Communication is critical when public school safety incidents arise. By and large, it seems Tuesday’s situation at Stephen Decatur High School was handled much better than other incidents in previous years. A message was reportedly written on a wall inside the school about a shooting to take place at the school on April 12, the… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Dissension among members of the extended Trimper family has led to a $245 million civil suit with legal documents alleging financial misconduct and fraud.Represented by attorney R. Wayne Pierce of Annapolis, plaintiffs Antoinette Bruno, Wendy Delamater and Joyce Trimper filed the civil suit, which seeks a jury trial, against defendants J. Douglas… Read more »
During an Ocean 98 radio interview this week, Tiffany Knupp, mother of Gavin Knupp who was killed in a hit-and-run collision walking across a road last July, reiterated her trust and faith in justice. She said 260 days have passed since her son was killed crossing Grays Corner Road to return to a vehicle driven… Read more »
Parenting teens brings out the best and worst of me.In some ways, I feel like I am going through puberty all over again with my son, Beckett, who turns 15 in May. He’s a great kid with a huge heart. His positives far outweigh his negatives, but there are moments when he upsets me and… Read more »
Rising property values equal more tax revenue for governments if the property tax rates remain constant. This message was featured in three stories this week about budget sessions in Ocean City, Berlin and Worcester County.The question as governments everywhere take deep dives into their budgets is whether the additional dollars will meet the needs of… Read more »
Watching a ski instructor at workIowa’s Cailin Clark’s shooting rangePeople who choose to work with special needs individualsOne-hour school delays for fogFinding money in a jacket pocketStill reading at least one newspaper each dayNo-wrinkle shirtsEarly spring lacrosse gamesFirewood honor systems on Assateague RoadReading my kids’ facesAn excited dog at the bank drive thru
Last year seemed quieter than usual on the crime front in Ocean City, and the annual police report confirmed as much this week. Nearly every indicator – such as calls for service, assaults and serious crimes – were down considerably in 2022 compared to 2021. This is good news and seems to be a trend… Read more »
It was 3:15 in the morning when Pam woke me up questioning a beeping sound.We happened to be in a rental house on vacation in Vermont for a ski trip. Therefore, it was much more of an unknown than if we were at home. A major storm had also passed through the day before, dropping… Read more »
The feeling of taking ski boots offTrying out a new restaurantLetters to the editor expressing both sides of an issueLab puppiesA road trip with no traffic issuesVermontA hearty cobb saladLive musicFinding a new show to binge with my wifeThe ceiling tile art at Roadie Joe’sThe start of the spring season
Should the Oceans Calling Festival grounds include a large swath of the Boardwalk? If so, should the festival be able to recoup 15% of Boardwalk business sales in exchange for essentially being a concert vendor. It’s complicated and there are some hard feelings among small business owners toward Ocean City and the concert promoter based… Read more »