READ MORE

Ocean City

OCEAN CITY Tern Port #28 Bayside 28th St. 2BR/2BA Townhome Sat 1-4 Time Meadowcroft Long & Foster 443-235-7266 OCEAN CITY The Quay Saturday 10-2 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 Solara 64th Street Sat&Sun 10-3 3BR/2.5BA Oceanblock Della & Joe Wilson ReMax Premier Properties 443-235-4719 OCEAN CITY Pier 17 Condos Daily 12-4 3BR, 2BA New...READ MORE

West Ocean City - Berlin - Ocean Pines - DE - VA

WEST OCEAN CITY Sailor\'s Watch Golf Course Road Daily 10-4 New 3BR, 3.5BA Luxury Townhouses Coldwell Banker VIRGINIA Captain\'s Cove Daily 9 - 5 Resort Community With Amenities Coldwell Banker Eastern Shore 800-258-5843 OCEAN PINES 6 High Sheriff Trail Sat 1-3 Cape Cod on Cul-de-Sac Cam Bunting Bunting Realty 410-641-3313 BERLIN 102 Bay Street Sat 12-3 4BR Split Level Malia Ricks Sheppard Realty 410-726-2563 BERLIN 103 Broad Street Sat 10-1 4BR/2BA Historic Malia Ricks Sheppard...READ MORE

Live Bands And DJs

Assateague Island Oasis: 410-629-1492, Rt. 611; Friday, Sept. 21: Patrick McAllorum; Saturday, Sept. 22: Jon Pheasant; Thursday, Sept. 27: Phil Knight; All entertainment 6:30-9:30 p.m. Blue Ox & Babe's Lounge: 410-250-6440, 127th St. & Coastal Hwy.; Friday, Sept. 21: Nancy Micciulla; Saturday, Sept. 22: Rick Kennedy. Buxy's Salty Dog: 410-289-0973, 28th St. & Coastal Hwy.; Friday, Sept. 21: DJ BK; Saturday, Sept. 22: Crowded Outhouse. Caribbean bar & Grill: 410-289-0837, 2nd St....READ MORE

Woman Cleared Of Wrongdoing In Murder Probe

SNOW HILL - In a stunning turn of events this week, prosecutors dropped all charges against the Ocean City woman charged with first-degree murder in the death of her newborn child sometime in 2004 after the state Medical Examiner's Office reported there was inconclusive evidence the fetus, or any of the other three fetuses found in and around her resort residence, were ever alive. The criminal aspect of the sensational case, which created a national media circus on Sunset Drive this summer and...READ MORE

Business License Ordinance Nears Approval In OC

OCEAN CITY - The ordinance outlining amendments to hearings and appeals of business license fines, suspensions and revocations was discussed and passed on first reading at Monday evenings Mayor and Council meeting.   The ordinance will amend Chapter 14 entitled businesses and aims to add more teeth to the ordinance governing the suspension and revocation of business licenses. Through changes in fines, hearings, and appeals, the Mayor and Council hopes to crack down on business license...READ MORE

Free Prescription Discount Card Coming To Worcester

SNOW HILL - A free prescription drug discount card is coming to Worcester County, staff revealed this week at the County Commissioners meeting. 'The county is in the process of having that plan ready for commissioner approval,' said Worcester County Chief Administrator Gerry Mason on Tuesday. The card, like the one recently introduced in Sussex County, will be free to any Worcester County citizen. There's no enrollment, no forms to fill out, no physical, just a free card entitling the bearer to...READ MORE

Planning Comm. Okays Project's Height Amendment

OCEAN CITY - Contention over the Rivendell project reached its pinnacle Tuesday night at the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting as several of the key players in the Rivendell debate gathered to hash out the dispute over the five-foot height differential and to hear the commission's ruling on the requested height amendments. Several voices and opinions were heard Tuesday night, ranging from Zoning Administrator Blaine Smith to project architect Keith Iott to disgruntled neighbors of the...READ MORE

