OCEAN CITY – “Reasonable doubt” was an expression heard often this week as authorities sifted through the sordid details in the case involving an Ocean City woman charged with murder in the stillborn death of her child early last Thursday morning and the later discovery of three more fetuses stored in and around her house,… Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2007
A Timeline Of Events
OCEAN CITY – The following is a look at the sequence of events in the pending murder case against Ocean City resident and business owner Christy Freeman as they unfolded over the last week.– Around 1 a.m. last Thursday, Ocean City EMTs and police responded to a 911 call from Freeman’s Sunset Drive residence where… Read more »
Young Artists Looking To Make Mark On Industry
SNOW HILL – Amid the sea of cornfields and grain silos across rural southern Worcester County, a fledging comic book company with a decidedly urban edge is emerging, the product of a group of young artists from Snow Hill High School and later the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore.With sales for their first publication picking up… Read more »
WOC Murderer To Learn Prison Term Next Week
SNOW HILL – Convicted West Ocean City murderer Gregory W. Stokes, 31, will learn his fate next week when he appears in Worcester County Circuit Court for a sentencing hearing which could put him behind bars for as many as 33 years. On June 4, Stokes pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and aggravated cruelty to… Read more »
Wahine Surf-Off Celebrates Growth Of Female Surfers
OCEAN CITY – Quiet Storm Surf Shops of Rehoboth Beach and Lewes, Del. hosted the 3rd Annual Quiet Storm Wahine Surf-Off for 100 competitors in 26 heats of surfing at North Side Indian River Inlet last weekend. Eighty-five women competitors from the age of 10 to 48 surfed for $4,500 in prizes in 10 different… Read more »
Utah Man Gets Naked At WOC Campground
BERLIN – A stubborn naked man, who police believe was extremely intoxicated, created a scene before a large crowd at Frontier Town on Route 611 this week.On July 27 at 2:41 a.m., Worcester County Sheriff’s deputies were called to Frontier Town in reference to a naked disorderly male standing in a roadway inside the campground.Deputies… Read more »
Teen Killed In Motorcycle Crash
OCEAN PINES – A 17-year-old East New Market, Md., youth operating a motorcycle with a learner’s permit was killed last week when he collided with a vehicle on Route 589 near Ocean Pines. Shortly before 10 p.m. last Friday, Maryland State Police from the Berlin Barrack were dispatched to an accident involving a motorcycle and… Read more »
Revised Bayside Development Regs Sent Back To OC Planners
OCEAN CITY – The ordinance outlining the special bayside development regulations will continue its revision process after the City Council agreed to send the ordinance back to the Planning and Zoning Commission for further review.At Tuesday’s work session, the council voted to send the ordinance back to the Planning and Zoning Commission in hopes that… Read more »
Ocean City To Limit Some Beach Crossover Work
OCEAN CITY – The City Council agreed to a policy this week proposed by the city engineer to restrict the number of clean ups and repairs that the city provides for the beach crossovers.City Engineer, Terry McGean came before the council Tuesday to address the ever-increasing issue of clean up and repair of the beach… Read more »
Land Trust Partners With Community Foundation
BERLIN – The Lower Shore Land Trust, a private, non-profit charitable organization devoted to maintaining important open spaces in Worcester, Wicomico and Somerset counties through voluntary programs, has created a permanent endowment through the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. The endowment has been created to provide long-term, dependable resources to fund the Trust’s operations.“We… Read more »