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‘Great Job By Everyone Involved’ On Busy Ocean Rescue Day

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

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OCEAN CITY – A variety of factors led to a busy spring beach day on Sunday for emergency services providers with at least nine documented incidents of swimmers in distress in the ocean, including a victim who was transported to the hospital in critical condition.

Mid-summer-like crowds in Ocean City in mid-May, coupled with unseasonably warm weather and an offshorestorm-snarled surf conspired to create a busy day on the beach for the Ocean City Fire Department (OCFD) and the Ocean City Beach Patrol on Sunday. On top of that, those conditions all came together on the weekend before the patrol starts manning the stands for the summer season on Memorial Day weekend,

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although OCBP staffers were active in the rescues throughout the day.

“It was a perfect storm,” said OCFD spokesman Ryan Whittington. “There was a storm off the coast, the beach patrol was not yet on duty and it was absolutely beautiful. It created a situation where a lot of people were entering the water.”

Whittington said the fire department responded to nine separate incidents of swimmers in distress in the ocean on Sunday. The evolving situation resulted in the fire department altering the strategy and directing resources to the beach.

“After the fourth or fifth call, we decided to put a gator on the beach with rescue swimmers,” he said. “They were mobile and were able to respond to calls quickly.”

Whittington said the calls for swim-

mers in distress often involved multiple victims. While there were nine total calls, dozens were pulled from the water on Sunday.

“In some incidents, it was a single swimmer in distress,” he said. “In others, there were two or three. In one incident alone, there were eight swimmers in distress.”

The number of actual rescues is considerably higher than those reported.

Once the beach patrol mobilized crews on ATVs and started making rescues largely in the south end of town, those incidents were not reported because they didn’t originate as 911 calls, according to OCBP Captain Butch Arbin.

One incident in particular met with potentially grave consequences. Whittington said around 2 p.m. on Sunday, rescue swimmers responded to an inci-

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dent involving a male victim floating face down in the ocean at 5th Street. OCFD rescue swimmers, with the assistance of the beach patrol, pulled the victim from the ocean and immediately began lifesaving measures. The victim was transported to Atlantic General Hospital in critical condition and his outcome has not been made public.

Arbin said the OCBP checked in the first batch of rookies last week and was checking in the first batch of veteran guards last Sunday when the incidents began unfolding. He said the staggered check-in practice began last year during COVID because the department did not want large groups of people checking in at once.

The check-in process was underway on Sunday when the calls started coming in about distressed swimmer incidents.

Arbin said he immediately deployed experienced lifeguards on four ATVs and they responded to each of the 911 calls along with the fire department. He said the fire department does an excellent job in responding to water rescues when the beach patrol is not on duty and respond immediately, but the experienced lifeguards on ATVs are more adept at reaching victims quickly.

“The fire department does a great job,” he said. “They are right on those incidents quickly, but once they get a call, they are coming from a firehouse, getting in an ambulance, driving to the scene, disrobing or whatever they have to do before getting in the water,” he said. “Our people are already prepared to get in the water and make saves and practically jump off the ATVs while they’re still moving. We weren’t scheduled to be doing anything on the beach last Sunday, but if we’re around, we’ll jump right in and assist. It was a great job by everyone involved.”

While the beach patrol does not officially start manning stands until Saturday, Arbin said crews are often out the beach completing other tasks on spring weekends. Last week, for example, crews were loading stands onto the beach and those personnel were technically on duty and prepared to make rescues if need be.

“Last week, we were putting stands on the beach and we informed Communications we would be out there,” said Arbin. “They are designated to respond when they’re out there.”

While the beach patrol was putting stands out on the beach last week, they were not placed in their final positions and won’t be until the crews are ready to take the stands on Saturday.

“We put them out there in clusters, and don’t drag them into position until the last minute on Saturday,” he said. “We don’t want to give any impression that we’re going to be out there. If people see those stands in position early, they might have the impression that we’re out there and decide to go in the water. Conversely, if they seem dragged back and in clusters, that lets them know that we aren’t out there. The bottom line is for people to please keep their feet in the sand until we’re actively on duty.”

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Teamwork Helps Save Swimmer Caught In Rip

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

Members of the Ocean City Fire Department are pictured tending to a woman last Sunday afternoon.

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OCEAN CITY – There was no shortage of heroes during last Sunday’s frenzied flurry of ocean rescues, including one local property owner and another man from Virginia who saved a young lady in distress off 140th Street.

On Sunday, an offshore storm churned up high surf and rip currents up and down the beach in Ocean City, resulting in as many as nine calls for swimmers in distress. With the Ocean City Beach Patrol not officially yet on duty for the season, the Ocean City Fire Department was busy all day with rescues and pivoted its deployments with a gator on the beach with rescue swimmers.

While the fire department did yeoman’s work all weekend, private citizens were also credited with a save.

Around 3 p.m. last Sunday at the beach at 140th Street, an unidentified young lady was pulled out to sea roughly 100 feet by strong rip currents and was calling for help, while dropping below the water’s surface.

Local property owner and part-time resort resident John Wilkinson, Jr., 67, a former member of the Ocean City Beach Patrol in 1975, was alerted to the victim’s calls by his wife, Jane Wilkinson. Wilkinson entered the water and swam through the breaking waves to reach the victim.

Tyler Davila, 33, of Arlington, Va., saw the scene unfolding and followed Wilkinson into the water. Together, they reportedly grabbed the floundering victim by her right hand and began pulling her toward the shore. Another individual reportedly threw a boogie board to the rescuers.

After a few minutes of fighting the strong currents, Wilkinson, Davila and the victim reached the shallower water where bystanders were able to get the semiconscious victim and drag her safely onto the beach.

Davila’s girlfriend, Lidia Marino, of Washington, D.C., who is a physician’s assistant, was on the beach and helped the victim until firefighter-paramedics arrived. Ocean City Fire Department first-responders arrived almost immediately and rendered aid to the victim.

After about 15 minutes on the beach, the young woman was able to walk on her own toward a waiting ambulance.

All in all, a potential tragic drowning was averted by the quick response of Wilkinson, Davila, others on the beach and first-responders. There were many other unreported instances when surfers reportedly aided swimmers in trouble.

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Smooth Cruisin Event Reported, Despite Crowds

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

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The resort was packed last weekend, largely because of the spring classic car event, which drew over 3,000 registered participants along with countless other vehicle enthusiasts and spectators, but also because of picture-perfect weather with plenty of sunshine and daily temperatures in the 90s. The town’s special event zone, with enhanced penalties for speeding, reckless driving and exhibition driving, for example, was in place from last Tuesday through Sunday and there was a significant number of citations issued and arrests made, although it’s difficult to discern which were related to the event and which were among the public in general.

The Cruisin Ocean City event is sanctioned and well-organized by the promoters with special events at the Inlet lot and the convention center all weekend, contests with trophies and other prizes awarded and off-island events to spread participants out throughout the weekend. While the number of vehicles might be similar to the riotous unsanctioned pop-up car rally in the fall, the spring event is considerably tamer in terms of violations, incidents and disrespect to the town.

In advance of the Cruisin last week, the town implemented the special event zone and called in reserves from allied law enforcement agencies. Also, last year the town beefed up its towing ordinance to address modified vehicles that are not street legal and authorized the towing of vehicles involved in illicit behavior, and that was in place during the event last weekend.

Unlike the unsanctioned pop-up car rally in the fall, Cruisin event promoters generally police themselves with inspections of participating vehicles and little tolerance for disrespectful behavior.

However, as with most of the motorized special events, there are unregistered hangers-on who create issues and that appeared to be the case last weekend from a statistical standpoint.

While the numbers are preliminary, there were over 1,400 calls for service, including 954 officer-initiated calls and 448 citizen-initiated calls. In addition, the preliminary numbers represent those handled by the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) alone and do not include statistics from the allied law enforcement agencies including the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office and the Maryland State Police, for example.

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Two of the 3,000-plus registered participants in last weekend’s 30th Annual Cruisin Ocean City event are pictured on Coastal Highway.

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“Certified Product Specialist” at The OCPD reported 391 total traffic stops from Wednesday through Sunday and the department issued 443 traffic citations. Last year, the General Assembly approved legislation adding “exhibition driving” to the previously approved special event zone legislation, which includes a laundry list of violations from abrupt acceleration, skidding, swerving and spinning wheels, for example. Exhibition driving offenses include hefty fines and potential jail time for the most egregious violations. The OCPD issued 22 exhibition driving citations during the course of the four-day event.

There were 77 total arrests during the event last weekend including nine DUI arrests, six drug arrests and seven weapons arrests. There were also 44 reported traffic collisions last weekend.

The towing changes approved last year by the city allow law enforcement to remove vehicles from the roadway for a variety of reasons and impound them.

Another significant change enacted last year was the reclamation process for impounded vehicles. If a vehicle is towed and impounded for a variety of reasons, it has to be towed back out of the impound lot at the expense of the registered owner and not driven out, which essentially doubles the cost. The OCPD

reported there were 111 towed vehicles brought into the town’s impound lot between Wednesday and Sunday last week, although it did not break down which vehicles were towed because of illegal modifications.

OCPD Deputy Communications Manager Ashley Miller said despite the big crowds on hand for last weekend’s cruising event, from a statistics standpoint, it was fairly calm compared to other motorized special events.

“Overall, the Cruisin’ Ocean City event brought a lot of people into town,” she said. “It was a beautiful weekend to visit Ocean City. The Ocean City Police Department was out in full force along with our allied law enforcement partners.”

Miller said the OCPD and its allied partners were out in front of the spring cruising event with the special event zone and other initiatives in place.

“Our officers were proactive during the weekend and handled event-specific incidents like exhibition driving and nonrelated calls for service,” she said. “Our working partnership with the Cruisin event promoters will continue to grow to help keep the participants and visitors safe. We hope everyone enjoyed their time here in Ocean City.”

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Overnight Sleepers Targeted With Parking District Concept

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OCEAN CITY – A resort committee last week got a closer look at the logistics of implementing a residential parking district in the downtown area.

Last week, members of the Ocean City Police Commission met with Planning and Community Development Director Bill Neville to explore the logistics of implementing a residential parking district to the west of St. Louis Avenue from 4th to 15th streets.

“We didn’t start with this as a program to provide guaranteed parking for people

that have a parking deficiency,” Neville said. “It’s an enforcement problem between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m.”

In March, Councilman Peter Buas introduced the idea of a parking permit aimed at deterring people from sleeping overnight in their cars and curbing some of the illegal activity.

As proposed, a new residential parking district would prohibit overnight onstreet parking in areas west of St. Louis Avenue without a residential parking permit. A parking permit – similar to those issued in the Caine Keys parking district – would allow permit holders to park on the street between the hours of 3 a.m. and 6

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Last month, the police commission directed town staff to map out areas for the proposed residential parking district and provide additional details for implementing the program. In his presentation last week, Neville said staff identified 200 parking spaces, 76 properties and 423 property owners along St. Louis Avenue from 4th to 15th streets.

“Within the code, it suggests that each owner would be provided two parking passes,” he said. “Taking it to its logical conclusion, we would have 846 parking passes chasing 200 spaces along St. Louis Avenue. So I don’t know how practical that is. The other question was if we provided a constraint along St. Louis Avenue, would it push the problem onto the side streets.”

Officials noted the analysis did not include the number of parking spaces or properties to the west of St. Louis Avenue. Neville replied the number of spaces and residential parking permits would increase if side streets were included in the proposed district.

“That essentially doubles the scenario,” he said.

Neville, however, noted the impacts it would have on administering the permits.

“In terms of administering a program, it increases the scope of how many signs, how many permits are issued, where the enforcement areas are,” he said. “To me, that’s the bigger question. Is it a program that may accomplish the initial goal but is perhaps unmanageable from the admin-

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istrative side?”

Buas and Mayor Rick Meehan advocated for expanding the parking district to areas west of St. Louis Avenue.

“Not everyone’s going to get a pass … ,” Meehan said. “I think if we are going to do it we not only include St. Louis, but definitely the area west of St. Louis.”

He asked town staff to determine the number of parking spaces and the number of parking permits needed for side streets west of St. Louis.

“I think we need to have that brought back to us …,” he said. “It’s going to take us awhile, but I think the concept is doable.”

Buas agreed.

“In the interim what we’ll do is get the number of spaces on the side streets between 4th and 15th,” he said. “By the time of the next police commission, we’ll have a better idea of what’s going on in that area.”

Buas noted the proposed parking district would go into effect next summer.

However, he questioned if there was anything the town could do this year to better enforce its ordinance on car sleeping, such as higher fines or additional signage.

Officials said it was something they would consider before the next commission meeting.

“This doesn’t prohibit workers or anybody parking on St. Louis, going to the beach,” Meehan summarized. “We’re not trying to prohibit those activities, we’re trying to prohibit the overnight sleepers.”

Fenwick Island Landmark Celebrates Three Decades

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Reprinted from the May 27, 2010 issue of The Dispatch Some have said that David and Janet Twining built Nantuckets Restaurant on an exceptional bowl of soup, but that would only be part of the recipe, and according to them, not nearly the most important ingredient.

As the couple recently celebrated 20 years as award-winning restaurateurs of the Fenwick Island mainstay, they have their eyes set on the future, as their newest venture, Twining’s Lobster Shanty, is poised to open in a matter of weeks on the Route 54 corridor.

As they looked back on the last 20 years, and forecasted what lies ahead for the next 20, Janet Twining quite literally gets choked up talking about Nantuckets’ humble beginnings as a run-down beach cottage in the quiet resort of Fenwick Island.

“When we got this building, we didn’t have any money and we really didn’t know what we were going to do,” said Janet.

“Dave had just left the Ocean Club and I was working at The Dispatch as a sales rep when I was approached by the people who owned this place when it was Galeano’s. I told David we had three days to make a decision, and we realized after three days that we had no other choice but to open our own place. The rest is pretty much history.”

When they opened Nantuckets in 1990, their two sons were toddlers, and the Twinings were seemingly just another young couple trying to make a yearround living in a seasonal resort.

Although they had years of restaurant experience under their belts, they went against the grain and opted for a white table cloth, New England-themed restaurant offering good comfort food and a warm homey environment smack dab in the middle of a handful of resorts and businesses that have excelled at packaging up escapism like another frozen umbrella drink to tourists for the last hundred years; palm trees and all.

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“We’ve never wanted to do what everyone else was doing,” said Janet. “I love palm trees, but we wanted to make this place feel like home for people who were away from their homes. I don’t think we were ever scared that the idea wasn’t going to work, because we didn’t have any time to think about that. We were working too much and too hard.”

From the beginning, David created all the dishes from scratch, including the infamous Quahog Chowdah that has been on the Nantuckets menu as long as the Twining name has been on the marquee. The Twinings believe that the business has remained successful and continued to grow because of the laid back and unpretentious atmosphere that they’ve created, the topnotch quality of their product, and most importantly, the people who continuously come in the doors.

“A lot of our friends really helped us, and that’s what makes this really emotional as we are at 20 years,” said Janet. “They were literally in here helping us put the place together and then they were the first people to come in when we opened. We

couldn’t begin to thank people enough for all the help they gave us at the beginning. Our friends became our customers, and now it’s to the point where our customers are becoming our new friends. It’s our own little world in here.”

What started with a small run-down beach cottage has evolved into a full-tilt machine, with hundreds of dinners being served literally every night in the summer, a million dollar renovation that is less than five years old with brand new appliances and space, all powered by a wind turbine and solar panels that were installed last year, in addition to numerous industry awards and accolades.

David Twining says staying current with the trends is vital for the ever-changing world of the restaurant business.

“You have to like food and look at how people are consuming and spending,” said David.

“You have to be conscious of what they are looking for. There was a big push for calorie counting or higher-end dishes and that sort of thing a few years back and obviously now people want a value more than anything.”

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On any given night, you’ll find both David and Janet strolling the dining room or sitting alongside their guests in the taproom, as David has stepped out of the kitchen thanks in part to the exceptional work of chef Michael Priola, who has run the kitchen at Nantuckets for the last decade.

“He’s been such a valuable asset to our success,” said Janet.

As with Nantuckets, the Twinings have seemingly gone against the grain in coming up with their new restaurant idea, the Lobster Shanty, which they say will be themed like an “Old fisherman’s shack” with intricate wooden décor, a warm environment, a seafood market, a steamer and raw bar, as well as fresh lobster being steamed on the spot for customers, in addition to a full dinner menu.

“Just like with Nantuckets, we were approached about taking the space over, and it just happened at the right time, and it just all felt like it was meant to be,” said Janet. “It’s such a beautiful view and we are really excited for everyone to see what we have in store over there.”

With their boys both grown and out of college, and both involved with the family business in some capacity, the Twinings aren’t necessarily eyeing up retirement anytime soon, as life in the Twining house literally has come to mean working alongside one another in the restaurant, and now, restaurants.

The Twinings say that this fact is why it was so important to create an at-home atmosphere in their establishment.

“When people come into these doors, it’s like they are coming into our house,” said Janet. “We take pride in the fact that we’ve always treated this restaurant and the people who come here as if we were having company at our house. But, I ask David all the time when we are going to retire, and he tells me that we already are, so if this is what being retired feels like, then we couldn’t be happier and more thankful and excited for whatever is next.”

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Roof Contractor Falls Into Dumpster

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The scene on 8th Street is pictured after emergency services transported the victim away with injuries.

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – In a “chaotic” incident last Saturday, a contractor fell from a ladder, made contact with a power line and fell into a dumpster roughly three stories below.

Around 6 p.m. on Saturday, the Ocean City Fire Department (OCFD) responded to a reported long fall from a building at 8th Street. The unnamed victim was found in a construction dumpster, according to OCFD spokesman Ryan Whittington.

“The ladder fell into power lines, caus-

ing the contractor to be electrocuted,” he said. “He then fell into a construction dumpster on the street below. Paramedics arrived on the scene and began treating him for traumatic injuries.”

The victim was transported to Shock Trauma in Baltimore via Maryland State Police helicopter Trooper 4 in critical condition with traumatic injuries, according to Whittington. An update on his condition is not known.

“As a result of the power line issue, it caused a smoke condition inside the building and the call was upgraded to a building fire,” he said. “It was a little chaotic.”

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Judge Dismisses Beach Death Lawsuit Against Ocean City

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – A $1 million lawsuit filed against the Ocean City Mayor and Council by the family of a woman who was found deceased and buried on the beach four years ago was dismissed with prejudice this week.

The suit was filed in 2019 by the decedent’s mother, Gayla Lutyk, through her attorneys and named the Mayor and Council as the defendant. It sought $1 million in compensatory damages in the alleged negligence case in the death of Ashley O’Connor, who was found buried on the beach at 2nd Street in July 2017.

On Monday, the case was dismissed with prejudice in U.S. District Court. In legal terms, when a case is dismissed with prejudice, the court is essentially saying it has made a final determination on the merits of the case, and the plaintiffs are therefore forbidden from filing another lawsuit on the same grounds.

If a case is dismissed without prejudice, the door is left open for further action.

“All parties, by and through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate that any and all claims in the above-captioned matter be, and the same hereby, are dismissed with prejudice,” the brief one-page joint stipulation notice filed on Monday reads.

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Texas Woman’s Family Alleged Negligence, Sought $1M In Damages

On July 31, 2017, the Ocean City Public Works Department’s beach cleaning crews were completing their overnight duties between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. when they discovered a deceased woman on the beach at 2nd Street later identified as Ashley O’Connor, 30, of Plano, Texas. According to a reliable source at the time, the victim was buried in the sand with just a forearm and hand exposed.

The Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) Forensics Unit, with assistance from Maryland State Police crime scene technicians, processed the scene and removed the victim’s body from the sand around 4:15 p.m. that afternoon, or several hours after it was first discovered. The victim was evaluated by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, who determined the cause of death was accidental and the manner of death was asphyxia due to suffocation.

After an exhaustive investigation, OCPD detectives determined that a-

round 2 a.m. on July 31, O’Connor walked alone onto the beach in the area of 2nd Street and shortly thereafter fell into or sat in a hole roughly three- to four-feet deep made by a person or persons unknown. Around 6:30 a.m., she was discovered buried in the sand.

O’Connor had been vacationing in Ocean City with her parents and the family members had been at a Boardwalk establishment. At some point, O’Connor’s mother walked back to their lodgings on the Boardwalk nearby and the victim a short time later walked down the Boardwalk and onto the beach around 2nd Street. OCPD Chief Ross Buzzuro said video surveillance showed O’Connor walking on the Boardwalk and then briefly on the beach, but there was no available video evidence of her falling into or sitting in the large hole.

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ering the victim. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the death to be accidental caused by asphyxia due to suffocation. It was not known after the incident, nor will it ever likely be known, how the hole collapsed around O’Connor.

However, the $1 million civil suit filed by the decedent’s family asserts the town was negligent for a variety of reasons, including that it invites visitors to use the beach at all times, night and day, and does not post warnings about potential holes and heavy equipment cleaning the sand overnight. However, a city ordinance prohibits being on the beach between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.

In addition, and perhaps most importantly, the complaint asserted the town was negligent in that the heavy tractors and beach cleaning equipment likely caused the sand to collapse on the victim as she lied in the hole. In perhaps its strongest language, the complaint asserted the town’s beach cleaning heavy equipment operators should have seen O’Connor lying in the hole but instead, drove the heavy drag over her not once, but multiple times.

“During the night of July 31, 2017, the defendant’s agents failed to see what was or should have been plainly visible, namely the decedent Ashley O’Connor, in a hole on the beach, failed to control their equipment including but not limited to a tractor pulling a long, heavy drag, failed to exercise due diligence in general and with reckless or willful wanton disregard of human life, particularly given the awareness of visitors and a large number of holes on the beach on the night in question, yet drove over or drove the drag over Ashley O’Connor not once, but multiple times, entrapping her, failing to look into the hole in which Ashley O’Connor was located.”

In its formal answer, the Town of Ocean City, through its attorney, systematically and categorically denied the allegations spelled out in the complaint paragraph by paragraph. The formal answer pointed out the town does invite visitors to use the beach during the hours spelled out in the ordinance, and asserts the victim was on the beach during prohibited times.

“The defendant admits that, generally speaking, its residents and visitors are permitted to enjoy the beaches of Ocean City at certain times of the day, but otherwise denies the allegations,” the answer to the complaint reads. “The defendant asserts the assumption of risk. The defendant asserts the defense of contributory negligence.”

The answer sought a dismissal of the case, pointing out the decedent at least shared some culpability in the tragic incident.

“The defendant owed no duty to the decedent, who was trespassing and violating applicable law by being on the beach at the time of the events alleged in the complaint,” the answer reads.

Berlin Council Unanimously Amends Budget To Provide Employee Raises

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

BERLIN – The Berlin Town Council on Monday agreed to give town employees a 1.5% salary increase and restore cell phone and vehicle allowances despite Mayor Zack Tyndall’s objections.

