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QUIET PROTEST Rosie Bean, founder of the group FLIP, speaks with Ocean City Police Chief Ross Buzzuro on Sunday, during a peaceful protest calling for police reform and justice for George Floyd, a black man killed by a police officer on May 25 in Minneapolis. Buzzuro said he supported Bean and company’s constitutional right to protest, and echoed the group’s call for a peaceful demonstration. See story on page 8.

Outside dining works to a degree Restaurants have to hustle to open, but find customers happy to be out once more

By Josh Kim Staff Writer (June 5, 2020) Local restaurant and bar operators lauded this past weekend as a good first step forward, after Gov. Larry Hogan reopened outdoor dining last Wednesday.

Hotel and lodging stays remain consistent.

“We had a great turnout on Lenny’s Beach Bar & Grill [on 101st Street], and I think all the guests were excited to finally able to enjoy themselves and sit down outside and dine,” said Mark Elman, Clarion Hotel Food and Beverage general manager.

Elman said the hotel saw roughly 50 percent of its usual turnout,

though Saturday had an “almost summer feel,” he said.

Although the governor’s short notice remains less than desirable for local restaurateurs and bar owners, Elman said many in the area have been “preplanning” and took proactive steps to have business ready to go.

Nevertheless, Elman said having ample time, as well as ample guidance, was preferred.

Per Hogan’s order, tables must be properly socially distanced, employees must wear facemasks, menus must be disposed of or sanitized immediately, and businesses must follow CDC guidelines.

Maddy Carder, owner of BJ’s on the Water on 75th Street, said the restaurant went beyond the recommended safety precautions to ensure her staff and customers not only felt safe, but also were safe.

Silverware at BJ’s comes packaged in plastic, along with salt, pepper and napkin, she said, and the plastic bag doubles as facemask storage so customers don’t have to put it on the table.

Shana Meyers, Longboard Café on 67th Street general manager, said she and her staff spent long hours scrambling to get everything ready by Friday.

“It was a lot, but we got it done,” Meyers said.

Coconuts Beach Bar & Grill on 37th Street had a small scare on Monday, after it had missed a small detail required for social distancing.

“One of my hostesses came to get me said, ‘Jeff, there’s a guy outside with a tape measurer and says that your tables are too close together,’” Coconuts’ Food and Beverage General Manager Jeff Hicks said.

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By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (June 5, 2020) Atlantic General Hospital will get money from county government after all, following the Worcester County Commissioners’ 43 vote Tuesday to award the Berlin hospital less then what it expected instead of killing the grant altogether.

The commissioners voted on May 12 to end their annual Joseph Mitrecic grant to the hospital, arguing that it was too focused on growth and that Sussex County benefited from the hospital without funding. Atlantic General CEO Michael See FUNDING Page 2

Jail confirms four employees test positive for virus

By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (June 5, 2020) Four correctional officers at the Worcester County Detention Center in Snow Hill have tested positive for covid-19, according to Kim Moses, county public information officer.

She said detention center Warden Donna Bounds was informed last Thursday that three officers visited private medical service providers and tested positive. A registered nurse employed by the county jail was then instructed to test all correctional officers.

That took place on Monday and the tests revealed one more positive case the next day.

The nurse tested 99 correctional officers. Wellpath, the jail’s healthcare See FOUR Page 3

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Funding for AGH key to vote to approve county’s budget Continued from Page 1 Franklin said in a previous statement that the hospital recently requested and received funding from Delaware for critically ill patients.

During a public hearing Tuesday for the FY21 budget, County Commissioner Bud Church moved to give Atlantic General $100,000. It received $175,000 last year.

“Atlantic General Hospital is one of the largest employers of the county,” Church said. “They provide a service that no other facility can provide.”

County Commissioner Joshua Nordstrom gave a second and mentioned that his wife works at the hospital as the director of community health. He said the dedication of the hospital could not be overstated.

“It is desperately important,” Nordstrom said. “I think it is absolutely the wrong move to defund the hospital in the middle of a pandemic.”

County Commissioner Diana Purnell said that before Atlantic General was established, she had an incident that led to surgery at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, but if Atlantic General had been there, she might not have needed the surgery.

County Commissioner Joseph Mitrecic defended his earlier vote against funding the hospital. He said he’s heard of many negative experiences at Atlantic General besides his own. He added that he recently had a meeting with hospital board members.

“They admit that there’s a disconnect between the administration of the hospital and the county commissioners and possibly the community as a whole,” Mitrecic said.

He also said the hospital is too concerned with fundraising and building.

“To put up a sign on Route 50 that there’s a 13-minute wait in the emergency room, to me, is an affront,” Mitrecic said. “I don’t care how long you have to wait as long as you’re taken care of when you get in there.”

He added that the county budget helped health care access by funding ambulance calls.

Church disagreed with Mitrecic’s reasoning.

“I think your personal grievance with Michael Franklin is way out of line with reference to the goods and services of Atlantic General,” Church said. “I’ve had personal grievances,

but I put them aside for the good of the all.”

Mitrecic said it was not a personal grievance.

“I’m sure there’s a tremendous staff at AGH that is phenomenal in many ways, but I also think that there is a disconnect with the administration and this county and possibly the other municipalities,” Mitrecic said.

The motion failed, with Nordstrom, Church and Purnell in favor and Mitrecic, Commissioner Ted Elder, Commissioner Jim Bunting and Commissioner Chip Bertino in opposition.

When the county’s budget for next year failed to pass, however, the hospital funding issue arose again.

Nordstrom said he Bud Church didn’t want to speak for Church, who voted against the budget, and then added “If we did fund AGH $100,000, this budget would pass.”

Purnell pointed out that commissionJoshua Nordstrom ers funded all the board of education requests without question, and they need to take care of the students’ parents and grandparents.

Elder offered to change his vote if the money came out of Ocean City’s funding for the volunteer fire company and ambulance, but the motion did not change.

“I don’t support the grant to Atlantic General Hospital, but with that said, I’m not willing to hold up this entire budget for that,” Mitrecic said.

Mitrecic switched his vote to in favor of the grant, thus passing the motion. Following that, Church switched his vote in favor of the budget, giving it the final push to pass.

In a statement, Franklin said he was grateful for the funding.

“We recognize that the commissioners’ financial support and personal leadership are critical to assuring that the citizens in this community have convenient access to the best possible health care,” Franklin said. “Their decision this morning will enable Atlantic General Hospital and Health System to continue to provide the daily, chronic and critical health care services, in the high quality that our community has come to depend on.”

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Four jail employees test positive for covid-19 Continued from Page 1 provider, has tested 121 inmates and immigrations and customs enforcement detainees, none of which tested positive.

Moses said that the health and safety of all staff, inmates and immigration and customs enforcement detainees are a top priority.

“The jail is conducting covid-19 testing on all inmates and staff at this facility, in accordance with the best practices implemented by Gov. Larry Hogan,” Moses said.

Talk of coronavirus at the county jailed appeared last month when the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against Worcester County Detention Center to release two ICE detainees who had several underlying health conditions that they said put them at high risk for covid-19.

U.S. District Court Judge Theodore

Chuang ordered the detention center to release two detainees on the grounds that the detention center failed to test another inmate who was presenting coronavirus symptoms.

The court ruling stated that because “claims that a detainee it labeled as suspected covid-19 did not need to be tested because the temperature did not reach a particular threshold, it reflects an unreasonably high tolerance for the potential presence of a detected case of covid-19 inside the Worcester County Detention Center.”

Since March, the jail has implemented safety measures — all new inmates receive a temperature check, medical screening, mask and are isolated in a single cell for 14 days until the medical provider has cleared them; extra cleaning practices are carried out in the facility and housing units; visits are restricted to attorneys only, who are The Worcester County Detention Center in Snow Hill confirmed this week that four correctional officers have tested positive for covid-19.

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medically screened before entry; any inmate with a fever is moved to the medical housing area for monitoring and must be cleared by the medical provider; four housing units have been

designated for isolation; and all staff receive a temperature check and medical screening before entering the facility.

A request to speak with Warden Donna Bounds was not granted.

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Local restaurants find eager crowd for outdoor dining Continued from Page 1 The guy was an Ocean City Planning and Community Development employee.

“He said we had the tables six feet apart, but when a normal person sits in a chair you have to go from the back of the chair to the back of the other chair,” Hicks said.

Hicks made the necessary adjustments and was good to go less than an hour later.

“My heart stopped for about a minute and a half when he said our tables were too close together,” Hicks said, laughing at the memory.

Aside from the social distancing snafu, Hicks said the past weekend was a hit.

“It was an absolutely amazing opening weekend,” Hicks said. “People were happy to be out and about, and excited to be outdoors and dining. The whole Coconuts’ experience, the happy hour.”

Similarly to guests at Lenny’s, Hicks said customers obeyed social distancing markers and guidelines, and the bar had a security guard on patrol to ensure social gathering guidelines were also adhered to.

“Overall, it was a fantastic weekend,” he said.

Hicks said Coconuts’ beachfront layout made it easy to spread things out and maintain capacity, which resulted in the establishment seeing 7075 percent of its usual sales this past weekend.

Meyers and Carder reported similar sales, ranging from 80-90 percent.

While this past weekend saw good progress for restaurants and bars, Susan Jones, Ocean City HotelMotel-Restaurant Association executive director, said hotel and lodging room stays have stayed consistent — some full, some not.

“Some did pretty well on Saturday night, while others were slower,” Jones said. “This will be the summer of no rhyme or reason.”

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A number of guests came to dine and enjoy live music at Lenny’s Beach Bar and Grill at the Clarion Hotel on 101st Street, Friday, May 29.

She said visitors are still hesitant to travel in fear of contracting the novel coronavirus.

“Given the fear that has been driven by mass media, visitors are only going to travel if they feel comfortable enough to do so,” Jones said.

“For hotels, it will be critical to follow the CDC guidelines, protocols and to communicate that they are doing so to the public.”

Another persistent issue for lodgers is the lack of amusements opened in the resort.

“We have had numerous calls this week inquiring about what is open,” she said. “Visitors are comparing us to surrounding states that have opened other amusements and attractions. I had a couple tell me they had chosen Myrtle Beach. That is being heard from hotels too — folks calling, inquiring around the clock.”

Notwithstanding the uptick in business, restaurants and bars continue to struggle with meager staffing, as J-1 students are unlikely to return this summer.

Elman and Hicks both reported a 50 percent reduction in staff.

“The cooks I have are working pretty much open to close, and that’s not going to last, they’re going to get burned out,” Hicks said. “By July, they’re going to be walking out the job left and right.”

Hicks said locals seeking employment desire what he calls “tipped” job

— servers, front of the house and bartenders — rather than employment as dishwashers, line cooks or area attendants.

“Everybody is in the same boat. All of the restaurants are struggling to fill those jobs, even though our unemployment rate is at all-time records,” Hicks said.

Over 40 million Americans have filed for unemployment since last week, as a result of covid-19.

Longboard Café was the sole outlier when it came to staffing issues.

“We’re lucky that a lot of our staff is year round, and we have people that have worked for us a couple of years that are just summer help, as well,” Meyers said. “…We were pretty OK. Granted I would always love to have more help.”

Regardless, local businesses are simply excited to see familiar faces, fill stomachs and satisfy cocktail cravings.

“Customers were chomping at the bit to go to their favorite spots,” Carder said. “They have not seen or been inside of a restaurant since March. Of course, we are all going through this horrible pandemic together, but to know there was just a little bit of freedom, a little bit of loosening up on it [of restrictions], you could tell the customer was thrilled to be able to park their car and to come to the restaurant and enjoy themselves, and we were thrilled to have them.”

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People wait in line to get into Seacrets on 49th Street, Friday, May 29, to take advantage of outdoor dining.

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Worcester offers outdoor dining applications County approves temporary permits for nine restaurants with coronavirus guidelines

By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (June 5, 2020) Worcester County government and the Worcester County Health Department have approved nine out of 10 applications as of Wednesday for restaurants to temporarily expand outdoor seating capacity or implement outdoor seating if they do not already have it.

The application is a streamlined effort between the health department, the county department of review and permitting, the department of environmental programs and the county fire marshal’s office.

All Maryland restaurants and bars are allowed to serve patrons outside,

providing they follow the social distancing and personal protective equipment guidelines in Gov. Larry Hogan’s executive order last week.

Previously, Maryland restaurants and bars were allowed to offer carryout or delivery only under Hogan’s emergency declaration on March 16 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

The idea for the streamlined applicaEd Tudor tion came up during the Worcester County Commissioners emergency meeting on May 14, when they also asked the health department to draft outdoor seating guidelines that could be included in a letter asking Hogan to relax restaurant restrictions. The commissioners believed if a restau-

rant could provide temporary outdoor seating in a parking lot, for example, it should be allowed to do so via a permit.

Ed Tudor, director of review and permitting, said the county departments had been working on a draft of the application for about two-and-ahalf weeks beforehand. It was then posted to the county website immediately following an emergency commissioners meeting last Thursday.

Tudor said the first couple days have gone well and that most applications have only taken a day to approve.

“The only thing that’s really held us up is if people didn’t give us all the information that was requested and we just had to ask them to update their info,” Tudor said.

Any outdoor restaurant with a liquor license that wants to provide live entertainment must go to the Board of License Commissioners for guidance. Restaurants without a liquor license would seek county guidance, but Tudor said no restaurants have inquired.

“It’s going to be on a case-by-case basis,” Tudor said.

According to April Payne, liquor license administrator, restaurants cannot set up a temporary bar outside. If a restaurant has an already existing

outside bar, patrons can order drinks at the bar.

“Inside bars are only used to accommodate the off sale and delivery or the service of outdoor seating,” Payne said.

The application is available in a fillable PDF that restaurants can complete online and email to the county.

Any supplementary information can be scanned and emailed.

Tudor advised restaurants to complete the application electronically, as it will be approved more quickly.

Worcester County will have one permit application for unincorporated areas, and the county health department will have a separate one for the municipalities, according to Tudor.

Restaurants in an unincorporated area must also fill out an application with the health department.

According to Hogan’s guidelines announced during a press conference last Wednesday, restaurants may seat no more than six people to tables that are socially distanced. Restaurants must provide disposable silverware and menus.

Restaurants must conduct daily health screenings for employees, including temperature checks. Employees must wear face masks.

To apply, visit co.worcester.md.us and go to “important links.”

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Upgraded kitchen w/new granite countertops,cabinets & deck off front. Extensive woodworking throughout & upgraded floors. 2nd level waterfront master BR w/upgraded master bath,beautiful tiled shower & private deck. Being sold fully furnished & never rented. Heron Harbour Isle is amenity rich w/2 outdoor pools, kiddie pool, fitness center, social room, sauna, locker room, 2 tennis courts & piers. Enjoy your boat, fishing, crabbing, kayaking & paddle boarding all out your back door.

MLS MDWO112914

Beautiful 3 BR/2.5 BA 2450 sq ft townhome with den and garage hits the market! This beautiful townhome is located mid-town and just one block off the beach.You will love the large open floor plan and decks. The kitchen has granite countertops and plenty of storage. The large dining area is off the kitchen perfect for dining with family and friends. MLS MDWO111710

WILLIAMSVILLE ROAD SELBYVILLE - $590,000 Location! Location! Location! A rare find so close to the beaches!!!! 20+ acres of mostly cleared land, close to the beach, restaurants, nightlife, golf, boating & concert venues. Over 350' of road frontage. Great development opportunity! Come take a look before it's SOLD!!!!! DESU152820

6.95 Acres with 640 feet of

31.84 acres close to DE and Ocean City MD beaches. Subdivision possibilities, or private sprawling estate. Property has been surveyed and is available in document's.

Property runs on one side of Rt. 20, Zion Church Road with about 1468ft +/- on Deer Run Road. Sewer could be a possibility on Deer Run Road as sewer runs down that road but not to this property. It would need to be annexed into the sewer district and approved by County. MLS DESU132230

On Southwest side of Dupont Boulevard aka Rt 113. Site size is 22.38 acres consisting of 11.8 acres zoned Commercially- C-1 commercial District & 10.8 acres zoned Agriculturally AR_1 Agricultural Residential District.

Currently 3 structures on site no value given to structures. Currently improved with a warehouse and outbuildings with $3,500 a month in rents no lease. No consideration is given to improvements as best and highest use is commercial redevelopment.

MLS DESU137306

HERON HARBOUR

DIRECT OCEANFRONT

HERON HARBOUR ISLE

WATERFRONT

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201 S HERON DRIVE B25 OCEAN CITY - $305,000

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202 HERON DR #304 BLD C OCEAN CITY - $425,000

2BR/2.5BA condo directly on the water.Two master BR’s.Fully furnishedwell.Large deck overlooking the water and the Ocean City skyline.Heron Harbour is amenity rich with two outdoor pools, an indoor pool, a kiddie pool, fitness center, social room, sauna, locker room, two Har-Tru tennis courts, sidewalks and piers. Enjoy your boat, fishing, crabbing, kayaking and paddle boarding all directly out your back door.

1BR/1BA in the amenity rich building of Golden Sands! Recently remodeled w/upgrades throughout.

New floors, upgraded kitchen & bath. Being sold fully furnished. Panoramic ocean views of the beach & sunrise from your balcony. Kitchen is sure to please the chef in your family & you will enjoy oceanfront dining right from your very own condo.

Storage unit on beach level. WIFI & cable are included in condo fee. Outdoor pool, indoor pool, fitness center, sauna, shuffleboard, tennis, beach volleyball, beach bar, sandwich shop, game room & picnic area. Come take a look today before it's sold!

MLS MDWO113708

CAINE WOODS NEW LISTING

14301 TUNNEL AVENUE #1A OCEAN CITY - $349,900

frontage on Zion Church Rd Rt. Prime location for building and development. MLS DESU132268

GOLF AND BAY VIEWS!

The property information herein is derived from various sources that may include, but not be limited to, county records and the Multiple Listing Service and it may include approximations. Although the information is believed to be accurate, it is not warranted and you should not rely upon it without personal verification. Real estate 2020 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Operated by agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are independent contractor agents and are not employees of the Company. ©2015 a subsidiary of NRT LLC. Coldwell Banker, the Coldwell Banker logo, Coldwell Banker Previews International and the Previews logo are registered and unregistered service marks owned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. 10771BALT_07/15

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6BR/5.5BA on 6.39 acres overlooking the bay. Property consist of main home, in-ground pool, guest house, & oversized garage. 250ft of composite decking with boat lift & 2 jet ski lifts. Main house has 4BR/4.5BA, sitting room, grerat room, chefs kitchen, dinning area, 2 offices, laundry rm. Outdoor full BA. Guest house has 2 BR/1BA, sauna, family room, & fireplace. 8 person hot tub, Brazilian hardwood decks. 1/2 acre pond and a circular driveway. MLS MDWO112548

6BR/6.5BA 5000 sq. ft. with 150 feet of bulk head. 2 boat lifts & 2 Jetski lifts. Open floor plan, HW floors, cathedral ceilings. Kitchen W/center island, stainless appliances, tile backsplash, custom cabinets, walk in pantry and breakfast area. Off the great room is deck leading to patio. Double sided gas FP. 1st floor master W/FP, and sitting room master bath W/jacuzzi tub, rain shower and double vanities. Garage w/mud room and guest quarters. Office work space, loft area, & multiple waterfront balconies. MLS MDWO108920

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11402 NEWPORT BAY DRIVE • BERLIN - $1,399,900

12973 INLET ISLE LANE • OCEAN CITY - $1,399,000

Spectacular family compound in Indian Creek on 7.77 acres with pond, saltwater pool and pool house. Minutes from Assateague and Ocean City. Exceptional craftmanship built as a family oasis. Home has 5 BRs and 4 full and 2 half baths, luxurious master suite, gourmet kitchen, spacious great room with fireplace, living room and study, with a 3-season room and screened porch overlooking the pool and beautifully landscaped grounds with paver patio and gazebo and 3-car garage. The pool house has a kitchen, wet bar, guest quarters with bath and workout lounge. Schedule your showing today!

MLS MDW102104

5BR/4.5BA in the Estates of Inlet Isle. Deep water access with room for 42ft boat. Desiger decorated and being sold fully furnished, Professional kitchen w/stainless appliances, tile backsplash, quartz counters, & upgraded lighting and breakfast bar. Great room with fireplace and custom waterfall. Cocktail and wine cooler, waterfront deck overlooking OC skyline. Master BR/BA on main level. Additional In-law suite on main level. Multple decks and screened porch. Garage, sprinkler system, elevator, upgraded lighting & ceiling fans, & custom tile work.

MLS MDW0111488

MODERN COASTAL DIRECT WATERFRONT!

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10621 SHIFTING SANDS DRIVE • OCEAN CITY - $1,069,000 30513 N MAGNOLIA CROSSING • SELBYVILLE - $1,079,000

30557 N. MAGNOLIA CROSSING • SELBYVILLE, DE - $949,999

Impressive 4BR/3.5BA with 90 ft. of water frontage, on 7600 sq. ft. lot and a half. Recently remodeled combining modern coastal architecture with contemporary flair. Open floor plan with expansive bay views. Dock, pier and bulkhead replaced in 2019. New professional kitchen, dining area off kitchen, great room with fireplace, wall of windows and sliders, first floor master suite. Large deck overlooking water, outside shower and large yard. Close to beach and amenities. Make memories that will last a lifetime here.

MLS MDWO112752

5BR/4.5BA Catalina model built by Schell Brothers Luxury Home Builders. Chef’s kitchen w/granite countertops, breakfast bar, SS appliances, walk-in panty, custom cabinets & upgraded light. Dining area & oversized family room flows off kitchen overlooks golf course. Screened in porch. Spacious master suite wi/large deck overlooking the golf course. Elevator, 2 car garage.

On one of the premier lots backing to golf course. Now is the perfect time to buy into the most comprehensive resort community in the Delaware Beach region. Easy access to 1st-class amenities including 18-hole Jack Nicklaus golf course, restaurants, pools, splash zones, hot tub, fitness center, clubhouse, beach shuttle, dog park, tennis & more. MLS DESU161552

4BR/3.5BA with elevator and lots of upgrades. Kitchen with quartz counters, breakfast bar, stainless appliances, walk in pantry, & custom cabinets. Dinning area off kitchen that overlooks golf course. Family room with gas FP and access to screened porch. Master BR with private access to deck, his & her closets, & upgraded BA. Upgraded HW flooring thoughout. 3 car garage & parking for up to 8 cars. Community pools, restraunts, fitness center, club house, dog park, kayak launch and much more! MLS DESU157530

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6014 S POINT ROAD • BERLIN - $1,249,900

TWO Ocean Block TOWNHOMES steps from the beach. 2 4BR/3BA/2HB townhomes each with its own elevator that goes from the carport to the 3rd floor. Each town home is 3400+ sq feet. In total there are 8 bedrooms, 6 full and 4 half baths, 2 elevators, 2 full kitchens and covered parking for 6 cars. Each has 3 decks with views. Gourmet kitchens & top levels consist of hardwood floors. Both units are being sold fully furnished. MLS108902

4BR/3.5BA overlooking Assateague Island. Custom paver driveway and oversize garage. 1.9 acre property with 450ft lighted pier and two boat slips. Elevator & Wood burning fireplace perfect for year round enjoyment. Large custom gourmet kitchen with granite counterts and stainless steel. Master suite overlooking the Bay. Enjoy relaxing on one of the many decks, outdoor dining and outdoor crab feasts.

It is minutes from Assateague Island and Ocean City and is in one of the Eastern shore's finest vacation destinations. MLS MDWO113272

COMMERCIAL WESTWOOD COMMERCE PARK

1751 WESTWOOD DR • SALISBURY - $2,390,000

0 RACETRACK RD BERLIN, MD - $260,000

0 WORCESTER HWY BISHOPVILLE, MD - $260,000

13010 WORCESTER HWY BISHOPVILLE, MD - $390,000

An opportunity to establish a foothold in this increasingly desirable area located within 2-3 hours of Baltimore, DC & Philadelphia.

Very modern warehouse/manufacturing/distribution facility on 2.3 acres conveniently located just off the Route 50 & Route 13 interchange in Westwood Commerce Park. Building was completely renovated in 2019. Warehouse is 25,291 +/- sq.ft.; Office Area 1300 +/- sq.ft.; the Covered Loading Dock 2500 +/- sq.ft.; Steel & Concrete Mezzanine Level 1760 +/- sq.ft. Clear Height is 25'.

