April 11, 2008

Thursday, April 17 - Eastern Shore Tax Filers Get Reprieve

BERLIN - Comptroller Peter Franchot said Wednesday that he is extending the deadline for electronic filing of state taxes for residents of nine Eastern Shore counties who had Internet and phone service problems Tuesday night. The extension to midnight Thursday applies to those living in Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties who file electronically, the comptroller said. AT&T spokeswoman Alexa Kaufman said someone cut the line...READ MORE

Tuesday, April 15 - Hospital Meets Campaign's Goal

BERLIN - Atlantic General Hospital celebrated the one-year anniversary of its 30 Minute ER Promise, a commitment to the community to place ER visitors in a treatment bed or initiate their care within 30 minutes of arrival, in grand style last month. In recognition of the occasion and the tremendous success of the program, hospital administration treated all associates and medical staff to a four-course gourmet meal to thank them for their support. 'Fantastic teamwork is what made the 30 Minute...READ MORE

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

94th Street north-Fenwick

Big Tuna Grill 128th Street & Coastal Highway, 410-250-1001 , www.bigtunaOC.com A locals' and vacationers' favorite alike. Experience culinary delights as well as a visual excursion, dining among authentic nautical artifacts of old ships. Choose an array of entrees from fresh seafood to char-grilled steaks. Enjoy some drinks on our 50 ft. bar while watching our plasma TVs. Billy's Sub Shop 120th Street, Bayside (Food Lion Shopping Center) , 410-250-1776 Between 139th & 140th Streets,...READ MORE

Inlet To 94th Street

Angelo's Italian Cuisine 33rd Street & Coastal Highway , 410-524-2855 The Russo family proudly presents, Angelo's Italian Cuisine, the latest venture in a long line of Italian restauants and pizzarias owned by the family in Baltimore, Salisbury and Ocean City. Our authentic Italian cuisine is prepared by a top New York chef and presented in a classically decorated setting. Smoking allowed in our cocktail lounge with special drink prices 4-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Open Tuesday-Saturday at 4...READ MORE

West Ocean City-Berlin-Ocean Pines

Assateague Island Oasis Rte. 611, West Ocean City , 410-629-1492 Enjoy a delicious meal, refreshing drinks, and the peace and quiet that once was. Weekly live entertainment and Happy Hour daily from 3-7 p.m. Just relax! Boomers Restaurant 525 South Main Street, Berlin , 410-629-0001 Conveniently located on Rte. 113 at the southern entrance to Berlin, Boomers Restaurant has re-opened after a complete renovation. Full service dining, self-service eat-in or carry-out. Food cooked to order. Fried...READ MORE

Cypress Mulch Boycott Eyed

WEST OCEAN CITY - Local environmentalists kicked off a campaign last week asking gardeners to boycott cypress mulch to protect cypress trees in Louisiana and Florida. Cypress trees are not a sustainable species, Joe Fehrer, Land Manager for the Nature Conservancy's Nassawango Creek Preserve and past president of Assateague Coastal Trust (ACT), said last Friday. 'They're slow to germinate and slow to reach maturity,' said Fehrer, who is the son of legendary Worcester County environmental activist...READ MORE

Diakonia Takes Funding Pitch To Resort Officials

OCEAN CITY - Diakonia homeless shelter continued its search for additional funding this week as Executive Director Claudia Nagle came before the Ocean City Council in hopes of garnering increased assistance for 2007-2008 expenses. Diakonia reported its dire financial situation to the County Commissioners last month, requesting $65,000 in aid to help support the 45-bed emergency shelter. A tight budget resulted in a $30,000 grant from the county, a significant help, but not enough to cover...READ MORE

Fraternal Slots Bill Dies In Senate

ANNAPOLIS - One of the many casualties in the 2008 Maryland General Assembly Session was a bill that would add Worcester County to the list of counties that permit slot machines in service clubs and fraternal organizations. House Bill 1008, introduced by Delegates James Mathias and Norm Conway, both D-38B, would have allowed limited slot machine gambling in service clubs and fraternal organizations in Worcester County, such as the American Legion or the Elks Club, for example, in the interest of...READ MORE

Middle School Teacher Named Tops In Worcester

BERLIN - In the company of 350 colleagues and community leaders at the 21st Teacher of the Year Banquet in Ocean City, Amy Gallagher, an eighth-grade social studies teacher at Stephen Decatur Middle School for the last six years, learned that she had earned the 2008 Worcester County Teacher of the Year title. Gallagher's understanding of the power of education and its impact on society developed shortly after graduating from Mount Saint Mary's University with a Bachelor of Arts in History and...READ MORE

