June 1, 2007

Thursday, June 7 - Counterfeit Currency Circulating in Ocean City

OCEAN CITY- Ocean City Police have handled several cases involving counterfeit money in the last few days.  All of the bills have been passed at local businesses. The first case occurred on May 19 when three counterfeit 50 dollar bills were discovered by a local merchant.  On June 2 and again yesterday, six more cases of counterfeit 20 dollar bills and one 100 dollar bill were discovered by merchants and banks. The bills are described as good quality, with slight fading to the green...READ MORE

Wednesday, June 6 - Del. Man Pleads Guilty In O.C Drive-By Shooting

SNOW HILL- A Millsboro, Del. man facing attempted murder charges for a drive-by shooting in Ocean City in May 2006 pleaded guilty Wednesday morning in Worcester County Circuit Court to first-degree assault and now faces a maximum of 20 years in jail pending the outcome of a pre-sentence investigation. Kyle Combs, 21, of Millsboro, was in Circuit Court on Wednesday facing attempted murder charges for shooting a man in the face at a red traffic signal on Baltimore Ave. in Ocean City on May 5,...READ MORE

Tuesday, June 5 - Guilty Plea In West OC Murder

SNOW HILL - Accused West Ocean City murderer Gregory W. Stokes, 31, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and aggravated cruelty to an animal yesterday morning in Worcester County Circuit Court and now faces a maximum of 33 years combined for the two convictions. Stokes was charged in the shooting death of Pamela Jean Balk in her parents' West Ocean City home on January 11. After a bizarre sequence of events identified Stokes as the prime suspect in the case, he was arrested in Baltimore less...READ MORE

Monday, June 4 - OCVFC President Refutes City Manager's Comments

OCEAN CITY - Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company (OCVFC) President James Jester said Saturday he has drafted a written rebuttal to last week's interview with City Manager Dennis Dare. The OCVFC and the town are currently in a transition period. Both sides agree fire service in Ocean City needs to come under the auspices of the town's emergency services department. Details on exactly how that will be done have become a sticking point in recent months, particularly after Dare drafted a series of...READ MORE

Engagement

Salvatore-Bjornbak Jorgensen BERLIN - Dr. Steven Salvatore of Ocean City and Kristine Bjornbak Jorgensen of Aalborg, Denmark, have announced their engagement. Salvatore is a graduate of Worcester Country School, Wake Forest University and the University of St. Louis School of Medicine. Bjornbak Jorgensen is a graduate of Webster University in St. Louis with a degree in political science. A June wedding is planned in Denmark. ...READ MORE

Ocean City

OCEAN CITY Seaside Retreat Daily 10-4 3BR, 2.5BA Coldwell Banker 410-723-1000  OCEAN CITY Residences at Edwards Daily 11 - 3 3 & 4 BR Oceanfront Luxury Penthouses Eric Cropper ReMax Premier Properties 443-373-9409  OCEAN CITY The Quay Saturday 2 & 3BR Condos Mary McCracken Long & Foster 410-430-7302 OCEAN CITY Pelican Perch Weekends 11-3 4BR, 4.5BA, & Loft Coldwell Banker 410-723-1000 OCEAN CITY Bahia Vista Daily 12-4 3 & 4 BR Bayfront Condos Della & Joe...READ MORE

West Ocean City - Berlin - Ocean Pines - Fenwick Island, DE

WEST OCEAN CITY Sailor's Watch Golf Course Road Daily 10-4 New 3BR, 3.5BA Luxury Townhouses Coldwell Banker OCEAN PINES Points Reach Sat & Sun 10-4 3BR Luxury Condos Patty Cummings ReMax Premier Properties 410-520-8134 WEST OCEAN CITY Seaside Village Daily 10 - 6 3BR/2.5BA Townhomes Centex Homes 866-210-1303 FENWICK ISLAND, DE Bayside Open Daily Condos, Townhomes & Single Family Homes Carl M. Freeman 877-436-9998 OCEAN PINES 6 High Sheriff Trail Sat 1-4 2BR/2.5BA Lauren Bunting Bunting...READ MORE

Boating Hit-and-Run Probed

OCEAN CITY - Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) is investigating an incident in the bay on Monday night when one boat collided with another and briefly ejected its passengers before picking them up and fleeing the scene. Around 11 p.m. on Memorial Day, a 1993, 25-foot inboard-outboard speed boat with four people on board, including the male driver and three female passengers, was heading east in the Assawoman Bay in the area of 49th Street when it was struck by a second vessel heading...READ MORE

