June 10, 2011 -
Business News
OCEAN CITY -- Wayne Benson, President and CEO of Bank of Ocean City, along with the Board of Directors, has announced a number of promotions.
Jason Parker has been promoted to Branch Manager of the 59th Street location. He started his career with Bank of Ocean City in February 2003. He previously served as the assistant branch manager at the Ocean Pines branch. He earned his Bachelor’s of Science in Finance from Wilmington University in December 2010 while employed with the bank.
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June 10, 2011 -
Fish 'N OC
The waves were crashing, the water was splashing and all I could think about was how glad I was that I was wearing my korkers. Oh, and I was still pretty upset about the big striper that I had just lost also.
For those of you who have never heard of korkers, imagine some heavy duty sandals with carbide spikes on the bottom that you strap onto your boots. Some guys just call them “jetty spikes,” since they provide enough traction for anglers to walk out on our slippery rock jetties to...
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June 10, 2011 -
Horoscopes
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): A heads-up alert to all free-spirited Ewes and Rams: Be wary of a deal that could result in compromising your independence. Check every detail before making a commitment.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): New facts emerge that help put an irksome workplace situation in perspective. Meanwhile, pay more attention to a family member who needs your wisdom and strength.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20): A slight setback in plans is nothing to worry about. Use this delay to deal...
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June 10, 2011 -
Money Sense
OCEAN CITY -- These are still challenging times for investors. Despite a broad rally in equities, trouble spots remain as a result of sluggish economic growth in the U.S. and major geopolitical issues overseas.
This kind of economic and market uncertainty poses big challenges for those investors who identify opportunities but don’t know the right way to tap into their potential. How do you seize on the highs of precious metals or the Asian consumer’s current strong appetite for...
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June 10, 2011 -
Things I Like
A pool with a slide
My kids in their bathing suits
Hot bread and garlic cloves
Big, laidback dogs
Margaritas around a pool
Banana bread from the Berlin Coffee House
Mondays that go by fast
A great sunset to end a cloudy day
Smell of a Sharpie
Picnics in the park
Driving over a bridge with the windows down
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June 10, 2011 -
Community News
The Annual McGuffey Bookworm Club distribution of books took place at Buckingham Elementary on Monday. Bookbags were presented (each containing three books) to first, second and third grade students to encourage summer reading. Pictured above are Gloria Moyer, Sharon Craven, Eloise Henry-Gordy, Rose Kemp, Dolores Leigh, Deanna Lowe, Marlene Passero, Alice Paterra, Lorraine Fasciocco and Carol Reister. Submitted Photos
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June 10, 2011 -
Community News
Star Charities will hold its 14th Annual Western Night at Ocean Downs to benefit Diakonia on Thursday, July 14. Advance tickets are required and are now on sale for $26 per person. For tickets, call Sharon Marble at 410-208-3442 or Anna Foultz at 410-641-7667. Pictured, from left, at a recent planning session are Claudia Nagle, executive director of Diakonia; John Soysal, executive director of Casino Ocean Downs Hospitality; Charles and Sharon Marble, Star Charities volunteers;...
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June 10, 2011 -
Community News
In Celebration of Earth Day 2011, Grow Berlin Green (GBG) partnered with local students to produce original artwork to promote the benefits of recycling. All entries were displayed at The Globe's upstairs gallery and were judged by local artists who selected winners based on most creative use of recycled materials and overall quality of design & presentation. Pictured, back, are GBG Project Manager Debbi Colley and Assateague Coastal Trust Development Director Steve Farr. Front are Hannah...
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June 10, 2011 -
Community News
The American Legion Synepuxent Post #166 & Unit #166 are raffling off a mango tango colored 2011 Jeep Sports Wrangler 4 x 4 Soft Top this summer to raise money for American Legion Programs. Tickets can be purchased at their Boardwalk stand from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. each day or at the Legion on 23rd Street until Sept. 25 when the drawing takes place for the cost of $1 each, 8 for $5, or 20 for $10. Pictured with the jeep are Post Commander Sarge Garlitz and his wife Rosie, president of the...
