September 19, 2008

Local Establishments Step Up To Support Global Gear Drive

OCEAN CITY - Ocean City residents can do more than enjoy a refreshing beverage and tasty meal when visiting several popular local attractions, they can also make a difference in a child's life many time zones away by making a contribution to the Global Gear Drive. Global Gear Drive displays are set up at Harborside Bar and Grill, Buxy's Salty Dog, Peppers Tavern, Greene Turtle West Ocean City, the Sunset Grille and BJ's. The displays feature a Game On! Youth Sports soccer ball atop a fishbowl....READ MORE

Messy Dumping Leads To Removal Of Recycling Bins

SNOW HILL - Bishopville dwellers will no longer be able to recycle within the community beginning in October, after the county decided to remove recycling containers from the Bishopville drop-off facility. Worcester County is planning a new homeowners drop-off facility at a different site. The new site will be attended and will only be open certain hours. The current recycling site in Bishopville is notorious among county public works staff for inappropriate materials deposited as recycling,...READ MORE

OC OKs Canal Dredging Plan

OCEAN CITY - Resort officials this week agreed to move forward with a long-term plan to dredge the vast network of canals in Ocean City, approving an ordinance that could force some property owners to repair failing bulkheads or have the town step in and do it for them at the owner's expense. For years, Ocean City has been preparing a vast plan to dredge the canals from one end of the resort to the other in order to maintain water depth and navigation. In order to accomplish the plan, town...READ MORE

OC Saloon To Host Country Acts

OCEAN CITY - A new face on the local entertainment scene is hosting a country music blowout this weekend with well-known acts planned for both Friday and Saturday evenings. Johnny B's Cowboyz Smokehouse and Saloon on 114th Street bayside will be the place to be for country music this weekend. On Friday, Jay D Henley & The Stone Broke Band will appear. Henley, a proud of Mt. Airy, Md. is an original song writer who got the itch to perform after winning a local talent contest. The...READ MORE

OC Secures FAA Funding Help With Airport Projects

OCEAN CITY - Resort officials got a dose of good news this week when the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) agreed to fund a large percentage of the ongoing expansion and repair projects spelled out in the Ocean City Airport's updated master plan, but the offering should not be construed to mean the town is planning to move forward with the massive expansion proposed for the facility. Public Works Director Hal Adkins told the Mayor and Council on Monday City Solicitor Guy Ayres had been...READ MORE

OC To Spend $80K For 1.87 Acres In WOC

OCEAN CITY - In the eight years or so since the completion of the Park-and-Ride in West Ocean City, town officials have been looking for a site to mitigate just under two acres of non-tidal wetlands impacted by the project, but they have finally found a suitable site albeit with a fairly hefty price tag. Because the construction of the Park-and-Ride impacted tidal and non-tidal wetlands, the town of Ocean City as owner of the facility is required to find a suitable site to replace, or mitigate,...READ MORE

Sunfest In Full Swing In OC

OCEAN CITY - Ocean City celebrates the start of the fall season with a weekend of food, arts and crafts and live music when Sunfest 2008 shines on the resort's Inlet lot through Sunday, Sept. 18-21. Ocean City's most popular festival, the 34th annual Sunfest, kicked off with a parade yesterday morning on the Boardwalk. It will delight all ages with over 180 crafters, live entertainment and hayrides on the beach. In and around four big-top tents, there is something for every member of the family...READ MORE

Suspects Sought In Downtown Burglaries

OCEAN CITY - Resort police this week are searching for two suspects who burglarized three businesses and attempted a fourth in the downtown marina area early last Monday morning. Ocean City police detectives this week continue to investigate three commercial burglaries and one attempted burglary at waterfront businesses in the marina area between Talbot Street and Wicomico Street last Monday morning. According to police reports, the outside bar at the Angler restaurant and the deck bar at M.R....READ MORE

Berlin Intermediate School

Berlin Intermediate School recently chose the first student of the day for its "All About Attitude" program and fifth grader Hillary Jarman was awarded the honor. Each day a student at BIS is honored by being chosen as "Student of the Day." This student has exhibited a great attitude and behaved in an outstanding way. Jarman, without being asked, used her own free time to help another student organize her books during the first week of school. Above, guidance counselors...READ MORE

