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(May 19, 2023) With the majority of revenues expected to come from tourism, not taxes, Ocean City’s fiscal 2024 budget and accompanying tax rate were officially approved this week.
Two-thousand pounds of steel and aircraft aluminum is hoisted atop ABC Liquors at Seacrets’ new Area 51 venue last Thursday. The 12-foot disc is piloted by Paul the Alien, who was created by Geoff Charvat of Haines Fabrication and Machine in Selbyville, which also built the spacecraft. In addition to his aircraft being angled to deal with wind shear and solidly grounded in concrete, Paul is protected by two internal fire-suppression systems ... just in case things heat up on re-entry.
City Manager Terry McGean introduced the more than $155.6 million budget, which officially goes into effect on July 1, to council members for review on March 31. They spent the next two weeks going over the details and approved the first reading at the beginning of May.
On Tuesday, council members unanimously approved the second and final reading.
The numbers show an increase in the general fund of more than $3.3 million from last fiscal year, growing from about $101.5 million to nearly $104.9 million.
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if at all possible,” said Bill Neville, Ocean City’s director of planning and business development.
By Hunter Hine Staff Writer(May 19, 2023) The Ocean City Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously endorsed amendments to the employee housing code, adding several new stipulations, at their meeting Tuesday night.
The amended code proposal will be forwarded to City Council for its approval.
“Our end goal is to get this adopted by council,
Since 2022, the commission has planned revisions for the employee housing code to incentivize developers to build more housing and expand the living options for seasonal workers.
Covid exacerbated a seasonal-worker housing shortage as landlords shifted from employee housing to more profitable vacation rentals.
At its last meeting on May 2, the commission held a public hearing for a draft of the code, heard three recommended adjustments handed down from City Council and discussed other potential changes.
Neville took into account the May 2 meeting
comments to create a new draft for Tuesday’s meeting. In it, Neville gave a list of options for the commissioners to choose from and add to the employee housing code.
Out of the seven recommended options, the commissioners voted to approve the first five.
Recommendation one confirmed that drafted parking requirements should remain unchanged, which was a focus of debate among commissioners on May 2.
The draft states that employee housing must provide two spaces per three sleeping rooms, or one space per five employee residents, whichever is greater. The Board of Zoning Appeals can make spe-
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Reduced parking requirements would call for one space for five occupants, or two spaces for three bedroomsSTEWART DOBSON/OCEAN CITY TODAY
(May 19, 2023) More than 3,000 customs, classic cars and trucks have motored into town for the 32nd annual Cruisin’ Ocean City car festival that started yesterday and runs until Sunday afternoon at the inlet parking lot and the convention center.
Cruisin’ OC reached its maximum number of pre-registered cars last week, but interested enthusiasts can still stop by the convention center to see if any spots have become available, according to Special Events Productions Inc.
Spectator can tour the event grounds for $15 a day and $10 on Sunday. Event hours run from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. through Saturday, while the show goes from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday.
Sisters Meredith Herbert and Jacklyn Lehr are promoting the event with long-time family friend and local promoter Bob Rothermel. Herbert and Lehr’s father Jack Hennen started Cruisin’ OC with Rothermel but has since retired, putting the sisters in the metaphorical driver’s seat.
“We really enjoy seeing the multigenerational families coming. A lot of our participants either started coming in with their parents or grandparents and now are coming in with kids of their own,” Herbert said.
This year would’ve marked the 33rd annual event, but the car show went virtual in 2020 because of covid and wasn’t counted.
Participants hail from more than 20 states, and with cars also coming from as far as England and Canada to
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participate in the main events at the inlet lot and convention center, Herbert said.
Inside the convention center, visitors can browse through the cars that are up for sale at the car corral, and they can buy and trade car parts with fellow motorheads at the swap meet.
Spectators can also visit the convention center all day today to vote on their favorite cars in the Artwork Contender Showcase. There, participants are competing for their car to be featured on future Cruisin’ OC artwork like banners and T-shirts.
Gateway Classic Cars has also parked a pop-up at the convention center, along with a variety of vendors both inside and out.
Down at the inlet, a wide array of auto parts vendors and car-related businesses have set up shop, like Advance Auto Parts, Barrett-Jackson,
Ocean City’s Special Event Zone went into effect Tuesday and lasts through Sunday
All Ocean City speed limits are reduced to 30 mph or lower.
Fines are increased for traffic violations with heavy penalties for exhibition driving.
Severe violations could warrant arrest.
Residents and visitors should expect a heightened presence from the Ocean City Police, Maryland State Police and Worcester County Sheriff’s Office.
High pedestrian traffic is expected along with increased vehicle traffic and congestion.
Bruno’s Classic Muscle and Classic Auto Mall. There are also a variety of non-vehicle related business booths from insurance agencies, BluBlockers, T-Mobile and Xfinity.
Smaller satellite events are popping up around the city, including the Pinup Contest at Pier 23 in West OC tonight at 8 p.m. and a Neon and LED Light Car Show on South First Street tomorrow night.
While the event officially began Thursday, there were a few opening events on Wednesday, including a Car Club Social at Pit & Pub on 28th Street and a welcome party at Seacrets.
This year Cruisin’ OC has teamed up with the Make a Wish Foundation, Herbert said. Proceeds from different fundraisers around town will go to benefit the foundation.
Several big names in car-culture history are visiting this year. Mackenzie Phillips and Candy Clark from American Graffiti are in town to celebrate the movie’s 50th anniversary. The two made their first visit to the convention center yesterday and are coming back today before they move on to the inlet parking lot tomorrow.
Replica cars from the movie are on display in the convention center and will travel with the actors to the inlet.
Other special guests include Joe and Amanda Martin from the show Iron Resurrection, who are coming to the beachside inlet today.
Yesterday marked the first of three Cruisin’ OC Boardwalk parades, and this morning any and all registered cars whose owners want to participate can meet on 27th Street to join the parade.
Starting at 8 a.m., a trail of cars will slowly travel in-line down the Boardwalk to the inlet parking lot. The final parade is at the same time tomorrow morning.
Music will fill the air at both main
Cruisin’ hubs, with DJ Seaside Jimmy playing the convention center parking lot today and tomorrow and Cruisin’ Gold DJ Mike Wilson at the inlet today through Sunday. Luke Jones, who makes beats music, will play his second day inside the convention center today before moving to the inlet tomorrow.
For the first time ever, a Husband Calling Contest will be held at the inlet today at 1:30 p.m.
“That’s going to be a pretty funny event,” Herbert said.
There is also one more drive-in movie at the inlet tonight at 9 p.m., and a pedal-car showcase at the inlet tomorrow at 4 p.m.
“A little bit of everything. Some (pedal cars) are custom made. Some are antiques,” Herbert said.
(May 19, 2023) The familiar rumble from the engines of a mass of classic hotrods and roadsters will return to downtown Berlin as the Cruisin’ Berlin car show revs up on Saturday.
Starting at 6 a.m., Main Street and adjacent streets, including Broad, Pitt and Commerce, will be shut down to accommodate the event, which runs from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Registration for prospective cruisers begins at 8 a.m.
The show will include a 50-50 raffle, live music, and grab-and-go breakfast and lunch fare from nearby restaurants.
“It’s a slice of America’s automotive heritage,” said Berlin Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ryan Nellans. “This is Americana at its finest.”
Awards will be handed out at 2 p.m. Participants receive a commemorative T-shirt.
Cruisin’ OC will wrap up with the grand finale awards at the inlet on Sunday at 2 p.m. More than 500 trophies, plaques and awards will be up for grabs along with some 3,000 giveaways. Among the greatest honors are the Mayor’s Award, Police Chief Award, City Council President Award and the Town of Ocean City Top Award.
National sponsors and local businesses also select cars for awards under their names.
“It’s really neat to be the car enthusiast and bringing their family, their different families to the events, and just learning the history about the different vehicles,” Herbert said.
For additional information, visit www.cruisinoceancity.com or call 410-798-6304.
The event in the past has accommodated upwards of 300 cars and Nellans said his “conservative estimate” for attendance figures is around 1,500.
“Vintage cars in our historic town on a beautiful day makes this event quite authentic and fun,” said Ivy Wells, Berlin Director of Economic and Community Development.
The public can visit the assembled classics at no charge.
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(May 19, 2023) The busy summer event season has begun, and this week council members added a few staples to the 2023 calendar.
The annual Wine on the Beach wine festival is set once again for the second weekend in September on the north end of the inlet parking lot.
According to a staff report, the festival will run from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 8 and 9 this year.
Entry fees will cover one-ounce tastings from an array of Maryland wineries. Other offerings include arts and crafts, food sales, wine for sale by
the glass and bottle, microbrewery sales and entertainment.
The mayor and City Council approved the proposed terms for the event on Tuesday, and tourism staff and the city solicitor are working on a final contract. They also approved date holds for next year’s event on Sept. 6 and 7.
The staff report said the organizer will pay the town $675 in private event costs, and an estimated almost $16,500 in asset and support fees, as outlined in the proposed term sheet. The asset and support fees will be confirmed and invoiced after the event. The organizer may also request support from the police department, to be paid for on their own dime.
The Offshore Powerboat Association’s annual powerboat races are officially set for Aug. 20 from North Division to 14th Street.
According to a staff report, two races are set for noon and 3 p.m. with 15 to 20 boats participating in each. The start and finish spot will be between Second and Third streets and the footprint will be blocked off to swimmers.
The organizer will provide signs that public works staff can place at each affected entrance stating that water activity is prohibited inside the event footprint. The organizer must also provide a marine event permit, and police officers have agreed to make periodic checks during the
event.
Beach Patrol staff said they will support the races as they have in the past. However, they let the organizer know that they will not be fully staffed at the time and will have less help available. The staff report said the shortage makes closing the beach to water activities difficult, so the organizer will need to supplement with event staff.
The staff report said Beach Patrol members also previously provided watercraft assistance for the event, but they will not have them deployed
for this year and will not be able to help. The organizer will need to employ a private company to meet the need.
The organizer must pay the town $350 in private event fees.
Members of the Ocean City Development Corporation will host a custom car display event series in partnership with the Ocean City Cruzers Organization on select Sundays in June, July, August and Sep-
tember.
According to a staff report, the classic vehicle display events are set from 2:30-6 p.m. on June 11 and 25, July 9 and 23, Aug. 6 and 20, and Sept. 10 and 24 at Somerset Plaza downtown.
The car owners will supervise and educate the public on their vehicles and musical entertainment will be provided.
The organizer will move the public benches on the plaza to accommodate the vehicles and place them back following each event. The organizer
will also cone off the west end of the plaza at Baltimore Avenue to ensure cars not affiliated with the event do not drive into the area.
The fire marshal requires all of the tents used to be secured with weights or water barrels only, and for any tents larger than 10 by 10 feet, a permit must be obtained.
The staff report said the police will monitor the event series with shift officers.
The organizer will pay the town $525 in private event fees, according to the report.
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One of the biggest focuses in budget discussions was staffing with 3 percent step increases for general employees and cost-of-living boosts for police and firefighters, as detailed in their union contracts. Staff members also managed to find money to hire 12 new full-time firefighters/emergency medical technicians, at the request of council members.
Tuesday’s vote included approval of the fiscal 2024 tax rate, as well, which remained at the same level as the current fiscal year.
Each year, City Council members set the property tax rate and decide whether to leave it as is or raise or lower it to the constant yield.
The constant yield is the tax rate that would produce the same revenues as the prior year based on assessment estimates. For fiscal 2024, the constant yield is 44.76 cents per $100 of assessed value, which is down from the existing rate of 45.26 cents per $100.
Staff members suggested, and council members agreed, to keep the existing rate. How that affects property owners will depend on the as-
sessed value of their properties, but minimal impact is expected.
The anticipated revenue from the real property taxes is more than $43.2 million, or just over $478,000 more than the fiscal 2023 total. According to a staff report, that income will cover 41 percent of the general fund, with the remainder deriving from tourism revenues.
The report said capital projects have been funded at $3.4 million as well. The expenses include $1.8 million for street paving, $1.5 million for the capital maintenance fund, and $100,000 for Boardwalk re- decking.
Projects approved as “pay-as-yougo” in the capital improvement plan, or CIP, will be covered by existing capital maintenance funds. The projects include street paving at $1.1 million, canal dredging at $200,000, storm drain cleaning at $100,000, repairs to the Ocean Bowl Skatepark for $100,000, and new City Watch surveillance cameras for $80,000.
Council members also opted to move money for improvements to Baltimore Avenue and property acquisition for a planned county sports complex to next fiscal year during fiscal 2024 budget discussions.
cial exceptions for parking capacity.
The second recommendation, which was based on a City Council concern, makes it so supplemental regulations apply to new employee housing projects when employee housing incentives are used.
This clarification is intended to prevent non-employee housing projects from taking advantage of employee housing-related incentives.
Recommendation four sets the minimum age of all onsite employee housing managers at 21 and older.
The fifth recommendation states that any bedroom with an exterior wall must have at least one window, which is based on a May 2 comment from Glenn Irwin, the former executive director of the Ocean City Development Corporation.
Neville also conceived of a new idea to help settle concerns raised about employee housing proximity to existing residential zones.
Planning commissioner Palmer Gillis reiterated worries that the draft’s parking code, and potential exceptions permitted by the BZA, may cause disturbances to spill over into residential districts.
Employee housing is not allowed in R-1 single-family residential districts, but homes there could be near or next to employee housing.
Gillis noted that 76 percent of the island would be affected by the code and floated the idea of eliminating R2 medium residential districts and R3 general residential districts from the plan with the possibility of adding them as potential employee housing locations later on.
“I hate impacting our existing residents,” Gillis said.
Commission Chairperson Joe Wilson disagreed, stating that there are some R-2 and R-3 districts that don’t touch R-1 districts, and worried that
such a change would defeat the purpose of incentivizing developers.
“I think trying to streamline a process for potential developers is the way to go and limiting them is not,” Wilson said.
Neville offered the idea that maybe the R-2 districts should only allow tier 1 projects, then R-3 could only allow tier 1 and tier 2, and the largest projects would only be able to go into districts rated higher than R-3.
“R-2 can be kind of the buffer zone, but still going to protect the R-2 people too, so anything beyond that (would be) more of a conditional use,” said Commissioner Janet Hough.
The draft presented on May 2, included a tier system that provided avenues for approval based on the number of occupants in employee housing.
Tier 1 included employee housing with 16 or fewer residents and would require only a building permit and rental license process. Tier 2 included housing with 60 or fewer residents and would require a site plan approval on top of the building permit and rental license. Tier 3, housing with more than 60 residents, would have to go through the zoning code’s conditional use process along with all other processes required in Tier 2.
In the final vote, it was decided that only tier one employee housing would be allowed in R-2 and R-2A low-density multiple-family residential districts, and R-3 districts would allow tier 1 and tier 2 housing.
Tier 3 housing would only be allowed in LC-1 local commercial districts and other commercial districts.
The commissioners also changed tier 2 housing to hold 16-40 residents rather than 16-60 and added conditional use (the applicant must adhere to certain specific requirements) to the process of approval on top of siteplan approval, building permit and rental license.
(May 19, 2023) Ocean City’s Motor Event Task Force met last Friday to discuss preparations for the Special Event Zone that went into effect citywide on Tuesday and runs until Sunday to control traffic during Cruisin’ Ocean City.
“We do want to make sure it’s not a secret. We want everybody to be very much aware (of the Special Event Zone),” said Mayor Rick Meehan.
All speed limits in Ocean City, from the Delaware line moving south are reduced to a maximum of 30 mph. Streets that have lower speed limits will remain the same.
New signs are in place to notify drivers of the speed changes, said Ocean City Police Chief Ross Buzzuro.
Fines were increased for traffic violations, which are intended to target more severe vehicle crimes, and now range from $500-$700 per violation. The threshold for arrestable offenses is also lower, meaning that people who engage in reckless driving, negligent driving, racing, tire spinning,
and all sorts of exhibition driving risk being handcuffed and led to the lockup.
“Driving erratically that poses a true hindrance and hazard to our public, that is pretty close if not right on the money to exhibition driving,” Buzzuro said. “That is arrestable. In many cases that vehicle is towed from that location.”
Law enforcement agencies are working with towing companies on a case-by-case basis, Buzzuro said
In the last two years police have seen fewer vehicles towed, but it’s expected that cars will be towed this year, Buzzuro said. He noted that towing charges have significantly increased over the last few years.
“A good majority of our folks that come into town, come into town and just have a great time, so there is a small number now that we, for lack of better words, need to keep an eye on,” Buzzuro said. “Special attention so to speak.”
Overall law enforcement presence will be much higher than normal, with Ocean City Police drawing support from allied agencies like the Maryland State Police and Worcester County Sheriff’s Office.
“The bottom line is, as we’ve always said, to keep our folks safe,” Buzzuro said.
Public works has placed large mes-
sage boards on roads in and around the city to warn drivers of the special event traffic regulations.
Route 50 and Route 90 also have message boards near entrances to the city, which were setup by the State Highway Administration.
Ocean City has updated the special event zone website with frequently asked questions, and will have a contact for specific questions, said Ashley Miller, deputy communications manager for the OCPD
On Wednesday and Thursday, Officers will be available at the conven-
From Tuesday to Sunday, Ocean City speed limits will be no higher than 30 mph. A heightened police presence will enforce greater traffic fines and arrest perpetrators on more serious traffic crimes.
tion center to answer questions.
Businesses have also enrolled in the TEAPs program, which stands for Trespass Enforcement Authorization Program. With TEAP’s, businesses can permit officers the freedom to visit a property after its closure, allowing them to keep lots clear and address suspicious activity, Buzzuro said. As of last Friday, 327 businesses and counting signed up for TEAPs. For more information about the Ocean City Special Event Zone, visit https://oceancitymd.gov/oc/departments/police/special-event-zone/.
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(May 19, 2023) With the snip of a ribbon and a short spin on one of the new pieces of equipment, Mayor Rick Meehan and members of Ocean City’s Recreation and Parks Department officially celebrated the completion of long-awaited upgrades to the North-
side Park playground this week.
“I was probably here 21 years ago when we dedicated the first phase,” Meehan said to the small group Tuesday morning.
The new, updated equipment replaced a modular play structure that served as the centerpiece of the 5- to
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12-year-old playground in the heart of uptown’s Northside Park on 125th Street for the past more than two decades.
Susan Petito, the city’s director of recreation and parks, has said the old equipment needed to be replaced after years of heavy play and exposure to the salty ocean air.
The new equipment includes slides, bridges, climbers and interactive play panels designed to encourage social play and enhance fine motor skills.
Crews also removed a rock climbing wall and replaced it with two standalone play features, including a combination net spinner/climber — which Meehan and the parks staff tried out Tuesday — and a surfboard play element.
Parks Superintendent Gary Collier said the surfboard theme gives the playground a “beachy, ocean feel,” which is fitting in Ocean City.
The project is the first of a twophased effort to upgrade the whole playground. The second phase, replacement of an Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant ramping system and play elements for 5-to-12year-olds that were added in 2005, is set for completion in fiscal 2025.
Collier said the cost of the recently
finished portion of the project was just under $300,000, with the majority covered by a state grant. Collier and Petito said the competition for a chunk of the total $2.5 million pot is fierce among more than 130 municipalities across the state.
“The community parks and playground grant program isn’t anything that’s guaranteed,” Collier said.
State grants help pay for upgrades to all of the seven playgrounds across the resort, but with the tough competition, more money may have to come
from local sources in the future.
Along with Northside Park, the city has playgrounds at North Surf Park off 142nd Street, Gorman Park off 136th Street, Little Salisbury Park off 94th Street, Robin Park on Robin Drive downtown, the Downtown Recreation Complex on Fourth Street, and on the Boardwalk at North Division Street. All of the playgrounds have equipment for 5-to-12year-olds, while Northside Park and the recreation complex also have equipment for 2-to-5-year-olds.
(May 19, 2023) The Grace Center for Maternal and Women’s Health in Berlin is offering the community a way to help the environment and support women in the community at the same time.
The Grace Center is sponsoring an athletic shoe fundraiser drive from now until the end of June.
The Grace Center will earn funds to support programs based on the total quantity of gently worn, used and new sneakers collected.
GotSneakers has developed the program, which encourages people to reach into their closets, not their
pockets. The sneaker recycling program helps keep sneakers out of landfills, which has harmful effects on the environment, and helps charity organizations like the Grace Center earn money to sustain operations and programs available to local women.
Donations of used sneakers can be dropped off at the Grace Center for Maternal and Women’s Health at 10226 Old Ocean City Blvd., Unit 2, Berlin, Maryland 21811 - across from AGH.
Call 443-513-4124 for more information.
(May 19, 2023) With more than $963,000 in matching funds in the fiscal 2021 budget, Ocean City is poised to receive a nearly $3 million state grant for transportation expenses.
At a meeting Tuesday, council members authorized submission of a transportation grant application to the Maryland Transit Administration for funds to carry out goals of the resort’s annual transportation plan.
The total request, which came to a little over $2.9 million, with a local match of more than $1.1 million, will cover the purchase of two new 60foot articulating buses, as well as costs for general net operations, preventative bus maintenance and Americans with Disabilities Act services.
The application was filed after a public hearing period expired and officials expect approval at the state level.
According to a staff report, the articulating buses, which will come used, cost $800,000 each for a total
$1.6 million. The local match is 10 percent, or $160,000, which will come from fare revenues from last year.
The general public transit service net operating costs come to more than $2.17 million, with a required local match of nearly $1.47 million. Profits from the tram division are set to cover more than $600,000 of the total, with the remaining over $862,000 included in the fiscal 2024 budget.
Preventative maintenance costs for buses are slated to total $675,000, with the local $67,500 match funded within next year’s budget. The ADA costs came out to more than
$143,300. The local match, which will also be funded in the fiscal 2024 budget, is about $33,300.
With the $160,000 artic bus funds
covered with last year’s revenues, the total to be budgeted in fiscal 2024 is $963,213, which council members unanimously signed off on Tuesday.
(May 19, 2023) Similar to the Red Bull Foam Wreckers “anti-surf, surf contest” held last July, Ocean City is welcoming another competition in June geared toward young wave riders.
Set tentatively for June 3, with a rain/no wave date on June 4, pro surfer Ben Gravy’s Gromathon Surf Competition will take place from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the beach between 34th and 35th streets.
City Council members approved a request this week from K-Coast Surf Shop owner Chris Shanahan to sponsor the event, which will be geared toward surfers ages 14 and under. Participants will use only foam or soft-top boards.
The organizers billed the event as family-friendly, which Mayor Rick Meehan applauded at Tuesday’s meeting after council members unanimously approved the private event request.
“This is really a kids event and I think it’s great you have so many kids out there involved and enjoying the beach,” Meehan said.
According to a staff report, Shanahan asked for permission to place four 10-by-10-foot tents within the event footprint, use generators and a PA system on site, award prizes to
participants, and place a port-o-let on 35th Street.
Risk management staff said they support the event because it is sponsored by a local business owner and focuses on families with young children to build an interest in surfing.
The report said Beach Patrol will provide at least one surf beach facilitator to oversee crowd control and
safety needs.
Pro surfer Ben Gravy participates in the Red Bull Foam Wreckers anti-surf, surf competition July 23 in Ocean City. City Council members approved a request this week from theowner of K-Coast Surf Shop to sponsor a similar youth surf competition June 3 called Ben Gravy’s Gromathon Surf Competition.
During the event, staff will also establish east and west lanes in the footprint for emergency access, maintain a 50-yard ocean buffer, mark an area in the water with buoys, and set up beach boundaries visible to everyone.
The organizer will pay the town $350 in private event fees.
(May 19, 2023) Worcester County’s structural budget deficit is no more. And in its place, a modest surplus.
County Budget Officer Kim Reynolds reported during the commissioners’ meeting on Tuesday that the projected $11.6-million shortfall was closed following last week’s budget work session. Now, the county has a surplus of $350,686.
County staff is recommending that the surplus be used on other postemployment benefits, or OPEB, specifically toward the board of education, Reynolds said.
Not satisfied with where spending now stands, Commissioner Caryn Abbott suggested that the Fire Marshal’s request for pay parity with the Sheriff’s Office could cause deputies to flock to fire jobs, where they’d be less at risk than they are fighting fires.
“While they should get a step, parity, I don’t think they are putting themselves in harm’s way like the sheriff’s department does,” Abbott said. “I know they both go through the academy and all that, however, they’re in the office more than they’re not. [They aren’t] you know, stopping cars with unknown people in [them] and serving warrants to possibly dangerous criminals. To me, it also would maybe hurt our sheriff’s department because people might want to flee from there. [After all], they could make the same money but not the risk involved in the job. That’s my only concern.”
Worcester County Fire Marshal Matthew Owens briefly explained that his personnel do provide backup to area law enforcement agencies and that they are certified like any other type of deputy.
Commissioner Chip Bertino, at the end of the meeting, took time to explain what has still not been received from the Worcester County Board of Education.
“During the past several weeks
(May 19, 2023) Cheswick the Crab let others do the talking at a Boardwalk news conference last Thursday, when agencies of the Maryland Department of Transportation and the
Town of Ocean City launched their expanded version of the annual “Walk Smart” pedestrian safety campaign. The official mascot of the decadeold program stood to the side as state and local officials, including resort
Walk Smart, Drive Smart, Bike Smart incorporates commonsense advice for all who use Coastal Highway and the resort’s other streets and avenues. More safety resources also can be found at ocwalksmart.com.
Walk Smart tips:
• Press the crosswalk button before crossing Coastal Highway.
• Cross at and within marked crosswalks.
• Look, pay attention, then cross.
• Follow all traffic signal signs and lane markings.
• Make eye contact with drivers.
Drive Smart tips:
• Drive sober.
• Stop for pedestrians in crosswalks. It’s the law in Maryland.
• Slow down. Watch for and yield for pedestrians, especially when turning.
• Keep your eyes on the road.
• Avoid all distractions. It’s illegal to text and use hand-held devices while driving.
• Share the road with bicyclists and give 3 feet of space when passing.
• Check your rearview and/or side mirrors for bikes in the bike lane before turning right.
• Avoid driving in bus lanes.
Bike Smart tips:
• Stop at all red lights and stop signs.
• Ride in the direction of traffic flow.
• Do not ride on the sidewalk. It’s illegal and dangerous.
• Ride sober. Never ride a bicycle while impaired by alcohol or drugs.
• Avoid distractions and pay attention.
• Use bike lights if riding after dark.
(May 19, 2023) The Maryland Coastal Bays Program is once again hosting its annual community science terrapin survey May 30 through June 10.
According to a news release, surveys take place both on water and land. From motorboats to kayaks and stand-up paddleboards, all are encouraged to participate.
