OCEAN CITY –During this week’s Mayor and City Council meeting Mayor Rick Meehan presented the council with the plan on how to process the new casino at Ocean Downs revenue that Ocean City will receive.Meehan was appointed chair of the Local Development Council (LDC) for the Ocean Downs Video Lottery Facility during the LDC’s first… Read more »
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Relay For Life Special For Ocean City Survivor
OCEAN CITY – The Relay For Life of North Worcester is right around the corner and for one of Ocean City’s own the event hits home.City Clerk Kathy Mathias was diagnosed in 1997 with breast cancer. She found her first breast tumor when she was only 19 and had three benign surgeries before her diagnosis…. Read more »
Resort Mayor Urged Not To Veto Benefit Changes
OCEAN CITY – The question of whether Mayor Rick Meehan will veto ordinances involving newly hired town employee retiree benefits lurks overhead today.In January, the mayor vetoed a series of ordinances involving newly hired town employees’ pay and benefits. The two ordinances that have been in the spotlight most recently involve retiree pension and health… Read more »
Berlin Landmark ‘Locally Owned, Loved And Operated’
BERLIN — The Globe in Berlin turns 5-years-old this weekend, and like a child reaching the same age, it is all at once confident, creative and expressive while still growing and evolving into its full potential.Five years is a fairly long time for a restaurant and many have come and gone since owner and operator… Read more »
A Decade Later, AgriRecycle Plant Serving Key Role On Shore
BERLIN — The Perdue AgriRecycle facility in Seaford, Del. is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this month.The facility, which was the first of its kind in the country, is still the largest converter of chicken litter to organic fertilizer for American farmers, including those in Worcester County.“It has served as an alternative for poultry growers on… Read more »
Who’s Playing Where And When
Buxy’s Salty Dog 410-289-0973 28th St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, April 22: Electric Company Saturday, April 23: TBACharlie’s Bayside Restaurant 302-539-3526 Rte. 1 & Maryland Ave., Fenwick Island Friday, April 22: Chris Button & Joe Mama, 9 p.m. Saturday, April 23: Electric Velvet’s Anthony Carmen & Mike CurryClarion Hotel 410-524-3535 10100 Coastal Hwy. … Read more »
Things To Do
April 22: Spring Dinner11 a.m., Duncan/Showell American Legion Post #231, Berlin. Chicken, fish, chitterling platters with 2 sides. Carry-outs available. To place an order call 410-641-0796 or 410-641-2067.April 22: Cross WalkNoon, Ocean City Boardwalk, meet at The Son’Spot, Worcester St. Coordinated by the Ocean City Christian Ministers. Brief ministry at several stops on the way… Read more »
Where To Eat Around Town
West Ocean City- Berlin Ocean Pines-FruitlandBreakfast Cafe Of Ocean City 12736 Ocean Gateway, West Ocean City 410-213-1804Open seven days a week between Sun-sations & Starbucks, across from Outback, come join us at the “Breakfast Cafe” (formerly Rambler Coffee Shop) we are a family-friendly restaurant that’s been family owned for 30 years passed from mother to… Read more »
Second-Degree Murder Conviction
SNOW HILL — A Pocomoke man last week was found guilty of second-degree murder for the stabbing death of another man last September and now faces as many as 30 years in jail pending the outcome of a pre-sentence investigation.Around 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 29, 2010, Pocomoke Police responded to the area of 9th Street… Read more »
We Remember Those We Have Lost
Eunice Quillen Sorin BERLIN — Eunice Quillen Sorin, 87, died April 16, 2011 at her home in Berlin.Born in Berlin, she was the daughter of the late Calvin Edward Quillen, Sr. and Beulah Lee Trader Quillen.Eunice began her career in the business world of Ocean City working summers serving the tourist trade. At 16 years… Read more »