Unanimous Vote Needed By Commissioners On Room Tax

SNOW HILL - The public will have two opportunities to weigh in on the higher room tax rate proposed by Ocean City, with enabling legislation to allow the County Commissioners to raise the room tax rate to 4.5 percent introduced Tuesday, to be followed later this fall by a bill to actually raise the rate. 'The public will have the opportunity to comment on two separate occasions,' said Gerry Mason, Worcester County's chief administrator. The enabling legislation introduced this week, if passed,...READ MORE

First-Place Finisher Seeks White Marlin Open Suit Dismissal

SNOW HILL - While the Worcester County Circuit Court mulls a complaint filed earlier this month asking a judge to sort out who should be awarded the hundreds of thousands of dollars at stake in the blue marlin division of this year's White Marlin Open, the attorney for the angler who caught the first place white marlin last week filed a motion to dismiss the complaint and demanded his client be paid what is owed him. Amid confusion over alleged failed or untimely polygraph tests, the White...READ MORE

Freeman Issues Statement

SNOW HILL - The following is the entire statement released by Christy Freeman at a press conference yesterday morning. 'Christy Freeman, a prominent business owner and well-known figure in Ocean City, had the misfortunate of having a miscarriage in her 25th week of pregnancy on the 27th of July 2007. This event resulted in her losing eight pints of blood, nearly causing her death. When the Ocean City Police Department caught wind of this, the Chief of Police, Bernadette DiPino, immediately...READ MORE

Seven Weeks Of Events In Christy Freeman's Case

OCEAN CITY - It has been a wild seven weeks for Christy Freeman, who was released from jail Wednesday after first- and second-degree murder and manslaughter charges were dropped by the State's Attorney's Office. Freeman, an Ocean City business owner, resident and mother of four, went from facing life in prison in late July to being a free woman on Wednesday after a grand jury did not return an indictment because the Maryland Medical Examiner's Office found there was no 'life' in the fetus she...READ MORE

Undercover Federal Sting Busts Shore Residents

SNOW HILL - Federal officials yesterday morning swarmed two businesses and a residence in Snow Hill in connection with a massive sting operation conducted over the last several months targeting 39 suspects involved in an extensive money laundering scheme involving funds the suspects thought were being diverted to terrorism operations and the bribing of immigration officials for illegal permanent resident cards. Early yesterday morning, federal officials including the FBI and the Immigration and...READ MORE

Beauchamp Road Speed Limit Lowered

SNOW HILL - With a new speed limit of 40 mph on Beauchamp Rd. approved this week, motorists will need to hit the brakes or be on the lookout for police when they travel that way now. The County Commissioners voted on Tuesday to lower the speed limit on Tuesday after a handful of Ocean Pines residents sent the officials a letter asking for the reduction. The letter described the well-used street as 'a narrow two-mile road with deep drainage ditches on both sides of the road and no suitable...READ MORE

Berlin To Host 15th Annual Fiddlers Convention

BERLIN - The Berlin Chamber of Commerce will welcome back bluegrass legend Ronnie Reno and The Reno Tradition as the headlining act for this year's 15th Annual Berlin Fiddlers Convention. On Friday, Sept. 21 through Sunday Sept. 23, Berlin will say hello to some of the most talented bluegrass musicians in the world. Not only will Ronnie Reno and his band perform on Friday night and Saturday morning, they will also serve as professional judges in this 15th annual event that attracts thousands of...READ MORE

Coast Kids Program Launches New Educational Product

BERLIN - The 11th Annual Maryland Coast Day festival at Assateague on Saturday was the perfect venue for the Coast Kids program to release its new educational product •€' 'Critter Cards,' a deck of playing cards featuring illustrations and fun facts about local coastal animals. 'These cards are another fun way for kids to get to know their •€˜neighbors' better,' said Kim Quillin, director of the Coast Kids program, part of the Assateague Coastal Trust (ACT). 'Like the other offerings...READ MORE

Condos Planned To Replace Old Concrete Plant

OCEAN CITY - At the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting Tuesday night, the site plan for Croppers Landing, to be located between north First and North Division streets, was presented to and approved. The plan, calling for 94 multi-family residential units, will be located on the bayside between the south side of North 1st Street and the north side of North Division Street, abutting into the Isle of Wight Bay. The area is locally known as 309 1st Street. The applicant for the site plan...READ MORE

