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Assateague Island Welcomes Winter Surprise – A Bay Pinto Filly Foal

Berlin Officials Hold Off Decision On YMCA Feasibility Study For Falls Park

Street Performers’ Legal Team Seeks $175K In Attorney Fees For Court Case

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Surprise Winter Foal Welcomed On Assateague

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

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Birthed by Susi Sole, the bay pinto filly, pictured this week, will be known as N2BHS-MR until formally named.

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ASSATEAGUE – In a mid-winter surprise, a new foal was born to the herd of wild horses on Assateague Island last week.

A bay pinto filly known for the time being as N2BHS-MR was birthed by Susi Sole last week on the barrier island. It was the first foal birthed by Susi Sole, also known as N2BHS-M. In the 1970s, the National Park Service began assigning alpha-numeric names to the wild horses on Assateague to better track their lineage as well as identify to which sub-herd they belong and the areas of the island they tend to frequent.

The birth of the new pinto filly last week came somewhat as a surprise.

Each November, Assateague Island National Seashore biologists conduct pregnancy tests on the mares among the population of wild horses on the barrier island in an attempt to predict how many if any new foals are expected to join the herd in the coming year.

However, the pregnancy testing is not infallible and once in a while there are surprise births on the island. Such was the case last week with the birth of Susi Sole’s new foal. The time of year for the birth of the new foal is somewhat of an anomaly as well. Since 1990, most foals born to the wild herd on the Maryland side of Assateague Island have arrived in April, May and June.

Nonetheless, there should be no concern about the health and survival of the new foal despite its arrival in the midst of one of the coldest stretches of weather thus far this winter in the mid-Atlantic area. The wild horses on Assateague are well adapted to the often-harsh conditions on the barrier island in the winter and the new mom and foal are expected to thrive despite the conditions.

While it is the middle of winter, the birth of the new foal serves as a good reminder to residents and visitors to always give the young family plenty of space. Despite the temptation to take pictures and get a closer look at the new foal, the Assateague Island Alliance (AIA), the friends group of the Assateague Island National Seashore, reminds residents and visitors the law is to stay about 40 feet away from the wild horses when they move into the developed areas, or about the length of a typical school bus.

With the birth of the new foal, the size of the wild horse population on the Maryland side of Assateague Island is now at 80, or just on the front edge of the ideal range of 80 to 100.

Three foals were born last year, but there were also some losses in the population due to vehicle collisions, old age and just attrition.

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

OCEAN PINES – In spite of longstanding plans to renovate the Ocean Pines Country Club, officials this week voted to seek bids for construction of a new facility.

At a special meeting Tuesday, the Ocean Pines Association (OPA) Board of Directors voted unanimously to seek at least three bids for the construction of a new 7,000-square-foot building to replace the existing 14,000square-foot facility.

“It is in the best interest of OPA to tear down the existing building and replace it with a smaller, one story, energy efficient building that will meet the needs of the golf program and provide community space for years to come,” board member Steve Tuttle said.

Initially, Tuttle made a motion to enter negotiations with Gillis Gilkerson to tear down the existing building and construct a new facility. He cited the fact that a 2016 report from Becker Morgan Group analyzed the existing building and mechanical systems and identified various problems.

Tuttle said the board had since explored renovating the building, a project that was expected to cost roughly $2 million. He said the more feasible option at this point was replacing the building with a smaller facility, as that could be done for an estimated $1.6 million.

Doug Parks, president of the board, said the move to go with Gillis Gilkerson could make it seem as if the board hadn’t done its due diligence in getting multiple bids. Board member Esther Diller agreed.

“I don’t want to go with a sole bid on this,” she said.

Board member Slobodan Trendic brought up the concept of a modest renovation, which he said the board had discussed earlier in the day and would be less costly than the extensive renovation the board previously explored. He said that gave the board a third option to consider.

Board member Ted Moroney agreed and suggested that the board go out for bids for a modest renovation as well as a new building.

Tuttle said the board had already gotten three renovation bids but agreed to amend his motion to have the board seek at least three bids for a new building. Board member Frank Daly suggested the association reach out to all of the renovation bidders with the new proposal “I don’t want to march in place like we have since 2013 and do nothing,” Daly said.

Diller expressed similar concern.

“We’ve beaten the crap out of this,” she said, adding that she wanted to keep the ball rolling.

The board voted 7-0 to seek bids for the design and construction of a new 7,000-square-foot building.

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Buskers’ Legal Team Seeks To Recover $175K In Fees

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – Attorneys for the group of Boardwalk street performers who prevailed in their federal case against Ocean City’s busker ordinance filed a motion to recover fees and costs totaling over $175,000.

While a group of Boardwalk street performers were awarded just nominal damages following their victory over Ocean City in a federal suit challenging the busker ordinance, the real impact on the town’s wallet could be felt in the award of attorney fees and other costs associated with litigating the case. The town also had to pay its own legal fees to represent its position in court.

Late last year, a federal judge awarded $200 in damages to one plaintiff who was issued a civil citation in that amount for singing on the Boardwalk and $100 to each of the eight remaining plaintiffs named in the case.

The combined nominal damages awarded to the plaintiffs came to just around $1,000, but the real financial impact of the federal suit for the town could come in the form of legal fees and other costs associated with defending the suit. The plaintiffs’ attorneys this week filed a motion seeking $175,490 in costs and fees associated with presenting and ultimately prevail-

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ing in the case.

The motion itemizes the expenses incurred by the plaintiffs’ two attorneys in terms of billable hours, travel and other expenses during the lengthy litigation of the case. For example, the main attorney in the case is seeking $117,510, representing 391 hours at $300 per hour, while another attorney on the case is seeking $49,280, representing 246 hours at $200 per hour.

The motion also seeks another $8,700 in incidental costs associated with the suit, bringing the total to $175,490.

One interesting element to come out of the motion filed on Tuesday was the street performers’ attorneys took on the case essentially pro bono, meaning they only stood to get paid if the plaintiffs were successful in challenging the constitutionality of Ocean City’s street performer ordinance.

“In lieu of being charged for legal services, the plaintiffs agreed that counsel could pursue attorneys’ fees and expenses if it was legally sound to do so,” the motion reads. “The attorneys’ fees in this case were entirely contingent on plaintiffs being a prevailing party in this case. And, the contingent nature of this arrangement justifies the fees sought herein, if not more.”

The motion for attorney fees and other costs filed this week points out the street performer plaintiffs prevailed on the most salient points in their fed-

eral case against the town over the busker ordinance.

“In the instant litigation, the plaintiffs enjoyed a high degree of success, substantiating full compensation for their attorneys,” the motion reads. “Plaintiffs essentially secured all the practical results that they prayed for in their complaint: freedom to perform on the Boardwalk without fear of arrest or citation, a judicial declaration confirming the violation of Plaintiffs’ constitutional rights, and an award of compensatory and nominal damages vindicating those important rights.”

The motion also points out the amount of time and effort expended by the plaintiffs’ attorneys in successfully presenting and ultimately prevailing in the case as reason for awarding the requested fees and costs.

“Plaintiffs presented this common legal theory in filing their complaint and amending it, defending against defendant’s motions to dismiss and for summary judgment, and in pursuing settlement,” the motion reads. “And all of their claims arose out of the same set of facts. It would be imprudent as well as impossible for this court to segregate out successful claims from unsuccessful claims. All of the work of counsel furthered the singular goal.”

The case was first filed in 2015 and challenged many of the provisions on the town’s latest attempt to regulate

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busking along the famed promenade.

The plaintiffs were successful in arguing the town’s street performer ordinance violated their First Amendment rights to free speech. As a result, most of the provisions in the town’s ordinance have been struck down.

In simplest terms, the court’s ruling essentially pulls most of the teeth from the town’s street performer ordinance including the pre-registration requirement, the limitations on spaces utilized by buskers other than North Division Street and Dorchester Street where vehicle access points for emergency vehicles are located and the ban on any performances before 10 a.m.

The town won on a few points, including the section of the ordinance that keeps important access points open for emergency vehicles such as police, fire, EMS and the Beach Patrol, for example. The motion filed this week points out the complexity of the case as a reason for awarding the requested fees and other costs.

“This case was no run of the mill litigation,” the motion for damages reads.

“It involved a lengthy and cumbersome municipal ordinance that violated the First Amendment rights of plaintiffs in a myriad of ways, all of which had to be analyzed and briefed. The intersecting nature of the laws and facts at issue in this case greatly enhanced the difficulty of bringing this litigation.”

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BERLIN – Questions surrounding a proposed YMCA feasibility study prompted Berlin officials to delay a decision on the issue.

On Monday, town staff presented the Berlin Town Council with a recommendation to spend $20,000 on a YMCA feasibility study, the first step in bringing one of the facilities to Berlin Falls Park. Councilmembers voted to table a decision on whether to proceed until they got more information regarding the proposed study – which was recommended by the Berlin Falls Park Advisory Committee – and what it would entail.

“I respect the committee’s recommendation, but we need to make sure we’re getting a good sample of our population and we’re actually targeting the right people to solicit responses from,” Councilman Zack Tyndall said.

David Deutsch, project coordinator for Berlin Falls Park, presented an update of the efforts of the Berlin Falls Park Advisory Committee (BFPAC) at Monday’s council meeting. He said that during the 14 months since the BFPAC was formed, its members had met with a variety of individuals and organizations as they made plans for the future of the 60-acre park. The committee has helped organization the installation of interpretive signs in the park and has also recommended demolition of the 60,000-square-foot building on the park property.

After meeting with Robbie Gill, CEO of YMCA of the Chesapeake, and Brian Twilley, a longtime board member of the YMCA of the Chesapeake, the committee voted to recommend the town proceed with a YMCA feasibility study for the property.

Town Administrator Laura Allen said staff supported the committee’s recommendation to move forward with the study. She said it would essentially determine if there was a market for a YMCA in Berlin. The study, expected to cost no more than $20,000, would be performed by a group recommended by the YMCA. “The YMCA folks do have one firm they typically work with,” she said, adding that the company included several former YMCA employees.

Allen said the study would determine whether the project was feasible.

“From the staff perspective it’s worth the money to get the information,” she said.

Councilman Thom Gulyas asked what the survey would involve.

“They do a lot of phone contact then they prepare a report,” Deutsch said.

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FROM PAGE 8 When asked if the firm would solicit information via paper and internet surveys, Deutsch said he believed they had relied on information received via email in another town study that he’d reviewed.

“So the 20 grand would get us primarily a lot of phone calls?” Gulyas said.

Deutsch said it would be more than that, as the firm would determine things like how far people would be willing to drive to visit the YMCA as well as the community’s willingness to pay.

“That kind of data is critical,” Deutsch said.

He added that after the feasibility study, a second study would determine fundraising feasibility.

Gulyas also asked what sort of lease would be involved with a YMCA at the park. Deutsch said the committee hadn’t explored that issue but that he’d asked Gill about it.

“The YMCA’s expectation is if there’s a long-term ground lease it would be for the proverbial dollar a year,” he said. “They don’t want to burden their operating cost with rent.”

He added that in Talbot County, the board of education had agreed to a 99-year lease with the YMCA. Councilman Dean Burrell said he was concerned about the accessibility of a potential YMCA. He pointed to Pocomoke’s YMCA, which is located outside of town, as an example.

“The folks that could possibly utilize those services and need those services don’t have transportation,” he said.

Deutsch said other YMCAs on the Eastern Shore had arrangements to ensure accessibility. He said he expected a cooperative agreement could be worked out with the local school system or Shore Transit.

Burrell said he also wanted more information on how the study firm would select people to survey.

Though the BFPAC met with Worcester County Director of Recreation and Parks Tom Perlozzo, Mayor Gee Williams said the county was working on a different angle with its discussions of a sports complex.

“It’s a different concept,” he said.

Deutsch agreed and said that the county was interested in creating a regional draw, a complex of sports fields that likely wouldn’t even fit at Berlin Falls Park, as half of the site’s acreage was not developable.

“If the county is going to partner with a private operator and do something in the northern part of the county, that would be positive perhaps for folks who live in this part of the county but I don’t think it necessarily takes away from the prospect of a YMCA or that type of facility at Berlin Falls Park,” Deutsch said.

Gulyas said he was concerned about the YMCA from a financial standpoint. He stressed that he was not “anti-Y” but that the town already had a $2.5 million note on the property and was facing the expense of tearing

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the large building on the site down first.

That is expected to cost $600,000, though there is the possibility the town could get a grant to cover half the cost.

“It’s another 20 grand for a study just to see if people want it…In order to find out if there’s fundraising availability that’s going to be another 20, 30, 40 grand on top of that and then they want to lease it for a dollar a year,” Gulyas said. “My question to you is how do I look at a taxpayer and say this is a good idea when they’re asking and they’re telling me why did you lease this. If we do this for one then at what point do we start doing it for the others? How do we get away from the fact that we’re paying for a study for a nonprofit to come in and then we’ve got other nonprofits that we deal with, the list is endless. How do we say no to those folks if they want a study done? That’s where I have a problem. That’s where I’m confused about this. It’s going to be expensive.”

Williams said the big expense was constructing the YMCA. “That’s not something the town would be underwriting,” he said.

He added that the fundraising for the YMCA couldn’t start until the town had committed to the process.

“You can’t go out and raise money for something that ‘hey we might do it, we could do it…,’” he said. “There’s a lot of philanthropy on the Eastern Shore it’s just never been directed in any major way to Berlin.”

Gulyas said he was willing to be the first person to step up to the cause. He offered to cover the cost of the printing of survey forms.

“I’ll pay for that and save the 20 grand,” he said. “Let’s just see if there’s any kind of input from anybody.”

Allen said the feasibility study as proposed was considered a critical first step by the YMCA. “What I hear you proposing is the town could do this kind of analysis ourselves,” she said. “My understanding is the YMCA would not accept that.”

Williams said that was not the town’s area of expertise.

BFPAC member Roger Fitzgerald spoke up in favor of the study. He said the committee hadn’t made the recommendation lightly but rather had discussed the proposal extensively.

“I see this $20,000 as just the kickoff phase to show the Y that we’re serious about engaging them as a partner,” he said. “I know it’s a lot of money but there’s been a lot of money spent on the park already. We didn’t just lightly come up and say ‘toss $20,000 to the wind.’ It seemed like this was the entry to get into the Y universe.”

Tyndall said he respected the committee’s input but wanted to ensure the council’s questions regarding the feasibility study and the surveying that went along with it were answered. The council voted 4-0, with Councilman Troy Purnell absent, to table a decision on the feasibility study.

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Storm Drain Cleaning ‘Finding More Material’ Than OC Expected

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

OCEAN CITY – Work on a project to clean Ocean City’s vast drainage system began uptown last week, but a state-led effort to clean the pipes and catch basins along Coastal Highway has since stopped.

Public Works Director Hal Adkins said crews last week began the difficult task of cleaning out the resort’s storm drain system for the first time in several years.

“It’s extremely eye opening what

we’ve seen so far,” he said.

In September, the Mayor and Council learned the town’s extensive storm drain system had not been cleaned since September 1985, shortly after Hurricane Gloria passed through Ocean City.

Since that time, the town’s drainage system – which includes roughly 46 miles of pipe, 2,400 catch basins and 330 outfalls into the coastal bays – has clogged with sediment, contributing to the town’s chronic flooding problems.

Late last year, resort officials learned the town could piggyback on a State Highway Administration (SHA)

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To that end, the Mayor and Council in October voted to transfer $100,000 from the fund to the project for the first year, just as SHA crews began working in the uptown area to clean some of the catch basins along Coastal Highway.

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“The current contract reached its lapse point, so there is no time remaining,” he said. “As a new contract is put forth, the pipe repair will restart, likely later this winter or very early spring. The lane remains closed within that one block area and has not created major congestion.”

Mike Marvel, resident maintenance engineer for SHA, said the timeline for the pipe repair will depend largely on the weather.

“It’s going to take probably a week to replace that pipe,” he said. “It’s 200 feet long from end to end.”

Regardless, Adkins said work along the state right of way would not affect the town’s cleaning project.

“When it’s all said and done, they did what they could,” he said. “That’s not going to stop us from what we have to do.”

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On Jan. 7, public works crews began work on city storm drains along Sinepuxent Avenue. Public Works Deputy Director Woody Vickers said over the course of four days workers have moved south from 145th Street to 141st Street.

“We went into this knowing we would find a lot of material,” he said.

“But we are finding more material than we originally thought.”

Adkins noted as crews move south, the town would have a better idea of how much the project will cost.

