ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Although taking advice isn’t always easy for the headstrong Sheep, you might want to consider what someone you respect says about an upcoming decision.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): A new offer is tempting, but don’t be bullied into a quick decision. Rely on your keen Bovine business sense… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Due to the pandemic that took the world by surprise in late March of this year the demand for notebook computers increased dramatically and unexpectedly. The need for computers grew so fast that PC makers were caught off guard and struggled to keep up with production. In a typical year the 2nd… Read more »
Roberta RoederOCEAN PINES — Roberta Ann Roeder (Kneer), 79, died unexpectedly on Sunday, Nov. 29, surrounded by the family she loved dearly.Born November 6, 1941 in Newark, N.J., Roberta was raised in both New Jersey and Florida. She was a 20-year resident of Brookeville, Md. After enjoying a 20-year retirement in Ocean Pines she and… Read more »
Weed, Weapon BustOCEAN CITY — A Nottingham, Md. man was arrested on marijuana possession and weapons charges last week after a routine traffic stop.Around 9:30 p.m. last Wednesday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer pulled over a vehicle on Philadelphia Avenue at 22nd Street for a routine traffic stop. While speaking with the driver,… Read more »
Remembering Gene ParkerEditor:In the fall of 1985, Chase Manhattan Bank purchased Merritt Savings & Loan that owned several assets in Worcester County — hundreds of acres of vacant land in Ocean Pines including a whole section zoned for mobile homes, the sewer company that serviced Ocean Pines, the vacant land at 120th Street called Heron… Read more »
Local Boy Scout troops sponsored by the Ocean City American Legion Post 166 conducted a ceremonial burning of worn flags last month at the Worcester County Veterans Memorial with help of the Ocean Pines Fire Department. Above, Pack 261 Cub Master Joe Coleman, left, and Bruce Traver, Bear Den Leader of Pack 261, right, look… Read more »
Hope4Recovery Executive Director Brandon O’Brien spoke to the Ocean City Lions Club about recovery and the role recovery houses play in successful long-term sobriety. Since its opening in October 2018, Hope4Recovery has served 87 men. Pictured, from left, are Lions 1st Vice President Scott Stark, O’Brien, Lions President Mike Hooper and 2nd Vice President Bill Christmas.
The latest painted utility box completed under the OCDC’s Public Art Program has been painted in downtown Ocean City by Clara DiFilippo Ziman. This public art project is located at Holy Savior Catholic Church at Philadelphia Avenue and 17th Street.
Sunday was an assembly line day at Ocean City American Legion Post 166 as volunteers gathered to stuff Care Packages for servicemen and women overseas. Working with Operation We Care, a Salisbury non-profit founded in 2007, 125 boxes were filled with toiletries, food, and host of everyday items those of us at home take for… Read more »
Coastal Hospice AdditionsSALISBURY – Candace Rutter has joined the Coastal Hospice team as the new Team Leader at Coastal Hospice at the Lake. She is responsible for overseeing the operations and nursing staff at Coastal Hospice at the Lake, theshort-term inpatient hospice facility.Before joining Coastal Hospice, Rutter spent 14 years in the Carroll Hospital Center… Read more »