October 26, 2007

Thursday, November 1 - 'Most Wanted' Man Apprehended By Rookie Mountie

OCEAN CITY - One of the most wanted men in America, a fugitive murderer and three-time escapee believed spotted in Ocean City in the summer of 2006, was finally caught last week in New Brunswick, Canada after nearly 20 years of dodging and taunting law enforcement from one end of the country to another. Richard Lee McNair, a high-profile killer listed as one of the most wanted in the country, was captured last Thursday by Royal Canadian Mountie Stephane Gagnon, who had been out of training...READ MORE

Wednesday, October 31 - Officials Confirm Anti-Slots Stance In Md.

OCEAN CITY - The Mayor and Council took a firm stance against slots at a work session Tuesday afternoon, with a majority vote to vehemently oppose slots in Maryland. After a presentation from the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant-Association (OCHMRA) and the Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce, the City Council took a vote and officially adopted a position on the contentious slots issue. The council voted four in favor with Council members Margaret Pillas and Jay Hancock abstaining, and...READ MORE

Tuesday, October 30 - Resort Police Warn Of Jury Duty Scam

OCEAN CITY - Resort police this week are warning local residents to be wary of an identity theft scam during which the victims are told they have missed jury duty and threats of arrest warrants are made in a nefarious scheme that was reported over a year ago but made its first appearance in Ocean City just this week. The Ocean City Police Department today issued a warning to local residents to be on the lookout for an identity theft scam wherein callers representing themselves as officers of the...READ MORE

Monday, October 29 - Youth Golf Tourney Rescheduled

BERLIN - The third annual Swing For Youth Golf Open was postponed on Saturday due to heavy rain leaving the greens at Eagles Landing under puddles. For the second year in a row, heavy rain and high winds have caused tournament officials to postpone the much-anticipated event.  'Its disappointing that we have had to postpone the event for the past two years,' said Kate Gaddis, Ocean City Recreation Superintendent. 'It's something that everyone looks forward to all year long and it is a bit...READ MORE

Attempted Cop Biter Arrested

OCEAN CITY - An Ocean City man was arrested last week on several charges including assault after attempting to bite an Ocean City police officer. Around 10:30 p.m. last Thursday, an Ocean City police officer on routine traffic patrol stopped a vehicle for numerous traffic violations in the area of 32nd Street and Baltimore Ave. The officer approached the driver, Charlene Battaglia, and started to tell her why he had stopped her when the front seat passenger interceded. The passenger, later...READ MORE

Thoughts From The Publisher's Desk

Conspiracy theories have been flying along Baltimore Avenue in Ocean City in recent weeks. It's understandable, considering strangers have been walking along the road and on private properties, marking sidewalks and utilities with spray paint. Questions circulating include: Is the state expanding the roadway for a bus lane? Are the utility lines finally going to be placed underground along a stretch? Is a bike lane being added? Is there going to be a 'taking', although it belongs to the state in...READ MORE

Give Wind Farm Proposal Due Diligenc

Here's to hoping the latest wind farm proposal for off Ocean City's coast goes over better than the one presented years ago. Years ago, when a major wind farm was last pitched for miles off Ocean City, the man making the proposal was practically chased out of City Hall. It was difficult to find fault with the Mayor and Council at the time because the presenter was obnoxious and condescending. The presentation was a mess and the man's responses to legitimate questions were derisive at best, and...READ MORE

Voices From The Readers

Revisit Parking Law Editor: Apparently, the Ocean City Town Code allows a mere 48 hours to pay a parking violation ticket without extended penalty. For many, this is impossible. They are on a budgeted vacation and have planned accordingly - they have not included a parking ticket. Many wait until they get home to pay - this, of course, is beyond the two-day grace period. Therefore, a penalty is imposed and it is a whopping $55 for a total of $70. Additionally, if the penalty is not paid in full,...READ MORE

Berlin Dolphins Sweep a Pair

BERLIN- The Berlin Dolphins youth football teams enjoyed a big day last Saturday with both teams, the juniors and the cadets, earning big wins over visiting opponents at Buckingham Elementary. The Berlin Dolphins play in the Salvation Army League of Salisbury with 10 teams from as far away as Chincoteague, Virginia. Other teams in the league include Snow Hill, Pocomoke, Princess Anne and six teams from Salisbury. The Berlin Dolphins compete in two divisions including the juniors, ages 11-15, and...READ MORE