School Board Outlines County Budget Requests

SNOW HILL - Worcester County schools want another $8.3 million more than the actual budget from fiscal year 2008, the current school year, for fiscal year 2009 (FY09). The Worcester County Board of Education presented their FY09 budget request to the Worcester County Commissioners Tuesday In total, the school system is asking for $77.8 million in county funds. 'Today we present you with a budget that is the result of a long journey,' Board of Education President Gary Mumford told the County...READ MORE

Alleged Gunman Call Just A Hoax

OCEAN CITY - A reported incident involving an alleged gunman threatening himself and others at an Ocean City hotel this week turned out to be a false alarm, but not before resort police mobilized for the potentially dangerous situation. Around lunchtime on Wednesday, resort police got a call from a distraught woman from Baltimore reporting her estranged husband was in a resort hotel room with a gun threatening to kill himself and anyone who tried to stop him including police. Taking nothing for...READ MORE

Council Approves Condominium Deck Replacement

OCEAN CITY - The City Council approved the replacement of the Amber Waves Condominium deck this week, despite its obstruction of a town alleyway. William Bunt, president of the Amber Waves Condominium Association, located between 39th and 40th streets, pitched the request to the council this week, explaining that while the deck does obstruct the alley, it has been doing so for the past 23 years. 'That deck has been there since 1984,' Bunt said this week. The deck, which lies adjacent to the...READ MORE

County Prefers Current Site For New Plant

SNOW HILL - The new Mystic Harbor wastewater plant will be built on the current site, the Worcester County Commissioners decided this week after hearing from staff on an alternate site nearby. The unimproved parcel west of the current Mystic Harbor sewer plant that was proposed as an alternate site for the new facility is made up of wetlands and forest, Public Works Director John Tustin informed the commissioners Tuesday. The county would have to spend at least $420,000 over and above the...READ MORE

Critical Areas Changes May Apply Here

ANNAPOLIS - Sweeping changes in the state's critical areas laws approved by the General Assembly last week could have implications in Worcester, but the intent of bill is directed more to other coastal areas of the state where existing laws are always adhered to. Nearly a quarter of a century ago, state lawmakers passed a stringent Critical Areas law to regulate development within 1,000 feet of the Chesapeake Bay. Included in the law was a provision creating a 100-foot buffer in which no new...READ MORE

Grant Requests Exceed $7 Million

SNOW HILL - Three Worcester County towns and one community asked for over $7 million in specific budget requests from the County Commissioners this week. Berlin asked for $2.2 million; Snow Hill is seeking $2.7 million; Pocomoke City requested $2.1 million; and Ocean Pines is looking for $400,000. Ocean City postponed making its presentation until April 22. Berlin would like continuing support for the Main St. program, Program Open Space (POS) funds, substantial assistance with street...READ MORE

Hobbit Gets Partial Occupancy

OCEAN CITY - Tom Heiderman, owner of The Hobbit Restaurant, finally got the answer he was looking for this week, as he returned to the City Council for a third time, seeking permission for partial occupancy of his restaurant in the Rivendell building. Heiderman approached the City Council last month in hopes of gaining permission to open the restaurant before the Rivendell project obtains its certificate of occupancy. Although Heiderman is aiming for an April 23 opening with Rivendell aiming...READ MORE

OC Reacts To Rising Health Insurance Costs

OCEAN CITY - Town employees will be seeing some changes in their medical insurance coverage, after a unanimous decision by the City Council this week to approve changes that aim to save the town money. Two years ago, the City Council approved the switch from the town's long-time health insurance carrier, United Healthcare, to Carefirst Blue Cross/Blue Shield.  As a result of that change, the town's combined renewal rate increase, as of July 2007, was 7.6 percent, a low figure compared to...READ MORE

OC Signs Off On Plan Hiking Towing Expense

OCEAN CITY - The City Council unanimously voted to pass the first reading of an ordinance increasing the towing fees throughout the town this summer, an increase operators say is necessary with rising fuel costs. Several representatives from local towing companies were present at a Police Commission last month to discuss the current towing prices; prices that they claim are too low. As it currently stands, towing companies only receive $35 for showing up to a potential vehicle tow and an...READ MORE