“On Sinepuxent Avenue, there is a north-south pipeline of a large diameter with east-west pipes that feed into it and we are finding unbelievable amounts of sand and dirt,” he said. “I think we are going to quickly expend our $100,000.”

Vickers said officials would reevaluate the project as it moves forward.

“We have to see how far the $100,000 will take us and what impact that has on the project,” he said, “and then we’ll reassess the budget.”

While it is unknown how long it will take to clean the town’s storm drain system, Vickers said the project served multiple purposes.

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OCEAN CITY – Despite a recommendation from town staff, a resort committee this week voted to keep an elevated walkway on St. Louis Avenue.

On Monday, the Ocean City Police Commission voted unanimously to keep a raised crosswalk on St. Louis Avenue between 3rd and 4th streets after recognizing it had a deterrent effect on speeding in the area.

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thing is there.”

McGean said several citizens initially complained about the raised walkway, but complaints have since given way to requests for speed bumps in other areas of town.

“What we have right now is a speed bump on St. Louis Avenue. It has long been the town policy not to install speed bumps …,” he said. “The problem I have with this thing now is we get calls on a fairly consistent basis, requests from the community, to install speed bumps.”

McGean said the walkway was not serving its intended purpose and recommended it be removed until plans for an elevated path progress.

“It’s setting a bad precedent now where people will say ‘You have one on St. Louis Avenue. Why can’t I have one on XYZ street?’” he said.

Councilman Matt James questioned the effect the removal would have on St. Louis Avenue.

“When you remove it, is there going to be a divot in the road?” he said.

McGean assured commission members the removal would have very little effect on the road’s condition.

For his part, Police Chief Ross Buzzuro said the walkway’s removal would have no significant impact to public safety.

“That street, and that general area, doesn’t have a problem day to day with traffic or speeding …,” he said.

“We don’t anticipate any real change.”

Council Secretary Mary Knight, however, said she viewed the raised crosswalk as a reminder of nearby pedestrians.

“The only reason I liked it was because the skate park is there,” she said. “It did seem like a safety thing for the kids.”

Mayor Rick Meehan told McGean he had an opposing point of view.

“I refer to it as an elevated walkway not a speed bump because that’s what it was and what it is,” he said. “You do see people cross there, believe it or not. You also see the skateboarders use it as well. … It really does serve a purpose to alert people of pedestrians in that area. Since we’ve redone St. Louis Avenue we’ve seen more and more traffic on St. Louis than ever before, and it really does, in my opinion, serve notice of the fact that there is a playground there, there’s a lot of kids there and there are people around.”

James agreed, saying, “I’d hate to take it out and put another one back in in two or three years. Kids play there and it’s smart to get the cars to slow down.”

Council President Lloyd Martin, new president of the commission, echoed James’s sentiments.

“We paint it, spruce it up and go from there,” he said.

The commission voted unanimously to keep the raised crosswalk on St. Louis Avenue.

horse carriage Franchise awarded at reduced rate

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – Providing further evidence of the decline in the fees of certain franchises, resort officials this week agreed to award the horsedrawn carriage franchise to a lone bidder at a reduced rate.

In 2015, Ocean City established a horse-drawn carriage franchise with two routes including a route in the fall, spring and winter on the Boardwalk from the Inlet to 4th Street and a summer route in the downtown bayside area along St. Louis Avenue from 1st to 7th streets. At that time, the franchise was awarded to R&B Ranch with a fee on a sliding scale from $1,000 in the first year, $1,500 the second year and $2,000 the third year.

The three-year contract expired at the end of December and the bidding for a new three-year contract was opened in November. However, no bidders for the horse-drawn carriage franchise came forward before the deadline. Instead, R&B came back to the town with an offer to continue to provide the amenity with a reduced fee schedule, City Clerk Diana Chavis told the Mayor and Council this week.

“No new bids for the franchise were received,” she said. “The previous franchisee said he did not submit a bid because he did not make enough in town and struggled to make the second- and third-year payments. He would like the Mayor and Council to consider a new three-year contract at $1,000 per year, hoping the business will improve over that period of time.”

The council somewhat reluctantly accepted the offer but acknowledged the new contract represented a loss in revenue. Similar situations played out late last year with new arrangements for the beach vehicle vending and the beach photography franchises, for example, a point not lost on Councilman Tony DeLuca.

“This represents a $1,500 loss in revenue,” he said. “I just wanted to point that out.”

However, some on the council said the $1,500 reduction in the franchise fee over the three-year contract was a small price to pay for the amenity.

“I think it’s a nice amenity,” said Councilman Matt James. “As long as there is no damage to the Boardwalk, I think it’s a good idea to continue this at $1,000 per year.”

Council Secretary Mary Knight agreed and pointed to the positive response she gets while manning the Boardwalk information booth.

“People really do enjoy it on the Boardwalk,” she said. “It looks great on St. Louis Avenue, too, so you have to look at it as a $3,000 gain.

In terms of the possible impact on the Boardwalk, Public Works Director Hal Adkins said he had no concerns.

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7 Suspects Linked To Counterfeit Purchases

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – Seven suspects were arrested on credit card fraud and other charges after a routine traffic stop connected them to a string of counterfeit card purchases in the resort two years ago.

During the summer of 2017, a total of six victims from outside the region reported their credit cards had been used to make fraudulent purchases.

Each victim reported credit cards had been used to make fraudulent purchases at various hotels, alcohol retailers and restaurants in Ocean City.

Shortly after the incidents, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers stopped a vehicle for a routine traffic violation. The driver was identified as Shawn Johnson, 19, of Princess Anne, while the passengers were identified as Adebomi Adaralegbe, 21, of Landover, Md., and Remi Adegbite, 22, of Magnolia, Ariz.

During the traffic stop, OCPD officers detected an odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle and a search was initiated. During the search of the vehicle, officers located a fraudulent debit card, a laptop computer and two credit card reader and writers.

Through the investigation, OCPD detectives learned the suspects were creating counterfeit credit cards using account numbers likely purchased on the web. Detectives were able to link a total of seven suspects to the crimes. The other suspects were identified as Justin McMillan, 20, of Snow Hill; Remi Adegbite, 22, of Magnolia, Ariz.; Khiry Drummond, 27, of Cambridge; Soulemayne Diallo, 25, of Capital Heights; and Honore Mbaye, 20, of Middle River.

Each of the suspects has now been charged with several crimes related to credit card theft, identity theft and credit card counterfeiting.

Incidentally, Mbaye was charged separately in August 2017 with credit card fraud and theft in August 2017 after OCPD detectives were able to connect him to a case involving the use of stolen credit card information and later pleaded guilty to the latter.

On Aug. 23, 2017, an OCPD officer spoke with a Pennsylvania woman who reported her debit card had been compromised and was being used in numerous local places.

The biggest fraudulent charge on her account was a hotel room in Ocean City for over $770. Also on her account were fraudulent charges from a retail store and a convenience store in Ocean City.

OCPD officers responded to the hotel and learned the hotel’s asset protection department had determined the room had been rented with an unauthorized debit card that ultimately matched the victim’s card information. A short time later, OCPD officers located one of the three occupants of the room rented with the victim’s debit card information identified as Honore Mbaye.

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Fire At West Ocean City Business

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An interior electrical malfunction has been identified as the cause of Sunday night’s fire at Caliber Collision on Route 50. Photo courtesy of Worcester County Fire Marshals Office

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

WEST OCEAN CITY – The cause of a fire at a West Ocean City business has been deemed accidental and attributed to an electrical issue in the interior of the facility.

Shortly before 11 p.m. on Sunday, firefighters from Berlin, Ocean City, Ocean Pines, Showell and Newark responded to a reported fire at Caliber Collision on Route 50 in West Ocean City. First-responders discovered heavy smoke and fire extending from the building’s roof.

Firefighters remained on the scene for about three hours before the blaze was brought under control. According to the Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office, fire damage was extensive through the office area with smoke and water damage extensive throughout the rest of the facility.

The cause of the fire has been deemed accidental and it has been attributed to an electrical issue in the interior of the building.

Anyone with additional information is urged to contact Chief Deputy Matt Owens at 410-632-5666 or mowens@co.worcester.md.us.

OC Police Vehicle Purchases Slowed

January 18, 2019

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – Resort officials this week tabled a request to purchase two new vehicles for the Ocean City Police Department amid questions about their intended purpose.

The Mayor and Council had before them on Tuesday a request to purchase two police vehicles that were included in last year’s Vehicle Trust budget but were ultimately cut because of a lack of available funding.

Ocean City Procurement Manager Catrice Parsons told the Mayor and Council on Monday she and Budget Manager Jennie Knapp had been able to find funding for the two new police vehicles through the State Aid for Police Protection grant.

“When we get requests to replace vehicles, they aren’t always approved,” said Parsons. “In this case, these two requests were in the fiscal year 2019 budget, but were cut out due to a lack of funding and were moved to the fiscal year 2020 budget. Now, we’ve been able to find a way to pay for them through grants.”

The two vehicle requests include a Chevy Impala at $22,000 and a Chevy Equinox at $23,000. Also included in the request presented on Tuesday was $6,000 each for uplifting the stock vehicles with the appropriate police equipment. It was the latter that proved to be a sticking point.

Councilman Dennis Dare questioned how the proposed $6,000 in uplifting costs for each vehicle would be used. Parsons explained the proposed new vehicles would not be put in the patrol fleet, but could not explain the exact intended purpose.

“They would be used as unmarked vehicles,” she said. “They would still need some interior features that have to be uplifted to make them suitable for police use.”

Dare continued to press the issue of the intended use of the vehicles and the $12,000 combined for the uplifting of certain equipment.

“It’s not a patrol vehicle,” he said.

“Why do they need $6,000 in upgrades if they aren’t being put into service for patrol?”

Parsons and Knapp explained a police representative could be brought in to explain the intended use for the two requested vehicles. The motion to approve the request was withdrawn and the request for the two new vehicles was tabled for now.

Dare took the opportunity to express his desire for an expansion of the takehome vehicle policy for the OCPD. “I’m a big supporter of marked takehome vehicles for officers who live in Ocean City and we’ve struggled with filling out that fleet,” he said. “I’m more interested in learning what we’re doing with that program and encouraging more officers who live in town to take home vehicles.”

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Ocean Pines Agrees To Explore Police Building Expansion

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

OCEAN PINES – Plans to expand the outdated and overgrown Ocean Pines Police Department are expected to move forward following a decision by the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors this week.

The board voted unanimously on Tuesday to solicit bids for the design and construction of an expansion of the Ocean Pines Police Department.

The project, which has been discussed for years, would address various deficiencies at the facility, which occupies space in the Ocean Pines administration building.

“It is absolutely deplorable and unacceptable that any of our facilities used by people can be operated in that

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condition,” board member Frank Daly said. “It is a safety issue for the officers, it is a safety issue for victims, it’s a safety issue for suspects. It needs to be corrected and it needs to be corrected now.”

Daly, who made the motion to proceed with collecting bids, said the project had been discussed since at least 2013 but had made no progress.

Changing board priorities resulted in the expansion being shifted out of two recent budgets. The motion passed this week directs the general manager to contact a minimum of three design/build construction firms regarding the project, which Daly hopes can move forward in the first quarter of 2019.

During a tour of the police department after Tuesday’s board decision,

Chief David Massey said the expansion was long overdue. The department, a 1,700-square-foot space adjacent to Ocean Pines’ administrative offices, was built in 1985.

“There were no criminal justice consultants involved,” he said.

The department’s cramped lobby doubles as an interview room, where victims are asked to share their story.

They often do so within sight of suspects, who can be seen just beyond the front desk, in the adjacent officers’ workroom. The suspects are interviewed there, at a large table in the midst of officer workstations.

“We have no additional space since we had six officers,” Massey said.

“Now we’ve got 16.”

Beyond the workroom, the station features a couple offices and two cells

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as well as a breakroom, ammunition room and locker space in a hallway leading to a bathroom. The breakroom, so called because of a resident refrigerator and coffee maker, does not however, feature any seating. Instead, the space is taken up by storage cabinets and heaps of equipment.

Massey says the expansion is not a luxury but a necessity.

“The building is not safe,” he said.

“It’s Rube Goldberg’s mousetrap.”

According to Massey, a criminal justice firm that evaluated the station in 2016 recommended a facility of 5,300 square feet for Pines police.

Aside from the lack of space in the existing station, Massey, who was involved in planning the Ocean City Public Safety Building, said there was simply no logic to its layout. One of the station’s cells sits in a cramped corner, while the lack of a sally port means suspects are brought in through the building’s side door, within sight of anyone in the parking lot of the administration building or community center.

“The building’s unsafe,” Massey said. “This has no rhyme or reason.”

He added that the existing facility certainly didn’t help recruitment efforts, as the department was a far cry from facilities in nearby municipalities.

“I don’t think anybody who walks in here is going to say this is acceptable,” Massey said. “It’s a no-brainer.”

Area Man Charged In Fatal Overdose

January 18, 2019

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

BERLIN – A Berlin man is being held without bond this week for allegedly supplying the heroin that resulted in the fatal overdose of another local man last week.

On Jan. 8, members of the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Enforcement Team responded to a residence in Berlin in reference to an apparent fatal drug overdose of a 20year-old male. During the course of the investigation, detectives were able to identify Eric R. Bouaphakeo, 21, as the victim’s alleged supplier using investigative techniques.

As a result of the investigation, Bouaphakeo was located last ERIC R. BOUAPHAKEO Friday and was taken into custody. He has been charged with possession of heroin and possession with intent to distribute heroin.

Bouaphakeo was taken before a District Court Commissioner and was ordered to be held initially without bond. Following a bail review hearing on Monday, he was again ordered to be held without bond. A preliminary hearing has been set for Feb. 12.

There have been similar cases in recent years where the state has sought and successfully prosecuted suspects on manslaughter charges for supplying heroin to users that have resulted in a fatal overdose.

In 2016, a Berlin man was sentenced to 35 years after supplying heroin that led to the fatal overdose of another man. In a 2017 case in Ocean City, a Delaware woman was sentenced to 10 years with all but three suspended for injecting her father with the heroin that caused his overdose death in a resort hotel room.

However, the cases are often tricky and typically require an actual nexus from the supplier to the user.

Worcester County State’s Attorney Kristin Heiser said this week manslaughter charges will not be sought for Bouaphakeo and that he had been charged appropriately by the sheriff’s office after consultation with her office.

In a release, the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office repeated it is committed to holding those responsible for distributing controlled dangerous substances in the community.

The Worcester County Sheriff’s Office is also reminding residents and visitors that under the Good Samaritan law, individuals who call 911 during an overdose crisis can be immune from prosecution for possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of drug paraphernalia or providing alcohol to minors.

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Annual Prayer Breakfast Features Former NFL Kicker

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

OCEAN CITY – The local community kicked off the year on a positive note with an uplifting address by former NFL kicker David Akers at the 2019 Ocean City Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast.

Akers, who became the franchise’s all-time leading scorer in his 12 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, spoke to hundreds of area residents Jan. 11 at the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel during the Ocean City Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast. He was quick to praise resort

officials for continuing the annual prayer breakfast as many cities did away with the tradition.

“I see a tight knit community here,” he said. “I thank you for the opportunity to come up and share today.”

Though he’s well known now, Akers was cut from the Atlanta Falcons, the Carolina Panthers and the Washington Redskins early in his football career. He joined the Eagles in 1999, however, and went on to play 12 seasons for the team. He was named to the Eagles 75th Anniversary Team, was voted onto the NFL All-Decade

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During two ensuing seasons playing for San Francisco, Akers broke the single-season records for field goals made, field goals attempted and points scored without a touchdown. In 2012, he tied the NFL record for longest field goal at 63 yards.

Today, Akers – who is also a minister and author – travels the country as an inspirational speaker. He told the crowd at the Clarion he wanted to discuss three things Friday – persever-

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ance, perspective and personnel. He said he didn’t want to share his accolades but rather his struggles.

“We are all going to be given different challenges in life,” he said. “I’m here to tell you we’re going to win in spite of it… As believers we’re winning in spite of anything we’re going through.”

He described his perseverance in working toward an NFL career in spite of having been cut by various teams.

He pointed out that if he hadn’t been cut by those teams, he’d never have ended up with the Eagles.

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FROM PAGE 20 “To make it in the NFL as an undrafted free agent, your statistical chances are very slim,” Akers said.

As he told his story Friday, he recalled a memorable game at the Meadowlands in 2002. The score was tied and Akers was asked to make a 35-yard field goal, a kick he thought he could make with his eyes closed.

