OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department’s Fall Flag Football League playoffs got underway this week with four of the top seeds earning. Three of the perennial league leaders- Buxy’s Salty Dog, Kirby’s Pub and Tequila Duffybird- along with a relative newcomer in Gemcraft Homes advanced in the first round of playoffs and… Read more »
Monthly Archives: November 2007
Black Friday Rockfish Tourney Underway
OCEAN CITY- Local anglers hoping to avoid the crowds and holiday shopping this weekend and perhaps win some money instead of spending it are participating in the first-ever Black Friday 550 Rockfish Tournament out of the Ocean City Fishing Center this weekend.For 36 hours this weekend, local fishing enthusiasts looking for an alternative to holiday… Read more »
Shopper’s Fair Marks 25 Years This Weekend
OCEAN CITY – The whole family will enjoy a visit to the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City Friday through Sunday, Nov. 23-25, for the 25th Annual Holiday Shopper’s Fair.A visit to this annual shopping extravaganza is sure to put everyone in the holiday spirit. This year’s fair features unique gifts for everyone… Read more »
Resort Earns Honors At State Tourism Conference
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City received high honors last week at the Maryland Governor’s Tourism Industry Conference, with the receipt of two awards for Ocean City tourism efforts. Deborah Travers, Assistant Executive Director of Tourism in Ocean City, and the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant-Association (OCHMRA) both received distinguished awards this year.This year marked the 27th annual… Read more »
Resort Christmas Parade Date Set
OCEAN CITY – The 25th Annual Ocean City Christmas Parade marches along Coastal Highway on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 11 a.m.The holiday parade starts at 100th Street and marches northbound in the southbound lanes of Coastal Highway to the Gold Coast Mall at 115th Street. More than 80 units will participate, including high school bands,… Read more »
Questions Raised About Project’s Early Phases
SNOW HILL – Questions are surrounding the Summerfield project in Snow Hill this week with developer Mark Odachowski apparently preparing to ask the town to let him postpone building the promised wastewater treatment plant, but to allow him to go ahead and build 300 homes.Speaking at a hearing on the water and sewer plan amendment… Read more »
Process Underway To Find Cathell’s Successor On Bench
BERLIN – An effort is underway to find a replacement for retired Maryland Court of Appeals Judge Dale R. Cathell, a Berlin native and Stephen Decatur High School graduate who ascended to the state’s highest court in 1998.Cathell officially retired in July having reached the mandatory retirement age of 70, but continues to sit on… Read more »
Council Agrees To Add Another Airport Hangar
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Municipal Airport will be seeing the addition of another airport hanger after a six to one vote by the City Council in favor of the project.Public Works Director Hal Adkins, was given permission in March of this year to move forward with the bidding of the “box-style” aircraft hanger…. Read more »
Company Seeks $5M Wrongful Death Lawsuit Dismissal
BERLIN – The defendants in a multi-million dollar wrongful death lawsuit filed in Worcester County in June 2006 involving the alleged spraying of a toxic pesticide over a residential area in Berlin filed a motion for summary judgment, essentially asking a U.S. District Court judge to throw out the case.The suit, filed in Worcester County… Read more »
Commissioners May Unveil Meeting Material Beforehand
SNOW HILL – County citizens may soon be allowed a glimpse of the County Commissioners’ meeting agenda items on the Worcester County website a few days ahead of the event.Ellie Diegelmann, a frequent commenter at county public hearings who has said in the past that the county does not release enough information about planned discussions,… Read more »