OC Season Starts With A Bang

All indications point to a wonderful Memorial Day weekend in the Ocean City area, and that's good news for a business community that reported a slower off-season than usual. As is the case with any weekend, there are some businesses that reported outstanding sales, while others who say it was on par with last year's and even some that report it was not as good. Mixed reviews are commonplace when ascertaining business success. However, it's easy to report most businesses said the weekend capped...READ MORE

Voices From The Readers

Immigration Thoughts Editor: Immigration: What it means to me. My father emigrated (legally) from Italy in 1906 at 16 years of age. He had a sixth grade education, a good work ethic, health, good common sense, and a desire to become an American. He married my Mother (a first generation Italian) and raised four boys and one girl. There were three things he required of his children; education, hard, honest work, and to be a good American Citizen.  As an immigrant family, speaking English was...READ MORE

Thoughs From The Publisher's Desk

Ocean City Council members will decide next week whether to fund a new position within the Ocean City Police Department. Officials heard this week from a number of different law enforcement agencies on the benefits of a crime analyst post, which is strictly charged with identifying and analyzing data to determine trends in crime. It's too close to call at this point whether the council will support it. A straw vote at this week's appeared to indicate the council was divided evenly, meaning...READ MORE

Weather, Crowds Make For Strong Holiday Weekend

OCEAN CITY - Last weekend marked one of the busiest Memorial Day holiday weekends in recent history with town officials reporting the largest crowds since 1994. According to the town's demoflush numbers, the Memorial Day weekend crowds were up 8 percent over last year's holiday affair. The demoflush numbers come from a system that calculates the number of people in town during a certain period of time, such as during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. The figures are based on wastewater flow from...READ MORE

Berlin Approves Summer Segway Tour Experiment

BERLIN - A Berlin entrepreneur asked for and got the blessing of the Berlin Mayor and Council this week to offer Segway tours of the historic town. Gerard DiCairano sought approval from the town council Tuesday night, riding up the aisle in the council chamber on a Segway, a two-wheeled personal transporter.  'I've never made a speech on a Segway before. I hope it goes alright,' said DiCairano before presenting his idea, which he believes would be the first Segway tour on Delmarva. 'There...READ MORE

Man Unable To Survive Route 50 Bridge Accident

OCEAN CITY - The bicyclist struck by an SUV on the Harry Kelley Memorial Bridge last Sunday night died this week from the injuries sustained in the collision, bringing to light more questions on the need for an overhaul to the old drawbridge leading into the south end of the resort. A bicyclist, whose name has not yet been released, was struck on the eastbound side of the Route 50 Bridge not far from Hooper's Restaurant shortly after 10 p.m. on Sunday. According to police reports on the...READ MORE

Friday, June 1 - Fishing Industry Hoping For Best With Rising Fuel Prices

OCEAN CITY - Soaring gasoline prices at the pumps certainly did not curtail the number of visitors to the resort last weekend, as evidenced by the largest estimated Memorial Day crowd in over 10 years, but the rising cost of fuel in the area marinas could start having an impact on what the hundreds of thousands of visitors to Ocean City do when they get to the resort. Gasoline prices are flirting with the $3 per gallon mark on the streets, but the time-honored wisdom is the resort does well in...READ MORE

OC Makes Tax Differential Issue A Legislative Priority

OCEAN CITY - The issue of Ocean City gaining fair compensation from Worcester County for municipal funds paid for duplicated services came to the fore again this week when the Mayor and Council decided to make the issue of tax differential a legislative priority this year. Tax differential, in layman's terms, is essentially the money a municipality spends on a service that the county will not then have to provide. Locally, the town of Ocean City for years has contended it pays twice on services...READ MORE

11th Mako Mania Set To Return This Weekend

OCEAN CITY- The resort's offshore fishing tournament season gets underway next week when the annual Mako Mania tournament hosted by Bahia Marina returns for its 11th year. With warm water starting to show up in the canyons off the coast of Ocean City, the early offshore fishing season is starting to heat up just in time for the annual Mako Mania tournament. Sharks of all shapes and sizes are typically the first game fish to arrive in the waters off the coast of Ocean City and this year is no...READ MORE