He missed.

“We lose in overtime,” he said. “I have 10 minutes to gather my thoughts before the media comes in and they put the cameras in my face.

Ok, what can I say that’s kind of witty yet answers their questions? I’ll say ‘I have one thing to say. I missed.’ The reality is once the cameras are in my face I say ‘I have one DAVID AKERS word to say. I missed.’”

The two-hour bus ride back to Philadelphia was a brutal one as Akers agonized over the loss. A moment spent rocking his infant son when he got home brought things into perspective.

“In life we are going to have to let things go,” he said. “We are not going to be perfect. There’s going to be times we get knocked down and we have to pick ourselves back up.”

He shared another personal story to illustrate his point. In 2009, just after he and his wife decided to tithe to support some church families in need, Akers received a call from the FBI. “I basically lost a lifetime of money, in layman’s terms, in a Ponzi scheme,” he said. “I could go on about this … It doesn’t even matter. It was gone. Fathers, husbands, how do you tell your wife what we’ve invested in is gone? I struggled with that.”

Akers said deciding whether or not to tithe in light of the financial loss was hard.

“Ten percent of an NFL contract is a lot of money,” he said. “It was a bit of a struggle for us. We prayed on it, we fasted on it and it was like we need to do this because the lord put it on our hearts. We went ahead and we did it.”

The money was able to fund mortgage payments, the purchase of a new car and countless other gifts for families in need.

“It was interesting to hear from the other side how the lord’s provision worked,” Akers said.

He rounded out his talk by focusing on what he called personnel. He likened the people in one’s life to teammates.

“Who’s snapping for you?” he said.

“Who’s holding for you? Who’s blocking for you in life? We have to surround ourselves with people that will encourage us, love us, lift us up, teach us. We’ve got to have those people in our lives.”

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Berlin Considers Flower Street Property Donation

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

BERLIN – Discussions are underway regarding the potential donation of the Flower Street Multi-Purpose Building to the Town of Berlin.

The Berlin Community Improvement Association (BCIA), the organization that owns the aging facility, has been in talks with town officials regarding donating the property — which includes the multi-purpose building as well as the classrooms alongside it — since the fall. Mayor Gee Williams confirmed that the issue was the subject of a closed session meeting Monday night. He’s hopeful an agreement will be finalized in the coming months.

“Our goals overlap so much I’d be disappointed and also surprised if we can’t work something out,” he said.

According to D.J. Lockwood, chairman of the BCIA, the roughly threeacre property at 130 Flower St. was transferred between various individuals between 1925 and the 1960s. Eventually, the county gained control of the property and owned it until the BCIA purchased it for $700 at an auction in 1971. Though for some time the site was used cooperatively by the BCIA, a masonic lodge and Shore Up, activity there has decreased as the facility’s condition has deteriorated. Lockwood

The property in question includes the Flower Street Multi-Purpose Building, right, and adjacent classroom space.

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said efforts to improve the building have fallen short. The BCIA, which was created to improve the state of the community through education, recreation and social activities, hasn’t been able to use the building to further its mission because of all of its problems.

“The shape of the building has been holding back what the BCIA was meant to do,” Lockwood said.

The continued demise of the building prompted the group to begin discussions with town leaders regarding the potential donation of the property.

“We’ve been struggling with getting funds to fix it,” Lockwood said.

Williams said that issue was not a new one, as to his knowledge the group had spent the past 10 years looking for

funding to help with the old building’s upkeep.

“It’s much harder for a nonprofit to get those grants than it is for a municipality,” Williams said.

While some BCIA members don’t want to give up the property, which was once the site of a school and has been a landmark in the community for decades, many acknowledge that the town would be in a better position to improve or replace it.

“The town has expressed an interest,” Lockwood said. “They want to put something there. The committee feels confident that they’re going to do what they say they’re going to do.”

While Williams didn’t go into specifics, he pointed out that the town had

made clear its commitment to establishing a community center on the east side of Berlin in 2015. While vacant property the town already owns on Flower Street has been considered a potential option, the land at 130 Flower St. would be another alternative if the town takes it over.

“When the town sold the property to Dollar General, the proceeds were earmarked for a community center in east Berlin,” he said. “We didn’t designate an exact spot.”

Williams said discussions between the BCIA and town leaders had been ongoing but that the time for a final decision was approaching.

“I think all parties recognize it’s time to fish or cut the bait,” he said.

Lockwood said that while he felt the majority of BCIA members supported the proposed land donation, he planned to discuss it with them once more.

“We want to be as transparent as possible and want everybody to have an opportunity to chime in,” he said. “We want to give the members their say.”

He stressed that the BCIA wanted to act in the best interests of the community.

“We want to make as many people happy as possible,” he said.

The BCIA is expected to meet in early February. For more information, email djlockwood334@gmail.com.

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Weapons Charges

OCEAN CITY – A Selbyville man was arrested on weapons charges last week after a routine traffic stop in north Ocean City.

Around 4 p.m. last Thursday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer patrolling in the area of 142nd Street stopped a vehicle for allegedly going 38 mph in a 25-mph zone. When the officer approached the vehicle, the driver, identified as Jonathan Shortt, 27, of Selbyville, allegedly raised his arms above his torso and advised the officer he had a firearm in the vehicle and that he had a permit for it.

According to police reports, Shortt told police he had a permit through the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) and that he was a federal police officer. When asked in which jurisdiction he was a police officer, Shortt reportedly responded he was in the U.S. Army and presented a Delaware driver’s license and a Department of the Army identification card labeled “qualified DoD law enforcement officer.”

However, Shortt did not provide an official government identification card indicating he was currently in the military.

Shortt told the officer he had a firearm holstered in the front of his waist and the officer responded he did not want him to reach for the firearm.

Other officers arrived on the scene and requested Shortt exit the vehicle.

An OCPD officer reached inside the open driver’s side window and grabbed Shortt’s arm in an attempt to limit his movements. According to police reports, Shortt told police he was un-

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comfortable with the officers removing the firearm from his person. An OCPD officer frisked Shortt and immediately felt a bulge in his front waistband consisted with a handgun. The officer lifted Shortt’s sweatshirt and located a holster with a black semi-automatic handgun inside.

The officer also located a magazine loaded with 17 rounds of live ammunition. A spare magazine was located with 16 rounds of live ammunition. At that point, Shortt was taken into custody and during a subsequent search, a fixedblade knife in a sheath was found in the panel directly adjacent to the driver seat.

Shortt was arrested and charged with carrying concealed deadly weapons.

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OCEAN CITY – A Selbyville woman, arrested last August on charges of assaulting police officers after an alleged drunk-driving incident, pleaded guilty

last week to making a false statement to police and was sentenced to 30 days in jail.

Around 1:30 a.m. last Aug. 25, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers patrolling in the area of 6th Street and Edgewater Avenue observed a vehicle strike a curb and drive over the sidewalk. The driver, later identified as Tarah Shortt, 26, of Selbyville, then went south the wrong way on Edgewater Avenue on the one-way street.

According to police reports, the officers observed Shortt pull into a parking space facing the wrong direction and then get out of the vehicle and fall into the roadway, injuring her knee in the process. Shortt reportedly told police she had left a downtown bar and was trying to drive back to Selbyville but was confused about her whereabouts.

Shortt was administered a battery of field sobriety tests which she did not complete to the officers’ satisfaction.

According to police reports, a video of

January 18, 2019 the interaction showed Shortt getting into the back of a police patrol car of her own free will, which would become important later. Shortt was transported to the Public Safety Building and she was uncooperative, used foul language and was generally abusive and belligerent, according to police reports.

Shortt asked officers at least 15 times why she was under arrest and failed to verbally identify herself. When asked where she lived, Shortt told the officers “guess,” according to police reports. She then went on a tirade belittling the officers and failing to cooperate during the booking process. She did agree to submit to a breath test, but could not complete it after three times and it went in the books as a refusal.

At the Public Safety Building, Shortt alleged the arresting officer had assaulted her and injured her knee, prompting further police investigation.

Shortt alleged her knee was injured when the officers forced her into the patrol vehicle, which was proven false on two counts. For one, she injured her knee when she fell out of the vehicle, and two, the video of the arrest showed her getting into the patrol car on her own free will.

When OCPD officers were attempting to move Shortt to a holding cell, she went limp and fell to the floor, according to police reports. When officers attempted to pick her up, she shoved one custody officer causing the officer to fall to the floor.

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FROM PAGE 24 plained she had been assaulted by officers again. She was ultimately dragged to a holding cell. Shortt was charged with assault, making a false statement to police and multiple traffic offenses related to DUI.

Uptown Hotel Assault OCEAN CITY – A Delaware man was arrested on multiple charges this week after allegedly assaulting a female at an uptown hotel and shoving the hotel manager who attempted to intercede on her behalf.

Around 4:15 a.m. on Monday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer responded to a hotel at 112th Street for a reported domestic assault that had already occurred. Police communications advised the responding officer a male in his late teens had assaulted a female in her late teens and the two left the area in vehicle headed southbound on Coastal Highway. The responding officer met with a front desk staffer who told police he had heard a disturbance from above and viewed surveillance video of a male and female engaged in a physical altercation on the fourth floor.

When the hotel staffer went to the fourth-floor unit, John Burch, 18, of Harrington, Del., opened the door and shoved the employee, telling him nothing was wrong, according to police reports. When the hotel staffer followed Burch, he turned around and shoved him again, according to police reports.

OCPD officer viewed the hotel’s surveillance video of the incident and observed the female victim attempt to use the elevator on the fourth floor. The video reportedly showed Burch shove the victim into the elevator door, grab her by the shirt and throw her on the ground before dragging her back toward their room. When the victim broke free and attempted to get back to the elevator, Burch allegedly grabbed her again and dragged her back to the room, striking her in the chest several times, according to police reports.

OCPD officers stopped the vehicle at 78th Street and the female victim corroborated what was observed in the hotel surveillance video. She also had injuries consistent with the alleged

The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch attack at the hotel. Burch was arrested and charged with two counts of second-degree assault on the female victim and the hotel staffer.

Assault Suspect Found Guilty OCEAN CITY – A Silver Spring man, arrested last June on first-degree assault charges after allegedly first beating his girlfriend and attacking her with a flagpole, was found guilty last week and now awaits his fate pending a pre-sentence investigation.

Around 3:40 a.m. last June 3, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to a reported active fight in the area of 12th Street. Officers located an apparent female victim who told police her boyfriend, later identified as Max Schindler, 40, of Silver Spring, was angry because of an incident that occurred earlier.

According to witness reports, the victim and Schindler were having a verbal argument before Schindler tackled the victim to the ground.

The witnesses told police Schindler continued to choke the victim with both hands for about 30 seconds while he stood over her and screamed in her face. According to witness statements, Schindler then picked the victim up off the ground by her neck, bringing her back to her feet. The witnesses told police Schindler then grabbed the victim around the neck and dragged her to the opposite side of the intersection.

Witnesses told police the victim was able to escape Schindler’s choke hold and ran across Philadelphia Avenue screaming for help. The witnesses told police the victim pulled a flagpole from the ground at a nearby apartment complex for self-defense.

However, witnesses told police Schindler grabbed the flagpole from the victim and began hitting her with it as if he was swinging a baseball bat, according to police reports. Witnesses said the flag fell off the pole and Schindler began stabbing and jabbing the victim with the end of the flagpole.

The witnesses told police the victim was screaming for help and that she was in fear for her life.

At that point, the witnesses interceded, grabbing the victim off the ground and walking her away toward 12th Street, which is when the police arrived.

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

OCEAN CITY – Requests for two new police officers, proposed changes to the police department’s General Orders and a discussion on new special event zone legislation highlighted this month’s meeting of the Ocean City Police Commission.

Police Chief Ross Buzzuro told the commission this week he was requesting two additional full-time police officers be added to the department.

“We would like to bolster the department by two,” he said. “We recognize there is a cost factor to this.”

Buzzuro attributed the need for additional officers to the town’s growth.

He said special events, the summer season, training and a litany of other things kept his officers busy.

“Every police officer that is brought on board is a relief valve for another police officer,” he said. “We are also at 30-year crime lows and we expect the future vibrancy of the town to continue on, and we want to be positioned in a manner in which we will be able to effectively handle what is to come in the future.”

As of this week, Buzzuro said the department employed 106 police officers, including the eight that are currently enrolled in the police academy.

“On any given day, we have 106 officers on the books,” he said, “but we

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don’t necessarily have 106 officers to draw from.”

Buzzuro added, however, that he couldn’t find a way to pay for two additional officers in his budget.

“We recognize the fiscal constraints ahead,” he said.

City Manager Doug Miller recognized there was no area within the existing budget to finance the two additional officers, but said the request could be up for discussion in the budget process.

Mayor Rick Meehan added the request also complemented discussions on increasing the town’s room tax, which helps pay for services in the resort.

“I certainly think it’s a valid request,” he said.

After further discussion, the commission voted unanimously to forward a favorable recommendation to discuss Buzzuro’s request during the budget process.

Changes To General Orders Proposed Buzzuro also presented the commission with proposed changes to the police department’s General Orders this week.

“We look at our General Orders on a regular basis and try to make sure they currently reflect the business at hand and that it’s appropriate and contemporary,” he said.

The amendments, he noted, in-

cluded changes to sections outlining the promotional process for non-exempt sworn ranks and use of force.

“In law enforcement, in terms of force, if someone holds onto an object it is viewed as resistance to the point where force can be exercised,” he said.

“That view has changed based on the circumstances, based on the manner in which someone is holding on to an object. Therefore, for us to be consistent in the change in law enforcement, we are changing our General Orders.”

Buzzuro said police officers can still use force in situations, but the change was a way to protect members of the public.

“You still can use force, but it’s not an automatic use of force …,” he said. “You have to look at the circumstances.”

Buzzuro also highlighted changes to the promotional process.

“Some of the language changes within the promotional process,” he said, “but nothing that changes the true manner in how we conduct our examinations.”

The commission voted unanimously to forward a favorable recommendation to Mayor and Council to approve the changes.

New Special Event Zone Legislation Discussed The commission on Monday also discussed efforts to include additional

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enforcement measures in the town’s special event zone, which features reduced speed limits and enhanced penalties for some traffic violations.

Meehan noted he, Miller, City Solicitor Guy Ayres and others have since met to talk about additional special event zone legislation.

“I think we were fortunate to get the special event zone legislation last year, and we can add to it now,” he said. “I think these are relevant additions.”

Buzzuro said the requested additions included penalties for reckless and negligent driving and increases to certain fines.

Council President Lloyd Martin, who was elected commission president this week, questioned if the town had reached out to county officials.

“Are the county commissioners on board …?” he said. “It might carry more weight.”

Meehan said the additions would be placed into bill form before being sent to the commissioners.

“They did support the special event zone the first time …,” he said. “We’ll ask them again.”

Meehan added that town officials have also sent the proposed additions to the delegate and senator, as it would require approval from the state legislature.

“It’s a next step,” he said. “We might find another step next year.”

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BERLIN – After 30 years as part of the local golf community, The Bay Club is expected to close at the end of the month.

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The last day of operations at The Bay Club will be Jan. 31, according to its website. The course has been operated by the Carl M. Freeman Companies since 2000.

“This has been a very difficult decision and we have explored many options to keep the club open,” reads a statement from Michelle DiFebo Freeman, president of the Carl M. Freeman Companies, on The Bay Club’s website. “However, due to increasing costs and decreasing revenues, the club must be closed. We have many friends here that have played an important part in our lives. We are thankful for the many years of loyal patronage of our great members and are grateful for the dedicated staff that has made this course so special.”

According to the statement, a review of 2018 operations and projections for the coming year prompted the decision to close the course.

“We want to ensure the last few weeks of operations are positive for all involved,” the statement reads. “We have developed severance packages for employees but will do our best to move staff to other properties within the Freeman Companies and the Troon network.”

Golf shop merchandise will be available to members in good standing at a discount and those interested in golf membership are encouraged to consider the company’s other courses.

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Wicomico Park Plans Move Ahead

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

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SALISBURY – Less than a month after accepting a $820,000 federal grant to develop a public park, the Wicomico County Council on Tuesday agreed to transfer $254,758 to match funding for the project.

In October, County Executive Bob Culver announced the county had received an $820,000 matching grant from the National Park Service through the Land and Water Conservation Fund to develop Pirate’s Wharf, a 340acre property the county purchased in 1997. County officials said the goal of developing Pirate’s Wharf is to provide trails, gathering space and water access to the Wicomico River.

