Published June 05, 2009
OCEAN CITY - Locals in Ocean City may not understand what all the fuss about Rodney the Lifeguard is about, but he's already creating quite a buzz off the island and as hoped, for the island.
Ocean City Public Relations Director Donna Abbott has been fielding numerous press inquiries from both regional and national news organizations about the town's new mascot of sorts, and coupled with the 'value' angle that the various media outlets are hoping to showcase this season, Ocean City has...
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Published June 05, 2009
OCEAN CITY - Resort police officers had their hands full last weekend, thanks particularly to another large fight downtown and undercover work that busted a bold prostitution operation.
In reference to the fight, on June 7, around 10:20 p.m., police were called to a fight that had occurred in the under-21 nightclub, H2O, and that had spilled out into the street.
According to police reports, officers arrived in the area and observed two females involved in a loud argument, which was...
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Published June 05, 2009
OCEAN CITY - The 2nd Annual Ocean City Air Show, one of only a dozen shows in the country to feature participants from all branches of the military, kicks off Thursday and continues through the weekend with events planned throughout each day.
Schedule of Events
Thursday, June 11
6 p.m. Performer Welcome Party-Open to the Public at Sunset Grille, Sunset Avenue, West Ocean City, featuring a twilight jump by the Golden Knights
Friday, June 12
8 a.m. Breakfast...
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Published June 05, 2009
OCEAN CITY - An 18-year-old was charged with drunk driving over the weekend over striking a pedestrian on Coastal Highway in a late-night accident.
On June 7, at about 2:25 a.m., a 2008 Nissan Altima, driven by 18-year-old Russell Charles Mass, Jr. of Essex, Md., was traveling south bound on Coastal Highway at 60th Street when he struck a 44-year-old male pedestrian who was attempting to cross Coastal Highway from west to east.
The pedestrian was not in a crosswalk and alcohol may be a factor,...
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Published June 05, 2009
OCEAN CITY - Like just about every other sector, healthcare in general and hospitals specifically are feeling the pinch of the ongoing recession, Atlantic General Hospital (AGH) Chief Executive Officer Michael Franklin told a group of Ocean City business leaders on Wednesday, and just like they are, the hospital is adjusting and adapting its programs in an effort to ride out the storm.
Franklin addressed the Ocean City Economic Development Committee (EDC) on Wednesday to brief them on how AGH...
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Published June 05, 2009
OCEAN CITY - Somewhere around 80 mph, Larry Layton's custom painted Dodge 'F-16' Viper feels like it could take flight at any moment, and if you look closely at the car itself, that feeling might not be that far off.
Layton, whose family has owned and operated Layton's Restaurants on 15th Street since 1959, will provide a ground level spectacle of sorts at the 2nd Annual Ocean City Air Show when he showcases his 2004 'F-16' Viper on the boardwalk at 16th street.
What makes the car noteworthy to...
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Published June 05, 2009
BERLIN - A federal judge this week denied a motion to dismiss a civil suit filed in January by the Worcester County Commissioners against a host of internet-based travel booking companies seeking what could be millions of dollars in unpaid hotel room taxes, allowing the case to move forward.
In January, attorneys for the County Commissioners filed suit in U.S. District Court naming 14 individual defendants, all under the umbrella of four major Internet travel-booking companies including Expedia,...
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Published June 05, 2009
OCEAN CITY - As the Ocean City budget cruised through the second and final reading unanimously, you could almost hear a communal sigh of relief throughout City Hall.
After what was called 'the toughest budget process I've ever dealt with in my 26 years with the town' by City Manager Dennis Dare, the City Council approved a $112.6 million budget for fiscal year 2010, after months of heated deliberation, healthy cuts and departmental sacrifices.
'I think this is a really good budget, and we ground...
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