Organizers Revise New Event Details

OCEAN CITY - Planning for OC Beachfest is preceding smoothly, reported event coordinators last week, noting that while the running component of the three-day sporting event will be seeing some changes, the rest of the events remain on track. Event planners Brad Hoffman and Jack Hennen returned to the Tourism Commission last week to update members on the progress of the 2009 scheduled event. OC Beachfest is tentatively scheduled for June 19-21, 2009 and will include three days of professional and...READ MORE

Park-And-Ride Incident Probed

OCEAN CITY - Area police this week are looking for a suspect in a reported strong-arm robbery of a juvenile at the Park-and-Ride in West Ocean City. Around 2:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Maryland State Police troopers responded to a reported robbery that had just occurred. The victim, a juvenile from Berlin, had been dropped off at the facility when he was approached by the suspect, described as a white male, 40-50 years old with medium length dirty blond hair, a full beard, wearing a denim jacket, a...READ MORE

Proposed Site Of YMCA Coming Up For Rezoning

SNOW HILL - The Marvin Steen owned property near Rt. 589, adjacent to the land once meant for a YMCA, will go before the Worcester County Planning Commission in May for a rezoning recommendation. The 20-acre parcel of agricultural land between the south border of Ocean Pines and Gum Point Rd. must be rezoned to residential before further development activity can go forward. The property, in the critical area, will also need to be awarded a portion of Worcester County's growth allocation, a...READ MORE

Report Provides Snapshot Of Berlin Residents

BERLIN - A report released last week by a national research company presented a snapshot of the town of Berlin, its people, their quality of life and even their collective political tendencies and compared the town to similarly sized municipalities in Maryland and across the country. According to the town profile prepared by CityTownInfo.com, the independent research company that prepared and published the report on Berlin, the town is much like so many other small towns in Maryland and across...READ MORE

Three Suspects Held In Weekend Home Invasion

BERLIN - Three suspects are in custody this week after an armed home invasion involving a handgun at a residence in Snow Hill last weekend. Around 5:15 a.m. last Saturday, Maryland State Police troopers and investigators from the Worcester County Bureau of Investigations (WCBI) responded to a residence on Shockley Rd. in Snow Hill for a reported armed home invasion that had just taken place. Once on the scene, investigators interviewed several occupants of the residence, who said three suspects...READ MORE

We Remember Those Who Have Passed

Curtis W. Birch BERLIN - Curtis W. Birch, age 69, died Thursday, April 3, 2008 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in West Ocean City, he was the son of the late Curtis Henry Birch and Esther Tubbs Birch. He is survived by his wife, Lorenda Lynch Birch; former wife, Ruth Ellen Donoway; children, Curtis Hoyt Birch of West Ocean City, Kevin William Birch of Ocean Pines, Stedman Milton Birch of Islamorada, Fla., Sonia Ruth Birch of North Hampton, N.J., Esther Birch Harrell of West Ocean...READ MORE

Two-Month Probe Nets Major Drug Bust

OCEAN CITY - A two-month drug distribution investigation carried out by the Ocean City Police Department's Narcotics Division resulted last week in a significant drug bust in the resort. The two-month investigation culminated in the arrest of Marvin Jefferson Mitchell, 24, of Ocean City last Wednesday when an undercover OCPD narcotics detective purchased an undisclosed amount of crack cocaine from the suspect. After the transaction, a search and seizure warrant was served at Mitchell's Ocean...READ MORE

Thoughts From The Publishers Desk

Fact: Some folks around town are suggesting last month's Boardwalk fire will serve the Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company well in getting what it wants out of the city when they meet next week to deliberate over the future of fire service in the municipality. Opinion: All the firefighters involved are to be commended for their work on the scene in that blaze, particularly the volunteers who spearheaded the overall effort and stayed long into the night cleaning up the Boardwalk area. However, I do...READ MORE

Arts Center Campaign Deserves Attention

The Berlin Performing Arts Center Committee is hoping to make a presentation to the County Commissioners in the coming weeks, encouraging the elected officials to provide significant funding to an effort to build a cultural arts complex in the Berlin area. The committee, comprised of a diverse group of area residents, wants to build a performing arts center at the old Cannery building in Berlin along Route 113. This is one step in a long-range vision of expanding the arts in northern Worcester...READ MORE

Voices From The Readers

Four Ways To Resolve Fire Service Debate Editor: To resolve the organizational structure of the Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company (OCVFC) when it comes to their service to the taxpayers and visitors to Ocean City, a number of parties are planning to meet at the Convention Center on April 14 and 15, 2008. Unfortunately, once again certain Ocean City elected officials have agreed to close the most important meeting to the press and the public. According to City Council President Joseph Mitrecic,...READ MORE