When presented with Tyndall’s budget Monday, the council voted unanimously to amend the mayor’s proposed budget to include a 1.5% cost-of-living-adjustment and restore phone and vehicle allowances that hadn’t been included. Tyndall urged the council to seriously consider the town’s financial position before the vote.

“You have to ask yourself what’s financially responsible…,” he said. “If this does pass and the amendments are made to the budget, I will have no choice but to veto it.”

After months of budget deliberations, the council on Monday hosted a public hearing on the town’s proposed $6.8 million spending plan for fiscal year 2022.

The only resident to weigh in on the budget was Carol Rose, who asked the council to consider reinstating staff-related items removed by Tyndall, which included a cost-of-living-adjustment as well as some cell phone and vehicle allowances.

“I think that’s very important those items remain,” she said.

Councilman Jay Knerr made a motion to approve the budget but with numerous amendments. Those amendments restored cell phone allowances to the current level, restored vehicle allowances to the three employees that have had them for years and incorporated them into their salaries, and included a 1.5% salary increase. The changes were made possible by the removal of several expenditures, including feasibility study funding, strategic planning funding and funding allocated for the purchase of a GIS device for the utility funds. The changes also decreased the amount in the town’s general fund contingency from a proposed $125,000 to $49,681.

“Based off my math that’s three days of operating expenditures,” Tyndall said, adding that while $125,000 wasn’t much more it was more.

He also questioned the elimination of funding for computers for his office.

“This is going to severely prohibit the ability of the mayor to do their job,” Tyndall said.

Knerr said the mayor’s assistant had indicated she didn’t want a laptop and that he’d been advised the mayor could log in remotely from home.

“That is incorrect,” Tyndall said.

Tyndall also expressed concern about the 1.5% raise for employees.

“When several of us took office, there was $16,000 in our fund balance, not a strong economic position for the Town of Berlin to be in,” he said. “In an effort to work toward restoring that and making sure that we do not put any of our employees’ jobs at risk during economic uncertainty, I suggest that we do not do the raises in FY 22.”

Knerr said it was only a 1.5% increase.

“They haven’t had a raise in two

Berlin Councilman Jay Knerr’s amendments to the budget were approved unanimously by the council despite Mayor Zack Tyndall’s objections.

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years,” Knerr replied. “It’s more than necessary, especially in these times when jobs are readily available. We want to do everything we can to retain our employees.”

Tyndall said he didn’t want to see the town have to cut jobs or furlough workers. When he brought up the GIS tool, which he said was critical, Knerr said he didn’t think it was needed this year.

“This is a $30,000 expenditure that it’s my understanding the department heads never requested,” he said. “We just don’t need to spend that money this year.”

The council voted 5-0 to approve the budget with Knerr’s amendments. Following Tyndall’s declaration that he’d veto the budget, Councilman Dean Burrell asked David Gaskill, the town’s attorney, to explain the mayor’s veto power.

According to Gaskill, the mayor has six days, not including Sundays, to either sign or veto a bill.

“If he does nothing in that period of time, it would pass,” Gaskill said.

He added that if the mayor vetoed a bill, the council could override the veto with a vote of four of its five members.

“If that vote occurs the budget that just passed will become law,” Gaskill said.

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

BERLIN – Mayor Zack Tyndall is hopeful his fellow elected officials will change their stance on the town’s budget in the coming weeks.

While Tyndall has made it clear he plans to veto the budget adopted Monday by the Berlin Town Council, a vote by four of the town’s five council members can override his veto. He’s hoping the council spends the time before the next meeting reconsidering what the changes they’ve made to the budget mean for Berlin.

“If they take some time to analyze them they could see they’re not in the best interest of the town,” Tyndall said.

On Monday, as Tyndall asked the council to adopt a budget he believed would point the town in the right direction financially, the council instead amended the spending plan. The changes they approved include restoration of

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Though the elimination of a feasibility study and strategic planning funding covered some of the changes, contingency funds were used for the rest. In-

stead of contingency funds of roughly $125,000, the town’s general fund will have about $49,000 in contingency funds.

“That was the first time I saw those changes,” Tyndall said, pointing out the

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council approved changes to 85 line items. “It’s a lot to digest in a short period of time. Unfortunately, with what I’ve seen so far, they leave me no choice but to veto.”

Because the vote to amend the budget was 5-0, Tyndall knows a veto override is possible. He’s hopeful that council members will analyze the changes and what they’ll mean for the town’s financial future before any vote to override the veto. When asked if he was worried about his relationship with the town’s other elected officials moving forward, considering their drastic differences of opinion on the budget, Tyndall said he was not.

“I think this is something we can overcome,” he said. “But I think we all need to ask ourselves what were we elected to do. I was elected because the fund balance was $16,000 and we couldn’t fix a pothole if we wanted to. I’ve been working to position us in a way we could be in a better place financially.”

He’s afraid the budget the council approved is reminiscent of the financial decisions that made 2019’s 18% tax increase and recent spending cuts necessary.

“I hope the council takes the next couple weeks and reflects on that,” he said.

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OCEAN CITY – A Frankford, Del., man is being held without bond this week after allegedly pointing a handgun at a victim during a downtown altercation last Thursday.

Around 2:20 a.m. last Thursday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer was dispatched to the area of 7th Street and Philadelphia Avenue for a reported large group of disorderly males possibly carrying a handgun. Upon arrival, the officer observed several groups of people scattering. The officer was waved down by a witness who was frantically yelling and pointing at a group running south on St. Louis Avenue, according to police reports.

The officer followed the group to the area of 8th Street where they dispersed and went in different directions. The officer met with a male victim who recounted what had occurred. The victim told police he was jumped by a group of males, one of whom allegedly pointed a handgun at him.

The victim reportedly told police one member of the group had been flirting with his female friend, making her feel uncomfortable. When the victim attempted to intercede, one member of the group took a swing at him, according to police reports. When the victim tried to kick the male who had taken a swing at him, another member of the group grabbed his leg and threw him to the ground, according to police reports.

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The victim sustained lacerations to his head and his arm, along with abrasions to his knees, feet and back, according to police reports. The victim reportedly told police while he was on the ground, one member of the group pointed a handgun at him and threatened to kill him. The victim described the weapon and told police it was likely a .45 caliber handgun. The victim reportedly told police he grew up shooting guns and had a family member in law enforcement, so he was pretty sure it was a .45, according to police reports.

While on the scene, OCPD officers located a suspect matching the description of the suspect pointing the handgun at the victim. The suspect was identified as Jaevon Holland, 25, of Frankford, Del. The victim was brought to the scene and positively identified Holland as the suspect who had pointed a gun at him. Holland was arrested and charged with first-degree assault. Following a bail review hearing last Friday, Holland was ordered to be held without bond.

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Berlin Residents Take Concerns Over New B&B To Council

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BERLIN – Changes at a bed and breakfast on Harrison Avenue continue to concern neighbors.

Berlin resident Joe Hill approached the town council this week to express frustration related to The Inn Berlin, a bed and breakfast on Harrison Avenue recently granted permission to host outdoor special events. Hill is worried about the town permitting commercial uses in residential neighborhoods.

“I am concerned about future decisions being made similar to this,” he said.

Last month, the Berlin Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) approved a special exception allowing The Inn Berlin, formerly the Waystead Inn, to hold outdoor tented events. Property owners Pino and Karen Tomasello, who formerly operated Fresco’s and Sello’s restaurants, told the

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board they’d bought the property last year and their son and daughter-in-law would run the bed and breakfast. Though a 2013 conditional use allowed up to 30 people to dine at the inn, the Tomasellos asked for and received permission from the BZA last month to also host outdoor special events.

Hill told elected officials Monday businesses downtown would suffer if Berlin started allowing commercial uses in the residential district. He said his request was to have the town’s planning commission and BZA members review the purpose of zoning regulations and reexamine the concept of conditional uses. He believes conditional uses were meant for things like home offices.

“I don’t think a full-blown business in a residential neighborhood was ever the intent of that,” he said. “I think that’s what’s got us where we are. I think it’s time for a review and reset.”

Mayor Zack Tyndall acknowledged he’d heard from some residents who weren’t happy with the BZA decision related to The Inn Berlin. As a result, he said the town would be working on enhancing its notification procedures so that when potential changes were being considered neighbors would know and could voice objections. Currently, he said the town was following the notification procedures mandated in its code. Tyndall added the planning commission and BZA could take a look at zoning regulations and review conditional uses going forward.

Councilman Jay Knerr asked if there would be recourse for neighbors if there were noise problems at the inn. Police Chief Arnold Downing said he could issue citations and notify the Worcester County Board of License Commissioners, which provided the business with its license to serve alcohol.

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director, said that if the conditions the inn agreed to in granting special exception weren’t adhered to the permission could be withdrawn.

Hill maintained that the zoning code was meant to protect property owners.

“Following the zoning as written would eliminate any of these situations coming up,” he said. “You’re always going to have a bad neighbor. But a bad neighbor with a lot to lose like a business is a very nasty neighbor.”

Resident Debi Cook said she was also upset by the board of zoning appeals decision.

“I’m having a really hard time understanding how a full-service restaurant got approved in a residential neighborhood and I’m terrified that that could happen in my neighborhood,” she said. “There are several big houses near me. How can you say yes to one and not to the other?”

She said some residents didn’t know the BZA would be considering changes at the inn and as a result hadn’t been able to weigh in.

“It’s too late for these people,” Cook said.

Tyndall said the town would do better with notifications in the future.

“We want to do that moving forward but in reference to the decision that was made by the BZA unfortunately this body does not have the ability to alter their decision,” he said.

Tyndall said if the BZA and planning commission found any changes were needed in reference to town zoning practices they could make a recommendation to the council.

“I’m certain that if there is something that we can do better that this body would probably want to do that,” he said.

He added that the town already advertised as required by law and posted information regarding all of its meetings on its website and Facebook page.

“We can only put it so many places,” he said.

Cook said that during the BZA meeting, a restaurant, which she pointed out was advertised on the inn’s website, wasn’t mentioned.

Engelhart said that was because the restaurant was permitted through a 2013 approval that ran with the property when it was sold to Tomasello.

“He came and investigated all that before he closed on the property,” he said.

“It’s not a restaurant. It’s a conditional use for that bed and breakfast. If he didn’t have that bed and breakfast, he couldn’t be serving 30 people there.”

Hill said the conditional use should have expired because the property’s prior owner had let it lapse.

“There is an appeal process,” Tyndall said. “The code does say that has to be done at the circuit court level.”

Hill said he was aware of that but that an appeal would address the BZA process, not the issue of a past conditional use that had been violated. He added that the price tag for an appeal was $10,000.

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Worcester Schools Outline New Blended Learning Program

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NEWARK – School system officials this week announced plans for a new virtual learning program to be offered in the coming school year.

Superintendent Lou Taylor advised parents Tuesday that the Worcester County Public Schools Blended Learning Program would be offered as a virtual option in the fall.

“As you may have heard over the past months, Maryland school districts are developing a virtual learning option for the 2021-2022 school year,” he said in a call to parents Tuesday. “With the lessons learned both from distance learning this year and Continuity of Learning last year, I want to announce today that Worcester County Public Schools is launching the Blended Learning Program beginning this fall.”

Taylor said information on the new program, including sample schedules, was available on the school system’s website, www.worcesterk12.org. He encouraged parents to look into it thoroughly before signing their children up, as it will differ from the virtual learning options offered during the past year.

“This full-year blended program is very different from the distance learning that students have experienced this school year– particularly in terms of the amount of screen time required, so I want to ensure that any families interested in pursuing this option have the opportunity to review exactly what this program entails,” he said.

In an interview Wednesday, Annette Wallace, the school system’s chief academic and operating officer for grades 9-12, said the school system was accepting applications for the program until June 17. She credited a steering committee made up of school system leadership from throughout the county with developing a plan for the program as well as a guide to familiarize parents and students with what it involved.

“We feel that in the year 2021, looking around at other school systems and the challenges our families and students have faced, we felt it was time to offer a blended virtual option,” she said.

Unlike the virtual learning provided in 2020, the blended program will operate more like a traditional school day. Students will be online a minimum of six hours. While they’ll have breaks, just like they would in school, they’ll be expected

to be connected, with their computer camera on, the whole school day.

“That’s a message we really want our families to hear,” Wallace said.

Though that wasn’t a requirement during distance learning, Wallace said that was because it was hard to provide equity when some students didn’t have proper internet access.

“Only about 35% of our population in Pocomoke and Snow Hill have access to high speed internet,” she said.

Wallace said those considering the program should also be aware that blended learning students in grades six through 12 will be using the Apex learning management system.

“We encourage parents to look into that beforehand,” she said. “All of our principals are ready to answer questions about blended learning. We really want to make sure this is the right fit.”

She said the June 17 application deadline would give the school system time to determine how to allocate staff for the coming year. Enrollment will dictate how exactly the program operates, but Wallace said an example might be one teacher handling first-grade blended learning district-wide.

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Berlin Council Approves July Fireworks, Bathtub Races May 28, 2021

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BERLIN – Town officials approved plans for the return of fireworks as well as the Berlin Bathtub Races in July.

On Monday, the Berlin Town Council voted unanimously to approve plans for fireworks on July 3 at Heron Park and plans for the Berlin Bathtub Races on July 9. Both events were canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic.

“We’ve had lots and lots of interest so we really want to go forward with this event,” said Berlin Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Larnet St. A-

mant of the bathtub races.

St. Amant said the event would be held July 9 from 6-8 p.m. The starting line for the bathtubs will be near Taylor Bank while the finish line will be near the Atlantic Hotel. Main Street will be closed to vehicles from noon to 9 p.m. the day of the races.

St. Amant said little had changed from previous events.

“Pretty much business as usual,” she said.

Ivy Wells, the town’s economic and community development director, said the races were being held the same night as July’s Second Friday festivities in order to

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put less of a strain on town resources.

“This actually works out great,” she said.

Mayor Zack Tyndall suggested extending the closure of Main Street closer to Tripoli Street. Police Chief Arnold Downing said because that would eliminate several parking options, he’d rather see the racecourse pushed farther from the barricades. He said his officers could also park one of their vehicles anywhere there was a concern about safety.

The council voted unanimously to approve the July 9 Berlin Bathtub Races.

“This is a fantastic event,” Councilman Jay Knerr said.

The council went on to also approve plans for fireworks on July 3. Though there were originally plans to partner with Worcester County and hold fireworks at the Northern Worcester Athletic Complex, Wells said after a meeting with the parties involved town staff now recommended moving the fireworks back to Heron Park, where they were held successfully in the past. Wells said one issue public safety officials had brought up was the possibility of people running across Route 113 if the fireworks were held at the ballfields.

“Chief and I thought it might be a good idea to just keep it at Heron Park this year,” Wells said.

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – Ocean City will be the launching site this weekend for Gov. Larry Hogan’s summer tour of mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinics with a kick-off event at a popular midtown nightclub.

Hogan will be in town on Friday on the beach at North Division Street to help Mayor Rick Meehan jumpstart the summer season by planting the first ceremonial umbrella on the beach to kick-off the summer season with the reenactment of a similar event 75 years ago. The big flag wave event with 100plus volunteers will immediately follow on the beach.

Later on Friday, the governor will be at Seacrets at 49th Street and the bay to launch Maryland’s GoVAX Summer Tour of mobile vaccinations around the state.

The GoVAX Summer Tour will bring mobile clinics and vaccine outreach to cultural and community events, bars and breweries and other popular destinations across the state. The campaign starts in Ocean City on Friday at Seacrets.

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“It is easier than ever to find and to receive a vaccine in Maryland,” Hogan said on Wednesday. “Now, through our GoVAX Summer Tour, we are making it easier yet by bringing vaccines to where people are. I encourage all of those who are still on the fence and haven’t yet gotten their shot to go out and get vaccinated right away, and I look forward to seeing many of you at Seacrets this Friday.”

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Those wishing to get the vaccine can simply walk up and get the shot. The clinic will be set up in the Seacrets Distillery parking lot.

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Vendor Proposes County Consider Leasing Vehicles To Save Money

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SNOW HILL – The county could save significantly by leasing vehicles for the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office, according to Enterprise.

Enterprise Fleet Management projects savings of $2.2 million over 10 years if the county stops buying and instead leases vehicles for the sheriff’s office. Fleet consultant Bailey Elliott met with the Worcester County Commissioners last week to share the specifics of the company’s proposal, an open-ended lease that she said would leave the county with plenty of flexibility.

“This is what you want it to be,” she said. “The overall goal is I want to provide flexibility and be a long-term partner for the county.”

Sheriff Matt Crisafulli told the commissioners that as they’d requested when he’d presented his last budget request for 21 new vehicles, his office had researched leasing as a potential cost saving option for the county. Elliott was present Tuesday to share with the commissioners what she’d shared with Crisafulli’s office.

According to Elliott, Enterprise wants to lower the cost of ownership for the county.

“The main way that we have found that we are able to achieve that is by leasing your vehicles and cycling them,” she said. “So to get the elephant in the room out of the way immediately, when Enterprise leases vehicles that is not a traditional lease. We use what is referred to as an open-ended equity lease… In our leasing there are no mileage penalties, there are no wear and tear fees, there are no early termi-

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She said Enterprise would simply make recommendations as far as maintenance and when to turn the vehicle in.

Currently, she said the age of the sheriff’s office’s fleet was negatively impacting the budget. According to Elliott, 21% of the fleet was over 10 years old and 47% of the fleet was over six years old.

“Older vehicles have higher fuel costs,” she said. “They also have higher maintenance costs. They tend to be less reliable, require more downtime, more maintenance work to be done, which also then creates a loss of productivity.”

She said that if the county worked with Enterprise, the company would shorten the vehicle lifecycle and wouldn’t have the sheriff’s office using any vehicle over five years old. In doing so, the county would spend less on maintenance and less on fuel. She calculated savings of more than $2 million over 10 years.

When asked about the term of the agreement, Elliott said the county could get out of it at any time.

“We expect to earn your trust every single year,” she said. “We don’t want you to continue being a partner out of obligation.”

Commissioner Ted Elder said he had difficulty believing the mileage savings Elliott projected.

“We haven’t analyzed any of this information,” said Harold Higgins, the county’s chief administrative officer.

Elliott stressed that the program would save the county money and provide it with the flexibility needed. She added that Enterprise already worked with Wicomico County and some other area jurisdictions.

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OCEAN CITY – Resort police this week arrested two suspects wanted in connection with a months-long drug distribution investigation.

During the month of February, the Ocean City Police Department’s Narcotics Division initiated a controlled dangerous substance investigation into a local individual, Melody Hines, 32, of Selbyville, who was reportedly selling heroin and fentanyl out of various Ocean City hotels. On Wednesday, OCPD officers observed Hines run a red light uptown on Coastal Highway and initiated a traffic stop.

During the traffic stop, OCPD officers requested K-9 assistance and the

department’s new K-9 Jappie and his handler responded to scan the vehicle.

During the scan, Jappie gave a positive alert for the presence of narcotics in the vehicle. During the subsequent search, OCPD officers recovered over 200 bags of fentanyl and over $600 in currency.

Hines was arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute a schedule I narcotic, possession with intent to distribute a mixture of heroin and fentanyl. She was taken before a District Court Commissioner and was ordered to be held without bond.

Also arrested in connection with the investigation was Eddy Roundtree, 53, of Lincoln, Del. Roundtree faces the same charges as Hines and was also ordered to be held without bond.

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10-Year Sentence For Assault Suspect

May 28, 2021

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

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SNOW HILL – The last of five suspects arrested last June in connection with a stabbing incident on the Boardwalk was sentenced on Wednesday to 10 years in jail.

In April, Xavier Spence, 19, of Cambridge, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault for his role in the beatdown on the Boardwalk last June 9. Back in court on Wednesday, Spence was sentenced to 10 years in jail. Spence was part of a larger group of five suspects involved in the incident and reportedly was observed hitting the victim with a skateboard.

Last June 9 between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m., Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to two serious assaults on the Boardwalk including one at 11th Street and one at 15th Street. In the 15th Street incident, the victim was stabbed in the back. OCPD officers determined the same group of individuals were responsible for both assaults.

The OCPD Major Crimes Unit continued the investigation and using City Watch surveillance images obtained from Boardwalk cameras was able to capture images of additional suspects in the two incidents. The images were released to the public via social media and local media outlets and OCPD detectives received numerous citizen tips.

Working with allied law enforcement agencies throughout the Eastern Shore, the other suspects in the two Boardwalk assault incidents were ultimately identified and arrested.

One of the suspects, later identified as Marquis Demby, 22, of Lincoln, Del., was apprehended soon after the incident at 15th Street. A knife used in the stabbing incident was recovered during his arrest. Demby was charged with first-degree assault and other counts.

In November, Demby pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

In March, another suspect, Orlando Nichols, Jr., 20, of Cambridge, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and was sentenced to 10 years, all but six of which were suspended. He was also placed on probation for three years upon his release and was ordered to pay $1,990 in restitution.

In December, another suspect, Davione Cephas, 20, of Cambridge, also pleaded guilty to second-degree assault for his role in the incident. Cephas was sentenced to 10 years, with all but six years suspended. He was also placed on supervised probation for three years after release.

Earlier this month, Marcus Butler, 27, of Cambridge, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault for his role in the incident and was sentenced to 10 years, all but seven of which were suspended.

OC Eyes Formal Collection Process For Fines

May 28, 2021

BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

OCEAN CITY – A resort committee this month agreed to have the town’s attorney and city manager develop a collections process for municipal infraction fines.

Last week, City Solicitor Heather Stansbury came before the Ocean City Police Commission seeking direction on how to collect unpaid municipal infraction fines.

“It’s a subject I know has been kicked around by a lot of different departments, and it’s come to my department a variety of ways,” she said. “I think it might be one where we all get into a room and make sure we are on the same page.”

Stansbury told commission members last week the state’s attorney’s office stopped prosecuting non-incarcerable municipal infractions four years ago. As a result, as cases concluded not much was done to follow through on collections, she said.

“The question is what do you want to do now to try and collect them?” she said.

Stansbury said the town could refer the process to a local collections agency.

“I think perhaps the best answer is to give my office and the city manager di-

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rection to make a decision about what’s the best way to go forward,” she said.

“We can certainly contact an outside collection company, get their rates and see what they do.”

Stansbury said the town could also have the city solicitor’s office follow through on the collections process.

Commission member and Council President Matt James questioned if it was something the town even wanted to pursue.

“What are we leaving on the table?” he asked. “What are we not getting each year?”

Stansbury said the town had more than $200,000 in uncollected fines. In reaching out to officials from Montgomery County, she said she learned letter writing was an effective tool.

“They start with essentially letter writing, and they have reported that it surprisingly works,” she said. “They reported that oftentimes people don’t know what they are supposed to do.

And even if they come to court, it’s still not clear enough to them that they have to go pay.”

Stansbury suggested the city solicitor’s office work with the city manager to determine a collections process.

