February 8, 2008

Thursday, February 14 - Performing Arts Center Pitched For OC

OCEAN CITY - A performing arts center in Ocean City could become a reality sooner rather than later, with city officials aiming to include the proposed performing arts center in the upcoming Convention Center expansion. 'I think the public would be much more receptive to the expansion of the Convention Center if they had something like this to look forward to,' said Council President Joe Mitrecic at a Tourism Commission meeting last week. The proposal for a performing arts center on a parcel...READ MORE

Wednesday, February 13 - Worcester Sides With Clinton, McCain

BERLIN - Although the national picture remains muddy today, Worcester County, home to Ocean City, Ocean Pines, Berlin, Snow Hill and Pocomoke, let its voice be heard yesterday in the 2008 Presidential Primary. Although the results are unofficial at this time, here's a look at a couple key points from yesterday's election. -- Worcester County barely went with Sen. Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential contest. Forty-seven percent , or 3,175 voters, favored Clinton over upstart Sen....READ MORE

Tuesday, February 12 - Rash Of Liquor Store Robberies Probed

OCEAN CITY - Resort police this week are looking for suspects in three separate liquor and beer store break-ins early last Sunday morning which appear to be related. Shortly after 3 a.m. on Sunday, Ocean City Police officers were called to Brewski Brothers at 133rd Street and Coastal Highway for a reported burglary. Witnesses told police three men broke into the beer and wine store by throwing a trash can through the front door and stole nearly $500 worth of cigarettes, a small amount of cash...READ MORE

Monday, February 11 - OC Boat Show To Mark 25 Years

OCEAN CITY - The 25th Annual Seaside Boat will celebrate its silver anniversary with this weekend's show at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center. Held annually to coincide with Presidents Day weekend, one of the largest holiday weeks of the offseason, the event will take place on Friday, Feb. 15, noon-6 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 16, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; and Sunday, Feb. 17, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost is $8 for adults and $1 for children. The event is sponsored by the Ocean City-Berlin Optimist Club, one of the...READ MORE

Arrest Made In Fleeing Case

BERLIN - A Berlin man was arrested last week five days after abandoning his vehicle and fleeing from police officers on foot. On Jan. 23, Maryland State Police troopers attempted to stop a 2006 Kia SUV for a routine traffic violation. However, the vehicle failed to stop and continued on to Maple Ave. in Berlin where the driver, later identified as Dvaughn Jeronte Miller, of Berlin, abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot. A search of the vehicle turned up an undisclosed amount of cocaine and...READ MORE

Organizers Confirm Racetrack Likely Out As Bike Week Site

BERLIN - The wildly popular Delmarva Bike Week, which has grown each year since the inaugural event in 2001 and now attracts over 100,000 motorcycle enthusiasts from all over the country, will return to the resort area next fall as planned, but it now appears the event's home for the last five years, Ocean Downs Racetrack near Berlin, will not be part of the equation. Delmarva Bike Week organizers this week confirmed Ocean Downs would not be the official headquarters for the event this year as...READ MORE

Thoughts From The Publisher's Desk

Some folks are saying the Ocean City Council's vote to support slots at fraternal clubs, such as the Elks Lodge, VFW and American Legion, to name a few, epitomizes hypocrisy. An argument could certainly be made the decision contradicts the resort's infamous anti-slots stance, which is annually reiterated in Annapolis during public hearings. However, it's clear the city's elected officials had little choice but to support the desires of the fraternal clubs. Despite its population swing in the...READ MORE

Voices From The Readers

Council Creates A Monopoly On Beach Editor: The Ocean City Council recently approved a request for the reassignment of the beach photo franchise that resulted in the number of beach photo operators being reduced from two to one. As a result of this action, the council created a monopoly for one beach company. Monopoly is a market structure generally created by government action in which a single firm sells a product for which there are no competitors. In voting to approve the creation of the...READ MORE

No Harm In Giving Slots To Fraternal Clubs

Worcester County fraternal organizations should be allowed to have slot machines in their buildings under the conditions they devote a certain amount of the proceeds to the community. However, the path we are taking to get to that outcome has become quite bizarre and seems to have further fractured relations between county and Ocean City officials. Currently, Worcester is the only jurisdiction on Maryland's Eastern Shore prohibiting slots in the fraternal clubs. At a recent public hearing,...READ MORE

