OCEAN CITY – The resort is one step closer to having decommissioned railway cars placed off shore to act as the footprint for artificial reefs. In a work session of the Mayor and Council Tuesday afternoon, the Ocean City Reef Foundation and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) presented a proposal to have railway cars… Read more »
Monthly Archives: November 2007
Thursday, November 15 – Ocean Downs Out Of Slots Picture?
BERLIN – As the battle on slots continues in Annapolis this morning, a move late yesterday could take Ocean Downs and Worcester County out of the equation and replace it with a different venue in Western Maryland.A House subcommittee late yesterday approved an amended version of Governor Martin O’Malley’s slots bill, which calls for 15,000… Read more »
What Others Are Saying
Editor:I would like to share with your readers my own experience with the manner in which County Commission meetings are conducted.On May 15, 2007, I attended a County Commissioner regular meeting to listen to a presentation being made by Carolyn Cummins, Worcester County Planning Commission Chair. The presentation was on behalf of the Planning Commission… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Where Are The Facts In Local Slots Debate?Editor:First of all, I would like to congratulate you on last week fine editorial piece, “Commissioners’ Bubble Needs Bursting.” That really needed saying. In Cara Dahl’s story on the commissioners’ anti-slots movement, I was very impressed by Commissioner Judy Boggs for actually attempting to keep the proceedings of… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
Fact: The Ocean City Dog Playground off 94th Street is nearly ready to open. Opinion: It will be interesting to track this facility’s popularity through the seasons. It will likely be used often when the dogs are not allowed on the beaches between May and late September, but only time will tell if it will… Read more »
Shooting Suspect Sought
WEST OCEAN CITY – Worcester County Bureau of Investigation (WCBI) detectives this week are seeking a suspect in a shooting in West Ocean City early last Saturday morning.Shortly before 2 a.m. last Saturday, WCBI officers responded to a shooting complaint in West Ocean City. The victim, Eric Jamar Purnell, 19, of Berlin, had been in… Read more »
Live Bands And DJs
Assateague Island Oasis: 410-629-1492, Rt. 611; Friday, Nov. 16: Patrick McAllorum; Saturday, Nov. 17: Jon Pheasant; Thursday, Nov. 22: Phil Knight; All entertainment 6:30-9:30 p.m.Blue Ox & Babe’s Lounge: 410-250-6440, 127th St. & Coastal Hwy.; Call for entertainment.Buxy’s Salty Dog: 410-289-0973, 28th St. & Coastal Hwy.; Friday, Nov. 16: DJ BK; Saturday, Nov. 17: Opposite… Read more »
Ocean City Elementary
Ocean City Elementary held its annual Science Fair on Nov. 5 and 6. There were about 200 projects in both experimental and non-experimental categories from pre-kindergarten to fourth grade. Pictured, above left, is Nathan Braude with his project called Ramped UP and, above right, Alex Oatman with The Heart Of Rock and Roll. The winning… Read more »
Worcester Prep
Worcester Prep students inducted recently into the Charles R. Jenkins Chapter of the National Honor Society were, first row from left, Meegan Jayne Smith, Sami Taraila, Skylar Wilson and Alexandra Lewis; second row, Rachel Sharp, Tori Dickerson, Gina LaBarck, Alexandra Smith, Mary Mazcko, Brooke Bochinski. Niki Kunciw, Josh Berman, Sean Hearn and Nick Spinuzza; third… Read more »
Worcester Prep
Alice and Greta, The Tale of Two Witches by J.T. Simmons was presented by Worcester Prep sixth grade students Libby Truitt and McKenna Shanahan in the school’s Guerrieri Library. Pictured, front, are Ashley Laws, Jordan Campbell, Taylor Campbell, Melissa Laws, Shelby Laws, and, back, Librarian Jeff VanSpriell, Truitt, Shanahan and Library Assistant Diana Brotherton.