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Monthly Archives: August 2007
We Remember Those Who Have Passed
Lillian Catherine HelewiczBERLIN – Lillian Catherine Helewicz, age 83, died Monday, Aug. 6, 2007 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Orr and Catherine E. Johnson Orr. Helewicz was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Stanley J. Helewicz.She is survived by three sons, Joseph… Read more »
Assault Charges After Stabbing
OCEAN CITY – A Cambridge woman was arrested and charged with first-degree assault and a slew of other charges last weekend after stabbing another woman in the back during a fight in the downtown area.Shortly before 2 a.m. last Sunday, OCPD officers were dispatched to a fight in progress in the area of 17th Street… Read more »
2008 Could Be Year Slots Come To Maryland
The groundwork is slowly but surely being put in place for slot machines coming to Maryland next year.After a couple of quiet years on the one-arm bandit front, 2008 is shaping up to be the critical crossroads for the issue. When the legislature convenes next year, slots are expected to be a major topic of… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Man Should Pay Attention To Own LifeEditor:As a subscriber to the Maryland Coast Dispatch, I eagerly look forward to receiving each issue in the mail. Although I reside 500 miles away, The Dispatch allows me to stay on top of things and does a tremendous job of keeping me informed. This is important to me,… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
Christy Freeman admitted to police last week she delivered at least one baby on a toilet and let it drown before wrapping it in a blanket and concealing it. The case would seem to be a slam dunk at this point for the prosecution, but it would seem logical any defense attorney will at some… Read more »
Fatal Lightning Strike Remembered 21 Years Later
OCEAN CITY – Aug. 3 marked the 21st anniversary of an Ocean City tragedy that left four people dead and one beach stand operator injured. Twenty-one years later, the memory of that day holds strong for Drew Haugh.“It was real sunny and the storm seemed to come out of nowhere. I had a group of people… Read more »
Thursday, August 9 – Tourism Commission Renews Opposition To Slots In Md.
OCEAN CITY – It is no secret that Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and Governor Martin O’Malley have been proponents of slots in Maryland, and it is also no secret that slots have been both lauded and vehemently opposed by people all over the state as well as in Ocean City. With this in… Read more »
My Thoughts
Television is always bad in the summer, but it seems the networks have hit an all-new low this year with the karaoke shows. There are at three shows that put normal people on stage, give them to chance to finish the lyrics of a song and give them money if they can. These shows seem… Read more »
“Izit hot nuff fer ya?”
This is the type of rhetorical question that keeps me going.Talking about the weather is usually a surefire way to have a conversation without actually having a conversation. It has very little chance to backfire on you and end in a lengthy reply.Kind of like asking someone how they are and getting a verbal novella… Read more »