Terrapins are the only turtle occupying brackish water, but other turtles, such as snapping turtles, may also venture into it, which makes it important to identify the correct species.
There is a training guide on the Coastal Bays website that provides details on how to tell the difference, as well as the tools you will need in-
cluding land and sea protocol, survey data sheets, and instructions on filling out the data sheets.
The website also includes a registration form that indicates specific areas where surveys need to be conducted. Find all this information and more under Events at mdcoastalbays.org.
The organization has been collecting a variety of data relating to diamondback terrapin populations in the Coastal Bays. Organized terrapin headcount surveys began in 2012 in collaboration with Maryland DNR and other members of the diamondback terrapin work group.
The results of the surveys are important to help understand the terrapin populations in the Coastal Bays.
For more information, contact Sandi Smith at sandis@mdcoastalbays.org or by calling 410-213-2297 ext. 106.
The Terrapin Survey occurs over
the 12-day period after Memorial Day. This time period is when terrapins are highly active and are aggregating in clusters after emerging from hibernation.
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Mayor Rick Meehan and Police Chief Ross Buzzuro, took turns at the rostrum to beseech visitors and residents to “Walk Smart, Drive Smart, Bike Smart” this summer.
The cartoon character nature of Cheswick notwithstanding, the campaign is serious business for the State Highway Administration and the city, which, as SHA Administrator Tim Smith told the gathering, becomes the state’s second largest population center during the travel season.
“Hundreds of thousands of visitors ... will be walking and biking along Coastal Highway,” Smith said. “It’s up to all of us to ensure that they get to and from their destination safely.”
To emphasize that — and to create a photo opportunity — Cheswick led an entourage of highway safety officials, police and local officeholders across Coastal Highway at 21st Street.
If there was any irony in that exer-
cise it was that Cheswick had to be led to and from the highway by Smith and Motor Vehicle Administration boss Chrissy Nizer because the costume’s limited visibility makes it impossible for its wearer to look both ways before crossing.
Enhanced awareness is, after all, the chief component of what has become a much bigger campaign. Smith said the city and state intend to spread the safety message via billboards, aerial banners, print media, social media and radio. And, although the campaign focused almost exclusively on pedestrians when it began in 2013 and today’s Cheswick was a nameless crab lifeguard cartoon, it now encompasses bicycling and driving, hence, “Walk Smart, Drive Smart, Bike Smart.” Cheswick did not become “Cheswick” until 2017, when it was named as a tribute to Matthew Cheswick, 22, a Towson University student who was struck and killed by a drunken driver while walking along Coastal Highway in 2012. That tragedy and a rash of other serious incidents that summer led to the creation of the state/local Walk Smart program the following year.
“Our partnerships with State Highway Administration and the Town of Ocean City are vital as we continue to spread the message of safe driving, walking and biking this summer,” said Nizer, who also serves as Gov. Wes Moore’s highway safety representative. “Road safety is a shared responsibility to ensure everyone makes it to their destination safely. Follow the rules of the road, avoid distractions and make a plan for a sober ride home.”
Erica Ann Uff, 33, of Ocean City, faces six charges stemming from a car crash on St. Louis Avenue on April 25, including driving while impaired by drugs, driving without a license, failure to avoid collision and negligent driving, according to an arrest warrant filed on May 10.
On April 25, around 7 a.m., police responded to a car crash at 14th Street and St. Louis Avenue to find a RAV4 flipped upside down in the street. Officers met Uff there, who had been driving the car. She was bleeding from her nose and forehead.
A witness told police they saw the RAV4 swerve from the northbound to the southbound lane and hit a parked truck, with an attached trailer holding a boat, before flipping.
While getting treated by EMS, Uff admitted to taking methadone, an opioid withdrawal drug, about 20 minutes earlier.
Uff reportedly told police that while she was driving she felt like she needed to vomit and was trying to pull over. Police said she told them she passed out before she could stop, causing her to crash.
On the way to TidalHealth, Uff reportedly told police she was in the process of detoxing and gets methadone every morning from a local addiction center. She said she has been taking methadone for two years and never reacted in a way where she passed out.
Uff told police she remembered the impact of the crash and that she had been following the speed limit.
Uff also said she did not have a driver’s license, but that she was supposed to get her permit later in the
week and had to complete a driver improvement course.
Police found in Uff’s driving records that she had driving privileges suspended in Maryland six times over the last 13 years.
John Gerald Robbins Jr., 42, of Berlin, received seven charges, including DUI, open container alcohol beverage and failure to avoid a traffic collision, according to a police report.
On May 13, around 12:30 p.m., police responded to a call about a car crash at 133rd Street and Coastal Highway. At the scene, police met Robbins, who had been driving the car that had hit another. Police said Robbins had a urine stain on his pants causing them to suspect he was drunk.
A witness told police they saw Robbins get out of his car and throw a bottle into a nearby bush. Police found it and discovered it was a nearly empty vodka bottle.
Officers had Robbins conduct a field sobriety test, which he failed, and they arrested him.
The Ocean City Police Department charged Alexander Igor Cebotari, 36, of Ocean City Maryland, with two counts of fourth-degree burglary and two counts of malicious destruction of property, according to a police report.
On May, 9, around 1:20 a.m., a man approached an officer on patrol and told him someone was getting beat up, pointing towards some midtown apartments.
When they reached an apartment
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unit the officer found another man holding Cebotari on the ground in the apartment doorway.
The man who hailed the officer to the scene told them that he knew Cebotari but that Cebotari had come unannounced.
The man told the officer that when Cebotari first arrived, they had talked outside the apartment before he told Cebotari to leave and went to bed, locking the door.
After hearing a loud noise, the man investigated and found Cebotari inside the living room and kicked him out.
Cebotari had damaged the deadlock and the screen door latch as he broke into the apartment.
The second man, who had been holding Cebotari down when police arrived, had awakened to the sound of someone in his apartment, which was next door to the first man’s apart-
He went out to find Cebotari inside and struggled with him to kick him out.
The first man heard the struggle next door, and that is when he went to hail the officer.
Officers charged Kristina Middlebrooks, 47, of Houston, Texas, with second-degree assault, calling an ambulance on a false alarm and causing contact with bodily fluid, according to a police report.
On May 13, around 3 a.m., police responded to a midtown hotel on a call about a woman acting disorderly.
When police arrived, they met Middlebrooks standing at the front desk and a hotel employee. While police were talking with the employee they suspected that Middlebrooks was drunk based on her slurred speech
and strong smell. Middlebrooks was acting sarcastic and belligerent, according to the report.
The employee told police that Middlebrooks had gone behind the counter and started taking out items, and police could see them scattered.
Police asked Middlebrooks to identify herself, and when they couldn’t understand her she allegedly lunged toward them. The officer stuck out an arm to stop her.
Police escorted Middlebrooks outside and again asked her for her license, which she denied having. She allegedly struck the officer in the chest with her palm, and the officer placed her under arrest.
While waiting for a transport car, Middlebrooks told the police that her head hurt and she thought she had a concussion. Police offered to call an ambulance and she accepted, but once EMS was on the way she told officers that she wasn’t injured.
When EMS arrived and tried to examine her, she told them she was hurting, but refused to take off her coat so they could read her blood pressure. Middlebrooks went back and forth on whether or not she actually felt bad and eventually was taken to Atlantic General Hospital.
The next morning around 7:15 a.m. in jail, Middlebrooks asked police for a second blanket. When they told her it was only one blanket per prisoner, she pulled down her pants and uri-
Ocean City police charged Eloisio Boaventura Dos Santos, 35, of Severn, Maryland, with possession of Xanax/alprazolam after police pulled him over, according to a police report.
On May 14, around 1:30 a.m., an officer saw a red Lexus CT with no headlights on. Police followed the car for four blocks and observed it was driving 40 mph in a 30 zone while also swerving between lanes.
The officer pulled over Santos around 20th Street and could smell alcohol coming from the driver’s window.
Police said Santos admitted to drinking several whiskey-based drinks and told the officer he was drunk. The officer reported that Santos went rapidly between emotions, being very happy one moment, then crying, and then being happy again.
Police had Santos do a field sobriety test which he failed.
Police arrested Santos and searched him, finding a small blue pill, which Santos told them was Xanax.
Shannon L. Yearby Jr., 23, of Brooklyn, Maryland, faces 11 charges, in-
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(May 19, 2023) Alexander Wu, 32, of McLean, Virginia, was sentenced on May 5 to serve 25 years in the division of corrections for convictions on charges of sexual abuse of a minor and third-degree sex offense.
Worcester County Circuit Court Judge Beau Oglesby imposed the sentence and suspended all but 10 years and placed Wu on five years of supervised probation with conditions that he register as a lifetime sex offender and have no unsupervised contact with children.
The charges stem from a complaint of sexual abuse the victim originally reported to authorities in Mont-
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cluding having a firearm in a drug trafficking crime, possession of a stolen regulated firearm and possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, according to a police report.
Around 11 p.m. May 10, Ocean City police conducted a traffic stop on a dark blue Ford Escape that ran through a red light at 26th Street and Philadelphia Avenue, had a headlight out and didn’t have either of its registration lights working.
Police reported they could smell
gomery County in January of 2020.
Further investigation revealed that the abuse had occurred in multiple jurisdictions, including Ocean City, where the victim disclosed in a forensic interview that her cheerleading coach, Alexander Wu, had sexually abused her. The victim was 14 years old at the time.
CRICKET Center who assisted in this investigation, and thanked Assistant State’s Attorney Pamela Correa who prosecuted the case.
Worcester County State’s Attorney Kris Heiser praised the collaborative efforts of law enforcement and all multi-disciplinary partners at the
marijuana in the car, and removed all occupants, including Yearby, the driver, to conduct a search.
Officers found a .40 caliber handgun with a 14-round magazine under the front passenger seat. The Maryland Gun Center told police the gun that a check of its serial number showed the weapon was stolen.
Police also found a black bag under the seat that contained 29 small light blue pills of 30mg Oxycodone, a plastic bag of what appeared to be psilocybin mushrooms, less than 10 grams of marijuana,
The mission of the CRICKET Center is to create a community response in which abusers are held accountable and children and families experience hope and healing.
The multidisciplinary team is made up of law enforcement officers, child protective service personnel, prosecutors, advocates, mental health therapists and medical personnel.
To learn more, or to report suspected child abuse, contact 410-6410097.
many small plastic bags labeled “Gas House,” and a small black scale with marijuana residue.
They found another residue-covered scale in the center console and another backpack in the back seat that contained a small bag of marijuana.
Yearby waived his Miranda warnings and told police he was the owner of the car, the handgun, and the black bag as well as everything in it.
Yearby told police he intended to sell the drugs, and they arrested him.
ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20
Aries, try to rectify an imbalance in a relationship with another person close to you this week. It’s never too late to make amends, and the rewards are fully worth it.
TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21
Taurus, friction can be overcome with patience and perseverance. Take an even-keeled approach and give things time to simmer. Change will come.
GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21
The brighter you shine, the more things will come your way this week, Gemini. Wear a big smile on your face and get out into the thick of things.
CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22
Cancer, you may have to change your way of thinking to get on the same wavelength as some others this week. Be open-minded to new experiences.
LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23
Important lessons about balance could come your way soon, Leo. You need to find that happy medium between work and home responsibilities.
VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22
Events this week could leave you a little dazed and bewildered, Virgo. Nothing seems to be going to plan and that could get on your nerves. Figure out a way to de-stress.
LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23
Libra, your urge to take action comes on strong this week. Figure out a project you can put your efforts behind as soon as possible and then dive in with maximum effort.
SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22
Use this week as an opportunity to tend to your own needs, Scorpio. Indulge in a spa treatment or play hooky and go on a road trip all by yourself.
SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21
Sagittarius, your desire to get ahead is very strong over the course of the next few days. Now you only need to figure out the venture that you will take on.
CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20
Others may be begging for your attention, Capricorn. But this week is all about self-healing for you. Focus inward to bring about any personal change you desire.
AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18
You can accomplish a great deal when you happen to get moving, Aquarius. This week the struggle may be finding the motivation to take the first step.
PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20
Pisces, take a break from reality by reading a good fantasy book, watching a movie or enjoying a stage show. You can use the respite.
Brendan Birch, a student at Snow Hill High School, used strategic investing and strong skills in personal finance to win the Maryland High School Southern Regional Championship of the Fall Stock Market Game, the annual competition organized by the Maryland Council on Economic Education (MCEE).
In the Stock Market Game, student teams from across Maryland created and managed an investment portfolio using $100,000 of hypothetical cash on the New York, American and NASDAQ markets.
More than 1,047 teams from Maryland competed in this 10-week investing immersion experience.
Birch ended the competition with the
largest portfolio: $122,594. He was the sole member of Snow Hill’s team.
The competition gives students realworld experience in investing, requiring them to make decisions about analyzing market forecasts, trading stocks, and completing transactions online.
The Stock Market Game at Snow Hill was guided by educator and advisor Jason Konyar and was sponsored by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
Worcester Preparatory School junior Vanesska Hall was named a 2023 Carson Scholar.
The Carson Scholars Program recognizes students who demonstrate the highest standards of academic achievement, integrity, civic and social responsibility.
Hall will receive a $1,000 scholarship award that will be invested for her college
education.
She was selected as a Worcester Prep nominee based on her superb academic record and pledge to volunteer. Currently, Hall serves as a leader in the WPS Volunteer Club and a cadet with the Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company.
In 2022, she traveled abroad to complete a service project on the Ukrainian border, in addition to many other service commitments throughout her upper school career.
The Carson Scholars Fund, Inc. was founded in 1994 by now retired, worldrenowned Johns Hopkins Pediatric Neurosurgeon Benjamin S. Carson, M.D. and his wife, Candy.
The program has grown to award more than 500 scholarships annually.
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More than 3,500 Carson Scholars have been recognized for their academic and humanitarian achievements in multiple years. Scholarship winners have received more than $8.28 million to help finance their education.
Worcester Preparatory School junior Dylan McGovern has been accepted into the American Legion Maryland Boys State 2023 program.
McGovern will be sponsored by the Wicomico Legion Post #64 to attend the weeklong program in June.
American Legion Boys State is among the most respected and selective educational programs of government instruction for high school students. It is a participatory program where each participant becomes a part of the operation of his local, county and state government.
Activities include legislative sessions, court proceedings, law enforcement presentations, assemblies and art and recreational programs.
Worcester Preparatory School freshmen
Sydney Todorov placed first and Jude Damouni finished third in the Ocean City–Berlin Optimist International Essay Competition.
“Both students wrote heartfelt and compelling essays,” Kathy Cater, Optimist Club member and chair of the essay contest, said. “We are very proud to have such young people representing our community.”
Damouni went on to win the Ocean City-Berlin Optimist Club Oratorical contest, in both the Club and Zone level competitions, which included competitors from Sussex and Wicomico County.
The topic of the four-minute speech was “Discovering the Optimism in Me.”
Shenandoah University’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced that 139 student-athletes are the inau-
(May 19, 2023) Tacos, an international favorite, are tasty and easy to make.
Tortillas, protein, and accompaniments comprise this trinity of goodness. But sometimes the simplest things require advanced knowledge if excellence is to prevail.
For these reasons, we will review an Eastern Shore favorite, the fish taco.
When preparing tacos, the first thing you need to consider is its foundation — flour or corn tortillas. Taco purists will argue that corn tortillas are the only option.
However, corn tortillas can become brittle and break apart fairly quickly after heating. Corn tortillas also have a distinct texture and flavor that can compete with the delicate fish.
To heat or serve the tortilla in its natural state is another deliberation. There are no set rules that open the door for personal preference.
A flour tortilla that is quickly heated in a hot pan yields crispy edges while the tortilla is still pliable.
Fresh or frozen fish is always up for debate.
Of course, fresh is better but there are some types of frozen fish that work well and are easier on one’s wallet. Cod, halibut, and tilapia are just a few examples
that will produce great fish tacos.
A fish taco needs acidity and pickled red onions are a great option.
Rice vinegar, sugar, and salt are the basic ingredients for pickling and it only takes minutes for the pickling to take effect.
Fish tacos require a crunch and a cabbage medley that is embellished with scallions, cilantro and jalapeños lifts the taco to another level.
Fruit salsas elevate the degree of sophistication and add a touch of sweetness. Pineapple and mango salsa adds color and is a delicious condiment to the spiciness of the jalapeños and blackened seasoning.
Fish tacos must have a creamy condiment to tie the taco together. A velvety avocado crema is not only delicious but gives one the opportunity to upscale their plating skills.
Memorial Day is around the corner and what better way to please your guests than to offer a fish taco buffet. Fried fish is always tasty but blackened fish is a great way to wow your guests.
If one is on a diet or glutton is an issue, consider a deconstructed blackened taco; the only difference is the tortilla.
The following recipe may look complicated but all of the components of the recipes are easy to make and can be made in advance.
Regular or deconstructed, blackened fish tacos are a crowd pleaser. Enjoy!
gural inductees into its Pi chapter of the Chi Alpha Sigma national collegiate athlete honor society.
Julianna Fohner, of Ocean City, is among those inducted into the honor society.
Chi Alpha Sigma was started in 1996 as a way to recognize the academic achievements of student-athletes around the country. It is open to all student-athletes who have earned at least a 3.4 GPA and have junior academic standing following their fifth semester of study.
The 30-year-old Ocean Pines Boat Club has finally decided to make its
moniker fit its membership, becoming the Saltwater Social Club.
For several years the Boat Club’s members without boats have significantly exceeded its boat-owning membership with attendance at its social events far surpassing that at its boating ones.
The new/old club will maintain traditional favorite events such as its picnic luau, crab feast and dinner-dances while adding potlucks, Caribbean cruises, card parties, sports’ outings and more. Membership is now open to all area residents, not just Ocean Pines. For further information, contact President Pat Marchesiello at pbmarch@live.com or 410-208-6933.
Coconut’s Bar & Grille:
Monday, May 22, noon to 3 p.m.
Stand, 4-8 p.m.
COINS
28th Street and Coastal Highway, Ocean City, 410-289-3100 / www.coinspuboc.com
May 19: Beach Bandits, 7 p.m.
May 20: Bill Zee’s Dueling Piano Show, 7 p.m.
May 21: Last Bingo of the Season, Big Screen TV
Give-Away
May 23: Every Tuesday, DJ Jeremy Karaoke Party, 8 p.m.
PICKLE’S PUB
706 Philadelphia Avenue, Ocean City, 410-289-4891 / picklesoc.com
May 19: Beats by Deojee, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
THE ANGLER RESTAURANT
312 Talbot St., Ocean City, 410-289-7424 / www.angleroc.net
May 19: 33 RPM, 7 p.m.
May 20: Chris English, 5 p.m.
May 21: Rogue Duo, 5 p.m.
May 25: Sydney Smith, 5 p.m.
CAPTAIN’S TABLE
15th Street and Baltimore Avenue, Located in The Courtyard by Marriott, Ocean City, 410-289-7192/7191 / Captainstableoc.com
Friday & Saturday: Phil Perdue, 5-9 p.m.
CARRIBBEAN POOL BAR
In the Plim Plaza Hotel
109 N. Atlantic Avenue, Ocean City 410-289-6181 / www.plimplazaoc.com
May 19: Kasey Briggs Duo, 2-6 p.m.
May 20: Low Country, 1-5 p.m.; Jason Lee, 6-10 p.m.
COCONUT’S BAR & GRILLE
3701 Atlantic Avenue, Ocean City, 21841 410-289-6846 / castleinthesand.com
May 19: Darin Engh, noon to 4 p.m.; Beg to Differ Band, 5-9 p.m.
May 20: Endless Ember, noon to 4 p.m.; Monkee Paw, 5-9 p.m.
May 21: Aaron Howell, noon to 3 p.m.; Tonights Crush, 4-8 p.m.
May 22: Sean Loomis, noon to 3 p.m.; Remy & Lyons, 4-8 p.m.
May 23: Jack Bannon, noon to 3 p.m.; Lime Green Band, 4-8 p.m.
May 24: Ben Davis, noon to 3 p.m.; Josh Pryor Trio, 4-8 p.m.
May 25: Kevin Poole Solo, noon to 3 p.m.; One Night
May 20: Dunehounds, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
May 21: Beats by Deojee, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
May 22: Karaoke with Wood, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
May 23: Beats by Wax, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
May 24: Beats by Deojee, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
May 25: Beats by Wax, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
SEACRETS
49th Street and the Bay, Ocean City 410-524-4900 / www.seacrets.com
May 19: Full Circle, 5-9 p.m.; Beach Opening Party, 5
p.m. to 2 a.m; DJ Tuff, 6 p.m. to 2 a.m.; Jah Works, 9
p.m. to 1:30 a.m.; DJ Cruz, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Steal the Sky, 10 p.m. to 1:50 a.m.
May 20: Bobby-O on De Bay, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Jah Works, 5-9 p.m.; DJ Tuff, 6 p.m. to 2 a.m.; DJ Cruz, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Dear Zoe, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.; Fish Out of Water, 10 p.m. to 1:50 a.m.
May 21: John McNutt Band, 5-9 p.m; The Way Outs, 9
p.m. to 1:30 a.m.; DJ Davie, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
May 22: The Way Outs, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.; DJ Davie, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
May 23: The Benderz, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.; DJ Davie, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
May 24: The Benderz, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.; DJ Davie, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
May 25: Bobby-O on De Bay, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; John McNutt Band, 5-9 p.m.; DJ Cruz, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; The Way Outs, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.; DJ Davie, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.; Go Go Gadjet, 10 p.m. to 1:50 a.m.
PIZZA TUGOS
9935 Stephen Decatur Hwy., West Ocean City
410-524-2922 / pizzatugos.com
May 19: Kings Ransom, 9 p.m. to midnight Every Wednesday: Karaoke w/DJ Chuck D, 8 p.m. to midnight.
■ PRICE RANGE: $, $$, $$$
■ RESERVATIONS: Reservations accepted
South end to 28th Street
■ ANGLER RESTAURANT
312 Talbot St., Ocean City, 410-289-7424, www.angleroc.net
$$ | Reservations | Kid’s menu | Full bar
$6 cruise with $15 lunch or dinner food purchase. Serving lunch, dinner, and lite fare. Seafood is our specialty and great landlubber choices. Boat Bar Happy Hour is 3-6 p.m. Open daily. For lunch, dinner, and Lite fare. Dine in or carry out available.
■ ANTHONY’S CARRYOUT
1608 N Philadelphia Ave., Ocean City, (corner of 17th and Coastal Hwy) 410-2134803, anthonyscarryoutoc.com
$$ | Sandwich shop
American restaurant serving breakfast and lunch. Locally baked rolls with overstuffed and oversized subs, sandwiches, hand cut Idaho fries, fried chicken and much more. Thinly shaved slow roasted roast beef and hams daily. Breakfast sandwiches stuffed meats, eggs and cheese piled high. A must try!!! Open Thursday through Monday, 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
■ CABANAS BEACH BAR & GRILLE
Located in the Plim Plaza Hotel, 109 N Atlantic Ave., 2nd Street & the boardwalk, Ocean City, 410-524-1776, www.cabanasoc.com
$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar
Open to the public. A full-service restaurant serves lunch and dinner inside and Signature smash burgers, fresh cut fries, handhelds, signature salads, and much more. Indoor and outdoor bar. Fresh squeezed crushes, frozen drinks, tropical libations. Dine in or carry out.
Open 7 days a week. Saturday & Sunday, serving breakfast 8-11ish a.m.; Weekdays, Monday through Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 6ish p.m.; Thursday, 11 a.m. to 8ish p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m. to 9ish p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. to 11ish p.m.; Sunday, 8 a.m. to 6ish p.m.
■ CAPTAIN’S TABLE
15th Street and Baltimore Avenue, inside
The Courtyard by Marriott, Ocean City, 410289-7192, www.captainstableoc.com
$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar
Visit Captain’s Table for seafood, steaks, lobster specials and martinis; Open for breakfast and dinner everyday; Breakfast, Monday and Friday, 7:30-10:30am, Saturday and Sunday, 7:30-11:30am; Dinner, Monday through Thursday, 4-9pm, Friday through Sunday 4-10pm.
Come hear Phil Perdue live on piano, Friday and Saturday nights from 5-9pm.
■ CARUSO’S PIZZA & SUBS
Downtown & Boardwalk across from Ripley’s Believe It or Not, Ocean City, 410289-1990, oceancitymdpizza.com
$$ | Kids’ menu
Pizza, subs, calzones, stromboli’s. Fresh lemonade, orange crushes and beer. Open 7 days a week. Dine in or carry out available.
■ COINS PUB & RESTAURANT
28th Street Plaza and Coastal Highway, Ocean City 410-289-3100, www.coinspuboc.com
$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar
American style local restaurant serving seafood, steaks and chefs specials. Check out the off season weekday specials. Early bird; daily, 2-5:30 p.m. Sunday’s early bird specials, all day and all night. Happy Hour; daily, 2-5:30 p.m. with food and drink specials. Open Monday through Friday, 2 p.m. and Saturday through Sunday, 11:30 a.m. Dine-in, carry out. Ordering online www.coinspuboc.com.
■ CORAL REEF RESTAURANT & BAR
Oceanfront and 17th St. in Holiday Inn & Suites, Ocean City 410-289-2612, www.coralreefrestaurant.com
$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar
Enjoy traditional Eastern Shore cuisine with a Caribbean flare from a selection of house specialty entrees such as burgers, seafood, and pastas! Breakfast, Daily, 7am to 11:30am; Lunch and Dinner, Sunday through Thursday, 11:30am to 9pm, Friday through Saturday, 11:30am to 10pm; The elegant, yet cozy dining venue is perfect for a date, fancy family dinner, or celebratory meal.
■ DUMSER’S DAIRYLAND
Caroline St, Wicomico St. & South Division St. on the boardwalk, Ocean City, www.dumsersdairyland.com
Ice Cream is made daily. Stop by any Dumser’s location for homemade ice cream, milk shakes, sundaes, floats and much more. Open 7 days a week.
■ FISHTALES BAR & GRILL
21st Street and the Bay, Ocean City, 410289-0990
$-$$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar
Fishtales located in a premier outdoor beach location on the bay with the best sunsets. Come for the best local fare in town. We offer lunch and dinner with great happy hour food and drink specials. Kids play area too. So, sit back and enjoy. Open 7 days a week.
■ HAMMERHEADS RAW BAR & GRILL
913 Atlantic Ave. on the boardwalk, Ocean City, 410-289-0006, www.hammerheadsocmd.com
$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar
Enjoy the best food, drinks, and view that Ocean City has to offer on our ocean front deck. Grab a table up against the boardwalk for some great people to watch while enjoying some of the local’s favorite food, such as the seafood steam pots and 1/2 lb burgers, or our creative cocktails like the shark tank and rum punch bucket. Take a break from the beach with a cool frozen drink or one of our refreshing fresh squeezed fruit crushes. Open Thursday through Sunday, noon to 8 p.m. Open 7 days a week. Dine in or carry out is available.