5 Dock high positions all with levelers & one with 14'x12' drive in door. Building has a new roof deck with R41 insulation, sidewalls with R31 insulation, lighting, dry fire sprinkler system, floor drains, heavy duty power supply & electric service, and plenty of parking for 8 trucks and 30 cars. Property is located in a Maryland Enterprise zone location with tax incentives possible. Best use would be manufacturing and/or warehouse distribution and the professional office space is an added benefit. Previously a large commercial laundry. Bring manufacturing back to the Great USA. (Listing agent is related to seller) MLS MDWC107760

Zoned C1 across from the Casino on the west side of Rt 589. This is a heavy traffic area for cars to and from RT 50 and RT 90. This 1.01 acre lot has a survey already completed and a septic perk on file. This is a prime commercial location. Buy it before it's SOLD!!!

MLS MDWO104326

Prime 3.61 Acres Property hits the market! It's all out the location & visibility w/high traffic density.

Conveniently located on Route 113 & Hamond Road.

It is diagonally across from the former Emings BBQ. Owner financing is available w/acceptable contract.

Come take a look today before it's SOLD! Possibilities are endless. MLS MDWO113680

Commercial piece w/high visibility w/14.33 acres on corner of Route 113 & Route 610 across from the former Emings BBQ. This is your opportunity to establish a foothold in this increasingly desirable area on the Eastern Shore.

Possibilities are endless! Come take a look today before it's SOLD! MLS MDWO113678

The property information herein is derived from various sources that may include, but not be limited to, county records and the Multiple Listing Service and it may include approximations. Although the information is believed to be accurate, it is not warranted and you should not rely upon it without personal verification. Real estate 2020 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Operated by agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are independent contractor agents and are not employees of the Company. ©2015 a subsidiary of NRT LLC. Coldwell Banker, the Coldwell Banker logo, Coldwell Banker Previews International and the Previews logo are registered and unregistered service marks owned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. 10771BALT_07/15

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Black lives matter: small group peacefully protests

JOSH KIM/OCEAN CITY TODAY

A small group marches in a peaceful protest on the Boardwalk on Sunday, after a white Minneapolis officer, Derek Chauvin, killed a black man name George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for nearly nine minutes, on May 25. The death of Floyd has sparked national and global protests.

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By Josh Kim Staff Writer (June 5, 2020) For 25-year-old Ocean City native Casey Ortiz, police brutality wasn’t a foreign concept, but a real experience.

“When I was 18, I was on my senior week. I had just graduated from Stephen Decatur High School in 2013, and there was a smell of marijuana down the Boardwalk and it was me and two of my other classmates, who were both white,” said Ortiz, who is black and Puerto Rican.

There was no breeze that evening, Ortiz recalled, and the smell did not emanate strongly from her or the two girls with her, but an officer approached the trio and allegedly accused one of them of possessing the drug.

“I was the only one with tennis shoes on, so the police officer asked me to take off my shoes and shake them,” Ortiz said. “But then he said I was shaking too aggressively, he grabbed me by my waist and pinned me on the ground. They took me to the jail, and would not let me call my mother. I was only 18, yes, legally an adult, but still a child.”

Ortiz had two handprints painted on the side of her waist to represent where she had been grabbed.

She and a dozen or so other locals and visitors gathered on the Boardwalk last Sunday to peacefully protest against police brutality, joining tens of thousands nationwide, and globally, incensed by the death of a black man named George Floyd — who was killed by a white police officer.

On May 25, 46-year-old Floyd, a Minneapolis, Minnesota resident, died after police officer Derek Chauvin, pinned the handcuffed Floyd to the ground with his knee pressed on the right side of Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes.

Three other officers, Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Keung, and Tou Thao, stood guard, sometimes adding their weight to Chauvin’s.

Chauvin and Thao, who is AsianAmerican, both have had multiple complaints filed against them, and Thao was involved in an excessive force lawsuit, which was settled out of Crossword answers from page 52

court for $25,000.

Officers had arrested Floyd for reportedly using a counterfeit $20 bill to buy a pack of cigarettes at a local deli.

A police report claimed that Floyd had acted violently, but video surveillance footage showed otherwise.

In multiple recordings, Floyd can be heard crying out, “I can’t breathe,” at least 16 times, as well as, “please don’t kill me,” and “mama,” while sobbing and groaning in pain.

Floyd became unresponsive, yet Chauvin kept his knee on his neck until EMS personnel asked him to remove it.

Floyd went into cardiac arrest as he was taken to the hospital, and he was pronounced dead upon arrival.

Chauvin and company were fired the next day, and the following Friday, Chauvin was arrested and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter — a first in Minnesota’s history and a rare occurrence in general.

The FBI has launched an investigation of all four officers.

As of Wednesday, June 3, Chauvin’s charges were upgraded to second-degree murder, and Lane, Thao and Kueng have been charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder.

On Sunday, Berlin resident Rosie Bean led protestors in a march down the Boardwalk at noon from the tram station to the firefighter memorial, chanting phrases such as “Black Lives Matter,” and “Justice for George Floyd.”

“What do we demand,” Bean shouted. “Justice,” the protestors responded. “When do we demand it,” Bean shouted. “Now,” protestors shouted back.

At the memorial, the protestors stood together and continued chanting, some holding their hands up in a “don’t shoot” manner, others holding signs with “Black Lives Matter,” and “Justice for George Floyd.”

“I’m so sick of the injustice that’s happening in America,” Bean said. “I see more and more everyday going on, and as a person of color and an LGBTQ+ person, I was so enraged and I couldn’t take it anymore.”

Bean is the founder of a group called Feminists, Liberals, Independents and Progressives (FLIP).

While the event was largely peaceful, which was the goal of the protestors, the atmosphere was tense at times, with some bystanders shouting out “all lives matter,” and “shut up,” while others voiced their solidarity.

At one point, a presumably white male, of self-proclaimed Puerto Rican descent, began recording the protestors and later began shouting at them for overgeneralizing the issue of police brutality.

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‘I can’t breathe,’ Floyd said at least 16 times Continued from Page 8 A protestor attempted to engage in dialogue with the male, but he continued to shout at the protestors about how all lives mattered.

“We know that all lives matter, but it’s not about you,” Ortiz shouted back.

“When a house is on fire, firefighters don’t stop by every house and spray them with water. Our house is on fire.”

According to Mapping Police Violence, black people are 2.5 to 3 times as likely to be killed by police than white people, are 1.3 times more likely to be unarmed during these encounters and account for 24 percent of those killed by police, despite being 13 percent of the general population.

Researchers from Rutgers University, the University of Michigan and Washington University in St. Louis found that black men and boys are particularly in peril of being killed by police — with a 1 in 1,000 odds of being killed by police in their lifetime, compared to 1 in 2,500 risk for their white counterpart, as reported by Vox. Soon after, two groups not associated with the protestors began to argue about the issue.

As the situation began to escalate, police officers intervened, and detained and later arrested one male involved.

Ocean City Police Chief Ross Buzzuro briefly spoke to Bean, welcoming

them and inquiring whether they were OK and needed anything.

Buzzuro said he supported the group’s constitutional right to protest, and echoed protestors’ desire for a peaceful protest.

“We were horrified by what happened with Mr. Floyd in Minneapolis — [it was] unconscionable, so we understand it,” Buzzuro said. “But we also recognize that protests need to be peaceful, and beyond that when things get out of hand it’s troublesome for everybody, and I don’t think it’s constructive. For me, to memorialize him [Floyd], this is how it should be done, in a peaceful, constructive manner.”

Buzzuro is not alone in his sentiments, as police groups and chiefs nationwide have criticized Chauvin’s actions.

Nonetheless, protestors have called for police to do more than just verbally express their support, particularly as videos online show police instigating otherwise peaceful protests — using batons, rubber bullets, pepper spray and tear gas on protestors, journalists and bystanders, often with no warning and seemingly unprovoked, The New York Times reported.

For Ortiz, the issue was not about Democrats versus Republicans or white people versus black people — as exemplified by her fiancé, who is white, and her in-laws, who are Re-

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publicans, but supported the Black Lives Matter movement, she said.

Rather, the issue was about enacting justice, and preventing future deaths of black men, women and children, at the hands of police.

“I’m angry, I’m grieving, I’m mourning and I don’t even know him,” Ortiz said. “What makes me so angry is that I’m about to start my own

family, I shouldn’t have to have the talk of how to make it home if you get pulled over, before I have the sex talk with my own son or daughter. Something needs to change.”

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OC police officer faces heat after punching visitor

By Josh Kim Staff Writer (June 5, 2020) Ocean City police officers are being accused of using excessive force, after a video shows an officer punching and choking a man who at first questioned and then criticized the arrest of his friend Sunday evening.

“I was with a couple of my friends and we were standing on the Boardwalk [near 15th Street], and one of my friends is 21 and he had a bottle [of liquor],” 20-year-old North East resident Taylor Cimorosi said. “A cop was riding by and he saw and he [the officer] was just like, ‘Hey do you mind if you could pour that out?’ And he [the friend] said, ‘Yeah, I don’t care,’ and he started to pour it out.”

Cimorosi, who was sitting on a bench nearby during the encounter, said as his friend poured out the liquor, some of it might have splashed on to the bicycle.

“He got mad and arrested him,” Cimorosi said.

A police report alleged that the male poured the liquid directly onto the front tire of the bicycle of an officer identified as Lt. Frank Wrench, which led to the male’s arrest for open container.

“I got upset about the situation because I didn’t feel like he should have been arrested for it, so I started saying stuff to him,” Cimorosi said.

Cimorosi can be heard off camera shouting at Wrench for arresting his friend despite his purported compliance, shouting expletives and then he called Wrench a dumb*** pig.

“I guess he got mad because I called him a pig and he came over to me, grabbed me by the throat, punched me in the face and put me in a chokehold for no reason,” he said.

“I was literally just exercising my First Amendment, I wasn’t threatening him in no way or anything.”

According to the police report, Wrench and another officer approached Cimorosi to arrest him, the former in front, the latter from behind, and Cimorosi allegedly began to resist being handcuffed, which led to the punch and chokehold.

An Ocean City police officer is facing backlash after a video surfaced of him punching and choking a visitor after the man criticized and insulted the officer for arresting his friend.

However, the video only shows Wrench approaching Cimorosi — the other officer not intervening until after the punch.

The scene erupts into chaos, and the male recording approaches the officers and Cimorosi, but another officer on scene orders him multiple times to back away or risk being arrested, too.

The male continues to move forward, the officer pulls out his conductive electrical weapon (CEW or TASER) and the camera dips down as the officer arrests him for obstructing and hindering an arrest.

Cimorosi was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, and he was transported to a holding cell and released Monday morning.

Cimorosi denied resisting arrest.

The video of the incident was posted on Twitter and, as of Wednesday afternoon, had been viewed almost 16,000 thousand times.

“We are aware of the video circulating social media regarding an arrest with a use of force on the Boardwalk,” said Ashley Miller, police spokeswoman. “All of the Ocean City Police Department’s uses of force go through a multi-level review process. Per our department policy, a first-line supervisor would conduct the first review, then the use of force is reviewed by the officer’s shift commander (a lieutenant), next the use of See ALLEGED Page 11

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Alleged victim, police report hold different views of event Continued from Page 10 force is reviewed by the division commander (a captain) and then by the Office of Professional Standards. This incident is still within the review process.”

Because Wrench was the shift commander, the assistant patrol commander will review the incident, prior to moving on to review by the division commander, Miller said.

“I would like people to understand the cops are getting out of hand,” Cimorosi said. “They think they have all of the power in the world that they think they have, but they don’t.

Everything is just getting out of hand now, especially with everything going on. I just think the cop should have thought about his actions before he punched me in my face.”

Cimorosi said he wanted to see Wrench held accountable for his actions.

“I don’t want to see him [in] a police uniform,” he said. “I don’t believe he should be protecting civilians, because he wasn’t being protective at all.”

Emails and phone calls to elected city officials were not returned by publication time.

Commissioners ask Hogan to expand business openings

By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (June 5, 2020) The Worcester County Commissioners sent a letter to Gov. Larry Hogan on Tuesday asking for more local control over the reopening process during the coronavirus pandemic.

Last week, Hogan gave an executive order opening outdoor seating at restaurants that Friday. That same day, commissioners sent a similar letter to Hogan requesting that he open “certain commercial activities, including outdoor and limited indoor restaurant and bar seating; certain attractions like miniature golf, gokarts, and other stand-alone attractions; limited operation of the Ocean Downs Casino; outdoor open-air wedding venues; indoor gymnasiums, and the raising of the cap on social gatherings and certain activities.”

The letter from last week points out that key statistics show a downward trend across the state and that businesses are coming up with their own guidelines on how to open safely.

Hogan has based his reopening orders on hospitalizations rates, which are at their lowest point since April 14, according to the Maryland Department of Health.

“The Ocean Downs Casino has developed an elaborate Health and Safety plan with all recommendations by our local health officer being met and exceeded,” the letter reads.

“With temperature screening at entrances and limited available video lottery terminals, the facility will be safe for guests and staff alike.”

During an emergency meeting last Thursday, the commissioners discussed how to approach the most recent letter to request a broader opening. County Commissioner

Joseph Mitrecic said he had been in contact with the governor’s office.

“I think we need to continue to pound the governor’s office with our requests for us to return to normalcy,” Mitrecic said.

The letter states that the businesses that have opened have adhered to social distancing and appropriate masking requirements.

“Instead of a one-size-fits-all approach, we request each individual attraction and business, working in conjunction with our local health department and CDC [Center for Disease and Control] guidelines, be able to reopen with a well thought out health and safety plan,” the letter reads. “In addition, and especially for Ocean City, the opening of more attractions and businesses will help further spread people out, providing for a safer environment for all.”

Hogan held a press conference on Wednesday to announce that stage two of reopening would begin tonight at 5 p.m., but the county’s requests were not included.

The start of stage two will allow openings of manufacturing, construction, retails shops, specialty vendors and offices such as media production, banking, legal services, finance and real estate. Nail and tanning salons can open at 50 percent capacity by appointment only. On June 8, state offices will begin to open. These businesses are encouraged to implement a screening process and limit the proximity of employees.

Hogan said that if the trends in hospitalizations and intensive care units continue to move down, the next step would be to “consider opening some additional outdoor amusement, fitness, sporting and other summertime activities.

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Coronavirus cases in Worcester County timeline: March 19 – Worcester County confirms its first case of coronavirus, a man in his 30s.

March 21 – A woman in her 20s tests positive.

March 30 – A third positive case diagnosed out of state is confirmed.

April 1 – A woman in her 20s tests positive.

April 2 – A man in his 40s tests positive; health department releases three cases from public monitoring.

April 4 – A man in his 40s and a woman in her 60s test positive.

April 5 – A man in his 60s and a woman in her 30s test positive.

April 6 – A man in his 40s tests for a total of 10 positive cases in Worcester; four total cases have been released from public monitoring.

April 9 – Six more people test positive.

April 13 – Five more people test positive.

April 15 – An out-of-county resident tests positive.

April 16 – Three more people test positive for a total of 25 cases; nine individuals have been released from public monitoring.

April 20 – Worcester counts a total of 33 cases; 11 individuals have been released from public monitoring.

April 21 – One more person tests positive; 13 individuals have been released from public monitoring.

April 24 – Five more cases diagnosed; 18 cases have been released from monitoring.

April 25 – Two cases are diagnosed.

April 26 – Two cases are diagnosed for a total of 48.

April 27 – Five people test positive.

April 28 – One person tests positive; 23 cases have been released from monitoring; a woman in her 80s has died.

April 29 – Worcester has 55 confirmed cases.

April 30 – Six people test positive for a total of 61 cases; 26 cases have been released from monitoring; a second case dies.

May 3 – Worcester counts 75 cases; 29 have been released from monitoring; a third death is probable.

May 4 – Five more people are diagnosed.

May 5 – One more person is diagnosed; 40 have been released from monitoring.

May 6 – Five more cases are confirmed; three more people are released from monitoring.

May 7 – Ten more people are diagnosed for 96 total; 47 total have been released from monitoring.

May 8 – Two people are diagnosed; one is released from monitoring.

May 9 – Four people are diagnosed; three are released from monitoring; another death is recorded.

May 10 – Four people are diagnosed; one is released from monitoring.

May 11 – Seven people are diagnosed.

May 12 – One person is diagnosed.

May 13 – 11 people are diagnosed for a total of 125; eight people are released from monitoring.

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May 14 – Two people are diagnosed; seven people are released from monitoring.

May 15 - Four people are diagnosed; four are released from monitoring.

May 17 - Six people are diagnosed; sixteen people are released from monitoring; six people total have died.

May 18 - 27 people are diagnosed for a total of 164; four people are released from monitoring.

May 19 - Two more people are released from monitoring.

May 20 – Five people are diagnosed; one more person is released from monitoring; eight people total have died.

May 21 – 12 more people are diagnosed for a total of 181; three more people are released from monitoring for a total of 96.

May 23 – Three people are released from monitoring.

May 24 – Three more people are diagnosed; two more people die for a total of 10 deaths.

May 25 – Two more people are diagnosed; one person dies for a total of 11 deaths.

May 26 – Eight more people are diagnosed; five more people are released from monitoring.

May 27 – Three more people are released from monitoring for a total of 107.

May 28 – Five more people are diagnosed for a total of 198.

May 29 - Eight more people are diagnosed; one more person dies for 13 total; nine more people have been released from monitoring.

May 30 - Four more people test positive; 27 people are released from monitoring.

May 31 - Four more people test positive; one more person is released from monitoring.

June 1 - Three more people test positive.

June 2 - Two more people test positive; Six more people are released from monitoring.

June 3 – One person is released from public monitoring.

June 4 – Four more people test positive for a total of 223; one more person dies for a total of 14; four more people are released from monitoring for a total of 152.

Wor. rises to 223 covid-19 cases; 124 in Berlin, OP

By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (June 5, 2020) Worcester County has reached 223 cases of coronavirus and 14 deaths, according to the Worcester County Health Department. This is an increase of 25 cases from last week.

The Maryland Department of Health indicates that all Worcester’s coronavirus-related deaths have been at the Berlin Nursing Home. One of the deaths is listed as “probable” because the individual was never tested.

The county department said that most of the deaths have been women in their 80s.

The nursing home has recorded 27 staff cases and 64 resident cases, according to the state department.

There are 124 cases in the Berlin and Ocean Pines 21811 zip code, 17 cases in the Ocean City 21842 zip code, 25 in the Snow Hill 21863 zip code and 59 in the Pocomoke City 21851 zip code.

A zip code must have at least eight cases to be listed.

A total of 152 people have been released from public monitoring.

Worcester has conducted 2,530 coronavirus tests.

As of Thursday, Maryland had 55,858 cases.

As of Wednesday afternoon, there were four covid-19 patients in Atlantic General’s med/surg unit. Two patients have come off ventilators and are breathing on their own. The hospital has discharged a total of 18 patients with covid-19.

As of Thursday, next door

Wicomico had 959 cases and Sussex County has 4,305 cases.

According to the Maryland Department of Health, the state positivity rate has dropped to 9.5 percent as of Wednesday, a 65 percent decrease from its peak. Worcester County is testing positive at a rate of 7.2 percent. Statewide hospitalizations are at its lowest rate since April 14.

Becky Jones, health officer for the county health department, said that new cases are a mix of local community-acMichael Franklin quired, related to universal testing, or outbreaks at long-term care facilities. She said that personal responsibility is crucial is Maryland reopens.

“Please do remember that your choices affect not only your own health but the health of everyone around you, loved ones and strangers, alike,” Jones said.

She said that although there’s not an order to wear masks outside, some businesses may require that. Jones added that it can be difficult to social distance on the Boardwalk.

“Always do the best that you can to stay out of other people’s space and if you’re encountering crowds that prevent that, you may want to avoid the Boardwalk until it’s less busy,” Jones said. “If you’re on the beach, set up your stuff at least six feet or as far as possible from other beachgoers.”

She said the health department is See AGH Page 14

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Public-use building permit app online now

By Josh Kim Staff Writer (June 5, 2020) The Ocean City Council voted this week to proceed with temporary public-use building permits, and will begin vetting applications this Thursday, at 4 p.m., and every subsequent business day.

Last week, the council asked staff to discuss the finer points of allowing restaurants and bars to use public property for outdoor dining area, after city attorney Heather Stansbury said legal matters had to be addressed before taking action.

City Manager Doug Miller said there were several concerns/recommendations staff had prepared: No alcohol on the beach and Boardwalk; no commerce on the beach or Boardwalk; public sidewalks were preferable to streets; if a street

was used, parallel parking spaces would be preferred over travel lanes; ADA accessibility must be maintained on public ways; the city would need to be prepared to deal with conflicts in regards to parking and noise; and each street-use request would need to be reviewed on a case-bycase basis, rather than an one-size-fits-all approval process.

Doug Miller There were additional criteria that business owners must meet, before any consideration could take place: A business owner must have proper insurance; fire lanes and hydrants must remain clear and accessible, as well as dumpsters; a barricade system must be installed;

and deliveries to neither the business nor its neighbors could be impeded.

City leaders also needed to give staff some guidance on a few issues, Miller said, such as approval authority — would that be left up to staff, or would the council need to sign off on every application?

Would the council allow businesses with existing outdoor private dining space to expand beyond to public space? Or limit it to strictly businesses with no existing outdoor space?

Would seating be limited to the restaurant or bar’s indoor seating capacity? Or would it be allowed to go beyond?

Finally, how long would this outdoor expansion last? Would the temporary permit still be valid once indoor seating was back in motion?

Or would it end?

For the most part, the council agreed on most of what Miller presented.

Insurance was a must, applications should be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, outdoor seating capacity should be maximized, ADA accessibility could not be blocked and other criteria.

The main point of contention was whether staff or the council should have final say on approving an application.

“I think the staff should develop criteria, I think the staff should review it and I’d like to them then forward a recommendation to the mayor and city council and let the policymakers make the final decision on it,” Councilman Dennis Dare said. “Every application is going to be different; I

think the criteria that the city manager lays out, a lot of that is on point, but there’s probably an exception on each and every one of the items.”

Councilman Tony DeLuca disagreed, and said staff should review and have final approval.

“I think everything we can do right now, we should do right now, and we should base our decisions on what we know today, not what might happen,” Councilman Tony DeLuca said.

Councilman Matt James agreed.

“If we witness something we don’t like, we can always go back and make changes, but as a group, it takes a long time for us to get things done,” James said. “I think with people’s livelihoods are being destroyed, and it’s [the pandemic/restrictions] going to continue to hurt people for a long time, we should be as willing to help as possible, and if we can speed up the process and let staff take care of it I think that’s the right way to go.”

Councilwoman Mary Knight asked whether the city could disregard the 24-hour notice time necessary to publicly announce a meeting, so the council could meet immediately to vet the applications.

“I don’t want to wait 24 hours once the staff reviews this and gets this to us, because I know people [business owners] are ready and willing,” Knight said.

Stansbury first clarified that the city’s permits would take shape as a road closure permit and a use of public way license agreement, not an MOU, which is different.

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AGH has released 18 patients Continued from Page 12 focused on providing education on safety measures as more visitors arrive in Ocean City.

“We know it was a long, lonely spring spent in isolation but the path towards recovery and reopening has to be a careful one, otherwise we risk intensifying the outbreak,” Jones said.

She reiterated the it’s important for everyone to wash their hands, cover their mouth when they sneeze or cough and to stay home if they feel sick.

To treat patients, Atlantic General is asking for plasma donations from coronavirus survivors. This is for a Mayo Clinic study through the Blood Bank of Delmarva.

The first patient transfusion took place on April 24. Donors must have tested positive for the virus and have been symptom-free for 28 days.

Those who have been symptom-free for 14 days may also donate if they have tested negative.

When a case is confirmed positive,

the health department conducts contact tracing to inform individuals and businesses that may have come into contact with the positive case.

If someone suspects they may have the virus, they should call their primary care provider or the health department. Do not show up unannounced to a medical facility.

As for local testing, the Worcester County Health Department has opened a hotline Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to determine if a person should be tested. Call 410-6321100 and select option eight.

For general information on the coronavirus call the health department 24/7 at 410-632-4321 or visit worcesterhealth.org. View updates from Atlantic General at atlanticgeneral.org/patients-visitors/covid-19updates/.

To track Maryland cases, visit coronavirus.maryland.gov/.

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Addressing Knight’s question, she reminded the council that it had to give a 24-hour notice to the public before a meeting even in times of emergency, as required by the Maryland Open Meetings Act. Stansbury suggested perhaps scheduling a meeting at the end of the week to allow the council to get through the bulk of the requests.

