ARIES (March 21 to April 19): You might be tempted to be more assertive when dealing with a job-related matter. But a carefully measured approach works best at getting the cooperation you’re looking for.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): While others urge you to act now, you instinctively recognize that a move at this time… Read more »
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Things I Like
A tree full of new, green leavesA sunny day after a spell of rainy onesSuccessful surprise birthday partiesInsider’s strange witWatching a bird build a nest A Dyson vacuumGetting in a workout early in the day Berries atop creme brulee How much my son loves Noggin Sleeping well That Macky’s is back open
State Rejects Plea To Exclude Costs
SNOW HILL – The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) will not disallow certain costs from being factored into the Maintenance of Effort school funding figure.Worcester County had asked earlier this spring to have some capital costs, which staff and officials believe were improperly reported as operating costs, removed from the Maintenance of Effort figure,… Read more »
Showell Principal Retiring After 41 Years In Education
SHOWELL – After 41 years of service in Worcester County Schools, Showell Elementary School (SES) Principal Paula Jones will retire from her post in June.“It was very tough to make the decision to retire because everything is going great,” said Jones. “I’d rather leave when things are going great than when things are not good.”Jones… Read more »
School Board Hears Potential Service Road Options
NEWARK – Worcester County Board of Education members this week got a first look at several options for the western terminus of the proposed Route 50 service road including two access points on Seahawk Rd. across from Stephen Decatur High School and Middle School and a new traffic signal along the highway.The proposed service road… Read more »
OCPD First In State To ID Suspect With Palm Print
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Police recorded a milestone recently, becoming the first law enforcement agency in the state to use the new automated palm print database to identify a suspect in an unsolved burglary in the resort last October.On Oct. 16, 2008, Ocean City Police responded to the Coastal Inn on 26th Street for… Read more »
Ocean City News In Brief
OCEAN CITY – In the brief this week, the cops union finalizes its gracious agreement with the town, and a new advertising medium “makes nice” with the Mayor and Council.FOP Signs Off On “Partnership of Trust”Ocean City’s Fraternal Order of Police made it official this week, signing an agreement to forgo three of the biggest… Read more »
OC Council OKs Wind Turbine Law
OCEAN CITY – Small energy turbines can officially start blowing in the wind after council passed their conditional usage through second reading and into town law on Monday.After months of talking, tweaking, and testimony, which even saw Mayor Rick Meehan veto the first draft of the ordinance, the City Council voted unanimously to allow small… Read more »
Last Suspect In Pocomoke Murder Case Sentenced
SNOW HILL – The third of three men charged in the murder of a local woman in Pocomoke in January 2007 was sentenced this month to 10 years in jail with five years suspended after entering an Alford plea to voluntary manslaughter in December for his part in the beating death.David K. Justice, 21, of… Read more »
Kite World Centered On OC
OCEAN CITY – The resort will kick off the season early by painting the sky with very color under the sun at the Maryland International Kite Exposition (M.I.K.E.), set for April 24-26.The festival will be showcasing a spectacular cast of kite flyers from all over the country. Thousands of spectators will watch giant kites, as… Read more »