After months of back-and-forth discussion, the council late last month voted to accept the grant and to increase the fiscal year 2019 general fund “pay-go” to $354,758 for the Pirate’s Wharf project.

Specifically, $100,000 in the CIP will be used to develop a master plan for the park, while $254,758 generated from hunting leases on the property will be used for the development of Pirate’s Wharf.

To that end, the council this week voted 6-1, with Council President John Cannon opposed, on a legislative bill to transfer the $254,758 from prior

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year funds to the fiscal year 2019 budget.

In an interview on Wednesday, Cannon said plans presented to the council did not justify spending $1.6 million – $820,000 from the federal grant and $820,000 in matching funds – on Pirate’s Wharf.

“My concern is the planning I’ve seen for the Pirate’s Wharf project,” he said. “To me it has very little substance. I’m concerned about the total cost of $1.6 million and the most I’ve seen from the planning process is walking trails, bird watching and the possibility of some type of boat ramp.”

While he recognized the park would have some benefit to residents of the nearby Whitehaven community, Cannon said the project lacked the necessary studies.

“I just can’t fathom spending $1.6 million for the project that’s been presented and the lack of detail I’ve seen,” he said. “No studies have been done whatsoever to prove it’s needed and or if county residents want it.”

Since receiving federal funding for the development of the park, officials have applied for state and local grants to help offset a majority of the county’s $820,000 obligation. It should be noted the county has also applied for $315,000 in Program Open Space funding and $200,000 in Waterway Improvement funding to compose the remainder of the match.

In a work session on Tuesday, Steve Miller, director of recreation, parks and tourism for Wicomico County, also presented the council with another grant opportunity to develop interpretive signs for Pirate’s Wharf.

“We applied for and received a grant in the amount of $2,934 from Lower Eastern Shore Heritage Council,” he said, “and the purpose of that grant was for us to find a consultant to help us do the research and develop the story, as we are going to call it, for Pirate’s Wharf.”

Miller said the consultant is expected to do research on the origin of the property’s name and what activities happened at Pirate’s Wharf in the years before the county acquired the land.

“We don’t have the in-house expertise nor the time to do that research,” he said. “It’s very expensive.”

Miller said the information would be placed on interpretive signage along a trail system within the park.

“It’s giving an interpretation of what it is you are looking at or of the spot and its significance,” he said. “What we envision is there is a story to be told there and we’re still trying to determine what that is.”

Miller said the grant is expected to help develop the historical aspects of Pirate’s Wharf.

“It’s a matching grant,” he said. “We are not asking for additional funds.

The funds that were transferred earlier in the meeting were sufficient to cover that.”

Short-Term Rentals In Berlin Discussed

January 18, 2019

BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

BERLIN – A resident expressed concern about the issue of short-term rentals in Berlin this week.

At Monday’s town council meeting, resident Pam Hay brought up the issue of Airbnb and its potential impact in Berlin.

“Are you hollowing out the core fabric of the town that brought people here in the first place by allowing short-term rentals?” Hay said. “Are short-term rentals ruining small towns? Some small towns have put laws in effect for the sake of the town and the people who actually live there.”

Hay said that when she did an internet search of short-term rentals in Berlin, at least 10 properties came up. She went on to say that she saw two types of short-term rentals. While a homeowner renting out a room to someone while they remain in the house isn’t typically destructive to the town, she said standalone short-term rentals – entire houses that people rent out by the week, weekend or night – could be.

“That is a different beast,” she said.

“This type of short-term rental affects the feel, environment and safety of a neighborhood. It also takes away from the longer-term rentals available for those who actually live and work in the area.”

Hay added that some towns have moved to allow short-term rentals in only certain areas or so many per street.

“Do you want a crowded, fake tourist town or do you want to maintain a living, breathing town?” she said.

Hay told the council she’d brought up the short-term rental issue with officials two years ago and was told that someone was working on it.

“I haven’t heard any further information…,” she said. “I’m here tonight to follow up.”

Mayor Gee Williams told her he was glad she’d brought up the issue.

“You’re the first person that’s mentioned it to me at all,” he said.

He said the growth of platforms like Airbnb was a new phenomenon. While it’s a trend nationwide, Williams said that in Berlin, the majority of visitors did not stay in town overnight, as the town was home to just one hotel and two bed and breakfasts.

Hay said she just wanted to be sure the council was aware of short-term rentals and their growing popularity. “I know it may sound petty to some people, but it’s not if you live here,” she said.

Williams thanked her for the information.

During the public comment portion of Monday’s meeting, Hay also brought up the issue of leash laws in Berlin. She said her dog had been attacked by a loose dog in 2014 and she’d heard of multiple incidents in which dogs were attacked by loose dogs more recently in Berlin. She said the town should be more aggressive in promotion of its leash laws.

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Worcester Continues Working On Lewis Road Sewer Extension

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

SNOW HILL – Worcester County continues to work toward extending sewer service to Lewis Road.

Bob Mitchell, the county’s director of environmental programs, provided the Worcester County Commissioners with an update of the project this week. Though the commissioners initially agreed to proceed with extending sewer to the Lewis Road area last January, funding for the proposed $1.6 million gravity collection system and pump station has not yet been acquired.

Mitchell said the county was notified in June that the project did not qualify for funding through a Maryland Water Quality Financing Administration program.

“It’s a pretty competitive process,” he said.

According to Mitchell, other appli-

cants included major cities that had some massive infrastructure systems with big problems. In the Lewis Road community, residents have access to county water but continue to await sewer service to replace failing septic systems.

“Absent clear and present danger, and we’ve already hooked them up to water, the scoring probably wasn’t such that we received funding,” Mitchell said.

He said that he and Public Works Director John Tustin were now exploring other potential funding sources through the Maryland Department of the Environment and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

“We’re scrappers we don’t give up,” Mitchell said.

He said those funding streams, however, would require an environmental report. Mitchell said that while his staff was capable of completing the report, he would have to re-prioritize

Obituary

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States Army and was a graduate of BERLIN – Joe P. Gibbons, age Vanderbilt University. He had worked 86, died on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, as an engineer for DuPont. He was at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. a member of Church of Christ in Born in Old Hickory, Tenn., he Ocean View, Ocean City Rotary was the son of the late Paul H. and Club, the Ocean Pines Boat Club, Eva B. Gibbons. He is survived by and IEEE Union. He enjoyed golfing his wife, Eileen H. Gibbons, and chil- and square dancing.

A graveside service will be dren, Joe P. Gibbons Jr. and held on Tuesday, Jan. 22, at 1 his wife, Barbara, of Bay St. p.m. at the Eastern Shore VetLouis, Miss., Colleen Deptula eran’s Cemetery in Hurlock. A and her husband, Jim, of donation in his memory may be Berlin, and Karen Cooper and made to Ocean View Church of her husband, Mark, of BishChrist, 55 West Ave., Ocean opville. There are six grandJOE P. View, Del. 19970, or Worcester children, Ryan (Jacklyn) and GIBBONS County Humane Society, P.O. Marie Fontello (Jake Jones), Joe III and Jack Gibbons, and Kristin Box 48, Berlin, Md. 21811. Letters of and Paul Stortini, and three great- condolence may be sent via: www.grandchildren, Emma and Claire burbagefuneralhome.com.

Arrangements are in the care of Jones and Carson Fontello.

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January 18, 2019

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – A briefing on some of the goings on at the municipal Eagle’s Landing golf course this week included an apparent trend in fewer young people enjoying the sport.

The Recreation and Parks Committee on Tuesday got an overview of each segment of the larger recreation and parks department including the town-owned Eagle’s Landing golf course in West Ocean City. The broad overview was largely for the benefit of new committee member and Councilman Mark Paddack.

The overview of Eagle’s Landing covered a lot of ground from the progress of the partnership with Worcester County to spray treated effluent on the course for irrigation, to a comparison between the municipal course and other private courses in the area in terms of overall value. One of the more interesting facets of the discussion was an apparent trend of fewer young people taking up golf and its potential impact on the future of the sport locally and beyond. Council Presi-

dent and committee member Lloyd Martin broached the subject with Eagle’s Landing PGA pro Bob Croll.

“Are you seeing a trend of a lot less young people playing golf?” he said.

“Is there any way to back that up statistically?”

Croll confirmed that fewer young people playing golf is a concerning trend nationally that has carried over locally.

“I think the drawback for many young people is the time element,” he said.

“We’re exploring a way to allow them to play maybe six holes in about an hourand-a-half at a reasonable price. That’s something we’re working on.”

Martin said many young people are seeking out other hobbies not as time consuming as golf.

“Their attention span isn’t what it used to be,” he said. “If you can find a way to keep it around one and a half hours, that might encourage more young people to come out.”

Another point of discussion was the partnership with Worcester County to spray effluent on Eagle’s Landing as a means to dispose of treated wastewater on the course while providing ir-

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rigation. Croll explained the project has been in the works for years and finally appears to be nearing the finish line.

“There have been 1,400 sprinkler heads installed where the old system had around 500,” he said. “It’s going to be a really good thing for the golf course. It will be a great partnership with the county.”

Croll said the golf course element of the project is complete and the necessary next step is pumping the treated wastewater from the county system to Eagle’s Landing.

Croll also provided an update on some of the comings and goings of private courses in the area including the Bay Club in Berlin.

“The Bay Club in Berlin is closing,” he said. “That’s sad news for all of our friends who work there, but good news for our course because all of those rounds have to go somewhere.”

In the highly competitive golf industry in and around the resort area, Eagle’s Landing is holding its own in terms of numbers of rounds and overall value, according to Croll.

“Our prices are just under our com-

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petitors that are of equal quality,” he said. “We’ve done a good job with that. We still provide a premium golf experience at a great value.”

Nonetheless, Eagle’s Landing is an enterprise fund for Ocean City, meaning it should be self-sufficient and funded largely from user fees without a regular contribution from the town’s general fund.

“We lose money some years and make money in others,” he said. “It really depends on the weather. We’ve struggled a lot in the first half of this fiscal year and I don’t know if we’ll be able to make that up.”

Recreation and Parks Director Susan Petito said a close eye is kept on the golf course’s bottom line.

“We operate as a resort amenity and really emphasize the value,” she said. “It’s also a part of our overall tourism. It’s not necessarily always about the bottom line because it contributes to bringing people into town.

They stay at our hotels and eat at our restaurants and that has to be considered when you talk about the value of the golf course.”

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Pictured, from left, at Atlantic General Hospital are Monica Taylor, RN coordinator; Paula Nichols, assistant; Charles Gizara, RN, director of clinical operations; Carolyn Miller-Cragway, RN coordinator; Colleen Wareing, vice president of patient care services; Michael Franklin, president and CEO of Atlantic General Hospital; Gail Mansell, director of supportive care services; Andrew Cropper, chaplain; Jennifer Light, RN coordinator/telehealth coordinator; Jocelyn Palmer, RN coordinator; and Sharon Hegarty, RN coordinator.

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Innovator Award Presented BERLIN – Atlantic General Hospital was recently recognized as a Health Quality Innovator of the Year for Maryland. The award was presented by Health Quality Innovators (HQI), an independent, nonprofit consulting organization. The Health Quality Innovator Awards are HQI’s program for gathering and sharing the best evidence-based, practical methods for enhancing quality of care across physician practices, hospitals and long-term care facilities.

Atlantic General was selected as a winner in the rural health category for its dedication to the health of the Eastern Shore community.

In 2014, the hospital’s re-admission rate was 11.09 percent. Re-admission is defined as an additional admission to an acute care hospital within 30 days of discharge from that hospital or another acute care hospital.

To reduce hospital re-admissions, Atlantic General deployed a community-based telehealth program using remote patient monitoring (RPM) to help patients through the delicate time between hospital discharge and the following weeks when he or she is working to establish good health practices with his or her regular doctor. The program’s coordinators can also intervene when someone’s health starts to fail but before there is a need to be admitted to the hospital.

Upon discharge, patients at high risk of re-admission are set up with a custom kit, which might include a tablet computer, blood pressure cuff, pulse oximeter, and standard weight scale.

Early results of Atlantic General’s initiative indicate its effectiveness in reducing re-admission rates. By December 2016, Atlantic General had reduced its re-admission rate to 8.89 percent, and as of today, the hospital is now ranked fourth best in the state of Maryland for low re-admissions.

“We’re very proud to be recognized as a Health Quality Innovator of the

Year,” said Michael Franklin, FACHE, CEO of Atlantic General Hospital.

“This is truly a collaborative effort among a dedicated team of people working to improve the health of this community, showing how Atlantic General is the leader in caring for our community.”

Monthly Market Recap BERLIN – Increased interest rates and home prices continue to slow the market on the Lower Shore, according to the latest numbers from the Coastal Association of REALTORS® (Coastal).

New residential settlements in December 2018 were down by 27 percent overall compared to the same time last year in Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties. Individually, settlements were down by 33 percent in Worcester, by 15.3 percent in Wicomico, and by 44.4 percent in Somerset. Year-to-date settlements across the tri-county area totaled 4,443, which is 4 percent lower than the same time last year.

New listings that went on the market in December were down 14.8 percent compared to the same time last year in all three counties. That translates to 304 new listings and 3,091 active listings. Individually, available units were down by 14.7 percent in Worcester, by 24 percent in Wicomico, and by 3.2 percent in Somerset.

List prices continued to rise last month, reaching an average price of $195,027 in all three counties, which is 6.1 percent higher than the same time last year. The average sale price, however, was $182,995, which is 8 percent lower than the same time last year.

“We saw four interest rate increases in 2018, and that, paired with increased listing prices, can cause some sticker shock, particularly for first-time buyers,” said Coastal President Bernie Flax. “The interest rate increases are expected to slow this year, so we’re hoping that will lead to an activity boost in the local market.”

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 17183 To all persons interested in the estate of JOHN BOHLMANN. ESTATE NO. 17183. Notice is given that BETTE BOHLMANN, 81 HINGHAM LANE, BERLIN, MD 21811, was on JANUARY 04, 2019, appointed Personal Representatives of

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 17678 To all persons interested in

the estate of JOAN D. BARJOAN AKA: ALOTO, ELAINE BARALOTO. ESTATE NO. 17678. Notice is given that CHRISTOPHER JON BARALOTO, 3752 KUMQUAT AVENUE, COCONUT GROVE, FL 33133, was on JANUARY 02, 2019, appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of JOAN D. BARALOTO, who died on DECEMBER 31, 2018 with a will.

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All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 2nd Day of JUlY, 2019.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent's death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent's death; or (2) Two months after the representative personal mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claims will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Any claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter.

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THOMAS R. CALLAHAN, ESQ. 1500 DEFENSE HIGHWAY CROFTON, MD 21114 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 17676 To all persons interested in the estate of QUENTIN EDMOND BRANHAM. ESTATE NO. 17676. Notice is given that WILLIAM K. BRANHAM, 1807 REGENTS PARK EAST, CROFTON, MD 21114, was on JANUARY 02, 2019, appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of QUENTIN EDMOND BRANHAM, who died on DECEMBER 23, 2018 without a will.

Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney.

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 2nd Day of JUlY, 2019.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent's death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent's death; or (2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claims will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Any claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter.

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RAYMOND D. COATES, JR., ESQ. COATES, COATES & COATES, PA 6200 COASTAL HIGHWAY, SUITE 300 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 17690 To all persons interested in the estate of IDA MAY LAYNOR. ESTATE NO. 17690. Notice is given that ROBERTA G. LAYNOR, 1615 LEE DRIVE, EDGEWATER, MD 21037, was on JANUARY 08, 2019, appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of IDA MAY LAYNOR, who died on DECEMBER 27, 2018, with a will.

Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney.

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 8TH Day of JUlY, 2019.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent's death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent's death; or (2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claims will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Any claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter.

Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.

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SMALL ESTATE NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 17699 To all persons interested in the estate of FRANCIS J. MULLIN. Notice is given that KRISTINA L. WATKOWSKI, 10444 GEORGETOWN ROAD, BERLIN, MD 21811, was on JANUARY 11, 2019 appointed Personal Representative of the SMALL ESTATE of: FRANCIS J.

MULLIN, who died on DECEMBER 26, 2018 with a will.

Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney.

All persons having any objection to the appointment shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within 30 days after the date of publication of this Notice. All persons having any objection to the appointment shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within 30 days after the date of publication of this Notice.