Paddack moved for the council to have final say on the public-use requests.

“I happen to agree with Councilman Paddack, I think the final decision for those in public areas should be made by the mayor and council,” Mayor Rick Meehan said.

Meehan said city officials see issues in a different perspective than city staff, and said it was the mayor and council’s responsibility to make decisions regarding public domain and to address questions or concerns from the public.

James reiterated, however, that businesses were on a time crunch, and the quickest solution was to allow staff to have final say.

Meehan said city officials could meet at any time to get the applications going.

Knight asked once again about the 24-hour public notice for council

meetings, and Stansbury said the 24hour notice was more about the public, not the council, and its ability to participate in governmental activities.

As a middle ground of sorts, the mayor suggested scheduling daily meetings in advanced, and cancel when necessary, and Dare asked Paddack to amend his motion to begin this meeting schedule on Thursday, at 4 p.m., and every following business day at the same time.

The council went back and forth on the motion, but eventually reached a consensus and voted five to two to meet every business day, starting on Thursday, at 4 p.m., to approve public-use and road closure requests, cancel meetings when appropriate and allow businesses who have submitted applications to reopen immediately by 5 p.m.

James and DeLuca opposed.

“I just don’t see the sense of urgency,” DeLuca said, adding that he would be at every meeting and ready to approve applications.

Planning and Community Development Director Bill Neville said the permit application should be available on the city’s website by Wednesday at noon.

To learn more about the temporary building permit, or to submit an application visit https://oceancitymd.gov/oc/

Maryland primary election numbers for all candidates

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (June 5, 2020) Maryland’s primary election, which was postponed in April because of the covid-19 pandemic, was completed, largely by mail-in ballots on Tuesday.

Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden received a nearly identical percentage of the vote in Worcester and statewide.

Biden received 84.1 percent of his party’s vote in Worcester, compared to 85.1 percent of the total in Maryland.

In Maryland, Biden netted 416,309 mail-in votes and 16,935 inperson votes for a total of 433,244. In Worcester, the vote counts for Biden were 3,158 mail-in votes and 69 inperson votes for a total of 3,227.

Republican incumbent Donald Trump netted 177,317 mail-in votes and 10,963 in-person votes for a total of 188,280 or 88.4 percent statewide.

In Worcester, those numbers totaled 4,565 mail-in votes and 259 in-person votes for a total of 4,824 or 92.8 percent.

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was selecting both a Democrat and Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from District One. Republican incumbent Andy Harris received 3,995 mail-in votes and 227 in-person votes for a total of 4,222 or 83 percent of returned ballots.

Looking to unseat Harris were three Democrats: Allison Galbraith, Mia Mason and Jennifer Pingley who all received at least 20 percent of the vote.

Galbraith finished on top with 1,199 mail-in votes and 35 in-person votes for a total of 1,234 or 40.5 percent. Running a close second was Mason with 38.9 percent, including 1,153 mail-in votes and 32 in-person selections.

Looking ahead to the Democratic National Convention, scheduled from Aug. 17-20, 2020 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Maryland is slated to send 119 delegates and 8 alternates.

Also, Maryland is anticipated to send a total of 38 delegates to the Republican National Convention that is scheduled Aug. 24-27, 2020 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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County passes FY21 budget with 4-3 vote after revisions

By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (June 5, 2020) It took two tries, but Worcester County Commissioners on Tuesday passed their operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year, a $204 million package that saw expenditures reduced by $17 million over the course of several meetings.

Those reductions brought spending sufficiently below revenue to leave an anticipated $533,320 surplus.

Harold Higgins, chief administrative officer, advised allocating the surplus into capital equipment. But contending that the revenues estimates were still too high, County Commissioner Ted Elder recommended moving the surplus to the budget stabilization fund instead.

Higgins explained that would not create a balanced budget.

“If a capital request comes forward to you, you have to approve it,” Higgins said. “If you, in fact, do not approve it, it … would fall to the bottom line as a budget surplus at the end of fiscal year 21.”

He said that the money would end up in budget stabilization as long as commissioners did not approve any capital requests.

County Commissioner Jim Bunting agreed with Elder.

“I think the money should be put in a more safe place, whether it be reserves or general fund,” Bunting said.

“I think when you put it under this line item, I think it opens it up.”

As for budget revisions, commissioners agreed to raise one position with the sheriff’s department from part-time to full-time for $8,186, to raise funding to the food bank from $5,000 to $10,000 and to raise funding for Furnacetown from $20,000 to $40,000.

County Commissioner Joshua Nordstrom asked to add back in the grant of $42,854 each for Pocomoke City and Snow Hill for infrastructure repair.

County Commissioner Chip Bertino questioned if the towns had a plan for the grant.

“Last time Pocomoke spoke about infrastructure, they said their history of 30 or 40 years was that they didn’t have a plan and that a lot of infrastructure decay was because of neglect and the lack of planning,” Bertino said, adding that this happened two years ago.

Nordstrom pointed out that Pocomoke consistently has repairs done for water quality and its lift stations are being repaired.

“It’s going to take help and Snow Hill has some of the same issues,” Nordstrom said.

Bertino said he didn’t think it would be fair to give Pocomoke and Snow Hill “free money” when Berlin and Ocean City don’t ask the county for money for similar issues.

“I don’t understand why Pocomoke and Snow Hill should be any different, especially since Pocomoke admitted right here they didn’t have a plan,” Bertino said.

County Commissioner Joseph Mitrecic asked if it was possible to bring in the municipalities to talk about their plans.

“We can certainly get them in here,” Nordstrom said. “I’m not going

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Commissioners discussed and voted on the FY21 operating budget twice during their meeting on Tuesday. County officials and attendees were all required to wear face masks and to social distance.

to add that to the motion though.”

Mitrecic said that the smaller towns were decaying.

“They don’t have the money-raising abilities that Berlin and Ocean City and the northern end of the county have,” Mitrecic said.

The motion passed, with Nordstrom, Mitrecic, County Commissioner Diana Purnell and County Commissioner Bud Church in favor and Elder, Bunting and Bertino in opposition.

Elder moved to fund all the volunteer fire companies the same amount as the money given to Stockton to pay for an additional full-time employee, but the motion died without a second.

In a final statement, Elder said he was still concerned about the revenues.

“This is like some kind of a money grab here at the end,” Elder said. “I’ve never been in budget negotiations like this before. Because of this, there’s no way I can vote for this.”

Nordstrom pointed out that commissioners declined to have a work session last week and he notified commissioners that he would bring requests to the meeting.

“We’ve already discussed the ones brought up today and voted on them,” Elder said, adding that’s why they weren’t expecting the requests.

“We’ve also gotten different numbers over the past couple weeks, too,” Nordstrom said.

The revisions brought the budget surplus to $414,426.

In his final statement, Bertino said that he didn’t think the county approached this issue of funding volunteer fire companies and ambulances holistically.

“What we’re trying to accomplish overall, I don’t think was best served by giving money to a fire company that didn’t even ask for it, didn’t want it, or didn’t want all of it, because they recognized that it was unfair to the other fire companies,” Bertino said, referencing when Stockton attempted to refuse the funding for the additional position.

Mitrecic said he didn’t think they were unfair to any one company.

“Has it been a little piecemeal?

Yes, it has, I agree with that,” Mitrecic said. “But we have, in fact, funded them to the level that they needed to be funded.”

He added that in the future, commissioners would have to find a funding source for the companies to free up the general fund.

In the first vote, the budget failed to pass, with Nordstrom, Purnell and Mitrecic in favor and Bertino, Bunting, Elder and Church in opposition.

After the $100,000 grant to Atlantic General Hospital was added to the budget, Church changed his vote to pass the $204,320,631 budget.

Commissioners also passed the board of education budget at $94.6 million.

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Most businesses open, but no word on indoor dining yet

By Josh Kim Staff Writer (June 5, 2020) No indoor dining, but most non-essential businesses and personal services reopen this Friday at 5 p.m., as Maryland moves into phase two of its recovery plan.

“Our testing capacity, the drop in positivity [rates], hospitalizations and ICU beds, and all of these metrics, allow us to now safely begin stage two of our roadmap to recovery,” Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday.

The state had 54,982 Larry Hogan confirmed cases of covid-19, as of Wednesday afternoon.

However, the Hogan administration has made it clear early on that the stages of Hogan’s Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery Plan was focused on hospitalization rates, ICU beds and deaths.

Hospitalization, at 1,109, are at their lowest level since mid-April, and ICU beds, with 471 in use for covid-19 patients, are down as well.

Additionally, positivity rates in key jurisdictions have dropped significantly, while the state’s overall positivity rate has dropped from its peak of 26.91 percent on April 17, to 9.5 percent this week.

Manufacturing, construction, all retail, specialty vendors, wholesalers, warehouses, financial institutions, technology firms, auto dealerships, insurance agencies and personal services may reopen.

Personal services must open at half capacity and by appointment only.

Offices, such as information technology firms, legal offices, account-

ing, banking and financial institutions, insurance agencies, design studios, advertising and architectural firms, and media production companies may also reopen.

Office workplace safety measures, such as wearing masks, conducting daily screenings, re-evaluating shifts, schedules, office configuration and teleworking when possible are strongly encouraged Hogan said.

“I want to be very clear, just because Marylanders can return to the office, doesn’t mean they should,” Hogan said.

Facemasks in indoor public spaces remain non-negotiable for those above the age of 2, except if it hinders a person’s ability to breathe.

Certain state operations may also resume on Friday, and the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration and other agencies that deal directly with customers will begin a phased reopening, by appointment only, with staff wearing face coverings and Plexiglas barriers separating individuals.

If trends continue to decline or plateau, Hogan said the state would be able to consider reopening additional outdoor amusement, fitness, sporting and other summertime activities.

The Ocean City Hotel-MotelRestaurant Association posted on its Facebook page its disappointment with Hogan’s decision to not reopen indoor dining or amusements.

Nonetheless, “I also want to continue to remind Maryland that moving into Stage 2 does not mean that this crisis is behind us or that we can afford to stop being vigilant,” Hogan said.

For additional reopening guidance, visit https://open.maryland.gov/backtobusiness/

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SMALL BUSINESS TOUR Discussing the reopening of small businesses at the Hobbit Restaurant on 81st Street, from left, are Del. Wayne Hartman (R-38 C), Hobbit owner Garvey Heiderman and U.S. Rep. Andy Harris on Monday, June 1. Harris also visited Kylan Barn in Delmar, Ocean Downs Casino in Berlin, Baja Amusements in West Ocean City, Bay Bee Headboat in Ocean City and Old Pro Golf in Ocean City.

These businesses either hope to safely re-open soon or have just been cleared to do so.

Weekly covid-19 pandemic local, state, national updates

By Josh Kim Staff Writer (June 5, 2020) Here are local, state and national updates in regards to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Local May 28 — Mayor Rick Meehan and the Ocean City Council hold a special council session to discuss Gov. Larry Hogan’s announcement made the day before, reopening businesses with existing outdoor seating and other outdoor and sports activities.

The council votes to allow all restaurants and bars to reopen on Friday, as long as they have submitted temporary building permits to both the city and the county.

The council also voted to add picnic tables to the beach adjacent to the Boardwalk, to help alleviate a bench crowding issue, as well as to help restaurants on the Boardwalk limited to carryout services.

June 3 — As of Wednesday morning, Worcester County has 219 confirmed cases of covid-19, 12 deaths and one probable death.

State May 28 — Hogan announces on Twitter that the state had conducted 316,797 covid-19 tests.

The state’s positivity rate peaked on April 17, when it reached 26.91 percent, and has since dropped by nearly 54 percent, down to 12.4 percent.

Hogan also says effective last Friday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., free covid-19 testing would be available at Six Flags amusement park in Washington, D.C. — no appointment or doctor’s order needed.

May 29 — Hogan extends his emergency order prohibiting utility providers from shutting off or charging late fees for residential services,

including electricity, water, phone and internet, through July 1.

Hogan issues order expanding services by state-licensed breweries, wineries and distilleries, including the service of alcoholic beverages in outdoor seating areas and third-party shipment to consumers.

May 30 — The state’s covid-19 positivity rate drops to 11.6 percent, its lowest level in more than two months, while hospitalization rates drop to its lowest level in more than six weeks.

May 31 — The state’s positivity rate drops again to 10.9 percent, and hospitalizations have dropped to 1,183.

June 3 — Hogan announces the commencement of phase two of reopening on Wednesday.

Effective Friday, at 5 p.m., most retail, personal service and office spaces may reopen, as well as certain state services that require face-to-face interaction.

As of Wednesday morning, Maryland has 54,982 confirmed cases of covid-19, 272,643 negative tests, 380,716 tests conducted, 9.49 percent positivity rate, 2,519 confirmed deaths and 1,109 hospitalizations.

National May 28 — Another 2.1 million Americans file for unemployment the week prior.

This means more than 40 million people have filed for unemployment in the United States since the advent of the novel coronavirus pandemic — the equivalent of 1 in 4 people, The New York Time reports.

May 29 — Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York said New York City could reopen on June 8.

June 3 — As of Wednesday morning, the U.S. has 1.8 million confirmed cases of covid-19 and 106,202 deaths.

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J-1 students may not come to Ocean City Since program participants cannot get visas, employers seek alternative workforce

By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (June 5, 2020) For the first time since the work-travel program began, most J-1 student workers may not come to the United States this summer. None have arrived in Ocean City.

Because of the covid-19 pandemic, the federal government has advised against nonessential international travel. The White House has also suspended visa processing at U.S. embassies abroad, which closes the door, for now, on J-1 students, said Kasey Simon, president of the United Work and Travel Program.

In March, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced a 60-day pause on its programs through May 13.

Although that has expired, students cannot get their visas. Simon said a small percentage of students got their visas before the embassies closed in March, but even fewer of those students are still choosing to participate.

Simon said towns that host students will suffer two-fold.

“The employers and the landlords that host these exchange visitors will

be missing out on the seasonal jobs that these individuals fill,” Simon said. “The cities as a whole will miss out on the cultural exchange impact that these young students bring to towns like Ocean City every year.”

He said Ocean City churches, landlords and employers have always embraced the students.

“To see all of that N. Schwendeman go away with the pandemic is just disappointing,” Simon said.

“The students who can’t participate or are unable to participate are hoping to rejoin the program in 2021, if they’re still elSusan Jones igible.”

Each summer, approximately 4,000 J-1 students come to the resort to experience Ocean City and work. Nancy Schwendeman, interim executive director for the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce, said all Ocean City can do is wait for federal government guidance.

“J-1s are very important to our economy, for the businesses, and we certainly hope that the program will continue, but we don’t know as of yet,” Schwendeman said.

In the meantime, the chamber is helping businesses with its seasonal workforce committee.

“We’re looking at different options of reaching out even more than we ever have in the past to local schools and even throughout the state,” Schwendeman said.

She added that the chamber is trying to find all kinds of workers, not just students.

Susan Jones, executive director of the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association, said that since association members rely on the J-1 program, this is a stressful time.

“Because tourism has been severely affected by the pandemic, it is hard to predict what sort of visitation levels we will see this summer,” Jones said. “That makes it all the more difficult to determine how many people to hire.”

One of those businesses is the Princess Royale on 91st Street, which typically hires 90 to 95 J-1 students, according to JoAnne Rahe, human resources director. General Manager Kyle Johnson said that the hotel is operating as if the J-1 students are not arriving.

“We were fortunate because we were able to hire some locals and I believe we have a few college kids starting to work this summer,” Johnson said. “We’re still actively recruiting

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Rahe added that the Princess Royale hired some students that were working in a similar program, a fullyear internship as opposed to a travel study program.

“Some of them were working at resorts that closed down on the West Coast, so they had nothing to do,” Johnson said. “Since we were reopening, we were fortunate to get them.”

He hopes to attract workers through the housing that is typically reserved for J-1 students.

“We realize that one of the hardest things for college kids to come down here and have those summer jobs is the housing, so that’s something that we can actually offer and try to bring in additional summer help,” Johnson said.

Given the pandemic, Johnson expects to operate with a smaller staff this summer. The hotel will adjust by streamlining certain operations, such as an online check in service, to increase safety and rely on fewer employees, who could be working overtime.

He feels the staff is ready for a summer without the usual J-1 students and that business will return in full by July or August.

“There’s not much we can do about it,” Johnson said. “You just have to react to what the situation is and go from there.”

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Big crowd, small crowd, it’s the lens

By Stewart Dobson Editor (June 5, 2020) The question many people have asked since Saturday of Memorial Day weekend is whether the now well-known photo of an elbow-toelbow Boardwalk crowd was manipulated.

The short answer is not really. But it also was not an accurate depiction of the pedestrian traffic on the boards.

Pictures can give all sorts of impressions without applying special effects or moving objects around in Photoshop.

Generally speaking, if a photographer wants to

show wide open spaces, he or she can enhance that effect with a wide-angle lens by making objects look farther apart. In a way, it’s not unlike looking at something through the wrong end of a pair of binoculars.

On the other hand, a photographer who wants to fill the frame has two choices: get as close to the subjects as possible with a “normal” lens for a view that approximates what the eye sees, or snap on a zoom lens and magnify the scene.

The difference between the photo taken with the “normal” lens and the one shot with the zoom is that the telephoto or zoom makes everything look closer together than it actually is. It compresses the image and distorts the perspective.

The photos above were taken from the same spot, two or three seconds apart on the Boardwalk Saturday by Ocean City attorney Joe Harrison.

The photo on the left was taken with the lens set at a 1:1 ratio, or the setting most closely resembling the scene as viewed with the naked eye.

The photo on the right was taken with a 10x zoom, and gives the impression of many more people filling less space.

But what that 10x photo really shows is a

postage stamp-size piece of the same scene recorded in the 1:1 photo.

In a way, a zoom lense just crops the picture to a fraction of what the 1:1 photo shows and enlarges it.

The photo on the right shows what can be seen in the tiny marked square of the photo on the left.

The woman carrying the bag on the lower left corner of the photo on the right also can be seen in the same location in the marked square on the left.

Also note how close the light poles seemed to be positioned in the photo on the right. We know they’re spaced farther apart than that in reality, but then look at how close they appear to each other in the photo on the left.

Aside from the scale, there isn’t much difference.

Back to the question then: was that photo manipulated? The answer is no. That image was what the camera saw, with no Photoshop finagling afterwards.

But does it give a false impression of how crowded the Boardwalk was on that Saturday? Yes. But as in everything else these days, it’s all a matter of perspective.

SDHS holds OC Boardwalk parade

By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (June 5, 2020) Since traditional graduation ceremonies could not take place this year because of covid-19related health concerns, administrators of the Worcester County Public Schools and Stephen Decatur High School seniors celebrated their achievement with a Boardwalk drivethru parade last Wednesday.

More than 250 cars participated in the Class of 2020 parade on the Boardwalk to mark the graduation of the school’s 295 seniors.

“I really think it was fabulous,” Principal Tom Sites said. “The families and the graduates, especially the graduates, truly enjoyed it. I heard so many kids talk about how excited they were to be on the Boardwalk and to be involved in something special and unique like this.”

In addition to families and teachers, members of the Worcester County Board of Education partici-

pated in the parade as well. The name each graduate was announced through a speakerphone on North Division Street, and the cars entered the Boardwalk from 26th Street.

“It was so exciting to watch all the families out there congratulating us and cheering us on,” Sites said. “It was unique to where we live and that’s what I think is so special.”

The event was so successful that the school is considering making the Boardwalk parade a new tradition for future graduates.

“During and after the parade I was [called] by so many families that I know personally who said ‘My child’s graduating in two years or my child’s graduating next year, and I want to do the same thing.’

“One of the things that came out of it that didn’t really, really resonate with me until I started handing those diploma jackets to the students was parents are usually 50 to 300 feet away, watching at the convention

center,” he continued. “[On Wednesday], they were right there. They got to experience and were almost walking down the runway with their students to get their diploma.”

Above all, Sites appreciated everyone who came down to support his students amid the pandemic.

“I want to thank [Ocean City] and everybody who helped to make this possible,” he said. “The town really opened their arms to us and gave us anything and everything that we need to make it successful for our kids.

“I can’t thank enough the members from the police department, Frank Miller over at special events, the mayor and city council,” he added. “Our sheriff’s department was a big part of it, helping us out. Our superintendent has been supportive from the get go … it was just a team effort.”

Hundreds of people were already enjoying the Boardwalk that evening, See SENIORS Page 21

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Matthew Miller dresses up for the occasion as he receives his diploma jacket during Stephen Decatur High School’s drive-thru graduation ceremony on the Boardwalk, Wednesday, May 27.

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Picnic tables on OC beach receive positive reception

Seniors celebrate graduating with drive-thru parade

By Josh Kim Staff Writer (June 5, 2020) Picnic tables on the beach could be a permanent fixture once the coronavirus pandemic wanes, after a temporary solution to crowding and dining issues became an instant crowd pleaser, according to city officials on Monday.

Extra trashcans, moving around benches, recommending masks were also discussed.

“What an excellent idea, and I’m not so sure that shouldn’t be something that we keep out there permanently,” Mayor Rick Meehan said. “I think it really is an added asset to the Boardwalk, and I can’t believe we never thought about it before.”

Last week, Councilmen John Gehrig and Dennis Dare mentioned the idea, after constituents had suggested it to them.

The idea was immensely popular among city officials, and the picnic tables were put on the beach almost immediately in preparation of the past weekend.

“The picnic table idea is a great idea, I was just a messenger,” Gehrig said. “I think Dennis did as well, we See TABLES Page 22

Continued from Page 20 but Sites and several students recalled seeing many pedestrians stopping to cheer the graduates along the way, adding to the experience.

Class of 2020 President Max Ewancio recalled seeing strangers cheering the students on from every angle.

“Every street on the right side and the left side there would be groups and groups of people cheering everyone on with signs and everything,” he said. “It was a great time. I just to say thanks to everyone who came out to support us.”

Ewancio, who will be studying at the University of Maryland, College Park for mechanical engineering, believes it would be an amazing idea to hold the Boardwalk parade every year.

“I think the traditional graduation is always an exciting idea but this would be just something so much different than everyone else’s graduations,” Ewancio said.

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Stephen Decatur High School Principal Thomas Sites, left, and Superintendent of Schools Lou Taylor congratulate graduate Alyssa Romano before the school’s drive-thru graduation ceremony on the Boardwalk, Wednesday, May 27.

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(Left) Mayor Rick Meehan and Councilman Dennis Dare push for moving benches on the Boardwalk to ensure social distancing during Monday’s council meeting. Plywood and caution tape previously blocking some benches were removed last week, per a council vote. (Right) They also praised the decision to put picnic tables on the beach alongside the Boardwalk, after hearing favorable feedback from guests. Meehan said perhaps the tables could remain there permanently.

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Continued from Page 21 both got calls … and that just goes to show that we have residents and businesses calling us all the time offering ideas and it all matters. I agree with you Rick, it seemed too easy.”

However, Dare and Meehan asked for more trashcans to be placed near the picnic tables, after some trash had been left on the tables.

Dare also addressed the city’s public image, and what it was doing to ensure the public that it was taking the steps to protect it.

“We took a little beating last week on some photographs that were obviously taken to put as at a disadvantage, and as a result all of the national attention has put a little dent into our reputation, and reputation is something that takes years to build, but could be gone in a New York second,” Dare said.

He said with this in mind, the public might assume Ocean City was not taking Gov. Larry Hogan’s reopening safety protocols and guidelines seriously.

“There are some things we cannot control, but there are some things we can control,” Dare said.

These actions included requiring public employees to wear masks on the Boardwalk and space out benches

to encourage social distancing.

“If you’re going to talk the talk, you have to walk the walk, and I think we need to move the benches six feet apart the best we can,” he said.

Most of the council opposed the facemask requirement, noting public employee’s long shifts outside in the heat, as well as how outdoors is usually safer than indoors in terms of covid-19 contraction.

Facemask outdoors is not required by the state.

Rather, the emphasis should be holding private entities accountable for ensuring all customers wear a mask inside, along with other safety guidelines required by the Hogan Administration.

Council President Lloyd Martin said most of his customers at his 7Eleven stores wear their facemasks, go back to grab one before entering or buy one at the store to comply.

Meehan agreed with Dare’s notion on public perception, however, and suggested the city rent more electronic signs to encourage facemask use and reinforce social distancing.

“I think perception is important … and our ability to show that we are out there doing everything we can to encourage people to do the right thing is important,” Meehan said.