West Leads Seahawks Past Mallards

BERLIN - It may not have been easy, but the Stephen Decatur boys' varsity lacrosse team finally got the best of their cross-town rivals, Worcester Prep, getting out to an early lead and never looking back. Decatur led the entire way and ended up winning 13-8 behind a huge performance by Logan West, who dominated the face-off battle and scored five goals. Decatur jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first quarter behind a goal by junior Ben Kelleher and back-to-back scores by senior co-captain...READ MORE

Decatur Girls Down Worcester 6-2

BERLIN- For the third straight year, Stephen Decatur's girls' varsity lacrosse team got the best of its cross-town rival Worcester Prep last week, beating the Mallards, 6-2, on Friday, but the contest was much closer than it has been in recent years. Two years ago, the Decatur girls got their first-ever win against Worcester, beating the Mallards, 16-2 and won by the same score last year. This year, however, the annual grudge match was a defensive struggle that came down to goalie play. Despite...READ MORE

Mallards Rebound with Win Over Easton

BERLIN- Worcester Prep's men's varsity lacrosse team wasted no time rebounding from last Friday's loss to Decatur, thrashing visiting Easton, 13-5, on Monday to get back in the win column. Worcester led 2-0 after the first quarter in a tight, well-played game by both teams. In the second quarter, Worcester keeper Christian Coates hit Justin Butler streaking toward the Easton goal with a perfect outlet pass and Butler converted the opportunity for a 3-0 lead. Shortly after that, Worcester's Max...READ MORE

Worcester Edges Sabres, 15-14

BERLIN- Worcester Prep's girls' varsity lacrosse team edged old rival Saints Peter and Paul, 15-14, in a tight game at home on Tuesday. In sharp contrast to last Friday's meeting with neighborhood rival Decatur, won by the Seahawks, 6-2, Tuesday's game with the Sabres was a high-scoring affair. Worcester's Mary Hudson led the Mallard offense with four goals and three assists, while Molly Dickerson and Polly McNab each scored three goals. Melanie Leiner came up big in goal for Worcester,...READ MORE

Legislative Session Review

ANNAPOLIS - The 2008 Maryland General Assembly session expired with Sine Die at midnight on Monday with several bills of local importance enacted into law and many others left on the table for debate another day. Thousands of pieces of legislation were debated during the 90-day regular session, and while few had the impact of the actions taken by the General Assembly during the special session last fall when sweeping tax changes and a referendum on slots were approved as a means to address the...READ MORE

Friday, April 11 - Boardwalk Fire Cause Remains Unknown

OCEAN CITY - Although the smoke has cleared since the massive downtown Boardwalk fire that destroyed two businesses two weeks ago, investigators remain uncertain as to the cause of the nine-alarm fire. Twenty-two fire companies across two states gathered at South Division Street on the Boardwalk on March 30 in an effort to save several Boardwalk businesses. Although fire fighters went to great lengths to battle the blaze, the Dough Roller and adjacent T-shirt shop, Sunshine Beachwear, were...READ MORE

County OKs Preliminary Plans For 126-Home Project

SNOW HILL - A new subdivision is a step closer to adding 126 homes to the Route 589 corridor after the Worcester County Planning Commission approved the Mapleton Farms plat lat week. Members of the Worcester County Planning Commission questioned landowner Charles Nichols and project engineer John Salm closely over the use of individual septic systems and wells before supporting approval in a split vote. Commission member Jeanne Lynch asked Salm why the subdivision was not planned to hook into...READ MORE

Friday, April 11 - County Recycling Rate At 34%

SNOW HILL - The recycling rate in Worcester County went up again in 2007, with 34 percent of trash recycled. In 2006, Worcester Countians recycled 32.5 percent of their trash, staff reported this week, compared to 34 percent in 2007. 'Residential recycling has picked up,' said Public Works Director John Tustin. Recycling Coordinator Ron Taylor said the recycling rate is about as high as it will go.  'It's getting better,' Taylor said. 'As long as we don't have a curbside program, which...READ MORE

Friday, April 11 - O'Malley Signs Off On Sinking Destroyer For Reef

OCEAN CITY - A retired U.S. Navy destroyer moved closer to finding a home as an artificial reef off the coast of the resort this week when Gov. Martin O'Malley officially endorsed the plan. O'Malley on Monday joined New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine and Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner in support of the Maryland Artificial Reef Initiative (MARI) effort to obtain the retired Navy Spruance-class destroyer 'Arthur W. Radford,' a 564-foot vessel which has been stored at the Aker Philadelphia Shipyard while...READ MORE