Council Rejects Request For Water Meter Variance

BERLIN - The new Barrett Medical Building must replace and move several newly installed water meters despite Becker Morgan Group's pleas for a variance, the Berlin Mayor and Council decided last week. Builders installed the wrong number of meters to begin and then the wrong model in the ceilings of the units later. 'What they're asking us is to basically cast a blind eye for not putting these where they're supposed to be,' said Council Vice President Gee Williams. 'That's not right.' Berlin...READ MORE

County Chooses To Route OP Water Pipe Under Creek

SNOW HILL - The Riddle Farm-Ocean Pines water connection will run under Turville Creek, and the cost will be shared proportionally between the two service areas, the county said this week as it authorized staff to take the next steps to bring the project to fruition. Worcester County elected officials finally chose the route for the pipeline Tuesday, rejecting the Route 589 option, which would cost three times the alternative route under Turville Creek. 'The path leading it across the creek...READ MORE

County Needs Another Look At Land Donation Offer

SNOW HILL - An offer to donate land in exchange for a cul de sac in Bishopville's Holiday Harbor residential community needs further study, the County Commissioners concluded Tuesday. Buzz Taylor, a resident of Dixie Lane in Holiday Harbor, has offered to donate the land for a cul de sac to be built on his street to allow large vehicles like garbage trucks and school buses to turn around, instead of backing up to exit the dead end street. 'Where we live no school buses can get to us because...READ MORE

Galaxy, Musician Send Out Call For Local Talent

BERLIN - Bryan Russo knows how lucky he is to be known as an Ocean City musician that plays mostly original songs. For over a year, the local 'songster' has been a constant at the Galaxy 66 on Wednesday nights and has become known as a prolific songwriter and a talented performer. He has learned, however, to welcome the occasional cat-calls for a little tune called 'Freebird.' 'I realize that this is a cover song type of town, and I've learned to embrace that, after getting to know some of the...READ MORE

Lewis Family Marks 25 Years Of M.R. Ducks

OCEAN CITY - Lloyd Lewis, who with his wife Gail, opened a small, open air, gazebo bar in 1982 adjacent to their newly purchased motel at Talbot Street, said it was a modest beginning for what is today an M.R. Ducks empire. "We ordered T-shirts for the bar staff to wear, but our local regulars wanted them, too. So we offered a few for sale. But then our 'summer people' wanted them as well. So we ordered some more, and then some more, and soon we were selling dozens of M.R. Ducks T-shirts...READ MORE

County Library Director Excited About Near Future

SNOW HILL - Local libraries have a lot to look forward to this fall, as the new Ocean City Library is on track to be completed before the end of the year and the system has received a grant to enhance the rate of reading in Worcester County. 'It is moving along. They are in the interior. They're doing drywall. They're doing painting,' said Worcester County Library Head Mark Thomas. 'They should be finished in a couple of months.' Thomas said he hopes to move the Ocean City Library into its new...READ MORE

Negligent Driving Citation Issued In Resort Tragedy

SNOW HILL - The family of an Easton man struck and killed on Coastal Highway in June seeking criminal justice for their deceased son did not get the answer they were hoping for this week when the driver of the vehicle that hit the victim pleaded guilty to a simple negligent driving citation and was fined a total of $140. Tyler Adams, 21, of Easton, was struck by a Jeep Cherokee driven by 19-year-old Brian Scott of Orwigsburg, Pa. on June 17 as he attempted to cross Coastal Highway and was...READ MORE

Newark Water Concerns Exacerbated By Recent Blaze

SNOW HILL - Newark has minimal water storage without a planned new water tower, making fire fighting difficult with the tower at least a year away. The water system in Newark has no fire protection built into it, Public Works Deputy Director John Ross said this week. 'It does not cover large demands like a fire. There's not enough storage down there for that,' Ross said. The lack of fire protection is not necessarily an oversight. Water systems are still occasionally built with little reserves...READ MORE

OCDC Seeks $225K In Community Legacy Grants

OCEAN CITY - At Monday night's Mayor and Council meeting, the City Council unanimously approved the resolution approving the application and receipt of financing for Community Legacy Projects in the downtown area of Ocean City. The approval of the resolution marks the town's support of the submission of the Ocean City Development Corporation's (OCDC) application for funding. The application deadline is Oct. 2, and this year the OCDC will be requesting $225,000 for four projects in the downtown...READ MORE