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By Ally Lanasa Staff Writer (June 5, 2020) June 1 brought sunshine and smiles as coastal residents took advantage of in-person dining for the first time since midMarch. It also was the first day of the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs through Nov. 30.

Forecasters with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service, are predicting this will be an “above-average” Atlantic hurricane season.

“The forecast for this year is somewhere between 13 and 19 storms … six to 10 could become hurri- Joseph Theobald canes and maybe three to six of them could become intense hurricanes or major hurricanes,” said Ocean City Director of Emergency Services Joseph Theobald.

Two named tropical storms have developed already, Arthur, which brushed Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and Bertha, which made landfall near Charleston, South Carolina.

“The fact that we’ve had a couple named storms already that were fairly close is somewhat unusual and we do pay attention to it,” Theobald said.

Normally, peak season for Ocean City begins in September. However, the area can be affected at any time by storms coming up the East Coast.

Last September, Hurricane Dorian, the first major hurricane of the season, caused flooding and strong winds in Ocean City, where meteorologists also warned of 10-foot waves

the beach.

Exposed as Ocean City is on a barrier island, the Town of Ocean City wants residents, property owners and visitors to be aware of flooding hazards.

“If you are in those areas [with high risk], flood insurance is certainly something you want to have in your possession because normal insurance policies on private property don’t cover that issue,” Theobald said.

According to the National Flood Insurance Program, even an inch of rain can cause $25,000 worth of damage.

Flood insurance policies do not automatically renew.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released an operational guide to help state and local officials prepare to respond to tropical storms and hurricanes during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Theobald said even though the city is taking into consideration the spread of the virus, Ocean City government will be prepared for the 2020 hurricane season.

In addition to the city’s plans, Theobald urged the public to prepare with a minimum three-day supply of food, water and medicine and also advised people keep spare cash in case the city loses power.

“People should take the responsibility to be part of the solution and prepare as they would for any hurricane season, but this year take it a little more seriously and please do it,” Theobald said.

For more information on hurricane preparedness, visit oceancitymd.gov and check out the Emergency Management section.

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Fire code edits get first approval

By Josh Kim Staff Writer (June 5, 2020) The Ocean City Council voted on Monday to approve on first reading the adoption of the 2018 National Fire Protection and Life Safety Codes, with local amendments.

Councilman Tony DeLuca was the sole dissenter.

Last week, former Fire Marshal Deputy Chief David Hartley explained how the fire marshal’s office, along with City Clerk Diana Chavis, began looking at the city’s code five months earlier, to see how to make it more user-friendly.

The fire marshal’s office had three goals: reorganize the code for improved efficiency and understanding; update outof-date code standards and references; and clarify code language to reflect current requirements and industry standards.

Updating to the 2018 National Fire Protection Association code would enact some significant changes.

First, it would align the city’s current 2000 edition to with the state’s guidelines for new construction.

Additionally, the 2018 edition would require existing hotels with fire alarm systems that do not automatically notify the fire department to have a telephone available to ensure the fire department could be called for an emergency.

Furthermore, if a hotel replaces its fire alarm system it would have to install one with the fire-notification function.

This telephone and fire alarm requirement also would apply to apartment and condominium buildings.

Dance halls and nightclubs with occupancy of more than 100 people would be required to install a fire sprinkler system. Currently, this would likely only affect one property, the fire marshal’s office found.

Recognizing that businesses were suffering financially because of the covid-19 pandemic and opening restrictions, newly appointed Fire Marshal Deputy Fire Chief Josh Bunting said last week that the changes would be instituted in phases.

Property owners would be notified and compliance would take effect upon the amendment or repeal of coronavirus-related restrictions for public gathering by the state.

Within 60 days of notification, the owner would be required to submit a written intent to comply, and then, 12 months from notification, the owner would have to submit plans and/or a permit for installation of a sprinkler system and associated water supply.

After 36 months since the initial notification, the owner would be required to be in compliance.

City legal counsel Heather Stansbury said Monday there were a few, non-substantial clerical edits made to the original proposal, but otherwise it was good to go to second-reading on Monday, June 8.

To see the proposed changes, visit http://oceancitymd.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=1&ID=2482 &Inline=True

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Evidentiary hearing for wind turbine project on YouTube

By Josh Kim Staff Writer (June 5, 2020) An evidentiary hearing for Skipjack Offshore Energy’s wind turbine project slated for Maryland and Delaware shores will take place online on YouTube this Thursday and Friday, both at 10 a.m.

Last summer, Skipjack, owned by Danish company Ørsted, announced it would be changing from its approved turbine selections to large ones: 850-foot, 12 megawatt General Electric Haliade-X turbines.

The wind turbines the company proposes to install offshore are purportedly the world’s largest at nearly twice the size of the Statue of Liberty.

The 350-foot long blades are longer than a football field.

Already irked by the visibility of the turbines from the coast, city officials and local business owners were further alarmed by the change in size, contending the larger towers would create more visual pollution that would harm the local tourism economy.

In response, on Dec. 27, the Maryland Public Service Commission issued a Notice of Hearing to address changes in turbine sizes announced

by Skipjack, as well as U.S. Wind, a subsidiary of Italy-based Renexia SpA. The hearing took place this year, on Jan. 18, at the Ocean City convention center on 40th Street.

That hearing drew hundreds of people, including local and state officials, who voiced their concerns or praises for the wind energy projects.

Following the hearing, in February, the commission announced it had ordered two evidentiary hearings for the two wind companies.

Skipjack’s filed to hold its hearing on June 4-5, while U.S. Wind has yet to announce a date.

However, with the advent of the novel coronavirus pandemic, city officials filed a motion to continue the

evidentiary hearing on May 19, in an attempt to have the hearing rescheduled, arguing that the pandemic had caused “extraordinary public health and logistical problems.”

Most concerning to city leaders was the ability to question witnesses, the use of demonstrative evidence and potential obstacles for the public to participate.

Nevertheless, the Maryland Public Service Commission denied the city’s request.

“The Commission finds that parties will have ample opportunity to participate in the June 4-5 hearings through virtual means,” a commission statement said. “Pursuant to the Commission’s COVID-19 Continuity of Operations Plan, the Commission has held hearings remotely via video teleconference, including weekly Administrative Meetings, the semi-annual EmPOWER Maryland meeting, and several rulemaking hearings.”

A virtual hearing would not only protect the public and commission staff from covid-19, but the relevant parties would have the same rights they would have had at an in-person hearing, the commission said.

The commission also rejected the city’s request to hold the evidentiary hearing in Ocean City, noting it had already done so for the public hearing.

Denial notwithstanding, the commission did acknowledge the resort’s concerns over physical exhibits depicting the size and appearance of wind turbines, as they might appear different on screen than they do in person.

To address this concern, the commission ordered that a copy of a physical exhibit or visual aid be made available to all parties, upon request.

Although the deadline for public participation, May 22, has passed, those interested in viewing Friday’s hearing may do so at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMeaC-x27Ioq71Bqwr858Hw

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WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONER BRIEFS

By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (June 5, 2020) The Worcester County Commissioners made the following decisions during their meeting on Tuesday:

Business grant The county commissioners approved reallocating the funding that was going to be used for the Worcester County Economic Development STEM Summer Program to businesses that need assistance with hiring employees and buying personal protective equipment.

The camps for levels I and II have been cancelled.

The leadership section has been moved online and the internship program has placed three interns with Hardwire, the military armor company in Pocomoke City that has been producing face shields.

One-time $500 grants will help various businesses purchase sanitizing supplies and person protective equipment for employees as they return to work.

CARES Act After a public hearing, the commissioners agreed to apply for funds through the federal Coronavirus Aid,

Relief, and Economic Security Act. The grant will be submitted to the Maryland Community Development Block Grant Program.

The funds can be used for senior services, food programs and homeless assistance. Worcester County could assist the Commission on Aging, Diakonia and Samaritan Shelter with expenses due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Rezoning case After a public hearing, commissioners unanimously agreed to rezone land of about a quarter acre from R-3 Multi-Family Residential District to C2 General Commercial District.

The property is located north of Route 50 and east of Golf Course Road at the bayfront in West Ocean City.

The Planning Commission gave the rezoning application a favorable recommendation in December, citing a mistake in zoning.

Phyllis Wimbrow, deputy director of the department of review and permitting, said that the property has been used for overflow parking at Hooper’s Crab House.

Attorney Hugh Cropper confirmed with surveyor Frank Lynch that the rezoning would not change the character of the neighborhood and that it would fit in with the commercial area.

POLICE/COURTS BRIEFS

Indecent exposure

Domestic assault

Police arrested Michael McKinley, 40, of Mount Wolf, Pennsylvania after he allegedly masturbated from a window, while watching a woman and three juvenile females change out of their bathing suits.

On May 30, around 3:43 p.m., police were dispatched to a downtown hotel where the with a woman who said she and three juvenile females had been changing out of their bathing suits between her vehicle and another vehicle, shielded by vehicle doors.

She told police that, as they were changing, a couple approached her and said a man was watching her and her children change.

She looked up and saw McKinley, who was nude, masturbating while watching her and the juveniles.

Despite police presence, McKinley allegedly remained at the window, nude, but motionless at that p0oint.

An officer knocked on McKinley’s door, waited for 10 minutes, but did not receive a response.

However, police reported that a woman approached the officer and said she was staying in the room with her boyfriend, later identified as McKinley, and she opened the door.

Police found McKinley with a towel wrapped around him, and reported that he got dressed and admitted to masturbating, but that he was on his bed.

Police arrested McKinley for indecent exposure and disorderly conduct.

Silvana Heitmann, 50, of Rockville was arrested after she was accused of assaulting her husband.

On May 30, around 7:18 p.m., an officer met with the alleged victim at an uptown beach home and saw that his face was bloody and his shirt was ripped. The victim told police that his wife, Heitmann, had gotten into an argument with his daughter, and the daughter poured a water bottle on her mother.

Heitmann became angry and grabbed her daughter by the wrists, scratching her left one, police reported.

Heitmann then allegedly grabbed her daughter’s belongings and threw them out into the yard.

The victim’s daughters called him, and upon his arrival he began arguing with Heitmann, he told police.

He attempted to walk away, but then Heitmann grabbed his shirt collar and ripped it, he told police.

She then allegedly grabbed his chain necklace and began twisting it, making it hard for him to breath, the police report said.

In an attempt to get away from Heitmann, the victim said he punched her, walked away and called police.

Police reported that the victim had visible purple marks on his neck and a laceration on the inside of his upper lip.

Police interviewed Heitmann, who said she did argue with her daughter and husContinued on Page 34

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OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 18278 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF JEAN BRYSON Notice is given that Libera A. Northam, 2826 Laytons Drive, Pocomoke City, MD 21851 and Valerie J. Overholt, 3733 Sheephouse Road, Pocomoke City, MD 21851, were on May 11, 2020 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Jean Bryson who died on March 21, 2020, with a will.

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

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 11th day of November, 2020.

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

Libera A. Northam Valerie J. Overholt Personal Representatives 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 21, 2020 OCD-5/21/3t _________________________________ MATTHEW A. MACE ESQ BAKER DONELSON 100 LIGHT STREET BALTIMORE, MD 21202

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OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 18281 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF RUTH VIRGINIA ALT Notice is given that Nancy Jean Thomas, 12629 Whisper Trace Drive,

PUBLIC NOTICE 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 beginning MAY 21, 2020 or to have it otherwise disposed of in a manner provided by law.

Line No Year 042-20 2016 049-20 1997 055-20 1989 056-20 N/A

Make TOYOTA FORD VOLKS INGERSOLL

Model COROLLA RANGER SEDAN RAND TRL

Color SLATE RED RED WHITE

Style 4S PU 4S TRL

VIN 2T1BURHE0GC498539 1FTCR14U0VTA62798 WVWPG01G2KW862626 0031790752925

Mileage N/A 215001 382081 N/A

All vehicles will be sold at auction on-line at www.govdeals.com. For details call 410-723-6643.

AUTH: Ross Buzzuro Chief of Police OCD-5/21/3t ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ocean City, MD 21842, was on May 13, 2020 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Ruth Virginia Alt who died on March 29, 2020, with a will.

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

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 13th day of November, 2020.

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

Nancy Jean Thomas Personal 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 21, 2020 OCD-5/21/3t _________________________________ JOSEPH E. MOORE ESQ WILLIAMS, MOORE, SHOCKLEY & HARRISON 3509 COASTAL HIGHWAY OCEAN CITY, MD 21842

NOTICE

OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 18259 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY V. MOORE Notice is given that Timothy F. Moore, 10321 Shingle Landing Road, Showell, MD 21862, was on May 18, 2020 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Dorothy V. Moore who died on February 29, 2020, with a will.

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

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 18th day of November, 2020.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent’s death; or (2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other de-

livery 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.

Timothy F. Moore Personal 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 21, 2020 OCD-5/21/3t _________________________________ GEORGE T. HORMAN, ESQ OFFUTT, HORMAN, BURDETTE & MAY, P.A. 10 W. COLLEGE TERRACE #220 FREDERICK, MD 21701

NOTICE

OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 18287 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF JAMES LARRY KRANTZ Notice is given that James Paul Krantz, 3423 Widows Cove, Fallston, MD 21047, was on May 18, 2020 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of James Larry Krantz who died on April 27, 2020, with a will.

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

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 18th day of November, 2020.

Any person having a claim

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

James Paul Krantz Personal 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 21, 2020 OCD-5/21/3t _________________________________

NOTICE

OF PUBLIC HEARING WORCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AGENDA

THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2020 Pursuant to the provisions of the Worcester County Zoning Ordinance and due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, and in lieu of public appearance, notice is hereby given that the public hearing will be held remotely by conference call with the Board of Zoning Appeals for Worcester County. Directions for joining and participating in the hearing will be posted on the County website on June 4, 2020.

6:30 p.m.

Case No. 20-31, on the application of Mark Spencer Cropper, lands of West Ocean City, LLC, requesting an exception to the Forest Conservation Code associated with NR 1-413(b) for an exception to allow for payment to the Forest Conservation Fund in lieu of any required acres of afforestation or reforestation, in the C-3 Highway Commercial District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1-116(k)(2) and NR 1-412 (d), located at the intersection of Samuel Bowen Blvd. and Ocean Gateway (MD Route 50), Tax Map 26, Parcels 300 and 368, in the Third Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland.

6:35 p.m.

Case No. 20-30, on the application of Richard and Heather Treml, on the lands of Donald and Rebecca Carter, requesting a variance to the Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area

Buffer Management Area (BMA) from 15 feet to 12.43 feet (an encroachment of 2.57 feet) associated with an After-the-Fact ground level paver patio in the R-3 Multi-family Residential District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1116(m)(1), NR 3-104(c)(4), and NR 3111 located at 38 Alton Court, approximately 265 feet east of Leigh Drive, Tax Map 16, Parcel 96, Section 14B, Lot 121 of the Ocean Pines Subdivision, in the Third Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland.

6:40 p.m.

Case No. 20-29, on the lands of John & Brenda Maniatty, requesting a variance to the Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Buffer Management Area (BMA) from 100 feet to 36.06 feet (an encroachment of 63.94 feet) associated with a proposed fence in the R-1 Rural Residential District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1-116(m)(1), NR 3104(c)(4), located at 4232 Carry Back Road, approximately 465 feet east of Bayside Road, Tax Map 73, Parcel 126, Lot 9 of the Equestrian Shores Subdivision, in the Second Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland.

6:45 p.m.

Case No. 20-32, on the application of Hugh Cropper, IV, Esquire, on the lands of Gregory & Nancy Britt, on the lands of Gregory & Nancy Britt, requesting a variance to the Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area setback from 50 feet to 33.6 feet (an encroachment of 16.4 feet) associated with a proposed pool, patio and fence in the R-2 Suburban Residential District, pursuant to Zoning Code Section ZS 1-116(m)(1) and Natural Resources Sections NR 3-104(c)(4) and NR 3-111, located at 13016 North Shore Road, approximately 324 feet east of Golf Course Road, Tax Map 22, Parcel 367, Lot 26 of the Captain’s Hill Subdivision, in the Tenth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland.

6:50 p.m.

Case No. 20-33, on the application of Jason Hearn, on the lands of Thomas & Renee Finnegan, requesting a special exception to increase the height of a fence in the side yard setback from 6 feet tall to 9 feet 7 ½ inches tall in the R-4 General Residential District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1-116(c)(3) and ZS 1-305(k)(3)C, located at 12545 Ocean Reef Drive, approximately 900 feet south east of Indian Trail Drive, Tax Map 27, Parcel 442, Lot 28, in the Tenth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland.

6:55 p.m.

Case No. 20-35, on the lands of Reet Reet Inc., requesting a special exception to increase the gross floor area of two retail and service establishments up to a maximum of 5,000 square feet each in the C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1-116(c)(3) and ZS 1-209(c)(1), on the southerly side of Jones Road, approximately 250 feet east of Old Worcester Highway, Tax Map 20, Parcel 320, Lot 5, in the Third Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland.

ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS OCD-5/28/2t _________________________________

NOTICE

OF PASSAGE OF BILL 20-2 WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Take Notice that Bill 20-2 (Zoning - Special Events in the RP Resource Protection District) was passed by the County Commissioners on May 19, 2020.

A fair summary of the bill is as follows: § ZS 1-215(c)(15). (Renumbers the previous subsection ZS 1215(c)(15) to subsection ZS 1215(c)(16) and adds a new subsection ZS 1-215(c)(15) to allow the commercial hosting of non-agricultural functions and events as an accessory use on a farm in the RP Resource Protection District by special exception with certain conditions and minimum lot requirements, including a minimum lot area of twenty-five acres. Such facilities and uses must be in compliance with all building, fire, health, zoning and environmental code requirements. The event must be located not less than five hundred feet from any residential structure on an adjacent property and any amplified music must end by 11:00 pm.)

This bill becomes effective fortyfive (45) days from the date of its passage.

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, is available for public inspection in Room 1103 of the Worcester County Government Center and is available on the County Website at www.co.worcester.md.us .

THE WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OCD-5/28/3t _________________________________

NOTICE

OF PASSAGE OF BILL 20-3 WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Take Notice that Bill 20-3 (Natural Resources - Special Events in Resource Conservation Areas) was passed by the County Commissioners on May 19, 2020.

A fair summary of the bill is as follows: § NR 3-102(a). (Adds a definition of the term “Special Events” to the Worcester County Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Law.) § NR 1-108(d)(10). (Adds this new subsection to authorize special events to be conducted in an Estate, Agricultural or Resource Protection zoning district within Resource Conservation Areas of the Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area, subject to certain standards, including: the activities must generally occur outside the buffer area; a scaled drawing must be submitted for approval demonstrating compliance with the site requirements of the County Zoning Ordinance and minimizing impacts on natural resources; such events shall be conducted in close proximity to existing structures; special events shall be limited to properties of twenty-five acres or larger

JUNE 5, 2020 in area and may only be scheduled to occur between April 1 and October 31 of each calendar year; and requiring compliance with and protection of Habitat Protection Areas as defined in Section NR 3-120 of the Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Law.) This bill becomes effective fortyfive (45) days from the date of its passage.

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, is available for public inspection in Room 1103 of the Worcester County Government Center and is available on the County Website at www.co.worcester.md.us .

THE WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OCD-5/28/3t _________________________________

NOTICE

OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 18282 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF RICHARD DALTON AKA: RICHARD J. DALTON Notice is given that Lawrence Campbell, 10128 Fast Colors Lane, Berlin, MD 21811, was on May 14, 2020 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Richard Dalton who died on April 25, 2020, with a will.

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

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 14th day of November, 2020.

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

Lawrence Campbell Personal Representative True Test Copy Terri Westcott Register of Wills for Worcester County One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House

JUNE 5, 2020 Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: May 28, 2020 OCD-5/28/3t _________________________________ WILLIAMS, MOORE, SHOCKLEY & HARRISON PA RAYMOND C. SHOCKLEY ESQ 3509 COASTAL HIGHWAY OCEAN CITY, MD 21842

NOTICE

TO CREDITORS OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ESTATE NO. 18289 Notice is given that the Trial Court of Hampden County, MA appointed Tracy A. Langevin, 20 Callender Ave., East Longmeadow, MA 01028 as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Gary Michael Gaudette who died on November 21, 2019 domiciled in Massachusetts, USA. The Maryland resident agent for service of process is Raymond C. Shockley whose address is 3509 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD 21842.

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, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent’s death; or (2) Two months after the 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.

Tracy A. Langevin Foreign Personal Representative 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 28, 2020 OCD-5/28/3t _________________________________ CATHERINE MARY RAFFERTY 4801 YUMA ST., NW WASHINGTON, DC 20016

NOTICE

OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 18291 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF NICK KATSOUROS Notice is given that Mary Hope Katsouros-Shea, 1419 Key Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302, was on May

Ocean City Today / Public Notices 21, 2020 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Nick Katsouros who died on April 3, 2020, with a will.

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

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 21st day of November, 2020.

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

Mary Hope Katsouros-Shea Personal 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 28, 2020 OCD-5/28/3t _________________________________

NOTICE

OF PUBLIC HEARING AMENDMENT TO WORCESTER COUNTY WATER AND SEWERAGE PLAN TO AMEND THE EDU ALLOCATION TABLE FOR THE MYSTIC HARBOUR SANITARY SERVICE AREA WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND The Worcester County Commissioners will hold a public hearing to consider a requested amendment to the Worcester County Comprehensive Water and Sewerage Plan as submitted by Bob Mitchell, Director of Environmental Programs, on behalf of the Worcester County Commissioners, to amend the Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) Allocation Table for the available sewage treatment capacity in the Mystic Harbour Sanitary Service Area. The proposed amendment seeks to revise the EDU Allocation Table for the Mystic Harbour Service Area to allocate 29 EDU's from the "Infill and Intensifi-

cation" category and 9 EDU’s from the “Vacant or Multi-lot Properties” category in Area 1 (north of the airport) to the Frontier Town Campground category in Area 2 (south of the airport) to accommodate a 112 campsite expansion on the existing campground property.

The Public Hearing on this application will be held on TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. in the County Commissioners' Meeting Room Room 1101 Government Center, One West Market Street Snow Hill, Maryland 21863 The case file is available to view electronically by contacting the Department of Environmental Programs, Room 1306 - Worcester County Government Center, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863 between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday (except holidays). Interested parties may also call 410-632-1220, ext. 1601.

THE WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OCD-5/28/2t _________________________________

NOTICE

OF PUBLIC HEARINGS BOARD OF PORT WARDENS Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 106, “Waterways,” Article II – “Shoreline Development” of the Code of the Town of Ocean City, Maryland, hereinafter referred to as the Code, same being the Port Wardens Ordinance of Ocean City, Maryland, notice is hereby given that public hearings will be conducted in the Council Chambers of City Hall located at 301 Baltimore Avenue, Ocean City, Maryland.

Thursday, June 11, 2020 2 P.M. Online Meeting Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/joi n/550426205 You can also dial in using your phone.

United States: +1 (571) 317-3122 Access Code: 550-426-205 New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts: https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/550426205 PW 19-093 A request has been submitted to extend existing pier to 3’x 10’ within the confines of existing slip. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 201 S. Heron Dr., Slip 4 5311A-12 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

APPLICANT: PERMIT INK/ GINGER GILLIS OWNER: JAIME AND SHARON MENDES PW 20-029 A request has been submitted to install one boatlift with four poles maximum channelward 56’. The site of the proposed con-

PAGE 31 struction is described as being located at 205 SOMERSET ST UNIT 303 Parcel # 2501 -B303 - in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: BRAD BRIZZI INVENSTMENTS, LLC. APPLICANT: OCEAN CITY BOAT LIFTS & MARINE CONST. PW 20-033 A request has been submitted to install one boat lift with poles, two aluminum cat walks within lift and repair existing parallel dock. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 14153 SEA CAPTAIN RD Parcel # 9894A-4 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: JODI FORRESTER APPLICANT: OCEAN CITY BOAT LIFTS & MARINE CONST. PW 20-034 A request has been submitted to repair with vinyl replacement +/- 61” of deteriorated timber bulkhead with vinyl sheeting; remove existing pier and mooring piles, construct new 5’x 42’ pier with a 6’x33’ “L” at end and install three boat lifts with associated pilings, maximum channelward 50’.

