OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Police Department this week is warning residents, business owners and employees to be on the lookout for counterfeit currency being circulated in the resort.Since the beginning of May, the OCPD has received roughly 12 reports of counterfeit bills being passed to local businesses. Ocean City Police are encouraging citizens to… Read more »
SALISBURY — Deborah Abbott and Emilie Robinson of Salisbury have shared expertise and built bridges between Salisbury University and the greater community as members of the SU Foundation, Inc.’s board of directors. After a combined 28 years of service, they are retiring.“Debbie and Emilie have been active and engaged volunteers, and their leadership will certainly… Read more »
BERIN — The Rackliffe House Trust announced the dates for the Summer 2012 opening season of Rackliffe House during the “Back to the Rack” event, held on June 15.The beautifully restored 18th-century coastal plantation house will be open on Thursdays from 1-4 p.m. beginning June 21. Additional opening days may be added as volunteers are… Read more »
SALISBURY — Dr. Ray Hoy, president of Wor-Wic Community College, announced the start of the public phase of a $5 million fundraising campaign at a formal kick-off celebration at the college recently, attended by key donors, and members of the board of trustees, the college foundation and campaign steering committee.Hoy announced that gifts and pledges… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Terri Parsley’s dream of living and working at the beach is now a reality with the opening of her new venture Salon by the Bay in West Ocean City.Parsley is a nail technician from Pasadena, Md., where she owned a nail salon, Nails by the Bay, for nine years, but she always… Read more »
SALISBURY — The Women’s Fund at the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore celebrated its initial grant awards June 14 at a special reception hosted at the Community Foundation.The following seven local organizations received grant awards totaling $24,730 for 2012.The University of Maryland Extension Office will provide girls, ages 8-13, with scholarships to attend 4-H… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A commercial fishing vessel out of the commercial harbor in West Ocean City hauled in a rare find last week — a blue lobster.Captain John Gourley and mate Tim Aulinskis, fishing aboard the “Pot Luck” off the coast of Ocean City, last Wednesday discovered a rare blue lobster in their harvest.The blue… Read more »
BERLIN — The state’s first exclusively Maryland wine bar opened earlier this month in Berlin and is going strong, according to owner Deborah Everett.Everett attributed much of the success the Maryland Wine Bar at Berlin is having to the town’s relaxed, old-fashioned atmosphere as well as enthusiasm from state wineries.“People love the concept. They think… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — In a surprise turn of events, an unlikely majority of the City Council moved this week to have a charter change drafted to merge the municipal election in October with the general election in November. By City Charter, the municipal election was established and conducted by Ocean City’s seven-member election board. The… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City officials last night approved an emergency ordinance changing the town’s open container law back from a civil infraction to a criminal violation.At the request of Police Chief Bernadette DiPino, the Ocean City Mayor and Council on Monday approved an ordinance to return the town’s open container law back to a… Read more »