■ HARBOR WATCH
806 S. Atlantic Avenue, Ocean City 410-289-5121, www.harborwatchrestaraunt.com
$$-$$$ | Reservations | Kids’ menu | Full bar
Join us for our award-winning Raw Bar where you will find the most fresh, off-the-boat seafood! Featuring the best views of the Inlet and Assateague Island, dine in for our unlimited sides and certified Angus Beef steaks; Now Open, Monday and Thursday, 4-9 p.m., Friday through Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Call for banquet and largeparty details.
■ OCHO RIOS JERK & TINGS
11805 Coastal Hwy, Ocean City 443-664-7275, www.ochoriosjerkandtings.com
$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar
Authentic Jamaican Food in Ocean City. From the authentic jerk chicken to the mouth-watering oxtail, your taste buds are sure to thank you. Serving lunch and dinner. Two born and raised in Jamaica island boys decided they would bring the true Jamaican food experience – spices and all, that millions enjoy every year when they visit the island of Jamaica. Starter with Yaries jerk wings, soups, salads, chicken, seafood, beef, oxtails to curry goat and coco breads. Finish off a delicious meal with Jamaican rum cake and fried sweet plantains. Also, available are vegan options. The combination of a great beach town and authentic Jamaican food will definitely give you that true island feeling.
Open Wednesday – Thursday, 12 AM – 8 PM, Friday – Saturday, 12 AM – 9 PM, Sunday, 11 AM – 6 PM. Carry Out – Dine In – Delivery.
■ PAPI’S TACO JOINT 15th Street @ Philadelphia Avenue, Ocean City 443-664-861, PapisTacoJoint.com
$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar
Try the new Authentic Mexican restaurant open 7 days a week. Monday through Friday; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. With a family atmosphere you can enjoy build your own street taco’s with a sheet table side with their home-made authentic salsas. Serving foods such as little cravings, Papi’s trio guacamole, Queso Fundido and choice of salsas, salads, bowls, soups, main dishes and desserts. Also, brunch, gluten free and vegan menus. Happy Hour: Monday through Friday, 3 to 5 p.m. with beer, wines, cocktails and specialty signature drinks. Dine in, or order online for your carryout and delivery by Door Dash. Catering is available.
■ PICKLES PUB
706 Philadelphia Ave., Ocean City 410-289-4891, www.picklesoc.com
$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar
Open daily. Serving food until 1 a.m. Free parking across the street. Daily food and drink specials. Live entertainment 6 nights a week. Lots of pool tables. Liquor store attached. Game room. 30+ drafts on tap. Dine in or carry out.
■ PIZZA MAMBO
710 Philadelphia Ave., between 7th and 8th Streets, Ocean City 410-289-1200; 7205 Coastal Hwy., Ocean City, 410-524-0090, ocpizzamambo.com
$$ | Kids’ menu
Serving pizzas with homemade crust, sauces, and 100 percent cheese. Specialty pizzas, wings, appetizers, and salads. Also, calzone, subs, and sandwiches. Fast free delivery with 2 locations. Open year round. Order online at ocpizzamambo.com
■ TOAST ITALIAN RESTAURANT
221 Wicomico St, Downtown Ocean City, Inside Emerson Towers on the Bay, 410-2377070, www.toastocmd.com
$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar
Serving NY specialty pizzas, home of the Super Slice Challenge, brunch breakfast, soups, salads, sandwiches & subs, Italian & Seafood. Relocated to Ocean City’s downtown bayfront. Check out Facebook for daily specials, days & hours open. Dine in and carry out available.
MIDTOWN
■ 32 PALM
Located in The Hilton,32nd Street, Ocean City 410-289-2525, www.32palm.com
$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar
32 Palm’s inviting decor fuses the perfect atmosphere with Eastern shore favorites for an exceptional dining experience! Serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner featuring a unique selection of bourbons. Routinely updated menus with the highest quality local ingredients for fresh seafood any time of the year! Also, don’t miss out our extensive wine list and whiskey menu.
■ MARLIN MOON
Located in the Double Tree Hotel, 3301 Atlantic Ave., Ocean City 410-289-1201, www.marlinmoonocmd.com |$$
Eat where the locals eat! Winner of the Maryland People’s Choice Award, Marlin Moon delivers the culinary combinations you’re craving and uses only locally sourced seafood, meats and vegetables. Open all year round daily featuring a great selection of entrees, small plates, appetizers, and creatively crafted cocktails. Breakfast, 7:3011am; Lite Fare, 11am to 10pm; Dinner, 4-10pm.
■ PGN 29th Street, Ocean City, 3301 Atlantic Ave., Ocean City 410-289-8380, 410-2894083, www,pgncrabhouse.com
$$ | Kids’ menu | Beer & Wine
Know for their famous steamed crabs. Dining in or carry out is available. Casual seasonal seafood stop for the all-you-can-eat specials. Steamed crabs, chicken and corn on the cob. You can find clams, ribs, crab cakes, seafood platters and more. You can call for daily specials. Open 7 days a week. 11 a.m.
■ SEACRETS 49th Street, Ocean City 410-524-4900, www.seacrets.com
$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar
Open Sunday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday through Saturday, 10 a.m. through midnight with island atmosphere. Jamaican jerk chicken, appetizers, sandwiches, paninis, pizza and fresh seafood.
UPTOWN
■ BAHAMA’S CRAB SHACK CARRYOUT & OUTLET
Oceanside MD/DE Line and Coastal Hwy, Fenwick 302-537-5882,
Premium seafood, fat crabs by weight, sandwiches and dinners. Open daily at 10 am, closed Wednesdays. Seafood, chicken, homemade soups, super crab cakes, steamed shrimp, fresh clams, soft crabs, scallops, oysters, and snow Crab Claws.
■ CAROUSEL OCEANFRONT HOTEL & CONDOS 118th Street, Ocean City 800-641-0011, www.carouselhotel.com
Enjoy one of four restaurants in the Carousel. Serving breakfast; The Bistro, Saturday through Sunday, 7-11 a.m. proudly serving Starbuck’s brand. Reef 118 Restaurant, Saturday through Sunday, 7-11 a.m. buffet or A la carte. Serving Dinner; Bamboo Lounge, Sunday through Thursday, 4-9 p.m., Friday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Bistro, Friday, 3-10 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Reef 118 Restaurant, Friday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Enjoy cocktails in the Bamboo Lounge, Sunday through Thursday, 4-10 p.m., Friday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
■ SQUARZ PIZZA & RESTAURANT
In Montego Bay Shopping Center, 12825 Coastal Hwy, Ocean City 443-664-8149, www.squarzpizza.com,
$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar
New Ownership. Open 7 days a week at 4 PM. Serving soups, salads, build your own pizza, small plates, sandwiches, dinner entrees and desserts. Full bar and HH 7 days a week, 4 to 6 PM. Dine in special menu that changes weekly in addition to the regular menu. Wide variety of gluten free options. No fryers on premises, Dine in, carry out and delivery available. Check out the menu and order online. 10% of entire check excluding alcohol.
■ OC CHOPSTICKS Asian Bistro
12741 Ocean Gateway, Suite 890, West Ocean City (Outlets Ocean City) 410801-1111, www.occhopsticks.com
$$ | Beer | Premium Sake
Authentic Chinese, Japanese and Thai food. Dine-in and carry out. Lunch specials, dinner and lite fare. Sunday through Thursday, 11:30 a.m to 9:30 p.m. and Friday through Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
■ PIZZA TUGOS
9935 Stephen Decatur Hwy., West Ocean City 410-524-2922, pizzatugos.com
Pickled Red Onions
1 small red onion, sliced thinly on a mandoline
1 cup cold water
1/2 cup rice vinegar
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Pineapple, Mango Salsa
1 cup diced pineapple
1 cup diced mango
1/4 cup diced red onion
2 teaspoons minced jalapenos
1/4 cup cilantro leaves
2 tablespoons lime juice
Cabbage Filling Enhanced with Scallions, Cilantro, and Jalapenos
3 cups green or savoy cabbage, sliced very thinly on a mandoline
1/4 cup pickling liquid from the pickled onions
2 scallions, very thinly sliced and cut into 2-inch strips
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh jalapeño
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Avocado Crèma
1 ripe avocado
1 cup crema, sour cream, or plain Greek
yogurt
2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
Blackened Seasoning
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
seeds
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning (optional)
Fish
2 pounds skinless white fish filets, cut into 4-inch by 1-inch strips
4 tablespoons favorite blackening seasoning
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
kosher salt to taste
canola oil for sautéing
24 (6-inch) warmed tortillas
fresh limes wedges and cilantro as a garnish
For the Pickled Red Onions –
Combine the onions, rice vinegar, lime juice, sugar, and salt in a small bowl. Allow the red onion mixture to stand for
30 minutes. Strain the onions and reserve pickling liquid.
For the Pineapple, Mango Salsa – In a medium bowl, combine the pineapple, mangoes, red onion, jalapenos, cilantro, and lime juice. Gently stir until all ingredients are combined. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
For the Cabbage – Using a mandoline, shred the cabbage. Combine cabbage, 1/4 cup reserved pickling liquid, scallions, jalapenos, cilantro, and salt. Set aside.
For the Avocado Crema – Halve and pit the avocado and scoop the flesh into a food processor. If the avocado is hard, simply microwave until soft, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add the crema, lime juice, cumin, and salt. Blend mixture just until smooth.
Transfer the crema to a serving bowl or a plastic squeeze bottle for fun presentations.
For the Tortillas – In a large sauté pan, add a light coating of oil over medium-high heat.
Place flour tortillas in the pan and sauté briefly, about 45 seconds, turn and repeat the process for the other side. Place cooked tortillas on a plate lined with paper towels.
For the Blackened Seasoning –Combine all of the ingredients and store in an air-tight container. I like to triple the recipe and store in a small canning
jar for future use. The blackened seasoning not only pairs well with fish but also chicken.
For the Fish – Wash the fish in cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Place flour on a plate and gently press the fish (both sides) into the flour to form a light coating. Shake off any excess flour.
Sprinkle general amounts of blackening seasoning on both sides of the fish. Using the same pan, sauté both sides of the fish until a nice sear appears, this will only take a few minutes. Do not overcook the fish.
* When you set up your buffet, remember to set it up according to how your guests will build their taco.
* For the best selection of fresh seafood in Ocean City, give Kerry, the owner of Seaborn Seafood, a call at 443-235-3448.
Secret Ingredient – Art. “Cookery is naturally the most ancient of all the arts, as of all the arts it is the most important.” — George Ellwanger
(May 19, 2023) The fifth-grade class of Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School got a history lesson on Wednesday with a field trip to the Worcester County Veterans Memorial in Ocean Pines.
The trip is part of a countywide program to bring all fifth graders to the memorial to learn about the nation’s military history, meet veterans and hear their stories.
The students also had an opportunity to meet students from Stephen Decatur High School, who taught them about the flag and the meaning of the colors. The students had a chance to fold a flag. They learned that the blue stars always had to be facing down, because the stars shine down upon us. They also learned that once folded, no red should show, which symbolizes blood.
“Sacred Heart really connects to the community and those fundamental values. This is what our country is built on,” said Kathy Reed, a parent of twins in the class.
One veteran let the students handle his purple heart.
Docents shared the history of the flag and walked the students through its various versions, including the Don’t Tread on Me Flag, which was the original flag of the U.S. Navy. Susan Pantone showed the students pictures of the military guarding local shores.
Tim McMullen, another docent, encouraged them to take the materials home and test their parents. McMullen, a retired teacher, and his brother Don both volunteer to help
out during the field trips. Their parents served in World War II and met in Paris.
Their brother Bill, a Vietnam veteran who passed away last year, has a paver at the memorial.
“When much has been given to a family, much will be required,” McMullen said about his volunteer efforts.
Sgt. Frank Bolen shared his own stories from fighting in Vietnam.
“I quit high school with 17 days to go. Within six months, I was in Vietnam,” said Bolen.
He earned his high school diploma 10 years ago, when he was 60 years old.
He encouraged young people to go to school or they would be fighting in the jungles like he was.
The JROTC students talked with the class about the benefits of joining ROTC.
“ROTC is good for discipline, college, job applications and learning how to work with people,” Addison West, a freshman from Stephen Decatur High School said.
Dan Murphy, the fifth-grade teacher at Blessed Sacrament, said they have been learning U.S. history this year, including the Civil War and the Underground Railroad. He hopes to cover World War II before the end of the year.
“Reading about something does not sink in until you meet people, hear their stories and make a connection.”
The memorial will be hosting Flags for Heroes on May 20 and a Memorial Day Ceremony from 11 a.m. to noon on May 29.
Submit calendar items to: editor@oceancitytoday.net. Submission deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, the week of publication. Local submissions have priority. Area event listings are subject to space availability.
32ND ANNUAL CRUISIN’ OCEAN CITY
Roland E. Powell Convention Center, 4001 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Also held in Inlet Parking Lot and throughout Ocean City. Featuring vendors, entertainment, boardwalk parades, special guests, featured cars and more. https://specialeventpro.com/cruisinocean-city
BOOK DISCUSSION: ‘FIONA AND JANE’ BY JEAN CHEN HO
Worcester County Library - Berlin Branch, 13 Harrison Ave., 2 p.m. Copies of the book are available at the Berlin Library front desk. 410-641-0650, www.worcesterlibrary.org
TRIMPER RIDES’ ‘FIRST RESPONDERS DAY’
Trimper Rides of Ocean City, 700 S. Atlantic Ave., Ocean City. Offering $30 Ride All Rides passes for nurses, doctors, police officers, firefighters, EMTs. Show work ID at Guest Services to redeem pass. http://trimperrides.com/trimpernews/may-at-trimper-ride, 410-2898617
CHURCH RUMMAGE SALE
First Presbyterian Church of Ocean City, 1301 Philadelphia Ave., Ocean City, 7 a.m.-1 p.m.
AGRICULTURAL SCRAP TIRE COLLECTION
Worcester County Solid Waste, 7091 Central Site Lane, Newark, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. This event is for Worcester County farmers only. The tires must come from a Maryland farm that is based in Worcester County. Mike McClung, 410-632-3177
32ND ANNUAL CRUISIN’ OCEAN CITY
Roland E. Powell Convention Center,
4001 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Also held in Inlet Parking Lot and throughout Ocean City. Featuring vendors, entertainment, boardwalk parades, special guests, featured cars and more.
https://specialeventpro.com/cruisinocean-city
TINKER TIME: SPRING FLOWERS
Worcester County Library - Snow Hill Branch, 307 N. Washington St., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Drop in anytime, use the library’s supplies and your imagination to create. This month, make a variety of May flowers. 410-632-3495, www.worcesterlibrary.org
WALK WITH A DOC
South Gate Pond, Ocean Pines, 9 a.m. Join the group for their monthly Walk with a Doc. Alyce Marzola, amarzola@atlanticgeneral.org
KICKOFF TO SUMMER CRAFT PARTY
Worcester County Library - Ocean Pines Branch, 11107 Cathell Road, 10 a.m. A variety of options will be available for all age groups, even adults. 410-208-4014, www.worcesterlibrary.org
FAMILY LIBRARY DAY: PAINT
Worcester County Library - Pocomoke Branch, 301 Market St., 10 a.m.-noon.
Join in for a variety of painting projects for all ages. 410-957-0878, www.worcesterlibrary.org
STUFFED ANIMAL SLEEPOVER
Worcester County Library - Ocean City Branch, 10003 Coastal Highway, 10:30 a.m. Bring your stuffed animal and a blanket and listen to stories, songs and rhymes. Pajamas encouraged. Pick up animals May 22, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ages 2-5 years. 410-524-1818, www.worcesterlibrary.org
STORY TIME WITH MERMAID TASHA
Worcester County Library - Snow Hill Branch, 307 N. Washington St., 10:30 a.m. Mermaid Tasha will read her book, lead the group through an eco-friendly mermaid craft and answer questions. Brings cameras. For ages 8-10 years. 410632-3495, www.worcesterlibrary.org
6TH ANNUAL OLD PRO OPEN
Old Pro Golf, 6801 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, 3 p.m. Cost is $30 per golfer. Includes all-you-care-to-drink classic and seasonal Union cans, indoor and outdoor mini-golf courses.
https://www.oceancity.com/events-calendar/6th-annual-old-pro-open/
FARMERS & ARTISANS MARKET
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Saturdays - White Horse Park, 239 Ocean Parkway, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Shop for everything from fresh local produce to unique handmade artisan goods. Open to the public.
32ND ANNUAL CRUISIN’ OCEAN CITY
Hugh T. Cropper Inlet Parking Lot, 809 S. Atlantic Ave., Ocean City, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (Inlet location only) Featuring vendors, entertainment, boardwalk parades, special guests, featured cars and more. https://specialeventpro.com/cruisinocean-city
JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES MEETING
Sundays - Berlin Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 212 West St., Berlin, 10 a.m. www.jw.org
AGRICULTURAL SCRAP TIRE COLLECTION
Worcester County Solid Waste, 7091 Central Site Lane, Newark, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. This event is for Worcester County farmers only. The tires must come from a Maryland farm that is based in Worcester County. Mike McClung, 410632-3177
STORY TIME ‘LEAPING FROGS’
Worcester County Library - Ocean City Branch, 10003 Coastal Highway, 10:30 a.m. Learn about frogs through stories, songs and a craft. For ages 2-5 years. 410-524-1818, www.worcesterlibrary.org
TIE DYE T-SHIRTS
Worcester County Library - Ocean Pines Branch, 11107 Cathell Road, 4 p.m. Make an amazing tie dye creation. White Tshirts provided — sizes youth S to adult XL. For ages 7 years and older. Registration required: 410-208-4014, www.worcesterlibrary.org.
T.O.P.S. OF BERLIN - GROUP #169
Atlantic General Hospital, Conference Room 1, 9733 Healthway Drive, Berlin, 56:30 p.m. Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a weekly support and educational group promoting weight loss and living a healthy lifestyle. Rose Campion, 410-6410157
100 DAY PROJECT
Worcester County Library - Snow Hill Branch, 307 N. Washington St., 5:306:30 p.m. Pick a color/shape or theme for your creative 100 day challenge. Add one piece a day for 100 days to creat a visual diary. Limited supplies. 410-632-3495, www.worcesterlibrary.org
DELMARVA WOMEN’S A CAPELLA CHORUS
Mondays - Ocean Pines Community Center, 239 Ocean Parkway, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
All ladies who love to sing invited. Mary, 410-629-9383 or Carol, 302-242-7062.
OVEREATER’S ANONYMOUS
Mondays - Worcester County Library -
Ocean Pines Branch, 11107 Cathell Road, 7-8 p.m. No dues or fees. 410459-9100
STORY TIME ‘SAFETY’
Worcester County Library - Berlin Branch, 13 Harrison Ave., 10:30 a.m. Stories, songs and finger plays. Takehome activity included. For ages 2-5 years. 410-641-0650, www.worcesterlibrary.org
STORY TIME AT THE CORNER SANCTUARY: BUGS
Worcester County Library - Pocomoke Branch, 301 Market St., 10:30 a.m. This story is all about bugs at the Pocomoke Community Garden located at the corner of Willow and Clarke streets. For ages 2-5 years. Dress for outdoor play. 410-9570878, www.worcesterlibrary.org
OC KNITTING GROUP
Worcester County Library - Ocean City Branch, 10003 Coastal Highway, 10:30 a.m. Bring whatever project you happen to be working on. 410-524-1818, www.worcesterlibrary.org
BLOCK PARTY
Worcester County Library - Snow Hill Branch, 307 N. Washington St., 11 a.m. Babies, toddlers and preschoolers will have the opportunity to play with blocks and other toys while socializing with other families. 410-632-3495, www.worcesterlibrary.org
WHAT ARE YOUR MONEY HABITUDES?
Worcester County Library - Berlin Branch, 13 Harrison Ave., 2 p.m. Learn to analyze money personalities. Receive backyard gardening tips to help save money and a free crockpot. Limit 5. Register by May 21: 410-632-1972, scooke14@umd.edu.
MERMAID LOVE: THEN AND NOW
Worcester County Library - Ocean City Branch, 10003 Coastal Highway, 6 p.m. Tasha Haight, owner of the Mermaid Museum, weaves a tale about the mythology surrounding mermaids and sirens. 410-524-1818, www.worcesterlibrary.org
BEACH HEROES-OC
Tuesdays - Volunteer beach clean-up group meets from 9-10 a.m., year-round. Trash bags, grippers and gloves provided. Check the Facebook page “Beach HeroesOC” for weekly meeting locations. All are welcome.
JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES MEETING
Tuesdays - Berlin Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 212 West St., Berlin, 7 p.m. www.jw.org
TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY
Tuesdays - Worcester County Health Department, 9730 Healthway Drive, Berlin, 3:30-4:30 p.m. TOPS is a weekly support and education group promoting weight loss and a healthy lifestyle. 410-2894725
OC KNITTING CLUB
Tuesdays - Worcester County LibraryOcean City Branch, 10003 Coastal Highway, 10:30 a.m.
ARGENTINE TANGO PRACTICE
Tuesdays - Experienced dancers and others interested in watching or learning more are welcome, 7-9:30 p.m. No partner required. Info: TangobytheBeach.com.
BARIATRIC SUPPORT GROUP
Held via Zoom the third and fourth Wednesdays of each month. For surgical patients. Atlantic General Bariatrics Center, 410-641-9568.
CUPCAKE BAKING DEMO
Worcester County Library - Pocomoke Branch, 301 Market St., 2 p.m. Join professional baker Vanessa Hill for a cupcake baking demo. 410-957-0878, www.worcesterlibrary.org
THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF WEEGEE
Worcester County Library - Ocean Pines Branch, 11107 Cathell Road, 2 p.m. Also via Zoom. Curator Mallory Mortillaro introduces this photographer and how he captured some of the grittiest scenes of New York City in the mid-20th century. Registration required: 443-783-6164.
GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP
Atlantic General Hospital, Conference Room 1, 9733 Healthway Drive, Berlin, 5:30-7 p.m. The goal of the support group is to provide participants with hope for the future. Gail Mansell, 410641-9725, gmansell@atlanticgeneral.org
KIWANIS CLUB MEETING
Wednesdays - Ocean Pines Community Center, 235 Ocean Parkway, 8 a.m. Doors open at 7:30 a.m. Third Wednesday meetings are offsite and will be updated monthly on the website and Facebook. Guests are welcome. www.kiwanisofopoc.org
STORY TIME ‘EATING THE ALPHABET’
Worcester County Library - Snow Hill Branch, 307 N. Washington St., 10:30 a.m. Stories, songs and rhymes. For ages 2-5 years. 410-632-3495, www.worcesterlibrary.org
MID-MORNING CRAFT: HANDPRINTS
Worcester County Library - Ocean Pines Branch, 11107 Cathell Road, 10:30 a.m. What will your handprint make? Each on is different. Get ready to get messy. For ages 2-5 years. 410-208-4014, www.worcesterlibrary.org
CHESS CLUB
Worcester County Library - Ocean City Branch, 10003 Coastal Highway, 10:30 a.m. Quiet place to meet new friends and play some chess. Bring your boards. All are welcome. 410-524-1818,
EDIBLE PLANTS & FLOWERS PRESENTATION
Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek, 30220 Piney Neck Road, Dagsboro, 11:30 a.m. An Edible Plants & Flowers presentation. Admission is free for members, $15 for non-members and free to kids 16 years and younger. Cost for tour is $10. Tickets: delawaregardens.org.
WHAT ARE YOUR MONEY HABITUDES?
Worcester County Library - Pocomoke Branch, 301 Market St., 2 p.m. Learn to analyze money personalities. Receive backyard gardening tips to help save money and a free crockpot. Limited 5. Registration required by May 23: 410632-1972, scooke14@umd.edu.
JOAN BAEZ AND THE WOMEN OF FOLK
Worcester County Library - Ocean Pines Branch, 11107 Cathell Road, 2 p.m. She helped popularize Bob Dylan’s music and personified the counterculture of the 1060s. Frank DeLucco and Harry Burkett discuss Baez, her influence and legacy. 410-208-4014, www.worcesterlibrary.org
FIRESIDE CHAT
Worcester County Library - Berlin Branch, 13 Harrison Ave., 3 p.m. A popular and entertaining book discussion featuring books you have read and want to share. Come find your next great read. 410-641-0650, www.worcesterlibrary.org
ZUMBA
Worcester County Library - Berlin Branch, 13 Harrison Ave., 4:30-5:30 p.m. Join certified Zumba instructor Joyce Landsman for an hour of movement. These classes uplift and improve mood. Registration required: 410-641-0650. www.worcesterlibrary.org
ROMANCE BOOK CLUB: ‘LAST NIGHT AT THE TELEGRAPH CLUB’ BY MALINDA LO
The Buzzed Word, 11805 Coastal Highway, Unit C, Ocean City, 6 p.m. Enjoy an afternoon of Queer Romance and wine. 410-524-1818, www.worcesterlibrary.org
BEACH SINGLES-55 PLUS Thursdays - Harpoon Hanna’s, 39064 Harpoon Road, Fenwick Island, DE, 4-6 p.m. Info: 302-436-9577 or BeachSingles.org
Crossword answers from page 26
Call 410-723-6397
by Monday 5 p.m.
Classifieds appear in Ocean City Today & Bayside Gazette each week and online at oceancitytoday.com & baysideoc.com
Cleaners - Vacation rentals needed for OC and the Pines. Experience preferred but not required. OC Purifiers. Call or text 443-397-1189 or email karen@ocpurifiers.com.
Now Hiring for Seasonal Certified Pool Operator Apply within Comfort Suites, 12718 Ocean Gateway (Rte. 50), Ocean City, MD (WOC). 410-213-7171.
OcVacations is looking to immediately hire Maintenance Personnel for a vacation rental company. Summer schedule, must work weekends, have own transportation and basic maintenance skills. 40 hours per week w/possible overtime. Competitive pay, possible bonuses. Call 410-524-0295 and ask for Gail
needed for Worcester office of University of Maryland
Extension. Individual will develop nutrient management plans for agricultural producers; BS in an agricultural, environmental or natural resource science or an equivalent combination of education & experience required along with knowledge of agricultural production practices and cropping systems. Other basic knowledge and skills required include the ability to use personal computers, ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, ability to use simple analytical equipment, ability to perform basic mathematical and algebraic calculations, and ability to complete reports and records correctly. Individual must pass nutrient management certification exam within one year of employment. Preference given to certified nutrient management consultants. Background check required. This is a contractual position which includes benefits. For a detailed position announcement and to apply, go to: https://ejobs.umd.edu, position number is 127964. Position opened until filled. Please apply ASAP for best consideration. EEO/AA
Ocean City Florist Now Hiring PT Floral Designer
2-3 days a week. Some Saturdays will be required.