The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 407 BERING RD Parcel # 9997 -6 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

APPLICANT: J. STACEY HART & ASSOC. OWNER: WILLIAM SCHNEIDER PW 20-035 A request has been submitted to remove existing deteriorated 5’ x 25’ dock and repair with vinyl replacement 18” channelward +/- 170 LF of deteriorated timber bulkhead, construct new 8’ x 25’ dock a maximum of 11’ channelward of existing bulkhead. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 625 S PACIFIC AVE Parcel # 9967 -42 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

APPLICANT: J. STACEY HART & ASSOC. OWNER: ELIZABETH MURPHY PW 20-036 A request has been submitted to install one boat lift and two PWC lifts with associated pilings a maximum of 16’ channelward of existing bulkhead. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 1522 SHAD ROW Parcel # 3376 -17 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: THOMAS KNOPP APPLICANT: J. STACEY HART & ASSOC PW 20-037 A request has been submitted to construct a 3’ x 12’ pier extension to existing 8’ pier (new pier = 3x20’) using existing channelward pile and will not exceed that pile; and install one boat lift with associated pilings a maximum of 20’ channelward of existing bulkhead.

The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 2818 TERN DR UNIT 9 Parcel # 4717 -9 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

APPLICANT: J. STACEY HART & ASSOC. OWNDER: JOHN SPRENKLE PW 20-038 A request has been submitted to demo existing pier, and install a 3’ x 18’ pier with one boat lift with all associated poles. Maximum channel ward 18’ The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 2807 PLOVER DR UNIT 2 Parcel # 4941 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

PAGE 32 APPLICANT: HIDDEN OAK FARM, LLC OWNER: ROBERT OGILVIE PW 20-039 A request has been submitted to demo three existing piers and replace them with two new 4’x16’ piers and one new 4’x18’ pier.

Maximum channelward extension 18’ The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 9201 RUSTY ANCHOR RD Parcel # 9537 - in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

APPLICANT: HIDDEN OAK FARM, LLC. OWNER: DISCOVERY ONE CM PW 20-040 A request has been submitted to install one boat lift with all associated poles to an existing pier. Maximum channel ward extension of 36’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 504 32ND ST UNIT 7 Parcel # 4400 -7 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

APPLICANT: HIDDEN OAK FARM, LLC. OWNER: RAUL CALLE PW 20-041 A request has been submitted to install one boat lift with associated poles. Maximum channelward of 20’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 731 94TH ST UNIT 7 Parcel # 9615 -7 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

APPLICANT: HIDDEN OAK FARM, LLC. OWNER: SCOT MORROW PW 20-042 A request has been submitted install one boat lift and one PWC lift with all associated poles. Maximum channelward extension of 34’ The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 14003 LOOP RD Parcel # 9439A-15 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

APPLICANT: HIDDEN OAK FARM, LLC. OWNER: ERIKA LUCAS PW 20-045 A request has been submitted to install one boatlift with associated piling, maximum channelward 20’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 714 BRADLEY RD UNIT A Parcel # 9346 -114A in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland. PW 20-045 APPLICANT: MCGINTY MARINE CONSTRUCTION OWNER: MICHAEL J. BEBLAVY PW 20-046 A request has been submitted to repair an existing pier in kind, install two boat lifts to existing pier with all associated poles.

Maximum channeward extension of 30’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 411 BAYSHORE DR UNIT 201 Parcel # 5669 -201 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

APPLICANT: HIDDEN OAK FARM LLC OWNER: DENIS PETREVICH PW 20-047 A request has been submitted to install a 6’ x 38’ pier with a 6’ x 32’ platform at the end, one (1) boat lift and one (1) PWC lift with all associated poles. Maximum channelward extension of 42’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 14003 CAINE STABLE RD LOT 21 Parcel # 7108A- in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

APPLICANT: HIDDEN OAK

Ocean City Today / Public Notices FARM, LLC. OWNER: ADAM CARSON PW 20-048 A request has been submitted to install one boat lift with all associated poles. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 13TH STREET END in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

APPLICANT: HIDDEN OAK FARM, LLC. OWNER: TOWN OF OCEAN CITY OCD-5/28/2t _________________________________

NOTICE

OF PUBLIC HEARING ESTABLISHMENT OF SANITARY SERVICE AREA FOR ST. MARTINS BY THE BAY WATER SERVICE WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND The Worcester County Commissioners have received a petition filed by at least 67% of the property owners of the St. Martins by the Bay subdivision requesting the establishment of a sanitary service area to provide public water and the connecting infrastructure to serve the subdivision, more particularly described as follows; 1. All real property known locally as the St. Martins by the Bay subdivision located immediately north of the Synder Property on Beauchamp Road, south of the St. Martins River, west of the White Horse Park community, and east of the Dolly Circle community. The fifty-eight properties are shown on Worcester County Tax Map 16, Parcel 6, Parcel 86 (Lots 7-14, Blocks A and C), Parcel 87 (Lots 1-6, Blocks A and B), Parcel 88 (Lots 15-26), and Parcel 91 (Lots 1-8 and 10, 11A, 12A, 13, 40, and 50), and are recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland in Plat Book No. 90, Pages 7576, Plat Book No. 97 Page 23, and Plat Book No. 103 Page 26.

A public hearing on the proposed establishment of the St. Martins by the Bay Water Sanitary Service Area will be held on TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2020 at 11:20 A.M. in the County Commissioners Meeting Room Room 1101 Government Center One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863 Once County Government Offices are opened to the public, the staff report on the proposed St. Martins by the Bay Water Service Area, and any associated documents, may be reviewed at the Department of Environmental Programs, Room 1306 (3rd Floor) - Government Center, One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday (except holidays). In the interim, the case file may be reviewed on the County website at www.co.worcester.md.us . Anyone having questions should contact Robert Mitchell, Director of Environmental Programs, at (410) 632-1220, extension 1601.

All interested citizens are encour-

aged to attend the hearing and express their views on the proposed Service Area. Both written and oral testimony will be accepted.

THE WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OCD-6/4/2t _________________________________

NOTICE

OF PUBLIC HEARING The Mayor and Council of the Town of Berlin will hold a public hearing on Monday, June 22, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in the Berlin Town Hall Council Chambers, 10 William Street, on Ordinance 2020-04. The public hearing will be available to view and for participation live on Facebook accessible via the Town website at www.berlinmd.gov. A copy of the proposed Ordinance is available for inspection at Town Hall, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.

Introduction and First Reading will be on Monday, June 8, 2020 at 7:00 pm.

ORDINANCE NO. 2020-04 AMENDING CHAPTER 12, “ELECTIONS” SECTION 12-130, “ABSENTEE VOTING”.

OCD-6/4/2t _________________________________ JAMES H. PORTER JR., ESQ 111 VINE STREET POCOMOKE CITY, MD 21851

NOTICE

OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 18297 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF ALICE R. VESSEY Notice is given that Leslie Guy Brimer, 10770 Kemps Nursery Road, Princess Anne, MD 21853, was on June 01, 2020 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Alice R. Vessey who died on May 11, 2020, with a will.

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

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 1st day of December, 2020.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent’s death; or (2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written no-

JUNE 5, 2020 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.

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Pursuant to the Town of Berlin, MD Code Sections 108-214 and 108215, the Berlin Mayor and Council will hold a Public Hearing during its regularly scheduled meeting of Monday, June 22, 2020 at 7:00 PM in the Berlin Town Hall Council Chambers to consider the recommendation of the Berlin Planning Commission to change the zoning classification of two parcels owned by Delmarva Property Management, Inc. known as Worcester County Tax Map Number25, Parcels 0004 and 0461, consisting of 26.67 acres located on the north side of U.S. Route 50 and the westerly side of Maryland Route 818 (North Main Street extended).

The subject properties are currently zoned M1A Industrial District and are proposed to be changed to B2 Shopping District. The Berlin Planning Commission passed a motion during its meeting of January 8, 2020 to recommend the change in zoning to the Berlin Mayor and Council.

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A Letter from the Editor

Anonymous posts If patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels, as the great English writer and poet Samuel Johnson observed in 1775, anonymous commenting on news websites is the next to last.

I say that after being taken to task by a pseudonymous would-be poster who objected when I blocked his comments, which sought to revisit a story involving City Hall personnel.

My reasons for rejecting the post had nothing to do with protecting City Hall or the people in it. One, I saw it as a late hit, in football terms, and, two, it was anonymous, which I instinctively dislike.

Obviously, I have an antiquated view regarding what is now common practice in public forums, where leveling harsh accusations and observations is made easier by the lack of accountability.

I don’t like sniping at people anonymously, and I try to employ rational arguments to explain to would-be posters why I fail to see how the their comments add anything constructive to the public discourse. That approach, by the way, doesn’t work.

I suppose I’m from the old school of speaking your mind and taking your lumps for having said it, and I have said many things over the years for which I have been soundly, publicly and even deservedly scolded.

But to me, that’s better than aiming to disparage someone while protecting one’s self from disparagement in return. It also makes me wonder about the author’s motives.

If it’s simply a matter of the “disinhibition effect” — feeling unrestrained by virtue of a masked identity — I have a problem. If it’s because of a legitimate fear of retaliation or persecution, that’s something else entirely. But just to criticize or re-plow the same ground to get someone? I’m not doing it without some kind of justification.

It’s not what some would call an enlightened approach to free speech. But even though the right to free speech allows us to say whatever we want, it doesn’t entitle us to say it wherever we want.

It’s my call, and if my judgments on postings seem arbitrary, unfair or out of sync with the rest of the online universe, feel free to let me know.

Stewart Dobson Editor

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On April 6, 2020, back when the world was a different place with different needs, I ordered 10 rolls of toilet paper.

It was an emergency buy, as crazy people with, apparently, questionable diets plundered every shelf in every By store of every Stewart sheet ever Dobson produced by every manufacturer.

It was bad, real bad. So bad, in fact, that I saw signs that said Cash For Gold Toilet Paper along the roads and highways that I traveled in pointless pursuit of anything that was at least one grade above street-paving material.

But no. This fundamental paper product, this essential of everyday life was nowhere to be found. And that led me to Amazon, where I was greeted with a mosaic of “out of stocks” on every major and

even marginally recognized brand of TP. Except for one: AmericanHomeLifeUSA’s Best Two-Ply Super Soft Bathroom Tissue for the Family.

Ten rolls for $28 and I ordered it. Again, that was on April 6, 2020. As of this writing, it is June 4, 2020 and my AmericanHomeLifeUSA’s Best Two-Ply Super Soft Bathroom Tissue for the Family has yet to arrive.

It continues to be “on the way” from the manufacturer … in China. On a very slow boat, it would seem. All I can say that is waiting two months for Chinese toilet paper, especially if you have none, would clearly demonstrate why it’s not for nothing that we call America “Home of the Brave.”

“How’s that toilet supply holding out?”

“Ran out three weeks ago, but I’ve got 10 rolls coming in from China any day now.”

“What have you been doing in the meantime?”

“Not a big deal, really, as long as ACE doesn’t run out of 400-grit superfine. And I

do have a nice finish.”

Just kidding. We did manage to find some elsewhere once everyone else got over the novelty of having 125 rolls tucked away in the hall closet. But now, I’m irritated that I spent $28 on toilet paper that is probably at sea somewhere between Baltimore and the Indian Ocean.

Besides, desperate as I was at the time, I didn’t bother to check the specs on the rolls I ordered until last week.

That’s when I discovered that these weren’t exactly standard width, and would be mostly unusable in the average household, unless you happened to be on the small side, as in living under the stairs or out in the garden with the other gnomes.

Again, I can’t recall the exact measurements, but I’m still fairly certain that, even though I no longer need this product, I will not have wasted my money.

From the looks of it, once it gets here, I’ll have adding machine paper beyond my wildest dreams. In two-ply, at that.

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POLICE/COURTS BRIEFS Continued from Page 24 band, but denied any physical altercation occurred, aside from the wrist grabbing.

Police arrested Heitmann, who faces two second-degree assault charges and a charge for reckless endangerment.

Burglary Police arrested Jeffrey K. Handeland, Jr., 26, after he was accused of breaking into a downtown rental unit.

On May 30, around 10:40 p.m., an officer on bike patrol saw Handeland leaving the hotel and heading south. Police followed Handeland and detained him on Ninth Street and Wilmington Lane.

Police interviewed the complainant, who was staying in the unit next door, and she said she had woken up to the sound of breaking glass from next door, and saw Handeland walking away.

The unit’s window was smashed, and police found a garden shovel near the shards of glass, the police report said.

An officer spoke with a maintenance worker, who gave police the tenant’s contact information, and told police that the window repair would cost about $550.

Police met with the tenant, who said the unit had been fine before she left a few hours earlier, and police reported the door was locked.

Nothing from the unit was stolen.

Police arrested Handeland, who faces a fourth-degree burglary charge, as well as charges for disorderly conduct, trespassing posted property, malicious destruction

of property and causing a disturbance while intoxicated in a public place.

Assault Juliris Morales, 19, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania was arrested after she was accused of hitting a man and a police officer.

On May 31, around 3:20 p.m., an officer on bicycle patrol responded to a call about a woman fighting a man on the Boardwalk. A witness told police that he had seen Morales stumbling on the Boardwalk and bumping into people.

He then saw her throw a punch at a man, the police report said.

The officer approached Morales and the man to separate them, and reported that Morales was in hysterics.

Morales exhibited signs of intoxication and struggled to remain upright, police reported.

At one point, Morales fell into an officer’s bike, knocking down several others.

When an officer attempted to talk to Morales, she allegedly shouted, “Don’t kill me,” and variations of the phrase multiple times, police reported.

At one point, she accused an officer of being similar to a North Carolina State Police officer, who allegedly killed her brother, the police report said.

Police reported that she then lunged at and then struck the officer.

Police arrested Morales and charged her with disorderly conduct, intoxicated endangerment, second-degree assault and failure to obey a lawful order.

Assault, robbery and crash all in one day, three arrests Lewis told police the group had attacked the man because he allegedly asked Lewis to have sex with him for money.

Shackleford denied any knowledge of what happened, and would not answer an officer’s question, the police report said.

Logan N. Lewis Surveillance footage confirmed the accounts of the witness and Lewis, police reported.

The footage also showed that MendezPowell had run over another male involved.

When the group D.Mendez-Powell heard police were on the way, they attempted to flee, the report said.

One standing next to the car with the passenger side door open was knocked down and run over.

Police arrested T. Shackelford Lewis, Shackelford and Mendez-Powell.

Lewis and Shackelford were charged with robbery, second-degree assault and theft, while Mendez-Powell faces 20 charges.

By Josh Kim Staff Writer (June 5, 2020) Police arrested Delawareans Logan Nicole Lewis, 20, of Wilmington, Dominick Mendez-Powell, 20, of New Castle, Trumye Shackelford, 21, of Newark, and a juvenile on Sunday, after they allegedly attacked and robbed a man near a downtown hotel.

Police reported responding to a vehicle crash that resulted in serious injuries.

Police said after a officer saw a white Volkswagen Jetta drive east on 26th Street, the officer approached the driver who was later identified as Mendez-Powell.

Mendez-Powell reportedly exhibited signs of intoxication, and failed a series of sobriety tests, police reported.

The 20-year-old crash victim from Newark was taken to Baltimore Shock Trauma, where he is in stable, but serious condition.

Also on scene was a man with multiple injuries on his face and body, and who appeared to be disoriented.

The injured man told police that several people had attacked him and took his belongings.

The injured man reportedly was in his underwear, and police found a sandal, a pair of shorts, a hotel key, a lighter and broken key fob nearby.

A witness confirmed the injured man’s account.

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Personal watercraft collision Teen arrested for reportedly results in one serious injury beating and injuring juvenile

By Josh Kim Staff Writer (June 5, 2020) Two juvenile females were injured last Saturday, one critically, after their personal watercraft collided with a center console vessel.

“On May 30, at approximately 3:40 p.m., Maryland Natural Resources Police [NRP], along with the Ocean City Fire Department, was dispatched to a PWC [personal watercraft] accident in the area of Assawoman Bay behind Ocean City,” a press release said.

The accident occurred near the middle of the bay, west of Northside

Park on 125th Street and east of Corn and South Hammocks islands.

While one juvenile sustained nonlife threatening injuries, the other juvenile’s leg had been struck multiple times by the vessel’s propeller.

According to the press release, a good Samaritan had pulled the two juveniles from the water, and a natural resources police officer was able to quickly apply a tourniquet to the patient’s leg to control the bleeding.

Maryland State Police Aviation took the critically injured patient to Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, where she will have to undergo surgery.

The investigation is continuing.

By Josh Kim Staff Writer (June 5, 2020) Police arrested 18year-old Joseph L. Lantzer of Bishopville, after he was accused of assaulting a minor — allegedly kicking the juvenile in the head until he lost consciousness.

On Wednesday, Joseph L. Lantzer May 20, around midnight, police reported being sent to a 124th Street apartment unit for a reported assault.

On site, police met with two juve-

Delaware men arrested for assault (June 5, 2020) Three Delaware men were arrested on May 23, as Ocean City police followed up on a complaint by three male youths who told police they were assaulted and robbed while walking east on Talbot Street at about 1:22 a.m.

As police were obtaining suspect information, one of the victims saw one of his alleged assailants on Second Street.

Police reported that the suspects fled into a hotel, where they were found in one of the rooms.

The suspects were identified as Jacob B. Watson Jr., 22, of New Castle, Delaware, Jason D. Gilbert, 22, of Millsboro, Delaware, and Hassan H. Elabbadi, 20, of New Castle, Delaware.

Police also recovered the items the victims said had been stolen.

All three suspects were charged

with three counts of Robbery, three counts of second-degree assault, two counts of theft $100 to less than $1,500, and one count of theft less than $100.

Watson and Elabbadi were released on their own personal recognizance by a Maryland District Court Commissioner. Gilbert was seen by a Maryland District Court Commissioner and transferred to the Worcester County

niles, one of whom had a cut on his forehead and right elbow and a broken pinky finger.

He told police that two days earlier, he was riding his bike home and when he came to an intersection, Lantzer grabbed his bike and said, “We are going to fight.”

Fearing assault, the juvenile told police he struck Lantzer first, and a fight ensued.

Another person joined Lantzer in the assault and the two began kicking the juvenile in the head until he lost consciousness, the police report said.

The juvenile gave police photos of himself the day he returned home following the assault, as well as a video of Lantzer stomping and kicking his head.

The juvenile’s mother provided police with a copy of a medical paper from Atlantic General Hospital.

A warrant for Lantzer’s arrest was issued on May 26, and served on May 28.

He faces first- and second-degree assault charges.

Jail where was being held without bond.

The three victims were evaluated on scene by Ocean City EMS and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

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Pet care adapts to new standards

By Ally Lanasa Staff Writer (June 5, 2020) Pet supply stores and animal facilities are listed as essential businesses under this state’s covid-19 directives, and while these businesses have remained open during the pandemic, the standards of pet care have adapted to minimize contact between animals and people.

The CDC recommends veterinarians prioritize urgent and emergency visits during the pandemic because of the limited supply of personal protective equipment (PPE). In addition, curbside service and telemedicine are encouraged as ways to continue patient care while social distancing.

Veterinary hospitals should assign a staff person to ask if pets have been exposed to anyone with suspected or confirmed covid-19 upon arrival or when scheduling appointments, according to the CDC. At the Worcester Humane Society, volunteers were asked to take a hiatus, said Manager Jessica Summers. There are 10 staff members who serve as the primary caregivers for 230 animals.

The staff has taken preventive measures such as wearing masks to protect themselves and the animals in the nokill shelter, located at 12330 Eagles Nest Road in Berlin.

Although the risk of animals spreading covid-19 is presumed to be low, the Worcester Humane Society has limited the interaction between the animals. The staff has advanced the process that is already built-in, Summers said. New animals are not allowed in communal areas immediately.

“Any new dogs that come in are more or less quarantined,” Summers added.

Currently, the majority of animals at the shelter are kittens as kitten season has approached.

“They fortunately kind of have an isolation period built in with them anyway,” Summers said. “They can’t go with other animals until they’re at least 8 weeks old when they’ve been tested and had vaccinations.”

The Worcester Humane Society is in need of people to foster or adopt kittens and older cats as well. The adoption process has changed to meet social distancing guidelines. The shelter is operating by appointment.

Prospective fostering individuals and owners can submit an application online. Then, they will receive a call from the staff to conduct a phone interview. Those with approved applications can set up an appointment.

All visitors must wear masks.

In addition, only two people are permitted per appointment.

“With this process, it gave us even a little more time to talk over the phone and see what people’s real needs and availabilities are,” Summers said.

All potential owners and fosterers are asked about their travel history and

family health to protect the staff and animals from the coronavirus.

“We had one dog that was in foster, and the foster was positive for covid,” Summers said. “So, that dog has not been allowed to the shelter and the person is now negative.”

During the pandemic, the Worcester Humane Society has seen an influx in applications. “[As the public] got used to our new protocols, the applications were coming in like 20 a day for kittens, cats [and] dogs,” Summers said. “Most people were stating that it was a great time for them to adopt because they’re going to be home.”

Summers said the staff was aware an emotional factor was playing into the high volume of adoption applications. “[We] definitely tried to discuss the emotional aspects with people just making sure they were indeed serious about having an animal for a lifetime, not just for covid.

“We agree that it is a great time to adopt, but, yes indeed, you need to take into account what your regular lifestyle is going to be because we never know when it’s going to resume,” Summers continued.

For more information, visit worcestercountyhumanesociety.org or call 410-213-0146.

The process of grooming has also been altered to comply with social distancing guidelines.

Ruff Cuts Pet Salon, located at11070 Cathell Road Suite 2 in Berlin, currently permits one person in the lobby at a time. Customers come inside to drop their dogs off to be groomed.

“We have a hand sanitizer on the counter and as you’re walking out the door … on the door is more hand sanitizer, and we just request everyone to sanitize on their way out,” said Owner Patti Adams.

In addition, all customers have to wear masks. Employees wear gloves and masks throughout the grooming process.

Then, the staff calls the owners to pick up their polished pets at the curb to limit the risk of exposure to covid19.

Recently, Ruff Cuts Salon has been operating by appointment, Monday through Friday, but typically opens at 10 a.m. For more information about hours and service, call 443-859-3600.

OC Pet Spa on Stephen Decatur Highway is offering curbside drop-off and pick-up for grooming upon request.

“We’re only allowing one person in our lobby at a time,” said Owner Kathy Slaughter. “Our interaction with the customers [is] with masks, and they have to come in with a mask … we’re disinfecting the credit card machine, door handles and the lobby area between every customer.”

Normally, OC Pet Spa is an open facility, where the dogs can play on the

floor together when dropped off to be groomed.

“There’s still a lot of concern, so to be respectful of that we’ve not allowed the animals to interact in the grooming area,” Slaughter said.

Only one dog is permitted in the bathing area and one dog in the grooming station at a time, she added.

The staff at OC Pet Spa is following disinfecting protocol between each appointment and has spaced out appointments as well.

Slaughter said she also discontinued the doggie daycare during the pandemic to limit interaction with the animals.

“We are doing boarding on an individual basis,” she added.

Slaughter has taken other preventive measures such as screening customers to protect the safety of her employees and other customers in her care.

“It’s been a little concerning because this time of year we end up with a lot of people who come back in the area, who have multiple homes,” Slaughter said. “We’ve been careful to try to screen people who are coming from New York and the higher risk areas to protect our local families, which I feel bad doing that, but it’s been a necessity.”

OC Pet Spa is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, call 443664-8857.

Erin Lokey of Fur Shore Grooming is the contracted groomer at Sandy Paws, located at 12823 Coastal Highway in the Montego Bay Shopping Center.

Due to the virus, Lokey has spread out her appointments daily. As a result, she is already booked through June and is now taking appointments for July.

At this time, Sandy Paws still offers its self-service dog wash.

All employees and customers are required to wear masks in the store, but otherwise the shopping experience remains normal.

Sandy Paws is home to two cats, who roam freely in the store. Owner Jill Paquette has requested that customers “limit petting them, so we’re not spreading germs.”

The pet store has reduced its hours to 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day. For more information, visit sandypawsoc.com or call 443-664-2658.

Paws & Claws, Etc., located at 11934 Ocean Gateway Suite 2, is also operating with less hours during the pandemic. On weekdays, the shop is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Weekend hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For a few weeks, Jan Rooney and her father were the only two working at the pet supply store. She continued to pay her employees, but she asked them not to come into work to protect their health.

“I felt like if one of my girls got sick

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Sandy Paws, at 12823 Coastal Highway in the Montego Bay Shopping Center, in addition to other local pet supply stores and groomers have adapted standards of pet care to reduce the interaction between animals and people with concern of spreading the coronavirus.

from being in here because people panicked, and we were extremely busy … I’d feel horrible,” Rooney said.