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June 10, 2011 -
Community News
The Ocean City Lioness’ Club recently presented a Worcester Technical School Scholarship award in the amount of $1,000 to Brandi Rush. Pictured with Rush are Lioness Donna Greenwood, left, and Lioness Linda Schissler.
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Winners of the top academic and citizenship awards in Grades 6-11 at Worcester Prep were presented at the Annual Academic Convocation. Those honored were, from left, Amanda Gabriel, Highest Academic Average Grade 6-8; Patricia Twilley, Highest Academic Average, Grades 9-12; Dr. Barry Tull, who presented the awards; Mattie Maull, Best All-Round Student, Grades 6-8; and Olivia Massey, Best All-Round Student, Grades 9-11. Submitted Photos
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Through the McGuffy Bookword Club program, volunteers visited Ocean City Elementary School this week to distribute books to all first through third grade students. Each student received several books and a backpack. Pictured above are Arlene Conway and student Alan Cabello-Vargas; Katy Price and student Katie Marshall; Dot Hunkele and student Abigail Adamson; and Betty Copp.
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Worcester Prep student Halie Murray-Davis, left, received a Colonial Dames State Scholarship to spend a week in Washington, D.C. studying about national government. She also received a monetary gift from the local chapter. With her is Marian Chambers, Colonial Dames representative.
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Cheyenne Franklin and Grace Beres recently traveled to the Philadelphia Zoo with their fourth grade class from Ocean City Elementary School.
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Students in Jeanene Gwin's fifth grade Gifted and Talented class at Berlin Intermediate School spent the fourth reterm creating a "Your Choice" research project. Students began with outlines, moved on to note taking and then chose to present their information in any way they wanted. Above, Hayden Zaiser, with the help of his father, George, built a model of The Coliseum to go along with his essay.
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Worcester Prep students take AP Biology in 10th grade with master teacher Tom Westcott, right, and take both the AP Biology test and the College Board SAT II in Biology. The top scorers in the College Board testing were, from left, Conor Nally, Casey Knerr and Brad Mullen.
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Ocean City Elementary School recently held its annual Field Day. The children participated in many exciting games and relays. Pictured is Julianna Johnston from Laura Black's kindergarten class participating in the sack race.
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West Ocean City- Berlin
Ocean Pines-Fruitland
Assateague crab house & Carryout
Rte. 611, Assateague Island • 410-641-4330
On the way to visit the ponies of Assateague, stop by this rustic crab house. Enjoy Maryland crabs by the dozen or try the all-you-can-eat specials including snow crab legs. Their extensive menu features various appetizers, fresh fish, seafood, steaks, chicken and ribs. The kids can enjoy their own menu along with the great game room. Great for casual dining or...
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June 10, 2011 -
Best Beats
Angler, the
410-289-7424
2312 Talbot St. On The Bay
Friday, June 10: Time Police, 4-7 p.m.
Saturday, June 11 & Sunday, June 12:
Eddie Pasa, 4-7 p.m.
Every Sunday:
Locals’ Social With DJ Deogee, 10 p.m.
Buxy’s Salty Dog
410-289-0973 • 28th St. & Coastal Hwy.
Friday, June 10: Electric Co.
Saturday, June 11: Aaron Howell Band
Sunday, June 12: DJ Wax, 10 p.m.
Every Wednesday: DJ JJ, 10 p.m.
Every Thursday: Tim Cyphers Duo, 10 p.m.
Caribbean bar &...
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June 10, 2011 -
Cops & Courts
OCEAN CITY -- A Westminster man was arrested on assault and malicious destruction of property charges this week after allegedly punching an Ocean City municipal bus driver and kicking out a door before fleeing the scene.
Around 11:45 p.m. on Monday, Ocean City Police were dispatched to a reported assault involving a bus driver in the area of 66th Street. Officers arrived and met with the victim, an elderly male bus driver, who was bleeding from wounds on his face. The victim told police a tall...
