SNOW HILL — With two local men charged with manslaughter for their alleged roles in the death of a Pennsylvania man pleading guilty to the lesser charge of affray on Wednesday in Worcester County Circuit Court, all the details of the incident will likely never be known.Caleb Edwin-Earl Ochse, 28, of Ocean City, and Christopher… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — When assessment notices for over 32,000 residential and commercial properties in Ocean City hit mailboxes this week, many owners saw their values hold steady or even decline somewhat, but average resort property values increased overall for the first time in nine years.The State Department of Assessment and Taxation (SDAT) last week sent… Read more »
Underground Utilities,Bike Path Best For 50Editor;I am asking everyone to write to the Army Corps of Engineers asking them not to approve the Route 50 Utility Project unless all cables are run underground and a bike path is included.The address is Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, P.O. Box 1715, Baltimore, Md. 21203.John FagerOcean CityImportant… Read more »
BERLIN – Planning is underway for a new Berlin library to be built on Harrison Avenue.Mark Thomas, director of the Worcester County Library, said land for the new building has been purchased and an architect has started putting together details of the building and its features.“It’s the basic planning of the building and where it… Read more »
Summer of 1963 Volume VIII Edition 6Issue Highlights• This week’s model for the Hess Apparel store on 9th Street’s full-page ad was Genevieve Sapia.• The Syl-Mar Shop was advertising “Buy It Where You Wear It” for its Baltimore Avenue store located on Talbot Street.• An editorial, “Democracy At Work,” read, “The Ocean City area accounts… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The town will be looking to the foreign workforce to ease its need for additional bus drivers during the summer season.Last month the Transportation Commission discussed recruitment opportunities to hire much needed bus drivers for the summer season. In broadening the hiring pool, the commission voted to make bus driver requirements less… Read more »
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Salisbury University President Janet Dudley-Eshbach welcomed recently-elected local state political leaders to campus for the university’s inaugural Legislative Breakfast. Pictured, from left, are Robert Sheehan, SU deputy chief of staff and director of government and community relations; Maryland Delegate Charles Otto; Delegates-Elect Jeff Ghrist and Chris Adams; Sheree Sample-Hughes and Johnny Mautz; Maryland Senator-Elect Addie… Read more »
Every Saturday:Weekly Farmers Market8 a.m.-1 p.m., White Horse Park, 239 Ocean Parkway, Ocean Pines. Year-round featuring locally grown vegetables, fruits, eggs, honey, kettle corn, flowers, artisan breads, seafood, meats and more. New vendors welcome. For more information, 410-641-7717.Every Sunday: Morning Worship8:30 a.m., contemporary; 10 a.m., traditional, Atlantic United Methodist Church, 105 4th St., O.C. For… Read more »
The Ocean Pines Anglers Club announced the 2014 fishing contest winners at its final meeting of the year. Winners were presented a cash prize and certificate. Pictured, from left, are Eric Bruder, 20-inch large mouth bass; Larry Eberly, 27 ¼-inch flounder; John Jewer, 19-inch bluefish; Bill Bundy, 15-inch freshwater trout and 19-inch bluefish [tie]; and… Read more »