Paws & Claws temporarily offered only curbside service and delivery.

“Fortunately, we have a lot of really loyal customers,” Rooney said.

The curbside service was made easier with the point of sale system having a purchase history to help customers find what they usually buy when visiting the store. Customers then could place orders and pay over the phone.

Now that the store has reopened to the public, Rooney gives customers options to limit the occupancy inside.

“I still have a lot of people, and I always offer them the choice: do you want to come in or do you want us to bring it out to you?” Rooney said. “It’s about 50/50 right now.”

Pets are not allowed in the store at this time, except for the self-serve dog wash. Customers are asked to bring in their own towels when utilizing the service, Rooney said.

As warmer weather approaches, outdoor gear for animals is in demand.

All fittings for life jackets and harnesses are conducted outside.

“Then if the harness doesn’t fit, I can bring it back inside and disinfect it,” Rooney said.

During these unprecedented times, many people have turned to online shopping. However, Paws & Claws has gained several new customers.

“The interesting thing is we’ve picked up some new people through this that have done a little research and found healthier options for their dogs to eat, and they’re the ones also who want to help support local,” Rooney said.

Rooney hopes to restart the Tuesday night outdoor training sessions led

by Amanda Abresch, owner of Your Smart Pup. Originally the $20 classes were drop-ins, but with the class sizes being reduced, dog owners will likely have to reserve slots. Those interested in attending are advised to check Paws & Claws’ Facebook page for future announcements.

For more information, visit pawsandclawsetc.com, yoursmartpup.com or call 410-213-7490.

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Contact tracing to reduce spread of covid-19

By Ally Lanasa Staff Writer (June 5, 2020) As part of Maryland’s has operation to prevent the spread of covid-19, the Maryland Department of Health has joined the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago to conduct statewide contact tracing.

The center will facilitate the programs in collaboration with the state and local health departments.

Contact tracing, the process of identifying people who potentially Debra Stevens came in contact with a person with an infectious disease, is being used to track the spread of the virus.

“The infected individual is reported by the provider or laboratory. This is a mandatory report to public health, similar to other communicable disease. The report includes demographic information,” said Debra Stevens, the director of Community Health at Worcester County Health Department.

In a statement on May 21, Gov. Larry Hogan announced that the disease investigation would involve more than 1,400 case investigators statewide. At the beginning of the pandemic, only 250 case investigators were working at local health departments.

The governor also said local health officials will have the capacity to track 1,000 cases and 10,000 contacts on a daily basis.

According to the Maryland Department of Health, the state’s contract tracing efforts have methods to verify the identity of the caller to prevent the risk of scams. The caller ID should read “MD COVID.” Depending on whether the contact tracer is calling from NORC or the Worcester County Health Department, there will also be a list of phone numbers provided to cases to verify the caller’s identity.

In Worcester County, 15 public health nurses with experience are acting as contact tracers and conducting case investigations.

Contact tracers conduct phone inter-

views with the confirmed covid-19 cases to discuss symptoms, access to medical care and date of onset. They will ask if an infected person has been hospitalized.

Contract tracers also try to discover the exposure history by investigating whether an infected person has been around anyone with covid-19 or suspected symptoms, including first responders.

“Typically, we call the person to do the interview, provide education and instructions, as well as collect contact information over the phone,” Stevens said.

“We have made home visits using appropriate personal protection when necessary.”

The purpose of the phone interview is also to determine who an infected person has encountered and where they have traveled. Contract tracers will inquire about familial and social contacts.

Anyone who has been exposed to the virus is informed—without revealing the name of the confirmed case.

“A person is considered a contact if they have been within six feet of a case for 15 minutes or more during the time the case is considered infectious, which is two days prior to the onset of symptoms up until the time we interview the case for contacts and assure they are able to be isolated from others,” Stevens said.

All contacts are instructed how to selfisolate and monitor for symptoms.

“Once they have been provided this information, we refer them to our Isolation and Quarantine group for daily monitoring,” Stevens said.

The Isolation Team at Worcester County Health Department assigns a case manager who contacts a person during quarantine to assess his or her needs. Case managers will determine if there are any challenges to a person selfisolating, such as access to a separate bathroom and room within the home or resources for food.

“We have dropped food off for persons, assisted with medication delivery, and as needed identified alternatives to the home for staying in isolation or quarantine,” Stevens said. “We provide them with a thermometer if needed and contact them twice a day to ask about any symptoms, what their temperature

is, and assure they are doing well, and if not, address their needs. We understand how difficult this can be and do what we can to assist them, while ensuring compliance with the requirement for isolation or quarantine.”

Stevens added that decreasing the spread of covid-19 remains critical. People are urged to comply with isolation and quarantine guidelines as provided

by the state and local health departments.

Although Maryland is entering recovery, it is vital that people continue efforts to limit physical contact to prevent a resurgence of the coronavirus, Stevens said.

For more information, visit coronavirus.maryland.gov/pages/contact-tracing.

Fire Marshal David W. Hartley, left, and Deputy Fire Marshal/Plans Examiner Tim Price have retired after 28 and 38, years of service, respectively.

Fire Marshal Hartley retires after 28 yrs. of service to OC (June 5, 2020) Fire Marshal David W. Hartley has retired after 28 years of service to the Town of Ocean City.

Beginning his career with the town in 1991 as a fire safety inspector, Hartley performed many life safety inspections and was promoted to fire investigator and sworn Ocean City Police officer in 1996.

Throughout his career he has held the rank of chief at various levels for 20 years, as a chief deputy, assistant chief and ultimately appointed to deputy chief/fire marshal in 2011.

He was a founding member of the bomb squad upon graduating from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Hazardous Devices School in 2001, just prior to Sept. 11.

“It has been and honor working for the

Town of Ocean City,” Hartley said. “I would like to thank the many brave professional employees in the Fire Marshal’s Office, fire department and police department who I have worked alongside for 28 years. I have had a blessed career and very grateful for the opportunity to serve the residents and visitors for so many years.”

According to Ocean City Fire Chief Richie Bowers, Hartley’s retirement is well deserved.

“Dave has spent 28 years upholding the mission of the Office of the Fire Marshal to protect the residents and visitors to this town,” Bowers said. “Chief Hartley also served as interim fire chief of the Ocean City Fire Department, overseeing all three divisions of the department.”

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REAL ESTATE REPORT

OC housing market strong because of low interest rate

By Lauren Bunting Contributing Writer (June 5, 2020) Demand has been very strong in the Ocean City market over the past month due to both being in our spring market (although somewhat postponed due to covid19) and historically low interest rates.

With some easing of quarantine restrictions, the Ocean City real estate market is seeing a huge jump in properties going under contract, with pending properties outpacing new listings week over week.

Over the past seven days in Ocean City, we have had 34 listings come on the market, but 67 have gone under contract. And, this has been the trend for nearly the past month.

Currently, we have 474 residential properties for sale in Ocean City.

Over the past 12 months, there have

Deputy Tim Price retires after 38 years of service Continued from Page 38 Also retiring from the Office of the Fire Marshal is a name familiar to many business owners and residents, Deputy Fire Marshal/Plans Examiner Tim Price.

Deputy Price will retire from the town after 38 years of service.

Deputy Price began his career with the town in 1982 as a cardiac rescue technician, providing advanced medical life support to sick and injured patients.

In 1989, Deputy Price transferred to the Office of the Fire Marshal as a fire safety inspector.

Price was promoted to a fire investigator and sworn Ocean City Police officer, upon graduating from the Police Academy in 1997.

He was promoted to a deputy fire marshal II/plans examiner in 2003.

Throughout his career he has served on numerous local and state task forces and committees representing the citizens of Ocean City, and was the special events coordinator for over 10 years.

According to Ocean City IAFF Local 4269 President Ryan Whittington, Price’s retirement will leave a void in the department.

“Tim has been an integral part of developing fire safety standards not only here in Ocean City, but across the state of Maryland,” Whittington said. “I served under Tim’s leadership as deputy fire marshal for seven years and came to learn that Tim is dedicated to protecting lives and property and is extremely knowledgeable. Tim will be missed.”

been 1,430 sales, which means we have a 25 percent absorption rate.

In February, we were at a 20 percent absorption rate, so the inventory is getting tighter.

Economists and experts in the field of real estate say that anything over 20 percent is an indicator of a seller’s market, and anything under 20 percent leans more toward a buyer’s market.

These figures also represent a monthly inventory supply of four months, also a key indicator that we are in a seller’s market. In February, we had a 4.9 month supply.

In the 21811 zip code that encompasses Berlin and Ocean Pines, there are only 173 current active listings, and even

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CONSTRUCTION Workers prepare cement for repaving a sidewalk on 123rd Street on Tuesday, May 26.

more remarkable is that there are 108 properties currently under contract.

And, in the past 30 days there have been 44 sold properties in the 21811 zip code.

– Lauren Bunting is a licensed Associate Broker with Atlantic Shores Sotheby’s International Realty in Ocean City.

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WORLD WAR II

Operation Juno pursues British ships

By Nick Wahoff Contributing Writer (June 5, 2020) This week, 80 years ago, the German Kriegsmarine launched “Operation Juno,” which was designed to disrupt Allied shipping around Norway, and to take some pressure off German forces in the northern Norwegian port of Narvik.

The German flotilla included the battle cruisers Gneisenau and Scharnhorst, the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper — named for Field Marshal August von Gneisenau, General Gerhard von Scharnhorst, and Adm. Franz von Hipper — and four destroyers, the Karl Galster, Hans Lody, Erich Steinbrinck, and Hermann Schoemann.

The battle cruisers were each equipped with nine 11-inch guns in three turrets, 12 six-inch guns and 14 four-inch guns, while the Admiral Hipper was equipped with eight 8-inch guns in four turrets, and 12 4-inch guns. All three ships could achieve a speed exceeding 31 knots (36 mph). Each of the destroyers was armed with five 5-inch guns and had a speed of 41 knots (47 mph). The four destroyers were named for German naval officers killed in WWI. With the evacuation of Allied forces from Narvik, the mission became unnecessary. Nonetheless, the German commander, Adm. Wilhelm Marschall, decided to pursue the retreating British

ships. The Admiral Hipper sank the tanker Oil Pioneer and the minesweeper Juniper on June 7. At 9:40 a.m., the German cruiser sank the troop transport Orama about 300 miles west of Narvik.

It allowed the hospital ship Atlantis to sail away. The Hipper and the four destroyers were sent back to Trondheim to refuel at 1:30 p.m. At 4:16 p.m. the Scharnhorst spotted smoke.

In one of the more spectacular naval battles in the European theater, the two German capital ships engaged the British aircraft carrier HMS Glorious and her two escorts, destroyers HMS Acasta and HMS Ardent. Both destroyers were armed with four 4.7-inch guns, and their torpedoes.

Loaded with planes evacuated from Norway, the Glorious and her destroyer escorts separated from the rest of the retreating convoy to proceed at a faster pace. The Glorious was commanded by American-born Capt. Guy D’OylyHughes, whose entire naval experience, prior to this command was as a submariner. He had been in command of the aircraft carrier less than a year.

To give its aircrews a rest, no observation planes were patrolling the area as the carrier sailed through the Norwegian Sea. No planes were even on deck! Nor was the high crow’s nest lookout position manned. Only 12, out of 18, boilers were in use, so it was unable to reach top speed.

Surprising the British ships, the German ships began firing their guns at 4:30 p.m. about 200 miles west of Norway.

At 4:38, the Scharnhorst scored from 2 6 , 3 0 0 Admiral Hipper in Norway, 1942 yards, hitting the carrier with one of the longest hits ever Norway, both British destroyers were recorded. A shot from this distance is sunk and the carrier Glorious was sinking. particularly devastating because of the Altogether, 1,519 British sailors lost their plunging arc. This shot came down al- lives in one of the worst naval tragedies in most vertically and exploded on the for- British history. There were only 45 surward part of the hanger, which vivors. The single survivor from Acasta prevented the carrier from launching was rescued by the Norwegian merchant any planes. A subsequent salvo from ship Borgund, which also saved 38 men Gneisenau hit the British carrier’s from one of Glorious’ lifeboats. All 39 bridge, which probably killed its captain. men saved by Borgund were set ashore in The British destroyers attempted to the Faroe Islands on June 14. cloud the area with smoke, but it was to It was not until June 23 that Scharnno avail. To defend their stricken carrier, horst was able to leave Trondheim to rethe destroyers launched torpedoes to- turn to Kiel for repairs, where it remained ward the battle cruisers. A torpedo from in dry dock for most of the year.

Acasta hit Scharnhorst, at 5:39 P.M., For disobeying orders, even though killing 50 sailors and putting its aft turret victorious, Adm. Marschall was demoted out of action. and given a desk job.

As the German warships retreated for Next week: Italy In

trayal of Ocean City tourism has been unfair, I certainly would not want it influencing any re-opening decision making.

Please allow me to opine on the reality of life in Ocean City. The Memorial Day weekend Reuters photo, which was circulated on many media platforms inaccurately depicted the activity in Ocean City.

Through the use of compression and telephoto lens, the photo made it look like visitors were on top of one another, however, there was plenty of social distancing over the last couple of weekends.

Additionally, in the most recent New York Times now being circulated through other newspapers, the reporter never contacted any official person, or the business whose photograph was used. Media sensationalism is ruining our country.

Tourism is our city’s only economic engine, and those businesses trickle down to the plumbers, electricians and so forth.

While I realize your Roadmap to Recovery is a guiding document and not based on a calendar, I firmly believe that without a summer season, the number of bankrupt families and suicides will be alarming.

Isolation and economic upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic are already resulting in a sharp spike in people seeking mental health help.

Tourism’s core values are to make people feel welcome, comfortable and safe. The nature of our industry has always been to embrace challenges and persevere in stormy weather.

Our protocols are in place, we need to open other activities and indoor dining or we will continue to force visitors to choose other destinations and/or crowd those businesses that are open.

Back in April, given our seasonality, we knew we had to take a proactive approach the minute the pandemic hit. We created an Ocean City Recovery team to develop our own guidelines on how we could safely re-open for our employees and visitors.

This team includes private business owners, our health community, Mayor [Rick] Meehan and government staff. Through collaboration, protocols are in place; I’m sure you’ve seen those outlined in Senator [Mary Beth] Carozza’s detailed memo.

Additionally, we have also worked with Mike Haynie MD Center for Hospitality Training, who collabo-

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR This Ocean City Hotel-MotelRestaurant Association posted this message on its Facebook page Wednesday afternoon following Gov. Larry Hogan’s press conference.

What a disappointment to not even acknowledge tourism or the restaurant industry. Governor Larry Hogan, restaurants [and] tourism [are] economic engines of Maryland, not to mention our only job base.

Our business community hangs on a thread weekly for the slow trickle of information, or lack thereof - salt in the wound. Visitors are going to Delaware and Virginia tax dollars gone.

Ocean City tourism, restaurants are safe to open for business

Dear Governor Hogan, Thank you for the thorough planning during this crisis and for taking the necessary proactive measures to protect Marylander’s health.

While the economy is in the midst of a recession, the travel industry is in a depression.

On behalf of the Ocean City hospitality businesses, I feel I must make a final attempt at saving our community. The sensationalized media por-

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rated with DuPont, in the development of a training video for seasonal employees.

Sanitation and social distancing protocols have been instituted all around town, employees wearing masks and businesses operating under capacity limits will be the norm.

CDC guidelines have become a part of the daily discussion. Sadly, also in the daily discussion is who will not make it out of this, what business has gone under, or who can’t afford to put food on the table because unemployment kinks remain.

Just yesterday, our next door neighbor, Fenwick Island, opened (with capacity limits) indoor dining, mini-golf, go-karts, casinos, gyms, wedding venues and outdoor gatherings for up to 250 people. It is very difficult to watch revenue cross the street.

We respect all that has gone into your planning; the science and data have shown numbers declining. Now is the time to allow our community to move forward with a local, community based approach to re-opening.

Please allow us to do so. Thank you for your consideration.

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McQuaid named 2020 Teacher of the Year

By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (June 5, 2020) Pocomoke Middle School teacher Christina McQuaid has been named the 2020 Teacher of the Year, Worcester County Public Schools announced Monday evening.

McQuaid, an English/language arts teacher, has been teaching at Pocomoke Middle School for eight years and is currently in C. McQuaid her 17th year of teaching. The Virginia native was stunned.

“I was very overwhelmed, very surprised, very proud, [and] humbled because there are so many great candidates in Worcester County and very talented and dedicated staff a person could ask to work with,” she said.

McQuaid said she knew she wanted to be a teacher since she was five years old.

“I’ve just been blessed enough to have amazing teachers in my life,” she said.

“And it was really important to both my parents that I pursue higher education because they did not have that advantage.”

As a child, McQuaid admitted she was not as interested in reading, and even struggled with the subject. However, excellent teachers helped motivate her to become a better reader and realized she wanted to do that with her own students.

“Over time, I discover that what I enjoy doing is [helping] the students to find that book that is going to get them hooked, that makes them lifelong readers,” she said. “I’ve just honed in on that ability to make that a goal.”

Several of her former students, colleagues and parents congratulated her for her new title. Gina Russell, who was the 2019 Teacher of the Year recipient, told her it would be an “amazing experience as a Worcester County Public Schools ambassador.”

Russell, who would have been the keynote speaker for the Worcester County Public Schools Teacher of the Year Gala, will instead provide her speech during the September school kickoff.

Superintendent of Schools Lou Taylor congratulated and introduced all 14 nominees for the award in a video on Monday.

“Just because we cannot be together in person to celebrate our teachers, it doesn’t mean we can’t gather together here on social media in the thousands of homes in our region,” he said during the video. “Tonight, we have seen just a glimpse of the incredible professionalism, enthusiasm and just overall passion for teaching from the 14 incredible educators who have been named their schools’ Teacher of the Year.”

McQuaid will go on to the state level competition, where she will be honored by the state board of education at its meeting in July.

“Congratulations, once again, Christina,” Taylor said. “I know you will represent all of us well.”

McQuaid had many people she wanted to thank for this honor.

“I just want to thank Mr. Taylor as superintendent and the Board of Education … being chosen by them is definitely one the proudest moments of my life,” she said. “I wanted to thank Mr. [Matthew] Record, my principal, because he is incredibly supportive of everything that we strive for.

“The thing that touched me the most [Monday] night was all the student mes-

sages that I got,” McQuaid continued.

“And I just wanted to thank them, too. I got beautiful messages from past parents and students and they had me crying.”

But most importantly, she wanted to thank her parents and husband for supporting her all these years.

“My parents have been wonderful,” she said. My husband, he’s a teacher as well, also works for the county. And they’ve been so supportive. My mother passed away just a few weeks ago, but she would have loved this. My father’s been with us this whole time and he’s incredibly proud.

It’s just been a wonderful experience.”

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GREENMARKET Trimper’s Rides presented its first Greenmarket last Friday, in the amusement park on South 1st Street. It will be open Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Nov. 27.

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Berlin Little League 2020 season canceled

By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (June 5, 2020) Sadly for the many youth baseball fans in the area, the Berlin Little League board of directors has decided to cancel the baseball and softball seasons this year to protect players and fans from the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Vice President of Baseball Operations Barb Kohut announced the decision Sunday on Facebook.

“It is with utmost sadness and regret that we write to you that the 2020 Berlin Little League season has been canceled,” her post said. “After relentlessly trying to get our players on the field, our board voted tonight in favor of canceling the season. We felt, with delay after delay, everchanging safety guidelines, losing participation, and, most importantly, the safety and well-being of all of our stakeholders, the best decision was to cancel.”

The post also informed parents and fans of the Berlin Little League that all the paid registrations for this season will be credited for the 2021 season, as well as all paid sponsorships.

According to Kohut, close to 600 children ranging from ages 6 to 16 had registered to play for Tee-ball play up to major leagues this season.

“We are by far the biggest in our

Little League surrounding out of the 10 Little Leagues in our district,” she said. “I think a lot of the athletes were really holding on to this one last opportunity to get out there and play baseball or softball. My personal children were devastated, too.”

The board had hoped for a later season, but the current restrictions in place made that impossible.

“According to regulations, only half the team can be out there … 10 people at most per field,” Kohut said.

“We were just feeling very, very hopeless because the only other option was to have it go deep into the summer at this point.”

In addition to the limited number of people available to play, several parents, players and coaches did not

The Junior Berlin Little League All Stars advanced to the World Series in Taylor, Michigan, in August.

The squad went 1-2 during the tournament and finished the season ranked fourth out of 1,500 U.S. Junior Little League squads and eighth internationally.

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want to risk catching the virus or have been out of work for several months.

“We would never be upset if somebody didn’t feel comfortable being out there,” Kohut assured. “We just can’t risk the livelihood of any of our people … from players to families to our board, to our coaches and our volunteers at the concession stand.”

Most upsetting, she said, was the loss of an event everyone in the organization was looking forward amid this crisis.

“Everybody’s made a big deal about our seniors in high schools, which we’re all traumatized about,” she said. “But I also think about our 12-year-olds and their opportunity to go to Little League World Series taken away. Little League was their last glimpse of light for salvaging something baseball-oriented.

“You go from an extended season like [last year] where we’re like playing baseball in the finals till mid-August and now we’ve come to this,” Kohut continued. “As a teacher, getting ready to go back to school and then being stripped of all of that, it’s like a horrible nightmare. Somebody pinch me and wake me up because I can’t believe this.”

Berlin was also preparing to host the Juniors state tournament this year, although Kohut believes the town will still be able to host it the following year.

Several teams last year captured the District 8 and state titles, and many squads played valiantly in the regional tournaments.

The 2019 season ended on a high note with Berlin’s Junior League team made it to Taylor, Michigan for the World Series in August. The team finished the season ranked fourth out of 1,500 U.S. Junior Little League squads and eighth internationally.

Team members still have not received their championship rings, though Kohut hopes to hold an event once restrictions are lessened or removed to celebrate those players.

“We love our Berlin Little League people, our families and the friends of Berlin Little League,” Kohut said.

“The messages that we’ve seen even on our Facebook page, have been 100 percent support of our decision and people have been understanding, although disappointed. It’s nice to know that we’re in a community of support and people that truly care about our kids.”

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Friends and family take advantage of a beautiful afternoon to dine at Coconuts Bar and Grill on 37th Street, Sunday, May 31. Pictured, from left, are Ocean City resident Bob Cummins, server Grace McKinney, Abby Matthews of Pocomoke City and Ocean City residents Sharon, Ally and JC Cummins.

Soaking up the sun at Coconuts Bar and Grill on 37th Street, Sunday, May 31, from left, are Baltimore resident Kellen Schitma, Eddie Moreno of Annapolis, Maryland, and Colton Lohnas, of Berlin.

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Welcoming guests and residents back to Lenny’s Bar and Grill at the Clarion Hotel on 101st Street, Friday, May 29, are Beverage Manager Gabriel Berecz, left, and Food and Beverage Manager Phil Spinuzza.

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Traveling from Uniontown, Pennsylvania, to enjoy a meal at Lenny’s Bar and Grill at the Clarion Hotel on 101st Street, Friday, May 29, from left, are Betty Hunchuck, Jim and Mary Ann Blosser and Matt Hunchuck.

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Ordering from BJ’s on the Water on 75th Street, Friday, May 29, from left, are Carroll County, Maryland, residents Steve, Zach, 3, Juliette, 6, Jessica and Violet Shockney, 10.

Ocean City residents Andie and Bunky Beard, left, celebrate the reopening of outdoor seating at BJ’s on the Water on 75th Street, Friday, May 29, with owners Maddy and Billy Carder.

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The Allen family, of Scaggsville, Maryland, finish up dinner at Longboard Café on 67th Street, Friday, May 29. Pictured, from left, are Gage, 13, Jackson, 13, Stan, Missy, Nicole and Macayla Allen.

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Snacking on nachos while waiting for their main course at Longboard Café on 67th Street, Friday, May 29, are Ocean City residents Jen Ireland and Jeff Dye.

Leno postpones show to next May (June 5, 2020) Jay Leno, who was scheduled to perform in the Ocean City convention center in October, has postponed his performance until next spring.

Leno, a long-time car enthusiast, was to have appeared in conjunction with the 23rd edition of the annual Endless Summer Cruisin’ Car Show, which will take place as planned on Oct. 8-11 at the inlet parking lot and

the convention center on 40th Street.

