Laws Against Our RightsDear Editor:I wonder how many of your readers remember in 2014 the Senate voted down, by a vote of 53-46, a UN Arms Trade Agreement that, if passed, would have allowed our government, required by the agreement, to register and eventually take guns from all citizens denying us our 2nd Amendment right.Of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- A fatal fall from a construction site early Monday morning has been ruled accidental although the incident is still under investigation by state inspectors.Around 8:40 a.m. on Monday, Ocean City Police and EMS responded to a construction site at Philadelphia Ave. and 25th Street for a reported fall. Upon arrival, EMS personnel confirmed… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- A Pennsylvania man arrested last July after strangling his girlfriend while she was holding a child at a downtown Ocean City condo pleaded guilty this week to second-degree assault and was sentenced to five years, all but 18 months of which was then suspended.Around 6:30 p.m. last July 24, Ocean City Police responded… Read more »
Chris ShearerContributing WriterBERLIN- Berlin’s weekly Mayor and Council meeting featured a national nod for the town’s electric reliability, new plans for park where a power plant used to be, and rezoning for the forthcoming police station. The following is a quick look at some of the issues:Berlin Electric Gets National RecognitionBerlin’s Electric Utility received national… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City continues to monitor Assateague Island National Seashore’s draft General Management Plan (GMP) released last month with particular attention focused on the future of the barrier island’s north end.The draft GMP will chart the future of the Assateague Island National Seashore with four alternatives ranging from maintaining the status quo to… Read more »
James Burton BakerOCEAN CITY – James Burton “Big Bake” Baker Sr. 78, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 11, 2016, at the Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Berlin.Born in Southampton, N.Y., he was the son of the late Cyrus and Betsey Taylor Baker. He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Jean Aydelotte Baker,… Read more »
Students not only embraced mathematics but also filled up on it at the annual Stephen Decatur High School “Pi” eating contest. The winning team of Noah Shockley, Gavin Payne, Alton Walker, and Will Sass, who downed a large uncut pizza one handed in less than two minutes, received special pie trophies.
Picking my kids up early from school for a family vacationDownton Abbey’s happy endingThe view looking south from the Inlet jettyLearning a new wordOld sayings that stay true through the yearsConfidently riding through a sobriety checkpointThe sand at Siesta Key beach in FloridaPlaces that serve breakfast all dayA television in a bathroomRaw oysters and a… Read more »
The Republican Women of Worcester County have again been honored to be the sponsor of Worcester County GOLD’s spring basket program. Each year, the RWWC fills baskets with clothes, toys and candy for deserving children in Worcester. Pictured above, from left, Marion Novak and Peggy Long have been involved in coordinating the program for the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- Chief Ross Buzzuro is looking forward to his fourth summer in the resort as the head of the Ocean City Police Department after spending 25 years with the Baltimore Police Department.While he says he’s still getting used to some of the glaring and idiosyncratic differences between the Maryland’s largest city, and the state’s… Read more »