Decatur Field Hockey Gets Tough Draw

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur's varsity field hockey team this week drew a number-eight seed in the Class 3A-South region tournament and will face top-seeded Great Mills of St. Mary's County in the opening round of the playoffs if the weather ever cooperates. The Seahawks finished the regular season with a 4-7-1 record and earned the eighth seed in the Class 3A-South tournament. They were scheduled to take on top-seeded Great Mills first on Wednesday, but the match was rained out. It was rescheduled...READ MORE

Seahawks Hammer Bennett, 56-18; Near Playoff Berth

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur's men's varsity football team came up with a huge win last Friday, thumping host James M. Bennett, 56-18, on the road to move, at least temporarily, into the fourth and final playoff spot in their new Class 3A-East division. The Seahawks entered the game against Bennett last Friday in Salisbury in a tough spot, having come up flat in their previous game to Parkside two weeks ago. The loss dropped Decatur into fifth place in the Class 3A-East standings and had the Seahawks...READ MORE

Decatur, Gebhart Score Well at States

COLLEGE PARK- Stephen Decatur's Kyle Gebhart came within one stroke of winning a state championship on Wednesday at the University of Maryland course in College Park, but a bogey on the 18th hole kept him from participating in what would have been a three-way playoff for the title. If nothing else, Gebhart was the model of consistency during the three day state tournament at College Park this week. He led the Seahawks with a 71 on Monday in the team tournament and shot the same score on each day...READ MORE

King Leads Seahawks' Dramatic Comeback

BERLIN- The Berlin Pop Warner Seahawks took two important games from the Cape Sharks in Lewes last weekend with the mighty-mites rolling to a 20-0 win and the Pee Wees winning a 34-18 thriller with three touchdowns in the last three minutes of the game. In the Pee Wee game, Cape scored on its first possession of the second half to extend its lead to 18-6, but Josh King returned the ensuing kick-off 80 yards for a touchdown to cut the lead to 18-12. Berlin trailed by six points with three minutes...READ MORE

Seahawk Girls Earn Four-Seed

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur's girl's varsity soccer team will hope to ride the momentum of a five-game winning streak into tonight's post-season opener against Atholton in the first round of the Class 3A-East playoffs. The Seahawks finished the regular season last Thursday with a stunning 3-2 win over Queen Anne's for their fifth straight win and sixth of the last seven. Julia Finecey led Decatur with two goals and Charlotte Deck added a third to lead the Seahawk offense, but the big story was...READ MORE

Decatur Boys Open States on Road

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur's men's varsity soccer team will enter a brave, new world tonight when they hit the road to face Northeast High of Anne Arundel county in its first-ever Class 3A-East playoff game. Like all of the other Decatur sports teams, the Seahawks are playing in a new division in the post season thanks to a move last year from Class 2A to Class 3A because of expanded enrollment figures. As a result, the Decatur is the only school on the Eastern Shore in the higher class and as such...READ MORE

Mallards Win ESIAC Regular Season Title

BERLIN- Worcester Prep's men's soccer team clinched the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) regular season title last week with a win over rival Salisbury School in double-overtime, but the suddenly wet weather has kept the Mallards from celebrating what could be another conference tournament championship. Worcester faced old rival Salisbury School in season finale last Thursday and clinched the regular season title with a 5-4 win over the Dragons in double-overtime. The...READ MORE

"Delay" Plan Irritates Local Lawmakers

BERLIN - Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley this week released his 'cost of delay' budget, a doomsday alternative proposed in the event the General Assembly does not approve his plan to get the state out of its $1.7 billion deficit problem, has rankled local elected officials because of its dramatic cuts to state aid to the counties and programs. O'Malley on Tuesday released his 'Cost of Delay' budget outlining what will likely happen if the General Assembly does not approve his complex plan of tax...READ MORE

Council Okays Creating No. 2 Post To Bambary

BERLIN - The Berlin Town Council this week approved the creation of a deputy town administrator post, a second in command to the town's administrative director. 'That's been in the works,' said Mayor Tom Cardinale, who was unable to attend Monday night's meeting after injuring his knee. 'Linda's got a very full plate.' The new administrator will report directly to the administrative director, current Administrative Director Linda Bambary said, and work on many of the special projects facing the...READ MORE