“I think what needs to happen on a trial basis … is to let us work with the prosecuting attorney, figure out moving forward what’s worth us pursuing,

which ones are worth having a collection company pursue, and circle back through the city manager’s office and maybe do it on a six-month or year trial basis to see how much you left on the table versus how much you spend trying to collect it,” she said. “You don’t want to spend good money after bad, chasing bad debt.”

Mayor Rick Meehan agreed something should be done to recover the fine dollars.

“I think we should take some action, so the people will be held accountable,” he said.

Councilman Peter Buas said he liked the idea of first having the solicitor’s office write a letter, but then utilizing a local company to handle the collections process if no response is received.

“I see no reason to overcomplicate this,” he said. “We can turn over the entire portfolio right now, have a streamlined system where we send one letter.

After that, it’s going to collections and it’s free for the city.”

After further discussion, commission members agreed to have the city solicitor and city manager present a collections process at the next meeting.

“Let me just explore how these collection companies work,” Stansbury said. “They usually take a percentage of collections, so it doesn’t cost you any money.”

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Legislation Will Benefit Berlin

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

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BERLIN – Legislation signed last week by Gov. Larry Hogan is expected to result in significant savings for the Town of Berlin’s electric utility.

Hogan last Tuesday signed legislation related to renewable energy portfolio standards. The legislation will benefit municipal electric customers throughout the state.

“This has got some good savings for the Town of Berlin,” Mayor Zack Tyndall said.

According to Tyndall, the legislation, House Bill 376 and Senate Bill 153, was introduced by Senator Addie Eckardt and Delegate Johnny Mautz. Tyndall said the legislation would even the playing field, as municipal electric companies will no longer have to spend sig-

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Though the town tried to get similar legislation passed last year, the effort was unsuccessful.

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Savings from this legislation will be passed along to customers through lower Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) charges. Customers will begin seeing savings reflected in their bills during FY22.

“The signing of HB 376 and SB 153 will help create an equitable playing field between municipal and other electric providers throughout the state,” Tyndall said. “On behalf of the Town of Berlin, I would like to thank Senator Addie Eckardt, Delegate Johnny Mautz, and Governor Larry Hogan for their support of this legislation. I also want to acknowledge the hard work of the Town of Berlin Electric Department, Brett Lininger and his team at Old Line Government Affairs, Booth and Associates, and Easton Utilities.”

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SNOW HILL – A $15,000 grant is expected to help a local nonprofit implement a pilot program for conservation monitoring.

Late last week, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced the Maryland Environmental Trust (MET) and Lower Shore Land Trust (LSLT) were jointly awarded grant funding from the Land Trust Alliance and The Nature Conservancy-California to pilot a conservation easement monitoring program using state-of-the-art technology.

Jared Parks, LSLT land programs manager, said the grant funding will allow the local nonprofit to use new technology and satellite imagery to monitor its land conservation easements and access hard-to-reach properties during site evaluations.

“It’s a first-time grant that’s been awarded to look at expanding the use of technology for land trusts in a bunch of different capacities, but primarily to be used as a tool for our stewardship program,” he said.

Together, LSLT and MET will use satellite imagery to monitor 70,900 acres in the Chesapeake watershed this year. If the pilot project is successful, MET will work with other local land trusts in the state to adopt the technology. At the end of the grant period in spring 2022, LSLT

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and MET will make a joint presentation of their findings at an upcoming MET Land Trust Roundtable.

Parks said LSLT will work with the California-based company Upstream Tech to use a new aerial imagery program called Lens. That program, he said, will allow the nonprofit to compare past and current images of a property and detect any changes in forestry or boundaries, for example.

“It’s not just a stewardship tool but a tool to be used for management of property as well. It also allows us to look at if there are restoration opportunities on these properties …,” he said. “There’s some great possibilities with its use.”

Simply put, the pilot program uses high-definition aerial and satellite imagery that may provide a new tool for visiting hard to reach properties over time and completing site evaluations in much less time than traditional “boots-on-theground” monitoring visits.

“We have to monitor properties every year that are under conservation easement as part of our accreditation …,” Parks said. “We have a growing portfolio, which is a good thing, but it also creates more burden when we go out every year. It takes more staff time and more resources.”

Parks said LSLT will begin its pilot program later this year. He noted once the nonprofit has a better idea of what the technology can do and what landowners think, it can be incorporated into the stewardship program.

“We have to figure out if it makes sense to fully adopt this program and what its best uses are,” he said. “We are actually going to look at our properties, see what we can see, and compare that to our ground visits – how long did it take, what did we save by not traveling and staff time.”

Officials say they are hopeful the program can be useful without losing personal contact with the landowners.

“We are excited to be part of this project and we are grateful for the partnership with MET and the investment from the Land Trust Alliance and The Nature Conservancy,” said LSLT Executive Director Kate Patton. “Nothing can replace the regular conversations and personal contact with property owners, but we’re hopeful that this technology will provide staff with the resources to focus on new conservation projects.”

LSLT is a local nonprofit land trust that serves Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester counties on the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland. MET, a unit of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, is Maryland’s statewide land trust.

Both organizations work with landowners to protect rural lands with conservation easements by permanently restricting development and some commercial land uses, and hold large easement portfolios protecting Maryland’s farms, forests and natural resources for current and future generations.

LSLT looks after more than 23,400 acres while MET cares for nearly 140,000 acres.

Transportation Priorities Outlined Museum Joins Blue Star Program

May 28, 2021

BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

SALISBURY – The extension of an airport runway, the relocation of a weigh station and a feasibility study for the Salisbury bypass continue to top the county’s list of priority transportation projects submitted to the state.

Last week, Public Works Deputy Director Mark Whitelock and Salisbury Airport Manager Tony Rudy presented the Wicomico County Council with a draft of the county’s priority letter for recommended transportation improvements.

The letter, to be approved by the council at its next meeting, will be sent to the Maryland Department of Transportation for consideration.

Rudy noted that two airport projects – a runway extension and air traffic control tower upgrades – have been included in the list of recommended improvements this year. He said the runway extension would allow for larger aircraft to utilize the airport, while tower upgrades would address water leaks and aging communications equipment.

“This year we’ve reduced the amount of projects we’ve asked for because we do have some CARES funding that’s going to help us along here,” he said.

“These things are ever-evolving, everchanging, but the two most important projects we have is our runway extension – which we really want to push for

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– and our air traffic control tower.”

Whitelock said the priority letter also features several road and facility improvements, including a traffic signal study at the intersection of Snow Hill Road and Nutters Cross Road, a drainage improvement study along Nanticoke Road and an access management study for Wor-Wic Community College.

Whitelock noted the list also included a feasibility planning study of the Salisbury bypass to improve access and merging near the Centre at Salisbury, as well as the possible relocation of a weigh and inspection station along Route 13.

“It was on there last year, and it’s still on there this year,” he said.

Councilman Joe Holloway said he wanted the county to push for the prioritization of the access management study near Wor-Wic. He noted more people were using the intersection at Walston Switch Road and Route 50 to access the college and surrounding businesses.

“We’ve been putting that on the list for a number of years and it’s never really gotten anywhere,” he said. “But I don’t think it’s really been pushed a lot.

From what I’m seeing, I think we really need to put some emphasis on this and bring more attention to this.”

The council agreed to vote on the priority letter at its next meeting in June.

OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum announced recently it is proud to be participating in the Blue Star Museum Program.

The Blue Star Museum Program is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in collaboration with Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and participating museums nationwide. It offers free admission to those currently serving in the United States military — Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard as well as members of the Reserves, National Guard, U.S. Public Health

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Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps and up to five family members. The program began on Armed Forces Day (May 15) and ends on Labor Day (Sept. 6).

The Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum is open seven days a week, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Blue Star participants will enjoy a daily aquarium program kicking off June 1 and Boardwalk programs that run from July 1 to Aug. 31. The museum’s exhibits offer a chance to step back in time and explore the history of Ocean City and the role of the United States Life Saving Service.

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

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SNOW HILL – Governor Larry Hogan on Wednesday vetoed a key piece of legislation passed by the General Assembly this year with major financial implications for Worcester County.

House Bill 16, passed by the General Assembly on the last day of the 2021 session, would eliminate the possibility of detention centers in local jurisdictions from housing federal detainees awaiting adjudication in federal immigration cases. Worcester County is one of two

jurisdictions in Maryland to contract with the federal government to house immigration detainees.

Since 1999, the Worcester County Jail has housed federal immigration detainees, as many as 200 at certain times and the county’s contract with the federal government is significant. Worcester stands to lose as much as $5 million annually because of the ramifications of the legislation. On Wednesday, however, Hogan vetoed the legislation passed by the General Assembly as part of the larger package of four bills the governor refused to sign into law.

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Language in House Bill 16 outlines the legislation’s intent.

“Given implications on foreign relations, immigration enforcement and detention are inappropriate exercises of a state’s police powers,” the bill reads. “Issues of liability, accountability, and cost warrant a prohibition on the ownership, operation or management of detention facilities by private contractors, as well as a phasing out of the involvement of state and local officials in civil immigration detention to the fullest extent permitted under state law.”

The fiscal note attached to House Bill 16 points out the potential financial impact on Worcester and Frederick Counties, the only jurisdictions in the state that contract with the federal government to detain those held in immigration cases.

“Currently, two local governments, Frederick and Worcester counties, receive approximately $5 million in payments to house individuals under a federal immigration agreement,” the fiscal note on the bill reads. “Expenditures decrease to the extent that local jurisdictions no longer provide immigration detention services for the federal government. In Worcester County, the potential decrease in local expenditures could be significant.”

Upon vetoing the legislation on Wednesday, Hogan said state and local jurisdictions should continue to work with the federal government on immigration detentions.

“Local law enforcement should fully cooperate with federal law enforcement, a principle I have consistently upheld throughout three federal administrations led by presidents from both political parties,” he said. “Flawed legislation such as this sets a dangerous precedent regarding the state’s commitment to upholding the law and ensuring the safety of our citizens.”

State Senator Mary Beth Carozza (R-38) pointed out Worcester County has provided a safe and secure environment for detainees who are pending processing under federal regulations since 1999. Carozza voted against the legislation when it moved to the Senate.

She attempted to exempt Worcester

County from the bill at the 11th hour.

“During the Senate floor debate on the legislation on the final day of the session, I offered an amendment that would exempt Worcester County from this law,” she said.

In February, the Worcester County Commissioners sent written testimony to the General Assembly on the legislation’s potential financial impact on the county. Again, Worcester stands to lose around $5 million annually if Hogan’s veto is overruled.

“The prohibition of these services and the resulting loss in revenues would be devastating to the operations of the Worcester County Jail,” the commissioners wrote in the letter. “The Worcester County Jail, and others in Maryland, play a critical role in providing sufficient facilities.”

Maryland Republicans stood in solidarity with Hogan on the veto of the bill, along with other pieces of legislation he vetoed on Wednesday.

“Senate Republicans welcomed the news of these vetoes,” said Senate Minority Leader Bryan Simonaire. “Unfortunately, these bills clearly illustrate how the General Assembly is lurching to the left and bending to the will of progressive advocates who wish to defund the police and make Maryland a sanctuary state. Our members look forward to standing with Governor Hogan and voting to sustain these vetoes.”

During Worcester County Jail Warden Fulton Holland’s budget presentation to the commissioners last month, he said projected ICE revenues were being cut $2.5 million in the coming year. Commissioner Joe Mitrecic said at the time the county needed to plan on losing all ICE revenue eventually, alluding to a potential legislative override next year of Hogan’s veto. As a result, personnel levels will also have to be looked at carefully, he said.

Hogan on Wednesday also vetoed House Bill 23, which would impede law enforcement’s ability to conduct investigations; Senate Bill 420, which would legalize the possession and distribution of heroin paraphernalia; and Senate Bill 202, which would remove the governor from the state’s parole process.

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Safe Boating Reminders issued With Season Here

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

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OCEAN CITY – With the arrival of Memorial Day weekend and the kick-off to the summer season, the resort’s waterways could be just as crowded as the roadways, and the need for safety is just as important.

Recreational boaters will hit the area’s waterways in droves over the holiday weekend and throughout the summer, highlighting the need for more and more safety precautions. National Safe Boating Week wraps up on Friday, but the need for safety on the waterways does not wane with its passage.

Safety and education are paramount to enjoying a day on the water, according to the National Safe Boating Council, and it starts with wearing a life preserver.

“The simplest way to ensure your safety on the water is to wear a U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket that’s the right size for you,” said National Safe Boating Council communications director Yvonee Pentz. “Life jackets are not just for youth with 86% of recreational boating drowning victims not wearing life jackets.”

The National Safe Boating Council this week, in conjunction with National Safe Boating Week, issued a series of recommendations for enjoying a safe excursion on area waterways. Perhaps the best advice is to take a boating safety course, many of which are offered in the area. Roughly 70% of all boating deaths occur when the operator has no boating safety instruction.

Another key piece of advice before heading out on the water is to do a thorough check of the vessel’s equipment.

The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Power Squadrons offer free safety checks to ensure all essential equipment is present and in good working order.

Always make a float plan, letting someone on shore know the trip’s itinerary, who is on the vessel, the intended return time, the boat type and registration and the communication equipment on board. Always check the weather forecast before heading out on the water, become familiar with waterways, the channels and the wake speeds and be cognizant of what is going on around you.

Always designate a sober skipper.

One third of all boating fatalities involve an operator under the influence. In addition, a new federal law passed this year requires engine cutoff devices, or kill switches, to shut down vessels in the event the operator goes overboard.

“A confident boater is safer and will have a more enjoyable experience on the water,” said National Safe Boating Council Executive Director Peg Phillips.

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New Ocean City Hotel, Bayside Boardwalk Celebrated

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OCEAN CITY – Local officials, developers and project partners gathered this week to celebrate the grand opening of a new bayside hotel and boardwalk.

With more than four years of planning and development in the books, project representatives joined with local officials on Tuesday to commemorate the opening of the new Cambria Hotel and bayside boardwalk with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Located at the site of the old Cropper concrete plant on 1st Street, the waterfront hotel features 137 rooms, two fullservice restaurants, event space, indoor and outdoor pools and views of the surrounding bay.

“It’s truly delivering a unique experience that is very specific to what Ocean City has to offer,” said Janis Cannon, Choice Hotels’ senior vice president of upscale brands, “and that’s what makes it great.”

In 2018, Choice Hotels, along with its project partners the PINNacle Hospitality Group and the Wankawala Organization, broke ground on new hotel after roughly two years of vetting and a new zoning designation that included the conveyance of a 10-foot wide public access easement and a contribution of $165,000 for the development of a bay-

The grand opening of the Cambria Hotel and the bayside boardwalk were celebrated with a ribbon cutting this week.

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side boardwalk.

In his remarks Tuesday, Mayor Rick Meehan took time to recognize the new promenade. He noted its construction was a significant step in connecting commercial properties along the bayside.

“The boardwalk is actually a very important piece of this project because it creates a public right of way for people to move along the bayside and really enjoy the waterfront, watch the fishermen, enjoy the sunsets, and really connect with all the other businesses and

restaurants,” he said. “It’s long been a goal of the town of Ocean City to have this boardwalk run parallel to the bay and wrap all the way around to the oceanside. This is a big step in that direction.”

The boardwalk’s development, however, did not come without its challenges. Last year, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the developer of the Cambria came before the Mayor and Council seeking a deferral of the $165,000 payment, which was a condition of the property’s zoning and site

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plan approvals. The issue was eventually resolved, and the Cambria was able to open last August after making the contribution and gaining its certificate of occupancy.

Officials this week commended the developer and Choice representatives for their work in developing a landmark hotel, which can be seen as visitors enter the resort from the bridge.

“Yes, this used to be a concrete plant – and thank goodness it was because we used that concrete to build Ocean City – but today what you have built is certain something that is much more appealing and much more promising as you cross that Route 50 Bridge and come into our fabulous community,” Meehan said.

PINNacle President and CEO Tauhid Islam noted the construction of the Cambria would not have been possible without the support of project partners and family.

“It’s been a journey,” he said. “It started when one guy came up and decided to stand on a concrete plant and see a vision that something is possible, bigger than what was here. The idea has always been to make something better than what is here.”

In addition to the ribbon cutting ceremony, officials this week celebrated the grand opening with a $1,000 donation to the Ocean City Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation.

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Unruly Suspect Tased OCEAN CITY – A Virginia man was arrested last weekend after getting trespassed from a downtown bar and then getting aggressive and urging police officers, staffers and paramedics to fight him.

Around 12:15 a.m. last Friday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers were dispatched to a bayfront bar at 21st Street for a reported disorderly male in the bar area. The restaurant manager who made the call advised Ocean City Communications the disorderly male was “talking crazy” and he believed he was under the influence of some illicit substance, according to police reports.

When the officers arrived on the scene, the manager pointed them in the direction of the suspect, later identified as Robert Rainey, Jr., 29, of Chantilly, Va., who was observed standing on the dock and holding two glowing orbs attached to strings, according to police reports. When the officers began speaking with Rainey, the suspect had erratic mood swings ranging from cooperative to hostile and aggressive, according to police reports.

Rainey reportedly kept making statements about just wanting to perform his art, and when officers told him he was being trespassed from the property, he reportedly told the officers it was all part of an “elaborate ruse.” Rainey also told officers he was an Air Force veteran and would randomly snap to a position of attention and began shouting at the officers.

When Rainey’s mood switched back

to hostile, he would continuously tell officers to fight him, saying “let’s go” and “let’s fight right now,” according to police reports. At one point, he reportedly assumed a fighting stance with his fists balled up. OCPD officers were finally able to convince Rainey to leave the premises after the manager issued a trespass warning.

While walking off the property, he reportedly stopped multiple times to argue with staff and police officers. When he reached the parking lot, Rainey pointed at another OCPD officer and began shouting at the officer. He then reportedly walked purposely at the officer, getting within 12 inches of the officer’s face in a confrontational manner.

At that point, the decision was made to arrest Rainey, but when officers attempted to get his hands behind his back to handcuff, he resisted, twisting his arms and body. He was taken to the ground, where he continued to resist, writhing on the ground and concealing

his hands under his body, according to police reports.

An OCPD officer ultimately deployed his conducted electrical weapon, or taser, and gained “neuromuscular incapacitation,” according to police reports, and putting an end to the struggle.

Rainey was seen by EMS personnel, but refused transport. While EMS was treating Rainey, he reportedly became aggressive with them, stating “let’s go right now,” and “I’ll annihilate all of you,” according to police reports.

During a search incident to the arrest, a small metal spoon with suspected cocaine residue was found in Rainey’s pocket. Two bar security staffers told police when Rainey first arrived, he was slightly confrontational, but was not acting erratically.

Bar staffers told police Rainey left for about 20 minutes, and when he returned was acting in an excited and confrontational manner, similar to his behavior after the officers had arrived.

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He was charged with second-degree assault, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and possession of a controlled dangerous substance. He was taken before a District Court Commissioner and was released on recognizance.

Police Cruiser Damaged OCEAN CITY – A New York man was arrested last week after allegedly kicking and damaging a parked police cruiser in the downtown area.

Around 11:50 p.m. last Wednesday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to the area of 7th Street and St. Louis Avenue for the reported malicious destruction of a parked police vehicle. Ocean City Communications advised the suspect was actively hitting the police car and had kicked off the license plate and the mirrors from the vehicle. Communications advised they had received at least two calls reporting the incident, one of whom had images of the suspect who had caused the damage, according to police reports.

OCPD officers arrived and observed the rear license plate of the police cruiser had been removed and the spot lamp had been ripped from its original location and found on the ground nearby in several pieces. In addition, the rear license plate that had been ripped from the vehicle was severely bent and lying in the middle of the street.

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walked west on 7th Street before he lost sight of him. Another group of witnesses approached and told the officers the suspect they were looking for was their neighbor and directed the officers to the location, which was nearby, according to police reports.

OCPD officers walked to the location and reportedly could hear a man and a woman arguing loudly in a grassy courtyard area between the two buildings.

The male in the argument, later identified as Augusto Rosamilia, 37, of Schenectady, N.Y., matched the description of the suspect in the pictures provided by a witness.

According to police reports, when Rosamilia saw the officers, he began to walk away, then took off running around the neighbors’ building, through the grassy area and up a staircase to his second-floor unit. OCPD officers gave chase and caught Rosamilia just outside his front door. Rosamilia was told he was under arrest, but refused to comply with an order to put his hands behind his back. When he continued to refuse, he was tackled to the ground and officers forcibly got his hands behind his back and handcuffed him.

While Rosamilia was seated on the curb awaiting transport, he repeatedly yelled profanities at the officers on the scene, drawing the attention of at least 12 people standing on the street nearby. Rosamilia was transported to the

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Public Safety Building for processing.

During booking, Rosamilia reportedly kicked and damaged a plastic property bucket, and additional malicious destruction of property charges were tacked on. In the end, Rosamilia was charged with three counts of malicious destruction of property, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

Barricade Ends After 3 Hours OCEAN CITY – A Waldorf, Md., man faces numerous charges this week after allegedly scuffling with a police officer attempting to detain him for speeding in a special event zone.

Around 2:30 a.m. last Saturday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer patrolling in the area of 85th Street observed a vehicle traveling 61 miles per hour in a 30-mph special event zone area. The officer followed the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop at 127th Street.

The vehicle turned into a condominium lot at 127th Street and backed into a parking spot. The officer exited the patrol vehicle and the sole occupant, later identified as Darryl Hampton, 32, opened the door and began to remove his seatbelt. The officer ordered Hampton to stay in the vehicle, but he got out and was standing next to the driver’s side door as the officer approached, according to police reports.

When the officer asked for Hampton’s driver’s license, he reportedly said he did not have it with him. Hampton was told to walk to the rear of his vehicle and sit on the curb. However, he walked to the rear of his vehicle and

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continued walking through the parking lot. The officer attempted to detain Hampton in handcuffs, but the suspect tensed his body and arms and resisted.

He then began to reach in his left pocket.

When the officer attempted to handcuff Hampton again, he pushed the officer away and walked toward a stairwell at one of the condo buildings, according to police reports. When the officer attempted to handcuff Hampton again, he pushed the officer away and continued to walk toward the staircase.

The officer reportedly activated his conducted electrical weapon, or Taser, and ordered Hampton to stop. When Hampton did not comply, the officer deployed the Taser and attempted to place the suspect on his stomach. Hampton

began to sit up and the officer attempted to push him back to the ground.

Hampton was able to stand up and pushed the officer away again.

He then ran up a stairwell to the third floor and entered a room and secured the door behind him. Other OCPD officers arrived and attempts were made to speak with Hampton through the door to get him to exit voluntarily. Hampton reportedly remained barricaded in the room with a female for roughly three hours as officers continued to negotiate with him.

Hampton voluntarily exited the room around 5:50 a.m. He was charged with multiple counts of second-degree assault on the officer, resisting arrest and fleeing and eluding. He was also charged with numerous traffic offenses.