Fell Soccer Camp Returning

BERLIN- Former Stephen Decatur High School soccer standout Steve Fell, who excelled in college and on the professional level, returns to his roots later this month when he hosts a soccer camp at Snow Hill in conjunction with the Worcester County Recreation and Parks Department. Fell, one of the most decorated scholar-athletes ever at Decatur, hosted his first summer soccer camp for young boys and girls last year at the Northern Worcester Athletic Complex in Berlin, and this year the camp will be...READ MORE

Beach Lacrosse Festival On Tap Next Week

OCEAN CITY- Over 100 girls' youth lacrosse teams from all over the country will descend on Ocean City for the 2007 Girls' Beach Lax Festival next weekend, which gets underway with first round games on Friday at Northside Park. Hosted by the Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department in conjunction with the local Beach Lacrosse program, the annual festival has grown by leaps and bounds over the years and this year will welcome over 100 of the top girls' youth lacrosse programs from all over the...READ MORE

Local Teams To Defend Titles At Lax Splash

BERLIN- Several teams from the local Beach Lacrosse program are heading to Baltimore this weekend for Lax Splash 2007, widely considered the largest lacrosse tournament in the world, and a handful of teams will have the opportunity to defend their titles from last year's event. Lax Splash, played at several different venues in lacrosse tradition-rich Baltimore, last year featured 332 teams and over 6,500 players from all over the mid-Atlantic area and this year promises to be even bigger. Beach...READ MORE

Berlin Sidewalk Project Facing Funding Deadline

BERLIN - Although designs are complete for the eagerly anticipated Flower St. sidewalks, the town will need to rush to finish the project before the end of November grant funding deadline. The project has already received one extension. A second extension on the funding is unlikely without mitigating problems, like major storms, preventing the completion of construction before the deadline. 'Everything would have to go very smoothly,' said Berlin Administrative Director Linda Bambary. 'The...READ MORE

Berlin Sidewalk Project Facing Funding Deadline

BERLIN - Although designs are complete for the eagerly anticipated Flower St. sidewalks, the town will need to rush to finish the project before the end of November grant funding deadline. The project has already received one extension. A second extension on the funding is unlikely without mitigating problems, like major storms, preventing the completion of construction before the deadline. 'Everything would have to go very smoothly,' said Berlin Administrative Director Linda Bambary. 'The...READ MORE

Berlin To Avoid Expansion By Adding Wastewater Plant

BERLIN - Berlin's elected officials have formally asked Worcester County to add two wastewater plant systems to the books. Discussions between Troy Purnell's Berlin Properties North, which owns the Tyson chicken plant site, and the town of Berlin have resulted in an unusual public-private partnership that will forestall expansion of the municipal wastewater plant. The new plan is a significant departure from the original proposal put forth by Purnell this spring that called for the Berlin...READ MORE

Berlin To Avoid Expansion By Adding Wastewater Plant

BERLIN - Berlin's elected officials have formally asked Worcester County to add two wastewater plant systems to the books. Discussions between Troy Purnell's Berlin Properties North, which owns the Tyson chicken plant site, and the town of Berlin have resulted in an unusual public-private partnership that will forestall expansion of the municipal wastewater plant. The new plan is a significant departure from the original proposal put forth by Purnell this spring that called for the Berlin...READ MORE

Comcast Details Cable Rate Increase, Other Changes

OCEAN CITY - Comcast cable subscribers will be seeing a rate increase in their cable bills starting June 1. The upcoming rate changes on basic cable were presented and discussed at the City Council work session on Tuesday. Tom Worley, area director of government relations for Comcast, came before the City Council Tuesday to discuss rate changes and any other pertinent Comcast information. The first order of business, of course, was the increase in the price of cable. Effective June 1, there...READ MORE

Flea Market Opening Exceeds Expectations

OCEAN CITY - The beautiful weather and the energy of the holiday weekend brought success to the city flea market in the Worcester Street parking lot last weekend. Vendors and shoppers gathered in the downtown Worcester Street parking lot Saturday and Sunday to sell, shop, and enjoy the nearly perfect weekend weather. The weekend marked the opening of the flea market, which was recently approved by the City Council. Although debate occurred over the location of the market, it seems the final...READ MORE