Historic Property In Berlin Fetches $668K At Auction

BERLIN - A landmark hardware store's long run on Main Street officially came to a close on Wednesday when the property was auctioned. Pete Richardson Auction Sales owner Pete Richardson conducted the auction on Wednesday with about 75 interested buyers and citizens in attendance. The land, which is home to a two-story structure containing about 5,000 square feet over two parcels, was sold for $668,100 to South Point resident Earnest Gerardi. The property had been listed for years with a price...READ MORE

OC Police Arrest Prostitutes

OCEAN CITY - Resort police last month made a pair of prostitution arrests in Ocean City after discovering several listings by woman offering erotic services in the area on the Internet. Early last month, resort police received several calls about prostitution occurring in Ocean City after which an OCPD undercover officer discovered prostitution advertising on the Internet. On the websites, the working girls offered to meet interested parties in Ocean City for erotic services at a price. On Sept....READ MORE

Study Raises Questions Of OC Corridor's Future

OCEAN CITY - A field study survey along Baltimore Avenue commenced earlier this month and will continue through the spring of 2008 in an effort to verify the exact boundaries of the north-south corridor's right of way. A letter was recently sent to all property owners along Baltimore Avenue from the Ocean City Public Works Department in an effort to inform all stakeholders of the plans to survey the area of Baltimore Avenue from the inlet to 15th Street. The town has employed Whitman, Requardt...READ MORE

$1.3M Awarded To Woman Injured In Go-Kart Accident

SNOW HILL - A Bel Air, Md. woman was awarded nearly $1.3 million in damages this week, bringing closure to a complex lawsuit dating back to the summer of 2004 involving serious injuries sustained during an accident at an Ocean City amusement park. Lindsey McCormack, now 20, of Bel Air, and her parents sued just about everybody involved in the accident at Speed World inside the Jolly Roger amusement park in Ocean City following an go-kart accident that fractured her spine and caused other serious...READ MORE

Group Opposes Property Management Tax Proposal

OCEAN CITY - Just few days removed from the Maryland General Assembly's special session called to begin tackling the state's projected $1.7 billion deficit, everything appears to be on the table including an effort to lump property management services into a larger group of services not previously subject to state sales tax, the passage of which could have a huge impact on the resort area. State lawmakers will gather in Annapolis on Monday to begin debating Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposed...READ MORE

Resort Accused Of Fixing Golf Discount Rates

OCEAN CITY - The on-again, off-again feud between Ocean City, several of its larger hotel groups and the golf-packaging industry boiled over again this week when a new golf packager accused the town of anti-trust law violations because of alleged attempts to 'fix' discount rates and coerce some area courses into not participating in its packaging plans. The latest episode in the ongoing saga between the town of Ocean City and its partners in marketing the resort as a major golf destination began...READ MORE

Squabble Could Be Brewing Over OC Land

OCEAN CITY - After weeks of delay on the momentum of the Downtown Recreation Complex, the town has received word from the county on a land lease, but with different terms than they had originally anticipated. For weeks, the Ocean City Mayor and Council have delayed any action in regard to the Downtown Recreation Complex as they awaited the proposal from the county on a lease agreement for the land. The original intention of the town was to garner a long-term lease that would allow the town to...READ MORE

Berlin Property Owners Encouraged To Save Trees

BERLIN - Berlin residents, please save your trees, Councilwoman Paula Lynch requested Monday night. 'They're a part of our heritage, and a part of what our town is,' Lynch said. At this week's Mayor and Council meeting, Lynch asked town staff to put her plea to preserve Berlin's trees in the town newsletter to make the community aware of the importance of trees to the community. 'It just seems awful for big trees to be cut down,' said Lynch. Berlin has been a community for over 200 years,...READ MORE

Berlin Sidewalk Start Date Delayed

BERLIN - Tangible construction work on the Flower St. sidewalks will not begin until mid-November, despite hopes that a rapid approval of funding Monday night would allow paving work to begin Nov. 1. 'We were hoping for a Nov. 1 start date, actually pushing dirt,' said Berlin Administrative Director Linda Bambary. 'It's probably going to be more like mid-November.' Paving contractor American Paving will start submitting shop drawings, highly detailed technical renderings, by the beginning of the...READ MORE