Experience necessary. Call 410-250-1636 or apply within.
Small Engine Mechanic. Year-round.
Competitive wages. 443-754-1047
CAPTAIN wanted for Back Bay Fishing Guide Service out of Ocean City. Expect 150+ charters from June through October. Must have experience, Captain’s license and Maryland Guide’s license. Call 443-944-5484 or 443-669-6214.
Pool -
General Maintenance
Outdoor work, lifting heavy objects. Mechanical, basic pool pump & motors, CPO a plus/not required. Able to pass CPO test. Summer. includes weekends & long hours; working alone or with others. 410-289-4902 ask for Suzanne
Now Hiring!
Bartenders, Servers, Kitchen Staff & Hostess Fun atmosphere. PT and FT available.
$200 signing bonus!
Open interviews
Tues. & Thurs., 11am-3pm or call 410-405-7573 118th Street, OCMD
Cooks and Cleaning
Help Wanted Flexible schedule, clean kitchen, new equipment. Weekly paychecks. Friendly work environment. If interested apply in person. Open daily, 12:00 p.m. American Legion Post #166 2308 Philadelphia Ave., Ocean City, MD
Agent Associate (Position 122201)
University of Maryland Extension College of Agriculture and Natural Resources seeks SNAP-Ed Project Leader and Nutrition Educator - Wicomico County
Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
This position is a 12-month, term appointment. The full-time position is part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Education (SNAP-Ed) conducted by the University of Maryland Extension. The educator will deliver nutrition education programs to low-income residents in Wicomico County with emphasis on reaching food supplement (stamp) recipients.
The position will be housed in the Wicomico County Extension office in Salisbury, MD. Bachelor's Degree in nutrition, health education, or a related field preferred. Salary will be commensurate with experience with a base salary of $58,226. The University of Maryland offers an extensive benefits package, which can be found by visiting: https://uhr.umd.edu/benefits.
All candidates must apply online at: https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/105906
When applying, please submit application letter, resume, copy of transcripts and names/contact information of 3 professional references.
Employment is contingent upon successful completion and clearance of a Criminal History Record Check. EEO/ AA
Closing Date: Until filled
Must
If
Full-time, part-time now through October. Competitive starting pay. Parking available. Apply in person: SOMERSET JEWELERS
412 South Atlantic Avenue, OCMD 410-289-7011
Help Wanted
Full or Pt. Line Cook or Kitchen Prep Person
Apply in person, Berlin Pizza, Old Ocean City Blvd. 443-944-7479, berlinpizza@hotmail.com
Thunderbird Beach Motel
NOW HIRING PM FRONT DESK & NIGHT AUDIT
Apply in person MondayFriday, 9am-2pm. 32nd Street & Baltimore Ave., Thunderbird Beach Motel.
Building Attendant PT/FT summer season. Monitor pool, parking lot and buildings. Report to property manager. Good pay. Send resume to fred@paradiseoc.com or call 410-250-1111.
Barn 34 Hiring Kitchen Help, Hostess & Food Runner positions. Apply in person Thurs. & Fri. between 9am - 12pm 3400 Coastal Hwy.
for
HIRING!!
Crew
NOW HIRING! Certified Lifeguards Ocean Pines Aquatics Call 443-299-9949 or apply in person at the Sports Core Pool on Cathell Road
Office Clerical Position Full Time Small local established company seeking motivated person to assist our growing office. Salary with benefits. General office skills required. Call 410-641-4411.
Office Clerical Position Part Time Small Local Established Company looking for person to assist our office staff. Flexible schedule and hours, no weekends. General office skills required. Great for retirees. Call 410-641-4411.
PGN Crab House 29th Street & Coastal Hwy. Now Hiring for • Waitstaff • Kitchen Help Apply within in person after 11:00 am
RENTALS
12300 Jamaica Avenue, Ocean City. Jamaica 2 building. 1ba, 1ba. 550 sq. feet w/NEW TERRACE. 2 queen size beds w/pull out couch. 2 blocks from beach. Available weekly $1100; monthly $5000; 3 months at $13,000 for June, July, August, September. Also available year-round at $1,300/month. Security deposit and references a must. Electric included. No pets. Fully furnished. 570269-0595, 570-269-1155
Summer Bayside Condo near Jolly Roger. 2BR, 2BA W/D & AC. Cable, Wi-Fi, fully furnished. Sleeps 4-6. 2 units available May-Sept. Call Mike at 410-603-6120. www.mbjcproperties.com
Seeking YR & Seasonal Rentals! Call Howard Martin Realty 410-352-5555.
Extra-Large Room For Rent in fine home in Ocean City. J1 VISAS welcomed. Only $2500 for the season. 3 spots available. No smoking. Call 443-880-2486.
Room For Rent in clean, quiet, luxury home in Ocean Pines. Full house privileges, all utilities included. Only $700/month, $300 security deposit. No smoking, no pets. Call 443-880-2317.
Seeking RoommateBayview Estates, Selbyville 5.7 miles to beach. Includes utilities & Internet. Shared kitchen, W/D, living room, outdoor space, POOL. VERY CLEAN. $850/month
302-386-7818
COMMERCIAL
Industrial Warehouse
Spaces: 2100 sq. ft., 1867 sq. ft. and 1500 sq. ft. Masonry construction, 18 ft. high ceiling, large garage door, bathroom. Route 90/Bishopville. Call 443-497-4200. 600 & 800 sq. ft. Commercial Warehouses for Lease. West Ocean City & Bishopville. Yearly lease. Call 646-812-1212.
1 Office/Retail Space available in West Ocean City. Approximately 1656 sq. ft. Call 443-497-4200
Self-Storage Units on Route 50 on Grays Corner Rd. 100 sq. ft., 200 sq. ft. & 250 sq. ft. 100 sq. ft. $125/mo. 200 sq. ft. $185/mo. & 250 sq. ft. $200/mo. Call Bill 301-537-5391
Warehouse/Contractor Shops/Storage/ Flex Building for Lease/ Option to Purchase 1000-10,000 sq. ft.
BEAUTIFUL BATH UPDATES in as little as ONE DAY! Superior quality bath and shower systems at AFFORDABLE PRICES! Lifetime warranty & professional installs. Call Now! 877-738-0991.
Located 9842 Main St., Berlin, MD 21811. Sat., 05/27/23, 8am to
Running or not. 302-732-3529
www.baysideoc.com
www.oceancitytoday.com
The contents of mini storage units will be sold online at Lockerfox.com. Ocean City Mini Storage. Units to be auctioned; B28B45-B58-B63-O164-S35. Units are being sold due to non-payment of rent. Common items in units are, household items, furniture, tools, fishing equipment, paintings, antique and vintage items.
Time: 10:00 am
Main HELP WANTED HELP WANTED RENTALS DONATIONS YARD SALE AUCTIONS BUDGET MOVERS 443-664-5797
This will be an online auction. Please go to Lockerfox.com and register. Feel free to call 410-2132029 for any questions regarding the online auction.
MISC. FOR SALE
DISH Network. $64.99 for 190
Channels! Blazing Fast Internet, $19.99/mo. (where available.) Switch & Get a FREE $100 Visa Gift Card. FREE Voice Remote. FREE HD DVR. FREE Streaming on ALL Devices. Call today! 1-855407-6870
MISC. SERVICES
FREE high-speed internet for those that qualify. Government program for recipients of select programs incl. Medicaid, SNAP, Housing Assistance, WIC, Veterans Pension, Survivor Benefits, Lifeline, Tribal. 15 GB internet service. Bonus offer: Android tablet FREE with one-time $20 copay. Free shipping & handling. Call Maxsip Telecom today! 1-888-592-5957
PETS/PET SUPPLIES
Are you a pet owner? Do you want to get up to 100% back on Vet Bills? Physicians Mutual Insurance Company has pet coverage that can help! Call 1-888-928-1656 to get a free quote or visit insurebarkmeow.com/mddc SERVICES
DENTAL INSURANCE from Physicians Mutual Insurance Company. Coverage for 350 plus procedures. Real dental insurance - NOT just a discount plan. Do not wait! Call now! Get your FREE Dental Information Kit with all the details! 1-855-337-5228
www.dental50plus.com/ MDDC#6258
VEHICLES WANTED
DONATE YOUR CAR/TRUCK/ RV - Lutheran Mission Society of MD Compassion Place ministries help local families with food, clothing, counseling. Tax deductible. MVA licensed #W1044. 410-228-8437
www.CompassionPlace.org
JAMES E. CLUBB, JR., ESQ.
108 8th Street
Ocean City, Maryland 21842
VALUABLE IMPROVED REAL ESTATE
11 43rd STREET, #1, #2 and #3 OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND 21842
Under a power of sale contained in a Mortgage recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland in Liber No. 8242, folio 59, et seq., and by virtue of an Order of the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland in Case No. C-23CV-23-000025, the undersigned Trustee will offer for sale at public auction in front of the condominium building, on
FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2023
AT 10:00 AM
ALL that property lying and being situate in the Town of Ocean City, in the Tenth Election District of Worcester County, Maryland, designated and distinguished as Unit No. 1, Unit No. 2 and Unit No. 3 in the “SEA BRITE CONDOMINIUM”, together with an undivided percentage interest in the common elements thereof, as established pursuant to a Condominium Declaration and ByLaws recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland in Liber No. 864, folio 465, et seq., and pursuant to the condominium plats described in the aforesaid Declaration and recorded among the aforesaid Land Records in Plat Book No. 77, folio 66, et seq., and more particularly described in the aforesaid Mortgage.
All Three condominium units will be sold in an "as is" condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, with no warranties or guarantees. The three (3) Units will be sold together, not separately. The Trustee reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
Terms of Sale: A deposit in the amount of Forty Five Thousand Dollars ($45,000.00) will be required at the time of sale, such deposit to be in a cashier=s or bank check, or in other form as the Trustee may determine acceptable, in his sole discretion, with the balance to be paid in cash at time of settlement together with interest on said balance from the date of sale to date of receipt of funds by the undersigned at the rate of 10.0% per annum. There shall be no abatement of interest allowed for any reason. The date of settlement shall be 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. The undersigned reserves the right to waive the deposit requirements as
to the purchaser representing the interest of the party secured by the Mortgage. Taxes, condominium dues and wastewater charges will be adjusted to the date of sale and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. All costs of conveyancing, including transfer and recordation taxes, shall be paid by the Purchaser. The Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining possession of the property. In the event the undersigned is unable to convey marketable title, the sale will be null and void and the Purchaser=s sole remedy will be the return of the deposit without interest.
For more information, call:
James E. Clubb, Jr. Trustee410-289-2323
OCD-5/4/3t
WORCESTER COUNTY
MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE TREASURER GOVERNMENT CENTER
1 WEST MARKET STREET, ROOM 1105 SNOW HILL, MD 21863
TAX SALE OF PROPERTIES LOCATED IN WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND
State and County taxes for the 2021 tax levy (and prior years) by the County Commissioners of Worcester County and/or delinquent water, sewer, and assessment charges and/or delinquent nuisance abatements on the properties hereinafter described being due and in arrears and unpaid, and in order to compel the payment of the same, together with interest thereon and costs attending the proceeding, as provided by law, by virtue of the power and authority vested in me as Treasurer, Finance Officer, and Collector of State and County taxes for Worcester County, Maryland, as provided by the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland, the undersigned Treasurer, Finance Officer and Collector, aforesaid, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder the following properties. This public auction will be held with Real Auction.com. The link is https://worcester.marylandtaxsale.co
STARTING WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2023 @ 10:00 A.M.
CLOSING FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2023 AT THE HOUR OF 1:00 P.M.
LIST OF PROPERTIES
Acct#03137376 Assessed To A New Day Consulting LLC. Located At 261 Charleston Rd Berlin, Md. Described As Lot 38 23135 Sq Ft Charleston Road Whitetail Sancty Sec 15b. Assessment $681,333. Total Due $16,428.18
Acct#02021854 Assessed To Aydelotte Roland Jay &. Located At 509 Church St Snow Hill, Md. Described As 24,483 Sq Ft 509 Church St Snow Hill Lot Adj Lds Aydelotte Pl. Assessment $103,000. Total Due $2,780.74
Acct#02006936 Assessed To Ballard Artie H &. Located At 4239 Market St Snow Hill, Md. Described As Lot 18 Blk 1 Sec 1 W/S Market St
35184 Sq Ft Pl Castle Hill Ests. Assessment $85,900. Total Due $2,134.14
Acct#10221064 Assessed To Bealefeld Shirley W Leaf &. Located At 11 134th St 0307 Ocean City, Md. Described As U 307 134th St Ocean Princess CM. Assessment $156,400.
Total Due $5,161.10
Acct#10053986 Assessed To Behney Christopher. Located At 210 Trimper Ave 0004 Ocean City, Md. Described As U 4 Trimper Ave Sand & Foam CM. Assessment $106,000.
Total Due $3,539.18
Acct#10120586 Assessed To Bellosi-Mitchell Grace M &. Located At 10900 Coastal Hwy 0202 Ocean City, Md. Described As U 202 Beach Hwy Golden Sands Club CM. Assessment $325,033. Total Due $10,544.33
Acct#10265592 Assessed To Bernetta A Vaughan Revocable Livin. Located At 614 Osprey Rd 000f Ocean City, Md. Described As U F Osprey Road Dawn's Cove Th CM. Assessment $270,000. Total Due $8,816.83
Acct#10722136 Assessed To Bernetta A Vaughan Revocable Livin. Located At Dawn's Cove Th CM F Ocean City, Md. Described As Boat Slip #F Osprey Rd Dawn's Cove Th CM. Assessment $15,000. Total Due $610.71
Acct#10183162 Assessed To Berrett Rebecca Ann. Located At 607 Twin Tree Rd Ocean City, Md. Described As Lot 4 Blk 13 Sec 1d Twin Tree Road Pl Caine Woods. Assessment $238,833. Total Due $7,529.95
Acct#01011960 Assessed To Boston Louise. Located At Colona Rd Pocomoke, Md. Described As App 1 Ac N Side Colona Road S Of Pocomoke. Assessment $23,500. Total Due $640.78
Acct#10256682 Assessed To Bowen Robert Lamont. Located At 126 Georgia Ave Ocean City, Md. Described As Lot 3 II Ph I Georgia Ave Resub Par 3 Sec 2 Swathmore Twnhses. Assessment $3,132. Total Due $10,157.88
Acct#10408199 Assessed To Boyle Bridget. Located At 107 Barbados Sun CM 107 Ocean City, Md. Described As Boat Slip #107 Mooring Rd Barbados Sun CM. Assessment $13,500. Total Due $562.45
Acct#01040707 Assessed To Bryant Melvin J &. Located At 506 Young St Pocomoke, Md. Described As Lot 1 3632 Sq Ft 506 Young St L V Layman Inc Subd Pl. Assessment $29,700. Total Due $1,394.01
Acct#10198747 Assessed To Bungarra LLC. Located At 13308 Colonial Rd Pocomoke, Md. Described As Lot 1550 Sec 4a E Side Colonial Rd Pl Montego Bay Mob Hm Pk. Assessment $124,500. Total Due $4,122.66
Acct#10768889 Assessed To Burke Edward A Trustee &. Located At Baltimore Ave Ocean City, Md. Described As Parcel A 1704 Sf Baltimore Ave Resub Of Lts 6 & 7 Into. Assessment $93,700. Total Due $3,158.93
Acct#01003143 Assessed To Carter Melinda. Located At 1523 Unionville Rd Pocomoke, Md. Described As 100' X 200' N Side Unionville Rd SW Of Pocomoke. Assessment $73,100. Total Due $1,333.61
Acct#07000030 Assessed To
Chatham Daphne Frances For Life. Located At 8138 Meadow Bridge Rd Salisbury, Md. Described As 64 Acs Mt Pleasant Land E Side Meadow Bridge Rd. Assessment $21,200. Total Due $1,372.61
Acct#03076342 Assessed To Clazey Carl S &. Located At 131 Watertown Rd Berlin, Md. Described As Lot B-11-293 10095 Sq Ft Watertown Rd Pl Ocean Pines Sec 11. Assessment $188,267. Total Due $3,984.80
Acct#10222079 Assessed To Colletti Ricardo V &. Located At 3801 Atlantic Ave 0110 Ocean City, Md. Described As U 110 Btw 38th & 39th Sts Diamond Beach CM. Assessment $ 240,900. Total Due $ 7,880.37
Acct#10222311 Assessed To Colletti Ricardo V &. Located At 3801 Atlantic Ave 0216 Ocean City, Md. Described As U 216 Btw 38th & 39th Sts Diamond Beach CM. Assessment $260,800. Total Due $8,366.73
Acct#03124800 Assessed To Collick Albert B &. Located At 9309 Seahawk Rd Berlin, Md. Described As Lot 3 3.086 Acs W/S Step Dec High School Rd Subdiv William Smith. Assessment $143,367. Total Due $2,236.89
Acct#03034321 Assessed To Collick Beatrice. Located At 114 Railroad Ave Berlin, Md. Described As 69 3 X 591 36 N Side Railroad Avenue Berlin. Assessment $54,467. Total Due $2,327.14
Acct#01019848 Assessed To Collins Claudia M. Located At 409 Dudley Ave Pocomoke, Md. Described As 60' X 150' N Side 409 Dudley Ave Pocomoke. Assessment $41,700. Total Due $1,032.78
Acct#01016318 Assessed To Collins Diondre Lamount. Located At 714 Fourth St Pocomoke, Md. Described As 0.456 Ac W Side 714 4th St Near Scotts Allen. Assessment $36,100. Total Due $1,846.69
Acct#10000823 Assessed To Collins Kathie Lynn. Located At 13022 Wilson Ave Ocean City, Md. Described As Lot 180 50' X 100' Jefferson Ave Pl 2 Glen Acres Subdiv. Assessment $219,300. Total Due $4,837.24
Acct#03061019 Assessed To Conca Violet H. Located At 24 Admiral Ave Ocean Pines, Md. Described As Lot B-08-074 9526 Sq Ft Admiral Ave Pl Ocean Pines Sec Eight. Assessment $58,133. Total Due $1,339.79
Acct#03108023 Assessed To Concetta Bednar Residuarty Trust. Located At 28 Castle Dr Ocean Pines, Md. Described As Lot B-10-438 10535 Sq Ft Castle Drive Pl Ocean Pines Sec 10. Assessment $265,100. Total Due $4,115.05
Acct#10050340 Assessed To Cook Jacquelyn Evans. Located At 3001 Atlantic Ave 00G1 Ocean City Md. Described As U G-1 Btw 30th & 31st Sts Sea Gate CM. Assessment $24,320. Total Due $7,856.04
Acct#01012096 Assessed To Cooper James &. Located At 1973 Colona Rd Pocomoke, Md. Described As 24,260 Sq Ft N Side Colona Road S Of Pocomoke. Assessment $94,300. Total Due $2,269.61
Acct#03029123 Assessed To Corbin Leslie H. Located At 104 South Main St Berlin, Md. Described As Lot W Side 104 S Main X Wash-
ington Sts. Assessment $223,067. Total Due $7,612.63
Acct#01015745 Assessed To Cox
Ronald. Located At 810 Second St Pocomoke, Md. Described As 60' X 200' W Side 810 2nd St Pocomoke. Assessment $56,400. Total Due $2,813.14
Acct#01015842 Assessed To Cox Ronald E. Located At 808 Second St Pocomoke, Md. Described As 60' X 200' W Side 808 Second St Pocomoke. Assessment $34,800. Total Due $1,779.76
Acct#03070255 Assessed To Crecelius Lloyd J Jr. Located At 12 Admiral Dr Berlin, Md. Described As Lot B-06-480 10044 Sq Ft Admiral Dr Pl Ocean Pines Sec 6. Assessment $168,133. Total Due $3,603.29
Acct#01023608 Assessed To Crippen Alexander &. Located At 410 Linden Ave Pocomoke, Md. Described As 41' X 78' X 54' X 78 S Side 410 Linden Ave Pocomoke. Assessment $37,700. Total Due $1,922.83
Acct#07000227 Assessed To Culver Donald Oran &. Located At 8124 Stevens Rd Salisbury, Md. Described As 37.891 Acs E Side Stevens Road W Of Snow Hill. Assessment
$168,800. Total Due $4,359.82
Acct#03020789 Assessed To Davis Mamie L & Jesteavus Davis. Located At 10112 Germantown Rd Berlin, Md. Described As 1 Ac W Side Germantown Road SE Of Berlin. Assessment $38,000. Total Due $1,093.94
Acct#01003410 Assessed To Devereaux Robert & Brenda. Located At Cedar Hall Rd Pocomoke, Md. Described As Lot SW Side Cedar Hall Rd Sw Of Pocomoke. Assessment
$19,800. Total Due $560.03
Acct#01001477 Assessed To Devereaux Robert L Sr & Brenda S. Located At 1944 Cedar Hall Rd Pocomoke, Md. Described As 1.67 Acs E Side Cedar Hall Rd Bndy Ln Adj N Jones Etal. Assessment
$78,700. Total Due $1970.89
Acct#02011204 Assessed To Dixon Teamer Jr &. Located At 3944 Market St Snow Hill, Md. Described As Lot SW/S Market St S Of Snow Hill. Assessment $110,300. Total Due
$2,667.28
Acct#03146731 Assessed To Donaway Keith Allen &. Located At 12292 Blueberry Rd Whaleyville, Md. Described As Lot 1 2 Ac S/S Blueberry Rd M Donaway Min Subdiv. Assessment $107,133. Total Due
$2,546.91
Acct#01001019 Assessed To Donaway Rita Elizabeth. Located At 2514 Worcester Hwy Pocomoke, Md. Described As 190' X 190' X 190' X 143' Near E Side R-113 NE Of Pocomoke. Assessment $59,100. Total Due $1,552.42
Acct#05008778 Assessed To Ebelein Dawn Marie. Located At 11211 Tammy Ln Bishopville, Md. Described As Lot 125 28960 Sq Ft Tammy Lane Pl 5 Holiday Harbor. Assessment $438,533. Total Due
$9,440.64
Acct#10025516 Assessed To End Game Construction LLC. Located At Quillin Way Ocean City, Md. Described As Lot 47 24851 Sq Ft
Quillin Way Pl Golf Club Shores III. Assessment $92,400. Total Due $2,144.14
Acct#10295130 Assessed To Fair-
fax Nursing Center Inc. Located At 427 14th St 01070 Ocean City, Md. Described As U 107 S 3AZ 14th St & Bay Harbour Island CM. Assessment $305,900. Total Due $9,972.14
Acct#03136167 Assessed To Ferris Martin A III. Located At 917 Yacht Club Dr Berlin, Md. Described As Lot 48 2491 Sq Ft Yacht Club Drive Sec 1 Marina Village Ths Sc 18. Assessment $3,031.67. Total Due
$1,902.17
Acct#01023071 Assessed To Fleming Tammie Sue. Located At 503 Market St Ocean City, Md. Described As 43' X 205.5' N Side 503 Market St Pocomoke. Assessment $87,800. Total Due $3,870.61
Acct#10008123 Assessed To Freburger Kelly M. Located At 13011 Drum Point Rd Ocean City, Md. Described As Lot 30 N Side Drum Point Rd Pl 1 Sec 1 Captains Hill. Assessment $681,000. Total Due $14,769.32
Acct#01004492 Assessed To Gammon Inez A &. Located At 2536 Carter Rd Pocomoke, Md. Described As 1.736 Ac SE Side Byrd Road NE Of Pocomoke. Assessment $109,300. Total Due $2,645.10
Acct#10327431 Assessed To Garfield Craig L Jr. Located At 14305 Light House Ave 000B Ocean City, Md. Described As U B Lighthouse Ave Lighthouse Cove CM. Assessment $165,600. Total Due $4,630.00
Acct#02020203 Assessed To Green Felicia &. Located At Ross St Snow Hill, Md. Described As Lot 7
1.18 Acs W Side Ross St. H Williams Subdiv. Assessment $27,400. Total Due $1,213.13
Acct#10258669 Assessed To Green Michael O. Located At 504 Yawl Dr Ocean City, Md. Described As Lot 339 3600 Sq Ft E S Yawl Dr Pl Montego Bay Sec 6 C. Assessment $142,967. Total Due $4,697.70
Acct#01001418 Assessed To Hall Diane Susie Stevens &. Located At 1813 Pit Circle Rd Pocomoke, Md. Described As 1.871 Acs W Side Pit Circle Rd SW Of Pocomoke. Assessment $22,400. Total Due $753.57
Acct#08000689 Assessed To Happy Chesapeake LLC The. Located At Ward Rd Girdletree, Md. Described As 32 Acs N Side Ward Road W Of Girdletree. Assessment $12,700. Total Due $405.11
Acct#08000727 Assessed To Happy Chesapeake LLC The. Located At Betheden Church Rd Girdletree, Md. Described As 6 Acs Near Klej Grange Betheden Church Road. Assessment $38,500. Total Due $1,102.19
Acct#08000743 Assessed To Happy Chesapeake LLC The. Located At 3203 Betheden Church Rd Girdletree, Md. Described As 284.91 Acs W Side Betheden Church R Survey Shirley W Pilchar. Assessment $509,500. Total Due $10,977.55
Acct#08000751 Assessed To Happy Chesapeake LLC The. Located At 2633 Ward Rd Girdletree, Md. Described As 183 Acs S Side Ward Rd Consd Pl Shirley Pilchar. Assessment $96,300. Total Due $2,366.05
Acct#10226821 Assessed To Harmon Barbara J. Located At 14 136th St 0301 Ocean City, Md. Described As U 301 136th St Sunspot CM. As-
sessment $214,000. Total Due $7,014.69
Acct#10120071 Assessed To Harper Kevin. Located At 10300 Coastal Hwy 508 Ocean City, Md. Described As U 508 Coastal Hwy Atlantis CM. Assessment $227,600. Total Due $7,380.69
Acct#10430755 Assessed To Harris Wayne L &. Located At 4 Hidden Cove Way Lug-B Ocean City, Md. Described As U-Lug-Be-2e Ph 5 Hidden Cove Way The Garden CM Sunset Isl. Assessment $317,700. Total Due $10,351.87
Acct#10285623 Assessed To Harrison Paul John William. Located At 320 H Gorman Ave Ocean City, Md. Described As Lot 13A 320H Gorman Ave Villa Park Townhouses. Assessment $184,067. Total Due $5,974.57
Acct#10366216 Assessed To Hauser Sheila D. Located At 12506 Deer Point Cir Ocean City, Md. Described As Lot 10 14251 Sq Ft Deer Point Circle Deer Point Subdiv. Assessment $307,700. Total Due $6,736.91
Acct#03126013 Assessed To Haynie Mark W & Evelyn M. Located At Timberline Cir Berlin, Md. Described As Lot 397 Timberline Circle White Horse Park Phase 3. Assessment $96,900. Total Due $2,211.31
Acct#01020587 Assessed To Heath Clarence W &. Located At 504 Young St Pocomoke, Md. Described As Lot 2 3102 Sq Ft 504 Young St L V Layman Inc Subd Pl. Assessment $27,300. Total Due $1,427.75
Acct#02022079 Assessed To Hillman Emily Dawn. Located At 232 Washington St Snow Hill, Md. Described As 117' X 191' X 162' X 81' S Washington St Snow Hill. Assessment $81,600. Total Due $3,437.46
Acct#01021400 Assessed To Holden Gregory T &. Located At 509 Cedar St Pocomoke, Md . Described As 60' X 120.4' 509 Cedar St Pocomoke. Assessment $48,900. Total Due $2,212.44
Acct#01000683 Assessed To Hudson Robert J. Located At 2237 Worcester Hwy Pocomoke, Md. Described As 184' X 200' NW Side R113 NE Of Pocomoke. Assessment $120,700. Total Due $2,894.98
Acct#03042871 Assessed To Hudson Robert Jay. Located At 58 Lookout Point Berlin, Md. Described As Lot C-04-098 9368 Sq Ft Lookout Point Pl Ocean Pines Sec 4. Assessment $504,133. Total Due $10,131.78
Acct#01013181 Assessed To Huttner Robin A. Located At 1318 Old Virginia Rd Pocomoke, Md. Described As 2 Acs E Side Old R-13 S Of Pocomoke. Assessment $133,200. Total Due $3,053.17
Acct#10230136 Assessed To James Paula & Nina Fernandez &. Located At 4000 Coastal Hwy 0211 Ocean City, Md. Described As U 211 Btw 40th & 41st Sts Ocean Point No 2 CM. Assessment $118,800. Total Due $3,951.10
Acct#10197406 Assessed To Jayne Teddy LLC. Located At 150 Pine Tree Rd Ocean City, Md. Described As Lot 1347 Sec 1 Pine Tree Road Pl Montego Bay Mob Hm Pk. Assessment $264,400. Total Due $8,517.92
Acct#02022141 Assessed To Johnson John P Jr. Located At 208 E
Martin St Snow Hill, Md. Described As 5706.36 Sq Ft 208 E Martin St Snow Hill. Assessment $32,300.
