FENWICK ISLAND – The fiscal year 2021 budget will go before the town council for approval after a lengthy review process concluded at the committee level this week.On Tuesday, Town Manager Terry Tieman presented the Fenwick Island Budget Committee with a total proposed budget of $2,399,802 for fiscal year 2021.“We had this budget prepared in… Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2020
OCBP Alumni Of The Week, Greg Pittman, Innovative Lifeguard
(Editor’s Note: The following is a series on the men and women who have spent their summers protecting all those who came to Ocean City for fun and safe vacation.)OCEAN CITY — Greg Pittman did not start his adventures with the Ocean City Beach Patrol like most other guards. He first came to Ocean City… Read more »
Brother Committed To Seeking Justice In Fatal 2013 Accident
BERLIN – The brother of a teenager struck and killed by a Maryland State Trooper on Route 113 continues to seek justice seven years after the accident.Tyheim Bowen, whose 16-year-old brother Tymeir Dennis was killed when he was struck by Maryland State Police Trooper Nicholas Hager in 2013, has started an online petition to have… Read more »
A Week In Business – June 26, 2020
Home Awards PresentedLEWES, Del. – Capstone Homes, a Lewes-based custom home building company, won one of the few coveted Regal Awards for Custom Home Builder of the Year for Sussex County. The company also took home three more Regals for Best Affordable Custom Home up to 2,000 square feet, Best Multifamily Community Home up to 2,000 square feet,… Read more »
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – June 26, 2020
The Sinepxuent Bay Bridge (now known as the Harry Kelley Memorial Bridge or more commonly the Route 50 Bridge) was under construction in this 1942 photo. This bridge replaced the original single lane automobile bridge, which had been built in 1916 and entered town at Worcester Street.Construction began in 1940 and was completed by the… Read more »
The Adventures Of Fatherhood – June 26, 2020
This is going to be a different summer for sure.Due to quarantine, my kids have become so accustomed to social isolation they seem content hanging at home most of the time. In pre-pandemic life, we would hear claims of being bored and wanting to do something fun much more often than we do now. In… Read more »
Voices From The Readers – June 26, 2020
Transparency Issues ContinueEditor:On Tuesday, June 23, the Ocean City Council voted to go into closed session. One of the topics reported on the Notice of Closed Session form was “Open Meetings Act.” The reason provided was “To discuss recent OMCB (Open Meetings Compliance Board) Opinion and legal directives moving forward.” Prior to the actual vote,… Read more »
Cops & Courts – June 26, 2020
First-Degree Assault For Knife ThreatOCEAN CITY — A Virginia man was arrested on first-degree assault and other charges earlier this month after allegedly threatening a local man with a knife over his political affiliation.Around 11:40 p.m. on June 16, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer on bike patrol in the downtown area was dispatched… Read more »
Obituaries – June 26, 2020
Melville Gail HallBERLIN — Melville Gail Hall, Jr went to be with our Lord on June 16, 2020. Gail, as he was known, was born in Baltimore on March 27, 1935.He was a loving and devoted husband to Lynn Hall for 64 years. He is survived by his wife and two daughters, Elaine Hall of Odenton,… Read more »
What’s Your Sign? – June 26, 2020
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Making things more complicated than they need to be can be a problem for the typically orderly Lamb. Try to look for a less intricate way to accomplish the same goals.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Avoiding personal involvement in a troubling situation might be advisable at this time,… Read more »