All persons having claims against the decedent must serve their claims on the undersigned personal representative or file them with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent's death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent's death; or (2) Thirty days after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claims will be barred unless the creditor presents the claim within thirty days from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Any claim not served or filed within that time, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter.

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication JANUARY 18, 2019 KRISTINA L. WATKOWSKI Personal Representative True Test Copy CHARLOTTE K. CATHELL Register of Wills for Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 1x 1-18

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SMALL ESTATE NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 17693 To all persons interested in the estate of THOMAS R. WARDEN Notice is given that MARGARET A. PARADIS, 19208 TURKEY ROAD, ROCKVILLE, VA 23146, was on JANUARY 09, 2019 appointed Personal Representative of the SMALL ESTATE of: THOMAS R. WARDEN, who died on NOVEMBER 20, 2018 with a will.

Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney.

All persons having any objection to the appointment shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within 30 days after the date of publication of this Notice. All persons having any

objection to the appointment shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within 30 days after the date of publication of this Notice.

All persons having claims against the decedent must serve their claims on the undersigned personal representative or file them with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent's death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent's death; or (2) Thirty days after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claims will be barred unless the creditor presents the claim within thirty days from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Any claim not served or filed within that time, or any

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Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication JANUARY 18, 2019 MARGARET A. PARADIS Personal Representative True Test Copy CHARLOTTE K. CATHELL Register of Wills for Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 1x 1-18

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 17674 To all persons interested in the estate of PAUL ANDERSON SCOTT. ESTATE NO. 17674. Notice is given that W. KIRK BURBAGE, 108 WILLIAM STREET, BERLIN, MD 21811, was on DECEMBER 31, 2018, appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of PAUL ANDERSON SCOTT, who died on DECEMBER 30, 2018 with a will.

Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney.

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the

decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 30TH of JUNE, 2019.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent's death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent's death; or (2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claims will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Any claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter.

Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.

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B. RANDALL COATES, ESQ. COATES, COATES & COATES PO BOX 293 SNOW HILL, MD 21863 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 17700 To all persons interested in the estate of ALICE ELEANOR GOGOS. ESTATE NO. 17700. Notice is given that PATTY JEAN HORSEMAN, 10611 SHADY DRIVE, BERLIN, MD 21811, was on JANUARY 15, 2019, appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of ALICE ELEANOR GOGOS, who died on DECEMBER 20, 2018 with a will.

Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney.

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 15TH of JULY, 2019.

Any person having a claim

against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent's death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent's death; or (2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claims will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Any claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter.

Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.

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Berlin’s Top Police Officers Honored

January 18, 2019

BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

BERLIN – The Berlin Police Department honored several officers for outstanding service to the community during the past year.

Town officials praised the efforts of Berlin’s police force this week as Chief Arnold Downing shared news of various commendations the department awarded to its officers at the close of 2018.

“We can’t say thank you enough to those officers that step out there each and every day and protect and serve this community,” Downing said.

Gary Bratten was named the department’s “Officer of the Year” in recognition of the number of warnings, citations and arrests he handled in 2018. In one particularly noteworthy arrest, Bratten seized more than $5,000 and charged the subject with posGARY BRATTEN session with intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance.

“He also was noticed in the community,” Downing said. “We went ahead and moved him to the midnight shift and a week or two afterwards we had churches asking us ‘what happened to the officer that was coming by here every day during service?’ We’re proud to bestow this award upon him.”

Senior Police Officer Edward Carmean was honored for 10 years of service to the department while Senior Police Officer Christopher Bireley was honored for 20 years of service to the department. Bireley also received a meritorious service award for a K-9 track that led to a felony arrest for the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office.

Lt. J.D. Lawson was recognized for meritorious service during a domestic incident that involved a barricade situation in December of 2017.

Four officers – Senior Police Officer Joseph Kerr, Senior Police Officer Claude Holland, Sgt. Michael O’Connor and Patrolman Kevin Lloyd – were awarded lifesaving citations. Kerr saved a life during an attempted suicide by hanging in December of 2017. O’Connor saved a subject who was actively cutting herself in November of 2018, while Lloyd also saved a subject who was actively cutting herself in December of 2018. Holland’s lifesaving commendation came as a result of his actions in May of 2018, when he rescued a mother and two children from a flooding vehicle.

Mayor Gee Williams asked Downing to pass along the town’s gratitude to the department’s 14 officers.

“It’s things like this that folks never see,” he said. “Please let them know how grateful we are.”

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here’s another column in this paper called “Things I Like.”

I’m often told by people how onerous it must be to come up with 11 positive things every week. These same folks usually say they could do it on a weekly basis if they could list “Things I Don’t Like” or “Things I Hate.”

I understand that sentiment because negative aspects or things I don’t like often carry my thoughts as well. However, writing “Things I Like” reminds me of the importance of maintaining a glass half-full mentality with life. It’s sometimes easier said than done, but for a few minutes every Monday morning I force myself to think positive. It’s really not that difficult and a healthy exercise.

That brings me to an article by a parent headlined, “What I Hate About Electronics.” I’m sorry I can’t cite the source because I read it in my kids’ dentist’s waiting room and can’t seem to find it online.

Like most parents, we worry about the popularity of electronics among our kids. In sticking with the theme of staying positive, I decided to offer some thoughts on the benefits of technology and electronics on my kids’ lives. There’s no question I could come up with more negatives these days, but here are a few specific positives I find with technology.

•Being nonverbal and on the ASD spectrum, Carson relies on his iPad to share his thoughts through augmentative and alternative communication apps. That’s why we refer to the iPad as his “voice.”

While he would rather use limited sign language, body language or grunts and moans to express himself, he has become proficient in expressing himself through his iPad. It’s not preferred because it takes extra effort and some planning to key in

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Of course, the iPad has multiple other functions for him to enjoy. The most recent being the FitBit app so he can track his steps multiple times each day. He gets competitive about it and it’s without question made him more active.

In fact, he’s become so adept at using the app that me, Beckett and a co-worker are currently engrossed in multiple challenges over who takes more steps. He’s so competitive about it that I often find him walking up and down stairs and running from one end of the house to the other.

His new FitBit and the technology presented with it have definitely made him more active. So much so that on the way to school one cold morning this week he made me park in one of the farthest spots from the building so he could get extra exercise. That’s now his favorite parking spot.

•As far as Beckett goes, there is without question more negatives to electronics than positives. He and his friends have their own social community online through a couple Xbox games that bothers us. We monitor him closely, but it’s addictive for him and his friends. He argues that point, saying at least he’s being social with his friends, but video games like Fortnite have a way of capturing and retaining their attention in a negative way. I have no doubt he would never leave his room if we weren’t around to remind him of life outside those four walls.

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For instance, Beckett often refers to YouTube for help with his homework, including a couple weeks ago when he was having trouble retaining the rules on division of decimals. I actually tried to stop him initially, but he later showed me how he often uses YouTube to help him with math applications when he’s stumped. In this case, I’m not positive I would have been able to help him with his math.

He often reminds me of that instance when I am listing the various reasons why YouTube, and all the nonsense featured on it, can rot a child’s brain.

There have been other ways when technology has helped Beckett with school. Being a fifth-grader, his study habits are certainly a work in progress.

Pam and I have both showed him some “old school” study skills, but he definitely prefers to use his iPad, specifically apps called QuizLet and Spelling City.

In our case, we use Spelling City weekly. Inside the app are all the words for the weekly spelling and monthly vocabulary tests. We have him on Sunday night take a blind spelling test for the next week’s words. The result is often not pretty because he doesn’t know the word in most cases.

In this week’s case, the words are challenging. He started with missing nine out of 25 but he had never seen some of the words, such as subservient. By Wednesday night, he only missed one – subterranean.

I will always agree there are more negatives with technology today than positives, but I’m relieved there remain some benefits.

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More Public Works Upgrades Approved

January 18, 2019

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – The next phase of the complete overhaul of the town’s public works campus was approved this week including a new parking lot and guard house.

The town’s Public Works Department has been working with the Maryland Transit Administration for a decade on a plan to substantially upgrade and expand Ocean City’s public works campus along the bay roughly from 64th to 67th streets. The public works complex, which includes administrative offices, bus and transit equipment storage and fueling, solid waste, maintenance and a myriad of other services, was last upgraded over three decades ago in 1983 and the department has outgrown the aging facilities.

Because the public works complex needs to remain open during the renovation, the project, with an estimated price tag of around $25 million, is being completed in phases. On Tuesday, Public Works Director Hal Adkins outlined the next phase, which includes a new parking lot and guard house facility. The entire project is being funded through a partnership with the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) with the state on the hook for around $14 million and the town responsible for the remaining $11 million.

The next phase presented on Tuesday was estimated at around $1.6 million, but Adkins explained the lowest base bid came in at a little over $1 million with an ad-alternative totaling around another $300,000. Adkins recommended approving the roughly $1 million base bid while reserving the right to proceed with the ad-alternate at a later date. The council ultimately approved the recommendation.

The original plan for this phase included an elevated parking garage with an emergency helicopter pad on its roof, an alternative earmarked 197A. However, that proposal came in well over budget and was nixed from the overall project. Instead, Adkins explained the recommendation was to move forward with the next phase labeled 197B. “The last time we discussed this we talked about 197A and 197B,” he said.

“197A included the elevated parking garage with the helicopter pad, but that was determined to be way beyond our budget. The recommendation today is to move forward with 197B.” The MTA has to approve the roughly $1 million bid for 197B, which is expected to be a formality and may have happened already. Adkins said once the MTA approves the low bid, the next phase should begin.

“The dirt is about to fly once we get the notice to proceed,” he said. “The plan is to have this phase completed by the end of April or the beginning of May. As soon as we complete the parking lot, we can start moving police cars over there.”

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The Ocean City Elks Lodge 2645 last weekend held its annual Hoops Shoot competition for local kids at Worcester Prep.

Pictured, Kennedy Kirby, 8, a fourth-grader at Ocean City Elementary School, shows off the trophy for winning her age bracket.

Mallards Run Regular Season Streak To 11 In The News

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

BERLIN – Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity basketball team rolled past Salisbury Christian, 45-24, last week for its 11th straight regular season win.

The Mallards extend its win streak following the holiday break to three games with the victory over Salisbury Christian at home last Friday. Overall the Worcester girls have won 11 straight regular season games to start the season. The Mallards’ only loss of the season was a narrow 43-41 de-

feat to King’s Christian Academy in its second game of the Governor’s Challenge during the holidays.

Against Salisbury Christian last week on Senior Night, Hailey Merritt led the way with 13 points, while Grace Gardner added 12. Hannah Merritt pitched in eight while five other players got in the score book. The Mallards were scheduled to play Gunston on the road on Monday, but the game was postponed due to the snow-related school closing.

The Worcester girls are scheduled to host St. Thomas More on Alumni Night on Friday.

Worcester Topples Jags On Senior Night

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

BERLIN – Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity basketball team took care of business on Senior Night last Friday, beating visiting Salisbury Christian, 40-29.

On a night when the Mallards honored eight senior players including Cole Berry, Cameron Hill, Cooper Richins, Michael Curtis, Dakin Moore, Colin Miller, Alec Dembeck and Henry Taboh, the Worcester boys cruised to the 40-29 win over Salisbury Chris-

tian. With the win last Friday, the Mallards have now won three of their last four and five of the last six after starting the season with an 0-4 record.

Monday’s road game against Gunston was postponed because of snow and will be made up on Feb. 14. The Mallards host St. Thomas More on Friday on Alumni Night as part of a double-header with the Worcester Prep girls’ varsity team.

The Worcester boys will then play three straight on the road against Salisbury Christian, Holly Grove and St. Thomas More again.

Beck, Seahawks Strong In Latest Meet

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

BERLIN – Stephen Decatur’s varsity track teams turned in solid performances in the latest Bayside Conference meet last week as Kevin Beck continued to dominate some of the middle to longer distances.

In the Pat Russo Invitational in December, Beck finished first in the 800 and third in the 1,600. Two weeks later on Jan. 2, Beck finished first in the 1,600 and second in the 800.

Last week, in a conference meet hosted by Parkside, Beck finished first in the 1,600 and second in the 800.

In the 500 last week at Parkside, Gavin Bunting finished eighth and Chad Fischer finished 11th. Beck finished first in the 1,600, while George Cheynet finished 10th and Carter McClendon finished 18th.

In the 55-meter hurdles, Samuel Oates was 14th, Andrew Ball finished 16th and Zachary Fuchsluger finished 18th.

In the relays, Decatur finished 10th in the 4x200 and first in the 4x800. In the field events, Fuchsluger finished ninth in the high jump while Daquon Collick came in 14th.

On the girls’ side, Jabria Lewis finished 14th in the 55-meter dash. Alyssa Romano finished seventh in the 300, while Caroline Gardner finished 11th in the 800 and Dori Krasner finished 13th.

Erica Hicks finished 17th in the 1,600, while Amalia Murphy was 22nd.

Avery Braciszewski finished 13th in the 3,200. In the field events, Romano finished sixth in the high jump and Abbie Baker was fifth in the pole vault.

Margie Rayne finished fifth in the shot put, while Zoriah Shockley was ninth.

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Seahawks Rolling Into War On Shore

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

BERLIN – Stephen Decatur’s varsity wrestling team stayed on a major roll this week heading into its own War on the Shore tournament that got underway on Friday.

The Seahawks swept two matches in a tri-meet last week on the road, beating Cambridge-South Dorchester, 71-6, and Kent County, 59-15.

Back in action at home last Friday, the Seahawks blanked North Dorchester, 84-0. Decatur’s Adam Sites beat North Dorchester’s Ledger Bates at 106. Anya Knappenberger and Jagger Clapsadle each won by forfeit at 113 and 120 respectively. Nico D’Amico beat Adam Ray at 126 and Noah Reho beat Austin Kimmey at 132.

Decatur’s Kyle Elliott beat Masmi Lewis at 138 and Hayden Gable beat Lucas Tolley at 145. After a forfeit win

by Jhymir Blake at 152, Decatur’s John Hofman beat Cody Olson at 160. Lucas Layton and Micah Bourne won by forfeit at 170 and 182. D.J. Taylor beat Kaden Handte at 195, Daletez Smith beat Brendan Ebeling at 220, and Dakota Souder closed out the match with a forfeit win at 285.

With the three wins in the last week, the Seahawks improved to 8-0 in the conference and carried significant momentum into the War on the Shore tournament, which Decatur is hosting this weekend for the 18th time. War on the Shore, long a staple on Maryland’s prep wrestling winter schedule, gets underway today with nearly two dozen of the top teams from the mid-Atlantic region competing.

Friday’s action at Decatur will feature preliminary bouts in every division with matches held practically around the clock through Saturday.

The event concludes on Saturday evening with championship bouts in each weight class. A total of 22 teams including last year’s top three finishers are expected to compete at Decatur this weekend although a predicted snowstorm in some parts of the region could wreak havoc on the schedule.

Last year, Decatur finished a respectable ninth among the 24 teams competing in the War on the Shore tournament. The top three team finishers last year were Mount St. Joseph, Damascus and Caesar Rodney, each of which is expected to return this year.

Brutal Road Stretch Ends With Loss To Rams

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

BERLIN – A stretch of three straight games in Salisbury against tough Bayside South opponents couldn’t end soon enough for Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team, which fell to host Parkside, 79-46, last week.

The Seahawks started the season with a 4-1 record, but a scheduling anomaly had them playing three straight road games against Bennett, Wicomico and Parkside coming out of the holiday break.

After falling to Bennett, 66-54, and

WiHi, 75-33, the torrid stretch continued for Decatur last week with a 7946 loss to Parkside.

After starting the season 4-1, the Seahawks now find themselves at 55 after the brutal Salisbury run.

However, they have a chance to get healthy and get back in the win column with the upcoming stretch.

Decatur played Pocomoke on Thursday in a game played too late to be included in this edition, followed by games against Crisfield, Washington and Snow Hill. Decatur went 3-1 against those teams in the early part of the season.

January 18, 2019

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Education Changes Would Be Alarming

(Editor’s Note: The following commentary was submitted by Worcester County Commissioner Chip Bertino.)

A threat looms over the horizon.

Earlier this month I attended the annual Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) conference held in Cambridge. One of the conference sessions entitled "Keeping Up with Kirwan," was an update on the Kirwan Commission’s progress. What was said was alarming.

The one-year study, now in its 26th month, was charged with evaluating academic needs, opportunities and funding with a goal toward propelling the state education system to global performance levels. The session I attended was moderated by two commission members, each appointed to the commission by MACo. There is a total of 25 members on the commission, a majority of whom are educators.

