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 »
Yearly Archives: 2016
We Remember Those We Have Lost
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 »
SD High School Holds Annual “Pi” Eating Contest
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.
Things I Like
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 »
Republican Women Of Worcester County Sponsor Worcester County GOLD’s Spring Basket Program
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 »
Crime Numbers Continue To Drop
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 »
Downtown Fire Deemed Suspicious
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Fire Marshal’s Office this week is seeking the public’s assistance with any information regarding a suspicious early morning fire at a downtown cottage last Friday in an area that has seen a handful of residential fires in the last year or so.Around 12:35 a.m. on Thursday, a police officer on… Read more »
Local Man Arrested For Meth Lab At Resort Hotel
OCEAN CITY- An Ocean City man was arrested on Sunday after police located a methamphetamine lab in a room at a bayfront hotel on 59th Street.Around 1 p.m. on Sunday, Ocean City police and fire personnel responded to the Coconut Malorie Hotel on 59th Street to investigate an individual possibly in possession of materials used… Read more »
Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School Holds Annual Faculty Retreat Day
Last month, the Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School held its annual Faculty Retreat Day, visiting a handful of social outreach centers throughout the area. Pictured above, MBS staffers visit Diakonia in West Ocean City. Submitted Photos
OC Elks 2645 Sponsor Eagle Scout Ceremony For Michael Scott
An Eagle Scout ceremony was held last week for Michael Scott of Troop 225 sponsored by the Ocean City Elks 2645 and was attended by various family members, friends and elected officials. Scott’s Eagle Scout project was to build osprey nesting boxes along the bay as part of an initiative with the Maryland Coastal Bays… Read more »