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LAQUINTATOREPLACE AGING33RDST.MOTEL Parking not ideal, but still an improvement ZACK HOOPES ■ Staff Writer (April 5, 2013) The city’s Planning and Zoning Commission approved a proposal this week that will see the aging Ocean Voyager motel on 33rd Street razed and redeveloped following this summer season into a La Quinta Inns & Suites franchise. The Ocean Voyager, as it now stands, is a two-story motel-style structure that occupies the block bordered by 33rd and 32nd streets to the north and south,
and Baltimore and Philadelphia avenues on the east and west. The motel also contains the Pirate’s Den restaurant and pool bar on its first floor. The proposed structure will be a five-story hotel, built in the standard style of the La Quinta franchise. Four floors of rooms will be built on colonnades, so that patrons can park on the first level, under the hotel. The new structure will also contain a bar/restaurant, with a maximum seating capacity of approximately 50 people. See FIRE on Page 30A
City may add third weekend surf beach, more flexibility ZACK HOOPES ■ Staff Writer
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(April 5, 2013) Ocean City government’s subcommittee for surf beach scheduling held its inaugural meeting this week, putting forward a tentative deal that will seek to solve the economic disadvantage that surfboarders have when it comes to gaining shoreline elbow-room.
What surfers have working against them is that they take up several times the amount of space as the bathers with whom they compete for the beach, but generally don’t spend proportionally more money on lodging and food than the average summer guest. “You’d think it wouldn’t make a difference if somebody has to See BEACH on Page 8A
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City’s crucial recycling exemption to be heard OC seeks exception from state policy for waste-toenergy garbage system ZACK HOOPES ■ Staff Writer (March 29, 2013) Ocean City will be facing a crucial decision in the Maryland House of Delegates this week, as hearings are held on a bill to grant the resort an exception to state recycling policies that could be a major drain on the resort economy. Senate Bill 1049, sponsored by Sen. Jim Mathias, has passed the upper body and was slated to be first heard in the house on April 4. The bill would amend the state’s environmental code to stipulate that “certain provisions of law requiring a certain property owner or manager of an apartment building or a council of unit owners of a condominium to provide for recycling for its residents do not apply in Ocean City.” Under a policy passed by the state legislature last spring, and scheduled to be enforced as of this October, all apartment buildings and condominiums with more than 10 units must provide for the collection, removal, and recycling of recyclable materials, or face a fine of $50 per day of viola-
tion. This fine would be levied on the property owner – either an individual or a condominium association – or the responsible property manager. The Town of Ocean City, however, does not offer traditional curbside recycling services. Several years ago, the city eliminated its recycling pickup and instead sends all its trash and garbage, not to a landfill, but to an incinerator plant in Pennsylvania, where it is burned to power electricity-generating turbines. “What we’re doing may not be the ideal situation as far as the state’s concerned, but if you look at it in reverse and look at other counties that recycle in the traditional way… they recycle 15 to 20 percent glass and cardboard, and the rest is going to the landfill,” said city Public Works Director Hal Adkins. “Ours doesn’t.”
Because Ocean City uses a waste-toenergy system, Mayor Rick Meehan said he was led to believe last year that systems such as the resort’s would be exempt from the new state recycling mandate. However, the policy to be enacted later this year has no such exemption. “I thought we had gotten Ocean City exempted … but I looked again and that’s not the case,” Meehan said at a recent City Council meeting. “Because we do not recycle in the traditional manner, but through waste-to-energy, we’ll be testifying to get an exception.” As such, Mathias is sponsoring legislation that introduces such an exemption clause. Although the bill was originally written to exempt any municipality or county that offers a wasteto-energy program, the current iteration of the bill has been amended to specifically exempt Ocean City and no one else. If the exemption is not well received, it could mean that the city’s property owners would have to arrange for private recyclables collection at their own expense. “They’d have to find space on their properties, likely have to increase their dues, and then arrange for a contractor to come in and take it to the recycling site,” Adkins said.