The new dates for Leno’s shows in Ocean City are May 20 and 21, 2021.

He will maintain the same show times as previously scheduled – two shows on May 20 at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. and one show on May 21 at 8 p.m.

All tickets for the October shows will be honored for the May 2021 shows. However, refunds will be available from June 1 through June

30.

Holders of tickets bought online through Ticketmaster must contact Ticketmaster directly. Guests who want a refund and who purchased tickets at the Performing Arts Center box office need to go to the convention center.

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New book accentuates Ocean City’s charm Seidl, Helf create walking tour through resort showing unique landmarks, culture

By Ally Lanasa Staff Writer (June 5, 2020) Brandon Seidl, the co-author of “Trimper’s Rides,” is set to release “Ocean City Oddities” on June 15.

Seidl and Kristin Helf, a seventhgrade language arts teacher in Anne Arundel County, highlight the unique characteristics of Ocean City in their new book.

The writing duo met when Helf was blogging about Ocean City landmarks, specifically Trimper’s Haunted House.

“So, I actually stumbled across a website called ochh.net, which was dedicated to chronicling the Ocean City haunted house, and I Brandon Seidl used that as a source in the article I wrote about it,” Helf said. “Then, of course, Brandon Seidl, my co-author, had actually founded the ochh.net website, and he’s been chronicling the haunted house on that website for years and years.”

Originally, Helf and Seidl planned to work together on a series of blogposts called “Ocean City Oddities,” but Helf decided to contact The History Press for a potential book deal.

“Brandon and I are both so passionate for Ocean City and for all the things, the landmarks and the places that make it unique. We figured we can’t be the only ones,” Helf said. “We want to share it with as many people as we could.”

With 160 pages, “Ocean City Oddities” details how Ocean City differs from other seaside resort towns. The nearly 130 images throughout the book help capture the significance of the people and landmarks. The photographs are from the authors’ personal collections, were donated from other people’s collections or were taken for the project by Helf’s husband, B.L. Strang-Moya.

“Fundamentally, this isn’t just a photo and caption book, it goes much deeper into the history and character and stories about some of these landmarks and locations,” Seidl said.

The style of “Ocean City Oddities” allows it to span several genres, including travel, nonfiction and history. It is designed to be an enjoyable read, while providing an in-depth look at local history.

“A lot of what we found to be unique are Kristin Helf historical artifacts, historical events and places in time, so while there is that historical aspect to it, it’s more just entertainment …” Helf said.

“Ocean City Oddities” is organized as a walking tour, Helf added, starting down at the inlet, through downtown, midtown, uptown, and then it concludes in West Ocean City. The book aims to celebrate the culture of Ocean City and inform permanent residents and vacationers about the area’s oddities.

“I think that’s kind of the nature of the book — these things that are sort of icons of the town that everyone sees all the time on vacation,” Seidl said.

“Everyone always talks about them; everyone always sees them driving up

and down [Coastal Highway]; they always experience them, but they don’t really know anything else other than that.”

“Ocean City Oddities” features some of Seidl’s and Helf’s favorite aspects of the resort, where they spent childhood vacations. Readers will find stories about Randy Hofman’s sand sculptures, the legendary impersonators on the Boardwalk, Old Pro Miniature Golf and many more.

“I always had a lot of fun at Frontier Town. We put that into the book too because it’s another very interesting and unique place,” Helf said.

“Where else are you going to feel like you’re in the Wild West when you’re actually like in a MidAtlantic resort town?”

Growing up, Seidl’s family had a townhouse on 78th Street, so he visited Ocean City year-round.

“There’s a couple of the items we covered in the book actually that will always stick out in my mind. One of the vivid memories is just being in front of the large statue on top of Tony’s Pizza down on the Boardwalk—the big pizza man holding the pizza,” Seidl said. “Another thing is riding on the tram car when I was a youngster. We would spend hours doing that just because it was fun to do, and you got to really see all the Boardwalk pretty much in a matter of minutes on the tram.”

Seidl, who is the senior director for web and digital marketing at Stevenson University and a hobby historian, became passionate about Ocean City’s rare traits at an early age after meeting the well-known Trimper family.

“When I was in my early teens, I met some really fascinating people down at the Trimper’s Rides and

Amusement Park, members of the Granville Trimper family, all of which I’m still in very close touch with even today,” Seidl said.

For about 20 years, Seidl has been collecting facts, photos and notes from interviews that he hoped to consolidate into one project for the public to access. Ultimately, it became “Ocean City Oddities.”

“We’re trying to fill in the blanks for people and give them some substance for all of the things they have enjoyed throughout the years, visiting the town,” Seidl said.

“Ocean City Oddities” costs $21.99 and is available at select stores in Ocean City, including M.R. Ducks Bar & Grill on Talbot Street, and its apparel shops on 140th Street, and Somerset Street on the Boardwalk, The Life-Saving Station Museum, as well as Amazon.com and www.arcadiapublishing.com/The-History-Press.

Libraries still closed, offering pickup service Worcester County branches will allow residents to drop off books at all locations (June 5, 2020) All five Worcester County Library buildings remain closed, but plans are now in place for a gradual restarting of public services.

Contactless Library To-Go services have begun. Branches are able to provide safe access to materials through a limited pickup service.

Library-to-Go is offered for materials currently available at the branch patrons are visiting. Items cannot be transferred between branches at this time.

There are three ways to place an

order: call one of the branches (between 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.), use the webform, or select items in the library’s catalog (use the “Narrow Your Search” option on the left to limit results to a specific branch).

Give the branches 24 hours to gather the materials. Schedule a pickup time (between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday).

All branches have opened up library book returns. Library items are being quarantined for (up to) seven days before being placed back into circulation for other patrons.

Items will remain on library accounts during that period. Currently, library accounts are not immediately up-to-date.

Patrons who have received overdue notices or bills, those charges are temporary. Worcester County Library is fine free, so any charges will be removed once items are checked back in.

Questions can also be sent to askus@worcesterlibrary.org or to its social media sites.

Virtual programs continue to be offered. A variety of classes are available to educate and enrich learners of all ages.

Register for upcoming programs online. Once registered, participants will be emailed the information needed for the program. To learn more, visit www.worcesterlibrary.org.

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Soft shell crabs offer new dimension to local favorite

By Deborah Lee Walker Contributing Writer (June 5, 2020) If someone were to ask, “What is your favorite delicacy,” how would you respond?

I am sure locals would give thumbs up for Chesapeake blue crabs.

If you have never had the opportunity to savor the succulent meat, you have no idea what you are missing.

Steamed crabs, crab cakes and crab dip are just a sampling of the “must have” when one visits the Eastern Shore.

But this smorgasbord of succulence takes on a new dimension when one adds soft shells to the menu. For those not familiar with the delectable delight, allow me to shed some light.

Carcinology comes into play as hard shell crabs must discard their old shells to promote growth. In order for this process to occur, a new “coat” under its old shell swells up enough to cause the top and bottom halves of the shell to separate. By doing so, a soft shell crab emerges for the pickings.

There are only a few hours before the molted crabs’ new shells start to harden

again. That being said, there are external signs that gives one clues to the different stages of molting.

The “white sign” appears about two weeks before the shedding process begins. A very faint outline of the new shell forming underneath the old shell appears along the edge of the crab’s back fin.

The “pink sign” is when a pinkish coloring forms along the back fin. This indicates the molting is about one week away.

When the pink coloring turns red, this indicates that molting is less than two days.

At this point, it is a common practice for fisherman to transfer the crabs to a tank, where they can be checked every few hours, 24 hours a day, until they shed their shell.

Soft shells can be purchased fresh or frozen. If you buy them frozen, they are almost certain to be dressed (cleaned) and ready to cook.

If they are fresh, chances are you will have to clean them. Using a pair of scissors, cut off the front of the crab about ¼-inch behind the eyes. This dispatches the crab instantly.

Lift up the tapered points on each side of the top shell to reveal the gills. Pull out and discard them.

The final step is to turn the crab over and snip off the bottom part of the shell, called the apron. Rinse the crabs thor-

oughly, pat dry with paper towels, and either cook or store immediately.

There are many ways to cook soft shells, but my favorite is frying. The simpler the better, this way the crab is the star of the dish.

Frying the crabs in a mixture of clarified butter and canola oil is the preferred choice of fat. Canola oil has no taste, which keeps the purity of flavor in the forefront.

Clarified butter separates the milk solids from the actual butter. One might ask why is this important?

When the milk solids are removed, the butter can be heated to a higher temperature without it burning.

In addition, the richness of the butter compliments the luxuriousness of the crab. It is important to note that one should always use unsalted butter when making clarified butter.

The dredging process is as varied as the ways to cook crabs. A ratio of 50 percent flour, 25 percent cornmeal, and 25 percent unseasoned panko bread

crumbs is your best bet.

While we are on the subject of dredging, always dip the protein in flour first.

This step will act as a glue for the egg wash.

Also, do not place fried soft shells on a plate lined with paper towels. Instead, place the crabs on a cooling rack.

There is nothing worse than to develop a beautiful, crispy crust and allow it to rest on soggy paper towels.

Fried foods and coleslaw go hand in hand. In general, I am not a fan of storebought coleslaw, but sometimes “semi store bought and semi homemade” can be a winning combination.

If time is of the essence, Harris Teeter’s coleslaw is quite good. Simply add celery seeds, a few thin strips of scallions and green pepper, and you have a delicious slaw.

In closing, if you love crabs you must treat yourself to fried soft shells. The crispy coating and sweet meat are as decadent as it gets.

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Simple preparation preserves crab’s flavor Continued from Page 47 Soft shells are a natural treasure of the Chesapeake Bay. Take the time to treat yourself, you deserve it!

Fried Soft Shell Crabs Ingredients 6 soft shell crabs 1 stick unsalted butter 2 cups canola oil 3 cups flour 1 cup cornmeal

1 cup unseasoned panko breadcrumbs 2 eggs 2 teaspoons water kosher salt to taste 1. In a small pan, heat butter over low heat until melted. Remove from heat and let stand 2 minutes.

Using a spoon, skim off the milk solids.

2. Set up your dredging station as follows: 1 cup of flour in a small shallow dish, combine eggs and water in a small bowl, and mix remaining flour, corn-

meal and panko in a pie dish.

Place soft shell in flour and completely cover the entire surface. Shake off any excess and dip in egg wash. Again, allow any excess to drip off.

Place the crab in the flour mixture and gently press so the exterior of crab is covered. Shake off any excess flour mixture. Repeat this process for the remaining crabs.

3. In a large skillet, heat clarified butter and canola oil over medium-high heat.

Carefully lower each crab into the hot oil.

Virtual and in-person events offered by Art League of OC (June 5, 2020) The Art League of Ocean City continues tailoring its programs to keep artists and patrons safe and engaged by offering both in-person and virtual events.

The Ocean City Center for the Arts on 94th Street has reopened its doors, and the galleries are filled with art that can be viewed while safely social distancing.

“We want everyone to feel they can engage with us at their own comfort level,” Rina Thaler, executive director of the Art League, said. “For some, that means returning to on-site visits at the Arts Center or even taking an in-person class. Others may prefer to stay at home and view our exhibitions online or take a class on Zoom. Creative opportunities are available either way through the Art League.”

Classes resumed in-person at the Arts Center on June 1, with limit to the number of participants. They include painting, drawing and mosaics.

June art classes on Zoom include drawing, pottery and painting.

Special Zoom classes for children and teens include photography, art and poetry, plus free sessions with changing art projects every Wednesday and Friday.

The traditional First Friday art opening and happy hour again moves online for June with live streaming of the new exhibits on Facebook and the Art

League’s website beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 5.

June’s in-house gallery shows – also available to view online – include recent paintings by master oil painter Bernard Dellario in the Thaler Gallery, weavings by natural materials artist Heidi Wetzel in Studio E, and mixed media creations by artisan Lisa Scarbath.

The Galleria will also show an Art League members group exhibit called, “We Made It: Isolation Art Show,” featuring artwork produced during the shutdown.

The Art League will also present several online-only shows during June, including a group photography show, “A Human Story,” juried by Greg Poulos.

The Lower Shore Addiction Awareness Arts Competition, coordinated by the United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore, will also move online this year.

Other noteworthy June events include a free Zoom lecture by Art League fellow John Mosher entitled “Contemporary Assemblage and Collage,” on June 16 and a free Ocean City Film Festival film night on June 20.

In addition, a free Lunch & Learn session with Dellario on June 22, and a free Originals Only concert on Facebook on June 24 will be available.

Complete up-to-date information about activities of the Art League and the

Do not overcrowd the pan. The temperature of the oil will drop and you will not be able to obtain the coveted crust.

4. Once the crabs are golden brown, approximately 3 to 4 minutes, turn one time and cook until the other side is golden brown.

5. Place cooked crabs on a cooling rack, salt to taste, and serve immediately.

Secret Ingredient – Rewards. “The honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action.”

– Aristotle

Art League’s new logo focuses on art, Ocean City

Bernard Dellario

Arts Center are available at www.ArtLeagueOfOceanCity.org or by calling 410-524-9433.

The Art League of Ocean City is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing the visual arts to the community through education, exhibits, scholarship, programs and community art projects.

Financial support comes primarily through membership dues from individuals and corporate sponsors. Funding for exhibits is also provided by the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, the Worcester County Arts Council, Maryland State Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts, organizations dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive.

9026 Worcester Highway, Berlin

(June 5, 2020) The Art League of Ocean City recently updated its branding to a new logo that showcases art and Ocean City.

The OC ART logo will replace the double logo the Art League has been using since the new Ocean City Center for the Arts opened in 2013 on 94th Street.

“We have always had the dilemma of two operating names,” Rina Thaler, executive director of the Art League, said.

“We are the Art League of Ocean City, and we operate the Ocean City Center for the Arts. Using both names was a challenge at times.

“Our new iconic logo simplifies things, focusing on the two most important words in our name – OC and art,” she continued.

“We hope it becomes a recognizable symbol in the resort for fine art at the beach.

Since our physical location is temporarily closed and all of our classes and events have moved online, we can begin to implement this new logo immediately.”

The Art League of Ocean City is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing the visual arts to the community through education, exhibits, scholarship, programs and community art projects.

Financial support comes primarily through membership dues from individuals and corporate sponsors.

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OBITUARIES WILLIAM WOODS NOEL, JR. Selbyville William Woods Noel, Jr. (Woody), passed away at home surrounded by the love of his family after a long and courageous four year battle with cancer on May 19, 2020.

Woody was born on March 11, 1939, in Hagerstown, Maryland, to William Woods and Louise William Noel, Jr. Buckingham Noel, and was a graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan University.

Prior to her death in 2018, he was married to the love of his life and best friend, Gail, for 57 years.

Woody, the patriarch of the family, is survived by his his four children, 10 grandchildren and two great- grandchildren: Margie Noel Temple and Brad (Zachary, Kristen, Oliver and Finley of Camden, Delaware, Noel, Patrick and Shawn) of Salisbury Maryland; William (Billy) Woods Noel III and Donna (Will [William Woods IV] and Katie) of Oakton, Virginia; David G. Noel (Bailey and Spencer); Michael D. Noel and Mary Ann (Danny and Tyler) of Magnolia, Delaware.

He is also survived by his sister, Christine Louise, and Jim Snurr of Hagerstown, Maryland.

Every man dies; not every man really lives, and Woody truly lived.

Woody loved life and devoted his life to his love Gail and the family they built.

Starting their family in Seaford, Delaware, Woody began his career at the DuPont Co. in 1962 and retired in 1997.

Moving to Fenwick following his retirement made for a new chapter, thus creating many new memories of the beach for Gail and the family.

Woody started his latest endeavor, which proved to be one of the most rewarding of his life, when he was asked to join the board of directors of the Delaware Electric Cooperative in 2009 in addition to having the privilege of representing Delaware on the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) in Arlington, Virginia.

Woody loved telling all who were willing to listen about the Co-Op and rural electricity. He also loved sharing his stories, opinions and life lessons with his children and grandchildren.

His perfect day was waking up beside Gail, a morning in the garden and an afternoon on the pontoon followed by a big family dinner before settling on the back deck with his vodka and tonic listening to his family’s conversations.

He is now reunited with Gail and will be missed by all who were blessed to have loved and known him.

A private family burial will take place at The Gate of Heaven Roman Catholic Cemetery in Bethany Beach,

Delaware.

The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Woody’s name to the John H. “Jack” Burbage Regional Cancer Care Center at Atlantic General Hospital Foundation, 10320 Old Ocean City Blvd Berlin, Maryland 21811, or online at https://www.atlanticgeneral.org/foundation/give-now/.

Arrangements are in the care of the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin, Maryland. Condolences may be sent via: www.burbagefuneralhome.com.

JEFFREY LATTINVILLE Ocean View Jeffrey Lattinville, of Ocean View, Delaware, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2020, in Berlin, Maryland, following a long and brave battle with Multiple Myeloma.

He was born in Baltimore on Jan. 31, 1962, and was the son of the late Kenneth Lattinville and Joan J. Lattinville McCall.

He is survived by his wife, Robin Lattinville.

In addition to his wife, Jeffrey is also survived by his step-children, Michael Justin Schneider and wife, Anna, and Aubrey Danielle Schneider; grandchildren, Kobe, Karter and Jameson; and sister, Stacey Lattinville and husband, Jeff Jankowsky.

In addition to his parents, Jeffrey was preceded in death by his brother, Steven Lattinville.

A graduate of Stephen Decatur High School, Jeffrey spent the last 30-plus years working in the hospitality industry mostly in the Ocean City area.

He was a past president of the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce and member of the Ocean City HotelMotel-Restaurant Association.

He loved sports and was a loyal fan of the Washington Redskins, Baltimore Orioles and Boston Celtics.

He also enjoyed time spent with friends on the golf course and loved to reminisce about his “hole-in-one” at River Run. But he was at his happiest and most proud when he was in the company of his grandchildren.

Those who knew Jeff will think of him and smile. He had a larger-thanlife personality and truly loved to laugh.

In fact, his laugh could often be heard above anyone else’s in a crowd.

He will be remembered and greatly missed, but the world is better because he was a part of it.

Arrangements at the present time will be private and in the care of the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin, Maryland. Condolences may be made via: www.burbagefuneralhome.com.

A celebration of Jeffrey’s life will be planned when it is possible to

gather together safely again.

ELIZABETH W. CAMPBELL Ocean Pines Elizabeth W. Campbell, age 86, passed away on May 10, 2020, at her home.

Born in Scotland, she was the daughter of Gavin and Mary Weir Tassie.

She is survived by her beloved husband of 65 years, Kenneth E. Campbell Campbell.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Iona, her three brothers and two sisters Mrs. Campbell had worked as a bookkeeper for Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda. Upon retiring, she and her husband later moved to Ocean Pines, where she enjoyed hosting parties, long walks on the Boardwalk, and animals of all kinds.

She loved life, and lived it to the fullest.

Our family wish to thank her wonderful neighbors who were so supportive during this stressful time.

Words cannot express our gratitude.

A memorial service will be held – pending restrictions on gatherings – July 17, 2020, at the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin at 2 p.m. Friends may call one hour prior to the service. Rev. Dale Brown will officiate.

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OBITUARIES Continued from Page 49 In lieu of flowers, a donation in her memory may be made to: Worcester County Humane Society, P.O. Box 48, Berlin, Maryland 21811. Letters of condolence may be sent via: www.burbagefuneralhome.com.

FRANKLIN RAYMOND WATSON Berlin Franklin Raymond Watson, age 69, departed this life on May 24, 2020.

Born in Salisbury, he was the son of the late Richard and Marie Allen Watson.

He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Mary Alice “Scottie” Watson.

Frank Watson Also surviving are two brothers, Ricky and Allen Watson, both of Florida; devoted friend, Guy Tosten of Pennsylvania, and several nieces and nephews.

He also leaves his beloved dog, Joey.

Preceding him in death were his two brothers, Willie and Donnie Watson.

Mr. Watson was employed by Bali Hi Park. Prior to that he worked for 28 years at the Carousel Hotel in Ocean City.

He was a member of Stevenson United Methodist Church. In his spare time, he enjoyed hot rods and fishing, but most of all spending time with his family.

A memorial service was held on Sunday, May 31, 2020 at the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin.

A donation in his memory may be made to: Stevenson United Methodist Church, 123 North Main St., Berlin, Maryland 21811.

Letters of condolence may be sent via: www.burbagefuneralhome.com.

RICHARD ALLEN BAKER Ocean City Richard Allen Baker, age 78, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2020, at Atlantic General Hospital, with his loving family by his side.

Born in Whaleyville, he was the son of the late William Paul and Nadine Truitt Baker.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 55 years, Joyce Knott Richard Baker Baker; and daughter, Sonya Baker Bounds and her husband, Bill, of Berlin.

He was an adored “Poppie” to grandchildren, Kirby, Ryan and Zachary Bounds.

He was a wonderful “Uncle Rich” to his many nieces and nephews, whom he treasured.

Richard was preceded in death by his brothers, Kenny and Jimmy Baker, and sisters, Bertha Johnson and Joann Johnson.

Mr. Baker and his wife, Joyce, owned and operated the Western

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Jim Hall, former council pres. and stockholder in OC Today (June 5, 2020) James Stephens Hall passed away peacefully in his home in Ocean City, Maryland, on June 2, 2020, with his daughters at his side after fighting a courageous battle with lymphoma.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland on Jan. 10, 1952, he was the son James Hall of the late Arthur and Shirley Hall.

He attended Saint William of York School and Mount Saint Joseph High School.

From an early age, Jimmy developed a love of anything with a motor.

He enjoyed tinkering in the garage with his dad and older brother, Greg, and before the age of 12 started his own lawn mower repair business.

Jimmy enjoyed building go carts and on several occasions was brought home by the friendly local police officer after finding him trying to operate unattended construction site equipment.

As a young teenager, he worked weekends and summers in a local gas station and eventually owned several in the Baltimore area. Jimmy loved to drive fancy cars and was particularly proud of his first Corvette.

True to form, Jimmy always owned a speed boat and nothing made him happier than to round up a gang of friends and family for a day of water skiing on the Severn River.

In 1983, Jimmy relocated to Ocean City where with his brother, Greg, he co-owned Hall’s Garden Center, Pro Trac Go Carts and amusements, and three Paradise Cove Miniature Golf Courses.

He also owned The Alaska Stand on 50th Street, which was eventually sold to become part of what is now Seacrets parking lot.

Always loving another project, Jimmy earned his real estate license and enjoyed a successful career with

Coldwell Banker Bud Church Realty for over 35 years.

For 30 years, Jimmy also owned and operated Hall’s Lawn Sprinkler Service and was actively working until shortly before his death.

In July, 1979, Jimmy married Carol Ann Kaskie and had two daughters, Jennifer (1981) and Daniele (1985). Although they later divorced, they continued to spend time together as a family and always shared holidays and birthdays, especially with their grandchildren.

One of Jimmy‘s favorite hobbies was to perform magic tricks and he loved nothing more than to show up at parties as “The Great Halldini” to the delight of his guests.

Another of Jimmy‘s many interests was local politics. In 1987, he won his first race for a seat on the Town of Ocean City Council and served consecutive terms for over 25 years.

He is survived by his daughter, Jennifer Corron (Jimmy; daughter, Daniele Haley (Blake); and grandchildren, Taylor Corron, Reed Corron and Camden Haley. He is also survived by five siblings, Barbara Shade, Monica Anthenelli, Betsy Harrison (Alfred), Nancy Long (Michael) and Thomas Hall (Cynthia).

He was predeceased by two siblings, Gregory Hall and Amy Laird; his niece, Caitlin Laird; and brothersin-law, James Anthenelli and Buddy Laird.

Jimmy also had 13 nieces and nephews and 17 great nieces and nephews.

To honor Jimmy’s generous character, we ask that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenbaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, 22 S. Greene St. Baltimore, Maryland 21201. A private celebration of Jimmy’s life will be held at a later date for family only.

Auto in Ocean City for 40 years.

He was a United States Army (101st Airborne Division) veteran, and a member of the Atlantic United Methodist Church.

He loved old cars and the “Cruisin’ OC Weekends.”

Mr. Baker was an avid fan of the Orioles and the University of Maryland Terrapins.

He enjoyed working in his yard, and spent much time sitting in his outdoor swings watching his grandchildren and neighbor’s children play.

Richard loved to watch his granddaughter, Kirby, play lacrosse, basketball and softball…he was her biggest fan.

A family man first, he will be dearly missed by his loved ones.