Ocean City

OCEAN CITY The Meridian Daily 10-4 Oceanfront Residences New Construction Dan Clayland Coldwell Banker 410-520-0072 OCEAN CITY Bella Vista Daily 10-4 3BR Bayside Condos Coldwell Banker 410-723-1000 OCEAN CITY Bahia Vista 10th St. Bayside Mon-Fri 11-3 3&4BR Condos Dan Clayland Coldwell Banker 410-524-6111 OCEAN CITY Bel Mare Somerset Street Daily 11-3 3BR/2BA New Const. Skip Schlesinger Re/Max Premier Properties 410-520-8118 OCEAN CITY South Beach Boardwalk at 7th Fri-Sun 11-3 3&4BR...READ MORE

First Place Student Contest Winners

Seven first-place student winners in a contest sponsored by the General Levin Winder Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution attended the awards luncheon at the 103rd Maryland State Conference. At the luncheon, it was announced that eleven also won first place in the Eastern Division, which is comprised of Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Among the winners were, front row from left, Claire Stickler, Hannah Esham, and Grace Tunis; back...READ MORE

Ocean City Elementary

Ocean City Elementary School held the March Student of the Month Luncheon to honor the students who were Optimists. The students are chosen based on the good choices they make in all areas of school life. The March Students of the Month are, first row, first graders Jenna Banks, Lexie Black, Dawson Delaney, Claire Jobson and Kendall Whaley; second row, second graders Lucas Crowe, Caroline Engle, Kayla Higgins, Eli Saulsbury, not pictured, Denise Kearns; third row, third graders Maya Ethridge,...READ MORE

"Country in the Classroom with Chick-fil-A"

As part of the "Country in the Classroom with Chick-fil-A", Mike and April from Froggy 99.9's morning show visited Berlin Intermediate School. Students Cailey and Nathan Mitchell, pictured above with the radio personalities, won a radio show contest and were picked to receive lunch for their class from Chick-Fil-A. Miss Parker's fifth grade class then recorded the Pledge of Allegiance to be played on Froggy 99.9. ...READ MORE

Worcester Prep Students Participate In Children's Art Exhibit

Among the Worcester Prep students who participated in the Ward Museum Children's Art Exhibit were, front from left, Lauren Gosnear, Rehoboth Beach; Maria Deckmann, Milton; Joseph Schwartz, Eden; Maya Nateson, Salisbury; Luke Buas, Ocean City; back, Tate Shockley, Ocean City; Carolyn Dorey, Millville; Jimmy Edmunds, Ocean City; Erik Zorn, Ocean City; and Amanda Gabriel, Laurel. ...READ MORE

Worcester Preparatory School

The Levin Winder Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution presented Worcester Preparatory School with a flag that flew over the United States Capitol and will now fly over the school campus in Berlin. Showing the flag are DAR historic essay winners, front from left, Alexa Conaway, Seaford; Meredith Soule´, Ocean City; Ashley Foreman, Frankford; and Emmi Shockley, Ocean City; and back, Ross Roessler. With the students is Dr. Barry W. Tull, Headmaster. ...READ MORE

2008 Optimist International Essay Contest Winners

"Today's Choices Shape My Future" was the topic that shaped the 2008 Optimist International Essay Contest. Winners of the competition were honored at the March meeting of the Ocean City/Berlin Optimist Club held at the Carousel in Ocean City. Bob Russell, Berlin, chairman of the competition presented awards. Pictured are, from left, Sue Wangel; Michelle Wangel (first place), Worcester Prep; Dave Wangel; Jackie Wangel (second place), Worcester Prep; Bob Russell; Dominique Kunciw (third...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

Dikos, Fraschetti Offering Authentic, Italian Food

OCEAN CITY - Osteria Fraschetti, located on Route 50 in West Ocean City, promises fine dining style at a casual dining price. With the freshest ingredients, Italian ambience, and friendly staff, owners Alex Fraschetti and Demetrios 'Jimmy' Dikos promise an enjoyable evening of authentic, Italian food. Formerly Mulligans Sports Bar and Grill, Fraschetti and Dikos took over the location in April 2003, bringing with them ample restaurant experience. 'I came to this country in 1961 and I liked the...READ MORE

