BERLIN – A local heart health event scheduled for February is expected to educate Lower Shore residents.On Feb. 2, local government agencies, hospitals and educational institutions will host its annual Tri-County Go Red event.Event Coordinator Sharon Lynch, director of prevention for the Somerset County Health Department, said the area’s annual Tri-County Go Red event is… Read more »
Monthly Archives: January 2018
Star Charities Holds Annual Beef ‘N Beer Event
Star Charities founder Anna Foultz along with her committee of volunteers organized the annual Beef ‘n Beer event at the Ocean Pines Community Center this month in support of Wounded Soldiers. The event raised over $3,800 and included an appearance by Maryland Senator Jim Mathias to present a birthday card in honor of Foultz’s 92nd birthday…. Read more »
Open Houses Of The Week – January 26, 2018
OCEAN PINES 438 Ocean Parkway Unit #23 Sat 11-1 Lake View Condo 2 Master Suites Leigh Enterlein Berkshire Hathaway 410-208-8222OCEAN CITY Gateway Grand Oceanfront 48th St Saturday 11-2 301&207 3BR/3BA 401 4BR/3BA Jon Barker Mark Fritschle Group/ Condominium Realty 410-723-6290OCEAN CITY 503 Sandyhill Drive Montego Bay Sun 1-3 3BR/2BA House Leigh Enterlein Berkshire Hathaway 410-208-8222OCEAN… Read more »
Things I Like – January 26, 2018
Looking forward to summer concertsWarm January daysBeing an Eagles fan next weekendEllen’s new game showTraveling to a new place for the first timeChurch bells ringing in Berlin on Sunday morningsA Boardwalk runWatching a dog skilled at frisbeeA house with a nice kitchenOld Olan Mills pictures with the year on themPicking up my kids from school
OC Vows To Defend Topless Law
OCEAN CITY — Less than a week after a local woman filed suit in U.S. District Court challenging Ocean City’s ordinance prohibiting women to go topless in the same public areas where men go shirtless, resort officials this week announced they were prepared to go to battle over the issue.Last June, amid a backlash from… Read more »
Aviation Pioneer Remembered Fondly By Local Residents
OCEAN CITY — The local community lost a hero and pioneer in aviation last week when long-time flight instructor and Ocean City Municipal Airport advocate Andy Serrell passed away at the age of 94.Serrell was a fixture around the airport for decades, teaching flying lessons, operating his aerial photography business and regaling anyone within earshot… Read more »
Cops And Courts – January 26, 2018
Traffic Stop Finds DrugsOCEAN CITY — A Dover woman was arrested on various drug charges last week after a routine traffic stop in Ocean City.Around 11 p.m. last Friday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer on routine patrol near 15th Street observed a vehicle in the left turn lane at Philadelphia Avenue and 17th… Read more »
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – January 26, 2018
Eight blocks of Boardwalk from North Division to 1st streets were rebuilt in concrete and widened by 10 feet between January and April in 1955.The Mayor and Council had decided to replace the wood with concrete due to maintenance costs. The George Bert Cropper Company did the work for $43,819 and used some of the… Read more »
Q&A With Sam Card-Cards Technology A Decade Later
(Editor’s Note: A new monthly installment will spotlight the world of technology through a question-and-answer session with Cards Technology CEO and founder Sam Card. This first piece spotlights the company’s growth from a humble computer repair shop to a full-service technology management firm that thrives on building valuable and lasting relationship with the businesses of… Read more »
OC Officials Tour Aquarium On ‘Fact-Finding Mission’
OCEAN CITY — While the future of Ocean City’s eventual model block remains uncertain, resort officials this week toured the National Aquarium’s marine animal rescue facilities as part of a preliminary concept to develop similar facilities in the downtown area.The concept of Ocean City developing a marine animal rescue and rehabilitation center was first broached… Read more »