Couple's Fight Leads To Serious Charges

OCEAN CITY - A Pennsylvania man faces multiple serious charges this week including assault and false imprisonment after a bizarre incident last weekend that included holding his girlfriend against her will, assaulting her and implicating her in a theft scheme. Shortly before 5:30 a.m. last Sunday, OCPD Ofc. Earl Campbell was in the 9th Street area near the Madison Beach Motel when he was approached by a man who told him he could hear a female screaming at a male and begging him to let her out of...READ MORE

Dates Announced For Berlin Bulk Pick-up Program

BERLIN - Berlin town staff has confirmed two dates in early November for the new fall bulk garbage pick-up, a practice approved by the Mayor and Council earlier in October. Residents who normally have their trash picked up on Tuesdays will have bulk pick-up on Nov. 7, while properties with a Thursday pick-up will have their bulk trash taken on Nov. 14. Regular household garbage will not be picked up on the bulk garbage days, but household trash pick-up will resume as normal the week following...READ MORE

Decatur Helps Dev. Center

OCEAN CITY - Stephen Decatur High School presented a check to the Worcester County Developmental Center on Tuesday, a donation reflecting a school-wide effort to raise funds for the facility that burned down in September. Twenty different groups or organizations at Stephen Decatur High School (SDHS) rallied for the cause over the last few weeks, raising $5,100 in just four weeks. 'It was amazing that people stepped up to the plate and were so unselfish about giving their hard earned funds,' said...READ MORE

Ideas Floated For Assawoman Restoration Plan

SHOWELL - Although the Assawoman Bay watershed has not yet been assigned a pollution limit, county planners are hard at work on a watershed restoration action plan (WRAP). At a public meeting this week, Worcester County planners reviewed 13 Best Management Practices (BMPs) intended to reduce nutrient loading on the bay. 'Our analysis included a whole lot of BMPs,' said Worcester County planner Keota Silaphone. 'We're doing a whole laundry list of stuff for the entire watershed.' If all 13...READ MORE

Mystery Unfolds Over Berlin Utility Seat

BERLIN - Mike Beaman does not know whether he will be appointed to the Berlin Utilities Commission (BUC) or not, despite an agenda item at Monday night's Mayor and Council meeting that seemed to indicate he would be. Mayor Tom Cardinale, who makes commission appointments, injured his knee and could not make the Oct. 22 town council meeting. No one seemed to know quite what was going on Monday night, except that the council cannot itself appoint a member of a town commission or...READ MORE

Opponents Get Message Out At Resort Slots Rally

OCEAN CITY - Local business owners, citizens, and interested parties gathered on Saturday morning for the Stop Slots Rally in Ocean City an effort to send the clear message that many people of Ocean City do not want slots infiltrating the resort town. The rally, held at the end of the Boardwalk at the Inlet, was organized in conjunction with several other Stop Slots Rallies across the State of Maryland on Saturday. Rallies were held in Frederick, Little Orleans and Upper Marlboro in Prince...READ MORE

"Cleanliness is Next to Godliness"

Halloween is right around the corner and I'm going as the scariest thing that has hit mainstream culture since Britney Spears became a mom or that guy put on the oversized clown head in the 'Saw' movies: the Superbug. Just like Jeff Goldblum in the movie 'The Fly', I, Dom Spino, will play the role of the eccentric idealist with a dream for the 'greater good' that will be heinously transformed into a gruesome menace that causes children to have their dreams haunted and rest of society reaching...READ MORE

A Week In Business

Annual Drawings Held OCEAN CITY - The Harrison Group held its 21st Annual Employee Prize Drawings on Sunday, Sept. 23. A total of $15,000 in cash plus a variety of other prizes were awarded. All Harrison Group employees were asked to save their paycheck stubs for a three-month period and turn them in for the random prize drawing. This year's $5,000 winner was Adriane Cook, who is employed in the housekeeping department at Holiday Inn Oceanfront. Second prize of $3,000 was won by Edgard Snadoval...READ MORE

Estate Planning For Domestic Partners

BERLIN - As an unmarried couple, domestic partners have few of the protections or favorable tax treatments available to traditional married couples under state and federal estate tax laws. According to the Human Rights Campaign, it has been estimated that domestic partners do not enjoy over 1100 laws and regulations afforded married couples.   The 'unlimited marital deduction,' for example, allows assets to pass from a surviving husband or wife free from federal estate or gift taxes....READ MORE