Total Due $3,968.64
Acct#03002985 Assessed To Jones Millard Edward F. Located At 8336 Circle Rd Berlin, Md. Described As 1.136 Acs S Side Circle Rd Se Of Whaleyville. Assessment $144,800.
Total Due $3,154.77
Acct#10338387 Assessed To Kavoossi Saiid & Annette M &. Located At 12116 W Cannonball Dr Ocean City, Md. Described As Lot 222 North Longboat Way Assateague Pt Resort P 2. Assessment $126,700. Total Due $2,786.11
Acct#01021656 Assessed To Keiffer James W. Located At 610 Walnut St Pocomoke, Md. Described As 50' X 155' E Side 610 Walnut St Pocomoke. Assessment $56,800. Total Due $2,549.18
Acct#01021664 Assessed To Keiffer James W. Located At Cedar St Pocomoke, Md. Described As 47' X 134' N Side Cedar St Pocomoke. Assessment $10,100. Total Due $608.85
Acct#01005294 Assessed To Kinard Tina Mason. Located At 2515 Olds Rd Pocomoke, Md. Described As 185' X 369' NW Side R-113 NE Of Pocomoke. Assessment $60,900. Total Due $1,576.15
Acct#05009111 Assessed To Kitchens Earl L &. Located At St Martins Neck Rd Bishopville, Md. Described As 7.80 Acs S Side St Martins Neck Rev Lds G Kitchens & J Taylor. Assessment $39,233. Total Due $1,110.15
Acct#05029546 Assessed To Kitchens Earl L &. Located At 11306 St Martins Neck Rd Bishopville, Md. Described As 35,236 Sq Ft St Martins Neck Rd Rev Lds Kitchens/Taylor. Assessment $158,300. Total Due $3,467.35
Acct#10131634 Assessed To Kostack Joseph R &. Located At 183 Jamestown Rd 0011 Ocean City, Md. Described As U 11 Jamestown Rd Watergate CM. Assessment $196,500. Total Due $6,451.57
Acct#10398754 Assessed To Kwedar Michael T &. Located At 18 Harbour Towne CM 18 Ocean City, Md. Described As Boat Slip #18 Phila Ave & Bayside Harbour Towne CM. Assessment $20,000. Total Due $771.61
Acct#02012464 Assessed To Lakeland Peter. Located At 6735 Ayres Lane Rd Snow Hill, Md. Described As 2.43 Acs N Side Ayres Land Rd SE Of Snow Hill. Assessment $91,500. Total Due $2,233.52
Acct#10217555 Assessed To Lauer Kathleen R. Located At 719 142nd St 0232B Ocean City, Md. Described As U 232 B B P 2 142nd St Light House Village CM. Assessment $78,967. Total Due $2,606.75
Acct#02020815 Assessed To Lehmann Michelle. Located At 110 Ironshire St Snow Hill, Md. Described As 99' X 150' 110 Ironshire X Snow Sts Snow Hill. Assessment $211,100. Total Due $8,170.51
Acct#03095169 Assessed To Lewis William D Jr &. Located At 40 Nottingham Ln Ocean Pines, Md. Described As Lot B-10-035 7500 Sq Ft Nottingham Ln Pl Ocean Pines Sec 10. Assessment $154,400. Total Due $3,009.28
Acct#04001702 Assessed To Lock-
wood Sylvester L. Located At 8314
Patey Woods Rd Newark, Md. Described As Lots In Blks A C F H & J Patey Woods Rd Newark. Assessment $81,400. Total Due $1,901.82
Acct#03002101 Assessed To Logan Edna Collins &. Located At Campbelltown Rd Showell, Md. Described As 4.43 Acs W Side Campbelltown Rd Edna Logan Et Al Survey. Assessment $72,700. Total Due $1,847.65
Acct#10168236 Assessed To Lucas William H & Vicky Lynn. Located At 5 138th St 003W Ocean City, Md. Described As U 3-W 138th St Windward CM. Assessment $173,300.
Total Due $5,704.97
Acct#03066142 Assessed To Mahon Michelle R. Located At 12 Southwind Ct Berlin, Md. Described As Lot B-09-207 9750 Sq Ft Southwind Ct Pl Ocean Pines Sec 9. Assessment $152,900. Total Due $3,061.73
Acct#10179130 Assessed To Mckenzie Robin Jo Robinson. Located At 13603 Sea Captain Rd Ocean City, Md. Described As Lot 1 Blk 11 Twin Tree Road Pl Caine Woods Sec 3. Assessment $228,667.
Total Due $7,435.27
Acct#10190134 Assessed To McLaughlin Nancy Carol Devaughn. Located At 13205 Atlantic Blvd Ocean City, Md. Described As Lot 1375 Sec 1 Atlantic Blvd Pl Montego Bay Mob Hm Pk. Assessment $122,433. Total Due $3,782.23
Acct#10161142 Assessed To MDR
Bachelors Hall 2 LLC. Located At 13110 Coastal Hwy 07130 Ocean City, Md. Described As U 713 P 1 Wight St Braemar Towers CM. Assessment $492,333. Total Due $15,901.06
Acct#10161495 Assessed To MDR
Bachelors Hall LLC. Located At 13110 Coastal Hwy 07140 Ocean City, Md. Described As U 714 P 1 Wight St Braemar Towers CM. Assessment $492,333. Total Due $15,901.06
Acct#02011425 Assessed To Mills
Fletcher J &. Located At 4108 Market St Snow Hill, Md. Described As 100' X 286.05' X 85.84' X 258 SE Side
R-394 S Of Snow Hill. Assessment $79,600. Total Due $1,999.71
Acct#01003054 Assessed To Mills
Steven Jr. Located At 1805 Cypress Rd Pocomoke, Md. Described As 197' X 147' W Side Unionville Rd SW Of Pocomoke. Assessment $11,600.
Total Due $517.53
Acct#10323096 Assessed To Morgen Robyn. Located At 10120 Queen's Cir Ocean City, Md. Described As Lot 45 Queen's Circle Fox Chapel Subdiv. Assessment $475,900. Total Due $10,473.29
Acct#10235154 Assessed To Naylor Cindy L. Located At 417 14th St 0060 Ocean City, Md. Described As U 60, 14th St & Bay Harbour Island CM. Assessment $466,900. Total Due $15,153.27
Acct#10379059 Assessed To Naylor Cindy L. Located At 26 Harbour Island Ocean City, Md. Described As Boat Slip 26 14th St & Bay Harbour Island CM. Assessment $33,333.
Total Due $1,172.44
Acct#02022990 Assessed To Newnam Charles Edward Sr. Located At 111 Purnell
St Snow Hill. Assessment $28,400.
Total Due $3,438.72
Acct#03125971 Assessed To Nokes Stephen P & Maryll S. Located At Timberline Cir Berlin, Md. Described As Lot 394 Timberline Circle White Horse Park Phase 3. Assessment $98,000. Total Due $2,245.65
Acct#01035290 Assessed To Oneill Suzanne P. Located At Acorn Cir Pocomoke, Md. Described As Lot
8 Acorn Circle White Oaks Subdiv. Assessment $31,700. Total Due $1,170.33
Acct#08004854 Assessed To O'Neill Suzanne P. Located At 1512 Snow Hill Rd Stockton, Md. Described As 20909 Sq Ft E S R-12 Stockton. Assessment $41,500. Total Due $1,324.75
Acct#10019982 Assessed To Owens Laree P. Located At 8704 Lewis Rd Berlin, Md. Described As 5.27 Acs E S Lewis Rd Pl Plan Of Prop For Laree Owens. Assessment $50,800. Total Due $1,430.24
Acct#08002053 Assessed To Parker Kathy Wimbrow. Located At 6140 Taylor Landing Rd Girdletree, Md. Described As 4 Acs SW Side Taylors Landing Road. Assessment $137,700. Total Due $3,222.66
Acct#01017314 Assessed To Parsons Karen Annette. Located At 208 Walnut St Pocomoke, Md. Described As 70.12' X 104.5' X 70 X 102' S Side 208 Walnut St Pocomoke. Assessment $83,600. Total Due $3,691.56
Acct#03018741 Assessed To Perdue Rosa L. Located At 11407 Sinepuxent Rd Berlin, Md. Described As 1 Ac Sinepuxent Road East Of Berlin. Assessment $171,967. Total Due $3,388.45
Acct#02005298 Assessed To Peterson Jon K &. Located At Disharoon Rd Snow Hill, Md. Described As Lot B 7.81 Acs E/S Disharoon Rd Amendment To Lot B Pl. Assessment
$52,600. Total Due $1,275.70
Acct#08010145 Assessed To Pilchard Gary W. Located At Johnson Neck Rd Pocomoke, Md. Described As 21.74 Ac N/S Johnson Neck Rd Sur Of Esmt G W Pilchard. Assessment $41,700. Total Due
$1,037.88
Acct#01028057 Assessed To Powell Alice Mae. Located At 709 Eighth St Pocomoke, Md. Described As 40' X 100' S Side Eighth St Pocomoke. Assessment $45,100. Total Due $2,273.49
Acct#03015904 Assessed To Purnell Cynthia. Located At 10349 Assateague Rd Berlin, Md. Described As Lot North Side R 376 Berlin To Lewis Store. Assessment $96,833.
Total Due $2,054.83
Acct#10086906 Assessed To R & R Investments Of Virginia LLC. Located At 75th St Ocean City, Md. Described As Lot 16 Blk 108 50 X 120' N Side 75th St Pl Oceanbay City. Assessment $300,000. Total Due $9,655.26
Acct#10147387 Assessed To R & R Investments Of Virginia LLC. Located At 11700 Coastal Hwy 1101 Ocean City, Md. Described As U T1101 Beach Hwy Carousel Center CM. Assessment $417,867. Total Due $13,520.50
Acct#01010697 Assessed To Rebel Willie Jr. Located At Sheephouse Rd Pocomoke, Md. Described As 371'
Triangular Shaped Lot S Side Sheephouse Rd. Assessment $17,100. Total Due $501.12
Acct#08001340 Assessed To Redden Farms LLC. Located At 5040 Onley Rd Girdletree, Md. Described As 5.50 Acs Onley Road Girdletree. Assessment $157,400. Total Due $3,686.58
Acct#10248701 Assessed To Rose
Aubrey E &. Located At 711 Edgewater Ave 711 Ocean City, Md. Described As U 711 Edgewater Ave Pier Seven CM. Assessment $147,300. Total Due $4,868.28
Acct#10261651 Assessed To Rose
Aubrey E &. Located At 206 8th St 0026 Ocean City, Md. Described As U 26 8th St Surfside 8 CM. Assessment $69,100. Total Due $2,351.71
Acct#10216982 Assessed To Rose N Blevins. Located At 9 138th St 0101 Ocean City, Md. Described As U 101 138th St Skyhaven CM. Assessment $151,500. Total Due $5,003.42
Acct#03134490 Assessed To Sandifer Leigh A. Located At 112 Upshur St Berlin, Md. Described As Lot 8A 10152 Sq Ft Upshur Lane Blk F Bound Ln Ads Burley Hgt. Assessment $250,567. Total Due $6,103.14
Acct#10194865 Assessed To Santangelo Thomas A &. Located At 185 Beachcomber Ln Ocean City, Md. Described As Lot 1132 Sec 3 Beachcomber Lane Pl Montego Bay Mob Hm Pk. Assessment $136,933. Total Due $4,391.60
Acct#01002902 Assessed To Satchell Cory R. Located At 1409 Unionville Rd Pocomoke, Md. Described As 1.24 Acs N Side Unionville Rd Bndy Sur Cory R Satchell. Assessment $42,500. Total Due $1,192.15
Acct#01002910 Assessed To Satchell Cory R. Located At Sand Pit Rd Pocomoke, Md. Described As 4.36 Acs E Side Sand Pit Rd Bndy Sur Cory R Satchell. Assessment $17,400. Total Due $507.67
Acct#01017403 Assessed To Savage Dondrey &. Located At 215 Laurel St Pocomoke, Md. Described As 85.65' X 123.31' X 89.72' X 107 N Side 215 Laurel St. Assessment $70,000. Total Due $3,460.60
Acct#02014017 Assessed To Schafer Shane A &. Located At 2924 Snow Hill Rd Snow Hill, Md. Described As 3.68 Acs East Side R-12 N Of Girdletree. Assessment $112,300. Total Due $2,329.53
Acct#03149129 Assessed To Sheridan Robert T &. Located At 108 Upshur Ln Berlin, Md. Described As Lot 11A 10148 Sq Ft Upshur Ln Blk F Bound Adj Burley Hgts. Assessment $259,333. Total Due $9,506.46
Acct#10118816 Assessed To Siler Bernard. Located At 10300 Coastal Hwy 306 Ocean City, Md. Described As U 306 Coastal Hwy Atlantis CM. Assessment $286,567. Total Due $7,902.94
Acct#03092720 Assessed To Slattery Darrin R. Located At 34 Boston Dr Ocean Pines, Md. Described As 7675 Sq Ft Boston Dr. Assessment $90,033. Total Due $1,300.15
Acct#10054664 Assessed To Smiroldo Franco D. Located At 7 40th St 0308 Ocean City, Md. Described As U 308 40th St A Place In The Sun CM. Assessment $144,000. Total Due $4,762.04
Acct#03113264 Assessed To Smith Alice M. Located At 108 Elizabeth St Berlin, Md. Described As Lot 4 Elizabeth St Pl Purnell Subdiv. Assessment $121,333. Total Due $4,815.25
Acct#03091570 Assessed To Snyder Claude &. Located At 73 Boston Dr Ocean Pines, Md. Described As Lot B-11-161 10343 Sq Ft Gloucester Rd Pl Ocean Pines Sec 11. Assessment $245,233. Total Due $5,182.45
Acct#01017950 Assessed To Soghomonian John. Located At 406 Second St Pocomoke, Md. Described As 82' X 140' 406 Second St & Walnut St. Assessment $79,400. Total Due $3,908.13
Acct#01043315 Assessed To Stephenson George R. Located At 108 Haleys Way Pocomoke, Md. Described As Lot 8 4950 Sq Ft Haleys Way Butler's Village Th. Assessment $73,000. Total Due $3,230.73
Acct#10098521 Assessed To Stotler Stacy L. Located At 718 Mooring Rd B104 Ocean City, Md. Described As U B104 Mooring Rd The Chateau CM. Assessment $185,667. Total Due $6,032.83
Acct#01030434 Assessed To Thornes Kimberly L. Located At 603 Market St Pocomoke, Md. Described As 65' X 200' N Side 603 Market St Pocomoke. Assessment $211,300. Total Due $9,688.25
Acct#10038464 Assessed To Thornton Michael B & Judy Z. Located At 1207 Edgewater Ave 0106B Ocean City, Md. Described As U 106 B B Edgewater Ave Mariners Retreat CM. Assessment $289,200. Total Due $9,434.70
Acct#10379563 Assessed To Thornton Michael B & Judy Z. Located At 6 Mariners Retreat CM Ocean City, Md. Described As Boat Slip #6 Edgewater Ave Mariners Retreat CM. Assessment $30,000. Total Due $1,093.43
Acct#05001250 Assessed To Tingle Norman B &. Located At 9506 Morris Rd Bishopville, Md. Described As 21.07 Acs South Side Morris Road S Of Selbyville. Assessment $123,600. Total Due $2,884.76
Acct#10003024 Assessed To Todd William Bryan Jr & Elizabeth. Located At 12528 Salisbury Rd Ocean City, Md. Described As Lot 7 & Pt Lot 8 Blk 20 Sec B N/S Salisbury Rd Pl Cape Isle Of Wight. Assessment $139,800. Total Due $3,623.99
Acct#05002273 Assessed To Travers Christine Helen &. Located At 13358 Selby Rd Bishopville, Md. Described As 20.52 Acs E Side Selby Rd Bndy Ln Adj 235/28 &235/. Assessment $322,667. Total Due $7,031.56
Acct#01011782 Assessed To Tull Kevin Lamont &. Located At 3631 Brantley Rd Pocomoke, Md. Described As 198' X 330' N Side Brantley Road S Of Pocomoke. Assessment $49,800. Total Due $1,351.42
Acct#03172082 Assessed To Velong Gina L. Located At 174 Intrepid Ln 1403 Berlin, Md. Described As Unit 1403 Intrepid Lane Decatur Frm Twhse Ph T14. Assessment $178,533. Total Due $6,527.80
Acct#10274427 Assessed To Viel Patrick M &. Located At 11 36th St 0104 Ocean City, Md. Described As U 104 36th St Sunchaser CM. Assessment $224,800. Total Due $7,362.26
Acct#10318459 Assessed To Walker James M. Located At 644 Gulf Stream Dr Ocean City, Md. Described As Lot 78 Gulf Stream Dr Montego Bay Mobile Hm Pk Sec 8C. Assessment $278,667. Total Due $9,068.07
Acct#01001361 Assessed To Waters Joseph M. Located At 1924 Unionville Rd Pocomoke, Md. Described As Pt Lots 5 6 13 14 Blk N Pt 5 6 13 14 Blk O Pl Pen Prod Exchange. Assessment $28,900. Total Due $887.12
Acct#01003429 Assessed To Watson Roger D. Located At Cedar Hall Rd Pocomoke, Md. Described As 4.21 Acres E Side Cedar Hall Rd SW Of Pocomoke. Assessment $29,900.
Total Due $780.42
Acct#01017071 Assessed To Watson Roger D. Located At 217 Cedar St Pocomoke, Md. Described As 55' X 85' N Side 217 Cedar Street Pocomoke. Assessment $40,700.
Total Due $1,862.88
Acct#02026716 Assessed To Whaley Raye Gillette. Located At 100 Washington St Snow Hill, Md. Described As 57' X 89.5' S Washington St Snow Hill. Assessment $70,600.
Total Due $3,031.71
Acct#10230322 Assessed To White Bernard H III & Loretta M. Located At 4000 Coastal Hwy 0317 Ocean City, Md. Described As U 317 Btw 40th & 41st Sts Ocean Point No 2 CM. Assessment $118,800. Total Due $3,951.10
Acct#01015605 Assessed To Whitney Licurtis. Located At 108 Oak St Pocomoke, Md. Described As 70' X 140' S Side 108 Oak Street Pocomoke. Assessment $20,200.
Total Due $1,026.71
Acct#10019451 Assessed To Wooden Maryellen. Located At 8209 Stephen Decatur Hwy Ocean City, Md. Described As 100' X 300' NW Side Stephen Decatur Road. Assessment $126,600. Total Due $2,989.29
Acct#10006589 Assessed To York Floyd C &. Located At 10516 Keyser Point Rd Ocean City, Md. Described As Lots 13 14 Blk 14 Sec A 60 X 125 Pl Cape Isle Of Wight. Assessment $262,500. Total Due $5,787.12
Acct#01007157 Assessed To Young John W & Helen F. Located At Stockton Rd Pocomoke, Md. Described As 58' X 75' Mason Lot S Side Stockton Rd. Assessment $6,300. Total Due $345.08
Acct#10230268 Assessed To Yurcisin Paula E. Located At 4000 Coastal Hwy 0311 Ocean City, Md. Described As U 311 Btw 40th & 41st Sts Ocean Point No 2 CM. Assessment $118,800. Total Due $3,951.10
All bidders must register. Registration for the sale begins at 10:00 a.m. April 13th and ends promptly at 10:00 a.m. May 12th. Proper identification for individuals and proof of existence for legal entities shall be required by RealAuction for all registrants. In order to bid, an individual or entity must be registered.
ACH will need to be tendered by 4:00 p.m. FRIDAY, MAY 19th on the final date of sale. It shall be in the amount of taxes due including ex-
penses of sale (attorney, auctioneer, advertising and miscellaneous). A receipt will then be issued by RealAuction. A tax sale certificate will be provided by mail to the tax sale purchaser within thirty days of the date of the sale.
These properties are offered for sale “AS IS”, at the risk of the purchasers and neither the undersigned nor any other party makes any warranties or representations whatsoever either expressed or implied, of any kind or character, with respect to the properties or the title thereto. In the event a tax sale certificate is issued and then voided by the Treasurer, through no fault of the buyer, only a refund of amounts actually paid on day of sale shall be made and shall be the Treasurer’s sole liability and limit thereon. Properties are listed and sold based upon information provided by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation, which is in no way represented to be accurate or correct. The sale, the premises, and the properties are, to the extent provided by law, subject to any and all title defects, claims, liens, encumbrances, covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements, rightsof-way and matters of records. In the event of mistake, defective title, description or nonexistence of property, no refund shall be given.
Bidders should be well versed in the law regarding tax sales and should investigate the properties and titles thereto prior to purchase or bid. Competent legal advice should be sought by prospective bidders prior to the sale. No legal advice shall be given by the County Attorney, Treasurer, or staff.
Bidders representing legal entities are limited to one bidder per property sold. Bidding shall be conducted in accordance with procedures determined by the Treasurer or his agent at the sale.
All costs in connection with the foreclosure of the right of redemption and all other title costs are at the expense of the purchaser or purchasers. All taxes and fees and other impositions including, without limitation, the following: transfer tax, agricultural transfer tax, recordation tax, and recording costs required will likewise be at the expense of the purchaser or purchasers. Terms of sale shall be complied with as determined by the Treasurer, who shall be the sole judge of such.
These requirements are directory as to the Treasurer and not mandatory. They may be altered by the Treasurer at his sole discretion in the interests of justice, fairness, and efficiency or other good and valid reason.
PROPERTIES LISTED HEREIN, ON WHICH TAXES ARE PAID PRIOR TO DATE OF SALE WILL NOT BE SOLD.
PHILLIP G. THOMPSON TREASURER AND FINANCE OFFICER FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND AND COLLECTOR OFSTATE AND COUNTY TAXES
FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND
151 WEST STREET, SUITE 301
ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401
NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS
Estate No. 19562 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF HARRY JAMES EMMERICH
Notice is given that Melissa Emmerich, 9701 Village Lane, Unit 6, Ocean City, MD 21842, was on May 01, 2023 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Harry James Emmerich who died on September 13, 2022, 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 1st day of November, 2023.
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; 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.
Melissa Emmerich Personal RepresentativeTrue Test Copy
Terri Westcott
Register of Wills for Worcester County
One W. Market Street
Room 102 - Court House
Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074
Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest
Date of publication:
May 04, 2023
moved from the above property within 30 days of this notice.
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Notice is hereby given that the following vessel has apparently been abandoned for more than 180 days on the property of Trudy Stock, 10504 Sussex Road, Ocean City MD 21842, Phone 443-880-7453. The vessel is described as a 1976 Catalina Yachts 27' O" white hulled fiberglass sailboat with Hull ID # CTYL2592M76G, Vessel number MD 4985 DB. Application for title will be made in accordance with Section 8-722 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, Natural Resources Article if this vessel is not claimed and re-
IN
BEFORE THE REGISTER OF WILLS FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND IN THE ESTATE OF: WILLIAM TODD HERSHEY ESTATE NO. 19637
PROBATE
To all Persons Interested in the above estate:
You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed by Melinda H. Houck, 4 Green Beach Drive, Norwalk, CT 06853 for judicial probate of the will dated 09/23/2020 and for the appointment of a personal representative. A hearing will be held at One W. Market Street, Court Room 4, Court House, Snow Hill, MD 21863 on 06/06/2023 at 10:00 a.m.
This hearing may be transferred or postponed to a subsequent time. Further information may be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills. Terri Westcott Register of Wills
One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074
Phone: (410) 632-1529
Newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Publication Date: 05/11/2023
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RICHARD J. ROGERS COHN, GOLDBERG & DEUTSCH, LLC
1099 WINTERSON ROAD, SUITE 301 LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, MARYLAND 21090 rrogers@cgd-law.com
Edward S. Cohn
Stephen N. Goldberg
Richard E. Solomon
Richard J. Rogers
Michael McKeefery
Christianna Kersey
David W. Simpson, Jr. 1099 Winterson Road, Suite 301 Linthicum Heights, MD 21090 Substitute Trustees Plaintiffs v.