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Overseas press, film industry find appeal in gallery ZACK HOOPES ■ Staff Writer (April 5, 2013) During the heyday of punk rock, being “big in Japan” was not necessarily a compliment, indicating that one didn’t have the appeal to make it in the Anglophone world. But for Boardwalk businessman Joe Kroart, being “big in Eastern Europe” is Joe Kroart only an indication of his continually growing appeal in America and abroad. “It’s been happening for years, more subtly, but now it’s being blown wide open,” Kroart said of the increasing recognition Ocean City – and particularly his own Ocean Gallery on the Boardwalk and Second Street – has been getting worldwide. Last month, Kroart received a copy of a magazine in the mail from Germany, where he had recently been told via telephone that he was going to be featured in a periodical. See KROART’S on Page 5A
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Due to his unfamiliarity with the Teutonic press, Kroart had no idea what it would amount to. But what he received was a thick copy of “View,� the monthly pictorial companion to the weekly magazine “Stern,� a publication that holds roughly the status of “Time� or “Newsweek� in the German-speaking world. And in it was a two-page spread of Ocean Gallery, with a brief text explaining what exactly the eccentric building was all about. “They pulled an image from ‘Weird Maryland,’� Kroart said of the travel guide he had been featured in some time back. “[View magazine] said that they look for really unique attractions all over the world. Literally hundreds of thousands of people had taken pictures of Ocean Gallery.� “Now it’s a part of their vacation and they’re putting them on Facebook and going all over the world in minutes.� Kroart said he continues to be amazed how his contact with producers and promoters has spread –in a completely unplanned way – the mystique of Ocean Gallery and the Boardwalk all over the world. He is still working on the possibility that a reality
TV show or documentary series could be shot at Ocean Gallery. This summer, Mikey Teutul of “American Chopper� fame will be doing another in-person art show at Ocean Gallery, an event that has attracted huge crowds in past years. “As soon as people in the promo industry hear about someone else doing something, they realize the potential is there,� Kroart said. This desire, apparently, extends out of American reality TV and into Slavic domestic cinema. The Russian-language film “Turbo� will also be returning to Ocean Gallery for wrap-up this summer after shooting there in the fall. “They’re shooting in Thailand, Russia, and then coming back to the U.S.,� Kroart said. At the end of the movie, the heroine of the film will be seen driving off in Kroart’s “Batmobile,� a car which cost him $28 in spray paint and scrap electronics to create. “I think it’s perfectly natural for people from Europe to come in and feel comfortable with this place as a destination,� Kroart said. “Our distribution has increased dramatically with technology.�
The above photo spread of Joe Kroart’s Ocean Gallery was featured last month in “View� magazine, the photographic companion to one of Germany’s leading periodicals.
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‘Fair share’fees likely to be expanded to education sector ZACK HOOPES ■ Staff Writer (April 5, 2013) Maryland’s so-called “fair share” policy for public sector unions is likely to soon be expanded to the school system, as a bill passed in the House of Delegates and likely to find approval in the Senate would mandate that county school districts establish a service or representation fee to be charged to non-union teachers and staff. House Bill 667 mandates that the state’s county-level school boards negotiate with their respective unions – both those for credentialed teachers and non-credentialed support staff – to establish a “reasonable fee” to be collected from the paychecks of non-union teachers and staff and paid to the collective bargaining unit. The reasoning behind this, and that behind previous “fair share” policies in the state, is that public employees who choose not to join their recognized union are still de-facto represented by the union for bargaining purposes. Maryland recognizes county-level education unions, including the Worcester County Teachers Association and the Worcester County Education Support Personnel Association, as the exclusive bargaining unit for their respective professions. But the state still maintains an “open shop,” meaning that union membership is not a requisite for employment.
Because of this exclusive right of representation, however, unions typically act on behalf of the entire working body, not just their bona-fide members. “I don’t want to speak for the whole board, but I think it’s the case that we think of them all as one group,” said Worcester County Board of Education President Bob Rothermel. “We don’t separate them into union and non-union.” The recent contracts negotiated between the schools’ administration and the WCTA and WCESPA apply to all employees, whether they are dues-paying union members or not. “The concept is that [the union] does the bargaining and representation for grievances and the like, and people who are not actually part of the teacher’s association still benefit,” explained Sen. Jim Mathias.