Ocean City Beach Patrol Suspends Coverage Sunday

OCEAN CITY - Most locals will agree that this is the best time to be in Ocean City. The beach conditions are awesome and the crowds are smaller due to school being back in session. Even though beach conditions are great, it is one of the most challenging times for guarding the beach. A large percentage of the lifeguards are back at school or college and many of the Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP) guards are teachers. Keeping personnel to cover the beach can be difficult. Lt. Mike Stone is an...READ MORE

Ocean City Beauty Spot Winners Crowned

OCEAN CITY - 'All gardeners live in beautiful places because they've made them so.' That was the underlying theme and quote read to honor the 2007 Beauty Spot Awards presented Monday Night at the Mayor and Council meeting. The awards recognize those members of the community who have gone above and beyond to contribute to the beautification of Ocean City. Donna Greenwood, chairperson of the Town of Ocean City Beautification Committee, presented the awards Monday night, announcing the winners in...READ MORE

Showell Students Excel In Media Fest

NEWARK - Showell Elementary School was one of three schools in Maryland to have a winning entry in the 2006-2007 International Student Media Festival (ISMF). In fact, Showell Elementary School had three winning entries, a school record for one awards cycle. 'Achieving this degree of success spotlights the talents and ingenuity of our students,' said Showell Elementary Principal Paula Jones. 'It also highlights the commitment to technology and the high expectations of our teachers. Students,...READ MORE

Sunfest Kite Festival Celebrates 30th Year In OC

OCEAN CITY - Ocean City will explode with color at this weekend's Sunfest Kite Festival, which is celebrating its 30th year as a world-class event. Recognized as one of the top 100 most popular venues on the planet, the Sunfest Kite Festival features kite making workshops, kite flying games, relays, 'candy drops,' kite competitions and plain kite spectating. The best news of all is it's free. In September of 1977, kite clubs from Maryland, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania and New Jersey came...READ MORE

Sunfest Weekend Comes To Resort

OCEAN CITY - Ocean City celebrates the start of the fall season with four fantastic days of food, arts and crafts and live music when Sunfest 2007 shines on the resort's Inlet lot, Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 20-23. Ocean City's most popular festival, the 33rd Annual Sunfest, will delight all ages with 180 crafters, live entertainment, hayrides on the beach, children's activities and the 23rd Annual Adeler Jeweler's Treasure Hunt. In and around four big-top tents, there is something for every...READ MORE

Trust Fund Created For Children Of Former Local

OCEAN CITY - The Ocean City area's boundless generosity is being sought again, this time for the three children of a long-time resident of the area and commercial fishermen left parentless when their mother and father were killed in a automobile accident in Maine in late August. Cory Openshaw, who lived and worked as a commercial fisherman and construction worker in the resort area for several years from 2000 to 2004, was killed in a head-on collision in Ellsworth, Maine on Aug. 24 along with...READ MORE

A Week In Business

Top Producers BERLIN - The Beach Group, comprised of Mia McCarthy and Leslie Smith, has been named team top producers for the month of August for the West Ocean City office of Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. The Beach Group was also recognized for being the top team in sales volume and listings. Carole Mendham was the top producing individual and the top listing individual. McCracken Leads Office OCEAN CITY -- Mary McCracken, a sales associate with Long and Foster Real Estate, Inc.'s Ocean...READ MORE

My Thoughts

As people get older, they usually are able to wise up and keep their noses clean, meaning they do not typically get in the same trouble they did when they were younger and stupider. That phrase keep your nose clean is a direct reference to drug called cocaine, but it can apply to anything in life. When Insider was a young-timer growing up on the streets of Philadelphia and later Baltimore, he used to like to gamble here and there. Whether it was throwing cards or dice against a wall or wagering...READ MORE

Decatur Volleyball Remains Unbeaten

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur's varsity volleyball team remained unbeaten this week, beating visiting Wicomico, 3-1, on Monday to improve to 4-0 on the season. The Seahawks won the first game, 25-20, and edged Wicomico, 25-23, in the second game to jump out to a quick 2-0 lead. Wicomico topped Decatur, 25-22, in third game to pull closer, but the Seahawks prevailed 25-15 in the decisive fourth game to prevail in the match. Despite the loss in a nail biter in the third game, the Seahawks were in...READ MORE