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June 10, 2011 -
Things To Do
June 11: Appalachian Craft Show
9 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Matthews By-The-Sea United Methodist Church, Rte. 1 & Dagsboro St., Fenwick Island. Appalachian crafts by Red Bird Mission crafts will be on sale. For more information, 302-436-4840.
June 11: VFW Pancake Saturdays
9 a.m.-noon, VFW Post 8296, 104 66th St., Bayside, O.C. All-you-can-eat pancakes for $5 or have 2 pancakes, 2 eggs, and 2 bacon for $5. Coffee included in the price. $3 Bloody Marys and Mimosas.
June 11: Anglers Club Meeting
9:30...
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June 10, 2011 -
Top Stories
OCEAN CITY – If you have ever been to Charlie’s Bayside Restaurant, a tropical paradise tucked away in Fenwick Island, the chances are you have been welcomed by one of the owners on nearly every visit.
Charlie Getz bought the restaurant in 1993, which was formally the Fenwick Feed Bag. He had worked there nine years prior as the manager. In 1998, Getz took on a partner, Melvin Shiflett, who had recently retired from his own business.
Charlie’s Bayside is operated through team...
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June 10, 2011 -
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SNOW HILL -- Already facing questions about their takeover of the Liquor Control Board (LCB) despite not actually assuming control until July 1, the Worcester County Commissioners defended their policies and promises Tuesday at a public hearing.
“We feel that we were somewhat mislead,” said Shawn Harman, owner of Fish Tales restaurant in Ocean City.
Harman spoke on behalf of the Worcester Alliance for Fair Markets (WAFM), a collection of liquor licensees formed earlier this year in...
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June 10, 2011 -
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ASSATEAGUE -- Assateague State Park last week was named one of seven newly certified Maryland Green Centers, becoming the first state park to earn the distinction and joining the Maryland Coastal Bays Program as one of only two entities in Worcester County.
The Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) last week named Assateague State Park one of seven recently certified Maryland Green Centers at a special ceremony at Sandy Point. To be recognized as a Maryland Green...
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June 10, 2011 -
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OCEAN CITY – The Mayor and City Council expressed their own concerns as well as the residents’ frustration this week about the digital migration of Comcast’s cable service in Ocean City.
Comcast Area Director of Government Relations and Public Affairs Tom Worley explained during Monday evening’s Mayor and City Council meeting that there are a few reasons behind the transfer from analog channels to all digital.
“The analog signal was the original signal that video TV...
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June 10, 2011 -
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OCEAN CITY – The town’s taxi ordinance is still a work in process as taxi medallion holders continue to not comply with the law that cab drivers have to be drug tested.
Risk Management representative Christine Parks explained the city began random drug testing for taxi drivers through the Atlantic General Health (AGH) System on 10th Street back in early December of 2010. To date, the program has tested over 80 drivers and four have tested positive for marijuana.
She said the health...
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June 10, 2011 -
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BISHOPVILLE -- The State Highway Administration (SHA) last week started a long-awaited major wetland restoration project on the site of a former sand mine in Bishopville.
SHA officials announced this week the state agency has started restoring a threatened wetland at Lizard Hill in Bishopville. The $1.5 million project, which will restore a seepage wetland and habitat for Atlantic white cedar wetland, is located on the existing Bishopville Surface Mine.
Lizard Hill was originally used as...
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June 10, 2011 -
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OCEAN CITY -- Three local residents arrested on robbery and assault charges last November after strong-arming a pizza delivery driver and stealing his money and wallet each pleaded guilty in Circuit Court this week to various charges and were sentenced to significant amounts of jail time.
Around 10:30 p.m. on Nov. 26, 2010, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer responded to the area of 74th Street for a reported strong-arm robbery. Upon arrival, the officer met with a victim who told...
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June 10, 2011 -
Top Stories
OCEAN CITY -- Just days after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced a threatened or endangered listing for Atlantic bluefin tuna was not warranted at this time, the environmental watchdog agency that filed the original petition threatened to sue the federal agency for failing to take steps to protect the troubled species.