What I heard during this session and the possible impact the commission’s conclusions, if implemented, could have on Worcester County taxpayers raised all sorts of red flags. It’s clear, even during this early stage of learning what’s contained in the Kirwan Commission findings, that fair and equitable funding solutions have not been part of the deliberative process. The projected cost of the commission’s plan is $4.5 billion. The state legislature is expected to review the commission’s findings during this session. It is expected to deliberate on the funding aspects during the next session.

Currently there is an unfair omission to the state education funding formula that weighs heavily on Worcester County taxpayers. The weight will only become more burdensome should Kirwan be adopted. So, it is not too soon to raise awareness on this looming threat. Why? Because if the current state wealth funding formula, which predates the creation of the Kirwan Commission, is not addressed and fixed, the ramifications of Kirwan on Worcester County taxpayers will become more odious.

The current state wealth formula, which relies heavily on the assessed values of Ocean City properties, ranks Worcester as one of the wealthiest counties in the state. The state equation does not incorporate local demographics which in the case of Worcester is necessary to establish a realistic representation of the county. Identifying Worcester as wealthy is erroneous and misleading especially when nearly 45 percent of our students are enrolled in the Free and Reduced Meals program.

The sad reality is that the farther south one travels on Route 113 below Berlin, the more evident poverty within our county becomes.

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January 18, 2019

By Publisher/Editor Steve Green

Unlike five years ago, the science has confirmed there was an earthquake near Ocean City on Tuesday. I say “near” loosely since the 4.7 MW earthquake actually occurred in about 15,000 feet of water about 140 miles southeast of Ocean City.

Although it made headlines near and far, there really is little to say about this event. I was in Ocean City at the time with a couple hundred other people taking in youth basketball games. Despite what has been reported elsewhere, there were no effects felt in Ocean City from this quake. That was not the case five years ago.

In February of 2014, the ground did shake and buildings rumbled in the Ocean City area for as long as 10 seconds on at least two different occasions. With various reports from people who felt the effects of the earth moving, the Maryland Geological Society confirmed “earth motion activity” and requested seismologists analyze the data to determine if it in fact was an earthquake.

“Seismologists at Columbia University have analyzed the data from three area stations at Reisterstown, the Eastern Shore and Lewes and have advised that data from those sites is not consistent with an earthquake,” thenMGS Director Richard Ortt said. “Very small-scale events were observed at the seismic stations; however, the signatures and travel times between the stations are inconsistent and do not follow the known travel times of seismic or earthquake events.”

With this week’s earthquake, immediate concerns were expressed, and understandably so, about the possibility of a tsunami being created. Geological officials quickly quelled those concerns because the earthquake’s magnitude was too low. Historical data confirms tsunamis should only be expected after earthquakes with a magnitude of 7.0 or higher. For example, the horrific tsunami that caused $2.9 billion in damage to Indonesia was caused by 9.2 mw earthquake.

The Berlin Mayor and Council were right to slow the roll on the YMCA feasibility study this week.

The Berlin Falls Park Advisory Committee is doing just what it was charged with doing at its inception – bringing concepts to the town’s elected officials for consideration for the fledgling Berlin Falls Park. The committee wants the town to spend $20,000 to allow a firm endorsed by YMCA to study whether a facility is needed or wanted in the area. Representing his committee, Roger Fitzgerald told the council the recommendation was carefully considered before the committee issued its endorsement.

“I see this $20,000 as just the kickoff phase to show the Y that we’re serious about engaging them as a partner,” Fitzgerald said. “I know it’s a lot of money but there’s been a lot of money spent on the park already. We didn’t just lightly come up and say ‘toss $20,000 to the wind.’ It seemed like this was the entry to get into the Y universe.”

Despite the committee and staff supporting the initial study, council members expressed a number of general concerns and questions about a YMCA on the Berlin Falls Park grounds. Most of the council’s issues, however, did seem to revolve around the financial aspect. Councilman Thom Gulyas was outspoken with his concerns.

“It’s another 20 grand for a study just to see if people want it … In order to find out if there’s fundraising availability that’s going to be another 20, 30, 40 grand on top of that and then they want to lease it for a dollar a year,” Gulyas said. “My question to you is how do I look at a taxpayer and say this is a good idea when they’re asking and they’re telling me why did you lease this. If we do this for one, then at what point do we start doing it for the others? How do we get away from the fact that we’re paying for a study for a nonprofit to come in and then we’ve got other nonprofits that we deal with, the list is endless. How do we say no to those folks if they want a study done? That’s where I have a problem. That’s where I’m confused about this.

It’s going to be expensive.”

My hope is this conversation circles back once some of the council’s questions get answered.

It’s been more than a month since a 25-year-old man died in a single-vehicle accident near the intersection of Route 589 and Beauchamp Road.

While there are a lot of unknowns surrounding this case, what we do know is on Dec. 17 a Ford pickup was driving north on Route 589 when the driver lost control and struck the right shoulder curb, colliding with a traffic signal pole. The passenger died from injuries sustained after being ejected from the truck. The 30-year-old driver of the truck has not been identified, but initial police reports after the incident revealed the driver showed obvious signs of drug impairment. The accident occurred before noon.

In the weeks since the fatal accident, no official identifications have been made of the driver or the deceased. No charges have been filed. Since that’s unusual, the conspiracy theories have been running rampant.

When asked for an official update on the case this week, State’s Attorney Kris Heiser said, “With regard to the fatal accident on Route 589, we are still awaiting the results of blood kit analysis by the Maryland State Police lab in Pikesville. I expect we won’t receive the blood kit analysis for at least another 30 days or so.”

January 18, 2019

Every Monday: TOPS Meeting

5:30-6:30 p.m. Atlantic General Hospital, Berlin.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a support group promoting weight loss and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.410-641-0157.

Every Monday: Delmarva Chorus Meeting

7 p.m. Ocean Pines Community Center. Women of all ages invited to sing with the group.

410-641-6876.

Second Monday Of Month: Ocean Pines Camera Club

7 p.m. Ocean Pines branch library. Monthly gettogether to share photos, tips, programs. Group goes on a photo shoot the Saturday following meeting and hosts a hands-on workshop the last Thursday of each month. Professional and amateur photographers and new members welcome. Meets second Monday of each month.

Third Tuesday: Alzheimer’s Support Group

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 9715 Healthway Dr., Berlin. Free caregivers group. 410-629-6123.

Every Wednesday: Delmarva Hand Dance Club Dance To Sounds of ’50s And ’60s Music

5:30-9 p.m. Ocean City Elks Lodge, 13708 Sinepuxent Ave. $5 donation per person to benefit veterans and local charities in the Delmarva region. Dance lessons with Certified Hand Dance instructor Diane Engstrom on first and third Wednesdays of every month, 5-5:45 p.m.

Dancing afterward until 9 p.m,. All are welcome. dance@delmarvahanddancing.com or http://delmarvahanddancing.com. 410-208-1151.

Second Wednesday: Polish American Club Of Delmarva Meeting

2-4 p.m. Columbus Hall. Anyone of Polish or Slavic descent is welcome. No meetings June, July, August. 410-723-2639 or 410-250-2548.

Every Friday: Knights Of Columbus #9053 Bingo

Doors open at 5 p.m., bingo at 6:30 p.m. 9901 Coastal Hwy., Ocean City. Possible to win the $1,000 big jackpot each week. 410-524-7994.

First Saturday Of Month: Writers Group

10 a.m.-noon. Berlin branch, Worcester County Library. Anyone interested in writing is invited to join the group and share a story, poem or essay or just come and enjoy listening to others. This is a free activity. New members are always welcome. The group is comprised of amateur as well as professional, published writers willing to share their knowledge and offer tips on being creative with words.

Now Through Jan. 29: Art Exhibits

“Artist’s Choice” and “Shared Visions.” Ocean City Center for the Arts, 502 94th St. 410-5249433, artleagueofoceancity.org.

Jan. 18: Fish Fry

4:30-7 p.m. Bowen United Methodist Church,

this week’s OCEAN CITY Sea Palms #403 14 54th St, Oceanside Sat 11-2 Renovated 3BR/3BA Townhome Ocean Views Danny Taglienti Keller Williams 410-430-2721 OCEAN PINES 2 Bimini Lane Sat 12-3 Beautiful 4BR/2.5BA Home Corner Lot 2 Car Garage Billy Barr Keller Williams 240-367-6122

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Newark. Platters: $10 and include flounder filet, macaroni and cheese, green beans, cornbread, dessert. Beverage included for those who eat in.

Jan. 18-19: “Fiddler On The Roof”

Show times Friday-Saturday 7 p.m., 2 p.m. Sunday matinee. Ocean City Performing Arts Center.

Top talent from Ocean Pines Children’s Theater.

Tickets: $15. Purchase online at ocmdperformingartscenter.com or in person at OC Convention Center, 4001 Coastal Hwy., Ocean City. email: emanset1949@gmail.com or visit Ocean Pines Children’s Theater on Facebook.

Jan. 19: Oyster Fritter And Soup Sale

Noon-until. Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, Mt. Pleasant Road, Willards. Proceeds to benefit “A Village At The Shore,” a nonprofit organization serving the elderly, disabled and veterans. Oyster fritter sandwiches, vegetable beef soup, hot dogs, bake table. 410-726-1967.

Jan. 19: An Evening Of Jazz And Blues

7-11 p.m. Germantown School Community Heritage Center, 10223 Trappe Rd., Berlin. Tickets: $25, limited seating. Evening entertainment by singer/-saxophonist Everett A Spells. 410-2131956.

Jan. 19: Ocean Pines Anglers Club Meeting

9:30 a.m. Ocean Pines Community Center, Assateague Room, 235 Ocean Parkway. Doug Murphy will speak on changes to the 2019 tax law and a slide presentation highlighting the year in review will be shown along with any fishing updates. All are welcome. 410-641-7662.

Jan. 19: All-You-Can-Eat Spaghetti Dinner

3-7 p.m. East Sussex Moose Lodge, 35933 Zion Church Rd., Frankford, Del. Abate of Sussex County, for Bill Morgan, a longtime Abate member. Menu includes spaghetti with or without meatballs, salad, garlic bread. Cake table. $10/person; $5/children 4-12. 302-732-3429 or 410-251-8699.

Jan. 21: Democratic Women’s Club Of Worcester County Meeting

9:30 a.m.: Coffee and conversation and 9:30 a.m. 10 a.m.: Guest speaker Matt Heim, organizer for the Mid-Atlantic Campaign for Oceana, an international ocean advocacy organization leading local efforts against off-shore drilling.

410-208-2555.

Jan. 23: Relay For Life Kick-Off Celebration

6-8 p.m. Greene Turtle West, 9616 Stephen Decatur Hwy., West Ocean City. Relay For Life of North Worcester County. Activities for all ages including pool challenge, hoops challenge, trivia and more with prizes, hosted by DJ BK. Happy hour prices until 8 p.m. with 15 percent of all purchases donated to the Relay For Life of North Worcester County. 443-497-1198, dawnhodge@comcast.net, 443-366-5440 or djthorn421@gmail.com.

Jan. 24: Luncheon Meeting Republican Women Of Worcester County

Doors open at 10:30 a.m., meeting begins at 11 a.m. Captain’s Table Restaurant, 15th Street in the Marriott Hotel, Ocean City. Topic: “Know What’s Coming in 2019-A Discussion of Maryland and Worcester County Legislative Issues.”

A Worcester County commissioner will be present to answer questions. Cost of luncheon: $20.

Reservations: annlutz60@gmail.com or 410208-9767.

Jan. 26: All-You-Can-Eat Taco Night Canceled

Bishopville Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary.

443-880-6966.

Jan. 26: All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast Buffet

7-10 a.m. Whaleyville United Methodist Church, 11716 Sheppards Crossing Rd., Whaleyville. $8/adults; $4/child. 410-726-0603.

Jan. 26: Divas Of Hollywood Drag Show

7-11 p.m. 28th Street Pit & Pub, Ocean City. Tickets: $30 in advance (443-944-4763); $35 at the door. Fundraiser for Diakonia Inc.

Feb. 5: 10th Annual $1 Taco Night

2:30-7 p.m. Stephen Decatur High School cafeteria. Chicken and beef tacos, sides, drinks and

Things To Do activities are printed free of charge. To ensure that an event is listed in a timely manner, please submit information as early as possible, since all items will be listed in advance as space permits. Be sure to include the date, name of event, time, location, address and a contact number. Email to editor@mdcoastdispatch.com; fax to 410-641-0966; or mail to The Dispatch, P.O. Box 467, Berlin, Md. 21811.

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OCEAN CITY Bayview Grand Bayfront 5th-6th St Open Sat & Sun New Construction 4BR/3BA Condos Private Beach Area Kevin Decker Coastal Life Realty 443-235-6552

OCEAN CITY English Towers #803 10000 Coastal Hwy Oceanfront Sat 11-2 Spacious 3BR/2BA Condo Bonnie Brown Berkshire Hathaway 443-859-4049

OCEAN CITY Harrington Towers 2901 Atlantic Ave #1104 Oceanfront Sun 11-2 2BR/2BA Penthouse Billy Barr Keller Williams 240-367-6122

OCEAN PINES 38 Alton Point Sat 11-2 5400 Sq. Ft. 5BR/5FB/2HB The Britts Team Keller Williams 302-524-2006

OCEAN CITY 2 Hidden Cove Way #3B Sat 11-2 1474 Sq. Ft. 3BR/2BA The Britts Team Keller Williams 302-524-2006

Page 43 desserts. Reservations not necessary. Dine-in or carry-out. All proceeds benefit Stephen Decatur High School. 410-641-2171.

Feb. 5, 6, 7: Md. Basic Boating Safety Course

U.S. Coast Guard offering the program. Ocean Pines branch library. The Maryland Safe Boating Certificate is required for all boat operators born after July 1, 1972, and is awarded after successful completion of the course, which includes piloting in local waters, tying nautical knots, foul weather tactics, legal issues and common marine maintenance. $15 for all three evenings.

Register: 410-935-4897 or email CGAUX1205@Gmail.com.

Feb. 14: AARP Meeting

10 a.m. Ocean City Senior Center, 41st Street and Coastal Highway (behind the Dough Roller).

Please arrive early at 9:30 a.m. for a social halfhour and refreshments. Guest speaker will discuss “Guarding Your Identity.” Optional luncheon will follow the meeting at High Stakes Restaurant. New members welcome. 410-250-0980.

Feb. 22: Carrabba’s Carry-Out/Dine-In

5-7 p.m. Bishopville Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary. Menu will be chicken marsala, penne pomo, salad, bread, mini cannolis and a drink: $14. Carry-out or dine-in. Limited number of dinners available. Pre-orders are encouraged: 443880-6966.

March 14: AARP Meeting

10 a.m. Ocean City Senior Center, 41st Street and Coastal Highway (behind the Dough Roller).

Please arrive early at 9:30 a.m. for a social halfhour and refreshments. Guest speaker will discuss elder law. Optional luncheon will follow the meeting at a local restaurant. New members welcome. 410-250-0980.

April 11: AARP Meeting

10 a.m. Ocean City Senior Center, 41st Street and Coastal Highway (behind the Dough Roller).

Please arrive early at 9:30 a.m. for a social halfhour and refreshments. Guest speaker will discuss good kidney health. Optional luncheon will follow the meeting at a local restaurant. New members welcome. 410-250-0980.

April 13: Bridge Bash And Games Galore

9:15 a.m. Doors open for registration and breakfast (homemade cinnamon rolls, pastries, juice, coffee; playing begins at 9:45 a.m.; lunch, short program and door prizes at noon. Asbury United Methodist Church, Salisbury. P.E.O. Chapter V, a philanthropic organization where women celebrate advancement of women, educate women through scholarships, grants, awards, loans and stewardship of Cottey College and motivate women to achieve their highest aspirations. $30 per person, space is limited. Four two-hour classes will be offered in March for 4100, location to be determined. 410873-2126 or cowall@comcast.net.

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FROM PAGE 42 Worcester County is very fortunate to have a premier education system.

Thanks to past and present taxpayers, Board of Education members, school superintendents, teachers, students and County Commissioners our county school system is a communitybased achievement of which we can all be proud. We have accomplished this despite state mandates that have weighed heavily on county taxpayers.