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Thanks to generous and loyal supporters, the Assateague Island Alliance (AIA), the official Friends Group of Assateague Island National Seashore, was able to purchase a refurbished golf cart to be used by the Assateague Island National Seashore Pony Patrol. The Pony Patrol volunteers play an active role in protecting the island’s visitors and wildlife. Visitors often try to feed, pet and get too close to the famous Assateague wild horses. The role of Pony Patrol volunteers is to educate the public and interrupt harmful interactions that may occur when visitors and horses share space. This cart enhances the effectiveness of these valuable volunteers to quickly intervene and prevent potential campsite raids by habituated horses or to move the horses safely off the road. Volunteer Marcus Urioste is pictured with the patrol’s new cart.

Local Keller Williams offices in the Delaware and Maryland market centers, consisting of 460 agents and staff, contributed to local high schools in Worcester and Wicomico counties in Maryland and Sussex, Kent, and New Castle counties in Delaware during their annual RED (Renew, Energize and Donate) Day, which takes place the second Thursday of May, as a day to give back to their local communities. Above, team embers Noreen Scalice, Walt Taraila, Audrey Serio, Dawn Rexrode and Jason Duncan gather donated items for graduating high school seniors. Each bag had a value of $100 with 175 bags being donated. Submitted Photos

The Knights of Columbus, Council #9053, recently awarded Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School kindergarten teacher Joanne Curry with its 2021 Teacher of the Year Award. The award ceremony that occurs annually will not take place this year as a result of the pandemic. Curry has served as kindergarten teacher since 2004 and was one of the first employees starting the year MBS opened in 2003. In nominating Curry, one of her colleagues referred the professionalism she exhibits, saying, "Mrs. Curry creates a positive structured classroom environment that is conducive to learning. She establishes effective rules for classroom behavior, and observes, evaluates and records students' academic and social progress.”

There's a pollinator garden in Ocean Pines the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City President Steve Cohen learned needed some work. Along with his wife, Kiwanian Shelley Cohen, he organized Kiwanis members to volunteer to tend the garden. Among those helping them with the project were Maryland Coastal Bays Program staff members Liz Wist, Sharon Peterson and Chandler Joiner and club members Bob Wolfing and Janet Wolfing.

An initiation of new members into the Ocean City Elks Lodge 2645 was held earlier this month in The Flaig-Wagner Hall at the lodge. There are over 1,700 members in OC Elks Lodge 2645. New members are pictured above with Exalted Ruler Ritchie Herron, who conducted the initiation.

The General Levin Winder Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) recently welcomed a new member during a luncheon meeting at the Memorial Pavilion in White Horse Park. Regent Gail Weldin and past Chaplain Ann Fowler administered the oath of membership to Jena Chambers. The granddaughter of a deceased chapter member, Chambers was admitted into the DAR on July 5, 2020. Her Revolutionary War ancestor is Captain Matthew Purnell of Maryland. The DAR is a women’s service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America’s future through better education. Chambers, left, is pictured with Regent Gail Weldin and past Chaplain Fowler.

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Each week staff photographer Chris Parypa is tasked with submitting a photo from his vast library to be featured in this space. Above, participants in last weekend’s Cruisin event are pictured working on their vehicle prior to one of the daily shows at the Inlet. To purchase any of Parypa’s photos, click over to www.chrisparypa.com.

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Knights of Columbus Bingo Chairman Tom Anderson had the help of Gail and Dave Hesch during the recent Friday night games.

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Hosting the May Ocean Pines Chamber Business After Hours were Tom Lubeski and Brittany Mariner of Windmill Creek Winery.

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Bingo has returned to Knights of Columbus every Friday starting at 5, with Ed Nichols and Bob Pellenbarg selling game cards.

Lovely ladies of the Grace Center for Maternal and Women’s Health, Jazz McClure, Leikia Hallett and Malia Nichols enjoyed their time at Windmill Creek Winery for the Ocean Pines Chamber Business After Hours.

New Captain’s Table Restaurant Manager Jamie West and co-owner Lauren Taylor welcomed the Downtown Association Committee of OCDC to the first in person Downtown After Dark in over a year!

Before the Friday night bingo games got started, Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary President Dee Matthews and Jackie Denhardt sold refreshments to the players.

Ocean City Paramedic Firefighters Chris Brown and Lt. Steve Twilley administered COVID-19 vaccines at the clinic held in conjunction with Springfest.

Inside the Springfest merchandise booth with all the festival gear you could want were Peggie Ball and Debbie Jones of the Town of Ocean City.

United Work & Travel’s Radomir Jankovic and Anne Marie Conestabile attended the May Downtown After Dark for the Downtown Association Committee of OCDC.

Art League of Ocean City artists Kathy Bohs and Gerilyn Gaskill provided information on activities at the OC Center for the Arts to Springfest attendees.

Ocean City Lifeguards Begin Coverage Season On Saturday

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BY DAMIEN SANZOTTI

SPECIAL TO THE DISPATCH

OCEAN CITY – I hope this first article of the summer finds you all doing well and staying safe as Maryland is lessening restrictions on the path to being fully reopened. While all the health officials have been tracking the pandemic, the Ocean City Beach Patrol has been preparing for the summer. The beach patrol must be ready to keep people safe beginning Memorial Day Saturday. I have a feeling this summer is going to be one for the record books.

Most, if not all, of the mandates regarding physical distancing and mask wearing indoors and outdoors have been lifted.

Please make sure to check with the establishment you are visiting regarding their own specific restrictions. Another great site to check is the DAMIEN Town of Ocean City’s e- SANZOTTI vents calendar which can be found at www.ococean.com/events. This will offer guidance on dates, times, cost (many are free), locations, and any other information you may need.

I am not going to run through the complete list, however, some of the events that are back for the summer of 2021 include The OC Airshow (June 1920), July 4th Music & Fireworks, and the White Marlin Open (Aug. 2-6). Family Beach Games, Movies on the Beach, Sundaes in the Park and new for this summer the OC Drone Show will be featured throughout the summer months.

There are many other events to consider, again please visit the town’s site listed above for full details.

My guess is that the beaches of Ocean City are going to be packed this summer. Guests of the town did a great job of spreading out last summer and I am sure there are groups that would enjoy a similar experience this summer.

Please be mindful of others when visiting the beaches, some of our beach areas are narrower than others during high tide. This will cause groups to fill up the beach quickly. Please do your best to leave enough room at the back of the beach to allow our vehicles to fit through in the event of an emergency. This will be a fun summer on our way back to normalcy, let’s all keep it enjoyable for our families and those around us.

The Ocean City Beach Patrol is on duty daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. beginning on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend. If you should have any questions, approach the lifeguard safely while maintaining appropriate social distance. They are all friendly and knowledgeable.

If serving the public as one of our Surf Rescue Technicians is something that appeals to you, we will be holding PreEmployment Physical Skills Evaluations (testing) on June 5 at Dorchester Street and the Boardwalk. Although many people find it hard to believe, we do not re-

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quire any certifications or experience to try out for one of our positions, because we provide all training and certifications needed. Following successful testing we provide paid training ($15.60 hour) in one of our Surf Rescue Training Academies. To register for one of these tryouts go to our website at www.ococean.com/ocbp .

I hope that everyone has a safe and enjoyable time in Ocean City while making new memories with your loved ones.

Remember our critical advice at all times: “keep your feet in the sand till the lifeguards in the stand,” (The writer has been with the beach patrol for 18 years and is currently a sergeant. He is a physical education teacher at Berlin Intermediate School.)

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Stands are pictured getting spruced up for the summer season earlier this month.

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invited all Worcester County Public School students transitioning to high school next year and their parents or guardians to an 8th Grade Transitional Event at Shad Landing last week. Since 2011, Worcester County Health Department has hosted an annual Father-Daughter Dinner with the goal of highlighting the relationship between young women and their fathers, or other role models. This year, the invitation list was expanded to include mothers/mother figures and sons.

Parental figures have a powerful impact on many aspects of their child's life in areas such as academic achievement, avoiding teen pregnancy and being selfconfident and self-reliant.

The event included dinner, activities, and an opportunity to recognize the powerful bond that exists between a parent and child. The banquet has a rich tradition of bringing families together in Worcester and helping families gain insight into each other’s lives. Some of those who attended are pictured.

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with Scott Lenox Hello everyone, Fishing season is off to a more “normal” start this year thanks to easing pandemic restrictions. It’s also off to a more “normal” start because inshore fishing is terrific right now while offshore fishing just hasn’t gotten going yet.

In recent years we’ve seen tuna, mahi, white marlin and even blue marlin caught in the month of May in our offshore canyons, but this year that just hasn’t been the case yet. Historically these fish didn’t move into our waters and start to be caught until mid-June, and though there are still a little time left before then, I think that might be the case for the season of 2021.

Speaking of offshore fishing, Captain Willie Zimmerman and the crew of the RoShamBo ventured offshore for an overnight trip over the weekend and actually caught the first white marlin for a boat fishing out of Ocean City. Here’s the rub.

RoShamBo was actually 123 nautical miles from the Ocean City Inlet when they released the white so they were outside of the 100-mile limit for first white marlin of the season prizes. This year the first white marlin of the season in Ocean City could be worth $17,000 for a lucky angler -- $5,000 will be awarded by the Town of

Ocean City, $7,000 will be awarded by the conglomerate of businesses knows as Fishermen United of Ocean City and the Ocean City Marlin Club (OCMC) will award $5,000 for the first club boat to catch a white. Therefore, if the first fish is caught by an OCMC club member then that fish will be worth $17,000. Might be time to get the ballyhoo rigged up.

Captain Willie had two white marlin releases during that overnighter. Both were caught outside the Norfolk Canyon. After a move into the Washington Canyon, the crew boxed a mako shark and a huge pile of sea bass with golden and blueline tilefish. Captain Willie reported that conditions outside the Norfolk were good for pelagics with warm water, but inside 100 miles the water was just 60 degrees and needs some time to warm up.

Ocean bottom fishing for sea bass was good again this week with some limits for anglers fishing with the local charter and party boat fleet. There are some fish with keepers mixed in within a few miles of the beach, but the better fishing and better keeper ratios will come from wrecks and structure outside of 10 miles. The best fishing over the past few weeks has been SEE PAGE 12B

An awesome overnighter on RoShamBo with Captain Willie Zimmerman produced two white marlin releases, a mako shark, blueline and golden tilefish and a big pile of jumbo sea bass.

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Top left, Rich Daiker and Kenny Shoan caught their limit of rockfish at the south jetty two days in a row. Top middle, Captain Kane Bounds of the Fish Bound put this lucky angler on a jumbo blueline tilefish. Top right, Bryan Mindte of Sunset Provisions was throwing the Fish in OC Thing A Ma JIG at the Route 90 Bridge when he lucked into this surprise keeper flounder. Above left, Cody Martin used a 1.5-ounce jig and a shad to land this 31-inch keeper rockfish at the Route 50 Bridge.

Above right, Ricky Blitz won the Joe Morris Canal Flounder Tournament put on by Lewes Harbour Marina and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network got a donation for $8,500.

Opposite page, top left, Captain Wayne Blanks of Bayside Guide Service has been having fun with anglers catching and releasing small rockfish at the Route 50 Bridge. Opposite page, top right, Captain Chase Eberle of Chasin’ Tides Charters put this group on a limit of sea bass, a couple of blueline tilefish and some bernall.

Opposite page, middle left, Jack Power caught the first keeper flounder of the season for the Morning Star with Captain Monty Hawkins at the helm. Opposite page, middle right, this crew had a great day fishing with Captain Jason Mumford of Lucky Break when they boxed five keeper flounder and a bluefish. Opposite page, bottom left, Big Bird Cropper did some “dredging” at the Route 50 Bridge and caught some rockfish just under the 28-inch legal size. Opposite page, bottom right, Jordan Hallowell caught these jumbo sea bass while fishing on board the Angler with Captain Chris Mizurak.

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FROM PAGE 11B in 75 to 150 feet of water. Sea bass will sometimes eat empty hooks, but the best baits will be clam, squid, strip baits, Gulp and jigs. Remember sea bass have to be 12.5 inches to keep and anglers are allowed 15 fish per person. There are few flounder mixing in with the sea bass the past week or so and Captain Monty Hawkins of the Morning Star has caught several cutlassfish. These toothy critters are devastating to a sea bass bite, but if you catch them they are very good to eat.

Flounder fishing in the back bays of Ocean City took a small hit this week with some dirty water conditions brought on by a little wind and a storm way off our coast

that had the ocean a little murky. There were still some fish caught, but you had to find the cleanest water and be patient for bites. The Thorofare and channel behind Assateague Island were still the best spots for catching flounder and chartreuse, white and salmon red were the better colors in the cloudy water conditions. Flounder in Maryland must be at least 16.5 inches to keep and we are allowed to harvest four fish per person.

More and more keeper rockfish were caught this past week around the OC inlet and Route 50 Bridge, especially at night.

There are a bunch of “rock” around the Route 50 Bridge and south jetty and they range in size from 15 inches all the way up to 40 inches, which is too big to keep.

Anglers are allowed one rockfish that is at least 28 inches and no more than 35 inches so we’ve got a seven-inch slot for keepers. There are lots of fish under the

28-inch minimum being caught in shallower water around the bridge on halfounce to 1-ounce jigs like our Fish in OC Thing A Ma JIG. The larger fish above the 28-inch minimum are being caught on 1.5-ounce to 2-ounce jigs with 5-inch shads or bigger. The small fish can be caught pretty much anytime and though you could catch a keeper during the day most of them are being caught on the outgoing tide at night.

Congratulations to all of the anglers that fished the Joe Morris Memorial Canal Flounder Tournament put on by Lewes Harbour Marina this past week. Ricky Blitz was the tournament winner with a nice 4.4-pound flounder, but the big winner was the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Lewes Harbour was able to donate a check for over $8,500 to this worthy cause. Congratulations to Amanda, Tommy and all of the folks at Lewes Har-

bour for a great event.

The first offshore tournament of the season happens Memorial Day Weekend with the Ocean City Marlin Club’s Franky Pettolina Memorial Day Tournament. We lost our good friend Captain Franky in March. He was the president of the OC Marlin Club at the time of his passing and I think this is a great tournament to get things started for the tournament fishing season. You do not have to be a member of the Ocean City Marlin Club to fish this event. For more info call the club at 410213-1613. You can see my nightly updates for this and most every tournament this summer at www.FishinOC.com. Until next week, tight lines.

(The writer is the owner of Fish in OC and host of Ocean City’s fishing television show Hooked on OC. He has worked in the fishing industry and been fishing the waters in and around Ocean City for over 25 years.)

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

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The Salisbury Zoo has announce its acquisition of a mother-daughter pair of Canadian lynx from the Pittsburgh Zoo. Chayne, 13, and daughter Helga, 2, were recommended for the Salisbury Zoo through the lynx Species Survival Program with the possibility of breeding in the future. Zoo visitors will be able to view mom and daughter, but at a distance due to COVID-19 precautions. Cats as well as deer, river otter, and primates are susceptible to the virus.

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OCEAN CITY – How to turn the Mayor’s Bike Ride into a bigger event dominated a discussion this month at the resort committee level.

Members of the Ocean City Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee met earlier this month with Special Events Director Frank Miller to discuss ways in which the town could improve upon the annual Mayor’s Bike Ride, which will be held this year on Sept. 12.

For months, the committee has explored the possibility of hosting a celebratory bike party in the fall. Council Secretary Tony DeLuca, committee liaison, told members this week the two events could coincide.

“I thought we could bring Special Events in and see if we can make the Mayor’s Bike Ride a bigger deal,” he said. “We’re still going to start at the Inlet, at the Boardwalk, go to 27th Street and come back. That’s the Mayor’s Bike Ride. Then we meet at the Inlet before and after.”

DeLuca said the idea is to have an area at the Inlet for food and drinks, music, bike safety demonstrations and other vendors. Miller, however, noted officials would have to work around two other events being held that weekend.

While the annual fall Wine Fest concludes on Sept. 11, Miller said organizers would be in the process of tearing down tents that Sunday. The Mayor’s Bike Ride and proposed bike party would also have to work around the Walk for Recovery 5K, which will take place from 9 a.m. to noon on Sept. 12.

“That’s a conflict we would have to address …,” he said. “We can correct that we an adjustment of time.”

Miller suggested the bike ride and bike party follow the Walk for Recovery event in the afternoon hours, using tents within the Wine Fest footprint.

“We can talk to them about tearing it down on Monday instead,” he added.

When asked if there would be a cost associated with using the Wine Fest tents an additional day, Miller said there would.

“It wouldn’t be significant if we keep the same footprint and use it to meet the needs of the event,” he said.

Committee members also entertained the idea of incorporating a fat tire bike ride along the beach’s high tide line.

“There’s an opportunity here to give riders an experience,” Miller said.

After further discussions with committee members, Miller agreed to explore cost estimates for the combined Mayor’s Bike Ride and bike party.

“We’re going to have to figure out some type of funding for it …,” he said.

“I don’t see it being very large, but I want to make sure we know where the money’s coming from."

Ceremony Planned At Civic Center To Mark Memorial Day

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SALISBURY – Wicomico County’s Memorial Day Ceremony returns this year after being canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The ceremony, to honor Wicomico County veterans who died in the line of duty, is set for Monday, May 31, at 10 a.m., and it will take place at the Wicomico War Veterans' Memorial in front of the Wicomico Civic Center. All are welcome and encouraged to attend this free event, which is organized by members of the Wicomico County War Memorial Committee. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will be canceled.

As part of the 18th annual ceremony, there will be a lowering of the colors by the Wicomico County JROTC, ringing of the Red Knights Memorial Bell, branch prayers, and a volley of arms by the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office. Veterans, as well as their families, will be recognized during the ceremony, including a special family tribute to Gold Star Mothers. War Memorial Committee members will perform the Reading of Veterans’ Names, which recognizes those Wicomico County residents who have fallen in the line of service.

In 2002, a group of veterans from all branches of the military came together to honor and preserve the memory of Wicomico County’s fallen heroes. As a result, the Wicomico War Veterans' Memorial was erected at the Wicomico Civic Center, which is itself a living war memorial to all veterans. Flags from each service branch, along with a United States, Maryland, Wicomico County and the POW-MIA flag, now proudly fly over a brick wall displaying bronze plaques with the names of Wicomico County’s fallen veterans beginning with World War I. The Wicomico County War Memorial Committee has continued the work it began in 2002. Committee members are actively seeking information on those listed on the memorial. If you have information to share about a fallen serviceperson, please email Linda Lyons at llyons@wicomicocounty.org.

To help preserve the memorial and honor a loved one who has served or is serving, citizens may purchase a Tree of Honor Gold Leaf. Engraved with his or her name and a short message, the leaf will be displayed on the Veterans' Tree of Honor in the Wicomico Civic Center lobby. Leaves are $100 each. Please contact Linda Lyons at 410-548-4900, ext. 115. All proceeds are placed in a fund designated to maintain the War Memorial into perpetuity.

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BY SHAWN J SOPER

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OCEAN CITY – The last of four suspects charged in a gunpoint robbery on the Boardwalk last August was sentenced to five years in jail, all of which was suspended but the 163 days he served awaiting trial.

In February, Joshua Benitez, now 18, of Lorton, Va., pleaded guilty to second-degree assault for his role in the incident last August 26. Back in court last week, Benitez was sentenced to five years, all of which was suspended but the 163 days he spent in jail awaiting trial. He was also placed on supervised probation for three years.

Around 2:15 a.m. last Aug. 26, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer on bicycle patrol was dispatched to the area of 12th Street and the Boardwalk for a reported assault with a gun. As the bicycle officer made his way to the scene, the officer observed a suspect matching the description provided by Ocean City Communications running west toward Baltimore Avenue. The officer detained the suspect, later identified James Watson, 17, of Alexandria, Va. OCPD officers viewed the City Watch video footage of the incident and observed Watson walking down the Boardwalk carrying a shotgun.

The officer who first detained Watson reported never seeing Watson in possession of the shotgun, but witnesses told police Watson handed the weapon to a friend, who went back to a nearby vehicle.

OCPD officers interviewed the female victim, who reportedly told police Watson had robbed her and her 10-year-old niece. The victim told police Watson held her 10-year-old niece at gunpoint and demanded her cell phone, according to police reports. The victim told police she grabbed the cell phone from her niece and told the child to run away, according to police reports.

The victim reportedly told officers she attempted to call the police, but Watson’s friend, later identified as Joshua Benitez, 17, of Lorton, Va., grabbed the phone from her and physically assaulted her. The victim told police the shotgun was then handed to another friend, later identified as Alexis Cabrera, 17, of Lorton, Va. The witness told police Watson then attempted to rob her of her wallet, but she was able to get away.

According to City Watch footage,

Watson entered the screen frame carrying the black shotgun by his side and physically assaulted a male victim by striking him in the face, according to police reports. Watson then allegedly handed the shotgun to Cabrera and continued to argue with the victim. The footage also revealed Benitez assaulting the female victim and taking the cell phone.

According to police reports, another male victim, possibly the female victim’s boyfriend, attempted to run after Benitez. Watson chased the male victim and struck and kicked him all in the same motion. One witness reportedly told police the pumping and wracking of the shotgun could be heard. After Watson handed the shotgun to Cabrera, he ran from the Boardwalk, which is when he was first encountered by the bicycle officer responding to the scene.

According to witnesses, Cabrera, Benitez and a third suspect, later identified as Micah Younger, 18, of Manassas, Va., left the area with the shotgun in a silver Honda. A short time later, Maryland State Police located the suspected vehicle in West Ocean City and initiated a traffic stop. Inside the vehicle were Cabrera, Younger and Benitez. The MSP trooper also observed the shotgun in plain view in the vehicle. Officers brought one of the victims to the traffic stop and the victim positively identified Younger, Cabrera and Benitez.

In summary, the initial officer learned Watson, Cabrera, Benitez and Younger were all involved in the armed robbery and the various assaults during the incident captured on City Watch. The investigation revealed the shotgun was held by each of the suspects as they passed it around during the incident, according to police reports. The investigation revealed all four suspects were allegedly engaged actively in the various assaults and armed robbery.

Watson, Cabrera, Benitez and Younger were each charged with armed robbery and multiple counts of first- and second-degree assault. In January, Watson pleaded guilty to three counts of second-degree assault for his role in the incident and was sentenced to 10 years, all but five of which were suspended. He was also placed on supervised probation for three years upon his release. In January, Cabrera had all the charges against him placed on the stet, or inactive docket. Younger last week had the charges against him placed on the stet docket.

Wicomico Officials Review Proposed $161M Spending Plan

May 28, 2021

BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

SALISBURY – County officials last week concluded their review of the proposed budget for fiscal year 2022, but not before a lengthy discussion on contingency accounts, maintenance of effort funding and proposed cuts.

Last Friday, the Wicomico County Council held a special meeting to review the proposed budget for fiscal year 2022.