Two weeks ago, NOAA officials announced an endangered or threatened listing for Atlantic bluefin tuna, a staple of Ocean City’s vast...
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June 10, 2011 -
Top Stories
OCEAN CITY — With shark populations around the world continuing to spiral downward, the result of devastating commercial fishing techniques and an exotic taste for ‘shark-fin soup’, marine scientists such as Dr. Guy Harvey, are working around the clock to give the magnificent animals a fighting chance for survival.
In his latest mission, Harvey — better known throughout the world as a celebrated and award-winning marine wildlife artist — has brought his cause into...
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June 10, 2011 -
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OCEAN CITY – A resident stood up this week for senior citizens’ rights to ride the Boardwalk tram for free.
“I’m here to represent the majority or maybe all of the senior citizens in Ocean City,” Ocean City resident Jerry Albright said.
Albright asserted that senior citizens who are residents of Ocean City should have the right to ride the tram on the Boardwalk for free. He said a large amount of senior citizens are not able to walk a mile or two of the Boardwalk as...
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June 10, 2011 -
Top Stories
OCEAN CITY – The Navy’s F-18 Super Hornet will join the Marine Corps’ AV-8B Harrier jet in headlining this weekend’s OC Air Show.
Also new for the June 11-12 event, the A-10 Warthog demo team out of Moody Air Force Base in Georgia will perform, the Air Force just announced.
“Both the Super Hornet and the A-10 are excellent demos to add to our ‘Year of Extreme Flight’ in Ocean City,” said Air Show President Bryan Lilley. “While the Super...
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June 10, 2011 -
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BERLIN -- The May figures for the Casino at Ocean Downs were released this week, revealing a continued pattern of gradual increase in the revenue taken in at the video gaming facility in Berlin.
The Casino at Ocean Downs grossed just under $3.7 million in May, up slightly from the $3.5 million the facility generated in March. Each month since the casino opened on Route 589, the revenue has gradually increased from $3 million in January to $3.13 million in February, and from $3.25 million in...
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June 10, 2011 -
Top Stories
SNOW HILL -- The future is looking bright for solar energy in Worcester County.
Last Friday, Paradise Energy Solutions partnered with local land owner James Kurtz to host an energy open house at Kurtz’s Snow Hill farm, which has the first commercial sized solar installation in the county.
“It’s a good opportunity for people to receive hands-on experience,” said Tim Beiler, who founded Paradise with his brother Jason in 2009 and works as the branch manager for the...
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June 10, 2011 -
Top Stories
OCEAN CITY -- The 10th anniversary of the OC Car and Truck Show will take place this weekend, June 11-12, at the Ocean City Convention Center.
For the 10th anniversary event, the team at Spark Productions is pulling out all the stops.
Spark Productions has been working for over 10 years on this event and assure you that this year is going to top everything it has done in the past.
"It’s really great to see so much support for the event after 10 years. The event we started so far back...
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OCEAN CITY- The resort area will become ground zero for youth lacrosse this weekend with hundreds of the top boys’ and girls’ youth programs from all over the country descending on Ocean City and northern Worcester County for the annual Beach Lax Splash tournaments.
Hosted by the Beach Lacrosse program, in conjunction with Warrior and the Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department, the event is essentially two tournaments going on simultaneously. Beach Lacrosse’s girls’...
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OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department this week announced the 2011 Ocean City Baseball Camp will feature instructors from Ripken Baseball.
Since 2001, Cal Ripken, Jr. and his brother Bill Ripken have led Ripken Baseball in its mission to grow the game of baseball worldwide. This summer, Ripken Baseball is sending instructors to Ocean City to provide the best and most informative baseball camp experience available. Instructors will teach young players the “Ripken...
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BERLIN- The Beach Lacrosse program made a strong showing at the prestigious Lax Splash Tournament in the Baltimore area last weekend, winning to championships in the annual showcase event.
Lax Splash features the top teams from the tradition-rich Baltimore area along with other teams from up and down the east coast. Since its inception about a decade ago, the Beach teams were just happy to be invited to the party, but as the program has grown and improved over the years, it has become a force to...