Katie Lee Douglas AND Duncan Douglas 8 Shore Point Drive Ocean City, MD 21842
Defendants IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND
Case No. 23-C-16-000736
Notice is hereby given this 10th day of May, 2023, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, that the sale of the property mentioned in these proceedings, made and reported, will be ratified and confirmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 12th day of June, 2023, provided a copy of this notice be published in a
newspaper of general circulation in Worcester County, once in each of three successive weeks before the 5th day of June, 2023.
The Report of Sale states the amount of the foreclosure sale price to be $1,781,539.07. The property sold herein is known as 8 Shore Point Drive, Ocean City, MD 21842.
Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, MarylandTrue Copy
Test: Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County MD OCD-5/18/3tOF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS TOWN OF OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND
Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 110 of the Code of Ocean City, Maryland, hereinafter referred to as the Code, same being the Zoning Ordinance for Ocean City, Maryland, notice is hereby given that public hearings will be conducted by the Board of Zoning Appeals for Ocean City, Maryland in the Council Chambers of City Hall located on Baltimore Avenue and Third Street, in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland on:
Thursday, May 25, 2023
at 6:00 PM
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-93(2), Powers, of the Code, an appeal has been filed pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-94(1) requesting a special use exception to allow a private boat dock on a property that has no established principal use on the premises. The site of the appeal is described as Lot 59 of the Caine Harbor Mile Plat, further described as located on the east side of Shipwreck Road north of Jamestown Road, and locally known as 11614 Shipwreck Road in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.
APPLICANT: DEMETRIOS G.
KAOURIS FOR CHRISTOPHER J.
FONTANA – (BZA 2650 #2309400007)
at 6:10 PM
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-93(3), Powers, of the Code, an appeal has been filed pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-95(1)(a) requesting a variance to the rear yard to encroach 5’ into the required 10’ setback. The site of the appeal is described as part Lot 9 of the Skyline Development Plat; further described as located on the east side of Judlee Avenue, and to be locally known as 2602 Judlee Avenue, in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.
APPLICANT: 2600 JUDLEE OC LLC – (BZA 2651 #23-09500004)
at 6:20 PM
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-93(3), Powers, of the Code, an appeal has been filed pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-95(1)(a)
The motor vehicles described below have been abandoned. The owners and lien holders are hereby informed of their right to reclaim the vehicles upon payment of all charges and costs resulting from the towing, preservation, and storage of the vehicles.
The failure of the owners or lien holders to reclaim the vehicles within three weeks of notification shall be deemed a waiver by the owners or lien holders of all rights, title and interest and thereby consent to the sale of the vehicles at public auction or to have it otherwise disposed of in a manner provided by law.
These three weeks of notification began on May 4, 2023
All vehicles will be sold at auction on-line at www.govdeals.com. For details call 410-723-6643.
AUTH: Ross Buzzuro Chief of Policerequesting a 5’ variance to the 10’ side yard setback requirement for a four (4) story building providing a remaining 5’ setback. The site of the appeal is described as Lot 10, Block 44, of the Oceanbay City Plat; further described as located on the north-east corner of Coastal Highway and 76th Street, and locally known as 7600 Coastal Highway, in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.
APPLICANT: JOSEPH E. MOORE for BOBLITS INVESTMENTS LLC – (BZA 2654 #23-09500007) at 6:30 PM
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-93(2), Powers, of the Code, an appeal has been filed pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-94(2)(b) requesting a special parking exception to waive one (1) parking space for the addition of a 3rd floor with two (2) newly created bedrooms. The site of the appeal is described as Unit 12, Parcel 0604A of the Ocean Village Plat; further described as located on the west side of Atlantic Avenue between 78th and 79th Streets, and known locally as 7801 Atlantic Avenue Unit 12, in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.
APPLICANT: HUGH CROPPER IV & KRISTINA WATKOWSKI –(BZA 2655 #23-09400009)
Further information concerning the public hearings may be examined in the office of the Department of Planning and Community Development in City Hall.
Christopher Rudolf, Chairman
Maureen Howarth, Esq., Attorney OCD-5/11/2t
ESTATE NO. 19706
Notice is given that the Chancery Court of Sussex County, Delaware appointed Colleen F. Briggs, 2116 Greenway Place, Georgetown, DE 19947; and Andrew Hosse, 600 Crain Highway South, Glen Burnie, MD 21061 as the Executors of the Estate of Frances Nelsa Hosse who died on
May 24, 2022 domiciled in Delaware, America.
The Maryland resident agent for service of process is Andrew G. Hosse whose address is 420 Joyce Drive, Glen Burnie, MD 21061.
At the time of death, the decedent owned real or leasehold property in the following Maryland counties: Worcester.
All persons having claims against the decedent must file their claims with the Register of Wills for Worcester County with a copy to the foreign personal representative on or before the earlier of the following dates:
(1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death; or
(2) Two months after the foreign personal representative mails or 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 claim within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Claims filed after that date or after a date extended by law will be barred.
Colleen F. Briggs Andrew HosseForeign Personal Representatives
Terri Westcott Register of Wills
One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074
Name of Newspaper:
Ocean City Digest
Date of first publication: May 11, 2023
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JOEL J. TODD, ESQ.
P.O. BOX 188
BISHOPVILLE, MD 21813
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS
To all persons interested in the estate of DENNIS WAYNE WELSH
Estate No. 19707 Notice is given that WILLIAM MASON SHEHAN III whose address is 57 PARK LANE EASTON, MD 21601
10, 2023 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of DENNIS WAYNE WELSH who died on MAY 2, 2023 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, 2023
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; 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.
TERRI WESTCOTT, Register of Wills for Worcester County ONE W MARKET STREET ROOM 102 - COURT HOUSE SNOW HILL, MD 21863-1074 OCD-5/18/2t
DENNIS BRIAN DEVLIN
Notice is given that Frank Devlin, 4 Coachman Drive, Egg Harbor TWP, NJ 08234, was on May 08, 2023 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Dennis Brian Devlin who died on September 8, 2022, without a will.
Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney.
All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 8th day of November, 2023.
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; 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.
Frank DevlinPersonal Representative True Test Copy
Terri Westcott Register of Wills for Worcester County One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074
Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest
Date of publication: May 11, 2023
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22, 2023, at 7:00 PM. The public hearing on the Ordinance will be held on Monday, June 12, 2023, at 7:00 PM. Both meetings will be held during Regular Meetings of the Mayor and Council Berlin Town Hall, 10 William Street, 2nd Floor, Berlin, MD 21811.
The hearing is open to the public, and public testimony is encouraged. Persons with questions regarding this hearing may call 410-641-2770 for further information.
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MAUREEN F.L. HOWARTH AYRES, JENKINS, GORDY & ALMAND, P.A.
6200 Coastal Highway, Suite 200 Ocean City, Maryland 21842
NOTICE OF TAX SALE OF PROPERTY IN THE TENTH ELECTION DISTRICT, SUB-DISTRICTS 101-109, WORCESTER COUNTY, OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND
Town of Ocean City, Maryland municipal taxes and assessments under levies of the tax years 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 on the properties hereinafter described being due and in arrears and unpaid; and in order to compel the payment of the same, together with interest thereon, Attorney and Advertising Fees of $258, and the costs of attending the proceeding, as provided by law, by virtue of the power and authority vested in me as the City Manager and Collector of municipal taxes in the Tenth Election District, Worcester County, Ocean City, Maryland as provided by the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland (Tax-Property Article Section 14-808 et seq. of the Annotated Code of Maryland), the undersigned City Manager and Collector of Taxes, will sell at public auction, at City Hall, 3rd Street and Baltimore Avenue, Ocean City, Maryland, on FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 2023
AT THE HOUR OF 10:00 A.M. the below described properties:
Item 1 10-140137 and 132377-
20180: Described as Sea Watch Condominium, Unit 804, Assessed to Tracy Field Adler and Robert Adler, Assessed Value $340,633, Wastewater, Interest and Penalties Due $1,156.46.
Item 3 10-053986 and 139515-
minium, Unit G-1, Assessed to Jacquelyn Evans Cook, Assessed Value $243,200, Wastewater, Interest and Penalties Due $812.39.
Item 8 10-130158 and 15272518546: Described as Seaward 7 & Seaward 11 Condominium, Unit A, Assessed to Jeffrey L. Disney and Kathryn R. Brillion, Assessed Value $175,000, Wastewater, Interest and Penalties Due $1,028.81.
Item 9 10-317185 and 5140149798: Described as Bay Cove Condominium, Unit 29, Phase III, Assessed to William S. Flynn and Dolores Flynn, Assessed Value $190,700, Wastewater, Interest and Penalties Due $1,476.34.
Item 10 10-082684 and 13475510354: Described as Atlantic Court Condominium, Unit 204, Assessed to Jeffrey Eric Gore, Assessed Value $147,300, Wastewater, Interest and Penalties Due $1,641.86.
Item 12 10-113679 and 2376515594: Described as Pyramid Condominium, Unit 6F, Assessed to John D. Hicks, Assessed Value $191,733, Wastewater, Interest and Penalties Due $1,186.80.
Item 13 10-741823 and 11407168315: Described as Casa Del Mare Condominium, Unit 203, Assessed to Donald Holmes and Nancy A. Holmes, Assessed Value $315,100, Wastewater, Interest and Penalties Due $3,972.83.
Item 14 10-235154 and 7959536076: Described as Harbour Island Condominium, Unit 60, Assessed to Cindy L. Naylor, Assessed Value $466,900, Wastewater, Interest and Penalties Due $1,413.87.
Item 15 10-207436 and 1355931392: Described as Constellation House Condominium, Unit 201, Assessed to Benjamin C. Ogle and Holly B. Ogle, Assessed Value $211,600, Wastewater, Interest and Penalties Due $1,073.75.
Item 16 10-070244 and 185538312: Described as Wight Bay Condominium, Unit 349, Assessed to Lawrence E. Parr and Dawn L. Porter, Assessed Value $184,800, Wastewater, Interest and Penalties Due $992.19.
Item 18 10-248701 and 11595538408: Described as Pier Seven Condominium, Unit 711, Assessed to Aubrey E. Rose and Darlene B. Rose, Assessed Value $147,300, Wastewater, Interest and Penalties Due $819.64.
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tative 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 an 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; 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 claim 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.
Bruce Cohen
Personal Representative
True Test Copy Register of Wills for Worcester County Terri Westcott One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074
Name of newspaper designated by personal representative:
Ocean City Digest
Date of publication: May 18, 2023
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NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS
To all persons interested in the estate of JAMES E. BRADY, JR. Estate No. 19690 Notice is given that JOSEPH P. BRADY whose address is 1135 GREENWAY ROAD, OCEANSIDE, CA 92057 was on MAY 09, 2023 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of JAMES E. BRADY, JR. who died on APRIL 9, 2023 with a will.
OF A PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE 2023-04
AMENDING CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE II ENTITLED BUSINESS LICENSES
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF BERLIN, MARYLAND, A MARYLAND MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AMENDING CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE II ENTITLED BUSINESS LICENSES, SECTION 8-19 DEFINITIONS AND SECTION 8-22 LICENSE REQUIRED; FEE; TRANSFERABILITY AS SUBMITTED.
The Ordinance will be introduced for a first reading on Monday, May
5632: Described as Sand and Foam Condominium, Unit 4 (aka Unit 1D), Assessed to Christopher Behney, Assessed Value $106,000, Wastewater, Interest and Penalties Due $756.93.
Item 4 10-131588 and 2685318780: Described as Balmoral Cove V Condominium, Unit A, Bldg. 2, Assessed to Thomas R. Bender and Lynn C. Bender, Assessed Value $205,900, Wastewater, Interest and Penalties Due $1,160.81.
Item 5 10-428440 and 10078566505: Described as Avalon Condominium, Unit 204, Assessed to Raymond H. Burrows, III and Katherine E. Wyatt-Burrows, Assessed Value $371,000, Wastewater, Interest and Penalties Due $1,399.64.
Item 7 10-050340 and 1190495032: Described as Sea Gate Condo-
APPOINTMENT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 19626
TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF GRAYCE COHEN
Notice is given that Bruce Cohen, 1812 Busch Court, Fort Collins, CO 80525, was on May 10, 2023 appointed personal representative of the small estate of Grayce Cohen who died on December 14, 2022, 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 represen-
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 9th day of NOVEMBER, 2023
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; or
(2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written no-
tice, 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.
TERRI WESTCOTT, Register of Wills for Worcester County
ONE W MARKET STREET
ROOM 102 - COURT HOUSE
SNOW HILL, MD 21863-1074
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Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 110, Zoning, of the Code of the Town of Ocean City, Maryland, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be conducted by the Planning and Zoning Commission in the Council Chambers of City Hall located at 301 Baltimore Avenue in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland on:
TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 2023
At 7:00 pm
Pursuant to the provisions of Article II, Section 5, Conditional Uses, a request has been filed under the provisions of Section 110-514, Uses permitted by Conditional Use in the LC-1, Local Commercial, District, to permit water-related recreational activity with one (1) parasail boat and three (3) reserved parking spaces as required by Section 110-932(b)(30)a. The site of the request is described as Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and the northerly ½ of Lots 18 and 19, Block 120 of the Isle of Wight Land Company Plat, further described as located on the southerly side of 64th Street and the west side of Coastal Highway, on the property known as Dead Freddie’s Restaurant, 105-64th Street, in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.
APPLICANT: PARASAIL
SARASOTA, LLC C/O BRAD
DONAHUE – DBA OCEAN CITY PARASAIL ADVENTURES (FILE #23-12100002)
No oral or written testimony will be accepted after the close of the public hearing.
Public hearings that are not com-
pleted at one meeting may be continued without additional advertised notice provided the Commission Chairperson announces that the hearing will be continued and gives persons in attendance an opportunity to sign up for written notice of the additional hearing dates.
For further information concerning this public hearing, please contact the Department of Planning and Community Development, Room 242, City Hall, 301 Baltimore Avenue, Ocean City, MD 21842. Phone 410-289-8855.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
JOE WILSON, CHAIRPERSON MAREEN HOWARTH, ATTORNEY
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23-04
WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Take Notice that Bill 23-04 was introduced by Commissioners Bertino, Bunting, Fiori and Abbott on May 2, 2023.
A fair summary of the bill is as follows:
A legislative bill amending Section 3-203 of the Public Safety Article of the Worcester County Code to
allow paid parking on county public property.
A Public Hearing
will be held on Bill 23-04 at the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Room 1101 – Government Center, One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland on T Tuesday, June 6th at 10:40 a.m.
This is only a fair summary of the bill. A full copy of the bill is posted on the Legislative Bulletin Board in the main hall of the Worcester County Government Center outside Room 1103, and is available for public inspection in Room 1103 of the Worcester County Government Center. In addition, a full copy of the bill is available on the County Website at www.co.worcester.md.us.
THE WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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23-03
WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Take Notice that Bill 23-03 (Zoning – Separation Distances for Commercial Non-Agricultural Functions in Agricultural Structures and Lands in the A-2 Agricultural Dis-
trict) was introduced by Commissioners Mitrecic and Purnell on May 2, 2023.
A fair summary of the bill is as follows:
§ ZS 1 202(c)(42). (Amends the Zoning and Subdivision Control Article to establish a special exception provision to the separation distance between commercial non-agricultural events and any residential structure on an adjacent property or public road.)
A P Public Hearing
will be held on Bill 23-03 at the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Room 1101 – Government Center, One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland on T Tuesday, June 6th at 10:35 a.m.
This is only a fair summary of the bill. A full copy of the bill is posted on the Legislative Bulletin Board in the main hall of the Worcester County Government Center outside Room 1103, and is available for public inspection in Room 1103 of the Worcester County Government Center. In addition, a full copy of the bill is available on the County Website at www.co.worcester.md.us.
THE WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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(May 19, 2023) Consumers can get confused when it comes to dual agency in real estate.
The Maryland Real Estate Commission describes dual agency below:
The possibility of dual agency arises when the buyer’s agent and the seller’s agent both work for the same real estate company, and the buyer is interested in property listed by that company.
The real estate broker or the broker’s designee, is called the “dual agent.”
Dual agents do not act exclusively in the interests of either the seller or
buyer, and therefore cannot give undivided loyalty to either party.
There may be a conflict of interest because the interests of the seller and buyer may be different or adverse.
If both seller and buyer agree to dual agency by signing a Consent For Dual Agency form, the “dual agent” (the broker or the broker’s designee) shall assign one agent to represent the seller (the seller’s “intra-company agent”) and another agent to represent the buyer (the buyer’s “intra-company agent”).
Intra-company agents are required to provide the same services to their clients that agents provide in transactions not involving dual agency, including advising their clients as to price and negotiation strategies.
If either party does not agree to dual
agency, the real estate company must withdraw the agency agreement for that particular property with either the buyer or seller, or both.
If the seller’s agreement is terminated, the seller must then either represent him or herself or arrange to be represented by an agent from another real estate broker/company.
If the buyer’s agreement is terminated, the buyer may choose to enter into a written buyer agency agreement with a different broker/company.
Alternatively, the buyer may choose not to be represented by an agent of his or her own but simply to receive assistance from the seller’s agent, from another agent in that company, or from a subagent from another company.
Also, a real estate company needs at least three licensees to participate
in dual agency.
The law requires that there be a broker (or branch manager as designated by the broker) to act as the dual agent in the transaction.
The broker or branch manager designated by the broker appoints two licensees in the company to act as intra-company agents.
The intra-company agent representing the seller would represent the seller solely and exclusively while the intra-company agent representing the buyer would represent the buyer solely and exclusively.
A broker who is also the listing agent may not act as the intra-company agent for the seller.
Lauren Bunting is the Broker of Record for Keller Williams Realty of Delmarva in Ocean City.
Taylor Bank recently announced the following employee hires and promotions:
Lauren Ruhl has joined the bank as human resources manager. In her role, Ruhl will oversee the execution of the bank’s human resources function. Ruhl brings over 14 years of experience and industry knowledge to Taylor Bank.
Jen Scott, vice president, has been
promoted to Banking Product Manager. In this position, Scott will manage the servicing and fulfillment of our retirement and IntraFi Network product solutions. Scott has been a member of the Taylor Bank team since 2013. Previously, she held the position of Branch Manager for Main Office.
Casey Robinson, assistant vice president, has been promoted to regional branch manager. In this position, Robinson will oversee the Ocean
Pines branch and main office. Robinson has been a member of the Taylor Bank team since 1996. Previously, he was branch manager for the Ocean Pines branch and the midOcean City branch.
Lisa Caldwell was promoted to branch operations manager. In this position, Caldwell will oversee operations for multiple branches in partnership with the bank’s regional branch managers. She will also assess and mitigate risk through inspection of the bank’s processes. Caldwell has been a member of the Taylor Bank team since 2016.
Olivia Schorr-Smith has been selected to participate in the Taylor
Bank Management Trainee Program. During the program, Schorr-Smith will submerse into various departments of the bank with specific concentration in our deposit operations department. She will participate in strategic and personal development projects and attend both internal and external training events. Schorr-Smith has been a member of the Taylor Bank team since 2018. Previously, she held the position of loan processor.
Lindsay Foxwell was promoted to senior business services specialist. In this position, Foxwell will collaborate with internal partners to develop new business relationships and service ones via our electronic banking solutions. Foxwell has been a member of the Taylor Bank team since 2019. Previously, she held the position of electronic services representative.
there has been an awful lot of discussion, comments made about the board of education budget and there seems to be a lot of misconceptions about what it is this body has requested of the board,” Bertino said. “I want to make clear yet again that it is not the objective of this body to micromanage the board of education. That is the responsibility of the elected members of [that board].”
Last week, the county commissioners voted 4-2 not to fund the school system’s budget over the amount provided last year, citing transparency concerns. The decision left the board of ed with a roughly $4.5 million deficit and no way to close it.
Bertino said Tuesday that the county still hasn’t received a five-year expense trend, a full-time equivalent trend by position, restricted grants listed with full-time equivalence object and categories, dates of restricted grants and additional breakdown of salaries such as how much is base salary, extra-duty pay, summer school, retirement incentive and payouts.
He also said the county has received limited information on lineitem details of software, technology and capital including vehicles. The same goes for details on restricted
grants. The county also wants a list of expenses in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, or ESSER, grants that are set to be moved to the operating budget when they expire.
“It is our responsibility to see how taxpayer money is being used,” Bertino said. “There is no reason that all of us in elected office, all functions of government, should not be open to the public and the taxpayers to see where that money is being spent.”
At another meeting Tuesday, members of the board of education and county school system staff discussed the commissioners’ decision not to fund their full budget request.
Chief Financial Officer Vince Tolbert said staff members asked the commissioners what they would specifically like to see in the budget after learning in April that the commissioners were not satisfied with what was presented. Tolbert said he and Superintendent Lou Taylor met with county officials to get a grasp on what they may want to see and forwarded the additional information requested.
“It was two-and-a-half times more than what they had before,” Tolbert said of the info.
Taylor contended that he thought they were producing what was asked.
“All we hear is transparency. I get it. But we’ve not been able to get directly, what are you requesting in full transparency?,” Taylor said. “So we took some items, developed some things and we thought we were on target. Until we find out we’re not.”
Tolbert and several other staff members also addressed what they called “misinformation” surrounding claims county officials made about the board of ed’s budget. They pointed out as well that the county not only has a surplus in its budget now, but will also have unallocated casino revenue and more revenue from property reassessments next year.
“The county will have money,” Board of Education President Todd Ferrante said during the discussion. “They can support everything we’ve asked for.”
The Worcester County Board of Elections also made revisions to its budget request with an increased total of $74,504. Changes include an increase in personnel requests and a two-step pay bump with a 2-percent cost-of-living adjustment. The board also asked for $43,580 to increase training costs for judges and a statemandated $100 bonus for returning judges and $12,240 for temporary staff.
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A representative with the Army Corps of Engineers assured the Worcester County Commissioners on Tuesday that the Corps was not abandoning the Ocean City inlet, but outlined issues that it faced with making the channel safer for boaters.
PHOTO COURTESY WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERSWORCESTER COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER ENTERPRISE FUND FY 2024 REQUESTED BUDGETS AND ASSESSMENTS
The Worcester County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing to receive comments on the proposed operating budgets, assessments, user charges and other charges for each of the 11 sanitary service areas operated by the Worcester County Department of Public Works, Water & Wastewater Division:
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. in the County Commissioners’ Meeting Room Room 1101 Government Center, One West Market Street
Snow Hill, Maryland 21863
Copies of the proposed operating budgets for the 11 sanitary service areas are available for public inspection in the County Commissioners’ Office in Room 1103 of the County Government Center in Snow Hill and online at www.co.worcester.md.us.
The 11 sanitary service areas and proposed changes to the user charges are as follows:
Assateague Pointe – increase from $96 to $106 per Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) per quarter domestic water flat charge; increase from $150 to $163 per EDU per quarter domestic sewer flat charge; and increase from $27 to $30 per lot grinder pump flat surcharge.
Briddletown – increase from $69 to $73 per EDU per quarter domestic water flat fee; increase from $30 to $32 swimming pool flat charge; increase from $65 to $69 irrigation flat charge; no proposed changes for the commercial water.
Edgewater Acres – increase from $183.75 to $196.60 per EDU per quarter domestic water and sewer base fee; Increase from $103 to $110 per EDU per quarter for domestic water flat rate, and increase from $157.40 to $168.40 per EDU per quarter domestic sewer flat charge.
The Landings – increase from $267.50 to $277.50 per EDU per quarter domestic water and sewer base fee; increase from $42 to $44 per EDU per quarter Lewis Road domestic water base fee; no proposed changes in commercial water and sewer base fees, and increase from $257 to $267 per EDU per quarter accessibility fee.
Lighthouse Sound – increase from $230 to $242 per EDU per quarter domestic sewer flat charge; increase from $107 to $114 per EDU per quarter sewer accessibility fee.
Mystic Harbour - increase from $195.80 to $215 per EDU per quarter domestic water and sewer base fee; increase from $193.33 to $212.66 per EDU per quarter domestic sewer flat charge; no proposed changes for commercial water and sewer, increase from $53.20 to $58.50 per EDU per quarter for Sunset Village domestic water flat charge and increase from $48.95 to $53.75 per EDU per quarter for Oyster Harbor domestic water only. There is no longer an Accessibility Fee per EDU for unimproved lots.
Newark - increase from $222 to $230 per EDU per quarter domestic water and sewer base fee; and increase from $274 to $286 per EDU per quarter commercial water and sewer base fee.
Ocean Pines – increase from $187 to $199 per EDU per quarter domestic water and sewer base fee; increase from $170.75 to $179.75 per EDU per quarter domestic sewer flat charge; increase from $146 to $154 per White Horse Park lot per quarter per domestic water and sewer flat charge; increase in commercial water and sewer base fees ranging from $242.89 to $2,022.30 at present to $257.46 to $2,143.60 based on total EDUs.
Riddle Farm - increase from $220 to $240 per EDU per quarter domestic water and sewer base fee; and increase in commercial water and sewer base fees ranging from $249.70 to $2,079 at present to $272.17 to $2,266.11 based on total EDUs.
River Run - increase from $158 to $167 per EDU per quarter domestic sewer flat charge; and increase from $59 to $62 per EDU per quarter domestic water base fee.
West Ocean City - no proposed changes.
In addition to user charges, assessments will be levied in the Mystic Harbour, Newark, Ocean Pines, Riddle Farm and Snug Harbour service areas or sub-areas to make debt payments. All assessments shall be made on an EDU basis.
For additional information, contact the Worcester County Treasurer’s Office at 410-632-9309.
(May 19, 2023) The Army Corps of Engineers kept pulling sand out of the Ocean City inlet, and it kept coming back.
It’s no surprise that fine sand moves as time passes, but the expensive rate at which the Corps was trying to keep up was one of the chief reasons it decided to abandon its major dredging project in the inlet, a Corps representative told the Worcester County Commissioners during their meeting on Tuesday.
“The Corps is dedicated to maintaining this channel,” said Daniel Bierly, chief of the Civil Project Development Branch. “We dredged this channel back in the (1930s), installing the jetties after (the Hurricane of 1933) that opened up the inlet in the first place. (We’ve) been here ever since.
“(It is) absolutely not the case (that we’re abandoning the inlet). It is our channel. It is our mission to maintain our channels.”
Bierly broke down the Corps’ project to address the shoal material — water and sediment that has gone through the inlet — by dumping it in Assateague Island’s surf zone to allow it to disperse naturally. The purpose, he said, deals with the fact that Assateague sits further back than Ocean City on the coastline.
“All that material that’s supposed to come to the south has been stopped over the years and it’s been starving Assateague Island,” he said.
It’s one of the few projects that the Corps sees to itself instead of contracting out, typically using special dredges when they’re available.