My Thoughts

Insider was forwarded a letter penned by Ocean City resident Joseph G. Dopkowski last week that truly hit home for the old guy. Here's a look at the letter. Gov. O'Malley wants to stop all smoking in Maryland. My question to him is: Why did you say no smoking to all the veterans groups? When I went in the service in 1953, I didn't smoke. But when we received C-rations, they always had a small pack of Lucky Strike packed with the candy bar. If you didn't smoke when you went in the service, you...READ MORE

Ocean City

OCEAN CITY Trout Lane 14th Street Fri-Sun 11-3 Bayside Townhouses Rick Meehan Coldwell Banker 410-723-8778 OCEAN CITY The Isabella 1st Street Sat & Sun 3BR/3.5BA Townhome Ed Sheppard Holiday Real Estate 410-524-7700 OCEAN CITY The Meridian Daily 10-4 Oceanfront Residences New Construction Dan Clayland Coldwell Banker 410-520-0072 OCEAN CITY Bella Vista Daily 9-5 3BR Bayside Condos Coldwell Banker 410-723-1000 OCEAN CITY Bay 1 Fri-Sun 10-4 3/4BR, 3+ BA Condos Coldwell...READ MORE

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

WEST OCEAN CITY Sailor's Watch Golf Course Road Fri-Sun 10-4 New 3BR, 3.5BA Luxury Townhouses Coldwell Banker VIRGINIA Captain's Corridor Sat & Sun 12-3 Canalfront, Golfcourse & Interior Homes George Ann Way Coldwell Banker Eastern Shore 800-258-5843 OCEAN PINES 102 Boston Dr. Sat 11:30-3:30 Waterfront < $400,000 Bob Allen Long & Foster 410-422-4574 FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE Bayside Models Open Daily Jack Nicklaus Golf Course Community Carl Freeman 877-436-9998 BERLIN 9709...READ MORE

Ocean City Aviation Association

Members Susan and Joe Ferster recently gave a presentation about a recent medical trip they look to Peru at a meeting of the Ocean City Aviation Association. They are part of a team that introduced medical services and educational opportunities to people living in the mountains of Peru. Above, the couple is thanked for the presentation by President Millie Miller, left. Submitted Photos ...READ MORE

Berlin Nursing Home

Berlin Mayor Tom Cardinale recently visited Jessie Fassett on the occasion of her 100th birthday at the Berlin Nursing Home. The mayor presented Fassett with a proclamation honoring the local woman's special occasion. ...READ MORE

The Katrina Mission Team of the Community Church

The Katrina Mission Team of the Community Church is sponsoring a luncheon at Carabba's Italian Grill on Route 50 in West Ocean City on Saturday, Oct. 27 with seatings at 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Tickets cost $12 per person.  Proceeds will help the Mission Team return to Gulfport, Miss. in January to work on homes that remain damaged from the Katrina Hurricane.  For tickets, call Dan Jones 410-641-9812. Above, a team from the Community Church is pictured after replacing a porch on this...READ MORE

We Remember Those Who Have Passed

Kenneth G. Edmunds BALTIMORE - Kenneth Grainger Edmunds, a World War II veteran, retired high school math teacher and long-time owner and operator of an Ocean City rental business, died of heart disease last Thursday at his home Baltimore County at the age of 82. Edmunds, known as 'Big Ed' to many in the resort, owned and operated Ed's Beach Service in Ocean City since 1972 when he got the rights to the beach rental concession at 71st Street as a summer job for the two oldest of his five sons....READ MORE

Ocean City Elementary School

Robyn Rincavage's kindergarten class at Ocean City Elementary School celebrated Orange Day, just one of the fun color days celebrated throughout the Colors All Around reading theme. Pictured, front row from left, are Ryan Ethridge, Michael Kerns and Gavin Wilkins; middle, from left, Jacob Feldman, Kaela Gilligan, Macy Layton, Devyn Roos, Nicholas Franklin, Lassen Schneider, Hannah Burke, Brianna Holthaus, James Capati, Josie Beachley and Emma Beachley; and, back from left, Suzanne Vickers,...READ MORE

Berlin Intermediate School

DARE, Drug Awareness and Resistance Education, graduation took place for half of Berlin Intermediate School's sixth graders. Deputy Matt Crisafulli, Worcester County Sheriffs Department, awarded prizes to the DARE essay winners as well as awards for overall outstanding achievement. Pictured, from left, are Shayron Parker, Gianna Spedale, Alex Tushup, Colin Bankert, Deputy Crisafulli, Demond Henry, Adam Bargar and Nick White. ...READ MORE