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OCEAN CITY- The 15th Annual Mako Mania Shark Tournament last weekend was a big success with hundreds of sharks caught and released and dozens more weighed at the scales at host Bahia Marina.
Sharks turned up in great numbers in the waters off the coast of Ocean City, just in time for the annual Mako Mania Tournament. The tournament is the first significant event of the summer-long tournament season in the area and if the results from last week are any indication, it should be another great...
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OCEAN CITY- The 31st Annual Ocean City Shark Tournament gets underway next week, and with the action off the coast of the resort suddenly heating up, there should be no shortage of excitement at the docks.
Hundreds of offshore anglers will chug out to the canyons off the coast next week in search of sharks of all species and sizes. A decent number of sharks were weighed during Mako Mania last weekend and quite a few more were released, setting the stage for what should be a strong Ocean City...
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OCEAN CITY- The Greene Turtle Lacrosse Club is hosting a drop-in at Northside Park in Ocean City each Wednesday starting June 22 through the middle of August for area high school and college players.
The girls’ lacrosse drop-in is open to all girls’ players entering 10th grade this fall through college. The drop-in will be held at Northside Park in Ocean City each Wednesday through August 11 from 6-8 p.m.
The drop-in will include practice drills, simulated game situations, special...
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OCEAN CITY- The resort area will play host to a weekend-long series of events next week associated with the 2011 Ocean City June Fitness Challenge, starting with a Boardwalk 5-mile Run early Saturday morning and culminating with the Assateague Assault Sprint Triathlon on Sunday.
Produced by OC Tri-Running Sports, the same outfit that produces the Ocean City Half Marathon and other significant events in the resort area each year, the Ocean City June Fitness Challenge features events for fitness...
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SALISBURY- Over 200 young anglers turned out last weekend for the annual Youth Fishing Derby at the Salisbury City Park sponsored by the Wicomico Recreation, Parks and Tourism Department.
Just about everything from a 15-inch snapping turtle to a 16-inch bass were caught during the event as young anglers throughout the region competed. Ryan Driden caught the most fish for a boy (26), while Summer Martin caught the most fish by a girl (20). Christian Aravanis caught the largest fish, a 16-inch...
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Two ladies staying at the Hyatt in Cambridge were recently observed discussing the day trips they had taken while using the resort hotel as their home base to places like St. Michael’s and Oxford and inevitably the discussion came around to a visit to Ocean City.
The two women, from Atlanta, said they made the hour-plus trip to Ocean City, took a quick lap around the town and turned around and came back without getting out of the car. The two women told a front desk clerk at the Hyatt that...
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June 10, 2011 -
Editorial
If you are sending a message to Americans about what we should be eating, it makes more sense to entice us with a plate rather than a pyramid.
Today, First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack followed that logic when they unveiled MyPlate, the federal government's latest healthy eating icon. Previous attempts abound; the 20-year-old food pyramid alone has had more makeovers than the "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills." The new color-coded plate does not exactly...
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User Fee Hike Opposed
Editor:
(The following was sent to the Worcester County Commissioners with a copy forwarded to this publication)
I am unable to attend the public hearing on the proposed changes to the users fees for water and waste water. I hope you will give consideration to the following.
Senior citizens like my wife and myself never use 10,000 gallons of water per quarter. Single people, widows and widowers use even less. So in effect we are charged each quarter for water we...
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Over dinner one night, I was kindly reminded by my wife to write some nice things about our kids every now and again.
Of course, this was around 9 p.m. after the kids had been put to bed and we had time to make our own dinner. We learned a while ago it’s best for us to wait till the kids are in bed before we sit down to eat. Otherwise, we have hands tugging on our arms, asking for bites and demands of “please share Daddy” echoing through the house.
On this particular evening...
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June 10, 2011 -
Top Stories
OCEAN CITY – Creative minds are coming together as a concept for a free gas giveaway promotion is in the works, sending Ocean City through a publicity whirl wind.