Bierly said there have been “profound” changes to the northern end of Assateague over the years, which could be connected to the worsening condition.
He also said that even most sophisticated and involved solutions did not reduce the need for dredging that much.
“The inlet is an extremely dynamic area. Material not only comes in and out of the inlet but also across the back bays and it’s very difficult to know what to do. Frankly, this (proposed) solution didn’t pan out and plus, it’s extremely expensive at over $16 million.”
Looking at the next steps, Bierly demonstrated that the problem area is not in the Ocean City inlet itself but in a concentrated area off the West Ocean City harbor.
“Currently there are two gaps there which were done on purpose back in the day, but the thinking is maybe we need to close them up to have an ideal effect,” he said. “It’s not a perfect solution even if it were to
work because the first area that’s to be closed off … is extremely popular to recreational boaters and particularly jet skiers. It’s also a horseshoe crab habitat.”
Furthermore, the hopper dredges that the Corps uses — of which there are two — are in high demand up and down the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico coastline. They’re especially needed in post-hurricane cleanup efforts. While they could certainly be a boon to any further efforts, locking down sufficient time for them to be in the area is hard to guarantee.
“Because of the Assateague Island dredging, the Corps was not budgeting for more dredging in the inlet channel — it wasn’t necessary,” Bierly said. “But in 2013 … we realized we need to start doing some (operations and management) in that channel.
“In 2016, two research labs for the Corps looked at the inlet and (recommended) a sediment budget — how much goes here and how much goes there. Material comes in the inlet and also goes out, of course.”
Bierly said that a net change of around 13,000 cubic yards more incoming from 1995 to 2002 doubled in the period from 2008-2012 before receding back to those levels in 2013.
“In 2004 we started placing at Assateague Island,” Bierly said. “Material generally moves north to south on the East Coast in this part but it can also move in other directions. Material can also come south around the jetty and in.”
He stressed that the evidence the Corps is working with is all circumstantial as it looks to answer the pivotal question — is more dredging needed?
Commissioner Eric Fiori observed that the shoals on the southeast of the Ocean City inlet have “gotten considerably shallower” and span much further to the northeast over the last 10 years. There’s a northeast sector that’s extremely shallow, with breaking waves, that wasn’t an issue five years ago.
“If we’re tracking this sediment of sand we’re pushing up onto Assateague Island, these shoals have been drastically affected both in size and depth,” Fiori said. “I think looking at that would hopefully offer some type of solution to placing the material (somewhere) that we’re maybe causing our own problems as we dredge.”
Bierly said that area was on the “outside reach” of the model the Corps was using but called it an interesting idea that he’d bring back to staff.
“We need to find a common denominator,” Fiori said.
Commissioner Jim Bunting said an oceanographer told him that that spot Fiori mentioned was the first spot they pointed out.
“(Sediment) is in his opinion migrating from there and coming around and coming in,” Bunting said.
Commissioner Joe Mitrecic, tripling down with his colleagues, raised a question of safety concerns in recommending that dredging not stick to the minimum requirements but go “as deep as they can go.”
“Let’s take it to where we can. If it’s 12 (feet), let’s make it 15 (feet). If it’s 15, let’s make it 20,” Mitrecic said.
He brought up incidents along the coast where boaters have been thrown overboard due to shallow waters.
“I’m concerned that’s going to happen here,” he said. “A lot of people head out there on that inlet with their pontoon boats whether or not they should. I’d hate to see us lose someone out there because of the shoaling.”
Bierly said in response to another Mitrecic suggestion that they simply deposit the sediment further down Assateague Island that it may not be fiscally feasible.
But the more noise that people make about the issues, the better.
“There’s no set process necessarily but the more voices you get saying something the easier it is,” Bierly said.
(May 19, 2023) Software system upgrades within the Worcester County Treasurer’s Office will likely cause temporary service interruptions Monday and Tuesday, May 22 and 23.
Anticipated disruptions will include tax payments, utility payments, room and food tax payments, and the ability of staff in the treasurer’s office to process deed instruments and related activities.
“Due to anticipated interruptions, we are asking customers to make alternative arrangements during these
two dates,” Finance Officer Phil Thompson said. “We anticipate the upgrade will be completed by Wednesday, May 24, when the Treasurer’s Office should be open for business as usual.”
The temporary disruption will impact over-the-counter transactions at both the Worcester County Government Center in Snow Hill and the Isle of Wight building on St. Martin’s Neck Road in Bishopville, as well as online activity at co.worcester.md.us/departments/tre asurers-office.
The Ocean City, Ocean Pines and Berlin Chambers of Commerce welcomed Zoom Car Wash with a joint ribbon cutting at the grand opening April 10. Zoom features self-serve bays, touchless express service (both open 24/7) and the zoom tunnel, located on Route 50 in front of Home Depot.
Two members of the Worcester County Veteran's Memorial of Ocean Pines accepted a check on April 6 for $3,000 from the Ocean City-Berlin Optimist Club to support its youth program. Pictured, from left, are Susan Pantone, vice president of the Veteran's Memorial Committee; Marie Gilmore, committee president; and Bill Hickey, Optimist member.
The Ocean City and Ocean Pines chambers of commerce celebrated the new office of Movement Mortgage on 82nd Street with a joint ribbon cutting March 8. Ocean City Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Amy Thompson, left, and Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Kerrie Bunting, right, present plaques to Senior Loan Officer Pam Rocco, Market Leader Justin Kozera and Branch Manager Joe Brach.
Fourth grade students in Heather Robins' class at Ocean City Elementary School participated in the second annual Tournament of Books, where they had to read 16 books from November to March. Every Friday in March they would vote to see which books moved forward in the competition. The class is pictured with the winning book, “Escaping the Giant Wave” by Peg Kehret.
Atlantic General Hospital Foundation representatives and Penguin Swim event co-chairs came together recently with OC Ravens Roost #44 members to celebrate their long-time partnership. OC Ravens Roost #44 hosts and participates in several fundraising activities throughout the year with proceeds raised going toward various local charities. Each year, the Roost registers a team for the New Year’s Day Penguin Swim and collects thousands of dollars in donations. At this year’s swim, the group took home the first-place prize in the “Community Group or Organization” category by raising $9,869. To date, OC Ravens Roost #44 has amassed a total of $162,000 for the hospital.
Fourth grade students Yanely Torres and J'annah Harmon had some academic fun while practicing their fraction skills. They completed the Trail Mix Fraction Challenge in Faith Murray's math class at Ocean City Elementary School.
Worcester Preparatory School held Autism Awareness Day on April 26. In addition to wearing blue, the Upper School Surf Club collected donations to support the Surfers Healing Foundation, which exposing those living with autism to the experience of surfing. (Left) Pictured, standing, from left, are eighth graders Mario Dahr, Justin McGovern, Anthony Ziman, Dade Kappes and Maximilian Lev, and standing, Jack Adkins, Jacob Lev, Michael Hall, Gavin Mann and Ronen Poddar. (Right) Pictured
Bob Broderick of the First State Detachment, swears in Tom Wengert, commander of Ocean City American Legion Post 166, as an associate member, at the Detachment’s April membership meeting. Wengert served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War.
The Art League of Ocean City held a special breakfast on April 25 to honor its corporate partners for their continued support of the arts. Pictured are Lorri Miller, left, and Lauri Reynolds of Hilton Garden Inn.
Students at Ocean City Elementary School were excited to show off all the reading they did during Spring Break. Each flower added to the Blooming Readers flowerpot represents 15 minutes spent reading. As a reward, students will be treated to a pieeating contest between the school’s principal, assistant principal and guidance counselor at the end of the school year. Pictured are Wendi Eitel’s third grade class and Laura Black’s kindergarten class.
The Semper-Fi America’s Fund has thanked the First State Detachment of the Marine Corps League for donating more than $21,000 in 2022 to the national organization that provides care for critically ill and injured service members, veterans and military families from all branches of service. The First State Marines raised the money in two events, a golf tournament and the Semper-Fi Bike, Run, and Walk on the Ocean City Boardwalk. Pictured are Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan,
As the Town of Ocean City continues to pursue the idea of seriously ramping up tourism by creating a multi-million-dollar sports complex somewhere on the mainland, it also should think about the needs of existing attractions that make the resort what it is today.
Outside of the beach itself, on which the city spends millions in concert with the county, state and federal governments, the second most important feature of this destination resort is the Ocean City Inlet ... and it has been in trouble for years.
Now, we learn that the Army Corps of Engineers has ended its quest for a solution to the inlet’s shoaling problems and will only do what is known as maintenance dredging.
That’s what Corps representatives told county officials this week and what it means is the only access that the resort area’s multi-million-dollar fishing industry has to the ocean will continue to be a shallow, shifting ribbon of water that’s increasingly tricky for larger vessels to navigate at low tide.
It was a few years ago when local and county governments were fighting over Ocean City taxes paying for county services resort taxpayers didn’t use or want that the City Council declared the condition of the inlet and harbor area were not Ocean City’s problems.
Considering how much money sportfishing contributes to the resort economy, that obviously wasn’t true. It’s not true now either, and it’s about time the council and the commissioners issue a unified call for help.
As the commissioners were told Tuesday, the only thing that can be done to get more attention paid to the difficulties being experienced in the inlet and harbor area is to raise more of a stink about the situation.
That’s how the process works, and the council should join the county in turning up the volume and improve the odds of getting something done besides the minimum maintenance. Having a dependable, easily navigable inlet is a guaranteed income producer for Ocean City and should be part of any overall tourism development plan.
EDITOR ............................................ Stewart Dobson
MANAGING EDITOR ................................ Lisa Capitelli
STAFF WRITERS ..............Jack Chavez, Mallory Panuska,
Hoffman, Hunter Hine
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Kelly
CLASSIFIEDS/LEGALS MANAGER .... Nancy MacCubbin
SENIOR DESIGNER ................................ Susan Parks
GRAPHIC ARTIST .................................... Kelly Brown
PUBLISHER........................................ Christine Brown
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ...................... Gini Tufts
Let’s talk about Ocean City’s new marketing logo and why I have no opinion on it.
It’s true and I confess that it surprises me as much as anyone, considering that I have an opinion on most things.
I even have an opinion on my own opinions, which is that mine aren’t that reliable, since they are subject to change depending on whatever new information comes my way and from whom.
I worked here in town with an ad salesperson by the name of Annie Powell, who had on her wall a poster that said, “It’s not creative unless it sells.”
That quote came from the late ad agency giant David Ogilvy, who was the only person ever knighted in England for getting people to buy things they didn’t know they wanted.
So, the question is, will Winky Sun sell Ocean City to people who don’t know anything about it?
Again, I don’t know, but I do have an idea about how to adjust this logo so it’s more representative of a true Maryland experience.
By Stewart DobsonAs I have mentioned several times before, I’m a little bit of a contrarian. That means even if you and I had the same opinion about something, I’d probably argue that if I’m agreeing with you, then both of us must be wrong.
I’m not quite that bad, but I am happy to argue about anything just for the sport of it, with the one exception being the style, substance and effectiveness of the Winky Sun logo.
Here are my four reasons for that:
1. I already live here, so I don’t care.
2. I don’t care because ... I just don’t, that’s why, okay?
3. It’s not as bad as having three bears squeezing it to show us how soft it is.
4. I’m withholding my opinion until after Labor Day.
That’s the thing, I can’t say whether it’s good, bad or fair-to-middling, because I won’t know how well it worked, or didn’t work, until the numbers are in once the summer has ended.
What I do know, though, is that years ago
After much thought about this state’s longheld traditions, and digging into my own experiences here, which include a weekend of underage pursuit of happiness until making the acquaintance of a giant police officer, who said something like, “Pour it out or I’ll pinch your head off,” I have produced what I believe is the perfect Ocean City beach logo.
It combines the old and the new, and imparts a message that says fun can be had here ... as long as it’s legal.
At least this is my current opinion, which could change, depending.
What do you think?
(May 19, 2023) Promoters for the Professional Bull Riders Ocean City Seacrets Classic’s return to Ocean City received a special event liquor licenses from the Worcester County Board of License Commissioners on Wednesday.
The licenses will allow Anne Arundel County-based Juice Box Jams, a charitable nonprofit, to sell alcohol at the event scheduled for the weekend of June 2 through June 4 in the Ocean City inlet parking lot. Alcohol sales will be limited to the hours of 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
The fenced-off event grounds will include three bars staffed by TIPScertified bartenders. Music will be provided at the event by Ocean Citynative Jimmy Charles.
There weren’t many details that
Editor,
After reading the article (April 28, 2023) regarding the denial of the name change of the Deja Vu Romantic Boutique shop in North Ocean City, I was pleased to see that Councilman Matt Savage believes the business is inconsistent with Ocean City’s family image.
As a year round resident, I am grateful for this type of leadership in our community.
However, last month on a warm sunny day for April, I saw a young woman riding her bike down Coastal Highway, wearing a thong so tiny, I thought she was naked on the lower half of her body.
There seems to be a problem of the “family friendly” image when you see so many near naked rear ends on the beach.
Katie Brown Ocean CityEditor,
Based on data from Ocean City’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports for the last eight fiscal years, the
the liquor board had to parse through and its members only had a few questions regarding alcohol sales timing, the promoters’ ability to run security and keep alcohol out of underaged hands and if ingress/egress will be an issue.
The event will have its own security and Alex Spies of OC West Productions said that on top of wrist bracelets for patrons over 21, bartenders will know to ask for identification from anyone they suspect might be too young, even if they have a bracelet.
There will be two entrance/exit points to the event, leading Spies and Juice Box Jams representative William Gallagher to say they’re confident that they can control the crowd well.
All alcohol-sale proceeds from the weekend will go to Juice Box Jams.
Last year, the first year of the PBR Ocean City Seacrets Classic, drew 40
top-class bull riders to the resort with bull rider Eduardo de Oliveira of Brazil winning the event. He actually lost to Cooter Brown in the championship round but had such strong prior rounds that de Oliveira still clinched the top spot.
Mayor & City Council consistently underestimate revenues and overestimate expenses.
From fiscal 2015 to fiscal 2022, the combined underestimated revenue totaled over $19.8 million, averaging over $2.4 million per year.
During that same period, the combined overestimated expenses totaled over $27 million, for an average of nearly $3.4 million per year.
When these two categories are added together, it results in an average favorable variance or surplus of over $5.8 million per year.
In fiscal 2022 alone, underestimated revenue exceeded $5.7 million and overestimated expenses amounted to over $7.7 million. The combined surplus in these two categories topped $13.4 million.
In retrospect, the property tax rate for fiscal 2022 could have been lowered by 14.5 cents, and the town would have still had a balanced budget.
Over several years, repeated attempts to encourage the mayor and council for even a modest reduction in the property tax rate have been ignored. When are our elected officials going to adopt fiscal responsibility?
Vincent dePaul Gisriel, Jr. Ocean CityThe event is just one stop on the 2023 PBR Challenger Series, which will make more than 60 stops from May through November before its championship in Las Vegas, accord-
ing to a press release.
Bull riders get on one bull each in the first three rounds. Following Sunday’s third round, individual threeround scores will be added up and the top 15 will advance to the championship round.
Bull riding will begin at 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.
For tickets and more information, visit https://pbr.com/.
(May 19, 2023) Speaking at a Motor Event Task Force meeting last Friday, Mayor Rick Meehan said Ocean City officials’ have worked to ensure the passage of statewide legislation regulating illegal car rallies would be helpful rather than hurtful for the local special event zone law.
“Our goal is to remain consistent, not to let our guard down. Things can happen very quickly, especially in this world of social media and technology,” Meehan said.
With the passing of the Special Event Zone in Worcester County, Ocean City has gotten a grip on the pop-up car rallies that plagued the resort over the past few years.
Meehan noted that localities around Maryland have started facing similar problems, noting a recent video of a car doing donuts on the bay bridge.
For the past two years Maryland lawmakers have pushed two consecutive bills aimed at controlling popup car rallies across the state, but neither passed. The way both bills were written could have ruined
Ocean City’s Special Event’s Zone, Meehan said.
In the 2022 legislative session, a senate bill targeting street racing and exhibition driving was vetoed by former Gov. Larry Hogan. State lawmakers changed language in the bill that would have affected definitions written into Ocean City’s Special
Events Zone law, which would’ve made it less enforceable, Meehan said.
In the legislative session this year, the bill returned as HB208 and SB0147, with support from Anne Arundel County representatives who had faced their own problems with pop-up events, Meehan said.
The Worcester County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing to receive comments on the proposed FY 2023/2024 Solid Waste Enterprise Fund Operating Budget as requested by the Worcester County Department of Public Works, Solid Waste Division on:
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. in the County Commissioners’ Meeting Room Room 1101 Government Center, One West Market Street Snow Hill, Maryland 21863
The Proposed Budget maintains the current solid waste tipping fee of $75 per ton for municipal waste and $80 per ton for construction and demolition debris. Copies of the detailed budget are available for public inspection at the County Commissioners’ Office in Room 1103 of the County Government Center in Snow Hill or online at www.co.worcester.md.us.
Ocean City volunteered support for the bill, which would be in effect year-round and wouldn’t require a special events zone, he said.
The bill looked favorable to Ocean City officials through its initial hearings in the House and Senate, but lawmakers again changed the language in a way that ruined the local Special Events Zone law, Meehan said.
“When it got back in the individual committees they started to wordsmith it and changed it around and it ended up basically again diluting the impact of the law we currently have,” Meehan said.
The bill made it to a reading in the Judicial Proceedings Committee, but Sen. William C. Smith Jr., chair of the committee didn’t let the bill out of committee, Meehan said.
The bill died there.
Smith had promised that he understood how important it was to Ocean City that the bill remained as it was originally written, Meehan said.
“I do expect it (the bill) to come back again next year for all the right reasons, and I am sure that we’ll be up in Annapolis again trying to make sure that whatever is passed really does what they want it to do,” Meehan said.
For
information, contact the Worcester County Treasurer’s Office at 410-632-9309.
(May 19, 2023) Today, 80 years ago, British Prime Minister Sir Winston S. Churchill addressed the United States Congress for the second time. He told the congressmen, “I do not intend to be responsible for any suggestion that the war is won or will soon be over.”
He reminded the Americans that, “no one, after Gettysburg, doubted which way the dread balance of war would incline. Yet far more blood was shed after the Union victory at Gettysburg than all the fighting which went before.”
He ended his address by saying, “By singleness of purpose, by steadfastness of conduct, by tenacity and endurance, such as we have so far displayed, by these, and only by these, can we discharge our duty to the future of the world and the destiny of man.”
That evening he and President Franklin D. Roosevelt met in the White House, with Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King.
The British prime minister was in the American capital for the Third Washington Conference. The First Washington Conference was held shortly after America’s entry into the war, with the second occurring in June 1942. All involved the American president and the British prime minister. The Third Washington Conference is often referred to as the Trident Conference.
Churchill, and the United Kingdom’s military leaders, boarded the Queen Mary on May 4, 1943. On Tuesday morning, May 11, the Queen Mary arrived in New York City.
Among the 100 people accompanying Churchill on that voyage was W. Averell Harriman, who would shortly be named U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, and would later marry Churchill’s daughter-in-law, Pamela; Gen. Sir Hastings (“Pug”) Ismay, Churchill’s chief military advisor; Gen. Sir Alan Brooke, chief of
the Imperial General Staff; Sir Dudley Pound, First Lord of the Admiralty; Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal, chief of the Air Staff; Field Marshal Sir Archibald Wavell, commander-in-chief, India; Air Marshal Sir Richard Peirse, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF, India; Adm. Sir James Somerville, commanderin-chief, Eastern Fleet; Lord Frederick Leathers, Minister of War Transport; Frederick Alexander Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell, special advisor to Churchill; Lord Beaverbrook, head of the AngloAmerican Combined Raw Materials Board.
In addition to Harriman and the British dignitaries, the ship had transported 5,000 German POWs, who had been captured in Tunisia. General Ismay later described the Queen Mary as:
“...a most convenient and comfortable workshop. We were all under one roof, and each had our own offices. There were ample conference rooms, and the reproduction and circulation of papers went forward with the same methodical precision as in London. We received the usual stream of telegrams and the prime minister’s map room, under the charge of the indefatigable [Capt. Richard] Pim, was kept as up-to-date as its counterpart in Great George Street.”
Upon arrival in New York, the delegation was met by Harry Hopkins, the president’s closest confidant. From New York City, the British brass, Harriman and Hopkins traveled to Washington by special train. Upon the train’s arrival at Union Station, it was met by the president, and he and the prime minister repaired to the White House for a luncheon meeting, followed at 2:30 p.m., by a meeting of the two with the combined chiefs of staff.
The prime minister, at the president’s insistence, stayed at the White House. The next morning, the two leaders met with Edvard Beneš, the
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Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, Marylandonce and future president of Czechoslovakia. The military staffs met almost daily in the Board of Governors Room at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Building, located in the block bordered by 20th, 21st, C Streets and Constitution Avenue, Northwest. The president and the PM met every other day in the White House.
In addition to those British who had arrived aboard the Queen Mary, the following Washington-based officers were in attendance: Field Marshal Sir John Dill, chief of the British Joint Staff Mission; Adm. Sir Percy Lockhart Harnam Noble, head of the British Naval Delegation in Washington, D.C.; Air Marshal Sir William Lawrie Welsh, head of the RAF Delegation in Washington, D.C.; Lt. Gen. Sir Gordon Nevil Macready, head of the British Army mission in Washington D. C.
American interests were represented by the following: Adm. William D. Leahy, chief of staff to FDR; Gen. George C. Marshall, Army chief-of-staff; Adm. Ernest J. King, chief of Naval Operations; Brig. Gen.
Albert C. Wedemeyer, advisor to Gen. Marshall; presidential advisor Harry Hopkins; Lt. Gen. Joseph T. McNarney, Army deputy chief-of-staff; Lt. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell, commander of all U.S. forces in China, Burma, and India; Lt. Gen. Stanley D. Embick, chief of the Joint Strategic Survey Committee; Lt. Gen. Brehon B. Somervell, commander Services of Supply; Vice Adm. Frederick J. Horne, vice chief of Naval Operations; Vice Adm. Russell Willson, deputy commander-in-chief, U.S. Fleet; Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault, commander Fourteenth Air Force; Maj. Gen. Muir S. Fairchild, member of the Joint Strategic Survey Committee of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Maj. Gen. Walter Beedle Smith, chief-ofstaff at Allied Forces Headquarters; Maj. Gen. St. Clair Streett, chief of the Theater Group of the Operations Division in the Office of the Chief-ofStaff; Rear Adm. Charles M. Cooke Jr., principal planning officer for commander-in-chief, U.S. Fleet. Also in attendance was T.V. Soong, China’s foreign minister, and
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(May 19, 2023) Legislation that gives Maryland first responders a Maryland state park pass discount was signed into law by Gov. Wes Moore Monday at the State House.
Sponsored by Sen. Mary Beth Carozza (R-Lower Shore) and inspired by retired Salisbury firefighter Steve Mizell who suffers from post-traumatic stress syndrome, the legislation allows for a $40 discount on the annual $75 state park pass for law enforcement and first responders, includ-
ing firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and 911 specialists who are Maryland residents.
The state park service passport allows for unlimited day-use admission to Maryland’s state parks and facilities, unlimited boat launching at all applicable state park facilities and a 10 percent discount on state-operated concession items and boat rentals.
Senate Bill 823 will go into effect on June 1.
Millville
John Gordon Connelly III, 81, affectionately known by all as “Gordy” and a man of nine lives plus of Millville, Delaware, formerly of Essex, Maryland, passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at his home.
Gordy was born in Baltimore on November 26, 1941 son of the late John Gordon Connelly Jr. and the late Geraldine Marie (Schultz) Connelly.
He graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Class of 1959. Gordy worked for Bethlehem Steel in Baltimore where he was a pipefitter and taught the trade before completely retiring in the early 2000s.
Gordy will be remembered as a man that enjoyed life and loved to socialize with all of his friends. He was a past member of the Hawks Pleasure Club in Essex and a current member of the Ocean City Pleasure Club, the Ocean City Elks, the East Sussex Moose Lodge #2542 in Roxana, Delaware, and a social member of the American Legion and VFW.
His home away from home was the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Aerie 4528 in Clarksville, Delaware. Gordy was proud to be a charter member of that location and held several offices there.
He was just awarded lifetime honorary worthy trustee emeritus, for all the hard work and time that he has put in to make the Eagles a successfully organization in Sussex County.
His friends and family will remember him for his love of not only people, but of his passion for karaoke and dance.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by the mother of his children, Mary Jane (DeCarlo)
Connelly and his wife, Darlene Connelly. He is survived by three children, Tammy Etzel and her husband John of Manchester, Maryland, Sheri Calvert and her husband Jim of Littlestown, Pennsylvania, and John Gordon “Gordy” Connelly IV and his wife Maria of Essex; seven grandchildren and soon-to-be 12 great-grandchildren. Gordy is also survived by two brothers, Terry Connelly and Gregory Connelly, both of Essex; and a dear friend, JoAnn McKenzie, of Frankford, Delaware.
A celebration of Gordy’s life will be held at noon on Thursday, May 18, at the Ocean View Chapel of Melson Funeral Services at 38040 Muddy Neck Rd. in Ocean View, where friends and family may gather after 11 a.m. Interment will be held privately at Millville Cemetery.
Online condolences may be sent by visiting melsonfuneralservices.com.
JAMES JOSEPH EBEL
Selbyville
James Joseph Ebel, 81, of Selbyville, Delaware, passed away Thursday, May 11, 2023, peacefully in his sleep. He was born in Washington D.C. and was the son of the late Wilhelm F. Ebel and Margaret (Carney) Ebel.
He was a retired member of Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Union #5. He was a member of St. Luke’s Catholic Church, a life member of the Elks Lodge, a 4th degree Knights of Columbus, and he served in the U.S. Navy.
James is survived by his wife Kathleen J. Ebel; one son, Jim Ebel Jr. and wife Kimberly of Bellbrook, Ohio; one daughter, Laura Ebel of Selbyville; and four grandchildren, Owen Ebel, Erin Ebel, Reagan Ebel
and Nolan Ebel.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, William Ebel and Eugene Ebel; and two sisters, Kathleen Ann Ebel and Peggy Ebel.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 18, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church, 9903 Coastal Hwy. in Ocean City. Visitation will be held one hour before the service.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Ebel’s memory may be made to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, 2361 Hylan Blvd., Staten Island, NY. 10306 or the American Diabetes Assoc., P.O. Box 7023, Merrifield, VA. 22116.
Condolences may be sent by visiting bishophastingsfh.com.
Peggy Ann Auker, 73, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Peggy was born on July 28, 1949, to the late Jasper and Ida Semiclose of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.
