Kylie JosonStaff WriterOCEAN CITY – Many would cringe at the phrase, “21-mile swim-run relay”, but that is just the way the Ocean City Beach Patrol celebrates the contributions of former Beach Patrol Captain George Schoepf. Last Sunday, June 13 the OCBP hosted the Annual Captain Schoepf Relay at 10 a.m. The vintage steel buoy took… Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Phone Changes To Save County $16K
SNOW HILL – Renegotiation of its cell phone plan will save Worcester County thousands every year, staff reported this week.Savings should add up to more than $16,000 a year.The idea was originally proposed by Budget Officer Kathy Whited in an employee contest to suggest ways to make the county more efficient. Whited’s idea was judged… Read more »
Ocean City News In Brief
OCEAN CITY — In the brief this week, the Economic Development Committee (EDC) got a visit from former Maryland Gov. Bob Ehrlich, concerns were raised over the potential closing of a postal processing plant in Easton, the town’s “Rodney Saves” online campaign has reported huge increases in traffic and the Mayor and City Council decided… Read more »
High Court To Rule On School Board’s $1M Lawsuit
BERLIN – The ongoing legal battle between the Worcester County Board of Education and a private contractor hired to complete certain elements of the long-since completed Ocean City Elementary School (OCES) appears to be heading toward end-game as the state’s highest court last week agreed to hear the case.The Maryland Court of Appeals last week… Read more »
Couple Tries To Deceive Cops After Domestic Dispute
OCEAN CITY – A Frederick, Md. man was arrested on first-degree assault and other serious charges last week after first dragging his girlfriend with his car with her hand locked in the door and later lying to police about his identity when he attempted to pick her up from the hospital.Shortly after 7 p.m. last… Read more »
Burglary Spree Suspects Convicted
SNOW HILL – Three suspects arrested in January after Ocean City police detectives were able to connect them to an extensive narcotics distribution ring and a burglary spree involving nearly 30 residences in Ocean City, West Ocean City and Berlin appeared in Circuit Court last week and were each convicted on various serious charges resulting… Read more »
50 Years For Warren’s Station
T.K. DickersonStaff WriterFENWICK ISLAND – Inside Warren’s Station, pictures and documents of the little beach town dating back to the 19th century decorate the walls. In addition, the family restaurant has recorded a history of its own, comprised of employee pictures dating back to the 1980s.One of the owners, Scott Mumford, points himself out in… Read more »
Ocean City Impact Fees Reduced
OCEAN CITY — When it came to impact fees, the Ocean City Council passed on an opportunity to cut them entirely, but chose to chop them in half for the foreseeable future.City Engineer Terry McGean was tasked to come before the Mayor and City Council on Tuesday at City Hall to explain what some officials… Read more »
North OC Street Changes Irk Residents
OCEAN CITY — Ron Deacon says the property owners on his street never asked to be part of a trial program that would install parking meters on 146th Street. He also says that the city never told them either.A budget time decision by the Mayor and Council that would potentially increase revenues by an estimated… Read more »
Michael Vick Details Fall From Top To Area Students
SNOW HILL – Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick made a pre-season stop in Snow Hill this week, extolling to high school students the importance of making good decisions and doing the right thing in a well-received presentation on Monday.The Snow Hill auditorium was abuzz in the moments preceding Vick’s introduction by Principal Tom Davis and… Read more »