Last week, a majority of the City Council approved $100,000 of the city’s advertising budget be allocated towards a free gas giveaway.
The promotion will provide free gas to visitors of Ocean City and the town’s advertising agency, MGH, Tourism Advisory Board (TAB), and tourism department are working on how to execute...
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June 10, 2011 -
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SNOW HILL -- Possible changes to transfer station rules split the Worcester County Commission Tuesday.
“It’s going to be a tough transition,” admitted county Enterprise Fund Comptroller Jennifer Savage.
Savage outlined 12 policy changes to solid waste services in Worcester, most of which had already been discussed with the commission. However, one of the 12 alterations caught the commissioners by surprise and divided the usually unanimous group.
The controversial item was a new...
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June 10, 2011 -
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SNOW HILL -- A proposal for the relocation of a West Ocean City CVS Pharmacy received the unanimous approval of the Worcester County Planning Commission last Thursday. Questions were raised, however, about the future design of the store.
“We have trouble in defining architecture,” admitted Commission President Brooks Clayville.
Though Clayville maintained that it wasn’t the commission’s job to enforce a particular kind of architecture, he did say that new buildings in the...
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June 10, 2011 -
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OCEAN CITY – Although the Royalton Hotel has faced minor setbacks in its renovations recently and has made temporary repairs in order to make it through the summer season, come September the building may face demolishment.
According to Ocean City Development Corporation (OCDC) Executive Director Glenn Irwin, the old hotel with Boardwalk fronting retail stores was built in 1927 by Harry and Ethel Kelley, who were the parents of former Ocean City Mayor Harry Kelley. The northern attached...
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OCEAN CITY – The Planning and Zoning Commission continue to deliberate how far outdoor seating of restaurants can go before it becomes considered indoor dining, which will then require additional parking.
The Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on Tuesday concerning the definition of unenclosed outdoor dining space for restaurants that is included in the code regarding the required amount of parking spaces for an establishment.
Chairperson Pam Buckley explained the public...
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June 10, 2011 -
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OCEAN CITY =- A proposal to double the tolls on the William Preston Lane Memorial Bridge, or Chesapeake Bay Bridge complex, this year and triple the rates by 2013 moved closer to becoming a reality last week when Maryland Transportation Authority board members endorsed the hike, prompting local officials to gauge public opinion on the plan.
Faced with significant costs for the rehabilitation of aging infrastructure, along with the construction of additional highway capacity in the...
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June 10, 2011 -
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OCEAN CITY =- A proposal to double the tolls on the William Preston Lane Memorial Bridge, or Chesapeake Bay Bridge complex, this year and triple the rates by 2013 moved closer to becoming a reality last week when Maryland Transportation Authority board members endorsed the hike, prompting local officials to gauge public opinion on the plan.
Faced with significant costs for the rehabilitation of aging infrastructure, along with the construction of additional highway capacity in the...
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June 10, 2011 -
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OCEAN CITY -- The hundreds of dead fish that washed up on the beach from Ocean City to Lewes last weekend were likely dumped by a commercial fishing vessel and did not perish in the ocean because of some water quality issue, state environmental officials said this week.
Last Saturday, officials in Delaware resort towns started receiving complaints about thousands of dead fish in the ocean and washing up on the beaches from Cape Henlopen to Rehoboth and from Bethany to Fenwick Island. By Sunday...
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June 10, 2011 -
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OCEAN CITY – The City Council is looking to create a building inspector task force in order to check off a list of properties in town that are in need of repair and maintenance.
City Engineer Terry McGean last week presented the Mayor and City Council with good news that Ocean City’s building department rate given from the Insurance Services Office’s evaluation has improved since the last evaluation in 2005. McGean admitted to the only item the department did not score well on...
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OCEAN CITY -- The local community is dealing with both grief and anger this week after a 20-year-old Bishopville man and Stephen Decatur graduate was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle accident on Route 90 and his helmet, which topped an impromptu memorial at the crash scene, was stolen just days later.