City Limits Non-Profit Beer Vendor Rotation List

OCEAN CITY - The list of non-profit organizations included in the beer truck rotation for Sunfest and Springfest was capped at 45 this week, with the City Council voting unanimously to cap the list after a review of the current situation. Assistant to the City Manager Kathy Mathias presented the list of non-profit groups currently included in the town's beer truck rotation. 'There are 45 organizations on rotation for the beer truck right now,' Mathias said. Each year the town includes the...READ MORE

Commissioners Officially Vote To Support Slots At Clubs

SNOW HILL - After little discussion, county elected officials voted to support slot machines in service organizations Tuesday, clearing the way for state legislation enshrining the change. The County Commissioners have said several times in the last two weeks that they would not vote until the legislation was written so they would know exactly what they were voting for. 'This morning we received a bill for your review,' County Administrator Gerry Mason told the commissioners Tuesday. County...READ MORE

Minor Issues Cause Library Occupancy Permit Delay

OCEAN CITY - The anticipated opening date for Ocean City's new 13,000-square-foot, state of the art public library on 100th Street was moved back this week when inspectors failed to issue a certificate of occupancy for the facility as expected on Monday. Inspectors were expected to officially turn the new facility over to the county, and thus Ocean City Library officials on Monday with the issuance of the certificate of occupancy (CO), but some last minute issues had to be resolved before the CO...READ MORE

OC Council Backs Clubs' Slots Stance

OCEAN CITY - The Ocean City Council put its support behind the proposal to allow slot machines in certain service organizations this week in a 6-1 vote, backing the fraternal clubs' position but suggesting an increase in charitable giving. The council took an official stance on the issue this week, after recent discussions before the County Commissioners regarding the legislation that could allow for certain service organizations in Worcester County to house slot machines. Worcester County is...READ MORE

Stephen Decatur Basketball

Decatur's Kristen Lubeski tips it off against Parkside last Friday. The Seahawks fell to the Rams, 71-30, to continue a seven-game losing streak. Photo by John Harris ...READ MORE

Worcester's Humphrey Signs with Denver

BERLIN- Worcester Prep's Chase Humphrey this week signed a national letter of intent to attend school and play soccer next year at the NCAA Division I University of Denver. Humphrey, captain of this year's Mallard team and a four-year starter, led Worcester to a near-perfect 12-1 record last fall including 11 straight wins to close out the season. He led the team with 19 goals and nine assists and was named team MVP and ESIAC player of the year, but will likely be remembered for his unselfish...READ MORE

Beach Lacrosse Seeking Players, Coaches

BERLIN- The Beach Lacrosse program is currently seeking interested boys and girls players in grades K-8 for the upcoming season with online registration now available on the program's recently updated website. The 'fastest game on two feet' is also one of the fastest growing sports in the area with hundreds of young players participating in youth programs. Beach Lacrosse was one of the first in the area and many of its players have now moved on to play in high school and college. The program...READ MORE

Seahawks' Woes Continue

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur's varsity basketball woes continued this week with both the boys' and girls' teams adding two more losses apiece to what has become a pair of dismal seasons. The Seahawks' boys' team fell to Parkside, 62-52, last Friday before losing to North Caroline, 63-41, on Tuesday. The pair of losses ran Decatur's losing streak to seven games, with their last win coming on January 8 against Washington. The Seahawks finish out the season with road games against Crisfield and Snow...READ MORE

Snow Hill's Miller Collects 250th Win

BERLIN- Long-time Snow Hill High School athletic director Allen Miller reached a significant milestone as coach of the Eagles' boys' varsity basketball team, collecting his 250th career win with a 76-66 win over Worcester County and Bayside South rival Pocomoke on Tuesday. Miller, who made a name for himself on the softball fields and basketball courts around Ocean City before beginning his professional career as a teacher, athletic director and coach, has led the Eagles' to a memorable perfect...READ MORE

Two Former Seahawks Ink Pro Contracts

BERLIN- Two former Stephen Decatur baseball standouts moved forward with their professional baseball careers this winter with each signing contracts to play on separate teams in major independent leagues in the Midwest. Former Seahawk pitcher David Whigham has been offered a contract with the El Paso Diablos in the American Association and is expected to finalize the deal at any time. Similarly, Whigham's former teammate at Decatur and another standout pitcher Mike Castrignano has a contract in...READ MORE

