The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore has donated $10,000 from the Bobbi Biron Fund to the Salisbury Zoo’s Renew the Zoo campaign. Pictured, from left, are Ron Alessi, Zoo Commission Chairman; Salisbury Mayor Jim Ireton; Marty Neat, Renew the Zoo General Campaign Chairman; Spicer Bell, executive director of Community Foundation; Zoo Director Joel Hamilton; Tony… Read more »
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Carousel Resort Sponsors Fall Golf Classic
Carousel Resort Hotel and Condominiums has again extended a $10,000 title sponsorship to Atlantic General Hospital for the annual Fall Golf Classic. This is the 11th consecutive year that the Carousel has sponsored the tournament, benefiting the Atlantic General Hospital Foundation. Pictured, from left, are Michael James, member of the AGH Board of Directors and managing… Read more »
Transportation for Medical Services
There’s a service provided in Worcester County known as Interfaith Caregivers, which assists those in need of transportation for medical services. Reverend David Herr operates the service and is also a member and chaplain of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City and chaplain for the club. Above, Herr, left, is shown accepting a $500 donation… Read more »
Bank of OC donates to Worcester County Development Center
Bank of Ocean City donated $330 to Worcester County Developmental Center from its Casual Day efforts. Bank of Ocean City employees participate in Casual Fridays twice a month in an effort to raise funds for various organizations. The bank matches employee funds raised and is also currently helping fund the new construction of the Worcester… Read more »
Suspect Claims He Ran Over Mother By Accident
SNOW HILL – A Pennsylvania man charged with first-degree murder for allegedly running over his elderly mother several times late Tuesday night stuck to his story the incident was just an accident during a bond review hearing in District Court in Snow Hill early yesterday morning.Steven Frederick Molin, 58, of Darby, Pa., charged with first-… Read more »
Summer Flounder Stock Rebounded, Feds Say
OCEAN CITY – Federal fisheries officials last week announced the summer flounder stock in the mid-Atlantic region has officially rebounded, resulting in increased quotas in 2011 and perhaps a loosening next year of the regulations that have choked one of the staples of the resort fishing community.After reviewing the second and third wave of catch… Read more »
Limited Ocean Swimming Likely This Weekend
OCEAN CITY — As Hurricane Earl roars just a few hundred miles off the Eastern Seaboard, the question in the back of many people’s minds is: will the storm merely delay Labor Day weekend or will it ruin the resort’s last big summer weekend completely?Town officials say they know that today is going to be… Read more »
LCB Data Proves Bad Year, Raises More Questions
OCEAN CITY — The Liquor Control Board for Worcester County (LCB) admits it made many mistakes, but it adamantly claims recent financial reports prove there was no wrongdoing that should necessitate abolishment.Board member Larry Wilkinson stresses that the quasi- governmental monopoly just had a bad year.As licensees and politicians continue to dissect the county liquor… Read more »
Council To Decide Smoking Issue After Hearing
OCEAN CITY — There will be no voter questions on the ballot for the upcoming Ocean City municipal election after the council removed three topics from the table.At Tuesday’s City Council work session at City Hall, City Clerk Kathy Mathias gave the final query to the voting seven to decide which, if any, questions would… Read more »
Adventures in Fatehrhood
by Steven Green
The key part of bath time around my house is a nightly physical assessment of the kids. A day in the life of a kid can be pretty rough on the body and along the way marks proving hard play during any given day are bound to surface.It’s always interesting to see what new scrape or… Read more »