Ocean City Elementary

Students are singing their way into another fantastic school year in Mrs. Moore's music class at Ocean City Elementary. Above, Emily Tilgnman taps the steady beat of the cuckoo clock with a wood block while the 'clocks' tick, and Noam Katna shakes the tambourine when the kindergarten 'cuckoos' fly around the room.  In the background, Luke Doersbach, Kendal Vick, and Hayden Bennett demonstrate the steady beat of the clock.   ...READ MORE

Ocean City Elementary School

Lyndsay Greenan's fourth grade class wrote about why Ocean City Elementary School is a wonderful school and why they enjoy being students at this National Blue Ribbon School. Pictured, from left, are Akira Smith, Karen Cabrera-Tapia, Kody Sineno, Grace Rigby and Peyton Dunham.   ...READ MORE

The Tidewater School by the Sea

The Tidewater School by the Sea in Bishopville was one of many exhibitors during the recent Maryland Coast Day at Assateague State Park. Students of the school were taught how to protect the coastal bays and enjoyed the wonderful exhibits, animal programs, sand castle building, food and live music. Above, Gavin and Don Esch  of Ocean Pines spend their time talking about the environment at the exhibit table.   ...READ MORE

Rock 'N Roll Half Marathon

Paige Spangler, left, 16, and her brother Lane, 12, of Berlin, finished the Rock •€˜N Roll Half Marathon (13.1 miles) in Virginia Beach on Labor Day. They were among a field of 16,445 runners who were encouraged to the finish line by 20 live bands and local high school cheerleading squads. All of the runners were given free tickets to the Music Festival concerts in Virginia Beach that weekend. Lane is in seventh grade at Worcester Prep and Paige is a junior.   ...READ MORE

Buckingham Elementary School

Rachel Prengamen, Sierra Parker and McKenzie Gaynor enjoyed making "Marshmallow Toes" in Mrs. Williams' classroom to explain the importance of hallway respectful behavior at Buckingham Elementary School.   ...READ MORE

Buckingham Elementary

Dr. Steve Rorke and Buckingham Elementary fourth grade students Daniel Scott and Ethan Call are pictured working on a class project.   ...READ MORE

Berlin Intermediate Sixth Graders

Berlin Intermediate sixth graders add watercolor techniques to line drawings of their shoes in Visual Arts class with Mrs. Jolley. Above, Jeremy Giordiano, Melanie Engle, Shane Moore and Danielle Kobin work on perfecting their painting techniques.   ...READ MORE

Worcester Prep

Dominique Kunciw, a senior at Worcester Prep, has been notified that she is one of the 2009 National Merit® Scholarship semifinalists. To be considered for a National Merit Scholarship, students must score at top levels on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test and then fulfill requirements to qualify for Finalist status. Approximately 90% of those named Semifinalists go on to the Finalist level. Becoming a National Merit Semifinalist and then...READ MORE

A Week In Business

Oasis Travel Ribbon Cutting WEST OCEAN CITY - Oasis Travel and the Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce are hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 25 at 4:30-6:30 p.m. with the ribbon cutting ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Oasis Travel is a full-service travel agency located at 9923 Stephen Decatur Highway, Teal Marsh Shopping Center, West Ocean City, Md. 21842. Owner Neil Hitchcock is a local entrepreneur, managing numerous businesses and the new Oasis Travel Agency. He is past president...READ MORE

Montego Bay Civic Association

At its annual summer meeting, the 2008-2009 Officers and Board of Directors for the Montego Bay Civic Association (MBCA) were elected. Elected to the Board of Directors were Genevieve Hartline, Vice President; Linda Ingram, Secretary; Charles Herbert; Eric Waterman Linda Herzberg; Marlene Meseke; Vera McCullough; Larry Holdren Sr; Bill Trumpler. Pictured, from left, are Holdren, McCullough, Herzberg, Herbert, Waterman, Meseke and Trumpler. Sharing the Volunteer of the Year award were George...READ MORE

