Published December 28, 2007
OCEAN CITY - The State Highway Administration (SHA) remains hopeful that the Route 50 Bridge will be open in time for Presidents Day Weekend, assuring officials the closure will not go beyond the scheduled 35 days.
With the Route 50 Bridge closure approaching, SHA came before the Mayor and Council this week to update them on the progress of the bridgework and to discuss the possibility of completion before the busy President's Day Weekend.
SHA District Engineer Donnie Drewer reported that...
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Published December 28, 2007
Winter in the Ocean City area represents a significant slowdown for life at the beach, but there's still plenty of events worthy of dotting the calendars of residents and visitors. The following is a look at some of the upcoming events on tap.
Jan. 19-20: Nautical & Wildlife Art Festival and North American Craft Show, Convention Center, 40th St. & Bay: Nautical & wildlife fine art will be presented under one roof with painters, artists and sculptors from 15 states on hand. Craft show...
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Published December 28, 2007
WEST OCEAN CITY - Although the traditional season of giving is past, people can continue to give back to the Diakonia homeless shelter with the purchase of a fundraising CD called 'Give Us Your Poor,' featuring homeless musical artists with national recording artists like Bruce Springsteen, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Michelle Shocked, Keb' Mo', and Bonnie Raitt.
'Sixty percent of the proceeds go directly to Diakonia,' said director Claudia Nagle. 'We would like to sell all our CDs. We currently...
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Published December 28, 2007
BERLIN - A report released last week by several cooperating advocacy groups revealed billions of dollars earmarked for smoking prevention programs directed at kids received by the states in a big settlement with tobacco companies nearly a decade ago are not finding their way to the recommended sources, with Maryland among the top 20 offenders.
The report, called 'A Broken Promise to Our Children: the 1998 State Tobacco Settlement Nine Years Later,' was released last week by the Campaign for...
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