The spending plan, which was submitted last month, features a general fund budget of $161,144,944 to support the county’s core service needs of public safety, public health, education and infrastructure.

Going down the list of departments last week, council members shared their concerns regarding the Wicomico County Board of Elections budget, which had increased from $1.4 million in fiscal year 2021 to nearly $1.7 million in fiscal year 2022.

Finance Director Pam Oland said the increase was related to state mandates.

She said additional money was included in the department’s separate contingency fund.

“As we discussed, departments at times have contingency within their budget,” she explained. “In the past, because they have underspent their budget, we did give them their total requests, but we put in a line item that they have to come back and ask for a transfer, so they can’t just spend without any oversight … This

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is a way to have control over them and know what they’re spending.”

When asked if the department would need council approval to use its contingency, Oland said it would only need the executive’s approval.

“We felt it appropriate to give them the increase they were looking for but to give us some control over where that increase is,” she said.

Councilman John Cannon said he didn’t support the idea of separate contingency funds for different departments. He argued departments could come before the council and seek a transfer from the county’s contingency fund if needed.

“I don’t feel comfortable having a contingency within a department,” he said.

“The budget is a budget, and that’s the purpose of it.”

Oland, however, told council members contingency funds were not included in every budget.

“They are there because unexpected things happen,” she said. “And with this one, we actually have expected things to happen, we just don’t know the value of them yet.”

Education officials also came before

the council last week to review their budget for the coming fiscal year. Wicomico County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Donna Hanlin told county leaders changes to the state’s funding formula had increased Wicomico’s maintenance of effort funding.

“We got that number finalized yesterday from the state,” she said.

Comptroller Jesse Reid noted the new calculation resulted in a nearly $1.2 million increase in maintenance of effort funding. As a result, Wicomico’s funding commitment would need to increase from $47.6 million to $48.8 million.

“Our overall state funding is still down about $1.036 million,” he added.

Officials pointed out that state aid had decreased as a result of reduced enrollment.

“We know a majority of those students either went to homeschooling or a great majority of them were prekindergarten students and they remained in private daycare,” Hanlin said.

Reid also highlighted the school system’s capital requests, which include $1.7 million for a new roof at Westside Intermediate, $10 million for an addition and

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renovation at Mardela Middle and High, and $4.7 million for the replacement of Beaver Run Elementary.

“This is the final county construction allocation for that school,” he said.

During its budget recap session last week, the council also discussed possible cuts to the Wicomico Public Library and the Tri-County Council, which was seeking an additional $288,000. Councilman Joe Holloway said he supported moving that money to police, fire or emergency medical services.

“I don’t see a real strong need for extra funding for them,” he said, “so I think we should move it out.”

Cannon, however, disagreed, noting the additional $288,000 would restore the county’s funding commitments from previous years.

“We’re just getting them back to square one,” he said.

Cannon and Councilmen Bill McCain and Josh Hastings said they had no interest in cuts being made to the coming year’s budget.

“I think this is the best budget I’ve seen in years and the best process I’ve seen in years,” Hastings said.

As a result of a typing error, Oland noted the budget would be revised to include a $396,000 increase for volunteer fire.

The council is currently slated to adopt the budget on June 1, though officials noted the deadline could be extended to June 15 by resolution. The fiscal year 2022 budget goes into effect on July 1.

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OCEAN CITY – Kathleen Mary “Kathy” Galloway, (nee Carter) age 77, of Ocean City passed away Wednesday May 12, 2021. Kathy was born in Burtonsville, MD and grew up in Carroll County and was the daughter of the late Harry “Butch” Carter.

She graduated from Sykesville High School and then opened Kathy’s Carpets in 1969 and then moved to Baltimore in 1977. At that time, Kathy opened her store on Falls Road.

She was the only woman in the flooring business. She sold all types of flooring and window treatments for residen- KATHLEEN MARY tial and commercial.

She was the only wo- GALLOWAY man owning a flooring business in at least eight sister states at the time. She owned the business for 32 years and said, “she loved the business, and it was always a pleasure to go to work”.

She attended many seminars and was always willing to help anyone. She belonged to many organizations, Women Helping Women, National Women’s Associations, Women’s Network of Baltimore, Local Business Assoc., and Floor Covering of America. She volunteered for many organizations, community fund raisers for cancer, women’s groups and House of Ruth in Baltimore and Ocean City. Kathy loved living in Ocean City with her husband and traveling all over the world, being out and about dancing and wearing her many hats that she loved. Gary and Kathy bought many properties and renovated them, and she loved public auctions. There was never an auction Kathy did not love per Gary.

She is survived by her devoted husband of over 40 years, Gary Galloway Sr.; daughter-in-law, Marcy Galloway; grandson, Patrick Galloway; granddaughter, Libby Galloway; God son, Chris Unger and his wife Theresa; her brother she never had, Michael Bowlin and his wife Patricial and many, many wonderful friends.

She was preceded in death by her two stepchildren, Gary Galloway Jr. and Holly Galloway.

A celebration of life will be planned post COVID in Baltimore and Ocean City.

In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Metaplastic Breast Cancer, Global Alliance Inc., 7 Bruce Road, Morganville, N.J. 07751, Women Supporting Women, 1320 Belmont Ave, Suite 402, Salisbury, Md. 21804 or to the charity of your choice.

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OCEAN CITY – It is with a sad heart I write to say that my husband of 19 years passed on Sunday, May 16, 2021.

Bill first moved to Ocean City in the 1960s and his first job was working as a carney for Casey’s Games on the Boardwalk. Bill later became one of the first bartenders at the Purple Moose Saloon and later worked at the Bonfire and the Hurricane Night Club.

Bill worked for many WILLIAM years in Baltimore Coun- CLINTON ty, at Nationwide Nissan HALL, JR. and Don White’s Chrysler Plymouth.

He had a knack for sales and loved the art of the deal. He would cook ribs all day and throw huge parties at the family farm in Parkton for all his dealership friends.

Bill loved classic cars, fine wine and the game of golf. When Bill returned to Ocean City in 2006, he went to work at Pine Shore Golf and later at Deer Run Golf Course. He loved making new friends and working outdoors. He was also an avid surf fishing buff and loved spending long days on Assateague Island. He was convinced it was impossible to enjoy a steak without a glass of Cabernet.

For many years Bill reminded me that his final wish was to let everyone know he drank life from a full cup. Anyone who knew Bill would certainly agree, and that once he was your friend, he always would be. His quick wit and sense of humor will truly be missed. Bill didn’t have acquaintances, only good friends.

Bill is survived by his brother, Stephen Hall of Baltimore, and his sister Patty Ziehl in Winston Salem, N.C. Bill had two sons, Bill Hall III and Brandon Hall, who reside in Towson. Bill was a loving uncle to Erika, Stephanie and Nicholas Loppatto, Alexis Kay, Danielle Landphair and Nicole Ziehl, and was very close with his in-laws, David Ziehl, Tracy Loppatto and Robert Kautz. Bill is also survived by his mother-in-law, Doris Kautz, and the pup that misses him terribly, Hollywood.

A celebration of life will occur in the fall. Donations in his memory can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105 or the Worcester County Humane Society, P.O. Box 48, Berlin, Md. 21811. Letters of condolence may be sent via www.burbagefuneralhome.com. Arrangements are in the care of the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin.

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Ocean City American Legion Post 166 approved this week $10,000 in donations to five local organizations in May. The Believe in Tomorrow Foundation and the Ocean City, Ocean Pines, Showell and Bishopville volunteer fire departments.

Courtney Blackford, center, is director of sales and marketing for Ocean City’s Residence Inn by Marriott, but in her spare time she promotes the Believe in Tomorrow Children’s House by the Sea. She made a presentation this week to the membership of Ocean City’s American Legion Post 166 about Believe in Tomorrow and came away with a surprise $2,000 donation to the foundation toward her prom queen campaign. The fire departments each received $2,000 donations as well. Representing the Post’s Donation Committee for the presentation, were from left, Earl Hewitt, Robert Smith and Bob Gilmore.

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BERLIN – Community members will host a memorial bench dedication in honor of Paul Rusko on June 12 at 11 a.m. at the Ocean Pines Racquet Center. Citizens are invited to attend.

Rusko, who passed away in December, was seen as a mentor to many, both in the Ocean Pines area, and in Anne Arundel County where he was the coordinator of physical education and athletics for more than three decades.

Among those he mentored is Tim McMullen, the current Ocean Pines Racquet Sports program coordinator and a former athletic director at Broadneck High School in Anne Arundel County.

“Paul was a mentor to hundreds of teachers and coaches in Anne Arundel County, and in Ocean Pines he was the founder of the ‘Early Bird’ group many years ago,” McMullen said. “We would get together and play tennis, and then go out to breakfast and solve the problems of the world.”

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

SALISBURY – A resolution allowing the conversion of Program Open Space land was postponed last week following a public hearing on the matter.

Last week, the Wicomico County Council voted unanimously to postpone a resolution allowing a Program Open Space (POS) land conversion from the West Metro Core property on Levin Dashiell Road to the recently acquired Connelly Mill property on Connelly Mill Road. Councilman John Cannon said the delay would give council members another opportunity to discuss the issue further.

“I’d like to have another work session before the council formally takes a vote on this,” he said.

Last month, Recreation, Parks and Tourism Director Steve Miller presented the council with a proposed land conversion that would transfer a POS restriction from the West Metro Core to Connelly Mill.

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To that end, Miller suggested a resolution that would not only designate Connelly Mill as Program Open Space land, but would allow the county to abandon the West Metro Core property.

“What we are here to do is seek council approval for this conversion,” he said.

In a public hearing last week, several community members came before the council sharing their support for the conversion. One resident said he supported park development not only at Connelly Mill, but at the West Metro Core as well.

“Some see it as a transfer from one to the other. I see it as an opportunity for both locations to be used by the public,” he said, adding that park development would promote ecotourism and economic development.

Resident Chris Roberts said he was in favor of developing Connelly Mill for recreational uses such as disc golf. He noted a growing interest in the sport, as well as the popularity of the disc golf course at Schumaker Park.

“I wish you would consider his space for permanent outdoor space and give disc golf a chance to be put in there,” he said.

Judith Stribling, Wicomico County Natural Resources Conservation Advisory Committee chair, said she also supported the resolution, as it could support the development of passive recreational activities like bird watching and hiking.

“The opportunities for people to come out and enjoy this kind of landscape are really key,” she said.

Councilwoman Nicole Acle noted that residents supported park development at both Connelly Mill and the West Metro Core. She pointed out, however, that the resolution called for the abandonment of the West Metro Core property.

“There was equal support for the West Metro Park as there was for Connelly Mill,” she said. “I don’t want us to lose sight of this resolution as a conversion. We will be abandoning the West Metro park on the west side and converting it to Connelly Mill.”

Councilman Joe Holloway said he supported the land conversion, but didn’t want to see the county abandon the West Metro Core property.

“At the Metro Core, we have an income-producing property where we can convert that money to Connelly Mill,” he said. “We don’t have to give up West Metro land. It can be used in the future.”

With no further discussion, the council voted 7-0 on a motion to postpone the resolution.

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Gift Shop Celebrated:

Last weekend’s official ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Artisan Gift Shop in Ocean Pines also served as an unofficial celebration of the shop’s one-year anniversary.

The store, run by the Pine’eer Craft Club of Ocean Pines, opened in February 2020. However, as with many things in the past year, the COVID19 pandemic forced several delays.

Attendees on Saturday included Maryland Sen. Mary Beth Carozza and Del. Wayne Hartman; Ocean Pines Association President Larry Perrone, General Manager John Viola and Recreation and Parks Director Debbie Donahue; and Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kerrie Bunting.

Craft Club President Sharon Puser said the old shop, now part of the expanded parking area of Ocean Pines’ community center, administration building and White Horse Park, closed in January 2020. The new location opened a few weeks later, on Feb. 8. Puser said the shop was only open for a few weeks before the pandemic halted operations for nearly three months.

“Our customers love the new store [and] we get positive comments from them all the time,” Puser said. “The mission of the Pine’eer Craft Club has been, since we started in 1974, to craft high-quality items that we can sell in the shop and donate the profits … back to the community. We’re so happy to do that, and that’s our goal, always.”

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OCEAN CITY – Bank of Ocean City President/CEO Reid Tingle, along with the Board of Directors, has announced Melissa von Bank has graduated from Commercial Lending School-Foundational from the American Bankers Association. She currently serves as the Assistant Vice President/Branch Manager of Bank of Ocean City’s Fenwick Island location.

“Customers benefit from having ABA certified lenders. Buying a MELISSA home or funding a busiVON BANK ness can be overwhelming. Having a certified personal banker makes this process more enjoyable, and ensures our customers can get the information they need to make a sound financial decision. We congratulate Melissa on this accomplishment,” said Tingle.

ABA’s Commercial Lending School provided in-depth learning, and brought together bankers from all over the country, while providing an evolving curriculum developed with input from regulatory experts.

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SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Commissioners have named Dallas Baker as the new director of public works. He stepped into his new role with Worcester County Government (WCG) on May 24.

“I’m grateful to the commissioners for this opportunity and look forward to serving the citizens of Worcester County,” Baker said.

Baker brings 21 years of experience to WCG. Prior to joining WCG, he served as assistant district engineer for project development with the Maryland State Highway Administration and as director of Wicomico County Public DALLAS BAKER Works. Baker, a registered professional engineer in Maryland, earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2000.

Baker has lived on Delmarva since 2000 and raised three children on the shore. Baker takes over for John Tustin, who retired April 30 following a 36-year career with WCG. In his role as director, Baker will provide direct oversight and direction of superintendents charged with the daily operation of the Fleet Management, Maintenance, Mosquito Control, Roads, Solid Waste and Water and Wastewater Divisions and with indirect supervision of all public works staff. He will also implement policies and approve bid specifications for equipment and capital projects; head long and short-term capital public works projects; give public presentations

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about public works issues to the County Commissioners and other councils, advisory boards, citizen groups, and special meetings as required; provide direct fiscal oversight of all Public Works divisions; work with the county engineer for major and complex civil engineering projects; and act as a liaison with project consultants.

OCEAN CITY – Reid Tingle, president and CEO of Bank of Ocean City along with the Board of Directors, recently welcomed Compliance Officer/Vice President Jennifer Devan as the newest addition to their staff.

Devan joins Bank of Ocean City with 25 years of banking experience. She is a graduate of University of Pittsburgh and most recently served as Chief Compliance Officer at AmeriServ Financial Bank in Johnstown, Pa. Devan brings with her, a vast array of knowledge in the fields of internal audit, consumer loan operations and underwriting, as well as compliance. Her professional expertise in the compliance field is evident by her Certified Regulatory Compliance Managers (CRCM) designation.

The Bank of Ocean City is a locallyowned, independent community bank.

Established in 1916 and headquartered in West Ocean City, the bank has five offices -- two in Ocean City, one in Ocean Pines, one in Berlin and a Delaware branch located in Fenwick Island.

Bank Welcomes New Officer

Local Company Expands Management Portfolio

OCEAN CITY – Outdoor hospitality management firm Blue Water Development announced it recently assumed management of two popular sister campgrounds owned by Sun RV Resorts in coastal Maryland -- Frontier Town RV Resort and Campground in Berlin and Fort Whaley RV Resort and Campground in Whaleyville. The management transition was made official on April 1.

These campgrounds join Blue Water's portfolio of 12 Eastern U.S. RV resorts and bring its tally of campgrounds on the Delmarva Peninsula to seven.

"These iconic campgrounds are part of Coastal Maryland's decades-long family camping tradition, and it's a special privilege for Blue Water to begin managing two great properties right in our backyard," said Blue Water CEO Todd Burbage. "We look forward to continuing what Sun RV Resorts started with these destinations by providing guests with an elevated experience and continued opportunities to make cherished family memories at these unique properties for years to come."

Frontier Town RV Resort and Campground boasts 688 total rentals comprised of RV sites, cabins, and tent camping sites with elevated amenities.

Wealth Of Knowledge

BY COLLIN MACOMBER

SPECIAL TO THE DISPATCH

BERLIN – Financial professionals and economists have been talking about the “graying of America” and the retirement crisis for at least a couple of decades. Now, it seems, things have reached a tipping point.

Even labor union workers, largely beneficiaries of rich benefits and pension plans, have been hit hard.

Throughout the past century, unions set up multiple-employer pension plans so that unionized workers in the trucking, trade, construction, ironworking, carpentry and other industries could change employers throughout their career while staying with the same union and continue accruing pension benefits from job to job.

Despite that effort, COLLIN more than 1,400 mul- MACOMBER tiemployer pension plans covering about 11 million U.S. workers have fallen into a financial hole.

For example, a worker who retired in 2009 with 37 years paid into his pension fund was due $4,265 per month for life. However, in 2015 his pension benefit was slashed to $2,217 per month due to underfunding.

This problem doesn’t just affect pensioners, it affects the nation’s overall economy. According to the National Institute of Retirement Security, each $1 spent on pension benefits supports $2.19 in economic output. In some coal-mining areas, entire towns are supported by union pensioners.

In Detroit, nearly a third of income comes from pensions, union retiree health, Medicare and Social Security.

More than just a campground, Frontier Town is a multi-attraction destination offering a water park, mini-golf, an arcade and the renowned Western Experience theme park.

Fort Whaley RV Resort and Campground offers 210 total rentals including RV sites, cabins, and primitive tent sites.

Guests can enjoy various on-site amenities, including a heated pool, mini golf, an arcade, a fishing lake, and a free shuttle to Frontier Town to enjoy the water park. Fort Whaley guests receive free admission to the water park and Western Experience park, as well as discounted access to other attractions in true sister campground fashion.

"The Frontier Town attractions have been synonymous with local family fun for decades, and we are thrilled to continue that tradition for guests at both campgrounds," Burbage added. "There is truly something for everyone at these properties, with new opportunities for fun or relaxation every day, and they are a fantastic way to experience the peaceful coastal Maryland lifestyle."

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If pension plans fail, communities throughout the heartland, including Ohio, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Indiana, will suffer immeasurably.

Union pensions are not the only plans under financial pressure. According to the 2020 Social Security Trustee report, the Social Security retirement trust fund was scheduled to run out of money by 2034. But that estimate was before the pandemic, when unemployment and suspended FICA payroll taxes significantly reduced Social Security revenues while at the same time millions of people retired early and began tapping their benefits. The new trustee report, due in a few months, will likely update that depletion date to 2032 or sooner.

Without changes, Social Security benefits soon will be funded solely by current payroll taxes, which would reduce benefits by as much as a quarter of previous estimates.

It may be a good time to review your individual retirement plan to shore up any gaps that may be affected by reduced pension and government benefits. Feel free to contact us to discuss your situation and explore tax-efficient ways to provide more financial confidence to your retirement plans.

The recent $1.9 trillion stimulus bill took a first step to help stabilize pension plans. It authorized funding by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for eligible multiemployer plans to enable them to pay benefits at plan levels and remain solvent. The funding is being paid from general revenues of the U.S. Treasury.

(The writer is an investment advisor with Key Financial Services. The entire KFS team can be reached at 410-629-0357.)

Sun RV Resort locations across the country provide elevated RV, cabin, and tent camping sites with resort-style amenities at great destinations. Sun RV Resorts’ mission is instilled in the idea of living your best life through exceptional and transformative outdoor experiences.

Guests can choose their own adventure with curated outdoor experiences that best suit their interests, such as kayak rentals at Frontier Town or exploring the boardwalk at Fort Whaley.

“Sun RV Resorts has a long-standing history with Blue Water,” said Nick DiBella, Senior Vice President of Sun RV Resorts. “We’ve been partners since 2013 and are excited to continue working together on two more incredible resorts. They are an exceptional operator and we trust them to deliver the same quality guest experience at two of our most popular family destinations – Fort Whaley and Frontier Town. We share in the same values of delivering the highest quality outdoor hospitality experience and it will shine through this transiSEE PAGE

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tion.”

Blue Water has a legacy of elevating campgrounds by introducing cuttingedge hospitality management and adding amenities while preserving their history. In addition to Frontier Town and Fort Whaley, the firm recently assumed control of another Delmarva campground -- Cherrystone Family Camping Resort. Located in Cape Charles, Va., Cherrystone boasts over 300 waterfront acres along the Chesapeake Bay and offers more than 690 campsites, including RV sites, seasonal camping, and glamping accommodations.

"Cherrystone has been part of the family camping landscape for more than half a century, and we're honored to carry on its legacy," Burbage said. "It's another perfect fit for our unique guest experience-focused service culture."

Personnel Announcements OCEAN VIEW – Bear Trap Dunes, a semi-private golf course in Ocean View, Del., has named Eric Mason as the club’s head golf professional and Jonathan Tupper as executive chef.

“Eric and Jonathan have been an integral part of our team since they came onboard. We are excited to watch them grow into leadership positions in each department,” said Brian Rashley, PGA General Manager of Bear Trap Dunes Golf Club. The golf course is owned by Carl M. Freeman Companies and managed by Troon, the world’s largest golf management company.

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25th Anniversary Celebrated:

Park Place Jewelers owners Todd and Jill Ferrante marked their 25-year anniversary in business with a month-long celebration. As a token of their appreciation to the community, the Ferrantes will be donating a portion of their sales in the month of May to four local charities – Atlantic General Hospital Foundation, the Believe in Tomorrow Foundation’s Children’s House by the Sea, the Worcester County Education Foundation and the Rebecca and Leighton Moore Children’s Behavioral Center at Tidal Health. The Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce organized a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the West Ocean City location of Park Place Jewelers last Thursday to mark the business’s 25th anniversary. The Ferrantes are pictured above with chamber officials, area elected officials and representatives of the four nonprofits.

Photo by Jeanette Deskiewicz

Mason started as an Assistant Golf Professional at Bear Trap Dunes in April 2016. During his time at Bear Trap Dunes, Mason graduated from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore with a Bachelor’s Degree in PGA Golf Management and Hotel & Restaurant Management.

Tupper has been a Sous Chef at The Den at Bear Trap Dunes since March 2019. In 2017, Jonathan received his AA with Honors in Culinary and Hospitality Management. He has produced numerous sold-out events for Bear Trap

Dunes.

Owner Represented Again FRUITLAND – Henry Hanna of SVN Miller Commercial represented the owner, Bill Hearne, in the sale of the Crown Sports Center property in Fruitland.

Hearne is a longtime client for Hanna. Hearne said, “Hanna understood the property and our desire to see the Crown Sports Center continue to serve children and families for many years.

Henry's patience and professionalism

were invaluable during the negotiations and settlement.”

Hanna originally sold the property to Hearne in 2005 when he was marketing the property for Crown Cork & Seal.

Hearne purchased the decommissioned property and turned it into one of the largest indoor sports facilities in this region. The facility is home to five indoor turf fields, one multi-surface court and 10.5 acres of outdoor fields, early learning, before and after school programs and summer camps, laser maze, and many other events.