Buckingham Elementary School

Buckingham Elementary School is celebrating its 30-year anniversary in its present location. Each month the faculty, staff and students will be doing activities to celebrate the anniversary. Above, media specialist Debbi Wooten and office secretary Bonnie Bunting, who have both worked all 30 years at the school's current site, are pictured in front of the original Buckingham Elementary School cupola. ...READ MORE

Ocean City-Berlin Rotary Club

The Ocean City-Berlin Rotary Club recently welcomed a new member to its organization. Above, Matt Evergam, center, accepts his certificate of membership in the Ocean City/Berlin Rotary Club. He is flanked by his sponsor, Past President Daniel Harris, and President Stan Kahn. ...READ MORE

Fatherhood Adventures

We got our first formal family pictures taken a few weeks back, thanks to a church directory photo op with Olan Mills. It was an interesting and memorable experience, even if the photos leave a little to be desired of the parents. The problems with the finished product revolved around my wife and I being overly consumed with the little baby in our lap. We were so preoccupied with him looking his best we seemed to forget our picture was being taken as well. The end result was some wonderful...READ MORE

What's Your Sign?

ARIES (March 21 to April 19): The changing season brings new experiences as well as challenges for the ever-adventurous Aries. Your social life expands, as do the opportunities at your workplace. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): That recent period of uncertainty has passed. You can now feel more confident about making decisions, especially those that relate to an important personal relationship. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20): Although you might be faced with a number of tasks on your to-do list, try to...READ MORE

Steps To Take For A Carefree Partnership

BERLIN - After selling the successful technology firm they'd founded together, a husband and wife embarked on the carefree retirement they had long envisioned, living in a Florida resort. It didn't take them long to realize that their new lifestyle was missing a critical ingredient: the fun of running a business together. They turned to their Merrill Lynch financial advisor, who encouraged them to carefully think through the details of their new vision. From there, the three discussed how the...READ MORE

Things I Like

Football games decided in the last minute Hot days with little humidity A flower bed after the weeds have been yanked When Geraldo got knocked down on live TV Big Sunday morning breakfasts Putting my son down for a nap How my dogs howl at the fire sirens The Chicken Chesapeake at Kirby's A draft beer in a pint glass Sticking close to home during Bike Week A massage after a long time without ...READ MORE

Friday, September 19 - Boardwalk Pervert Heading Back To Ukraine

OCEAN CITY - A cartoon impersonator admitted in Ocean City District Court yesterday he fondled a 16-year-old girl on the Boardwalk this summer and is reportedly heading back home to his native country. In August, Ocean City police arrested Boardwalk street performer Andrii Mokrishchev, 21, of Ukraine, on fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault charges after allegedly grabbing a girl's buttocks when she posed for pictures with him. He routinely appeared on the Boardwalk dressed in...READ MORE

Friday, September 19 - Owners Sentenced For Hiring Illegal Aliens

WEST OCEAN CITY - The owners of two West Ocean City restaurants raided by U.S. Immigration officials last October, who later pleaded guilty to hiring and harboring illegal aliens and evading employment taxes were each placed on probation for 18 months and fined $50,000 last week in U.S. District Court, but their biggest penalty could be the forfeiture of a property assessed at over $2 million. Bo Hao Zhu, 33, and his wife Siu Ping Cheng, 30, both of Ocean City, pleaded guilty in U.S. District...READ MORE

Friday, September 19 - Soldier With Area Connections Killed In Afghanistan

WEST OCEAN CITY - A young soldier who spent two years of his life in Worcester County died Sept. 6 while on patrol in Afghanistan. Eighteen-year-old Private Michael Dinterman of Littlestown, Pa. was killed by an improvised explosive device in Kunar province, at Outpost Restropo after just a month in Afghanistan, according to a source close to the family. Dinterman joined the U. S. Army in January, and was assigned in July to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infranty Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st...READ MORE

High Court Agrees Slots Referendum Needs One Word

 BERLIN - Maryland's highest court this week rejected an attempt to void the ballot question on the statewide referendum on slots set for November after opposition groups challenged what they believe is misleading language, but the judges did uphold a decision by a lower court last week to add a single word to the ballot to make its intent clearer to the voters. When Secretary of State John McDonough released the official slots referendum ballot question last month, slots opponents cried...READ MORE

