Lillian Catherine HelewiczBERLIN – Lillian Catherine Helewicz, age 83, died Monday, Aug. 6, 2007 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Orr and Catherine E. Johnson Orr. Helewicz was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Stanley J. Helewicz.She is survived by three sons, Joseph… Read more »
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Assault Charges After Stabbing
OCEAN CITY – A Cambridge woman was arrested and charged with first-degree assault and a slew of other charges last weekend after stabbing another woman in the back during a fight in the downtown area.Shortly before 2 a.m. last Sunday, OCPD officers were dispatched to a fight in progress in the area of 17th Street… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Man Should Pay Attention To Own LifeEditor:As a subscriber to the Maryland Coast Dispatch, I eagerly look forward to receiving each issue in the mail. Although I reside 500 miles away, The Dispatch allows me to stay on top of things and does a tremendous job of keeping me informed. This is important to me,… Read more »
Fatal Lightning Strike Remembered 21 Years Later
OCEAN CITY – Aug. 3 marked the 21st anniversary of an Ocean City tragedy that left four people dead and one beach stand operator injured. Twenty-one years later, the memory of that day holds strong for Drew Haugh.“It was real sunny and the storm seemed to come out of nowhere. I had a group of people… Read more »
Thursday, August 9 – Tourism Commission Renews Opposition To Slots In Md.
OCEAN CITY – It is no secret that Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and Governor Martin O’Malley have been proponents of slots in Maryland, and it is also no secret that slots have been both lauded and vehemently opposed by people all over the state as well as in Ocean City. With this in… Read more »
My Thoughts
Television is always bad in the summer, but it seems the networks have hit an all-new low this year with the karaoke shows. There are at three shows that put normal people on stage, give them to chance to finish the lyrics of a song and give them money if they can. These shows seem… Read more »
“Izit hot nuff fer ya?”
This is the type of rhetorical question that keeps me going.Talking about the weather is usually a surefire way to have a conversation without actually having a conversation. It has very little chance to backfire on you and end in a lengthy reply.Kind of like asking someone how they are and getting a verbal novella… Read more »
A Week In Business
Top CBRB ProducersOCEAN CITY – Ed Wehnert, branch vice president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage’s 52nd Street office has announced that for July Peck Miller was the top individual sales associate and Rick Meehan and Katy Durham were the top selling sales team. Bob Miller was the top individual listing associate and Meehan and Durham… Read more »
What’s Your Sign?
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Relationships continue to thrive, but watch for any telltale signs of potential problems. Take needed action now to set things straight before they become troublesome later.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Your powers of persuasion, backed up, of course, by your considerable expertise, help you establish your case even… Read more »
A Cozy Whiskers Pub Since 1988
OCEAN CITY – The friendly atmosphere of your neighborhood pub mixed with the charm of uptown Ocean City can be felt the moment one walks into Whiskers Pub, which has been a part of the uptown neighborhood for nearly 20 years. Whiskers made a home of 120th Street in 1988 and it’s been serving locals… Read more »