OCEAN CITY — A debate last week at the police commission level about tweaking the resort’s trailer parking ordinance enforcement spilled over to the Mayor and Council this week but was ultimately sent back to the drawing board with no action taken.As part of the ongoing effort to rein in some of the behavior associated… Read more »
Monthly Archives: March 2017
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – March 24, 2017
Are you okay with Maryland becoming a sanctuary state? I’m not for a number of reasons, but here’s why it was in the news this week.The House of Delegates voted 83-55 to approve the Maryland Law Enforcement and Trust Act that would essentially prohibit police from assisting federal immigration officials by detaining current prison inmates… Read more »
Rum Bottle Honored With ‘Best Of Show’ Award
OCEAN CITY – O.Berk Company has been awarded Best of Show at the 2017 National Association of Container Distributors Packaging Awards for Seacrets Distilling Company’s Spiced Rum bottle.The unique keepsake bottle features the Seacrets embossed logo overprinted with screen printing. A copper colored metal medallion of the Seacrets pirate ship lends a distinctive and recognizable… Read more »
A Week In Business – March 24, 2017
Merrill Lynch announced that Financial Advisor Zach Newton has joined the Giles Group, which has been in Ocean City for 11 years.“We are excited to have Zach as a new addition to our Giles Group. His experience will be invaluable as we continue to offer personalized wealth management strategies and tailored advice and guidance to… Read more »
Improved Bill Notifications Sought
SALISBURY – Wicomico County officials want to include language in a county code that will outline a process for distributing information on legislative bills that are adopted by the County Council.In an open work session of the Wicomico County Council this week, Councilman Marc Kilmer explained that department heads and residents alike are not receiving… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood – March 24, 2017
I don’t know if I’m a cruise person or not, but I have come to realize I’m definitely a Disney Cruise Line person.We went on our second Disney cruise in as many years last week and the experience was wonderful once again. We had such a great time last year we booked another one onboard.It… Read more »
The Resorter … Revisited – March 24, 2017
Summer of 1965Volume XIEdition 2Issue HighlightsBobby Baker’s Carousel was calling itself the “most luxurious year around resort motel on the coast.”Welsh Pharmacy on 28th Street was happy to announce it was now an “authorized Kodak dealer.”In his customary blunt ways, Editor Dick Lohmeyer’s After Dark began, “So summer has arrived. The cobwebs of winter have… Read more »
Graham And Briddell Recognized As February Premier Driving School Athletes Of The Month
Stephen Decatur High School sophomore Kirsten Graham and senior Gary Briddell were recognized as the February Premier Driving School Athletes of the Month for swimming and basketball, respectively. Graham placed sixth in the state in the 100 backstroke and was a member of the seventh place 200 free relay and medley relay teams. As the starting… Read more »
Pocomoke Elementary Principal Earns National Honor
POCOMOKE – Blue and gold streamers waving, Pocomoke Elementary School students helped education officials surprise Principal Michael Browne this week with the news that he was named the Maryland Association of Elementary Principals’ National Distinguished Principal for 2017.Less than a month after Pocomoke Elementary School (PES) earned recognition as a National Title I Distinguished School,… Read more »
Cops And Courts – March 24, 2017
Traffic Stop Leads To Heroin, WeaponOCEAN CITY — An Ocean City man was arrested on weapons and drug charges last weekend after a routine traffic stop revealed he was carrying a knife and heroin.Around 6:20 p.m. last Saturday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer observed a vehicle at 123rd Street and Coastal Highway with… Read more »