Published April 03, 2009
OCEAN CITY - Comcast of Eastern Shore last week filed suit in U.S. District Court seeking thousands of dollars in lost compensation and other damages against a Gambrills, Md. man accused of pirating Internet service for several condominium buildings in Ocean City.
Listed in the suit are Frank Clark and his fictitious company OceanNet for unauthorized use of the company's high-speed Internet service for personal gain. The suit alleges Clark purchased service for an individual account, then used a...
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Published April 03, 2009
OCEAN CITY - It will be nearly a year before residents in northern Worcester County find out just how much their property values will decrease in the during the current re-assessment phase, but early indications are they will likely mirror the declines seen in Ocean City in the last cycle.
State Department of Assessment and Taxation (SDAT) Director for Worcester County Robert Smith this week briefed resort business leaders on a variety of issues related to property value assessments during...
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Published April 03, 2009
OCEAN CITY - Richard Malone apparently likes to talk trash, as he is the senior project manager for the Solid Waste Department in Ocean City. Yet, when he talked trash with the council this week, he proposed a way of making the disposal of waste and the town's pockets a bit more green.
The City Council unanimously, with President Joe Mitrecic absent, passed through a proposal to bid out the removal of the town's trash to a private company this week, and the move will save the town a minimum of...
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Published April 03, 2009
BERLIN - In the company of 320 educators and community leaders at the 22nd Worcester County Teacher of the Year Banquet in Ocean City, Grade 7 Integrated Language Arts Teacher Alison Giska of Snow Hill Middle School sprang from her chair, as she heard her name announced as the 2009 Worcester County Teacher of the Year.
'I am humbled,' she announced at the podium, giving credit to her school's master teachers who helped guide her to teaching excellence.
Giska is in her fifth year at Snow...
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