Bill Proposes Shore Operate Under Lower Sales Tax

ANNAPOLIS - As the Maryland General Assembly session rolled on toward its midway point this week, several bills of local importance were filed in both the House and the Senate including a bill that would revert the sales tax in nine counties on the Eastern Shore including Worcester back to the 5 cents per $1.00 rate and another that would create a special tax assessment district for working commercial waterfront areas. As part of sweeping changes to the tax code approved by the General Assembly...READ MORE

Resort Near Sex Shop Laws

OCEAN CITY - Two ordinances outlining the licensing and zoning of sexually oriented businesses passed on first reading this week, leaving only a few details to be worked about before the issue is laid to rest. The Mayor and Council reviewed two ordinances this week, both dealing with sexually oriented businesses, an ongoing issue that the Mayor and Council has been working to set parameters on for months. The first ordinance calls for restrictions on where sexually oriented businesses can set...READ MORE

Tentative Accord Reached In ADA, City Civil Suit

OCEAN CITY - The civil suit filed in federal court against the town of Ocean City roughly one year ago citing a laundry list of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) infractions throughout the resort appears to be close to a settlement this week as both parties have reached a tentative agreement on many of the issues. The suit filed last February on behalf of four individual plaintiffs, each with varying degrees of disability, along with the Florida-based non-profit group Access Now, cites...READ MORE

Trimper Tax Credit Proposed

SNOW HILL - The proposed Ocean City downtown amusement overlay tax district, intended to reduce property taxes for the resort's historic Trimper's rides and amusement park, does not pass constitutional muster, according to the State of Maryland, and any tax relief is likely to come through tax credits. 'The state has now determined they're not going to be able to write legislation as originally proposed,' County Administrator Gerry Mason reported at Tuesday's County Commission...READ MORE

Waterkeeper Alliance Seeks Poultry Plans

BERLIN - The Waterkeeper Alliance has filed suit this week against the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA), seeking access to nutrient management plans for poultry operations in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, which includes Worcester County west of Rt. 113. MDA officials have twice denied requests from the Waterkeeper Alliance for access to the nutrient management plans, citing concerns over the privacy of the farmers' who filed the documents. 'We're not going after individuals, we're going...READ MORE

County Adds Bark To Drug Unit

SNOW HILL - Narcotics searches just got easier in Worcester County with the Worcester County Sheriff's Department's purchase of a new narcotics detecting dog. Dino, a two-year old black Labrador Retriever, joined the sheriff's office this month after beginning his career with the La Crosse, Va. Police Department. When his handler left that agency, and no other handler was available, Dino was offered for sale to other law enforcement agencies, at a bargain price. The total cost for dog,...READ MORE

EDC Meeting Monthly Recap

OCEAN CITY - Ocean City's Economic Development Committee (EDC) met this week to discuss a wide variety of important local issues, from what is going on in Annapolis with the General Assembly to other pertinent issues closer to home. The following is a quick look at some of the highlights from Wednesday's meeting: EDC Chairman Dr. Lenny Berger told the assembled members he had been asked by State Comptroller Peter Franchot to serve on his blue ribbon committee to fight slots in Maryland. Berger,...READ MORE

Homeowners Sue Company Over Train Derailment

SNOW HILL - Owners of a house on Basket Switch Rd. near Newark this week filed suit against the Maryland and Delaware Railroad Company and its president seeking nearly $1 million for damages to their home and disruption of their lives allegedly caused by a train derailment along Route 113 nearly three years ago. The co-owners of the house on Basket Switch Rd., Cleo K. Sundstrom and Donna M. Lawrence, filed suit on Monday in Worcester County Circuit Court asking a judge to intercede on their...READ MORE

New Legacy Area Funds Near

SNOW HILL - Worcester County approved a $100,000 match in funding for the new, joint Dividing Creek Rural Legacy area that spans the Worcester County and Somerset County border, and will request state funds to go with that money, although the state has not yet announced a decision on funding requested last year. 'We're requesting a $100,000 match,' said Worcester County Comprehensive Planning Director Sandy Coyman. 'Worcester County's match will be used only for easements in Worcester...READ MORE

Pines Sewer Service Plan Shelved

SNOW HILL - There will be no Greater Ocean Pines Sewer Service Area (GOPSSA) until costs come down, county elected officials decided this week. Hook-ups in the potential service area could cost as much as $37,000 per some residential equivalent dwelling units (EDUs), combining infrastructure costs and buy-in fees.  Commercial sites along Route 589 would pay the least, about $24,000 total per EDU. The annual cost per EDU could be as high as $1,500 a year, said Worcester County Public Works...READ MORE