High Court Agrees Slots Referendum Needs One Word

 BERLIN - Maryland's highest court this week rejected an attempt to void the ballot question on the statewide referendum on slots set for November after opposition groups challenged what they believe is misleading language, but the judges did uphold a decision by a lower court last week to add a single word to the ballot to make its intent clearer to the voters. When Secretary of State John McDonough released the official slots referendum ballot question last month, slots opponents cried...READ MORE

Thoughts From The Publisher's Desk

A pet peeve of mine for years has been driving into Ocean City and spotting the stationary police vehicles with illuminated lights at the foot of the Routes 50 and 90 bridges. I mention this at least once a year, and I know there are numerous businesses and residents, and at least a couple elected officials, who also have ideological differences with this scare tactic. The Ocean City Police Department's intention is worthwhile and obvious - to maintain high visibility. However, what it also does...READ MORE

County Wise To Demand Spending Cuts

Credit should be given when it's due and the County Commissioners deserve some praise this week for being pro-active with Worcester's finances. From private industry to the public sector, from the smallest of businesses to the largest of state governments and from the richest to the poorest, the indications are everywhere - times are tough, and the economy is going to get tighter before it gets better. At this week's meeting, the commissioners showed they get that, enacting an immediate hiring...READ MORE

Voices From The Readers

Two Different Kinds Of Acknowledgements Editor: I happened to be in Ocean City the week of Sept. 11, staying on the Boardwalk. The morning of Sept. 11 we all heard the loud but slow roar of the beautiful Harley motorcycles approach, almost countless, like sparkling sticks of dynamite glistening in the sun. They headed up the center of the Boardwalk towards the bronze statue of the firefighter donated by the Ocean City volunteer firefighters. It was graced by two human firefighters in dress...READ MORE

High Court Agrees Slots Referendum Needs One Word

 BERLIN - Maryland's highest court this week rejected an attempt to void the ballot question on the statewide referendum on slots set for November after opposition groups challenged what they believe is misleading language, but the judges did uphold a decision by a lower court last week to add a single word to the ballot to make its intent clearer to the voters. When Secretary of State John McDonough released the official slots referendum ballot question last month, slots opponents cried...READ MORE

Rape Reward Anted Up

OCEAN CITY - With the approval of the Ocean City Mayor and Council last week, resort police this week continued to offer a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect in a violent rape in May. The $5,000 reward was first offered earlier this summer, but the authorization for it from town officials was set to expire. Last week, the Mayor and Council agreed to continue to offer the reward for the perpetrator in the violent attack on May 24. The attack and rape...READ MORE

High Court Agrees Slots Referendum Needs One Word

 BERLIN - Maryland's highest court this week rejected an attempt to void the ballot question on the statewide referendum on slots set for November after opposition groups challenged what they believe is misleading language, but the judges did uphold a decision by a lower court last week to add a single word to the ballot to make its intent clearer to the voters. When Secretary of State John McDonough released the official slots referendum ballot question last month, slots opponents cried...READ MORE

High Court Agrees Slots Referendum Needs One Word

 BERLIN - Maryland's highest court this week rejected an attempt to void the ballot question on the statewide referendum on slots set for November after opposition groups challenged what they believe is misleading language, but the judges did uphold a decision by a lower court last week to add a single word to the ballot to make its intent clearer to the voters. When Secretary of State John McDonough released the official slots referendum ballot question last month, slots opponents cried...READ MORE

High Court Agrees Slots Referendum Needs One Word

 BERLIN - Maryland's highest court this week rejected an attempt to void the ballot question on the statewide referendum on slots set for November after opposition groups challenged what they believe is misleading language, but the judges did uphold a decision by a lower court last week to add a single word to the ballot to make its intent clearer to the voters. When Secretary of State John McDonough released the official slots referendum ballot question last month, slots opponents cried...READ MORE

High Court Agrees Slots Referendum Needs One Word

 BERLIN - Maryland's highest court this week rejected an attempt to void the ballot question on the statewide referendum on slots set for November after opposition groups challenged what they believe is misleading language, but the judges did uphold a decision by a lower court last week to add a single word to the ballot to make its intent clearer to the voters. When Secretary of State John McDonough released the official slots referendum ballot question last month, slots opponents cried...READ MORE