Ice Cream Truck To Circulate Through Berlin

BERLIN - Town children will be able to track a new ice cream truck cruising through the streets in the traditional way, by the music it plays, after the Berlin Town Council granted truck owner Glenn Deskins an exception. 'It's kind of difficult to run the ice cream truck without it,' Deskins told the council. The sounds played by his ice cream truck are music, not a bell, Deskins said, comprising 12 to 15 different tunes. Council member Ellen Lang likened the sounds to a calliope. Deskins, a...READ MORE

Inlet Surfing Beach Program Begins With Little Fanfare

OCEAN CITY - No problems were reported just three days into a new system that created a surfing-only beach at the Inlet, but with soft weekday crowds this time of year and a calm, flat ocean for much of the week, the jury is still out on the new set-up. Last fall, the Ocean City Mayor and Council approved a one-year pilot program for the creation of a surfing-only beach at the Inlet extending northward from the jetty for about 200 yards. The move was a compromise of sorts from the town elected...READ MORE

Neighborhood Could Feel Pinch Of Water Bill Hike

BERLIN - Briddelltown neighborhood residents may soon see their water bills go up. On the recommendation of the Berlin Utilities Commission (BUC), the Berlin Town Council voted this week to make some changes in they way the town handles the water supply to the area, which lies outside town limits. The BUC asked the council to request that Worcester County install meters for the area, said Berlin Mayor Tom Cardinale. The meters, on pipes at Flower St. and at Seahawk Rd., would be installed at...READ MORE

Ocean City Beach Gets Fiscal Shot In Arm

OCEAN CITY - In the seven years since a federally mandated water quality testing program began on the beaches of Ocean City, the resort has had a perfect record in terms of advisories and closures and a fiscal shot in the arm presented to the town this week by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials should go a long way to extending that impeccable run. Against the backdrop of a crystal clear beach day on Wednesday, EPA officials presented a check for a $269,250 grant to the Maryland...READ MORE

Pa. Man Knifed After Breaking In Room

OCEAN CITY - A Pennsylvania man was slashed in the side with a knife this week after breaking into a resort motel room to confront two men he had argued with earlier in the evening. Stephen Smith, 24, and his friend, Justin Wiker, 24, both of Northampton, Pa. were staying at the Spinnaker Motel on 18th Street when they became involved in a verbal argument with some other men also staying at the motel. Around 3:45 a.m. on Monday, Smith and Wiker climbed over balconies at the motel to reach the...READ MORE

Police Arrest Two In Store Robberies

WEST OCEAN CITY - A combined effort by several local law enforcement agencies last Saturday resulted in the arrest of two people suspected of robbing Candy Kitchen stores in West Ocean City and Fenwick Island. Shortly after 10:30 a.m. last Saturday, deputies from the Worcester County Sheriff's Department were dispatched to the Candy Kitchen at the White Marlin Mall in West Ocean City for a report of an attempted armed robbery. During the robbery attempt, the male suspect, later identified as...READ MORE

Resident Expresses Concern Over Neighborhood Dogs

BERLIN - A sudden increase in pit bull ownership in the Flower St. neighborhood of Berlin has resident Phyllis Purnell concerned enough to go to the Town Council. Purnell told the council on Tuesday that an increasing number of teenagers in her neighborhood have acquired the dogs, which have a reputation for aggression, and she fears that they cannot control the animals. Purnell recounted an incident that happened to a neighbor, who felt menaced by loose pit bulls early one morning as he was...READ MORE

Speaker Stresses Education During On Memorial Day

OCEAN CITY - Seven flags flew proudly at half-staff on Monday at the Worcester County Veterans Memorial in Ocean Pines as hundreds gathered to honor and remember those who have served our country. Veterans, friends and family gathered on Monday morning to observe the 3rd annual celebration. The ceremony began with a welcome from Sharyn O'Hare, president of the Worcester County Veterans Memorial Foundation, Inc., who described Memorial Day as, 'a day to remember those who have served our country...READ MORE

City Manager Shoots From Hip On Fire Service's Future

OCEAN CITY - City Manager Dennis Dare, the creator of a controversial set of 'talking points' regarding the future of emergency services in Ocean City, made it clear this week he believes the future of fire protection in the resort lies in a cohesive combination of paid and volunteer forces. In an exclusive interview with (ITALICS)The Dispatch, Dare, who has been city manager since 1990, was blunt at times while addressing some misconceptions and confusion regarding the Ocean City Volunteer Fire...READ MORE