She is survived by her loving husband, Robert P. Auker; and their three children, Robert P. Auker II (Diana), Alison A. Merritt (Stephen), and Michelle A. Prestas (Michael). Also surviving are her brother, Bill Stahl (Sandy); and her two sisters, Jackie Vivian (Blaine), and Alice Hutnick (Michael).
She loved spending time with her seven beautiful grandchildren, Marley, Lorelei and Sullivan Auker, Cameron and Brayden Merritt, and Zoey and Layla Prestas.
Peggy was an avid reader and loved reading with all of them. They
all loved her dearly and have so many memories like baking Christmas cookies and the “best apple pie.” Peggy also enjoyed going to the beach and on annual family vacations to Florida.
Peggy graduated from Bloomsburg Area High School in1967 and attended Bloomsburg University. She married Robert in 1969 where they resided in Berwick, Pennsylvania, and raised their family.
Peggy and her husband Robert started living in Ocean City during the summer months in 1973, where they managed Souvenir City. They, along with their children, became the proud owners of Souvenir City, and eventually Souvenir City 2, on the Boardwalk in Ocean City. They acquired the family business in 1992 and have put their whole hearts into making it a nostalgic experience.
She was best known for her kindness, her smile, and her “Peggy Projects.” She will be greatly missed by many employees, whom she treated as family. Many of the foreign students considered her their “American mom” since they were far away from home. She would do anything to make them feel welcome. Peggy was also a Longaberger consultant for many years and loved helping friends and family organize their homes.
Her spirit was spread through volunteering over the years. She was an active volunteer for the Girl Scouts, and her latest endeavors included being a member of Sodality of the
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brother-in-law to Nationalist Chinese leader, Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek. Mr. Soong was the brother of Madam Chiang. Mr. Soong met with the president, Adm. Leahy, and Gen. McNarney.
The conference resulted in the two nations agreeing to the following: the invasion of Italy; “unconditional surrender” from the Axis; to seek the assistance of the USSR in the war against Japan; to set the cross-channel invasion for spring 1944.
At 4 p.m., May 25, Churchill walked into the Oval Office for a last joint press conference with the president. The next morning, he left Washington on a seaplane, from the Potomac River, accompanied by Gen. Marshall. Their ultimate destination was Gen. Eisenhower’s headquarters in Algiers, Algeria. They stopped first in Nova Scotia. From there the plane flew to Gibraltar.
Next week: Battle OF Exi Mr. Wimbrow writes from Ocean City, Maryland, where he practices law representing those accused of criminal and traffic offenses, and those who have suffered a personal injury through no fault of their own. He can be contacted at: wimbrowlaw@gmail.com.
Blessed Virgin Mary at St. Mary Star of the Sea/Holy Savior Catholic Church. She also volunteered as a Eucharistic Minister and enjoyed donating and volunteering at the annual Christmas Bizarre.
A mass will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, May 22, at Holy Savior Catholic Church at 1705 Philadelphia Avenue in Ocean City.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in honor of Peggy A. Auker can be made to Atlantic General Hospital Regional Cancer Care Center. Donations can be made online at agh.care/give by choosing “other” for gift and writing RCCC in the comment box, or by mail addressed to Atlantic General Hospital Foundation, 10320 Old Ocean City Boulevard, Berlin, MD 21811 with “Regional Cancer Care Center” in the memo. All support would then be directed to where Peggy received the highest level of care possible for her battle against pancreatic cancer.
JOHN CHARLES STALEY
Ocean City
John Charles Staley, 96, passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at his home in Ocean City. Born in Dundalk, he was the son of the late John Leo Staley and Irene Allen Staley.
He was proceeded in death by his loving wife of 47 years, Mary Patricia Staley (Crowley).
He is survived by three sons, John “Jack” Staley (Jody), Brian Staley, and Gregory Staley (Lynette); two daughters, Mary Ball (Jerry) and Valerie Staley. He is also survived by his loving grandchildren, Jason, Mary Beth, Michelle, Johnny, Christopher, Meghan, Daniel, Corey and Jesse. Also seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
He was the last survivor of his large family of eight children. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, William, and six sisters, Mary, Catherine, Irene, Margaret, Geraldine and Helen Anne.
John proudly served in the Navy during World War II. After he returned from the Navy, he returned to Mount Saint Joseph High School and went onto Villa Nova University to receive his bachelor’s degree. He was employed by C&P Telephone company for 35 years and retired in 1989.
He was a devoted member of St. Luke’s Catholic Church where he served as head usher, and was on the Parish Council. He was Past Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus where he achieved fourth Degree Knight. John was one of the original members of the Delmarva Irish American Club. He and Pat were Grand Marshalls in 1995, and he served again as Grand Marshal in 2018. He was a past president of the
Worcester County Library, a longtime planning and zoning commissioner, and named Citizen of the Year in 2007. John was a past board of directors member for the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce, and member of various organizations including The Lions Club, Elks, American Legion and VFW.
A viewing will be held from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, May 23, at the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 24, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Ocean City. Friends may call one hour prior to the mass. Internment will take place at the Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery in Hurlock, Maryland, at a later date. Letters of condolence can be sent to the family via burbagefuneralhome.com. Arrangements are in the care of The Burbage Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be sent to Coastal Hospice or Worcester County Library.
DOLORES E. ROTHERMEL
Ocean City
Dolores E. Rothermel, nee Bechtold, 89, of Ocean City, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2023, in Atlantic General Hospital following a fall in her home.
Born near Fairmont, West Virginia and raised in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Loretta Brock.
Dolores, or Dolly to most, was predeceased by her husband George W. Sherk and her very special Aunt, Evelyn Light. She is survived by her son
Robert A. Rothermel Jr. and his wife Amy of Ocean City; and her niece
Melody Cedarstrom of Berlin. The lights of her life were her grandsons
Jonathan B. Rothermel and his partner Olya, also of Berlin; and William B. Rothermel of Ocean City. Her special joy was her great-grandson
Theodore B. Rothermel, son of Jonathan and Olya. She is also survived by her wonderful lifelong high school friend Fran Douple of Manheim, Pennsylvania.
Before retiring to Ocean City, among the many jobs she held since graduating from Lebanon Senior High School, Dolores had worked at the Lebanon Chemical Company, the Lebanon County Workshop, HERCO, and Three Mile Island. The skills she learned in high school served her well throughout her career as she was known to be able to flawlessly type 200 words a minute.
Although she had many fond memories and made great friends at each of her employers, her life’s passion was for her family. Living close to her family was the ultimate gift as she could also watch the ocean and
listen to the seagulls. She was a voracious reader and always had a book or, later in life, her Nook at arm’s reach. Dolores was an animal lover, especially dogs, and spoke lovingly of all of the dogs that had been in her life
She lived a long life due in part to the extraordinary care she received from Dr. William Greer and the staff at Greer Family Practice. Her final days were made much more comfortable because of the compassionate care she experienced at the hands of the doctors, nurses and staff at Atlantic General Hospital. Her special friend and frequent caregiver Sabrina Wallace of Ocean City kept her life full and comfortable in her final years.
A private graveside service will be officiated by Pastor Jill Williams of St. Paul’s by the Sea at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her memory to Kenille’s Kupboard Pet Pantry & Rescue, Inc., P.O. Box 598, Ocean City, MD 21843 or the Humane Society of Harrisburg Area, www.humanesoicietyhbg.org.
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(May 19, 2023) Last year the Stephen Decatur softball team captured its first regional title since 1991, and now, the Lady Seahawks are back-to-back champions. But, it wasn’t easy.
It was a back-and-forth battle with the Crofton Cardinals, but the topseeded Lady Seahawks prevailed, 43, in extra innings on Wednesday in Berlin.
“I don’t even know where to begin. That’s a heck of a team first of all. They won 12 in a row,” said Decatur Coach Scott Kurtz. “They put us in a position early that we really hadn’t been in much. We didn’t touch a ball until a foul ball in the third inning. We just couldn’t get a bat on the ball.
“We had to change up the strategy a bit and just try to get base runners anyway possible,” he continued. “We talked about bunting but then the way that they were crashing the bunts we recognized that we had to push bunt, which means just basically push it past the third and the first basemen into the gaps, and these girls executed almost to perfection exactly what I asked them to do.”
Third-seeded Crofton put one run on the board in the first inning. After three scoreless innings Decatur tallied two runs in the bottom of the fifth.
The Cardinals took a 3-2 lead in
the top of the sixth. The Seahawks tied it up, 3-3, in the bottom of the inning when junior Kiara Taylor hit a solo home run.
Tied at three at the end of seven, the game went into extra innings.
The last player out for each team starts on second base. Neither was able to score in the eighth.
In the bottom of the ninth, sophomore Madison McGinnis’ bunt went over the Crofton pitcher’s head and sophomore Ava Snelsire was able to score from third base.
“We used those bunts to keep ourselves alive and then when we could have went down, Kiara Taylor hits a bomb to left field and ties it up,” Kurtz said. “That saved us. We’re not playing extras if she doesn’t do that. I just can’t get over the plays girls on both teams made in those last extra innings.”
Decatur tallied seven hits in the game.
McGinnis, Taylor and senior Sarah Smith had two hits and one RBI each. Freshman Madison Donoway had one hit.
McGinnis threw all nine innings. She struck out 10, walked two and gave up seven hits.
“They work their butts off, they play together, they’re doing it for each other and I couldn’t be prouder of them,” Kurtz said.
Decatur advanced to the 3A South
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(May 19, 2023) The Stephen Decatur baseball team came from behind to win the 3A South Region II championship, 10-4, over the Chesapeake Cougars – the defending state champs – Tuesday on its home field in Berlin.
“It just feels great to win games. It
doesn’t happen all the time. I’m really happy for the guys,” said Decatur Coach Rich Ferro. “It was an overall really good team win.”
Top-seeded Decatur scored one run in the first inning. Chesapeake, the No. 3 seed, put four on the board in the top of the second.
The Seahawks added one run in
the Seahawks’ advantage to four.
the bottom of the fourth, to cut the Cougars’ lead to two.
Decatur’s pitching and defense held Chesapeake scoreless in the top of the fifth, then the home team kept it rolling in the bottom of inning.
The Berlin squad tallied six of its 11 hits in the fifth inning, and scored eight runs to pull ahead 10-4.
Neither team scored in the sixth inning. Senior Brooks Kendall struck out the last Chesapeake batter in the top of the seventh to end the game.
“It was nice to come back being down 4-1. We just chipped away,” Ferro said. “It was just a good team win. We didn’t lay down.”
Senior Stephen Wade and juniors AJ Kolb and Lukas Loring had two hits and two RBIs each. Senior Ryan McLaughlin chipped in with two hits and one RBI.
Seniors Gus Croll and Owen Knerr and junior Ryder Swanson (one RBI) had one hit each.
Junior Matt Wright threw two innings. He struck out one, walked one and gave up five hits.
Loring struck our four, walked one and allowed two hits in four innings. Kendall struck out two in the final inning.
“Lukas held us in and gave us a shot, and then Brooks came in to close it down, and we got some timely hits,” Ferro said. “That’s what it was, we played team baseball.”
Decatur advanced to the championship game with a 14-4 victory over the No. 4 Crofton Cardinals last Saturday in Berlin.
Crofton got on the board first with one run in the top of the first. Decatur answered with eight in the bottom of the inning.
The Cardinals added a second run in the third and two in the fifth to cut
Decatur tallied three in the fifth and three in the sixth to close out the game.
Junior Waylon Hobgood went 3for-4, with two singles and a home run. He had two RBIs. Kolb also had three hits and two RBIs.
Croll contributed with two hits and two RBIs. On the mound, Croll struck out two, walked two and allowed four hits in three innings.
Kolb struck out one, walked two and gave up three hits in two innings. Loring struck out two and walked one in the last inning.
The eight regional champions were re-seeded and Decatur earned the No. 1 spot. The Seahawks will face No. 8 Marriotts Ridge High School today, Friday, in the 3A state quarterfinals at 4 p.m. in Berlin.
“We just have to prepare like we always do,” Ferro said on Tuesday. “And that’s all we can do is play Friday and see what happens.”
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Region II championship game with a 10-0, five-inning victory over the fourth-seeded Arundel Wildcats on Monday in Berlin.
“They seem to bring out the best in us each year,” Kurtz said. “We knew from last year they were a high-quality team – strong lineup, good pitching – and they didn’t disappoint again this year.”
Decatur scored five in the second, one in the third, two in the fourth and two in the fifth.
“We’re definitely clicking at the right time,” Kurtz said.
McGinnis and sophomore Ryleigh Smith had three hits and one RBI each. Donoway and freshman Emily Blume chipped in with two hits and one RBI apiece.
McGinnis struck out three, walked one and gave up no hits in five innings.
“The girls made plays in the field, Maddy was putting her pitches in spots where they really couldn’t get solid contact … but from a coaching standpoint, watching the girls dive into the dirt, tracking fly balls, making clean plays to first, [there was] effort all over the place,” Kurtz said.
“It’s all you can ask for when you get to this point in the season is that they’re giving it everything that they have.”
The eight regional champs were re-seeded by their regular-season record.
No. 3 Decatur will host No. 6 Manchester Valley today, Friday, at 4 p.m. for the 3A state quarterfinals.
“They’ve shown they can do a lot of different things,” Kurtz said. “Whatever it takes they’re willing to do and I just want to put them in the best position to be successful. This team is a special team.”
By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor
(May 19, 2023) Coach Brenda Hommel was pleased with the Stephen Decatur track and field athletes’ performances during last Friday’s Bayside Conference Championship meet in Cambridge.
“We were recognized on the podium for four girls’ events and one boys’ event. I would have liked to have seen more of our athletes be recognized, but we have a young team and I continually remind our athletes that their time will come,” Hommel said. “I was happy to see several of our athletes reach PRs for their events, despite the hot conditions.”
Sixteen schools participated. The Decatur girls’ team came in sixth place, while the boys’ squad finished in 10th.
Kent Island won the girls’ competition, scoring 153 points. Wicomico was runner-up, with 108 points, followed by Parkside (87), North Caroline (73), James M. Bennett (63) and Decatur (45).
Scoring points for Decatur for placing eighth or better in their events were: senior Mayah Garner (high jump, third, 4 feet 8 inches), juniors Tiara McDonald (400-meter dash, fourth, 1:02.88), and Macy Woroniecki (3,200-meter run, fifth, 13:33.64; 1,600-meter run, fifth, 5:50.95), sophomore Amber Marshall (3,200-meter run, eighth, 13:59.11), and freshman Lotus Wise (200-meter dash, second, 26.90 seconds; long jump, sixth, 14 feet 11.5 inches; triple jump, seventh, 29 feet 11.25 inches).
Woroniecki, Marshall, McDonald and freshman Ellie Cheynet took
third in the 3,200-meter relay race (10:33.22).
Wise, McDonald, Garner and junior Sauna Vick came in third in the 800-meter relay event (1:52.32).
Cambridge won the boys’ competition, tallying 120 points. Kent Island finished in second place with 98 points, followed by Wicomico (72) and Parkside (63). Decatur scored 31 points for 10th place.
Decatur athletes who placed top eight in their events were: junior Ethan Justice (1,600-meter run, second, 4:34.68; 3,200-meter run, fourth, 11:03.15; 800-meter run, eighth, 2:15.46), sophomore Amarian Manuel (long jump, fifth, 19 feet 8.25 inches; triple jump, sixth, 41 feet 2.75 inches) and freshmen Collin Pennington (3,200-meter run, fifth, 11:06.72) and Braydon Bell (3,200-meter run, eighth, 11:43.98).
Justice, Pennington, sophomore Ethan Cowder and senior Nick Moreno took fourth in the 3,200meter relay race (8:44.98).
Decatur will now compete in the two-day 3A South regional meet at Reservoir High School in Fulton, Maryland.
The first day of competition was Wednesday. The other half of the events and finals of some races from the first day will be held on Saturday.
“The competition at this meet will be our toughest yet since we compete in the 3A South Region. The only other school on this side of the bay bridge in our region is Bennett High who has a strong program as well,” Hommel said. “Most of our athletes will be going into the meet with the
By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor(May 19, 2023) Stephen Decatur junior captains Matt Beck and David Janney are headed back to the 2A MPSSAA state championship tennis tournament.
The pair, with six teammates, competed in the 2A East Region II tournament Tuesday and Wednesday in Cambridge.
The defending regional champs were seeded first and received a firstround bye. They topped their first opponents, 6-3, 6-3, on day one. The next day in the finals, the duo won, 7-5, 6-3.
“Matt and David were laser focused both days and hungry to defend their championship. Their play mirrored that,” said Decatur boys’ team Coach Steve Berquist. “The experience they gained last year was definitely a factor that helped them. They didn’t drop any sets this year. Their finals match definitely pushed them but they have an incredible bond and fought through to victory and back-to-back regional championship.”
Janney and Beck will compete in the state tournament, with the quarterfinals and semifinals on Thursday and the finals on Saturday, at Frederick High School.
“They were very motivated all season to win back-to-back regional championships,” Berquist said. “They
won one match at states last year which made them semifinalist, so their goal is to make it to the finals and play for a state tennis championship.”
Sophomore Emily Ferguson also advanced to the second day of the regional tournament.
Seeded No. 1 in the girls’ singles division, Ferguson received a firstround bye. She won her semifinals match, 6-0, 6-1.
Ferguson fell in the finals, 3-6, 26.
Junior Briggs Pugner represented Decatur in the boys’ singles competition. He was seeded second and awarded a first-round bye. He lost in the second round, 2-6, 3-6.
Sophomore Anika Karli and junior Kalli Nordstrom received the No. 2 seed in their doubles bracket and a first-round bye.
They lost in the second round, 1-6, 1-6.
Senior Sarah Tarr and junior Jacob Ritz were seeded fourth in the mixed doubles Region II bracket. They were defeated in the first round, 6-6 (8-6), 3-6, (8-10).
“I thought we had a good showing. The girls played well,” said Decatur girls’ team Coach Jamie Greenwood. “We get four out of five players returning next year that played. It was great experience to use to build toward next year.”
achieve an advancement standard The weather looks good for both days, so hopefully our athletes will run well. It would really be great to see a couple of our kids be able to advance to the state meet this season.”
(May 19, 2023) The Worcester Prep tennis teams’ season wrapped up with Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference competition.
The girls’ participated in a singleelimination tournament with Gunston, Salisbury Christian, Salisbury School and host Saints Peter and Paul, in Easton on Monday. The tournament was originally scheduled to take place two days earlier but it was postponed due to rain.
“The tournament was a tough one for us. None of our players got past the semifinals unfortunately, so we ended up in third place,” said Prep Coach Kevin Chalk.
“We just didn’t perform the way we had during the season.”
Junior captain Natasha Richter earned an 8-3 victory in the first round. She lost her semifinals match, 1-8.
Junior captain Lebby Becker won her first-round match 8-0, then lost in the semifinals, 3-8.
Sophomores Savannah Palmisano and Angie Todorov took their firstround doubles match, 8-0. They fell in the semifinals, 3-8.
Sophomores Lydia Schwartz and Abby Ament shut out their first doubles opponents, 8-0. They lost in the semifinals in a tiebreaker set, 2-7.
“Our second doubles match was incredibly close,” Chalk said.
Becker, Richter, Palmisano and Todorov received All-Conference
honors for reaching the semifinals.
The Mallards had a successful season overall.
“This season was awesome. Definitely a busy one, but we ended with a 12-3 win-loss record, and many of those wins were close calls, so the girls earned them,” Chalk said.
“Every player on the team made improvements in her game, so that was incredibly rewarding as well.”
The team will only graduate one player – Meeta Agarwal.
“She played No. 2 doubles in some of our matches, so next year we’ll have to find someone who can step into her shoes, especially regarding net play,” Chalk said. “I think the team will maintain most of its strength because we’re only losing one senior. We will have a large number of seniors next year though, so the year after next there will certainly be some changes to the composition of the team.”
The only two ESIAC schools with boys’ tennis teams this season were Worcester Prep and Gunston, so they went head-to-head for the championship title.
Gunston won four matches to Worcester’s three, and took home the team title in Centreville, on May 5.
“It was a close match. Last time it was 1-6, so we competed at a much higher level,” said Prep Coach Terry Underkoffler. “I thought they played some of their best matches. We improved quite a bit from where we started. We ended the season playing our best, which is what you want.”
Prep sophomore captain Aleksey Klimins scored an 8-4 victory at first singles and earned his second consecutive ESIAC Player of the Year Award.
“He improved his level from the
(May 19, 2023) The Stephen Decatur girls’ lacrosse team topped the Parkside Rams, 19-6, on Monday in Berlin to win the MPSSAA 2A East Region II championship – its first regional title since 2019.
“I’m just so incredibly proud of them,” said Decatur Coach Lindsay Owens. “We’ve been working hard since March changing the culture and just being a family and they are living it. They are doing it with their action not just their words.”
The top-seeded Lady Seahawks dominated No. 3 Parkside from the start and led 12-3 at halftime.
Sophomore Lily Carson was Decatur’s top producer with five goals and one assist.
Junior Sadie Kauffman chipped in with three goals and one assist. She also won eight draws. Senior captain Mia Kemp tallied two goals and one assist. She won five draws.
Senior Kayla Brady added two goals and one assist.
Junior Addison McDaniel recorded two saves in goal for Decatur.
“They played outstanding. Again, our goal with every playoff game at this point is play for each other and we’ve been doing that,” Owens said. “They’ve been bringing the love on the field, just supporting each other, through transitions, on attack, on defense, and you can really tell the difference.”
beginning of the year,” Underkoffler said. “His strokes got stronger. He recognized parts of his game that needed improvement and he worked on them.”
Junior captain Dylan Simons was down, 6-7, and battled back to edge out his second singles competition, 97.
Decatur advanced to the regional championship after a 22-7 victory over the fifth-seeded Easton Warriors last Friday in Berlin.
“I think we played fantastic on Friday. Offense really put a great game together and our transitions looked crisp,” Owens said. “After the losses to Bennett and Queen Anne’s the girls have really dug deep and pushed each other even harder. The vibe is very positive and supportive and they don’t want this season to end. They will play for each other to the very last second.”
Freshman Ava Konyar tallied four goals and one assist. Sophomore Mariabella Morse also scored four.
Senior Audrey Mumford chipped in with three goals and two assists.
Kemp contributed with three goals. She won five draws.
McDaniel stopped nine Easton shots.
“Going off a great win over Easton and a great win over Parkside – both really good teams – it’s a reminder to them that when you play together and you play hard, good things come,” Owens said.
The eight regional champions were re-seeded according to their regular-season records. Decatur and C. Milton Wright had the same record, so there was a coin toss to determine who would get seeds four and five.
The Seahawks won and hosted the Mustangs on Wednesday for the 2A state quarterfinals. C. Milton Wright won, 9-6.
“He was one point away from losing the match. It was back and forth the whole time,” Underkoffler said. “It was quite the battle. He wore the other player down. He really gutted it out.”
Junior Hunter Simons’ serve was dominating, Underkoffler said. He See WOR Page 62
(May 19, 2023) The Worcester Prep Lady Mallards fought hard and kept the score close early, but Saints Peter and Paul’s top players took over to lead their team to an 18-5 victory in the girls’ lacrosse Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference championship game last Thursday in Easton.
“We came out with a lot of confidence, a lot of energy and a ‘nothingto-lose’ mentality. The game started as a very well-played, intense contest,” said Prep Coach Chris Williams. “Late in the first half, it was 6-4 Saints Peter and Paul and they called a timeout. We had the momentum. But much like the last time we played them and the score was close late in the first half, their star players kicked into another gear and went on a run.”
The Sabres led 12-4 at halftime. They outscored the visiting Mallards, 6-1 in the second half.
“There was a 10-minute window of play where they just pulled ahead and took over,” Williams said. “Our girls played their hearts out and should hold their heads high. They worked so hard this season.”
Freshman Caitlin Shimko scored two goals and had an assist for Worcester. Senior captain Caitlyn Hoen netted two shots, and senior Is-
abella Borsoni tallied one.
Junior captain Caitlin Williams made 12 saves in goal for Worcester.
Worcester finished the regular season with a 7-5 record (7-6 overall).
“I thought the season went really well. We had a lot of tight, competitive games and the girls really showed mental toughness in pressure situations and we won almost all of the back-and-forth contests. And for most games, even in a loss, we improved from last season and kept the scores closer,” the coach said. “A 7-5 winning record was an improvement from last season. And with Saints Peter and Paul, we played them 3 times this year and each game was a bit closer than the last, so we definitely got better as the season went along.”
The team will graduate five players, all of whom Williams said will be missed.
“Two captains, Annie Carter and Caitlyn Hoen, will be big holes to fill not only on the field but with their leadership,” he added. “Ava Wilsey will be attending the Air Force Academy, and was a starter on midfield. Isabella Borsoni was a starting attacker, and Sarah Miller played key minutes off the bench.”
Several Mallards received awards for their performance this season. Carter, Williams, Shimko, junior
Claire Windrow and sophomore Emma Zajdel earned All-ESIAC accolades. Hoen was presented honorable mention distinction.
Williams was named co-Conference Player of the Year with Saints Peter and Paul’s Morgan Quade.
Williams recorded 123 saves during the 2023 season. She has tied the school record for career saves with 425, and the junior still has one season left. Williams shares the school record with Sophie Bandorick, who went on to play at East Carolina.
Williams presented team awards to: Caitlin Williams (MVP), Carter (Coach’s Award), Windrow (Most Valuable Teammate) and freshman Sydney Mize (Most Improved).
Despite losing some key players, Williams said he is looking forward to next season.
“We are returning our goalie, Caitlin Williams, who was named coConference Player of the Year. We also have some strong defenders coming back, and our top three point scorers from this season – Caitlin Shimko (33 goals, nine assists), Emma Zajdel (32 goals, four assists), and Laura Malinowski (17 goals, 18 assists). We had a lot of underclassmen playing key roles this season and got a lot of great experience. I’m excited for the future of Worcester Prep lacrosse.”
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outscored his fifth singles opponent, 8-1.
The team finished with a 6-4 (6-5 overall) record.
It saw its largest turnover of players – as far as starters lost, from the previous season.
“We replaced six of nine starters,” Underkoffler said. “Some of the guys who played last year moved up in the lineup … and we had some players in the lineup who never played tennis before.”
With so many new players, Underkoffler said he had to make some adjustments to find who fit in the best singles and doubles spots.
“It took awhile. The last few weeks of the season we finally got the lineup set,” he added.
The team will only graduate one player – Daniel Thompson.
“They put the work in this season and got better, and they had a lot of fun doing it,” Underkoffler said. “They were committed. They wanted to get better. The last match they played hard. I’m happy with how close it was. I’m proud of the kids.”