Around 2:20 p.m. last Friday, Maryland State Police troopers responded to eastbound Route 90 just east of St. Martin’s Neck Rd. for a reported single-vehicle accident involving a...
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OCEAN CITY – Ocean City could soon be sending out a big thank you to all its visitors.
During Monday evening’s Mayor and City Council meeting, Councilman Brent Ashley proposed a “thank you” campaign.
“As you all know, the strongest word in advertising is ‘you’,” Ashley said during the meeting.
Ashley said that during the 1980’s different tourist organizations in town did a “Thank You for Visiting Ocean City” campaign and suggested...
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SALISBURY -- It’s been a busy week for the Salisbury city budget.
The Salisbury City Council passed its fiscal year 2012 operating budget with a 4-1 vote Monday night, just to have it vetoed by Mayor Jim Ireton the next day. The council responded immediately and overruled Ireton’s veto Wednesday afternoon, again with a 4-1 vote.
“The council has choices to make and they’re not always pleasant,” said Council President Terry Cohen. “The city budget is not...
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OCEAN CITY -- Approximately 200 people came to Lighthouse Sound Wednesday evening to celebrate the careers and accomplishments of 45 “Women Leaders” on the shore.
The celebration, hosted by Lighthouse Sound, was a culmination of a three-month campaign, presented by The Dispatch newspaper and sponsored by Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Park Place Jewelers, Card’s Computers, Bank of Delmarva and Bartash Printing.
In March, the campaign began seeking nominations from...
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OCEAN CITY -- The excessive heat that plagued the area for much of the week and soared past the 100-degree mark throughout much of the region yesterday was likely to blame for a power outage in much of Ocean City and West Ocean City.
Shortly after noon on Thursday, electric power service went out across much of West Ocean City and Ocean City and remained off throughout most of the afternoon. Delmarva Power officials reported a problem with a transformer at a substation in West Ocean City, likely...
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BERLIN- The soon-to-be-defunct Worcester County Liquor Control Board (LCB) last week made its final distribution of year-to-date revenues to Worcester County and its municipalities last week totaling over $815,000, a far cry from the $112,000 it contributed last year.
The LCB, abolished this year by the General Assembly and replaced with a county-run operation, begins distributing alcoholic beverages in the county on July 1, last week made its final distribution totaling $815,437 representing...
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BERLIN -- While criminal proceedings against Berlin businessman Bill Scott, indicted in April on theft and theft scheme charges after allegedly bilking several resort area condo associations out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, proceeds on a parallel course, a Circuit Court ruling in the civil case this week will force the defendant to pay over $437,000 sought by one of his victims.
Earlier this year, the Worcester County Bureau of Investigation (WCBI) began an investigation into alleged...
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SNOW HILL -- County planners want an updated traffic impact study on the Route 50 and Route 589 area before signing off on a major reconfiguration of traffic patterns including the installation of a new light.
The Worcester County Technical Review Committee (TRC) this week reviewed plans for several projects in the West Ocean City-Berlin areas including a site plan approval revision for the Ocean Landings II project on the south side of Route 50 just east of Route 589 in the area of the existing...
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OCEAN CITY – A new event, Ocean City Tip-to-Tip Clean Up, was approved by the Mayor and City Council this week to encourage efforts in keeping Ocean City’s beach clean by rewarding volunteers with a prime surf location for the day.
Special Events Coordinator Lisa Mitchell explained the Tip-to-Tip Clean Up, created by the Surfriders Foundation and K-Coast Surf Shop, is a beach cleanup from the Inlet to 145th Street. The block between 35th and 36th streets will be designated a surfing...
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OCEAN CITY -- An Ocean City man was being held on an attempted first-degree murder charge late Thursday afternoon after a hit-and-run incident at a north-end convenience store parking lot earlier in the day.
Around 12:20 p.m. on Thursday, Ocean City Police responded to the area of 139th Street and Coastal Highway for a reported hit-and-run incident involving a pedestrian. The initial investigation revealed an altercation took place at the 7-Eleven store on 139th Street between an employee and a...
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