OCEAN CITY – Former Council President Joe Mitrecic returned during this week’s Mayor and City Council meeting to offer his opinions on decreasing employee pay and benefits.Mitrecic approached the council during the discussion over the ordinance to base newly hired town employees pay scales on the 2005 Hendrick’s Study Chart, which would result in an… Read more »
Monthly Archives: January 2011
Parrothead Club’s Mardi Gras Campaign To Start
BERLIN – The Ocean City Parrothead Club’s 11th Mardi Gras Kick Off Party, benefiting the PJ Aldridge Foundation and Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services, will kick off on Friday, Jan. 14 at Seacrets on 49th Street in Ocean City.This free event will be held from 6-10 p.m. Seacrets will offer an extended happy hour… Read more »
Ocean Pines Teen Arrested In Armed Robberies Of Cab Driver
OCEAN CITY – A local man is behind bars this week on armed robbery, assault and other serious charges after a joint investigation by the Ocean City and Ocean Pines Police departments identified him as one of two suspects sought in a pair of strong-armed robberies of taxi cab drivers last week.Around 1:15 a.m. last… Read more »
Things To Do
Jan. 7: Holy Savior/KC BingoDoors open 6 p.m.; games begin, 7 p.m.; 9901 Coastal Hwy., O.C. Re-freshments will be on sale. For more information, 410-524-7994.Jan. 7: Longaberger & Vera Bradley Bingo6 p.m., doors open; 7 p.m., bingo begins; Bishopville Volunteer Fire Dept., main fire station, Bishopville. Sponsored by the Auxiliary with proceeds benefitting the fire… Read more »
Ehere To Eat Around Town
West Ocean City- Berlin Ocean Pines707 Sports bar & grille 12702 Old Bridge Road (Route 707), West Ocean City • 410-213-9507We may have changed hands, but we are still the same locally known Sports Bar in West Ocean City, and yes we are open everyday 11a.m.-2 a.m. Everything on our menu is made to order… Read more »
Roadside Armed Robbery
SNOW HILL – A Snow Hill man was arrested on armed robbery and assault charges last weekend after allegedly beating another man with a baseball bat on a side road off of Route 113.Around noon last Friday, Worcester County Bureau of Investigations (WCBI) detectives received information about a victim being transported to PRMC in Salisbury… Read more »
We Remember Those We Have Lost
Joseph F. DiRenzaBERLIN – Joseph F. DiRenza, 65, of Ocean City and formerly of Newark, Del. died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011 at Coastal Hospice At The Lake in Salisbury.He was born in Philadelphia and was the son of the late Joseph R. and Alice (Pharazyn) DiRenza.He was a purchasing agent for P.N.C. and was a… Read more »
Adventures In Fatherhood
by Steven Green
There’s nothing like the discovery of a dairy allergy to get a kid rolling.This seems to be the case with our 14-month-old Carson, who has been battling a nasty case of what was believed to be reflux since he was born.It turns out it wasn’t so much reflux but more a case of an allergic… Read more »
Open Houses This Week
WEST OCEAN CITY Bay Point Plantation Rt589/Gum Point Rd Daily 10-5 Waterfront Estate Lots in 142 Acre Preserve Kevin Decker The Fritschle Group/ Condominium Realty 443-235-6552OCEAN CITY Coconut Malorie 60th Street Bayfront Open Daily 1BR w/ Views Jim White ReMax Premier Properties 410-726-9026OCEAN CITY Makai Condominiums 42nd St. Bayside Daily 10-4 New Construction 2BR &… Read more »
Beyond Afterschool Academy At BIS
Berlin Intermediate fifth grader Grader Montajha Bowen shows her knowledge of painter, Gustav Klimt, in the Beyond Afterschool Academy, Painting 101. Kathi Stevens runs the group twice a week, teaching kids about different painting styles and mediums.