Mallards Win Fourth Straight

BERLIN- Worcester Prep's men's varsity soccer team stayed on a roll this week, beating host Greenwood Mennonite, 3-0, on Tuesday for their fourth straight win. The win over ESIAC rival Greenwood Mennonite completed a highly successful first third of the season for the Mallards, whose record now stands at 5-1. After splitting the first two games of the season with a victory over Holly Grove and a 2-0 loss to Sussex Tech, Worcester has now reeled off four straight wins. The Mallards thrashed...READ MORE

OC Marlin Club Retains Challenge Cup

OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Marlin Club successfully defended its Challenge Cup title last weekend, defeating the Cape May Marlin and Tuna Club to retain the cup for the second straight year. According to tournament rules, the top six boats from each team are included in the final point tally. Fourteen Ocean City Marlin Club boats participated while 19 participated for Cape May. Ocean City led the way with nine white marlin releases and two blue marlin releases for 975 points, while the Cape May...READ MORE

Seahawks Pluck Eagles, 9-1

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur's girl's varsity soccer team collected a big win on the road this week, thrashing Worcester County rival Snow Hill, 9-1, on Monday to improve to 2-1 on the season. The Seahawks got balanced scoring from up and down the roster on Monday and jumped all over the Eagles on their home pitch. Five different Decatur players scored goals in the blowout win. Lauren Cosgriff led the way with three goals, while Alyssa Hardesty added two. Charlotte Deck and Julia Finecey each scored...READ MORE

"Tough Guy of the Week" award

This week's Atlantic Physical Therapy and Fitness Center's 'Tough Guy of the Week' award went to Decatur's Blair Woodard, who played well on both sides of the ball in a 42-16 loss to Indian River last Friday. Pictured above is Woodard (center) flanked by Coach Bob Knox (left) and ATP's Bobby Hammond (right). Submitted photo ...READ MORE

We Remember Those Who Have Passed

Frances Lorraine Sprankle Kennedy BERLIN - Frances Lorraine Sprankle Kennedy, 79, died Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury from complications from heart surgery. She was the wife of John H. 'Jack' Kennedy for 48 years. He preceded her in death in July 1999. Born Feb. 16, 1929, she was the daughter of the late William B. and Rita J. Crutchley Sprankle Wells. Kennedy was a graduate of Saint John's Literary Institute in Frederick and the Mercy Hospital...READ MORE

The Ocean Pines Scarlet Ladies by the Sea

The Ocean Pines Scarlet Ladies by the Sea recently visited Cape May, N.J. Pictured on the trip are, front row from left, Phyllis Rivet, Emma Hopkins, Barbara Stawecki and Becky Lawson; and, second row from left, Monica McCarthy, Pat Van der Vossen and Dottie Smith. Submitted Photos ...READ MORE

The Pine Steppers

The Pine Steppers, a Modern Western Square Dance Club in Ocean Pines, is about to begin another year of fun and dancing. Pictured are the officers of the club. From left are President, Jacque and Joe Hunter; Treasurer, Jo and Bill Fortney; Vice President, Lee and Jerry Atteberry; Secretary, Louise and Phil Lassiter; and seated is the club's caller Ed Shaffer. The Pine Steppers meet at the Community Hall every Wednesday at 7 p.m. for workshops and hold a dance for club level dancers the fourth...READ MORE

Republican women from throughout Maryland

Republican women from throughout Maryland will hold their 85th Annual Convention at the Carousel Hotel in Ocean City on Oct. 12. The Convention Planning Committee includes: front row, from left, Judy Baehman, Ann Lutz and Betty O"Brien; and, second row, Joan Gentile, Lou Etta McClaflin, Roseann Bridgman and Ann Granados. ...READ MORE

Ocean City Elementary School

Caroline Engle and Garrett Lovalvo, students in Mrs. Monica Piern's second grade class at Ocean City Elementary School, recently learned about teamwork while participating in a 'Back To School Activity' making homemade ice cream. Submitted Photos ...READ MORE