Residents Hope To Defeat Spoil Dumping Plan

BERLIN - Plans to deposit dredge spoil from the Marsh Harbor canal on a property in Friendship Village near Berlin have neighbors fearing for the local water table and their property values. 'The whole community is very upset about this,' said Doreen Hudson, a resident of Friendship Rd. whose home sits across from the dredge spoil site. 'We do not want a dredge spoil site in this area.' Lifelong Friendship resident Harry Mitchell said his property abuts the spoil site and that he is 'very much...READ MORE

State Says Route 50 Bridge Work Remains On Schedule

OCEAN CITY - With a good dose of unseasonably warm and pleasant weather this week, work on the Route 50 bridge, closed to traffic since Jan. 17, is moving along ahead of schedule and the span is expected re-open sometime next Friday in time for the busy President's Day weekend in the resort area. State Highway Administration (SHA) District Engineer Donnie Drewer said yesterday the project has not hit any major stumbling blocks and should be completed next week as planned. From the beginning,...READ MORE

Three-Year Legal Deadline Passes In Fatal Accident

ASSATEAGUE - Three years ago this week, a joyride on Assateague Island turned tragic when a sport utility vehicle overturned in the surf, ultimately claiming the lives of its two young occupants, but the three-year anniversary passed quietly without the filing of any new civil lawsuits against any of the parties involved. In the weeks following the tragic accident, there were hints and veiled threats of legal action against the National Parks Service, Worcester County Emergency Services and even...READ MORE

Woman Arrested For Stabbing Boyfriend

OCEAN CITY - An Ocean City woman is in custody this week after allegedly stabbing her boyfriend in their downtown apartment two times in as many days. Sherri Dawn Clark, 45, of Ocean City, was arrested last Friday after admitting stabbing her boyfriend, identified as Sean Edward Clarkson, in the chest the night before. Clarkson called the police after Clark allegedly stabbed him in the foot the day after the initial incident, although Clark has denied the second stabbing. Shortly before 11...READ MORE

Chef's Contest Set For OC Trade Expo

OCEAN CITY - Delmarva specialties will be the theme of the Delmarva Chef's and Cook's Association (DCCA) competition, which will be held during the 34th Annual Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association Spring Trade Expo, March 2-3 at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center. Each year consistently, the competitors create enormous excitement and interest during their cooking demonstrations and competition. This year's competition is being co-sponsored by the DCCA and Lankford-Sysco. This year...READ MORE

Dev. Center Raises More Than $200,000

SNOW HILL - Since a devastating fire destroyed the Worcester County Developmental Center (WCDC) building last fall, the center has received over $200,000 in donations toward a new building, director June Walker reported this week. 'We've been in the news a lot lately. People are starting to know who we are and what we do,' said Walker. 'There are some good things that happened as a result of that fire. They've helped us raise over $200,000 for our emergency fund, most of which will go into the...READ MORE

Legislative Digest

ANNAPOLIS -The following is a quick look as some bills introduced this week with house bills marked HB and Senate bills marked SB: HB 686-Smoking Regulations- Condominiums: This bill would allow the regulations spelled out in the Clean Indoor Air Act to be applied to condominiums. Essentially, it would allow condo associations to enact and enforce rules and regulations prohibiting smoking in condos when it can be proven the smoke emanates to other units. Its potential impact could be huge...READ MORE

OC Air Show Plans Proceeding 'Smoothly'

OCEAN CITY - The OC Air Show is progressing smoothly, officials reported this week, as planning for the first annual air show forges ahead with secured dates and anchor demonstration teams. 'We are pleased to tell you that this is going smoothly,' said Special Events Director John Sullivan at a regular session of the Mayor and City Council this week. Bryan Lilley, OC Air Show, LLC also joined Sullivan at the meeting, giving the Mayor and Council an update on the planning and timeline of the air...READ MORE

Primary Election Next Tuesday

BERLIN - Registered voters in Maryland will be heading to the polls next Tuesday, between 7 a.m.-8 p.m., for the presidential primary election. Republican and Democratic voters will have a full slate of presidential candidates to decide on when they let their voices be heard. Although some of the candidates have officially withdrawn from the contest, their names will remain on the ballot. Republican candidates listed on the presidential ballot will be Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee,...READ MORE

