March 12, 2010
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Rodney To Dominate OC Ads This Summer

  OCEAN CITY — If you think people saw a lot of Rodney the Lifeguard last summer, just wait until this summer. MGH Advertising outlined the upcoming season’s advertising campaign to the Tourism Commission last week and their plans to make the town’s official mascot bigger and better in hopes of drawing more people than ever to Ocean City. “We are very excited about this year’s campaign, and our plan is to take Rodney to a whole new level,” said MGH President Andy Malis. “We are going to have Rodney reach out to more people than we ever have before and expand on the very successful campaign that we had last year when we introduced him.” Rodney, played by New York-based actor Blake Adams, may not have been an instant hit, according to some locals and business owners when the “Rodney to the Rescue” commercials first hit the airwaves last spring, but huge increases in traffic to the town’s new website (www.ococean.com) and widespread recognition of the character everywhere from Baltimore to New York City proved the campaign to be an overwhelming success an... [more]
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Friday, March 12--12 Years For Man In Rape, Drugs Case
  SNOW HILL – A Berlin man arrested last March on several drug and sex offense charges, after resort police found he and another woman spent an hour attempting to hide or destroy narcotics bef......[more]

Friday, March 12--County Teachers Eye Award
    NEWARK – Fourteen Worcester County Public School teachers are being honored as their school’s 2010 Teacher of the Year, and one will be recognized as the county’s top teacher. ......[more]

Friday, March 12--National Program Aids Search
  FENWICK ISLAND, Del. – One week after hundreds turned out at a north Ocean City church for a fundraising benefit for Greg Forte, a Selbyville, Del. man who went missing in Fenwick Island on ......[more]

Friday, March 12--Racetrack Names Slots Executive To Manage Operation
  BERLIN – Ocean Downs officials this week announced a new general manager has been appointed to oversee slots operations at the historic racetrack near Berlin, but it remains uncertain just w......[more]

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