High Court Agrees Slots Referendum Needs One Word

 BERLIN - Maryland's highest court this week rejected an attempt to void the ballot question on the statewide referendum on slots set for November after opposition groups challenged what they believe is misleading language, but the judges did uphold a decision by a lower court last week to add a single word to the ballot to make its intent clearer to the voters. When Secretary of State John McDonough released the official slots referendum ballot question last month, slots opponents cried...READ MORE

High Court Agrees Slots Referendum Needs One Word

 BERLIN - Maryland's highest court this week rejected an attempt to void the ballot question on the statewide referendum on slots set for November after opposition groups challenged what they believe is misleading language, but the judges did uphold a decision by a lower court last week to add a single word to the ballot to make its intent clearer to the voters. When Secretary of State John McDonough released the official slots referendum ballot question last month, slots opponents cried...READ MORE

High Court Agrees Slots Referendum Needs One Word

 BERLIN - Maryland's highest court this week rejected an attempt to void the ballot question on the statewide referendum on slots set for November after opposition groups challenged what they believe is misleading language, but the judges did uphold a decision by a lower court last week to add a single word to the ballot to make its intent clearer to the voters. When Secretary of State John McDonough released the official slots referendum ballot question last month, slots opponents cried...READ MORE

High Court Agrees Slots Referendum Needs One Word

 BERLIN - Maryland's highest court this week rejected an attempt to void the ballot question on the statewide referendum on slots set for November after opposition groups challenged what they believe is misleading language, but the judges did uphold a decision by a lower court last week to add a single word to the ballot to make its intent clearer to the voters. When Secretary of State John McDonough released the official slots referendum ballot question last month, slots opponents cried...READ MORE

High Court Agrees Slots Referendum Needs One Word

 BERLIN - Maryland's highest court this week rejected an attempt to void the ballot question on the statewide referendum on slots set for November after opposition groups challenged what they believe is misleading language, but the judges did uphold a decision by a lower court last week to add a single word to the ballot to make its intent clearer to the voters. When Secretary of State John McDonough released the official slots referendum ballot question last month, slots opponents cried...READ MORE

High Court Agrees Slots Referendum Needs One Word

 BERLIN - Maryland's highest court this week rejected an attempt to void the ballot question on the statewide referendum on slots set for November after opposition groups challenged what they believe is misleading language, but the judges did uphold a decision by a lower court last week to add a single word to the ballot to make its intent clearer to the voters. When Secretary of State John McDonough released the official slots referendum ballot question last month, slots opponents cried...READ MORE

High Court Agrees Slots Referendum Needs One Word

 BERLIN - Maryland's highest court this week rejected an attempt to void the ballot question on the statewide referendum on slots set for November after opposition groups challenged what they believe is misleading language, but the judges did uphold a decision by a lower court last week to add a single word to the ballot to make its intent clearer to the voters. When Secretary of State John McDonough released the official slots referendum ballot question last month, slots opponents cried...READ MORE

High Court Agrees Slots Referendum Needs One Word

 BERLIN - Maryland's highest court this week rejected an attempt to void the ballot question on the statewide referendum on slots set for November after opposition groups challenged what they believe is misleading language, but the judges did uphold a decision by a lower court last week to add a single word to the ballot to make its intent clearer to the voters. When Secretary of State John McDonough released the official slots referendum ballot question last month, slots opponents cried...READ MORE

High Court Agrees Slots Referendum Needs One Word

 BERLIN - Maryland's highest court this week rejected an attempt to void the ballot question on the statewide referendum on slots set for November after opposition groups challenged what they believe is misleading language, but the judges did uphold a decision by a lower court last week to add a single word to the ballot to make its intent clearer to the voters. When Secretary of State John McDonough released the official slots referendum ballot question last month, slots opponents cried...READ MORE

My Thoughts

Insider is shy. That's his nature. He's not a leader but not a follower. The old guy's just an observer. One of his favorite things to observe is random pieces of paper on the ground. He likes to see what's going on around him. Sometimes these shards are to-do lists and other junk, but every once in a while it will be a receipt from a purchase at a store or a withdraw from a bank or maybe even a love letter. Last week he hit the jackpot. While at the bank cashing his social security check, he...READ MORE