According to Fiscal 2018 data compiled by MACo, Worcester County taxpayers pay the highest per student allocation of any other county in the state, just over $13,000. This amount does not include restricted or debt service funding, which brings the figure up to over $16,000. Worcester spends more per student than Montgomery, Howard, Baltimore, Prince George’s counties and Baltimore City. In fact, Worcester County taxpayers spend more on each student than Caroline ($2,596), Wicomico ($2,925) and Somerset ($3,596) county and Baltimore City ($3,645) taxpayers combined.

The biggest concern heard during the conference was learning there has been nearly zero discussion by commission members on the funding formula used to determine a jurisdiction's education allocation.

Our county gets the second lowest amount (behind Talbot) of state education funding assistance per student at $4,195. To put this in perspective, Wicomico County receives $10,591 per student; Somerset gets $12,954; Dorchester gets $10,260; and, Baltimore City gets $12,104.

Kirwan recommends mandated statewide teacher starting salaries at $60,000 (the starting salary for teachers in Worcester County is $44,700); a requirement that teachers spend only 60 percent of their time in the classroom teaching; and, mandated all-day Pre-K for 3- and 4-year-olds.

The inequities of the current formula are magnified many times over through the lens of Kirwan.

Should the commission’s recommendations be approved by the state legislature and signed by the governor, should there be no change to the current funding formula and should no additional education funding be provided to Worcester County by the state, the effects of Kirwan on our county budget will be deleterious.

Regardless of whether the findings of the Kirwan Commission are implemented, the state must review and reformulate the education funding formula so it is fair and equitable; that it takes into account local demographics. This is necessary so Worcester County taxpayers are spared increasingly heavy and unreasonable financial burdens.

Parents, students, educators and taxpayers should expect Worcester County to continue to provide an exceptional education experience. To that end, our county should expect and demand that it be treated fairly by the state.

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DJ WOOD Greene Turtle North: Every Saturday

DJ ROBCEE Fager’s Island: Saturday, Jan. 19

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DJ RobCee, 9 p.m., Jumper 9:30 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 21: Bryan Clark, 6 p.m.

DJ DUSTY Clarion/Ocean Club: Every Friday & Saturday

AARON HOWELL 45th St. Taphouse: Wednesdays

FREDDIE LONG BAND Fager’s Island: Saturday, Jan. 19

BRYAN CLARK Fager’s Island: Monday, Jan. 21

KEVIN POOLE Harpoon Hanna’s: Thursdays

BINGO W/BLAKE Greene Turtle West: Tuesdays

GREENE TURTLE NORTH 410-723-2120 11601 Coastal Hwy. Fridays: DJ Wax, 10 p.m.

Saturdays: DJ Wood, 10 p.m.

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BEATS BY WAX Greene Turtle North: Fridays 127th St. Pit & Pub: Wednesdays Pickles Pub: Thursdays

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Who’s Where When Fenwick Island, DE Friday, Jan. 18: Glass Onion, 9 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 19: Dave Sherman, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 22: DJ Rupe Thursday, Jan. 24: Kevin Poole ON THE EDGE Clarion/Ocean Club: Friday & Saturday, Jan. 18 & 19

FEELFREE Pickles Pub: Saturday, Jan. 19

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GLASS ONION Harpoon Hanna’s: Friday, Jan. 18

ROGUE CITIZENS Greene Turtle West: Saturday, Jan. 19

RANDY LEE ASHCRAFT & THE SALTWATER COWBOYS Johnny’s Pizza & Pub: Wednesdays Smitty McGee’s: Thursdays & Fridays

JUMPER Fager’s Island: Saturday, Jan. 19

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HOOTERS 410-213-1841 12513 Ocean Gateway, Rte. 50, West OC Friday, Jan. 18: DJ BK JOHNNY’S PIZZA & PUB 410-723-5600 56th St. & Coastal Hwy., Bayside Friday, Jan. 18: Jack & T Saturday, Jan. 19: TBA Wednesdays: Randy Lee Ashcraft & The Saltwater Cowboys PICKLES PUB 410-289-4891 8th St. & Philadelphia Ave. Friday, Jan. 18: Beats By Jeremy Saturday, Jan. 19: FeelFree Mondays: Karaoke With Jeremy Thursdays: Beats By Wax SMITTY MCGEE’S 302-436-4716 37234 Lighthouse Rd., a West Fenwick Ireland, DE Thursdays & Fridays: Randy Lee Ashcraft & The Saltwater Cowboys SEACRETS 410-524-4900 49th St.& Coastal Hwy. Friday, Jan. 18: DJ Cruz, 10 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 19: Full Circle Duo, 5 p.m., DJ Cruz, 6 p.m., The Freddie Long Band, 9 p.m.

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It may be the heart of the winter season, but there are still plenty of activities to keep me busy, including the Locals New Year’s Eve party on Jan. 5 at the 45th Street Taphouse; the winter market at The Shark; and the local law enforcement appreciation day benefit at the Original Greene Turtle.

45th Street Taphouse: heather lowe, aly anderson, amanda Frampton, Sarah Trattner, alyssa dipero, Marisa redden, dan Mitchell and Bob “Wax” chandler

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The Shark: ashley Furbay and Michelle Melson

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45th Street Taphouse: J.p. lacey, rachel capobianco, gM dominic canale and Sara hewitt

greene Turtle north: The Voice radio network power 101.7 Tracy Baker and radio personalities Bill Baker and hitman

greene Turtle north: Bartenders Jean Taylor and ryan lafferty

The Shark: george and eric lenz

The Shark: owner Jody Wright and chad newberger

45th Street Taphouse: dale Ward and randal coursey

greene Turtle north: paula and Tom Jensen, president of c.o.p.S.

45th Street Taphouse: owner Zev Sibony and assistant gM Brian Mayhew

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At its annual membership meeting on Dec. 11, the Atlantic General Hospital Auxiliary presented hospital officials with a check in the amount of $40,000 toward the hospital’s annual appeal. Pictured, from left, are Barbara Lischak, Auxiliary treasurer; Jackie Choate, Auxiliary secretary; Lois Sirman, Board of Trustee member; Michael Franklin, AGH president and CEO; Kitty Reeves, Auxiliary president; Margie DiNenna, Auxiliary recording secretary; and Janet Mengel, Auxiliary past president.

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Members of The Women’s Fund, a component fund of The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, recently raised over $5,000 in donations for The Christian Shelter at the annual Women’s Fund holiday reception in December.

The Christian Shelter is a nonprofit which provides emergency temporary shelter, nutritious meals and related services and has assisted over 28,000 individuals and provided over 500,000 meals since 1980. Above, Sister Mary and Brother Jim Christian Shelter receiving the proceeds from B.J. Summers of the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore.

Berlin Lions Club members purchased groceries at Food Lion last month and delivered bags of food to 12 families in need in the Berlin area. Pictured are Lions Brian Lewis, Walter West, Russ Hammond, Jack Mumford, Eric Bowers, Joe Andrews, Bob Paladino and Ray McCabe. Family members who assisted were daughters Lexi Mumford, Kailey Andrews and Rachael Lewis.

The Arcadia Chapter of The Questers held its January meeting at the historic Atlantic Hotel in Berlin. The Questers support the preservation and restoration of historic buildings and landmarks for educational purposes.

Debbie Tingle and Karla Shenk of First Shore Federal Bank made ceramic pottery bowls at the Ocean City Center for the Arts on Jan. 8. First Shore Federal is one of the sponsors of the 5th Annual Empty Bowl Project, a benefit for the Diakonia food pantry and the programs of the Art League of Ocean City. The public is invited to make a ceramic bowl by hand at an upcoming bowl-making session on Jan. 24, Feb. 4 or Feb. 17 and to attend the soup dinner on March 29. Reservations at artleagueofoceancity.org.

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Delmarva hand Dance Club Vice president Barb Mcardle, treasurer Judy Martin and member Marlene Mervine sold 50/50’s during the Wednesday night dance session.

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ocean Downs Casino F&B Director erik Cantine, group sales Manager Crystal lilley and general Manager Bobbie sample hosted a wonderful Business after hours for the oC Chamber of Commerce.

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at the January Business after hours, oC Chamber ambassadors gina shaffer and ali Jacobs sold the tickets for the 50/50 raffle.

owner of CrossFit assateague, Betsy Myers, center, celebrated with managers Michelle Macia and sandra Kerstetter at the open house ribbon cutting.

Dancing is back every Wednesday evening at oC elks lodge, with Delmarva hand Dance Club recording secretary Joan Mchale and sergeantat-arms Clarence emmons at the helm.

Finishing the morning workout at CrossFit assateague’s open house were four-year client norm Carpenter and Coach John haag.

the ocean pines Farmer’s Market has moved indoors for the winter, with Bob and liz Brightman selling fresh eggs from their farm in princess anne.

serving snacks to Delmarva hand Dancers who worked up an appetite on the dance floor were laDonna hillman and sue rayfield of the oC elks lodge.

Wilde hair Bakery’s heather and Fiona Duncan had their baked goodies at the ocean pines Farmer’s Market, now held indoors until March.

oC Chamber ambassadors sallie Johnson and steve ashcraft welcomed members into ocean Downs Casino for the January Business after hours.

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Things I Like ...

By Steve Green

The steering wheel warmer function Come-from-behind victories

Teens talking about their faith Technology articles

Watching “The Polar Express” every holiday season Silence in the house

When a preconceived notion is wrong Being excited about a new restaurant The smell of an old book

Folding a laundry load of towels Eggs and scrapple for breakfast

January 22, 1975 To August 20, 2003

In Loving Memory Of Angelo Russo

Birthday wishes, sent to Heaven From your family below.

We miss and love you dearly And we wanted you to know.

If we were given just one wish One that would come true We’d wish you back besides us To spend this day with you.

Your Birthday’s not forgotten And your memory lives on.

We celebrate the life you had Even though you’re gone.

We will always love and miss you And will often shed a tear Especially on your special day Year after Year.

Happy Birthday, Angelo!

Love, Mom, Dad, Lisa, Chelsea, Jeffrey, Brayleigh, Tina and Tony

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Page 52 FRUITLAND-SALISBURY RESTAURANT 213 213 N. Fruitland Blvd., Fruitland 410-677-4880 • www.restaurant213.com Recently named one of the 100 Best Restaurants for Foodies in America for 2015 by OpenTable (1 of the only 2 restaurants named in the State of Maryland), the food at Restaurant 213 is far from your conventional Chesapeake Bay fare. A former apprentice of Roger Vergé in southern France, chef Jim Hughes prepares unpretentious, globally influenced cuisine inspired by the area’s plentiful ingredients.

Chef Hughes has catered many events for Ronald Reagan, while he was President of the United States. He also served as Chef for the King of Saudi Arabia at the Saudi Arabian Royal National Guard military academy. Chef Hughes has been honored by the James Beard Foundation and DiRoNA (Distinguished Restaurants of North America). For 2015 Restaurant 213 was voted Best Chef, Best Special Occasion Dining, and Best Fine Dining Restaurant by Coastal Style Magazine, and Best Special Occasion Restaurant by Metropolitan Magazine.

Frommer's Travel Guide has Awarded Restaurant 213 its highest Rating of 3 Stars, making it one of only 3 restaurants on the Eastern Shore.

Additionally, "Special Finds" awarded this distinction from 2010-2015 in their Maryland & Delaware Travel Guide Edition. Open TuesdaySunday at 5 p.m. Special 5-course prix-fixe dinners offered on Sundays and Thursdays.

WEST OCEAN CITY-BERLIN OCEAN PINES ASSATEAGUE DINER Rte. 611 & Sunset Avenue West Ocean City 443-664-8158 www.assateaguedinerandbar.com Inspired by a classic diner culture, this new hotspot offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. The menu here features classic comfort foods prepared and executed with a modern coastal trust. Be sure to check out the exceptional coffee program and the Westside Bar within features delicious craft cocktails throughout the day.

BLACKSMITH RESTAURANT AND BAR 104 Pitts Street, Berlin • 410-973-2102 Located in the heart of America’s Coolest Small Town, Berlin, Md., Blacksmith has established itself as one the area’s most loved dining and drinking destinations for foodies and wine, spirt and craft beer enthusiasts. Chef owned and locally sourced, Blacksmith keeps the main focus on Eastern Shore tradition. Everything here is homemade and handmade. Cakes and baked goods are delivered daily from down the street.

Cozy and modern, traditional and on trend; Blacksmith has risen to the ranks of the area’s finest casual eating and drinking establishments. Visit and see why folks from Baltimore, D.C., Chincoteague and locals alike think Blacksmith is worth the trip. Open daily at 11:30 a.m. for lunch, dinner and bar snacks. Closed Sunday.

BREAKFAST CAFE OF OCEAN CITY 12736 Ocean Gateway, West Ocean City 410-213-1804 Open 7 days a week between Sunsations & Starbucks, across from Outback, come join us at the “Breakfast Cafe” (formerly Rambler Coffee Shop) we are a family-friendly restaurant that’s been family owned for 30 years passed from mother to son in 2001. We believe that fair pricing, putting out quality food as fresh as we can make it and a nice atmosphere makes a meal. I like to think we have many “House Specialties” which include our Crab Omelet, real crab meat, cheddar cheese and mushrooms, our Sunfest Omelet, Swiss cheese, ham and mushrooms; Cafe or French Sampler, pancakes or French toast, with eggs, bacon and sausage. Homemade creamed chipped beef on toast and sausage gravy on biscuits with browned potato home fries, with onion, excellent cheesesteak subs and fries and more! We use Rapa Scrapple fried on the grill the way you

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like it for all our breakfasts, sandwiches and sides. Summer hours, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Come enjoy!

DUMSER’S DAIRYLAND West Ocean City, Boardwalk locations, 501 S. Philadelphia Ave., 49th St. & 123rd St. www.dumsersdairyland.com This classic ice cream shop is a tradition for many families. Voted O.C.'s “Best Ice Cream” for the past 20 years, Dumser's is celebrating 80 years of serving the shore, and the ‘40s-style décor takes you back in time. With locations throughout Ocean City, treating your tastebuds to this signature homemade ice cream is easy.

The 49th and 124th streets locations offer vast lunch and dinner menus (breakfast too at 124th) in addition to a wide variety of ice cream treats. You’ll find an impressive array of kid-favorites, along with fried chicken and seafood options, wraps, subs, sandwiches, salads and sides like sweet potato fries and mac-andcheese wedges.

FOX’S PIZZA DEN 11328 Samuel Bowen Blvd.

West Ocean City 410-600-1020 • www.foxpizzamd.com Enjoy a brand new, spacious dining room.

Happy hour every day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. with $5 food specials. Full menu includes appetizers, salads, stromboli, hoagies and wedgies, pizza, spaghetti and more. Open every day from 11 a.m. to midnight.

FULL MOON SALOON 12702 Old Bridge Road, West Ocean City 443-664-5317 Locally owned and operated, this moderately priced casual restaurant/bar has freshly caught seafood, BBQ, and pork entrees, giant sandwiches as well as a variety of homemade soups. Locally we are known for our jumbo lump crab cakes, pork and beef BBQ, cream of crab soup, and 100% angus burgers as well as a variety of other sandwiches and entrees that are cooked with a local flair. Open daily at 11 a.m. for lunch and open until midnight. Sundays breakfast offered 8 a.m.-noon. Fifteen televisions and a big screen available for all sports events.

GREENE TURTLE-WEST Rte. 611, West Ocean City 410-213-1500 Visit Maryland’s No. 1 Sports Pub and Rest-aurant, the World-Famous Greene Turtle. Proudly serving West Ocean City since January 1999, The Greene Turtle features a beautiful 80-seat dining room, large bar area with 54 TVs with stereo sound and game room with pool tables.

With an exciting menu, The Greene Turtle is sure to please with delicious sizzling steaks, jumbo lump crab cakes, raw bar, homemade salads and more. Live entertainment, Keno, Turtle apparel, kids menu, carry-out. Something for everyone! Voted best sports bar, wings and burgers in West OC. Great happy hour and plenty of parking.

HOOTERS RESTAURANT Rt. 50 & Keyser Point Rd. West Ocean City 410-213-1841 • www.hootersofoc.com New mouthwatering smoked wings with half the calories. Traditional wings and boneless wings with 12 sauce selections. Burgers, quesadillas, tacos, and healthy salads. Extensive seafood selections with raw bar and Alaskan crab legs.

Children's menu and game room. Apparel and souvenir shop. Sports packages on a ton of TVs and live entertainment. Wing-fest every Tuesday from 6 to 8 with 50 cent wings. And of course, the world famous Hooters Girls. Large

parties welcome. Call for private party planning.