Effort Underway To Keep Amusement Park In Resort

OCEAN CITY - With one big holiday weekend under its belt already in the summer of 2007, it appears it is business as usual for the historic Trimper's Rides at the foot of the Boardwalk, but much is going on behind the scenes to prevent this season from being the Ocean City landmark's last. Hundreds of thousands of visitors poured into the resort for Memorial Day last weekend and many of them visited the nostalgic Trimper's Rides as part of their holiday tradition, just as they have done for...READ MORE

Council Divided Over New Crime Analyst Position

OCEAN CITY - The City Council faced debate during a work session Tuesday over the issue of budgeting a position for a crime analyst within the Ocean City Police Department. Police Chief Bernadette DiPino came before the council Tuesday seeking approval to add a crime analyst to the police staff. A crime analyst is a member of the law enforcement team who works to identify and analyze patterns, problems and trends in crime. Accompanying DiPino were current crime analysts Carl Koprowicz of...READ MORE

Entire Council On Board With Senior Bus Pass Hike

OCEAN CITY - The longstanding price of the senior bus pass will face a $2 increase this week after a unanimous vote by the City Council Tuesday. The current cost of attaining a senior bus pass is $5, but that price will now increase to $7. According to the council, this is the first increase on the price of senior bus passes since they were created. The price increase will only be affecting the fee for those eligible for the resident senior bus pass. There is no cost for the non-resident senior...READ MORE

Chesapeake Bay Farm Truly A Family Business

BERLIN - Chesapeake Bay Farm cheese all began when the Hollands had the tasty treat made for family and friends one recent Christmas. Cheese was not the Hollands' first thought when low milk prices prompted them to explore additional sources of income. 'The milk prices were so low for so long, we thought we've got to do something else, either sell out or do something else to make an income,' said Linda Holland. 'We knew entertainment farming was really big.' Drainage at the Hollands' Pocomoke...READ MORE

"Simply Elite"

Kids should be critics. All the people on staff at every newspaper from restaurants to movie reviews should be immediately fired or worse, demoted to writing verbatim, in true secretary-style, what the new critics' critiques are each week. (This may be helpful as I feel that the best critics will be children that can't write or type yet.) This will be the first step to saving journalism (from what I'm not sure) or at the very least, or skewed sense of what is intrinsically either 'good' or...READ MORE

Retirement Planning Tips For Late Starters

BERLIN - For those quickly approaching retirement, proper planning may have been put on hold for a variety of reasons. It could have been due to a lack of savings as people find themselves dealing with such financial strains as higher education costs for their children or caring for elderly parents. Others may have set up 401(k) plans through their employers but have lost track of the assets held there. Regardless of the reason, it's never too late to construct an appropriate retirement...READ MORE

A Week In Business

New Realty Office BERLIN - Newport Bay Realty, Inc. in West Ocean City has announced the opening of its third real estate office on the Eastern Shore. Rusty Molnar was recently named Associate Broker for the agency's new Pittsville office. Located on the Old Ocean City Road, the Pittsville headquarters is currently the only real estate office between Berlin and Salisbury. Molnar will soon also be serving the Eastern Shore counties of Virginia under his dual Maryland and Virginia licenses. 'We...READ MORE

We Remember Those Who Have Pasted

Kevin Lee James BERLIN - Kevin Lee James, 29, died Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He was born in Washington D.C. He is survived by his parents, Gary Lee James and Maureen Katharyn Fenlon James of Berlin, and his two sisters, Kelly Ann James and Kimberly Marie Marshall and her husband Daniel and their daughter Amber Marie Marshall all of Berlin. Also surviving are his paternal grandmother Janet Elene Gobbett and paternal step-grandfather Bobby Gobbett of Berlin...READ MORE

Ocean City Elementary

Logan Figgs and Hailey Brown in Bess Cropper's class at Ocean City Elementary are pictured using technology in the classroom.  Students take tests on books they have read, make cards for special occasions, produce reports on assigned subjects, develop PowerPoint projects to present to classmates and much more.   ...READ MORE

Worcester Preparatory Lower School

Worcester Preparatory Lower School's theme of "Values and Virtues" was highlighted throughout the school year as children in Preschool through Grade 5 learned about and discussed the importance of good values. The program features character education, along with manners and the social graces. One of the activities for "Values & Virtues" was Worcester's participation in the Daughters of the American Revolution Adopt-a-School project. Above, packing school supplies to send...READ MORE

