OCEAN CITY – The current status of the Ocean City Tennis Center was reported at a Recreation and Parks meeting this week, revealing the tennis center’s increasing success over the past few years. The Ocean City Tennis Center (OCTC), located on 61st Street in the bay, was open from May 15 through Sept. 11 this… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2007
OC Burglary Charges Dropped
SNOW HILL – An Ocean City man arrested on the Fourth of July this year after a bizarre sequence of events that started with an alleged break-in at an uptown residence where frozen food was stolen from a freezer and ended with a hit-and-run accident after which the suspect fled on foot had the burglary… Read more »
Berlin Man Faces Life Term For Rape Conviction
SNOW HILL – A Berlin man faces life in prison this week after a Worcester County Circuit Court jury found him guilty of first-degree rape, first-degree assault and other charges for a year-long pattern of sexual assaults and abuse on his girlfriend and mother of his child.Preston Lewis Whaley, Jr., 43, of Berlin, was in… Read more »
K-Coast Revamps Online Store
OCEAN CITY – “Log on before you drop in.” That’s become the underlying theme of Kcoast.com, the latest addition to the ever-expanding Ocean City surf shop. K-Coast Surf Shop has grown dramatically since opening its doors nearly 20 years ago, expanding on its locations, products and customer base. The most recent expansion has been revamping… Read more »
Council Okays Suggested Changes For N. Division St.
OCEAN CITY – The eastern part of North Division Street will be experiencing some minor parking changes in hopes of alleviating traffic build up along the popular street. City Engineer Terry McGean came before the Mayor and Council this week to request the removal of two parking spaces from North Division Street so that cars… Read more »
Cop Charged With DWI After FOP Holiday Party
OCEAN CITY – An off-duty Ocean City Police Department officer was charged with driving under the influence (DUI) in Delaware early Wednesday morning when his car left the roadway along Route 113 after leaving a Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Christmas party.OCPD Officer Wilbur Thomas Jesson was driving on Route 113 near Georgetown, Del. shortly… Read more »
Comcast Honored For Senior Week Video
BALTIMORE – Comcast was recognized this week as a Governor’s Crime Prevention Award recipient at a luncheon ceremony held at La Fontaine Bleu in Glen Burnie for its video titled “A Graduate’s Guide to Enjoying Your Stay in Ocean City, Md.” The video was produced in cooperation with the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) to… Read more »
Berlin Slow To Vote On Senior Living Community
BERLIN – A bid to add a senior living residential use to industrial zoning for the Davis farm in Berlin is stalled once again, waiting for town staff input.Property owner Tom Ruark is attempting to get a text amendment to the Berlin zoning code to allow senior housing and associated medical offices in the M1-A… Read more »
Berlin Makes It Official, Plans To Hire Consultant
BERLIN – After months of no progress on the comprehensive plan, the town of Berlin has voted to hire a consultant to complete the land use document on time.The Berlin comprehensive plan has languished incomplete for months. A draft was presented to the town and public last spring, and revisions were reportedly made based on… Read more »
Berlin Approves Alternate To Planning Commission
BERLIN – The replacement of Dave Rovansek on the Berlin Planning Commission was due to a misunderstanding, several Berlin Mayor and Council members said Monday night before voting to establish an alternate for Rovansek, as he had originally requested.Mayor Tom Cardinale proposed the alternate system Monday night, reversing his appointment of John Barrett as a… Read more »