A funeral service was held on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at Atlantic United Methodist Church in Ocean City. The Rev. Joseph Barth and Pastor Sean Davis (a dear friend) presided.

A viewing was held on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin.

Interment followed the service in Sunset Memorial Park near Berlin.

A donation in his memory may be made to: the Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company, 1409 Philadelphia Ave., Ocean City, Maryland 21842.

Letters of condolence may be sent via: www.burbagefuneralhome.com.

HOROSCOPE ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Your strong will and courage makes you capable of anything, Aries. Just be sure to use your powers for good; otherwise, it can be easy to get in over your head.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Add an extra dash of charm to your requests, Taurus. You just may find that things go your way a little more easily. Have a partner work with you on a fun task.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, inspiration flourishes and you may feel some romantic sparks grow as well. Your senses are enhanced by all the things you experience around you the next few days.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 This week your efforts to take care of home and family will pay off in big ways, Cancer. You have a knack for maintaining peace and tranquility even when situations are hazy.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 This week you may be examining your relationships and seeing which areas have room for improvement, Leo. This is your opportunity to really make some important changes.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, a situation arises that can bring you a much-needed financial boost.

This boost is a result of the hard work that you’ve put in over the last several weeks.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Lately you may be feeling more emotional, Libra. Talk about your feelings with someone close to you. Sometimes speaking about things can help you sort through everything.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Listen to your dreams this week, Scorpio. They will guide you where you really want to go in life. Explore all the possibilities that come your way.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, if you have been in a sociable mood, then embrace every opportunity to gather with friends or family when the opportunity presents itself.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, this is a great week to take credit for all of the things you have accomplished lately. You will gain traction on projects and may even be able to take on new ones.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 A goal to learn as much as possible is drawing you to the people who can offer you important life lessons. Take opportunities to engage in philosophical debates.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, a hint that comes your way from a friend or coworker can be the clue that you need to achieve a goal that has thus far been out of reach.

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SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL RESTAURANTS

Carry-Out Days & Time Subject to Change

NAME

PHONE

WEBSITE

HOURS

ADDRESS

Albertino’s

410-250-2000

Albertinosoc.com

Daily, 3-9

13117 Coastal Hwy,, OC

Backshore Brewing Co.

410-289-0008

Backshorebrew.com

Sat., 11-7 • Sun., 11-5

913 Atlantic Ave., OC

Beach Barrels

410-250-0522

Beachbarrels.com

Sat.-Sun., 11-10 • Mon.-Fri., 11-8

13207 Coastal Hwy., OC

Billy’s Sub Shop

410-250-1778

Billyssubs.com

Daily, 11-11

140th St., Oceanside, OC

BJs On The Water

410-524-7575

Bjsonthewater.com

Daily, 12-9

115 75th St., OC

Blue Fish Restaurant & Sushi Bar

410-524-3983

Bluefishocmd.com

Fri.-Sat.,12-10 • Sun.-Thurs., 12-9

9401 Coastal Hwy., OC

Bourbon Street

443-664-2896

Bourbonstreetonthebeach.com

Fri.-Sat.,12-8 • Wed.-Thurs., 4-8

11604 Coastal Hwy., OC

Captain’s Table

410-289-7192

Captainstableoc.com

2 15th Street, OC

Carousel - Patio Bar & Grill

410-524-1000

Carouselhotel.com

Sat.-Sun., 7-12 and 5-9 Mon., Thurs., Fri., 5-9 Fri., 5-9 • Sat.-Sun., 12-5

Caruso Pizza

410-289-1990

Oceancitymdpizza.com

Daily, 10-midnight

420 S. Atlantic Ave., OC

Coconuts Beach Bar & Grill

410-289-6846

Castleinthesand.com

Daily, 11am

3701 Atlantic Ave., OC

Coins Pub & Restaurant

410-877-6040

Coinspuboc.com

Sat.-Sun., 12pm • Tues., Thurs., Fri., 2pm

2820 Philadelphia Ave., OC

Cowboy Coast Saloon

410-289-6331

Cowboycoast.com

Daily, 11-2

1706 Philadelphia Ave., OC

Crab Bag

410-250-3337

Thecrabbag.com

Daily, 11-9

130th St. & Coastal Hwy., OC

DeNovos

410-208-2782

Denovos.com

Tues-Sat., 7-9 • Mon., 11-9

11310 Manklin Creek Rd., OP

The Dough Roller – OC

410-524-7981

Thedoughroller.com

Daily, 11-8

6909 Coastal Hwy., OC

The Dough Roller - WOC

410-213-7655

Thedoughroller.com

Daily, 11-8

12849 Ocean Gateway, WOC

Dry 85

443-664-8989

Dry85.com/ocean-city/

Wed.-Sun., 12-7pm. & Mem. Day Monday

12 48th Street, OC

Duffy’s Bayside Bar & Grill

410-787-5126

Duffysoc.com

Daily, 10:00-2

12923 Coastal Hwy., OC

Fish Tales

410-289-0990

Ocfishtales.com

Daily, 11-8

22nd Street, Bayside, OC

Hammerheads Bar & Grill

410-289-0006

Hammerheadsocmd.com

Sat.-Sun., 11-7

913 Atlantic Ave., OC

Hooters

410-289-2690

Hootersofoc.com

Fri., Sat., Sun., 11-7

5th Street on the Boards, OC

Horizons/Clarion

410-524-3535

Clarionoc.com

Daily, 3-10

10100 Coastal Hwy., OC

Johnny’s Pizza – OC

410-723-5600

Johnnyspizzapub.com

Daily, 12-8:30

5601 Coastal Hwy., OC

Johnny’s Pizza – OP

410-208-1212

Johnnyspizzapub.com

Daily, 12-8

11019 Manklin Lane, OP

Lenny’s Beach Bar & Grille

410-524-3535

Clarionoc.com

Fri., 4-9 • Sat.-Thurs., 11-10

10100 Coastal Hwy/Clarion, OC

Longboard Café

443-664-5639

Longboardcafe.net

Daily, 11:30-8

6701 Coastal Hwy., OC

Marina Deck Restaurant

410-289-4411

Marinadeckrestaurant.com

Daily, 12pm

306 Dorchester Street, OC

Marlin Moon

410-289-1201

Marlinmoonocmd.com

Daily, 12-6

3301 Atlantic Ave., OC

My Thai

410-250-9918

Mythaioc.webs.com

Fri.-Sat., 11-8 • Wed., Thurs., Sun., 11-7

138th St., Bayside, OC

Nori Sushi Bar and Grill

443-880-6258

Norioc.com

Fri.-Sat., 11:30-10 • Sun.-Thur., 11:30-9

11403 Coastal Hwy., OC

Ocean Pines Yacht Club

410-641-7501

Opyachtclub.com

Wed,-Sun., 4-8

1 Mumford's Landing Road, OP

PGN Crab House Phillips

410-289-8380 410-289-6821

Facebook-PGN Crab House Phillipsseafood.com

2906 Philadelphia Ave., OC 2004 Philadelphia Ave., OC

Pickles Pub

410-289-4891

Picklesoc.com

Daily, 11-11 Fri., May 22-Mon., May 25, 12-8 Thurs., May 28-Mon., June 1, 12-8 Daily, 11:30-2

Popeyes

443-664-2105

Popeyes.com

Mon.-Sat., 10:30-10 • Sun., 10:30-9:30

12522 Ocean Gateway, WOC

Seacrets

410-524-4900

Seacrets.com

Sun.-Fri., 12-8 • Sat. 12-10

117 49th Street, OC

Shenanigans

410-289-7181

Ocshenanigans.com

Thurs.-Sun., 11-7

309 Atlantic Ave., OC

Skye Bar & Grille

410-723-6762

Skyebaroc.com

Fri, Sat., Sun., 11:30am

6601 Coastal Hwy., OC

Starbucks

410-390-7029

Starbucks.com

Daily, 7-4

17th Street, OC

Whisker’s Bar & Grill

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JUNE 5, 2020

ON GUARD

OC Beach Patrol urges graduates to be safe

By Kristin Joson Contributing Writer (June 5, 2020) It might come as a surprise to learn that one of the most important skills a lifeguard uses is the scan.

It is a skill they are taught, practice and use all day long. It literally becomes a part of who they are.

I have heard many guards say they can’t go on a beach even on a day off without scanning.

The guards are constantly scanning their area and the water in front of them for signs of danger. Their area includes 360 degrees around their stand, not only in the front but also in the back to the dune line.

This is the time of the year when trouble could be buzzing behind their stands. It’s what some endearingly refer to as the “June Bugs.”

The trek to Ocean City to enjoy their new-found freedom is a tradition thousands of graduates participate in each year.

Although this year’s graduation traditions have changed a bit due to covid-19, there is still a reason to celebrate. The celebrations will be done with physical distancing, but you can be sure the June Bugs will arrive.

The typical graduates are full of confidence and feel immune to any dangers. They sometimes allow the excitement of the atmosphere to impede their judgment just enough to get them into trouble.

When we get a warm sunny day, the water temperatures are inviting.

If you add a town full of celebrating graduates to the mix, the lifeguards have their work cut out for them.

At no other time of year do we see more teenagers chase each other down the beach and into the ocean only to end up diving into shallow water.

The more experienced among them dive shallow and usually do not suffer any consequences of this risky behavior. The less fortunate will spend the rest of their vacation trying to explain the scabs on their forehead and nose.

The really unfortunate will not be able to run or dive, ever again. This reality has occurred too many times, including last July.

While Beach Patrol members respond to spinal injuries every year, none are more tragic than those that occur when young people are injured from diving into shallow water.

It is not their age so much, but the fact that these injuries are so preventable that makes them particularly tragic.

Beach Patrol “Rule Number One” is: “Keep your feet in the sand until the lifeguard’s in the stand.”

Rule Number Two is: “Check the water depth with your feet, not your head.”

Our ocean water is not as clear as pool water, and we don’t have the depth printed along the edge in big black numbers like it is at the local swim club.

While lifeguards try to stop accidents before they happen, even whistle blasts sometimes don’t catch the attention of those who are horsing around and chasing each other.

Surf rescue technicians are often left cringing in their stands, hoping that those who just dove into the footdeep water will pop up unscathed.

This is usually followed by what we call an impromptu beach safety presentation (EDU – the semaphore abbreviation for education) as the closest lifeguard explains the dangers of their actions.

While 40 percent of spinal injuries occurring in the surf are caused by people diving into shallow water, the majority result from body surfers and body boarders riding waves that are breaking too close to shore.

We encourage people to keep their arms stretched out in front of them when body surfing, and to avoid riding waves that are breaking close to the sandbar or beach.

The Ocean City Beach Patrol has worked with trauma doctors to develop a specialized technique to manage suspected head, neck and back injuries.

Although every surf rescue technician is trained and skilled in the use of these techniques, it is far better for our beach patrons to have injuries prevented rather than treated.

Taking responsibility for your own actions and spreading the caution about spinal cord injuries is the greatest form of prevention we have.

Many people just do not realize that wet sand is just as unyielding as concrete and that it is the bones of the spinal column that cause the damage and possible paralysis that results from the impact of your head, neck or back with the beach.

Most people would never think of attempting a flip in the middle of a parking lot for fear of striking the ground. However, many of these same individuals will attempt these aerial maneuvers on the beach or into a few inches of ocean water, with the

all too often result, of witnessing our spinal injury management technique first hand.

Please, use your head to protect your spine and think before diving or riding breaking waves into the beach.

Have fun but remain safe! We hope that everyone who visits our beach will enjoy many happy, healthy returns.

An additional factor that has a major influence on risky behavior both on the beach and throughout Ocean City is the addition of alcohol

to celebrating teenagers.

Not only is this an illegal activity that could follow someone for many years, but it is also a contributing factor for most of the risky and poor behavior exhibited by a small minority of these youthful visitors each season.

These recent graduates have worked there entire school careers to achieve this new found freedom, and we do not want that freedom to end in Ocean City. Graduates, remember to have fun but please, “Play it Safe!”

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Calendar Fri., June 5 HOW TO PLAY CRAZY 8 CARD GAME Learn how to play the Crazy 8 card game.

This will premier live on facebook at 2:00 PM at: www.facebook.com/worcestercountymarylandlibrary/.

FIRST FRIDAY OPENING RECEPTION FOR JUNE EXHIBITS The First Friday art opening and happy hour will again move online with live streaming of the new exhibits on Facebook (www.facebook.com/artleagueofoceancity/) and on the groups Website (www.artleagueofoceancity.org) at 5:00 PM. Featuring recent paintings by Bernard Dellario, weavings by Heidi Well and mixed media creations by Lisa Scarbath. The Galleria will also show an Art League members group exhibit called, “We Made It: Isolation Art Show.” 410-524-9433

FREE FILM FRIDAY Join the Art League of Ocean City at 7:00 PM on Facebook (www.facebook.com/artleagueofoceancity) each Friday as they live stream an awardwinning short film from the 2020 Ocean City Film Festival. Showing this week is “Strange Fruit: Taking a Stand Through Song” by Sam Seliger, winner of Best Youth Short.

BREAD SALE PROCEEDS Worcester Prep teacher Jackie Knowlton and her students hosted the annual second grade Bread Sale as part of a hands-on learning lesson combining English, science, social studies (civics and community), mathematics and philanthropy. The project is modeled like a small business, with the young entrepreneurs baking bread, selling it to Lower School classmates in a “Café” and donating the proceeds to charity. This year, the class partnered with the Bad Monkey West in Ocean City where they learned how to make and bake the bread. The students made $773.36 and donated the proceeds evenly between Atlantic General Hospital and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The group is pictured presenting a check to Atlantic General Hospital representatives, from left, Vice President of Public Relations, Toni Keiser, and President/CEO Mr. Michael A. Franklin.

NAACP CAR PRAYER VIGIL St. Paul United Methodist Church, 405 Flower St., 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM. The event is titled “Let’s Pray Not Protest,” and will feature religious speakers sharing their message about George Floyd and our country’s crisis and injustice. The group will end the prayer session by blowing car horns nine times to signify the minutes that Mr. Floyd endured. Participants are encourage to wear orange as June 5 is National Gun Violence Awareness Day. 443-944-6701

TRIMPER’S GREENMARKET Fridays through Thanksgiving - Trimper’s Rides, 700 S. Atlantic Ave., 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM. The market will include all types of produce including mushrooms, fruits and vegetables as well as flowers and herbs.

Farms interested in participating can apply online at www.trimperrides.com.

Sat., June 6 FARMERS & ARTISANS MARKET Saturdays - White Horse Park, 239 Ocean Parkway, 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Shop for everything from fresh local produce to unique handmade artisan goods. Open to the public.

Sun., June 7 THE BERLIN FARMERS MARKET Sundays through Aug. 30 - Located on Pitts Street and Main Street, 9:00 AM 1:00 pm. Special senior shopping time from 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM. www.berlinmain-

street.com

Mon., June 8 TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY MEETING The meeting will be held via conference call, 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM. Dial 605-472-5789, wait for voice command, then press 944874. TOPS is a weekly support and educational group promoting weight loss and healthy lifestyle. Berlin group No. 169. Rose Campion, 410-641-0157

Tues., June 9 VIRTUAL STORY TIME Join the group for a fun read-along. This will premier live on facebook at 10:00 AM at: www.facebook.com/worcestercountymarylandlibrary/.

PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP Now meeting via Zoom, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Group provides discussions and mutual support, as well as education on exercise, nutrition, coping techniques, medications and developments in treatment. Kay Kinnikin, 410-641-4765, http://www.delmarvaparkinsonsalliance.or g

RAIN BARRELS AND RAIN GARDENS Free, virtual seminar about rain barrels and rain gardens. Learn about the basic stormwater management practices and how to overcome some common barriers to installing them. The meeting will be available

through Facebook Live at 5:00 PM at www.facebook.com/oceanpinesassociation.

To tune in or sign up for meeting updates, use the invite link: https://facebook.com/events/s/rain -barrel-and-rain-gardenvi/967196977032997/?ti=icl. Info: cphillips@oceanpines.org.

Wed., June 10 FOOD COLLECTIONS Ocean Pines Community Center, parking lot, 239 Ocean Parkway, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM. The Kiwanis Club of Ocean PinesOcean City will be collecting non-perishable goods for Diakonia. Collection dates are June 10 and 17. Volunteers will be wearing masks.

cially opened on June 14, 1970, and next month will mark its 50th anniversary. The group hopes to share plans and hear input about the next 50 years of the library too.

Registration closes 2 hours before the event: https://worcesterlibrary.libcal.com/calendar/Virtual_Events/pocomokethenandnow

LET’S LEARN MACRAME! In Part 2 of 3, join Denise Wagner of the knot-a-long and continue making the pieces you started in Part 1, 2:00 PM. This program is for adults. Registration closes 24 hours before the event begins: https://worcesterlibrary.libcal.com/event/ 6740884

ONGOING EVENTS

LITTLE RED HEN CRAFT AND STORY TIME

SUMMER READING ‘IMAGINE YOUR STORY’

Join the group for a fun read-along. This will premier live on facebook at 10:00 AM at: www.facebook.com/worcestercountymarylandlibrary/.

Beginning June 1, read as many books as you can. Log your books, attend virtual programs and explore the activities. Virtual badges chart your progress. You earn an entry into the Grand Prize Drawing each time you earn a badge. https://worcesterlibrary.beanstack.org/reader365

Thurs., June 11 VIRTUAL STORY TIME

SECLUSION CINEMA

Join the group for a fun read-along. This will premier live on facebook at 10:00 AM at: www.facebook.com/worcestercountymarylandlibrary/.

Calling on locals of all ages to make a short film and submit it to the new film series Seclusion Cinema. Entries can be submitted at any time during the period the Worcester County libraries are closed. For guidelines and info: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=220 486852519477

POCOMOKE LIBRARY: THEN & NOW A look back at the Pocomoke Library Branch, 2:00 PM. The current branch offi-

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NOW PLAYING LENNY’S BEACH BAR AND GRILLE 101st Street, Ocean City In the Clarion Fontainebleau Hotel 410-524-3535 / www.clarionoc.com June 5: On the Edge, 4-9 p.m.

June 6: Stephen Anthony, noon to 4 p.m.; On the Edge, 4-9 p.m.

June 7: On the Edge, 4-9 p.m.

OCEAN PINES YACHT CLUB 1 Mumfords Landing Road, Ocean Pines 410-641-7501 / www.opyachtclub.org June 5: Lime Green Band, 6-10 p.m.

June 6: Kaleidoscope, 5-10 p.m.

June 7: Gary & the Grove, 6-10 p.m.

SEACRETS 49th Street and the bay, Ocean City 410-524-4900 / www.seacrets.com June 7: Live Entertainment, 5-9 p.m.

ON THE EDGE Lenny’s Beach Bar & Grille: Friday - Sunday, June 5-7, 4-9 p.m.

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Lenny’s Beach Bar & Grille: Saturday, June 6, noon to 4 p.m.

Dining Guide ■ PRICE RANGE: $, $$, $$$ ■ RESERVATIONS: Reservations accepted ________________________________

DOWNTOWN

South end to 28th Street ■ THE DOUGH ROLLER S. Division Street and Boardwalk 410-2893501; 3rd Street and Boardwalk 410-2892599 $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. for S. Division Street and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. for 3rd Street.

Breakfast served daily at 3rd Street and weekends at 70th Street locations. For carry out, order by phone or in person at Boardwalk and 3rd Street. Order by phone and online at www.TheDoughRoller.com for 41st and 70th streets and West OC. ■ FISH TALES BAR & GRILL 22nd Street, bayside 410-289-0990, www.ocfishtales.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Home of the Bumper Tables. Waterfront restaurant with American pub eats and seafood, plus a dock bar and playground on the sand. Open 7 days a week.

■ HOOTERS 501 Atlantic Ave, Ocean City 410-289-2690, www.hootersofoc.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Open everyday for patio dining and carryout.

MIDTOWN

29th to 90th streets ■ BJ’S ON THE WATER 75th Street, Ocean City 410-524-7575, www.bjsonthewater.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Bayside venue with deck seating. Serves pub grub and seafood. Take out only, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Open Wednesday through Monday.

■ THE DOUGH ROLLER

41st Street and Coastal Highway 410-5249254; 70th Street and Coastal Highway 410524-7981 Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. for 41st Street and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Mon.-Fri. and Sat.-Sun. 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. for 70th Street.

See description under downtown location.

■ HIGGINS CRAB HOUSE 31st Street, Ocean City 410-289-2581, higginscrabhouse.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full Bar Known for all-you-can-eat crabs, crab legs, fried chicken, steamed shrimp, and baby back ribs. Outdoor dining.

■ JOHNNY’S PIZZA PUB 56th Street, Ocean City 410-723-5600, www.johnnyspizzapub.com $ | Kids’ menu | Full Bar Featuring homemade pizzas, 18 gourmet pizzas, a variety of calzones, subs, burgers, sandwiches and jumbo wings with 20 different sauces. Open everyday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Pickup, carryout and delivery.

■ PGN CRAB HOUSE 29th Street, Ocean City www.pgncrabhouse.com $$ | Beer & wine Known for their famous steamed crabs. Outdor dining. Casual seasonal seafood stop for steamed crabs, with all-you-can-eat specials.

Also take outs available.

■ SEACRETS 49th Street, Ocean City 410-524-4900, www.seacrets.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Island atmosphere. Soups, salads, Jamaican jerk chicken, appetizers, sandwiches, paninis, pizza and fresh seafood. Outdoor dining.

UPTOWN 91st to 146th streets ■ HIGGINS CRAB HOUSE 128th Street, Ocean City 410-289-2581, hig-

ginscrabhouse.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full Bar Known for all-you-can-eat crabs, crab legs, fried chicken, steamed shrimp, and baby back ribs. Outdoor dining.

■ HORIZONS OCEANFRONT RESTAURANT 101st Street, Ocean City 410-524-3535, www.clarionoc.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Carry-out daily, 3-10 p.m. Light fare and select menu items. Full menu, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

■ LENNY’S BEACH BAR & GRILL 101st Street, Ocean City 410-524-3535, www.clarionoc.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Outdoor dining, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

■ NORI 11403 Coastal Highway (Gold Coast Mall), Ocean City443-880-6258 $$ | Reservations | Kids’ menu | Full bar Open 7 days serving lunch and dinner. Our creative menu features hand-cut steaks, grilled fish, crab cakes, sushi and sashimi.

Outdoor dining or carry-out.

■ REEF 118 118th Street, in the Carousel Oceanfront Hotel and Condos, Ocean City 410-5241000, www.carouselhotel.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Oceanfront dining in a casual atmosphere.

Serving breakfast, Friday through Sunday 7-11 a.m. Featuring a breakfast buffet or special order from the regular menu. Enjoy our delicious 3 Course Dinner for $25 served every Friday and Saturday, 4-9 p.m. with the choice of appetizer, entree and dessert.

WEST OCEAN CITY ■ THE DOUGH ROLLER West Ocean City, 12849 Ocean Gateway 410-213-7655 Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

See description under downtown location.

■ HARBORSIDE BAR AND GRILL 128741 S. Harbor Road, West Ocean City 410-213-1846, weocharborside.com $-$$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Home of the Original Fresh Squeezed Orange Crush! Appetizers, fresh seafood, steak and pasta. Open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. for carryout and outdoor dining. Limited seating; call for reservations after 4 p.m.

■ POPEYE’S LOUISIANA KITCHEN Route 50, West Ocean City 443-664-2105 $ | Kids’ menu Family restaurant. Outdoor dining, carry out or drive-thru. Open seven days, year-round.

OCEAN PINES ■ JOHNNY’S PIZZA PUB 11019 Manklin Meadows Lane, Ocean Pines 410-208-1212, www.johnnyspizzapub.com $ | Open everyday, noon to 8 p.m. for pickup, carryout and delivery. Pizza and wings.

■ OCEAN PINES YACHT CLUB 1 Mumford Landing Road, Ocean Pines 410641-7222, www.OPyachtclub.com $$-$$$ | Full bar The Ocean Pines Yacht Club offers casual coastal cuisine for lunch and dinner in a beautiful bayfront setting. Fresh seafood, signature drinks, live music and more. Open daily, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

■ CLUBHOUSE BAR AND GRILLE 100 Clubhouse Drive, Ocean Pines 410-6417222, oceanpinesgolf.org/dining $$ | Full bar With sweeping views of the 18th hole, the new Clubhouse Bar and Grille serves freshly prepared breakfast and lunch items. Full bar.

Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, weather permitting.

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