OCEAN CITY — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco spent much of last Friday afternoon working behind the counter of a Baltimore area Dairy Queen to raise $25,000 for a memorial fund on behalf of a pedestrian killed by a drunk driver in Ocean City last Memorial Day weekend.Flacco was looking to raise money for a… Read more »
WEST OCEAN CITY — The Green Room in West Ocean City received permission last week to significantly expand its alcoholic beverage license to include liquor sales and a 25-seat interior bar.Supporters for Green Room owners Sara and Dave Hambury packed their application hearing in front of the Board of License Commissioners (BLC) Thursday with no… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City will kick off the season early by painting the sky with every color under the sun at the Maryland International Kite Expo (M.I.K.E.), set for April 26 -28.The festival will be showcasing a spectacular cast of kite flyers from all over the United States. Thousands of spectators will watch giant… Read more »
• A retirement ceremony was recently held in honor of Lt. Col. Michael C. Sullivan at the Robert E. Lee Memorial at the Arlington House.After graduating from high school in Bel Air, Md., Sullivan entered the Army in 1989 and after completing training was assigned to the 3rd Ranger Battalion at Fort Benning, Ga. His… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Starting next November, the city’s bus service will be scaled back through the off-season months, eliminating the third shift that runs through the night during the week and returning to operating 24 hours a day on the weekends.During budget wrap-up last Friday, city staff and the Mayor and City Council continued discussions… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The City Council is continuing to weigh options to address its aging stormwater infrastructure concerns, including a rate structure that would fund a new utility within the city.On Friday afternoon, while the Mayor and City Council wrapped up budget hearings, City Engineer Terry McGean gave an update on the concept of instituting… Read more »
SNOW HILL — Worcester County has decided to skip a lengthy search process and will promote current Finance Officer Harold Higgins to serve as Chief Administrative Officer when Gerald Mason retires this June.“For me it’s kind of like playing third base for the Baltimore Orioles after Brookes Robinson retired,” said Higgins. “Gerry was so well… Read more »
New Coordinator AppointedBERLIN – Atlantic General Hospital recently named Darlene Jameson, a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator, to the role of coordinator of their Diabetes Outpatient Education Program.Jameson, who became a diabetes educator in 2008, has been with the American Diabetes Association-recognized program since that time. Jameson has provided education and counseling for nutrition… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco spent much of last Friday afternoon working behind the counter of a Baltimore area Dairy Queen to raise $25,000 for a memorial fund on behalf of a pedestrian killed by a drunk driver in Ocean City last Memorial Day weekend.Flacco was looking to raise money for a… Read more »
SNOW HILL — After a manhunt took place for much of yesterday, a suspect wanted for leaving his work release program in Delaware turned himself into Snow Hill authorities late last night.At 11 p.m. on Monday, April 22, Jessey Dean Dudley was arrested on the warrant for escape after voluntarily turning himself over to the… Read more »