Ocean City Elementary School

Ocean City Elementary School celebrated Back to School Spirit Day on Friday, Sept. 14.  Students Lexie  Van Kirk, Deja Kellam, Sydney Archey, and Megan McConnell showed their school spirit by modeling some OCES Apparel. ...READ MORE

Worcester Prep

RJ Smith, a freshman from Ocean City, tries out one of Worcester Preparatory School's new dual system Intel computers, which can be found in the Guerrieri Library, the Lower School Computer Lab and the Middle and Upper School Computer Lab. These computers, created by Apple, Inc., can be used for either Macintosh or Windows work and come with 20-inch screens. ...READ MORE

Stephen Decatur Marching

The Stephen Decatur Marching Band launched its season on Friday, Sept. 7, when the Decatur football team destroyed the Washington Jaguars 58-0. Senior band members, pictured from left, are Jesse Taylor, Evelynn Oberheitman, and Rachel Schiffer, among others. They are marching on the field to kick off Decatur's first game of the season. ...READ MORE

Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School

Father Tom Protack of the St. John Neumann Parish greets some Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School eighth grade boys with a smile on their first day back in school. Pictured, from left, are Carter Pruitt (Frankford, Del.), Kody Michael (Ocean View, Del.) and Richie D'Onofrio (Frankford, Del.). ...READ MORE

Snow Hill Elementary School

Dotsie Smith's pre-kindergarten students at Snow Hill Elementary School are pictured awaiting the first day of school earlier this month. Pictured are McKenzie Edmondson, Morgan Bradford and Erin Lambertson. ...READ MORE

A Salon Geared For Everyone

OCEAN CITY - Aug. 11 marked the one-year anniversary of the Studio 6 full-service salon in Ocean Pines, capping off a solid first year for owners Mynell and Shannon Bowie and bringing hopes of further success for their family-oriented business. Mynell and Shannon Bowie have always dreamed of owning their own salon. Prior to opening Studio 6, Mynell was working in construction, managing the customer service unit, while Shannon was putting in nearly 18 years at her family's salon. After extensive...READ MORE

"Finding the Good in the Bad"

I have been called many names. Many of them are not nice, and in some strange way, I admit, I kind of get off on it. I'm probably a bit sick and certainly a bit twisted, but there are few who aren't, and those folks probably think that some divine intervention will help them pay for their groceries, the nice guy finishes first and true love conquers all. I sometimes wish I could be like that. With that being said, I'm incredibly human. I cried during 'Bambi' (and 'This Boy's Life' for the same...READ MORE

A Good Idea To Pursue Growth While Limiting Risk

BERLIN - Many people understand that growth investments such as stocks have provided a good opportunity to increase wealth over the long run. And yet, the potential downside risk keeps many people from investing in stocks, even when this aversion could stand in the way of achieving important financial goals, like saving for college, planning for retirement, or meeting future health needs. Recently, however, ways of investing have emerged that allow the pursuit of growth with less risk. These...READ MORE

What's Your Sign?

ARIES (March 21 to April 19): This is a good time for the usually outspoken Lamb to be a bit more discreet. You still can get your point across, but do it in a way less likely to turn off a potential supporter. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Good news: All that hard work you put in is beginning to pay off. But you need to watch that tendency to insist on doing things your way or no way. Be a bit more flexible. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20): You might want to delay making a decision on the future of a...READ MORE

Things I Like

Couples wearing nothing but leather for Bike Week The start of the new TV seasons The cool mornings of autumn When dishonesty is exposed Taking the bypass around Salisbury How much the grass grows after a good rain A seagull flying with dinner How exhausted my dogs are at night The Firefighter Memorial on the Boardwalk Married people who like being around their spouses People who would rather volunteer than work  ...READ MORE

Things We Like

The feel of a newborn in your arms Children laughing in another room Cooking for my friends plus wine My boys snuggled in at my sides before bed My mother's smile when she sees me The anticipation of vacation in Hatteras My late father's nine grandchildren speaking lovingly of their memories of him A long run on a hot day My husband's love of his boat Watching my son Brooks play baseball My son Brennan's kisses A long stretch of beautiful days and nights with the windows open By Kim...READ MORE