Walter Hagan SmithBERLIN — Walter “Walt” Hagan Smith, 91, passed away Sept. 8, 2015 at his residence in Catonsville.He was born March 5, 1924 to John Walter and Elizabeth Hagan Smith and was raised outside of Salisbury in Allen. One of the highlights of his youth were the many summer months he spent working at… Read more »
Monthly Archives: September 2015
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
One of the highlights of the Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Awards Banquet was Al “Hondo” Handy’s acceptance speech. Earlier in the day, thanks to an interview by News Editor Bryan Russo, I learned something I never knew about Hondo, who also addressed the subject on Tuesday night at the banquet.Hondo was among… Read more »
Who’s Playing When And Where
28th Street Pit and Pub410-289-2020 • 28th St. & Coastal Hwy.Friday, Sept. 18: Pompous PieSaturday, Sept. 19: Olds CoolEvery Thursday: Locals’ Night With DJ BKAdolfo’s410-289-400113th St. & The Boardwalk,In The Beach Plaza HotelFriday, Sept. 18 & Saturday, Sept. 19:Dale Britt & Rhonda AppleEvery Thursday: Billie Carlin’s Blues BandAtlantic Hotel410-641-35892 North Main St., BerlinSaturday, Sept. 19:Cole… Read more »
Q&A With Al ‘Hondo’ Handy: Ocean City’s Citizen Of Year Reflects On Career, Being Among First To Break Color Barrier
OCEAN CITY – Albin “Hondo”Handy has held a lot of different positions and titles over his 35 years with the town of Ocean City. Tonight he will add another: Citizen of the Year.“Hondo” is to youth sports and recreation programs in the resort as the Boardwalk is to the beach. Simply put, it’s hard to… Read more »
7-Year-Old’s Little Free Library Proposal In Berlin Park Approved
BERLIN – Seven-year-old Ellie Zollinger was running around a playground in Salisbury when she screeched to a halt. She was enthralled by what she’d stumbled across — a Little Free Library.“I ran to my mom to tell her what I found,” she said.Her mother, Rose Zollinger, said she wasn’t even surprised the Little Free Library,… Read more »
Rural System Designation Hurts OC Transit Funding
OCEAN CITY — When it comes to state funding for public transportation, it’s the size of Ocean City’s resident population, and not the number of riders the town carries during the peak summer months, that influences decisions, resort officials learned this week.The Transportation Committee met on Tuesday with Beth Krieder, Director of the state’s Locally… Read more »
Boardwalk Trams To Run At Least Two More Weekends Due To Continued Popularity
OCEAN CITY — Buoyed by the success of last week’s extended season for the Boardwalk tram, the Ocean City Mayor and Council this week approved keeping it running for at least two more weekends.Earlier this month, town officials approved an extension of the season for the Boardwalk tram, citing a later than average Labor Day… Read more »
Mysterious Trains Explained Along Route 113; Excursion Train Study’s Second Part To Offer Financial Data
BERLIN – When Don Fisher looked at the long abandoned train tracks just a stone’s throw from his house on Carey Road in Berlin a few months ago, he noticed something he found to be a bit strange — about 30 freight tanker train cars.“I don’t know where they came from or how they got… Read more »
Ocean City Planning Rental License Fee Increase; $500 Fine For No License Likely
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City officials moved forward this week with a stopgap measure of sorts for the larger R-1A single-family neighborhood rental issue, but not before adding some teeth to the proposed rental license application process.Throughout the last year, town officials have been wrestling with the issue of vacation rentals in Ocean City’s quieter… Read more »
Berlin Fiddlers Convention Brings Back Special Memories For Father-Son Group
OCEAN CITY – Singer/songwriter Frankie Moran will always remember the 2014 Berlin Fiddler’s Convention as the precise moment his 12-year-old son Cole took center stage.“I think what I remember the most was the thunderous applause after we finished our song, and being really thankful that I was wearing my sunglasses, because they were hiding my… Read more »