Buckingham Elementary

Students from Christine William's and Marguerite Anderson's third grade class are pictured reading during one of Buckingham Elementary's new enrichment programs called Read Naturally. ...READ MORE

Worcester Prep

Worcester Prep's sixth grade students sailed out of St. Michaels to study environmental issues facing the Chesapeake Bay. The 49 students also learned how to raise and lower sails, wash the deck and steer the beautiful ship. Above, raising the sails on the Lady Maryland are Ariella Anthony, Seaford; Sarah Freund, Whaleyville; and Alyssa Mocci, Lewes. ...READ MORE

Showell Elementary

Showell Elementary's second grade learned about communities by walking the Town Of Berlin and visiting the police and fire departments, the library, Taylor Museum, Atlantic Hotel, PNC Bank and Town Hall. Pictured are Ben Kolarik, Yanir Efergan, Lily Rakow and Justin Hammond holding a mock council meeting with Berlin Mayor Tom Cardinale. ...READ MORE

Worcester Prep

Deaf performing artist Fred Michael Beam and his all-deaf dance company, the Wild Zappers, visited Worcester Prep and gave a dynamic performance for the lower school. The Zappers showed the children how they used counting, vibrations, and visual clues to dance because they couldn't hear the music. Pictured, in front, are Maddy Shanahan, Ocean Pines, and Alec Burbage, Ocean View, practicing the use of sign language. ...READ MORE

Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School

Reverend Anthony Pileggi, the recently ordained priest from St. John Neumann's Parish in Ocean Pines, made a special trip to Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School to bless the pets of the students. He is pictured here with seventh-grade student Shaun Kotoski and his dog Molly. ...READ MORE

Live Bands And DJs

Assateague Island Oasis: 410-629-1492, Rt. 611; Friday, Oct. 26: Patrick McAllorum; Saturday, Oct. 27: Jon Pheasant; Thursday, Nov. 1: Phil Knight; All entertainment 6:30-9:30 p.m. Blue Ox & Babe's Lounge: 410-250-6440, 127th St. & Coastal Hwy.; Friday, Oct. 26: TBA; Saturday, Oct. 27: TBA. Buxy's Salty Dog: 410-289-0973, 28th St. & Coastal Hwy.; Friday, Oct. 26: DJ BK; Saturday, Oct. 27: Pompous Pie; Tuesday, Oct. 30: Halloween Party with DJ BK and The Lauren Glick Band. Castaway's:...READ MORE

What's Your Sign?

ARIES (March 21 to April 19): This is a good time to speak out on a difficult situation. You're known for your honesty, so people will listen and, perhaps, begin to make long-needed changes. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): The Bovine's sharp business sense alerts you to question the positions of those trying to push the Bull into a deal. Demand to see proof of what they profess. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20): Your quick thinking helps you get out of a troubling situation that was suddenly thrust upon...READ MORE

Things I Like

The extreme temperature swings of a fall day Eating last night's leftovers for lunch Reading in a hammock under a tree Gordon Ramsay's TV shows A waiter or waitress who knows your name Steaks from the Solstice General Store People picking up random trash on the Boardwalk Mums and pumpkins on a front porch A shower after working in the yard Overhearing someone talking to themselves A soup and salad for dinner  ...READ MORE

Things We Like

How excited my kitties get when I come home Hearing my 7-year-old grandson read as well as some adults I know My granddaughter's appreciation of conservation and preserving the environment Thrift shop shopping The movie and book The Bridges of Madison County Steamed fresh asparagus Winter pansies abloom on a cold, crisp day Living in Sussex County, Del. Matt Stover kicking a field goal My red suede Mary Janes The luxury of an afternoon nap By Dawn Lawson  ...READ MORE

Eight Years And Counting

OCEAN CITY - For the past eight years, Doug Buxbaum, has been owner and operator of Buxy's Salty Dog Saloon, providing good service, great food, a friendly atmosphere and cold beers to visitors and locals alike. Buxbaum, known to most as Buxy, moved to Ocean City in the mid-80's after college. 'I remember telling my father •€˜just one more summer',' Buxbaum said. Buxbaum explained that like many others, he came to Ocean City with the intent of taking a little more time before entering 'the...READ MORE