Ocean City Elementary School

Ocean City Elementary School held its May Students of the Month Luncheon on Thursday, May 24.  One student from each class was chosen by the classroom teachers to be honored in May.  The students were first graders, first row from left, Jessica Blancas-Chavez, Jesse Keen, Ismael Bonola, Emily Ramanus, Sammy Rupert; second graders, second row from left, Betsy Barb, Evan Ewing, Christopher Leitgeb, Claire Porter, Olivia Turk; third graders, from left,  Ian Crame, Caroline Dortenzo,...READ MORE

Worcester Prep

Two Worcester Prep students, sophomore Niki Kunciw, Ocean Pines, and eighth grader Billy Tyler, Berlin, were honored at the national level for their writing in the DAR's Jamestown 400th Anniversary competition. Niki's poem won First Place in the nation after capturing local, state, and regional honors. Billy's essay received local, state, and regional honors and was awarded Honorable Mention nationally. With the winners are Dr. Barry W. Tull, Headmaster and Judy Reeser, DAR sponsor of the...READ MORE

Worcester Prep

It was a mannerly time at the Marlin Club in West Ocean City when Worcester Prep's Grade 2 students, their teachers and their parents met for dinner and a special presentation on civility. In addition to presenting guidelines for manners and the social graces, the 36 students treated parents to information about Worcester's history and sang the school song. Pictured, front row from left, are Paul Townsend, Frankford; Isabel Dashiell, Ocean City, Markanthony Robino, Rehoboth Beach; Lauren...READ MORE

Worcester Prep

Major Mark Schramek, center, of the U.S. Air Force Intelligence spoke with seniors at Worcester Preparatory School during senior week. Schramek, an Analyst for the Director of Operations, discussed Middle East operations with the students.  With the Major are, from left, Paul Schreiber, Berlin; Tom Westcott, Schramek's brother-in-law and Worcester AP biology teacher; Greg Mark, Millsboro; Chris Riley, Ocean City; Travis Gregory, Bishopville; and Katie Taylor, Ocean City. ...READ MORE

Live Bands and DJs

Assateague Island Oasis: 410-629-1492, Rt. 611; Every Friday & Saturday: Patrick McAllorum; Every Wednesday: Jon Pheasant. Bahama Mamas: 410-289-0291, Call for entertainment. Blue Ox & Babe's Lounge: 410-250-6440, 127th St. & Coastal Hwy.; Call for entertainment. Buxy's Salty Dog: 410-289-0973, 28th St. & Coastal Hwy.; Friday, June 1: DJ Wood; Saturday, June 2: Pompous Pie; Every Sunday: DJ BK; Tuesday, June 6: Pirate Radio; Thursday, June 7: DJ Soulfinger. Castaway's:...READ MORE

My Thoughts

Insider was looking through this paper the other day and came across a lot of stuff he had questions about, including something he had never seen before - a Dean's List for a college somewhere not around here featuring a student who was from here at some point. Who is this Dean guy and why is his list any more important the one the old guy makes every now and again? Is it something like a Honey Do List? By the looks of it, it seems this Dean's List thing is something worthy of news coverage...READ MORE

Things I Like

Somerset Plaza during the crab soup cookoff A cool hat on a little one The view of the harbor from Sunset Park Flower arrangements in a house A framed black and white painting A garden that's been cared for Kevin Fitzgerald's art When the Orioles beat the Red Sox Sheets straight from the dryer A quiet office early in the morning A squirrel jumping from branch to branch  ...READ MORE

Things We Like

The smell of new kittens When my Hostas start to come up Walking on the Boards and gazing at the Ocean The Sopranos on Sunday evenings Festivals of all kinds, especially Springfest after a cold winter Dolly's dark chocolate grahams Photographs of old Ocean City Exploring Selbyville shops By Sharon Craven  ...READ MORE

What's Your Sign?

BORN THIS WEEK: Your ruling planet, Mercury, endows you with a gift for writing. Have you considered penning the world's greatest novel? ARIES (March 21 to April 19): A heads-up alert to all free-spirited Ewes and Rams: Be wary of a deal that could result in compromising your independence. Check every detail before making a commitment. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): New facts emerge that help put an irksome workplace situation in perspective. Meanwhile, pay more attention to a family member who...READ MORE