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WORCESTER PREP HOLDS SENIOR SEND-OFF PARADE Photos by Diane Brown

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HOW WE SEE IT

Graduation Season Unlike Any Other

Every high school graduation season is special, but the Class of 2021 deserves unique recognition.

About two-thirds of the way through their junior years in March 2020, the world was turned upside down by the pandemic, relegating them to home learning and canceling every single event in what should have been a special time in their lives. The return to school in the fall continued in the same fashion for most in public schools with a brief return to school before being relegated to home school learning again for six weeks to close out the school year. When the calendar flipped to 2021, life began trending toward normalcy with the return of sports, fine arts events and more. Students in private schools have largely been in school, but there have been pandemicassociated challenges for them as well.

As all graduates walk across the stage this spring, life is continuing to head in the right direction. However, it’s impossible to not think of this year’s graduates without reflecting on what they have lost over the last 15 months. It’s tremendously significant to them in their young lives and for their parents.

Graduation always represents a culmination, an achievement worthy of celebrating. This year has an entirely different feel to it altogether, however. This Class of 2021 has endured more trials and tribulations in the last 15 months than is fair. Of course, life is not always fair, but the idea usually is for these young adults to experience these sorts of unexpected trials and tribulations in adulthood rather than during their senior year. For these students, there has been a lot of pivoting, resilience and perseverance. In many cases, the youth of today have been shining beacons of how to cope with the unfortunate realities of life at times.

What’s been endured is unfair, but it’s a life lesson for these young adults.

There are inevitable stumbles and unexpected obstacles to overcome in life.

How you get up and how you rebound is the true measure of a person’s integrity, worth and grit. These graduates have been a model for how to handle adversity. They have shown at a young age a resilience many adults have struggled with over the last 15 months.

Though their senior years have surely not played out as they hoped, an argument could be made these graduates are better prepared for life as a result of the hardships they have faced. Sure, they have missed making memories with friends at school-organized events, but they have also gained a gift along the way. The perspective to never take anything for granted because life can change in an instant. They realized that last spring and have been adjusting and pivoting ever since. We salute them and wish them the best moving forward as they write their individual stories.

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By Publisher/Editor Steve Green

It’s been compelling to watch the happenings at Town Hall in Berlin of late. Mayor Zack Tyndall appears to be on an island these days over the budget with staff, division heads and council members disagreeing with him on key aspects of his budget, namely the fact his spending plan does not include any salary increases for staff. Tyndall’s initial budget retained the property tax rate of 80 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. Town council members overruled him, agreeing to a tax rate of .815.

This week the division was even more evident, as town council members unanimously teamed up to blindside the mayor with major amendments to the budget. There were 85 line-item changes made to the budget, but the highlights were a 1.5% salary increase for town employees, transferring some money from the contingency fund and eliminating a couple expensive studies as well as a pricey utility request. The council is within its right to move some money around within the budget, but the changes had to take place within the same tax rate structure approved back in March.

Berlin Councilman Jay Knerr, elected to the at-large seat last fall, led the charge to amend the budget. He felt giving the employees a raise was critical as they have been flat for two years. Of the need to give the employee salary increase, Knerr said, “It’s more than necessary, especially in these times when jobs are readily available. We want to do everything we can to retain our employees.” Additionally, Knerr and other council members appear to have philosophical differences with the mayor on how budget funds should be allocated.

The only way to improve and address these ideological divides is for the mayor and council members to work through the next budget together before the mayor proposes a tax rate. Armed with knowledge about what the council members feel is important, the mayor can then set his own tax rate with an awareness of what the council will support. The process of setting the tax rate so early in the budget process is something the town needs to take a deep dive at because it’s not practical. The tax rate is being set before council members truly know what it’s in the budget under the current process.

Reacting to the blindside this week, Tyndall believes the altered budget is “not in the best interest of the town.” He remains adamant his budget – the one without employee raises – is best for the long-term financial stability of the town. One of Tyndall’s main talking points when running for office last year was keeping a lid on property taxes and looking out for the property owners on fixed incomes. He ran as a voice of change for the town and was elected with 69% of the vote in an election with the highest turnout in recent memory. Tyndall will veto the budget, but he needs two council members to change their votes to avoid a swift override. It’s unlikely to happen, making the veto largely symbolic and a matter of record.

On the eve of another June, it’s important to review what has taken place in the court system since last summer. By and large, the sentences imposed for those charged with the most serious of offenses have clearly been tougher than in the past. It was one of the tough talking points expressed after last summer.

The idea being police could not arrest the resort out of the problem. The arrests needed to lead to convictions and more important max sentences. In this case, there appears to be some substance behind the tough talk last year.

There were periods last June when businesses were closing early because they feared for their employees’ well-being. The Alaska Stand wrote on its Facebook page on a Saturday in mid-June, “We are closed! ... we have had more than enough this weekend dealing with a whole new level of disrespect to our staff, our business and our town and we are tired of being the brunt of undeserved verbal abuse by the public when ordering and picking up ... we will regroup and try again ... get it together OC ... we apologize to our beloved and well mannered customers, we cherish and appreciate you to no end.” There were similar sentiments expressed by other business owners. At that time, Mayor Rick Meehan said, “We’re caught in a perfect storm this year for a variety of reasons. We could talk all night about the reasons, but we really need to talk about solutions. It’s ugly out there, we all agree.

We expected June, but we didn’t expect June on steroids.”

Whether this June will be a repeat of last year is unknown, but it would be unrealistic to think there will not be similar issues. Many of the factors – such as high unemployment payouts and high rental availability – at play last summer remain the reality today. Hope for the best, expect the worst is probably the best approach for law enforcement as police head into a difficult period of the summer.

A positive that has been noticed in recent months is the cases from last June have been adjudicated in the court system with a heavy hand. Though there are exceptions here and there, a review of most serious crime cases from last June show prison sentences have been handed down to the culprits. For example, one of the more heinous acts of violence occurred when a group of teenagers were involved in two serious assaults on the Boardwalk on June 9. One incident involved a suspect hitting a man in the face with a skateboard and in the other – a few blocks away – an individual was stabbed in the back fleeing a brawl. The stabber plead guilty to second-degree assault earlier and was sentenced to 10 years. The 19-year-old man who assaulted the victim with a skateboard pleaded guilty in April and was hit with a 10-year sentence yesterday. Two other individuals involved in lesser roles in the assault were also sentenced to six and three years, respectively.

Furnace Town Offers Unique Events For Summer Season

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

SNOW HILL – Several new events at Furnace Town are aimed at welcoming visitors back to the historic site for the 2021 season.

After being closed nearly the entirety of 2020 because of the pandemic, the connections of Furnace Town are working hard this spring to renew interest in the 19th century Nassawango Iron Furnace and the village around it. A variety of new events have been created to bring people back to Furnace Town.

“It’s been a heavy lift,” said Claudia Nagle, Furnace Town’s executive director. “We’re really putting our faith on this season to put us back on track.”

Furnace Town, located on Old Furnace Road in Snow Hill, features the Nassawango Iron Furnace as well as a collection of 19th century buildings, including a blacksmith shop, broom house, church and one-room schoolhouse. The buildings have been moved there over the years in an effort to preserve local heritage.

“There’s a lot of history here,” Nagle said. “In addition to the furnace, we have a fine collection of historic buildings from around Worcester County. All have been moved to Furnace Town. See what life was like in the 1840s.”

In addition, visitors can explore the wooded trails around the historic site.

Visitors are pictured walking the grounds of Furnace Town last weekend.

“There’s also a lot of nature, natural resources and hiking,” she said. “It’s just a really pretty place to come.”

Nagle said the historic site was offering special events this year to draw in visitors. Community days, such as Snow Hill Day and Berlin Day, have been scheduled to give residents of various municipalities the chance to visit for half of the site’s usual $8 entrance fee. People will be able to see the old furnace and the artisan shops as well as learn from exhibitors. Nagle said they’ll be able to see a blacksmith at work, talk with a woman who interprets family quilts and enjoy music.

“We have a lot of different events, large and small, to get people to come back to Furnace Town,” Nagle said.

Among the larger events planned for 2021 is Barbecue, Beer and Blues in July and a Renaissance Festival in August. A crab feast is being planned for October.

“We’re also looking at ways to work together with other nonprofits,” Nagle said.

She’s optimistic that the school tours, which have been a mainstay at Furnace Town in the past, will be able to resume soon. Furnace Town’s closure during much of the pandemic had a big impact

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on the nonprofit’s income.

“Gate admissions, school tours and events are the way we keep our doors open,” Nagle said.

Despite the challenges of the past year she’s looking forward to promoting the site so visitors can continue to get a glimpse of what local life was like in the 1800s.

“We really want to preserve the history and heritage of Worcester County,” she said.

Furnace Town is open Thursday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, visit www.furnacetown.org.

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Meekins Named Conference Player Of Year In The News

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

BERLIN – Former Stephen Decatur standout Justin Meekins, now a senior at Salisbury University, last week was named the Coast-to-Coast Conference (C2C) Player of the Year after leading the Seagulls to a 20-4 regular season record and earning the conference title.

Meekins, a standout at Decatur for four years, is in the midst of wrapping up a stellar career at Salisbury and earned the conference Player of the Year award. He also earned his fourth All-Conference outfield selection. Meekins has been raking all season with a .359 batting average heading into the post-season, along with 31 runs scored,

five doubles, five home runs, 28 RBIs and 10 stolen bases.

Meekins led the C2C in home runs and ranked sixth in RBIs, sixth in batting average and sixth in stolen bases. He recently became just the 10th player in SU history to amass over 200 hits and ranks in the top 10 in school history in several categories including runs scored, home runs and stolen bases.

SU last weekend claimed the C2C title with a two-game sweep over Christopher Newport in the best-of-three conference championship tournament. The Seagulls opened the NCAA Division III championship tournament on Thursday in High Point, N.C. as the sixth seed and faced Marymount in the tournament opener.

Former Mallard Earns National Honor

Former Worcester Prep standout Julie Talbert this week was named the NCAA Division III women’s lacrosse tournament’s Most Outstanding Player after leading Salisbury to the national championship.

Photo by Justin Odenhal- FotoJoe Photography

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

BERLIN – Former Worcester Prep girls’ lacrosse standout Julie Talbert last weekend led the Salisbury University’s women’s team to the NCAA Division III championship and was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.

Talbert, who followed her older sister to Salisbury, helped the Seagulls win

the national championship and complete a perfect 20-0 season. The Seagulls defeated Tufts, 14-13, in the national championship game last Sunday.

During the thrilling championship game against Tufts, Talbert scored two goals and forced two key turnovers.

Throughout the Seagulls’ five-game run through the tournament, Talbert scored 10 goals and dished out four assists to earn Most Outstanding Player honors.

Seahawks Beat Rams, Remain Perfect

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

Former Decatur standout Justin Meekins, now a senior at Salisbury University, this week was named the Coast-to-Coast Conference Player of the Year.

Photo by Joey Gardner-FotoJoe Photography

BERLIN – Decatur’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team this week beat Parkside, 14-7, to improve to 4-0 on the season.

The Seahawks now stand at a perfect 4-0 after doubling up on the Rams.

Decatur also beat Parkside, 7-6, in the season opener. The four-game streak also includes wins over CambridgeSouth Dorchester and Bennett. The Decatur girls face Cambridge-South Dorchester next Tuesday and wrap up

the abbreviated spring season with a road game against Bennett next Thursday.

Meanwhile, Decatur’s boys’ varsity lacrosse team fell to Parkside, 6-1, last Friday. The Seahawks’ record now stands at 2-2 on the season. The Seahawks’ short six-game season includes home and away games with Parkside, Bennett and Cambridge-South Dorchester. Decatur will close out next week with a home game against CambridgeSouth Dorchester and a home game against Bennett.

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doug wadler reflects on three summers working oC’s Beach

(Editor’s Note: The following is a series on the men and women who have spent their summers protecting all those who came to Ocean City for fun and safe vacation.)

OCEAN CITY – Doug Wadler probably did not stand out to the officers who were testing a group of Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP) recruits one early summer morning in 1981.

Wadler was always a pretty soft spoken fellow and appeared to be just an average guy. After the initial 500-yard swim from the inlet rock pile to the pier, however, the officers quickly took notice.

Doug and his friend, Phil Schoepke, flew past the crowd to finish well ahead of their fellow recruits. He had taken the day off of work to try out, but after this start, he "never considered doing anything but being on beach patrol for the next three summers."

Wadler had been spending his summers lifeguarding at pools in Montgomery County, when Phil, his "YMCA swimming teammate in Bethesda, Md. told me that he wanted to try out for the OCBP. When he asked if I wanted to join him, I said, 'Sure'.”

After passing the beach patrol test, and gaining the attention of the captain and staff with his swimming skills, Wadler found himself guarding the densely packed beaches in midtown.

"At some point, I worked on every lifeguard stand between 32nd Street and 49th Street," he recalled.

By 1983, he had risen through the ranks to become a Crew Chief on 45th Street. Those crowded beaches provided Wadler with a lot of rescues and "lost child" reports including one where "an angry man on the beach told me that he couldn’t find his 17-year-old son, and he accused me of letting him drown. As he became more belligerent, we continued to send increasingly urgent messages up and down the beach. About an hour later, we found the guy’s son, chatting up a cute girl in a bikini that he had met on the sand."

But for Wadler his greatest memories always centered on swimming. Particularly the time when fellow OCBP guard, "Charlie Chiamardas came up with a truly, crazy idea to swim the entire length of Ocean City to help raise funds for the beach patrol. And, on a miserable, rainy day in August 1981, we did it – swimming from the Ocean City Inlet to the Delaware state line." It was a legendary swim that few have matched since.

Like so many others on the beach patrol, Doug's summers had to come to an end with "real life" and careers. Of his three summers guarding the beaches in Ocean City, Doug sums it all up by saying that the "OCBP meant tremendous friends."

Wadler is currently Regulatory Counsel for the FDA. He and his wife, Marie, have two grown sons and they continue to visit Ocean City several times a year.

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Sampling and data collection were initiated Thursday, May 27. Results will be made available online May 28 just in time for the holiday weekend. New this year, ACT has added the Ocean City Inlet as a new sample site.

Since 2012, ACT has monitored area waterways throughout the Maryland coastal bays region. From Memorial Day through Labor Day, critical water quality data and water samples from within the Isle of Wight and Assawoman bays, the St. Martin River and Herring and Turville creeks are collected, with results being made to the public through several online platforms, including the smartphone app., Swim Guide.

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OCEAN CITY – The Art League of Ocean City has developed a summer campaign to help businesses in the resort promote positive messages and kindness themes to their clientele.

The Art League has created three free and unique posters with positivity headlines to provide businesses with effective communications strategies, leading to a positive Ocean City experience for visitors. Businesses in the resort as well as the town are promoting the “post the positive” messages.

The Art League developed the campaign along with a coordinated effort by the OC Tourism partners to create a “2021 OC Strong & United Toolkit.”

Local businesses may pick up free preprinted posters at the Ocean City Center for the Arts at 502 94th St. or go online to ArtLeagueofOceanCity.org where they are available for download and printing. Individuals may also download and print the posters at no charge.

To encourage visitor participation, the Art League has also developed coloring page versions of the posters for children and families to create and color, also available for download and

printing on the website.

“The three posters are colorful, quick messages to encourage everyone who comes to OC to love it and to be kind to others,” said Rina Thaler, executive director of the Art League. “Art brings out the humanity in all of us, and it is part of our mission as a nonprofit community arts organization to promote community pride through art.”

Thaler added, “In 2020, our hugging heart campaign helped people get through the pandemic. In 2021, with the expectations of a busy summer and staffing shortages, we hope these posters make people stop and think and smile, and perhaps diffuse tension and impatience.”

The posters’ headlines promote positive themes: “Enjoy your crabs. Don’t be one. Love OC;” “Love OC. Relax & Chill” and “Kindness and a smile always work.”

The Art League encourages participating businesses, as well as families who create coloring pages, to post them on the Art League’s Facebook page – Facebook.com/artleagueofoceancity with the hashtag #PostThePositive

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SALISBURY – An uptick in overdose deaths and challenges relating to COVID-19 vaccinations highlighted a recent report on the health of Wicomico County.

Last week, Wicomico County Health Officer Lori Brewster presented the Wicomico County Council with a report on Wicomico’s health.

While she noted COVID-19 statistics – including positivity and case rates – were trending down, overdose deaths had increased by 27.6%.

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“Our number of overdose deaths for 2020 rose by eight, which is a 27.6% increase over 2019,” she said. “I will say the increase in overdose deaths did not begin until quarter two, which was when COVID began. And we have seen and heard from individuals that have had nonfatal overdoses that the social isolation and the inability to access treatment has contributed to their drug use.”

Brewster also told officials last week the county reported a decline in EMS transports and emergency department visits and an increase in mental health issues such as depression.

“I will say it’s of the opinion in the

community that suicides are up, and they are actually down, which is a good thing,” she said. “But again, most of the increases in mental health issues are because of social isolation.”

Brewster added the pandemic also contributed to a decrease in cancer screenings.

“Over the course of the pandemic we have seen a decline in individuals getting screening for various types of cancer,” she said. “So we are trying to engage individuals in both colorectal and breast cancer screenings because those are the two highest in our community.”

Brewster told council members as of last week 47% of the county’s eligible population had now been vaccinated.

She noted, however, that requests for the vaccine had dropped off in recent weeks.

“Back in December, when we started receiving vaccine, we couldn’t get it fast enough to be able to give it out,” she said. “We have seen – with all the availability of vaccine within our community at physicians’ offices, pharmacies and the mass vaccination clinic – a decline in individuals’ desires to be vaccinated.”

As a result of that decline, Brewster said, the civic center’s mass vaccination site was downsizing its operations. She added that the health department was working with certain populations within the county to address vaccine hesitancy and incentivize people to get vaccinated.

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(Mary Beth) Carozza on a plan I am trying to convince the state we need to do, which is working with individuals who register for the vaccine and we would deliver the vaccine at the Shorebirds stadium in exchange for tickets to the Shorebirds game,” she said. “Federal dollars that have come in for COVID vaccine are not eligible for incentives, so we are trying to find some funding available for incentives such as that.”

Following Brewster’s report, Councilman John Cannon questioned if any improvements had been made to the health department’s environmental health services. In recent months, officials and community members have highlighted the challenging process of repairing or replacing failing septic systems in Wicomico County. They noted staffing shortages at the health department have led to months-long permitting delays.

“How are we as far as that’s concerned?” he said. “I think some of the consensus is that there were some staffing issues there.”

Brewster said the department was working to hire additional staff members.

“Very frankly, the pay in public health and environmental health is not great when you can go to the private sector and do similar work and make a whole lot more money,” she said. “We have even seen people leave to go across the state line to Delaware where they are paying better.”

Brown Box Theatre Announces Upcoming Tour Dates

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BERLIN – Brown Box Theatre Project, a Boston-based outdoor Shakespeare touring company, announced this month its 10th year of free Shakespeare with the troupe’s largest tour to date.

After a 2020 postponement, Brown Box returns in 2021 with an extended U.S. tour featuring the comedy Much Ado About Nothing. Under the direction of Executive Artistic Director and CoFounder Kyler Taustin, Brown Box will tour Shakespeare’s beloved comedy of trickery, jealousy, deceit and masquerade for 10 weeks to three regions across the country including Indiana (July 21-31 with eight all new outdoor destinations); Massachusetts (Aug. 6-29 with 10 outdoor locations); and the Delmarva region (Sept. 2-26 with 18 outdoor performances).

All Much Ado About Nothing performances are free, outdoors and open to all audiences; no tickets are needed. Social distancing through lawn seating, blankets and lawn chairs are welcome.

Since 2010 the Brown Box Theatre Project has been committed to reinventing the way theatre is created and consumed, by transforming public spaces into vibrant cultural and tourist destinations. Brown Box has perfected the art of the tour, delivering outdoor programming that offers audiences a free theater experience in an outdoor setting while maintaining safe social distancing.

Brown Box Theatre Project’s touring Shakespeare events include professionally designed sets, lighting, costumes and props, performed by skilled regional actors. Each program is built, performed, and packed away at each individual location.

“For the past 11 years, Brown Box has been on the cutting edge transforming public spaces into creative destinations, inviting audiences to enjoy the performing arts in an outdoor, safe, and accessible way,” said Taustin. “We are more than ready to pack up and hit the road again to new destinations across the country, bringing communities together for a night under the stars, to experience the works of William Shakespeare. We hope that Shakespeare’s hilarious Much Ado About Nothing will allow audiences from Indiana to Massachusetts to Delmarva some muchneeded escapism while offering the Bard’s brilliant take on a changing postwar society where preconceived notions of love, trust, and compassion are changed through understanding and empathy.”

Much Ado About Nothing will feature professional artists, designers and actors including Debbie Aboaba as “Hero,” Margaret Clark as “Beatrice,” Drew Cleveland as “Don John,” Abuzar Farrukh as “Borachio,” Christopher Ho as “Claudio,” Lorraine Kanyike as “Leonata,” Emma Meyerson as “Margaret,” Francis Xavier Norton as “Dogberry,” Spencer Parli Tew as “Don Pedro” and Cam Torres as ‘Benedick,” Much Ado About Nothing is about a group of soldiers, upon their return from war, are reminded that life and love are not so black and white. Trickery, jeal-

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ousy, deceit and masquerade each play a role in challenging Benedict and Beatrice’s scorn for love (and each other) as well as the seemingly unassailable love of Claudio and Hero. Through witty banter and dastardly deception, Shakespeare’s beloved comedy debates the preconceived notion of how to love and the value of trust.

The Delmarva performances will include the following shows, all beginning at 7:30 p.m. unless noted: Sept. 2: The Freeman Arts Pavilion, 31750 Lake View Dr, Selbyville, Del., 7 p.m. curtain Sept. 3: Sturgis Park, Snow Hill, 100

River St, Snow Hill, Md. Sept. 4: Pitts St., Berlin, Sept. 5: Robert Reed Waterfront Park, Main Street, Chincoteague, Va. Sept. 9: Sunset Park, 1 S. Division Street Ocean City Sept. 10: Seaford Jay’s Nest. 490 North Market Street Ext., Seaford, Del. Sept. 11: Wilmington State Parks, Rockford Park, 2000 Lookout Drive, Wilmington, Del. Sept. 12: Lewes Public Library, 111 Adams Ave, Lewes, Del. Sept. 15: Holts Landing State Park, 27046 Holts Landing Rd, Dagsboro, Del. Sept. 16: First Heritage State Park,

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102 S State St, Dover, Del. Sept. 17: Teakle Mansion, 11736 Mansion St, Princess Anne, Md. Sept. 18; Muskrat Park, 207 Willow Green St, St. Michaels, Md. Sept. 19: Pohanka Riverwalk Ampitheater, 210 S. Salisbury Blvd, Salisbury Md. Sept. 22: Long Wharf Park, 2 Yacht Club Drive, Cambridge Sept. 23: J. Millard Tawes Museum, Somers Cove Marina, 3 Ninth St, Crisfield Sept. 24: Exmore Town Park, 3386 Main St, Exmore, Va. Sept. 25: Avalon Park, 7 Louisa Lane, Charlestown Sept. 26: Northside Park, 200 125th St., Ocean City Visit www.brownboxtheatre.org for more show information.