LIGHTHOUSE SOUND St. Martin’s Neck Road • 410-352-5250 Enjoy the best views of Ocean City at the newly renovated, Lighthouse Sound. Come relax and dine overlooking the bay and the beautiful Ocean City skyline. Savor entrees such as local rockfish, tempura-battered soft shell crabs, char-grilled filet mignon and jumbo lump crabcakes. Open to the public, we serve Sunday brunch, lunch and dinner. One mile west of Ocean City, Md., just off Route 90 on St. Martin’s Neck Road. Reservations recommended.

RUTH’S CHRIS Within the GlenRiddle Community 410-213-9444 • www.ruthschris.com Ruth’s Chris specializes in the finest customaged Midwestern beef. We broil it exactly the way you like it at 1,800 degrees to lock in the corn-fed flavor. Then we serve your steak sizzling on a heated plate so that it stays hot throughout your meal. Many of our recipes were developed by Ruth, favorites such as shrimp Remoulade, Crabtini and Ruth’s chop salad.

Located five miles west of Ocean City in the GlenRiddle Golf clubhouse. Extensive wine list.

Reservations recommended.

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cuisine. This is vacation done right, all year long. Wash down a Crabby Pretzel or homemade crabcakes with one of our 35+ craft beers on tap, all made right here in the USA. Not feeling crabby? Pair your craft brew with our awardwinning wings or even our brand new breakfast menu. Anyway it’s served, come get tapped with us.

BONFIRE 71st Street & Coastal Highway 410-524-7171 www.thebonfirerestaurant.com 150 ft. Seafood & Prime Rib Buffet A famous Ocean City Restaurant for 37 years.

It’s all here. The service, the atmosphere and the finest, freshest food available. Fresh seafood, snow crab legs, prime rib, BBQ ribs, raw oysters, raw clams, steamed shrimp, fish, homemade soups & salads. Decadent dessert selection – homemade donuts & bread pudding, soft serve ice cream with hot fudge topping and lots more! Large selection of children’s favorites – chicken tenders, hot dogs, burgers, macaroni & cheese and pizza. A la carte menu available featuring fresh cut steaks and seafood. Open Monday-Friday at 4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, at 3 p.m. Plenty of free parking.

BUXY’S SALTY DOG 28th Street • 410-289-0973 www.buxys.com Destiny has a new home in Ocean City. From the ‘burgh to the beach, Buxy’s is your home away from Pittsburgh. Come see what all the locals already know and have known – Buxy’s is the place to come to meet friends, relax and be social with no attitudes. House specialties include “The” Cheesesteak Sub, Primanti-styled sandwiches, pierogis,egg-rolls and homemade crab dip. Don’t miss our daily specials.

THE SHARK ON THE HARBOR 12924 Sunset Ave., West Ocean City 410-213-0924 • ocshark.com We make real food from scratch. We believe that great food and healthful ingredients are not mutually exclusive of each other. Featuring local organic produce and seafood. All natural products – clear of preservatives and antibiotics. Whole grains and whole foods are used in the preparation of our menu – which our chefs write twice daily, based on what's fresh, available and delicious. Fresh. Local. Organic.

Taste the difference. Open Daily Year Round, Monday through Saturday for Lunch & Dinner and Sundays for Brunch, Lunch & Dinner.

Reservations suggested.

CAPTAIN’S TABLE 15th Street & Baltimore Avenue 410-289-7192 One of Ocean City’s premier restaurants is back with a new and improved atmosphere and a brand new home. However, the mission to provide the same fresh, quality food and attentive service has not changed. Excellent chefs, who inspect each dish for culinary perfection, prepare the meals here. The finest seafood is guaranteed and nothing but the best in black angus beef is served. Be sure to inquire about the daily specials and check out the new bar and lounge area. They have the kids covered as well with a quality kids menu. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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COINS PUB & RESTAURANT 28th Street Plaza • 410-289-3100 Great mid-town location offering a complete dinner menu, lunch and lite fare. Coins features the freshest seafood, shrimp, scallops, clams, fresh catch and lobster plus the best crab cake in Maryland, hand cut steaks cooked to your liking, succulent veal and chicken dishes. Also authentic pasta selections. Enjoy live entertainment and dancing in the lounge nightly.

Happy hour daily 3-6 p.m. Casual dining in a relaxed atmosphere. Special kids menu. Lots of free parking.

28TH STREET PIT & PUB 28th Street & Coastal Highway 410-289-2020 • www.pitandpub.com Ocean City’s home of Pulled Pork and the finest barbecue, the legendary 28th Street Pit & Pub is known for serving up delicious smokehouse specialties. Grab a brew and enjoy the live sports action on one of the big screen TVs. Happy Hour daily, 3-6 p.m. Family friendly atmosphere. Weekend entertainment.

32 PALM 32nd Street Oceanside In The Hilton 410-289-2525 Executive Chef Rick Goodwin has introduced an exciting new menu. A favorite among many is the Bermuda Triangle, featuring cinnamon seared scallops finished with an ancho mango coulis along with house broiled crabcake with a sweet chili remoulade and finally, applewood smoked bacon wrapped around jumbo shrimp, grilled to perfection with jalapeno barbecue sauce. Other wonderfully delicious dishes cover the land and sea as well and each have a special touch that makes this restaurant unique among its peers. Children’s menu available.

Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

45TH STREET TAPHOUSE 45th Street and the bay 443-664-2201 At the newly remodeled 45th Street Taphouse, the best views of bayside Ocean City, MD are the backdrop where craft beer meets Maryland

DRY 85 OC 12 48th Street • 443-664-8989 • dry85.com Steps from the beach. Gourmet "stick to your ribs" Lowcountry cuisine. A made-from-scratch kitchen with every sauce and every dressing hand crafted. It's that attention to detail that takes the concept of burgers, fries, ribs and wings and turns them completely on their head.

Charcuterie boards. Late night bar. 120+ Whiskies. Craft beer. Artisanal craft cocktails.

Seasonal outdoor seating. Named one of the Top 40 Whiskey Bars in America by Whiskey Advocate.

DRY DOCK 28 28th Street and Coastal Highway 410-289-0973 The new kid on the dining scene in Ocean City features eclectic pizzas, delicious sandwiches, soups, salads and hot steamers in a modern, nautical themed atmosphere. A beautiful boat bar is featured inside and features craft cockSEE NEXT PAGE

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Carry out available and beer and wine to go.

Live music is also offered in this kid-friendly establishment.

FAGER’S ISLAND RESTAURANT & BAR 201 60th Street On The Bay 410-524-5500 • www.fagers.com Fager’s Island is an award-winning popular bayfront restaurant where lunch is a forgivable habit, dinner an event and sunsets unforgettable. Lite fare lunch served from 11 a.m.-9 p.m., dinner from 5 p.m., famous raw bar, festive Sunday Jazz Brunch, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and children’s menu. Complete house wine list and award-winning proprietor’s list available upon request. Outdoor decks and bar. Nightly entertainment in-season, Friday-Saturday, off-season. Open every day, year-round. A Fun Place!

JOHNNY'S PIZZA & SPORTS PUB 56th Street & Coastal Highway 410-723-5600 www.johnnyspizzapub.com The Official Pizza of OC, Johnny's Pizza & Sports Pub serves families throughout Ocean City and its surrounding communities 365 days a year. Eat in, carry out or have it delivered right to your doorstep. Our comfortable dining room features ample seating for small groups or large parties and our speedy delivery service will deliver your hot, delicious pizza right to your home, hotel or condo for your added convenience. From steaming homemade pizzas to lightly tossed salads and fiery hot wings, we have something for everyone. Live entertainment every weekend all winter and live entertainment four nights in the summer.

MARLIN MOON RESTAURANT 33rd Street in the DoubleTree Ocean City Oceanfront • 410-289-1201 www.marlinmoonocmd.com Eat where the locals eat. Marlin Moon is back in town with the talented Executive Chef, Gary Beach, creating his legendary food magic. Marlin Moon combines an eclectic atmosphere of ocean views and a fresh vibe with creative seafood and steak dishes you won’t forget.

Winner of the Maryland People’s Choice Award, Marlin Moon delivers the culinary combinations you’re craving and uses only locally sourced seafood, meats and vegetables. Some of the original classics, such as Mom’s Shrimp and Fred-dy’s Seafood Pasta, are back as well as a raw bar, small plate appetizers, fresh salads and entrees sure to satisfy any food mood.

Open daily serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner from 7 a.m.-11 p.m.

RED RED WINE BAR OC 12 48th Street • 443-664-6801 redredwinebar.com Steps from the beach. Fresh coastal cuisine with a focus on locally sourced seafood and hand tossed pizzas. Artisanal cheeseboards.

35+ Wines By the Glass. Full bar. Craft beer.

Late night bar. Luxurious colors and custom built couches. Casual atmosphere. Seasonal outdoor seating. Named Best Wine and Beverage Program in Maryland by the Restaurant As-

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PICKLES PUB 8th Street, Ocean City • 410-289-4891 It’s pub food with a twist and a special emphasis put on quality and large portions. The big juicy burgers and oven baked wedge sandwiches are locals’ favorites as are the pub wings (in a variety of styles) and tacos (choose from thai pulled pork, grilled chicken and blacked ahi avocado). There are numerous unique craft pizza options to choose from as well with the house favorite here being the blackened shrimp and arugula.

SEACRETS On The Bay At 49th Street 410-524-4900 • www.seacrets.com We are Jamaica USA! Serving our world famous jerk chicken, along with a full menu of appetizers, soups, sandwiches, salads, entrees, desserts and a children's menu. Enjoy happy hour drink prices everyday until 7 p.m.and live entertainment in a tropical atmosphere. Please check our website www.seacrets.com for a complete list of live bands and daily food and drink specials or call 410-524-4900. Find us and get lost!

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BILLY’S SUB SHOP • 410-723-2500 140th Street, Oceanside • 410-250-1778 Rte. 54, Fenwick Shoals • 302-436-5661 Now the best just got better because they deliver fresh-dough pizza, subs and shakes to your door and have three locations to serve you better. Washington Magazine wasn’t lying when it said Billy’s had the best milkshakes and fresh ground beef hamburgers at the beach and they don’t stop there. Fresh-dough pizza, cones, shakes, sundaes and more. More cheese steaks sold than anyone else in Maryland.

Billy’s accepts MC/Visa.

BREAKFAST AT THE CRABCAKE FACTORY 120th Street/Beachside (Serene Hotel) 410-250-4900 The Crabcake Factory started out as a breakfast house in 1996 and still serves one of the best and most creative breakfast menus in Ocean City. Try Eastern Shore favorites prepared daily by Chef-Owner John Brooks including a chipped beef, skillets, omelettes and their famous lump crab creations. World-Famous Crabcakes are served all day starting at 8 a.m. and can be packed on ice for you while you are

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eating breakfast. Try Sue’s Spicy Bloody Marys to start the day with a kick. Full breakfast menu available for carry-out. Online at: www.CrabcakeFactory-USA.com. See other listing (Crabcake Factory USA). Open year-round.

CAROUSEL OCEANFRONT HOTEL AND CONDOS 118th and the Beach • 410-524-1000 Reef 118 Oceanfront Restaurant located in the Carousel Hotel offers beautiful oceanfront dining in a casual atmosphere. Enjoy a hearty breakfast buffet or try one of our specialty omelets including lump crab and asparagus.

Our menu offers a wide variety of Succulent Seafood along with steaks, pastas & ribs. $5.95 kids’ menu available. Stop by the Bamboo Lounge serving happy hour daily 4-6 p.m. with super drink prices and $4.95 food specials.

Visit the Carousel and get served by the friendliest staff in OC!

THE CRAB BAG 130th Street, Bayside • 410-250-3337 Now serving lunch and dinner, trust us when we say you can’t go wrong with anything you order here. The crabs are fat and never disappoint and are available eat-in or carryout. The BBQ ribs are also worth a try as well as any of the char-grilled specialties. Remember “Super Happy Hour” offered seven days a week, all day. Plenty of bargains available on drinks and food.

CRABCAKE FACTORY USA 120th Street & Coastal Highway 410-250-4900 Voted “Best Crabcakes in Maryland, DC and Virginia,” by The Washington Post (July 2004).

Full-service family restaurant, carry-out and sports bar. Outside seating available. Open daily at 8 a.m. Menu selections include prime rib, chicken chesapeake, steamed shrimp, beer battered fish, real Philly cheese-steaks, burgers and kids menu. Shipping crabcakes online year-round at www.Crabcake-FactoryUSA.com or www.-Got-Lump.com. Homemade soups served daily. See previous listing (Breakfast House at Crabcake Factory USA) for breakfast specials. Casual dress, full liquor bar, no reservations, year-round.

FI-NA-LE RESTAURANT Rte. 1, Fenwick Island, DE 302-539-3526 Fi–na–le ... Fin Alley is now fi–na–le, sounds the same but looks even better. Under SAME ownership. Indoor and outdoor bayside casual dining with beautiful water and sunset views.

Happy hour Monday-Friday from 4-6 p.m. Culinary coastal classics with a modern twist! In the

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Village of Fenwick, two blocks north of Rte. 54.

Open Monday-Thursday at 4 p.m. and Friday, Saturday and Sunday at noon.

GREENE TURTLE-NORTH 116th Street & Coastal Highway 410-723-2120 www.facebook.com/OriginalGreeneTurtle This is the Original Greene Turtle, an Ocean City Tradition, since 1976! A fun and friendly Sports Bar & Grille, where every seat is a great spot to watch sports with 50+ High Def. TVs up & downstairs! Menu favorites include homemade crab cakes, kids’ menu, salads, burgers, wings and more! Join them for weekday lunch specials 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and happy hour 3-7 p.m. Popular features are game room, gift shop, carry-out, party trays, nightly drink specials, MD Lottery-Keno, Powerball and DJs with dance floor. Something for everyone! Open 11 a.m-2 a.m., year-round.

HARPOON HANNA’S RESTAURANT & BAR Rte. 54 and the bay, Fenwick Island www.harpoonhannasrestaurant.com 302-539-3095 No reservations required. Harpoon Hanna’s features a children’s menu & full bar. We are a casual waterfront restaurant serving lunch & dinner including fesh fish, seafood, steaks, sandwiches and all-you-can-eat Alaskan crab legs. Open year-round.

HORIZONS OCEANFRONT RESTAURANT Located inside the Clarion Resort 101st Street, Ocean City • 410-524-3535 Horizons Oceanfront Restaurant is proud to have Chef Rob Sosnovich creating beach-inspired dishes in both our oceanfront restaurants, Horizons and Breaker’s Pub. Our new all day menu, available 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m., features many of your favorites and some exciting new creations with a local flare – from Lite Bites to Big Bites and everything in between. Our deluxe Sunday breakfast buffet is open yearround and our “famous” all-you-can-eat prime rib, crab legs and seafood buffet is available most weekends throughout the year and daily in season. The Ocean Club Nightclub features top-40 dance music every weekend and nightly this summer. We’ve added some popular local bands to our lineup, so come join us “where the big kids play!” Lenny’s Beach Bar & Grill: enjoy surf, sun and live entertainment 7 days a week on the deck, from Memorial day through Labor Day during our afternoon beach parties. Enjoy something to eat or drink from our extensive menu. Try our “Bucket of Fun”, or a fresh “Orange Crush”–two of our favorites!

SMITTY MCGEE’S Rte. 54-West Fenwick Ireland 302-436-4716 • www.smittymcgees.com Smitty McGee’s is the place to be for fun. Best wings on the beach for 28 years and counting.

Enjoy great food and drink specials in a casual atmosphere. Happy hour daily. Come enjoy the live entertainment Thursday and Friday. Full menu served unil 1 a.m. Banquet facilities available. Open seven days a week. We never close!

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The first bridge to carry automobile traffic into Ocean City was approved by the Maryland General Assembly in 1916 but did not officially open until July 4, 1919. Known to locals as the “State Roads Bridge,” it had a single lane in each direction. It crossed the Sinepuxent Bay at its most narrow point and entered Ocean City at Worcester Street in the center of the old downtown.

This bridge was damaged in the Hurricane of 1933 that destroyed the nearby railroad bridge and also created the Inlet. For the three days it took to repair the State Roads Bridge, no automobile traffic was able to enter or leave Ocean City except by the long and sand-covered route through Delaware. The photo above was taken four days after the hurricane in 1933.

The State Roads Bridge was replaced by the current Route 50 Bridge in 1942.

Photo courtesy Travis Langworthy

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