SNOW HILL – The controversial dualized intersection of Routes 12 and 113 has witnessed 14 accidents since opening a year ago, more than one a month, and further improvements lie far in the future.Four accidents in the first 17 days after the intersection was opened on Dec. 19, 2006, seemed to herald a dangerous intersection,… Read more »
Monthly Archives: December 2007
New Year’s Day Penguin Swim To Benefit Hospital
BERLIN – The beachfront of the Princess Royale Hotel on 91st Street in Ocean City will be crowded once again with hundreds of Penguin Swim participants and spectators ready to cheer them on as the penguins plunge into the icy Atlantic on New Year’s Day to raise money for their community hospital.Everyone is invited to… Read more »
Md. Smoking Regulations Announced
OCEAN CITY – The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) issued last week the final clean indoor air regulations, which will prohibit smoking in local bars and restaurants. DHMH outlined the regulations of the Clean Indoor Air Act that was passed in May 2007. The act will require certain areas to prohibit smoking in… Read more »
GOP’s Slots Lawsuit Dealt A Setback
BERLIN – The lawsuit filed last week by Maryland’s Republican leadership challenging several pieces of legislation approved during the recent special session, including the slots referendum and the tax increase package, was dealt a setback this week when the state’s Court of Special Appeals ruled a key witness in the case would not be deposed… Read more »
2007’s Head-Scratching Crimes
BERLIN – Throughout the course of each year, hundreds of criminals are arrested and prosecuted in the resort area for a wide variety of offenses ranging from the gravely serious to the downright silly and 2007 was certainly no different.Crime is rarely funny and often tragic, but there are those occasions when perpetrators’ actions are… Read more »
Friday, December 28 – State Lags Behind In Smoking Prevention Funding
BERLIN – A report released last week by several cooperating advocacy groups revealed billions of dollars earmarked for smoking prevention programs directed at kids received by the states in a big settlement with tobacco companies nearly a decade ago are not finding their way to the recommended sources, with Maryland among the top 20 offenders.The… Read more »
Friday, December 28 – New CD’s Proceeds To Help Area Homeless Shelter
WEST OCEAN CITY – Although the traditional season of giving is past, people can continue to give back to the Diakonia homeless shelter with the purchase of a fundraising CD called “Give Us Your Poor,” featuring homeless musical artists with national recording artists like Bruce Springsteen, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Michelle Shocked, Keb’ Mo’,… Read more »
Courthouse Goes High Tech With Flat Screens
SNOW HILL – The venerable old Worcester County Courthouse in Snow Hill nudged toward the 21st Century last week when several digital monitors displaying the daily dockets for the various courtrooms and other pertinent information were installed.The new flat-screen digital monitors resemble airport arrival and departure signs and now list each day’s activities including case… Read more »
Birders Converge On Area For Annual Ocean City Count
OCEAN CITY – Expect to see bird watchers armed with their binoculars this Friday, as dozens of volunteers travel to the area to participate in the annual Ocean City Christmas Bird Count.Each year, from Dec. 14 to Jan. 5, volunteers across North America, gather to count avian life in an effort to record data and… Read more »
Another Arrest For Teen
OCEAN PINES – An Ocean Pines man with a long string of run-ins with the police in the last year or so got in trouble again last week when he was arrested for malicious destruction of property.On Dec. 17, Mitchell Harris Boyer, 18, of Ocean Pines, was arrested for malicious destruction of property under $500… Read more »