Live Bands and DJs

707 Sports Bar & Grille: 410-213-9507, 12702 Old Bridge Rd. West Ocean City; Friday, April 11: Blue Sky; Every Saturday: Karaoke with Hey Mick. Assateague Island Oasis: 410-629-1492, Rt. 611; Entertainment Friday & Saturday, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Buxy's Salty Dog: 410-289-0973, 28th St. & Coastal Hwy.; Every Friday: DJ BK; Saturday, April 12: Pompous Pie; Thursday, April 17: Trailer Park Romeo. Castaway's: 410-524-9090, 64th St. Bayfront; Every Friday: DJ Mike C; Saturday, April 12: Vinyl...READ MORE

Things I Like

When the truth is obvious Commercials featuring pets The Worcester-Decatur lax rivalry A median full of daffodils Ignoring a ringing telephone Watching a squirrel do tree acrobatics A thick chocolate milk shake People who are •€˜green' and don't brag about it Looking forward to •€˜May's Flowers' Salmon on top of a salad When a lie is obvious ...READ MORE

Asset Protection Trust Provides Risk Protection

BERLIN - You've worked hard to provide financial security for your family. But the assets that are the key to your future and theirs are vulnerable to lawsuits, divorce decrees and the actions of creditors. One of the best ways to mitigate these risks is by placing legal ownership of a portion of your assets in an asset protection trust (APT), which may help shield them from the possible actions of creditors or courts. You may receive payments from the APT while safeguarding those assets that...READ MORE

Diakonia Receives Ancient Order of Hibernians Public Service Award

Diakonia Executive Director Claudia Nagle was recently named the recipient of the Ancient Order of Hibernians Public Service Award. She is flanked by Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan, president of the Delmarva Irish American Club, Vice President of the Ancient Order of Hibernians Tim Connolly and Pat Mooney during the 14th Annual St. Patrick's Day Communion Breakfast at the Knights of Columbus Hall. ...READ MORE

Ocean City Lioness Club

Vice President Charlotte Montgomery, right, representing the members of the Ocean City Lioness Club, recently presented 18 new diaper bags filled with necessities for a new baby to Agape Director Leigh Sandifer. For the last two years, the Ocean City Lioness have enjoyed filling the diaper bags knowing that some new baby would get off to a wonderful start. ...READ MORE

Believe in Tomorrow Children's House by the Sea Program

A number of local men volunteer their boats and time to the Believe in Tomorrow Children's House by the Sea Program. The volunteers provide critically ill children, and their families, with an excursion around the waters of Ocean City to fish or sightsee. Pictured, from left, are Budd Heim, Charlie Herpen, John Henglein, Bill Bundy, Jim Ludden, John Jewer, Bob Binder, Art Sachs, John McFalls, and Steve Schmidt. ...READ MORE

People Joining Together For Community Causes

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

A Week In Business

Snyder Earns Award OCEAN CITY - Joy Snyder of Re/Max Premier Properties in Ocean City has repeated the previous year's achievement of being granted the highest level of service achievement in the real estate industry, Quality Service Certified® Platinum. The award is in recognition of earning 100% client service satisfaction in 2007, as measured by Leading Research Corporation (LRC). Quality Service Certified (QSC) status is the only recognition in the real estate industry based on...READ MORE

"Shut the Puck Up America"

I got your attention with that headline didn't I? Usually, I pride myself in liking things that most people don't. I think that it's a slightly narcissistic thing that makes me feel like I'm more original because I don't follow the masses. I realize what a ridiculous notion this is and know that this is my ego screwing with my head, and it could be a reason why I own weird jazz records, watch British Futbol, drink tea everyday, and could tell you more about Beethoven than I could about 'Da...READ MORE

My Thoughts

The old DeSoto has been struggling lately and a recent ride through the metropolis of Ocean City to the shoe store in Delaware was no exception. As most old-timers know, the DeSoto is manual and the old guy's left leg started acting up as soon as he saw the first construction sign, signifying trouble, and a long stretch of it, was ahead. What Insider found on the Route 50 Bridge was a road surface reminiscent of the old days when potholes were so abundant two hands had to be kept on the wheel at...READ MORE

What's Your Sign?

ARIES (March 21 to April 19): A little woolgathering is OK. But don't let that dreamy state linger beyond midweek, when you'll want to be ready to take on new workplace responsibilities. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Love rules the week for single Bovines seeking romance. Attached pairs also find new joy in their relationships. Friday should bring news about a business opportunity. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20): Home becomes the center of a new social whirl, as you show your talent for hosting great...READ MORE