OCEAN CITY – In the brief this week, there were some reports of brown water in the mid-town area of Ocean City and a Boardwalk body piercing company questioned the ethics of several others.Brown In The Water?Despite reports from the mid-town area of Ocean City in late June complaining of “brown spots” in the drinking… Read more »
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Missing Persons Agencies Plan Rally In Ocean City
OCEAN CITY – For the second straight year, Ocean City will play host to a multi-agency rally of sorts for missing and unidentified persons in Maryland with a public awareness event planned on the south end of the Boardwalk scheduled all day tomorrow, Saturday, July 25.A coalition of Maryland missing persons organizations, advocates, law enforcement… Read more »
High Court Upholds Rape Conviction
BERLIN – A Maryland Court of Special Appeals judge this week upheld the conviction of a Berlin man sentenced in January 2008 to 40-plus years in jail for the first-degree rape and assault of his long-time girlfriend and mother of his child, denying the convicted felon’s appeal of the case on two major fronts.In December… Read more »
Fed Judge Allows County Room Tax Suit To Continue
BERLIN – A federal judge this week again rejected a motion to dismiss a civil suit filed in January by the County Commissioners against a host of Internet-based travel booking companies seeking what could be millions of dollars in unpaid hotel room taxes, allowing the case to continue to move forward.In January, attorneys for the… Read more »
We Remember Those We Have Lost
Jim Weldon Whittemore JrOCEAN CITY – Jim Whittemore, affectionately referred to as Captain Jim, died Thursday, July 16, 2009 at PRMC in Salisbury after a valiant struggle with diabetes and heart disease. He was born in Washington, DC, to the late Jim Weldon Whittemore and Ruth Whitlock Whittemore.Jim (and his voice) were well known on… Read more »
Fatherhood Adventures
He is a beach boy now.My wife, son and I had the opportunity to play tourists in Ocean City last weekend, including back-to-back days on the beach. What a delight.Busy schedules and my son’s fondness for the pool have kept us from spending significant time on the beach so far this summer, despite the fact… Read more »
Wednesday, July 22-Recent Accidents Spark Safety Reminder
OCEAN CITY – This past week the Ocean City Police Department handled several injury accidents involving scooters, bicycles and pedestrians. In all cases, the OCPD noted negligent or illegal acts which led to collisions.In one case, a motorist attempted to make an illegal turn, which resulted in the motorist striking two scooters at the same… Read more »
Kiwanis Club of OP-OC holds its annual Pancake Breakfast
On July 11, the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City held its annual summer Pancake Breakfast to raise funds for its Scholarship Foundation, which awards scholarships annually to deserving local high school senior students to further their educations. Pictured, from left, are Bill Long, Jim Spicknall, Roy Foreman, Steve Rosen, Phil Lassiter, Skip Dennig… Read more »
OCDC Completes Another Downtown Facade Project
A recent façade project was completed in downtown Ocean City by Pickles Pub. Exterior work included extensive new woodwork, lighting, and signage. The business owners participated in the OCDC Commercial Façade Improvement Program, which assists downtown property and business owners with exterior improvements to their properties.
Foreman Inducted to Greater OP-OC Kiwanis Club
Roy Foreman, pictured holding a musket used in Revolutionary War Re-enactments in which he participates as part of the First New Jersey Regiment, was recently inducted into the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City.