Published January 18, 2008
OCEAN CITY - As Ocean City's new Year's Eve crowds sang along to Auld Lang Syne bringing in 2009, the free bus service that the town provided yet again to ensure public safety is something that should be 'ne'er forgot.'
In a year when the City is tightening its proverbial belt across the board, making huge cuts everywhere from City Hall to the outskirts of the city limits, the free bus ran yet again on New Year's, as it has every year since the mid-1990's.
Brian Connor, assistant superintendent...
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Published January 18, 2008
OCEAN CITY - The Gateway Grand condominium project gained approval for a six-foot height change to its parking garage this week, a minor change that will not affect the overall height of the building, but one that warranted an air of caution among the Mayor and Council.
In an effort to avoid what several people have referred to as 'another Rivendell', the Mayor and Council took the request for a change to the Gateway Grand project on 49th Street seriously this week, making sure to have all...
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Published January 18, 2008
BERLIN - On Jan. 27, at 10 p.m., the Oxygen network's 'Snapped' series will present a segment on the 2002 Memorial weekend double murder that occurred in Ocean City. The show will air again at midnight and 2 a.m. on Jan. 28.
According to Donna Dudek, series producer, 'Snapped' is a true crime series that profiles cases of women accused of murder that all have one thing in common, at some point they all snapped. These are ordinary and sometimes extra ordinary women who had seemingly perfect lives...
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Published January 18, 2008
OCEAN CITY - The Blood Bank of Delmarva will host the 10th Annual Beach Blanket Blood Drive at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center next week on Jan. 29-30.
The drive, sponsored by the Coastal Association of Realtors and the Town of Ocean City, was established in 1997 to promote blood donation in the winter, a time when blood supplies traditionally dip as donors are kept away by cold and flu, bad weather and holiday travel. For a decade, the Coastal Association of Realtors has provided more...
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Published January 18, 2008
OCEAN CITY - In District Court this week, a Gaithersburg, Md. man was sentenced to over four years in jail after being arrested last month for stealing a car and other property from a female soldier in Iraq and driving while under the influence.
Thomas Travis Taylor, 43, pleaded guilty to unauthorized removal of property and driving while under the influence, blaming his actions on mental problems and alcohol, and claiming that the stolen car had been leant to him.
On Dec. 6, Ocean City Police...
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