Petitioner Weighs In Editor: On Oct. 7, 2013, Ocean City passed on a second reading of Ordinance 2013-13 to raise, through the sale of a bond, $12.7 million for five projects. Buried within the ordinance was the largest project, an $8.3 million expenditure on a Performing Arts Center being foisted on the public. This structure… Read more »
Monthly Archives: October 2013
Mysterious Boat Floats Ashore On Assateague Island Beach; First Reports Came Last Night, But Early-Morning Halloween Find Adds Spooky Intrigue
ASSATEAGUE — Visitors to Assateague Island on Thursday were treated to a rare ghostly sight as an old and unoccupied house boat beached itself on the barrier island overnight.The 40-foot houseboat beached itself on Assateague sometime late Wednesday or early Thursday morning during foggy conditions. It was discovered at around the 17.5 kilometer marker just… Read more »
Sides Continue Performing Arts Center Debate; Supporters Maintain Petitioners Using Scare Tactics
OCEAN CITY – Amid allegations petitioners are using scare tactics and untruths to gain signatures, city officials are warning the public to do their homework and ask questions of those opposing the new Performing Arts Center.Tony Christ, spokesperson for the Ocean City Taxpayers for Social Justice (OCTSJ), received approval last week for a petition singling… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
The current petition effort to defund the performing arts center’s current financing structure, which comes at little to no fiduciary risk at all, continues to be a major talking point in Ocean City. No matter how you feel about the size of the facility or its ability to land top drawing acts, the fact is… Read more »
South Bethany Restates June Bug Policies; Statement Comes After Gansler Issue
OCEAN CITY — The ongoing flap over Maryland Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Doug Gansler stopping by an underage party in neighboring Delaware this summer prompted the town of South Bethany to issue a statement this week reiterating its stringent “June Bug” policies. Last week it came to light Gansler visited a party in South… Read more »
One Year After Fire, Waterman’s Back With Modern Look, Changes
BERLIN — A West Ocean City staple since 1982, Waterman’s Seafood Co. re-opened this month after a one-year hiatus for renovations following a fire back in October of 2012. The physical look of Waterman’s has undergone some dramatic changes during that time, including a much brighter and more modern interior and exterior, an expanded menu… Read more »
Students Check Out Hardwire’s Prototype Vehicle
SNOW HILL — Students at the Worcester Technical High School (WTHS) got a glimpse of where the field of engineering could lead them when Pocomoke-based Hardwire LLC visited with one of its prototype, military-inspired vehicles. Hardwire has been working on developing high-concept technology for years, often for military application. The tactical vehicle brought to WTHS… Read more »
Showell Elementary First Graders Perform Songs And Dances At Annual Hoedown Celebration
Showell Elementary first grade teacher Laura Wheeler is pictured with first grader Brooke Berquist following the annual hoedown celebration on Friday, Oct. 25. The entire first grade performed songs and dances under the direction of physical education teacher Alyson Brabitz and music teacher Bethany Pugner.
Early ‘John Doe’ Probe Left Local Family In A Panic, Fearing Worst
BERLIN — For several hours on Sunday morning, a local family was under the impression a family member was the victim in the fatal pedestrian collision on Route 50 near Route 589, but Maryland State Police investigators said this week they were merely trying to identify the victim and did not intend to wrongly inform… Read more »
Two Locals Arrested In West Ocean City Crime Spree
WEST OCEAN CITY — Two local men were arrested on multiple theft charges this week after an investigation linked them to an alleged spree of vehicle break-ins in the West Ocean City area throughout the month of October.During the early part of October, Worcester County Sheriff’s deputies began investigating a rash of car break-ins and… Read more »