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Who’s Where When 45TH STREET TAPHOUSE 443-664-2201 45th St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, May 28: The Pips, 7 p.m.

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Sunday, May 30: Wes Davis, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, June 2: Aaron Howell, 6 p.m.

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Sundays: Local’s Party w/ DJ BK COCONUTS BEACH BAR & GRILL CASTLE IN THE SAND HOTEL 37th & 38th St. 410-289-6846 Friday, May 28: Darin Engh, Noon; Chris Sacks Band, 5 p.m.

Saturday, May 29: Time Police, Noon, Zion Reggae, 5 p.m.

Sunday, May 30: Rick & Regina, Noon; Colossal Fossil Sauce, 5 p.m.

Monday, May 31: Bob Wilkinson & Joe Smooth, Noon; Monkee Paw, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, June 1: Keri Anthony, Noon; Aaron Howell Duo, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 2: Jack Worthington, Noon; Chris Diller, 4 p.m.

Thursday, June 3: Kevin Poole, Noon; Lime Green Band, 4 p.m.

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DJ GROOVE Fager’s Island: Friday & Saturday, May 28 & 29

JAH WORKS Seacrets: Friday & Saturday, May 28 & 29

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AARON HOWELL DUO Buxy’s Salty Dog: Friday May 28 Cocnuts Beach Bar: Tuesday, June 1 45th St. Taphouse: Wednesday, June 2

HARBORSIDE 410-213-1846 South Harbor Rd., West O.C. Friday, May 28: DJ Billy T, 3 p.m.

Saturday May 29: Side Project, 1 p.m.; DJ Jeremy, 6 p.m.

Sunday, May 30: Opposite Directions, 1 p.m.; DJ Billy T, 6 p.m.

Thursday, June 3: DJ Billy T

FULL CIRCLE Ocean Pines Yacht Club: Friday, May 28 Seacrets: Monday, May 31 & Tuesday, June 1

MULLIGAN’S 410-213-7717 12445 Ocean Gateway, West OC Thursday, June 3: TBA OCEAN CLUB 410-524-3535 10100 Coastal Hwy. In The Clarion Hotel Friday-Sunday, May 28-30: First Class Lenny’s Beach Bar & Grill Friday-Thursday, May 28-June 3: Stephen Anthony, Noon Friday-Thursday, May 28-June 3: On The Edge, 4 p.m.

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OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS Harborside Sunday, May 30 Seacrets: Wednesday, June 2

HOT SAUCE BAND Crawl St. Tavern: Saturday, May 29

LIME GREEN BAND Greene Turtle West: Friday, May 28 Coconuts Beach Bar: Thursday, June 3

ZION REGGAE BAND Coconuts Beach Bar: Saturday, May 29

CRUSHING DAY Fager’s Island: Sunday & Monday, May 30 & 31

ALTER EGO Purple Moose: Sunday & Monday, May 30 & 31

OCEAN PINES YACHT CLUB 410-641-7501 1 Mumford’s Landing Rd., Ocean Pines Friday, May 28: Full Circle Saturday, May 29: Tranzfusion Sunday, May 30: Great Train Robbery PICKLES PUB 410-289-4891 8th St. & Philadelphia Ave. Friday, May 28: Beats By Styler, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 29: Dust N Bones Sunday, May 30: Stratus Fear Mondays: Karaoke With Wood Tuesdays: Beats By Wax Wednesdays: Beats By Styler Thursdays: Beats By Wax PURPLE MOOSE 410-289-6953 Between Caroline & Talbot Sts. On The Boardwalk Friday, May 28: DJ Adam Dutch, 2 p.m., Vertigo Red, 10 p.m.

Saturday, May 29: DJ Rut, 2 p.m., Vertigo Red, 10 p.m.

Sunday, May 30: DJ Rut, 2 p.m.; Alter Ego, 10 p.m.

Monday, May 31: DJ Rut, 9 p.m.; Alter Ego, 10 p.m., Tuesday, June 1: DJ Adam Dutch, 9 p.m.

Wednesday, June 2: DJ Rut, 9 p.m.

Thursday, June 3: DJ Adam Dutch, 9 p.m.

SEACRETS 410-524-4900 49th St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, May 28: DJ Bobby O, 11 a.m.; Jim Long Band, 5 p.m., Jah Works, 9 p.m., The Event Horizon, 10 p.m.

Saturday, May 29: DJ Bobby O, 9 a.m.

DJ Tuff, 11 a.m.; Kono Nation, 1 p.m.; Jah Works, 5 p.m., Liquid A, 9 p.m., My Hero Zero, 10 p.m.

Sunday, May 30: DJ Bobby O, 9 a.m.; DJ Tuff, 11 a.m.; Hot Toddy’s, 1 p.m.; Triple Rail Turn, 5 p.m.

S.T.O.R.M., 9 p.m.; Lima Bean Riot, 10 p.m.

Monday, May 31: Full Circle, 5 p.m.; S.T.O.R.M., 9 p.m.

Tuesday, June 1: Full Circle Duo, 5 p.m.; Adwela & The Uprising, 9 p.m.

Wednesday, June 2: Opposite Directions, 5 p.m.; Adwela & The Uprising, 9 p.m.

Thursday, June 3: John McNutt Band, 5 p.m., Go Go Gadjet, 10 p.m.

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BERLIN – The annual Memorial Day service in Ocean Pines will return to the Worcester County Veterans Memorial on Monday, May 31, beginning at 11 a.m.

The ceremony this year will feature Salisbury Mayor Jake Day as the keynote speaker.

Day recently returned from a yearlong deployment in East Africa with the Maryland National Guard and is one of only three full-time U.S. mayors ever deployed while serving in office.

The music portion of the program will include Frank Nanna and the WWIIunes, featuring Todd Crosby. Randy Lee Ashcraft will perform a new song honoring the recent visit of The Wall That Heals, and the Delmarva Chorus will perform the “Armed Forces Medley,” honoring the Army, Navy, Marine, Air Force and Coast Guard.

“We are very happy to be able to return to our normal ceremony, after having to cancel the event last year because of COVID-19 restrictions,” Veterans Memorial Foundation President Marie Gilmore said. “These ceremonies are one of the hallmarks of the foundation, as we have a duty and an obligation to honor our veterans.”

Public parking will be available at Veterans Memorial Park on Route 589 and Cathell Road in Ocean Pines. Limited seating will be available during the event and guests are encouraged to bring chairs.

For more information on the Worcester County Veterans Memorial Foundation, visit www.opvets.org.

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Four Stephen Decatur High School students were recently presented with scholarships from the Ocean City-Berlin Optimist Club in the amount of $6,000 each. Pictured, from left, are Trent Ortega, who will be attending the Advanced Technical Institute; Kellen Catrino, who will be attending Salisbury University; Lauren Kemp, who will be attending Salisbury University; and Ericka Holdren, who will be attending the University of Maryland at College Park.

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Delaynie Kerrigan, a Berlin Intermediate School student in Mrs. Lloyd’s Steam Class, is pictured creating a stop motion movie using the Stop Motion Studio app. Students have been working to plan their movies by creating story boards and then filming their movie frame by frame using animation techniques. Their final steps will be to create title and credit sequences and then bring everything together in iMovie, including adding voice narration and sound effects.

Bunk Mann, author of “Ghosts In The Surf” and “Vanishing Ocean City” as well as a board member of the Ocean City Museum Society, spent some time at The Salisbury School teaching second graders about Ocean City history. The museum is available to offer outreach opportunities to civic groups or schools.

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BERLIN – The following represents a collection of press releases from universities and colleges on local student achievements.

•Among the students recognized on the Southern New Hampshire University President's List for the winter term were Berlin residents Christian Davenport. Cristina Jones and Taylor Hershey.

•Earned degrees from University of Maryland Global Campus were Manuel Isaias Perez of Ocean City, Bachelor of Science in Homeland Security; Melanie Wooldridge of Berlin, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice; Megan J. Keane of Berlin, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Kristen Michelle Oakey of Selbyville, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing; and Pamela Tenny Wenninger of Ocean

Pines, a Master of Science in Accounting and Information Systems. The university held a virtual stateside commencement on May 15 for more than 5,500 graduates of the Class of 2021. Worldwide, more than 13,000 students from all 50 states and the District of Columbia as well as 32 countries and territories, earned UMGC degrees.

•Maggie Bunting of Ocean City graduated from The University of Tampa with a Bachelor of Arts-B.A. Degree in Advertising and Public Relations.

•Michael Kanavy has been named to the Fall 2020 Dean's List at University of the Sciences. Selection for this award is based on completing and passing all as-

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•Andrew Farnum qualified for the Spring 2021 Dean's List at Belmont University. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C. •Several local students have enrolled at McDaniel College as members of the Class of 2025. They were Stephen Decatur High School seniors Jordan Milbourne of Berlin who plans to study criminal justice; Eileen Eslin of Berlin who plans to study cinema; Lauren Stull of Berlin who plans to study art; and Luke Thomas of Ocean City.

•Madison Fritz of Berlin was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Fritz was initiated at James Madison University.

•Robert Oliver of Bishopville graduated the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford with a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology.

•Devin Wallace of Berlin has earned a place on Furman University's dean's list for the 2020 fall semester. Furman's dean's list is composed of full-time undergraduate students who earn a grade point average of 3.4 or higher on a fourpoint system. Wallace's parents are Michael Wallace and Megan Wallace.

•Erica Lehner of Ocean City was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Lehner was initiated at University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus.

•Earning initiation into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, were Blaine Mason of Berlin at Salisbury University; Kennedy Butch of Selbyville at University of Delaware; Lauren Smith of Selbyville at University of Delaware; Veda Nowowieski of Ocean City at Salisbury University; and Zach Davis of Berlin at Salisbury University •Among the students on Widener University’s Dean List for fall recognition were Ryan Sauer of Ocean City majoring in Mechanical Engineering, and Katrina Harrell of Ocean City majoring in Nursing.

•More than 2,325 students have been named to the Fall Dean's List at Kutztown University, including Page Athey of Selbyville, •Carly Hoffman of Ocean City and Matthew Kinsey of Berlin were both named to the Mount St. Mary University’s Dean’s List.

•Four Salisbury University students earned the prestigious U.S. Fulbright Student Award for the 2020-21 academic year. Senior Jessica Pierce won a research award to study neuroscience in Norway. Senior Julia Rohrer and alumni Abiodun Adeoye ’20 and Kathryn Stout ’15 earned English Teaching Assistantships (ETAs) in Panama, Kyrgyzstan and Serbia, respectively.

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SALISBURY – A total of $75,000 has been granted by the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore to 20 local nonprofits.

Twice a year, nonprofits serving Wicomico, Worcester, and Somerset counties apply for Community Needs grants to help fund programs designed to address a variety of needs on the Lower Shore. As a result of the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, nonprofits are more in need than ever for funding to stay afloat and continue their vital operations in our community.

“Grant funding is critical to the survival of many nonprofits right now,” said Community Foundation President Erica Joseph. “Our Community Needs Grant program allows us the flexibility of supporting community efforts when and where funding is needed the most.”

Recipients span a broad range of services and impact areas including youth, human services, environmental and historical preservation, and animal welfare, among others. Applicants must be 501c3 nonprofit organizations, faithbased organizations providing non-sectarian programs, or eligible programs within government agencies serving citizens on the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland. The next grant cycle will begin in June 2021 with a $5,000 maximum award per nonprofit.

The following nonprofits received funding for programs and operations: •Assateague Coastal Trust, Inc. protects the health, productivity, and sustainability of the coastal bays watershed of Delmarva through advocacy, education and conservation. Funding earmarked for strategic planning sessions.

•Beach to Bay Heritage Area promotes, preserves, & protects the cultural heritage, historical and natural assets of Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore.

•Berlin Heritage Foundation, Inc educates with an emphasis on preserving the cultural history and historic integrity of Berlin and the surrounding area.

•Christian Shelter Inc. is an emergency shelter providing safe housing and meals and for local men, women and children who are homeless.

•Community Cats Coalition saves the lives of homeless cats by providing access to low cost spay/neuter surgery in a safe and humane environment.

•Delmarva Public Media uses radio to bring to the people of Delmarva the highest accomplishments of our society in music and the arts, informs locals about the issues that affect their lives, and assures that the peninsula can benefit from programming unavailable from other sources.

•Epoch Dream Center mentors, nurtures, encourages, and equips children in the areas of academics, character development, behavior, and emotional wellness.

•Fruitland Community Center, Inc. promotes all aspects of education, arts, and citizenship for underprivileged students in the area, while providing healthy meals and a focus on STEM

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•He Himself Ministries produces emergent leaders prepared to leave their footprint and legacy for the next generation in the evolving career paths of Aviation, Aeronautics and Aerospace Technology.

•Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore, Inc. inspires and prepares young people to succeed through financial literacy and critical life skills education programs.

•Main Street Princess Anne, Inc. fosters growth and improves the quality of life in downtown Princess Anne through revitalization of the historic business district, promotion of retail and tourist activities, and aesthetic restoration.

•Salisbury Arts & Entertainment District Inc. fosters the economic vitality of Downtown Salisbury by building, devel-

oping and promoting diverse artistic entertainment and cultural endeavors that preserve a sense of place and build community pride.

•Salisbury Zoo Commission assists the City of Salisbury in the operation, management, and promotion of the Salisbury Zoo as a wildlife conservation facility for the enjoyment and education of local citizens and visitors.

•Skipjack Heritage, Inc. helps preserve the history of the Skipjack, other workboats, and the heritage of all the people of the greater Deal Island area.

•Somerset County Historical Society supports restoration and preservation work, acquires objects of historical significance, investigates local and regional history, and organizes events and programs designed to share Somerset County history and culture.

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Somerset County Historical Trust works to preserve unique, historically significant properties and promote the historic heritage of Somerset County.

Stories Love Music Inc. provides free programs to caregivers of senior citizens with dementia and Alzheimer’s.

•The Salvation Army provides social services like utility assistance and feeding programs, as well as youth programming and community centers providing fellowship for youth and seniors.

•Wicomico County Free Library— beyond books, the library offers early childhood literacy, education, life-long learning, homework help, adult literacy, job search skills and digital access for all.

•Women Supporting Women Inc. provides support, awareness and education to all those affected by breast cancer.

Every Sunday: Berlin Farmers Market Main Street will be closed every Sunday through September from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in downtown Berlin. A producers only market featuring produce, flowers, baked goods, art and homemade products. Free parking.

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Every Tuesday: Dancing The Delmarva Hand Dance Club holds dancing at the Selbyville Elks Lodge 2173 from 5:30-9 p.m. delmarvahanddancing.com.

May 28-31: United Beams Of Light Thirteen beams of light will be displayed at dusk at N. Division Street in Ocean City to serve as a beacon for military personnel killed in service.

May 29: Kiwanis Car Show The first Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City Car Show will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Ocean Pines Veterans Memorial Park.

Registration is $15 per entrant, 9-10 a.m. There will be judged classes, trophies and awards. Food concessions.

May 29: Youth Fishing Derby Youth ages 15 and under are invited to join Worcester County Recreation & Parks for the 2nd annual fishing derby at the new pier at Newtown Park in Pocomoke. This event will begin with a ribbon cutting for the new ADA compliant pier at 9:15 a.m., with the fishing derby to take place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. An awards luncheon will take place at 11:30 a.m. There is no cost to participate in the tournament or the luncheon. Participants should bring their own fishing rods and bait. A parent or guardian should be present to assist their children with a fun day of fishing.

May 31: Wicomico Memorial Day Wicomico County’s Memorial Day Ceremony is set for Monday, May 31, at 10 a.m., and it will take place at the Wicomico War Veterans' Memorial in front of the Wicomico Civic Center. All are welcome and encouraged to attend this free event, which is organized by members of the Wicomico County War Memorial Committee. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will be canceled.

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The ceremony this year will feature Salisbury Mayor Jake Day as the keynote speaker. Public parking will be available at Veterans Memorial Park on Route 589 and Cathell Road in Ocean Pines. Limited seating will be available during the event and guests are encouraged to bring chairs.

June 1: Heacook Fundraiser The Hideaway Restaurant at River Run will be hosting a fundraiser at 5 p.m. for Corporal Keith Heacook, who died in the line of duty for the Delmar Police Department this year. Silent auction will be held and live music by Jimmy Charles 6-9 p.m. Tickets will be sold for $20, which includes two beverages and food. Proceeds will be donated to Heacook’s family.

June 5: Riccio Golf Tournament The 20th Annual Mr. and Mrs. Riccio Memorial Golf Tournament will be at noon at the Glen Riddle the weekend after Memorial Day weekend. The tournament aims to help children with profits raised. For more information, call 410-430-6633.

June 5: Fundraiser Dinner Bethany United Methodist Church on Route 611 will be holding take-out only dinner costing of pot roast, mashed potatoes and gravy, veggie, salad, roll and dessert. Cost $15. Call orders in 410-641-2186 or email bethany21811@gmail.com.

June 5: Church Rummage Sale Ocean City Presbyterian Church will host a church rummage sale from 7 a.m.-1 p.m. on 13th Street.

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June 8: Safe Boating Course The Ocean City Power Squadron will present a four-night comprehensive safe boating course beginning on June 8 and continuing June 10, 15 and 17.

This 10-hour course includes a review and exam on the last night. There is a $20 fee for the course material. Middle and high school students can take the course, including material, for free.

Registration information can be obtained by e-mailing: ocpsabc@gmail.com.

The course will run from 6:00 to 8:30 each night.

June 10: Golf Tournament The First State Detachment of the Marine Corps League is announcing its 15th Annual Frank Conlon Memorial Golf Tournament at the Ocean City Golf Club. Cost per player is $105 and includes greens fees, range balls, beverages, a continental breakfast and lunch at the afternoon awards ceremony. The format is a Captains Choice with prizes for three flights -- Iwo Jima, Eagle Globe and Anchor and Semper Fi. Prizes include a winner of a hole in-one car provided by i.g. Burton of Berlin, Closest to the Pin on three par 3 holes, straightest drive and a putting green contest. Funds raised will benefit the “Semper Fi & America’s Fund” that provides immediate financial assistance and lifetime support to combat wounded, critically ill and catastrophically injured members of all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families. Interested golfers can register by texting 410-430-7181 or by visiting www.firststatemarines.org or an sending an email to websergeant@firsstatemarines.org.

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will host a pig roast from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at 34291 West Line Road in Selbyville.

Adults, $15; children 12 and under, $7; and $13 for ABATE members. Mini bike rides, basket of cheer raffle, door prizes every hour, live band, primitive camping available. Rain date is June 13. 302-732-3429. Vendors welcome.

June 12: World Knit Day From 10 a.m.-noon, Worcester County Library Snow Hill branch invites the public to join for a knit in public event.

June 16: GOLD Golf Tourney Worcester County GOLD (Giving Other Lives Dignity) will holds its GOLD on the Green Charity Golf Tournament on the Newport Bay Course at Ocean City Golf Club. Proceeds provide emergency assistance for urgent needs like housing, utilities, and basic needs for children and vulnerable adults. GOLD is seeking teams of golfers, sponsors, and donors to make this important fundraiser a success. Call 410-4743414 or head to www.WorcesterGOLD.org for more information.

June 19: Assateague Fishing Derby Assateague State Park will be holding its annual Youth Fishing Derby from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This event is free for all; participants must be children 16 and under. Participants will get the chance to learn fishing techniques and try their hand at surf fishing alongside Assateague State Park employees who will be on hand to instruct participants in proper fishing methods for the surf.

Fishing equipment will be provided but is limited so participants should bring their own equipment if possible. Prizes will be awarded.

June 21: Luncheon The Democratic Women’s Club of Worcester County’s luncheon will be from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Ocean Pines Yacht Club’s ballroom. All are welcome. The first in-person event in more than a year will include choice of three entrees and dessert, a silent auction, 50/50 raffle and more. Social distancing protocols in place. Cost is $30.

Deadline for registration and payment is June 1. Reservation form is on the DWC’s Facebook page, website, www.dwcmd.org, or email, demwomensclubwc@-gmail.com.

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THIRD INSERTION NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18729 To all persons interested in the estate of IRVIN JACK JONES, ESTATE NO. 18729.

Notice is given that SAMANTHA TRUITT, 7658 DAVIS ROAD, WHALEYVILLE, MD 21872 was on, MAY 03, 2021, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of IRVIN JACK JONES, who died on FEBRUARY 14, 2021, 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 3RD day of NOVEMBER, 2021.

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 claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of

the notice. A 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.

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication MAY 14, 2021 SAMANTHA TRUITT Personal Representative True Test Copy TERRI WESTCOTT Register of Wills for Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 3x 05-14, 05-21, 05-28

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18689 To all persons interested in the estate of EUGENE ALOYSIUS WALSH, ESTATE NO. 18689. Notice is given that THOMAS R WILEY,1485 BLOOM ROAD, WESTMINSTER, MD 21157 was on, MAY 10, 2021, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of EUGENE ALOYSIUS WALSH, who died on APRIL 04, 2021, 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 10TH day of NOVEMBER, 2021.

Any person having a claim

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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:

REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. WILMINGTON FINANCE INC. 12300 JAMAICA AVENUE, CONDO UNIT 310

(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

WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND (FOR MARYLAND ANNOTATED CODE 14-1836(B)(1)(V) PURPOSES ONLY)

(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 claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A 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.

AND

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication MAY 21, 2021 THOMAS R WILEY Personal Representative True Test Copy TERRI WESTCOTT Register of Wills for Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 3x 05-21, 05-28, 06-04

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JAMES F. TRUITT, JR. 20 EAST TIMONIUM ROAD SUITE 106 TIMONIUM, MARLYAND 21093 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY STATE OF MARYLAND IN EQUITY CASE NO. C-23-CV-21-000066 TERRAPIN CERTIFICATES, LLC C/O JAMES F. TRUITT, JR. 20 EAST TIMONIUM ROAD, SUITE 106 TIMONIUM, MARLYAND 21093 Plaintiff vs.

