BERLIN – Although only five nights remain in the 2007 summer meet at Ocean Downs, there are some big races and events on tap.The fourth and final legs of the “Hal Belote Memorial” and “Alan Myer Memorial” Trotting Stakes series will be run Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 22 and 23, respectively. The purse for each… Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2007
Four New Faces Take Over Duties In Ocean Pines
OCEAN PINES – The Ocean Pines Association (OPA) Board of Directors saw major turnover last weekend when four directors finished their terms and four new ones took their places.Bill Rakow, Dave Stevens, Martin Clarke and Les Purcell replaced Glenn Duffy, Dan Stachurski, Heather Cook, and Tom Sandusky. All the newly elected directors will serve three-year… Read more »
Engagements
BERLIN – Spencer and Terry Rowe of West Ocean City have announced the engagement of their daughter, Rachel Joy Rowe, to Keith Elliot Geiger, son of Frank Geiger of Del Haven, N.J. and Gail Stern of North Cape May, N.J.The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Joyce Harrison and the late Harry Harrison of Ocean City… Read more »
County Disputes Water Quality Report
SNOW HILL – A report that bacteria levels in the water at Public Landing have been too high several times in the last year due to septic system leaching into the bay has been disputed by Worcester County, which released a statement this week contending the at-times high bacteria levels are due to stormwater run-off.“I… Read more »
Chronic Shoplifter Nabbed
OCEAN CITY – A Brookhaven, Pa. woman was charged this week with felony theft and theft scheme after going to the same well too often in a shoplifting spree at a resort pharmacy dating back to April.On Aug. 3, OCPD officers responded to a reported shoplifter in custody at the CVS store on 120th Street…. Read more »
Berlin Scared To Support Tax Differential Concept
BERLIN – Citing the need to preserve Berlin’s good relationship with county elected officials, the Berlin Mayor and Council this week declined to support a tax differential for municipalities in Worcester County.“All those services again are provided at the county level so municipal taxpayers are taxed twice,” Carol Krimm, a resident of Frederick, who owns… Read more »
Annual Lacrosse Classic Attracts 72 Teams
OCEAN CITY – The 14th Annual Ocean City Lacrosse Classic descended on the resort area this week, providing local fans with an opportunity to see some of the sport’s top professional and collegiate players in action, but with loads of young talent roaming area fields at all levels all year long, the tournament is no… Read more »
‘Full Weekend Of Bluegrass’ Planned For Berlin
BERLIN – Berlin’s Fiddlers Convention, the town’s largest special event, will run a full three days this year, continuing the music from the evening of Friday, Sept. 21, into the afternoon of Sunday, Sept. 23.With a concert on Friday night, an annual staple added several years ago, and the addition of the blue grass and… Read more »
Ocean Pines As A Municipality Question All About Finances
OCEAN PINES – Whether Ocean Pines ever becomes an incorporated town will likely hinge on the question of money, specifically the question of taxes versus assessments. Dan Stachurski, who just finished his second and last term as a Director of the Ocean Pines Association (OPA), wants to convene a group of residents to research the… Read more »
Ocean City Businesses Advocate Anti-Slots Message
OCEAN CITY – With the arrival of state officials and representatives of every county in the state for the Maryland Association of Counties (MaCo) annual convention, Ocean City became the battlefield for the moment in the pending war over slots in Maryland and the local business community made it clear how it feels about the… Read more »