We Remember Those Who Have Passed

Steven Richard Noonan OCEAN VIEW, Del. - Steven Richard Noonan, 39, of Ocean View, DE, formerly of Baltimore, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008, at home. He had been a courier and a waiter. Noonan was preceded in death by his mother, Velma Miller Noonan. He is survived by his father, Robert E. Noonan, III; step-mother, Traci Noonan of Selbyville, Del.; a brother, Robert E. Noonan, IV, and his wife, Dana, of Tampa, Fla.; a niece, Marley Mae Noonan; a step-brother, Michael McCoy of Berwick,...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

Friday, September 19 - Proposed Electric Code Change Tabled After Debate

SNOW HILL - A debate over a new definition of a general electrician in Worcester County became heated Tuesday morning, turning into an hour-long argument over training, reduced work opportunities, and safety. The public hearing on what appeared to be a minor change in the law lasted three times as long as scheduled and generated issues not related to the bill, which seeks to change one definition in Worcester County's 30-year-old electrical code. The commissioners voted to table the bill and...READ MORE

High Court Agrees Slots Referendum Needs One Word

BERLIN - Maryland's highest court this week rejected an attempt to void the ballot question on the statewide referendum on slots set for November after opposition groups challenged what they believe is misleading language, but the judges did uphold a decision by a lower court last week to add a single word to the ballot to make its intent clearer to the voters. When Secretary of State John McDonough released the official slots referendum ballot question last month, slots opponents cried foul...READ MORE

Agencies Available To Help With Soaring Energy Costs

BERLIN - Although electric bills in Berlin have reportedly fallen this month, a result of lower usage during cooler times, the still high prices mean many people in Berlin, and beyond, will have trouble paying their bills and might have to turn to several local organizations for help. The first stop for Berlin electric customers should be the Berlin town offices, said Sharon Timmons, administrative assistant. 'I can tell you, I go out of my way to work with these people,' said Timmons. Although...READ MORE

County Requires Departments To Cut Budgets By 2%

SNOW HILL - A 2-percent cut across the board and a ban on hiring should help Worcester County ride out the economic turbulence arising from the $432 million state of Maryland shortfall, county elected officials hope. County Administrator Gerry Mason recommended on Tuesday that the County Commissioners enact a hiring freeze on all departments but public safety, including police, emergency services, and the county jail, and to instruct department heads to reduce spending by 2 percent. 'We would...READ MORE

Explosives Found In Resort Home

OCEAN CITY - An Ocean City man was arrested on several serious felony charges after a search and seizure warrant executed at his resort residence last week revealed several explosives he allegedly manufactured and threatened to use. The Ocean City Fire Marshal's Office, assisted by the OCPD, last Thursday executed a search and seizure warrant at a residence on 138th Street in the resort. The Fire Marshal's Office had obtained an arrest warrant for Norman Talbott Arnold III, 20, of Ocean...READ MORE

State Record White Marlin Finds Permanent Home

OCEAN CITY- The largest white marlin in Maryland sport fishing history, caught by a group of local anglers nearly three decades ago, has found a permanent home at the foot of the Boardwalk where it will be enjoyed by current and future generations of offshore fishing enthusiasts. The 135-pound white marlin caught by angler George Pierson while fishing aboard the 'Five C's' with Captain Charlie Kratz and his mates on Aug. 29, 1980 remains the largest recorded catch of a white marlin in Ocean City...READ MORE

Wind Turbine Request Could Lead To County Regs

WEST OCEAN CITY - Monty Lewis just wants to put up a wind turbine at his bayside home, but Worcester County has been less than helpful, until this week.  'The county has more or less put me off,' Lewis said. 'I can't apply for it because they won't take an application.' Lewis has been thinking of adding a wind turbine to his home since the 1970s, when he moved into the property, but costs were too high. He has had a small wind turbine on his boat for several years, which charges a...READ MORE

Cannery Project Could Start In Early ‘09

BERLIN - Despite several delays over funding and permitting, the Cannery Village green workforce housing project should break ground in January. 'We're prepared. We have a contractor,' said Frank Gunion, president of the Berlin Community Development Corporation, a partner in the enterprise. The project needs to begin in January in order to comply with Maryland Community Development Block Grant restrictions on the town of Berlin. Before breaking ground, the development needs to finalize details,...READ MORE