ROXANNE E. A. BERRY SETTLEMENT SOLUTIONS, TRUSTEE MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC

AND

ANY AND ALL PERSON HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY INEREST IN THE FEE SIMPLE IN THE PROPERTIES AND PREMISES SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF WORCESTER DESCRIBED ON THE TAX ROLL OF THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE FOR THE TOWN OF OCEAN CITY: 12300 JAMAICA AVENUE, CONDO UNIT 310, OCEAN CITY MD 21842, 10TH (TENTH) ELECTION DISTRICT, ALL THAT LOT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS JAMAICA CONDOMINIUM II, UNIT 310 Defendants ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this proceeding is to secure the foreclosure of all rights of redemption in the following property, 12300 Jamaica Avenue, Condo Unit 310, Ocean City, MD 21842 in the County of Worcester, sold by the Collector of Taxes for the Town of Ocean City and the State of Maryland to the Plaintiff in this proceeding: All that lot of land described as Jamaica Condominium II, Unit 310.

The complaint states, among other things, that the amounts necessary for redemption have not been paid.

It is thereupon this 13TH OF MAY, 2021 by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, ORDERED, That notice be given by the insertion of a copy of this order in some newspaper having general circulation in Worcester County once a week for three (3) successive weeks, warning all persons interested in the property to appear in this Court by the 12th day of July, 2021 and redeem the property 12300 Jamaica Avenue, Condo Unit 310, Ocean City, MD 21842 and answer the complaint or thereafter a final

judgment will be entered foreclosing all rights of redemption in the property, and vesting in the Plaintiff’s title, free and clear of all encumbrances.

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication MAY 21, 2021 BEAU H. OGLESBY JUDGE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY TRUE TEST COPY SUSAN R. BRANIECKI Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, MD 3x 05-21, 05-28, 06-04

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JAMES F. TRUITT, JR. 20 EAST TIMONIUM ROAD SUITE 106 TIMONIUM, MARLYAND 21093 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY STATE OF MARYLAND IN EQUITY CASE NO. C-23-CV-21-000067 TERRAPIN CERTIFICATES, LLC C/O JAMES F. TRUITT, JR. 20 EAST TIMONIUM ROAD, SUITE 106 TIMONIUM, MARLYAND 21093 Plaintiff vs.

BUNGARRA LLC 13308 COLONIAL ROAD AND WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND (FOR MARYLAND ANNOTATED CODE 14-1836(B)(1)(V) PURPOSES ONLY) AND ANY AND ALL PERSON HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY INEREST IN THE FEE SIMPLE IN THE PROPERTIES AND PREMISES SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF WORCESTER DESCRIBED ON THE TAX ROLL OF THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE FOR THE TOWN OF OCEAN CITY: 13308 COLONIAL ROAD, OCEAN CITY MD 21842, 10TH (TENTH) ELECTION DISTRICT, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: ALL THAT LOT OF LAND AND IMPS DESCRIBED AS LOT 1550,

SECTION 4A, PLAT OF MONTEGO BAY MOBILE HOME PARK Defendants ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this proceeding is to secure the foreclosure of all rights of redemption in the following property, 13308 Colonial Road, Ocean City, MD 21842 in the County of Worcester, sold by the Collector of Taxes for the Town of Ocean City and the State of Maryland to the Plaintiff in this proceeding: All that lot of land and imps described as Lot 1550, Section 4A, Plat of Montego Bay Mobile Home Park.

The complaint states, among other things, that the amounts necessary for redemption have not been paid.

It is thereupon this 13TH OF MAY, 2021 by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, ORDERED, That notice be given by the insertion of a copy of this order in some newspaper having general circulation in Worcester County once a week for three (3) successive weeks, warning all persons interested in the property to appear in this Court by the 12th day of July, 2021 and redeem the property 13308 Colonial Road, Ocean City, MD 21842 and answer the complaint or thereafter a final judgment will be entered foreclosing all rights of redemption in the property, and vesting in the Plaintiff’s title, free and clear of all encumbrances.

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication MAY 21, 2021 BEAU H. OGLESBY JUDGE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY TRUE TEST COPY SUSAN R. BRANIECKI Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, MD 3x 05-21, 05-28, 06-04

SECOND INSERTION LESLIE LOBOS, ESQ. IN-HOUSE COUNSEL PINES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC. 11029 CATHELL ROAD BERLIN, MD 21811 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT

May 28, 2021

FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND CASE NO. C-23-CV-21-000076 BORDERLINKS I TIME INTERVAL OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. 11029 CATHELL ROAD BERLIN, MD 21811 Plaintiff v.

POORMAN TIME SHARE DISPOSAL SERVICES, LLC., ET AL. Defendants TRUSTEE’S SALE OF TIME SHARE INTERVALS IN THE BORDERLINKS I CONDOMINIUM, OCEAN PINES, MD By virtue of a certain Claim of Lien recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland, and pursuant to the Order of the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland, Case No. C-23-CV-21-000076, the undersigned Trustee, will offer for sale at public auction at the entrance of the Borderlinks I Condominium, located at, 438 Ocean Parkway, Ocean Pines, Maryland, the following described property located in Ocean Pines, Worcester County, Maryland, on Monday, June 07, 2021 at 11:00 a.m., the following timeshare intervals: Condomimium Unit Ae5 Bi35 Bo41 Bu47 Bv48 Bv48 Bv48 Bz52 Bz52 Bz52

Time Interval 15 43 9 42 12 39 46 14 16 38

Each time interval being one week per year in the corresponding unit, each unit being part of the Borderlinks I Condominium, including an undivided interest in the common elements thereof, as established pursuant to a Declaration of Condominium and Timeshare recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland and subsequent Declarations of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions, as to each condominium unit and recorded among the aforesaid Land Records.

The property will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranties and guarantees.

A secured party may bid and shall be excused from deposit requirements. The Trustee reserves the right to withdraw any interval from the sale and/or to reject any and all bids.

Terms of Sale: A deposit in the full amount of the sales price per time interval will be required at the time of sale, such deposit to be in cash or check. Cost of all documentary stamps, transfer taxes, 2021 maintenance fees and all other settlement costs shall be borne by the purchaser. The date of settlement shall be within fifteen (15) days after final ratification by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland, time being of the essence; otherwise the deposit will be forfeited and the property will be resold at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser, or in any manner designated by the Trustee; or, without forfeiting deposit, the Seller may exercise any of its legal or equitable rights against the defaulting purchaser.

For more information, call: Leslie Lobos, Esq., Trustee, at 240-449-8862.

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication MAY 21, 2021 3x 05-21, 05-28, 06-04

SECOND INSERTION LESLIE LOBOS, ESQ. IN-HOUSE COUNSEL PINES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC. 11029 CATHELL ROAD BERLIN, MD 21811

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND CASE NO. C-23-CV-21-000077 VILLAS OF OCEAN PINES BORDERLINKS TIMESHARE OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. 11029 CATHELL ROAD BERLIN, MD 21811 Plaintiff v.

OCEAN DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC., ET AL. Defendants

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TRUSTEE’S SALE OF TIME SHARE INTERVALS IN THE VILLAS OF OCEAN PINES, BORDERLINKS CONDOMINIUM, OCEAN PINES, MD By virtue of a certain Claim of Lien recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland, and pursuant to the Order of the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland, Case No. C-23-CV-21-000077, the undersigned Trustee, will offer for sale at public auction at the entrance of the Villas of Ocean Pines, located at, 438 Ocean Parkway, Ocean Pines, Maryland, the following described property located in Ocean Pines, Worcester County, Maryland, on Monday, June 07, 2021 at 11:00 a.m., the following timeshare intervals: Condomimium Unit Aj10 Ay25 Ay25 Bb28 Bb28 Bb28 Bb28 Bc29 Bc29 Bg33 Bg33 Bq43 Br44 Br44

Time Interval 45 46 48 33 35 42 46 13 51 12 32 14 36 43

Each time interval being one week per year in the corresponding unit, each unit being part of the Villas of Ocean Pines, including an undivided interest in the common elements thereof, as established pursuant to a Declaration of Condominium and Timeshare recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland and subsequent Declarations of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions, as to each condominium unit and recorded among the aforesaid Land Records.

The property will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranties and guarantees.

A secured party may bid and shall be excused from deposit requirements. The Trustee reserves the right to withdraw any interval from the sale and/or to reject any and all bids.

Terms of Sale: A deposit in

the full amount of the sales price per time interval will be required at the time of sale, such deposit to be in cash or check. Cost of all documentary stamps, transfer taxes, 2021 maintenance fees and all other settlement costs shall be borne by the purchaser. The date of settlement shall be within fifteen (15) days after final ratification by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland, time being of the essence; otherwise the deposit will be forfeited and the property will be resold at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser, or in any manner designated by the Trustee; or, without forfeiting deposit, the Seller may exercise any of its legal or equitable rights against the defaulting purchaser.

For more information, call: Leslie Lobos, Esq., Trustee, at 240-449-8862.

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication MAY 21, 2021 3x 05-21, 05-28, 06-04

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B. RANDALL COATES ESQ. COATES, COATES, & COATES 204 WEST GREEN STREET SNOW HILL, MD 21863 SMALL ESTATE NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18532 To all persons interested in the estate of ISAAC C PURNELL. Notice is given that ANN D. PALMER, 5028 FLINTRIDGE PLACE, RALEIGH, NC 27609, was on DECEMBER 22, 2020, appointed Personal Representative of the SMALL ESTATE of ISAAC C PURNELL, who died on DECEMBER 15, 2020 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 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 probate of the will shall file their objections

with the Register of Wills within six months 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 MAY 28, 2021 ANN D. PALMER Personal Representative True Test Copy TERRI WESTCOTT Register of Wills for Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 1x 05-28

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SMALL ESTATE NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18691 To all persons interested in the estate of DAVID MATTHEW FOWLER. Notice is given that JUDI LITTLE, 11003 GREYS CORNER ROAD, UNIT 44, BERLIN, MD 21811, was on MAY 11, 2021, appointed Personal Representative of the SMALL ESTATE of DAVID MATTHEW FOWLER, who died on MAY 07, 2020 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 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 probate of the will shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within six months 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 MAY 28, 2021 JUDI LITTLE Personal Representative True Test Copy TERRI WESTCOTT Register of Wills for Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 1x 05-28

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SMALL ESTATE NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18747 To all persons interested in the estate of BARBARA C TAYLOR. Notice is given that JOY BARDINELLI, 10088 BRANCH ROAD, TEMPERANCEVILLE, VA 23442, was on MAY 21, 2021, appointed Personal Representative of the SMALL ESTATE of BARBARA C TAYLOR, who died on APRIL 11, 2021 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.

Page 73 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 probate of the will shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within six months 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 MAY 28, 2021 JOY BARDINELLI Personal Representative True Test Copy TERRI WESTCOTT Register of Wills for Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 1x 05-28

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MARIANNA BATIE ESQ LAW OFFICE OF MARIANNA BATIE 9748 STEPHEN DECATUR HIGHWAY, SUITE 112 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 SMALL ESTATE NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18748 To all persons interested in the estate of AARON BRUCE TODD. Notice is given that KRISTOPHER ROBERT TODD, 977 FRED HALL ROAD, STEDMAN, NC 28391, was on MAY 19, 2021, appointed Personal Representative of the SMALL ESTATE of AARON BRUCE TODD, who died on APRIL 27, 2021 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 repre-

sentative 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 probate of the will shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within six months 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 MAY 28, 2021 KRISTOPHER ROBERT TODD Personal Representative True Test Copy TERRI WESTCOTT Register of Wills for Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 1x 05-28

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18629 To all persons interested in the estate of JUNE MUNSEY, ESTATE NO. 18629. Notice is given that WILLIAM CATHELL, 10 CRESTHAVEN DRIVE, BERLIN, MD 21811 was on, MAY 21, 2021, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of JUNE MUNSEY, who died on JULY 03, 2020, 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

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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 claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A 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.

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication MAY 28, 2021 WILLIAM CATHELL Personal Representative True Test Copy TERRI WESTCOTT Register of Wills for Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 3x 05-28, 06-04, 06-11

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B. RANDALL COATES ESQ. COATES, COATES, & COATES 204 WEST GREEN STREET SNOW HILL, MD 21863 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18752 To all persons interested in the estate of JOHN HENRY WILLIAMS, ESTATE NO. 18752. Notice is given that ETHEL BELLE WIDGEON, 100 S. CHURCH STREET, SNOW HILL, MD 21863 was on, MAY 20, 2021, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of JOHN HENRY

WILLIAMS, who died on APRIL 28, 2021, 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 20TH day of NOVEMBER, 2021.

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 claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A 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.

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication MAY 28, 2021 ETHEL BELLE WIDGEON Personal Representative True Test Copy TERRI WESTCOTT Register of Wills for Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 3x 05-28, 06-04, 06-11

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SMALL ESTATE NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18757

To all persons interested in the estate of DOROTHY WILSON ANHORN. Notice is given that WENDI FULTON, 1087 MONTCLARE DRIVE, SYKESVILLE, MD 21784, was on MAY 24, 2021, appointed Personal Representative of the SMALL ESTATE of DOROTHY WILSON ANHORN, who died on APRIL 03, 2021 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 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 probate of the will shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within six months 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 MAY 28, 2021 WENDI FULTON Personal Representative True Test Copy TERRI WESTCOTT Register of Wills for Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 1x 05-28

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Man Charged After Suspect Faces Two Assault Counts For Rampage Moving Car Incident

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – A Hagerstown man was arrested on assault charges this month after allegedly pushing his girlfriend out of a moving vehicle on Coastal Highway.

Around 2:40 a.m. May 13, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer was dispatched to a condominium building at 38th Street for an alleged assault that had just occurred. The officer met with a female victim, who advised she and her boyfriend, identified as Gerard Boston, 29, of Hagerstown, Md., had left a downtown bar in her Dodge Caravan and they began to argue.

The victim told police Boston was driving when they stopped at a red light.

The victim told the officer Boston was not paying attention when the light turned green, and when she advised him the light had turned green, he became angry, according to police reports.

Once the car was moving, Boston allegedly reached across the victim’s body, opened the passenger side door and pushed her out of the vehicle while it was in motion, according to police reports. The victim reportedly told police she fled from the highway and hid in an elevator at the condo building.

Ocean City Communications advised a witness had called about the incident.

The officer interviewed the witness, who indicated she saw the victim fall from the vehicle while it was moving, but could not tell if she fell out or was pushed.

The officer broadcasted a description of the vehicle over the police radio and other officers observed it heading north on Coastal Highway in the area of 74th Street. It was ultimately stopped at 81st Street and Boston was identified as the driver.

The initial officer responded and interviewed Boston, who said he had recently had a death in his family and the victim had lost a child, so both were upset, according to police reports. Boston reportedly said the victim was intoxicated and he was just trying to get her back to their hotel but she would not listen.

Boston reportedly told police the victim opened the door while the vehicle was in motion and she fell out. Boston further advised the victim ran off and he could not find her. He also adamantly denied pushing the victim from the vehicle.

Boston was arrested at that point for driving without a license. The officer went back and interviewed the victim again and asked her if she was certain Boston pushed her from the moving vehicle. The victim told the officer she was 100% sure Boston pushed her and stated, “I thought he was trying to kill me,” according to police reports. Based on the victim’s testimony, Boston was charged with second-degree assault.

OCEAN CITY – A Virginia man was arrested this month after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend and a security guard while trashing an uptown hotel room.

Around 12:30 a.m. May 16, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to an uptown hotel for a reported assault. Upon arrival, the officers met with a hotel security guard who had a suspect, later identified as Jordan Hott, 27, of Stephenson, Va., sitting on the floor outside a room on the fifth floor.

OCPD officers met with the alleged female victim in the hotel room. The victim reportedly told police she did not want Hott in the room because of his behavior earlier at a bar and locked the door. When Hott continued to knock on

the door, the victim unlocked it and he came barging in, flipped over chairs at the kitchen table, punched a coffee maker and pushed over a lamp, according to police reports.

The victim reportedly told the officers Hott continued to push her back through the hotel room to a back bedroom where an infant was sleeping. The victim said at one point during the altercation, Hott held her down on the bed.

The victim reportedly attempted to leave the bedroom, but Hott blocked the door, eventually knocking it off its hinges, according to police reports.

The victim was ultimately able to get to the hotel balcony where she called for help, according to police reports. At that point, Hott reportedly told the victim he was sorry and that he would leave. Around that time, the hotel security guard arrived and could hear the couple fight-

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ing, but could not see them.

OCPD officers documented the damage to the room. They also observed bruises on the victim’s arms and scratches on her shoulder. Hott was arrested at that point. OCPD officers obtained a written statement from the security guard, who reported he knocked on the door and Hott came out and said “Arrest me or I’ll kill her,” according to police reports.

When the security guard told Hott he wasn’t there to do that, Hott reportedly punched the security guard in the side of the head. The security guard was able to wrestle Hott to the ground until the OCPD officers arrived. Damage to the room was estimated at around $1,000 combined. Hott was charged with two counts of second-degree assault and malicious destruction of property.

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he thought of a “sleepover” makes me cringe.

Having some buddies over for the night was one of Beckett’s wishes for his birthday earlier this month. Talks evolved from questions about how many kids he could have for a sleepover to whether we were going to make them go to sleep. We agreed three would be the max for sanity reasons as well as available beds, not that sleeping ever truly matters when it comes to a kid sleepover. As for sleep being mandated, the answer was most likely.

He ultimately decided to just invite one friend to stay the night. I figured this would be a breeze, as compared to the sleepover we had a few years ago with four boys. It was more like an allnight hangout gaming session as sleep was not really had and it ended up turning into a two-night stay for one of the boys.

As luck would have it – or possibly orchestrated ahead of time by our kid – there were a couple extra boys added to this most recent sleepover at around 8 that night. They were having so much fun skating and hanging around outside they wanted to continue inside. For the next several hours, all we heard was loud music and voices far louder than needed seemingly at all times.

Though I like the idea of Beckett having friends spend the night because he enjoys it, what I am not going to miss is the fact I barely sleep on these nights. In fact, I barely even needed my watch alarm I set for every hour after midnight to check in on them. At some point, I must have drifted off because by the time the 3 a.m. alarm went off they were asleep.

When I heard them milling around shortly after 6 the next morning, I was shocked. I knew my kid was going to be a mess the entire day going on just a few hours of sleep. He was wide awake for about half the day, but then crashed

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and burned in the afternoon and was off the rest of the day. The same went for me because my sleep was wrecked too.

I truly cannot imagine ever saying later in life I miss all these sleepover nights. Nope, it’s not going to happen.

When Beckett asked the next day if he could have so and so sleep over next weekend, Pam and I didn’t even say a word. We just looked at him.

“Too soon, I get it,” he said before heading outside to clean up the dozen water bottles and skateboard helmets he and his friend left scattered all around the yard for no good reason.

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uzzles are huge at our house.

We have taken puzzles when we go skiing or on other long vacations, but over the last few months we have started leaving one out on the dining room table to work as we can.

Carson, 11, is the puzzle master of the house because he’s patient and never gets frustrated. He spends by far the most time and often works alone on the puzzles.

On the other extreme is Beckett, 13, who takes one glance at the puzzle and flops his arms as if, “no chance.” It’s not really that he has anything better to do at that time. It’s just he would rather do anything – I mean anything, even sitting in silence having a staring contest with a wall – than try and wrap his mind around a puzzle. It’s just not his thing at all.

I get it. At times, sitting down to get my head into a puzzle is tough. I have to be in the right mindset and be able to put away my phone, put on some music and just get into a groove with Carson. When I do, it’s enjoyable and it’s incredibly gratifying to finish a puzzle.

As luck would have it, the last two puzzles we worked on were missing one piece. I can you tell that is not sat-

isfying in the least bit. It’s aggravating but Carson just laughs it off. We realized this week perhaps why he takes it in such stride. While he’s masterful at a puzzle, he’s also sloppy with the pieces.

Because he’s such a unique individual, he must always work on the puzzle shirtless. Since his vision is not great, he must also get close to the pieces, resulting in him essentially laying on the table at times. Consequently, puzzle pieces are constantly sticking to his arms and belly, falling inevitably to the floor.

Unbeknownst to him he often walks around the house with puzzle pieces stuck to him. Therefore, the pieces often go missing and we find them in weird places.

After completing our seventh puzzle this month, Carson went hunting for another puzzle Tuesday night. When we didn’t hear from him in a couple minutes, I had visions of him inside a closet tossing the contents out behind him searching for a puzzle we had not done. I bolted upstairs to find his legs hanging out from under the bed. Once I pulled him out and redirected him to a closet where he might be able to find one, I let him be on his own. It turns out most of the puzzles have been completed in the house.

He came down with a puzzle of a skyline over water that read, “about 750 pieces.”

I’m a bit skeptical about how this puzzle is going to go, especially when more than half of it involves a dark sky.

As of Wednesday night, he had most of the sky completed while I worked on the bottom, which consisted of ripples upon ripples of water. He is further along than me.

(The writer is the publisher and editor of The Dispatch. He and his wife, Pamela, are proud parents of two boys. This weekly column examines their transition into parenthood and all that goes along with it. E-mail any thoughts to editor@mdcoastdispatch.com.)

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Although you would prefer to move forward at a steady pace, it might be a good idea to stop and reassess your plans. You could find a good reason to make a change at this time.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Just when you thought you had everything planned to the smallest detail, you get some news that could unsettle things.

But a timely explanation helps put it all back on track.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20): Home and work continue to compete for your attention. But you handle it well by giving each its proper due. Someone you trust offers valuable advice.

Listen to it.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22): Unsettling news creates a difficult but not impossible situation. Continue to follow your planned routine, but keep your mind open to a possible change down the line.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22): Lick your wounded pride if you like, but it's a better idea to find out why your suggestions were rejected. What you learn could help you deal with an upcoming situation.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22): Feeling a bit listless? No wonder. You might be pushing too hard to finish everything on your to-do list. Cutting it down could help get your energy levels up.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22): Taking time out of your busy schedule might

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21): Insist on full disclosure by all parties before agreeing to be part of a "great deal." What you learn should help you decide whether to go with it or not.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21): Your decision to protect the secret that was entrusted to you might irk some people. But it also wins you the admiration of those who value trust and loyalty.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19): Creative activities take on a practical approach as you realize you might be able to market your work. Ask for advice from someone experienced in this area.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18): If you're suddenly a bit unsure about your decision, ask trusted colleagues and/or friends or family members for suggestions that could help resolve your doubts.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20): A workplace situation could get stormy. But stay on course until there's a solution that meets with everyone's approval, and things finally can calm down.

BORN THIS WEEK: You keep an open mind on most matters, making you the confidante of choice for people who need your honest counsel. © 2021 King Features Synd., Inc.

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The section of Boardwalk from the Inlet to North Divisionn Street was converted back to wood after being made of concrete since 1955. Additionally, a $6.3 million renovation of Baltimore Avenue was completed. A center island with brick pavers and landscaping was built from 15th to 33rd streets along "Motel Row" and Victorian street lights were installed downtown. The lower end of Ocean City had become safer and more attractive for everyone.

One of the resort's most famous structures had its beginning in 1999 when ground was broken for the Boardwalk Arch on North Division Street. When completed the following year the new tourist attraction was visible to everyone entering Ocean City from the Route 50 Bridge.

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