State's Attorney Changes Eyed

ANNAPOLIS - Called a routine housekeeping measure, a bill introduced in the Maryland General Assembly this week would alter certain policies and practices of the Worcester County State's Attorney's Office and define its workers as employees of the state's attorney and not the county among other things. State Delegates James Mathias and Norm Conway introduced the legislation, expected to be a local courtesy bill, this week. Basically, the intent of the legislation is to more clearly define the...READ MORE

Town Employees Meet Goal, Raise $41K For United Way

OCEAN CITY - United Way recognized the Town of Ocean City and its employees this week for its continued efforts and contributions to the annual United Way community campaign on the Eastern Shore. Each year, the United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland holds a community campaign in an effort to raise funds for a variety of community projects. Local businesses and organizations partner with the local United Way to contribute to and support the nonprofit agencies that aide the community....READ MORE

Art League of Ocean City

The Art League of Ocean City awarded prizes for its February Show "A Moment in Time" at its First Friday Reception. Award winners were first place, Sonia Hunt "Feeding Time," second place, Dave Ganoe "Out West," third place, Dorothy Harrison Braun "Ford Truck," and honorable mentions, Barbara Hager "Waiting for the Cut," Chris Ecker "On the Wing," Elizabeth Collard "Momentary Sunshine."  The People's Choice Award went to...READ MORE

Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland

The Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland recently visited the Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. Senate Building in Annapolis to brief legislators on the organization's agenda for the coming year and to tout its project in the last year. Above with State Senator Lowell Stoltzfus are Bozy Markiewicz, past president of the Worcester County Garden Club and state chair of civic development, and Pat Lohmeyer, state publicity chair and Worcester County Garden Club member. ...READ MORE

Ocean City Knights of Columbus

The Ocean City Knights of Columbus recently sponsored its yearly 'Keep Christ in Christmas' Poster Contest with 166 students participating. The winners received a $50 savings bond presented by Rev. Richard Smith of St. Luke's. The winning students were Alexis Martinenza, Anastasia Nosal and Madelyn Crimmins. They are pictured above with Chairman John McDermott and Sir Knight James Crabill. ...READ MORE

Stephen Decatur's National Honor Society

Stephen Decatur's National Honor Society recently gave its annual donation to Believe In Tomorrow Coordinator Wayne Littleton for $500. Pictured above is Vice President Glenn Brown, Advisor Sabra McIntosh, Wayne Littleton, Treasurer Alli Justice, President Keith Spangler, Secretary Caroline Langan, and Advisor Mary Berguist. The students also donated $500 to the Worcester County Developmental Center. ...READ MORE

Worcester Prep

Carl Anthony-Tramon, left, a Broadway actor who played the title role in Amadeus and will soon repeat his starring role in What Makes Sammy Run, delighted audiences at Worcester Prep in the musical Coconut Road, which is about faith, hope and charity during the Depression. Worcester parent Harold Schmidt, Ocean View, is the author of the musical, which included about 30 students from the school. With Tramon is third grader Riley Dickerson, Ocean City. ...READ MORE

Most Blessed Sacrament

Most Blessed Sacrament (MBS) students Brendan Welsh of Millville and Blake Hundley of Bethany Beach take time out from golfing to pose for a picture. In celebration of Catholic Schools Week, MBS families gathered at Old Pro Golf in Ocean City for an evening of putt-putt and pizza. ...READ MORE

Ocean City Elementary

Tracey Drocella's fourth grade enrichment class at Ocean City Elementary School read the book "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor and paired up their writing skills with their technology skills to create book jackets. All of the projects were entered into the county wide "Tech Fest". Pictured is Hailee Phillips with her book jacket. ...READ MORE

Ocean City Elementary

Ocean City Elementary School student Julian Tomasello displays his book jacket and his technology skills in a recent lesson. ...READ MORE

Buckingham Elementary

Buckingham Elementary School celebrated its Students of the Month Luncheon on Jan. 31. Pizza was donated by Boomers Restaurant. The students were first grade, Elizabeth Horner, Allison Johnson, Amanda Kimball, Kylia Burke and Luke Zolenski; second grade, Dierra Smith, Trace Elliott, America Juarez-Martinez and Tristan McDonough; third grade, Elizabeth Janson, Claire Billings, Deven Scott, Daniel Scott and Brittany Baker; and fourth grade, above, Guadalupe Espinoza, Takira Green, Noah Metzger and...READ MORE