City Council Candidate Has Big Plans

OCEAN CITY - Among the many objectives City Council candidate Sean Rox wants to see accomplished if he is elected next month is limiting tobacco sales in town, expanding the municipal airport, catering to senior citizens more, building schools in the town, constructing a monorail-like system, replacing parking lots with parks and installing surveillance cameras in Ocean City to help police catch criminals. Rox, 35, has lived in Ocean City for the last 10 years and is among five individuals...READ MORE

County Officials Tour New Worcester Tech School

NEWARK - The new Worcester Technical High School  (WTS) will open its doors to students on Oct. 20, according to Board of Education President Gary Mumford. The new $43 million technical school building will take over from an inadequate structure in poor repair that was built in the 1950s to house Worcester County's African American secondary school, Worcester High School. The community has pushed for a new technical school for years. The spacious, airy building will house programs ranging...READ MORE

County Takes Control Of Broadband Cooperative

SNOW HILL - Lightning strikes on five wireless towers this summer nearly put Lower Shore Broadband Cooperative (LSBC) out of business, prompting a county takeover of the broadband provider. 'Following notification of the LSBC's operational failure, the county entered into an agreement with the LSBC that gives us effective control of the LSBC and allows us the opportunity to get the organization up and running again from an operational standpoint,' a press release from Worcester County reads. The...READ MORE

Engineer Defends Northside Park Project

OCEAN CITY - After coming under some fire for approving a new 'press box' at Northside Park, resort officials this week defended the project and clarified it will be much more than its name implies. Included in a budget amendment passed by the Ocean City Council is a $585,000-plus expenditure for a new press box at the Northside Park athletic fields. While the line item in the budget amendment refers to the project as a press box, City Engineer Terry McGean explained to the Mayor and Council on...READ MORE

Fiddlers Weekend Set For Berlin

BERLIN - The historic town of Berlin will once again host its annual Fiddlers Convention on Sept. 19-21 on Main Street. Organized by the Berlin Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by local businesses, this event is part concert and part competition and has grown to become the mid-Atlantic region's largest festival of its kind with dozens of competitors and thousands of spectators. Headlining this year's Friday Night Free Concert is National Bluegrass recording artists Blue Moon Rising, a national...READ MORE

Four Hospitalized In Separate Bike Week Accidents

OCEAN CITY - With a strong police presence in Ocean City and outside the resort, the 2008 Bike Week was fairly calm despite an estimated 100,000-plus motorcycles descending on the area, but there were two serious accidents involving bikes that sent four people to the hospital with various severe injuries. The first occurred last Wednesday before the official Bike Week events even began when a motorcycle carrying two people collided with a passenger car on Coastal Highway at 35th Street....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

Diving Into The Area's Cultural Activities

An inside look at the regional arts scene through photographs.  ...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 Emerson Towers Fri-Sun 10-4 3BR/3BA Bayfront End of Wicomico St Terry Looney Century 21 410-726-7689 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...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 4627 Coulbourne Mill Rd Sat 10-4 3BR/2BA Cozy Rancher Tamera Myers Coldwell Banker Eastern Shore 800-258-5843 VIRGINIA Captains Corridor Daily 9-5 Canalfront, Golf Course & Interior Homes George Ann Way Coldwell Banker Eastern Shore 800-258-5843 OCEAN PINES Points Reach #2208 Sat & Sun 11-3 3BR Bayview Condo Patty Cummings Remax Premier...READ MORE

Bel Mare Condominiums - Ocean City - Open Daily 11-3

Experience the old town charm of Ocean City in modern style and convenience. Located in downtown Historic district on Somerset Street - between the Boardwalk and the Bay. This 3BR/2BA New Construction Condo features Tile flooring in state of the art gourmet kitchen with granite countertops plus GE stainless steel appliances, Gas log fireplace with marble surround, Custom built-in TV cabinet, Whirlpool Jacuzzi tub, and balconies with amazing ocean-inlet-Assateague Island-bay views! Building...READ MORE