Ocean City Elementary

Students in Elizabeth Parker's third grade class at Ocean City Elementary have been studying the adaptations, behaviors and habitats of living organisms. Students worked in groups to create a diorama depicting a habitat containing the plants, animals and components of the food chain present in that environment. Working on wetlands were, above, Caleb Conner, Jillian Mitrecic, Rene Freuler and Acacia Nichols. ...READ MORE

We Remember Those Who Have Passed

JaAnn Rosalie Hughes BERLIN - JaAnn Rosalie Hughes, age 71, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Alexander Joseph Sullivan and Ruth Nash Sullivan. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Stanley Hughes in 1995. Hughes was a devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She is survived by her seven children, Joseph Gale Hughes of Ocean City, Walter Geale Hughes of Whaleyville, George Irvin Hughes of...READ MORE

The Best Bonds To Consider During Volatile Times

BERLIN - The ups and downs that have rocked the markets recently - and seem destined to continue at least a while longer •€' have rattled many investors. The situation hasn't been helped over the past few months by concerns about the unstable subprime mortgage business. Many have reacted swiftly by swapping their higher-risk stocks for safer, fixed-income investments. Wall Street expects the equity markets to remain volatile for quite some time as the credit crunch tightens and consumer...READ MORE

A Week In Business

Realtors Join Company BERLIN - Re/Max Premier Properties announced this week that Leslie Smith and Mia McCarthy of 'The Beach Group' have joined the firm's West Ocean City office. Smith and McCarthy come with a wealth of knowledge and experience. They are consistent top producers and offer their clients top-notch service. The offices of Re/Max Premier Properties are conveniently located in Ocean City, Ocean Pines and West Ocean City. New Director Named BERLIN - Worcester Youth and Family...READ MORE

My Thoughts

Like everyone else, the old guy sat down and watched the Super Bowl last weekend. He did not care who won or what the latest and greatest commercial was. There was a New York team and a Boston team playing in the 42nd version, and those are not Insider's favorites. He likes the small town teams or as the sports pundits call them •€˜the small market teams.' He roots for any teams that are not from the big cities of Chicago, New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas, Miami, etc. In last...READ MORE

"Blocking the Disney Channel"

While having a conversation with another parent the other day, the talk went from the usual 'your kid doesn't want to go to sleep at 9, mine neither' conversation to a much weirder one that I had not prepared myself to be having at any point in being a parent. That kind of stuff they don't put in the handbook, so to speak, along with a handbook's worth of other stuff too, like 'how to stop your kid from asking for McDonald's at every meal?' I wondered how it had gotten there, and after a bit of...READ MORE

Things I Like

Going to bed early E-Trade's baby commercials during the Super Bowl Watching news coverage of Groundhog Day Waking up before the alarm clock Living and working in Berlin A king-size bed The movie, 'The Bucket List' Seeing a movie after reading the book That •€˜Lost' is back with new episodes A bare tree in the heart of winter Getting up early ...READ MORE

What's Your Sign?

ARIES (March 21 to April 19): It could be risky to push for a project you believe in but others are wary of. Never mind. If you trust your facts, follow your courageous Aries heart and go with it. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Your enthusiasm sparks renewed interest in a workplace project that once seemed headed for deletion. Support from supervisors helps you make all necessary changes. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20): A colleague might be a bit too contrary when your ideas are being discussed in the...READ MORE

Ocean City

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West Ocean City - Ocean Pines - Berlin - MD - VA

WEST OCEAN CITY Sailor's Watch Golf Course Road Sat & Sun 10-4 New 3BR, 3.5BA Luxury Townhouses Coldwell Banker VIRGINIA 3205 Salty Way Captains Cove Sat & Sun 10-2 4BR/3BA Waterfront For Sale by Owner 410-365-8561 VIRGINIA Coulbourn Mill Road Sat 10-4 3BR/2BA Cozy Rancher Decked Pool Tamera Myers Coldwell Banker Eastern Shore 800-258-4853 BERLIN Purnell Crossing Tues-Sun 11-6 3BR/2.5BA Villas w/ 2-car Garage Ryan Homes 866-776-9818 OCEAN PINES Canvasback Road Sat 11-3 3BR/3.5BA...READ MORE

Diving Into The Area's Cultural Activities

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

A Look At Who Was Out On The Town This Week

Weekly pictures from the restaurant and bar scene around the Ocean City area ...READ MORE

People Joining Together For Community Causes

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