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However, “fair share” policies have met with opposition particularly from Republican lawmakers, who maintain that employees should not have to pay for representation they may not want. Previously, Del. Mike McDermott said, individual counties have written service or representation fee provisions into teachers’ contracts if it was deemed necessary, but the state, he said, should not force the concession on every jurisdiction. “It’s been left to the locals to make up their own minds, and Worcester County has never done that [establish a service or representation fee],” McDermott said. “But now they’re being forced to do it.” McDermott said he was dismayed that two amendments to the bill had been rejected in the House. The first would require that counties only establish a service or representation fee if a
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walk an extra half a block [around a surfing area] to get to the beach, but to somebody who’s paying ‘x’ amount for a room or a condo, it does,” said committee member Mike Foebler of the Princess Royale. The committee was formed this past November in response to concerns by local surfers that the city’s designated surf beaches were becoming overcrowded and driving surfers away from the resort. “I don’t ever go to the beaches in the summer anymore,” said Lee Gerachis of Malibu’s Surf Shop. “It’s life and death out there.” Proper surfboards, those with fins or those more than 54 inches long, are prohibited on city beaches from the hours of 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. between Memorial Day and Labor Day, and specifically along Boardwalk-adjacent beaches from May 1 to Sept. 30. During those times, the city has a rotating surfing beach schedule that limits summer daytime surfboard use to two select blocks of beach, which change daily, as well as the southern half of the inlet beach on weekdays only. The Ocean City Beach Patrol also has the ability to declare a “modified” surf schedule if it is observed that surfing outside the two designated blocks would not present a problem due to a low concentration of bathers on the beach.
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Surfers crowd the inlet surf area on a summer weekday. The city’s surf beach committee held its inaugural meeting this week, proposing a plan to relieve the pressure by allowing the Ocean City Beach Patrol to selectively widen the other surf beaches.
to amend the surf beach system last fall, presented the committee with the idea that the OCBP be given the latitude to “modify” surfing restrictions for select parts of the beach, or for specific hours, instead of lifting the entire restriction for the entire day. This would allow the OCBP to give surfers more leniency when and where needed. The problem with this, however, is that once beachgoers settle in, they typically don’t want to leave to make way for surfers. “We don’t want people surprised, we don’t want them to get established [and then change the system] … because then they become hostile,” Arbin said.
However, surfers say this is not enough, given the sport’s recent resurgence in popularity. But with the city’s last undeveloped oceanfront block being built up circa 1980, according to OCBP Captain Butch Arbin, the resort’s beach is now completely lined with hotel and condos whose operators expect the beach in front of their facilities to be available for tourists. Before this, Arbin said, the OCBP simply reserved unimproved blocks for surfers. But the last three decades have been a careful juggling act. Local firefighter and surfing enthusiast Mick Chester, who petitioned the city
Further, despite the promise of social media in notifying the public about changes, “by the time you got word out that surfing was modified, you’d want to un-modify it,” said OCBP Lt. Ward Kovacs. “As soon as you get word out, people start coming in from across the bridge.” Arbin said that the key to keeping peace on the beach has been the OCBP’s surf beach facilitators, whose major role is to notify beachgoers of the situation when they approach a surfing area. The facilitators also go to the next day’s surf beaches at the end of their shift to notify people there that the beach may not be available. This requires considerable manpower and Arbin said creating a system as Chester suggested would require even more to make it run smoothly. As an alternative, Kovacs proposed that the OCBP be given the latitude to instead expand any given surf beach by a half-block on either side, doubling its length, when conditions were good. This could be held in effect for the entire day, with little extra strain on the facilitators who are already stationed there. “If we look at the surf reports, and know [good surf] is coming, we can tell what’s going to happen,” Arbin said. “But the bigger the beach gets, the harder it is to get people out there greeting [bathers] and telling them about it.” See HALF-BLOCK on Page 9A
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City Council approves Tasers; compensation costs still an issue ZACK HOOPES ■ Staff Writer (April 5, 2013) Although it put to rest this week the immediate decision over whether to allow the purchase of eight new Tasers, the City Council will likely still face an uphill battle with the underlying issue of worker’s compensation claims and how to handle the cost in a tight budget season. Last week, the council delayed a decision to approve a budget change that would allow the Ocean City Police Department to use $11,400 in excess radio maintenance funds from its 2012-2013 budget allocation to buy eight more Electronic Control Devices (ECDs), popularly known by the Taser brand name. The purchase, according to OCPD Capt. Greg Guiton, would equip eight officers who are trained and certified to carry ECDs but have none to deploy. Purchasing the devices with surplus funds from the current year would maximize the department’s ECD availability going into the busy summer season. Since first piloting their use in October of 2011, Tasers have been reported by the OCPD to be highly effective in deterring aggressive or confrontational be-
havior in suspects and, when such behavior does occur, being able to subdue suspects with the least amount of physical force. According to a presentation earlier this year, recorded assaults on OCPD officers fell 25 percent in 2012 versus 2011, a drop that the department’s leadership attributes largely to ECD usage. The department has 26 Tasers and would need 22 more to be at full strength. But the council had questioned whether the OCPD’s surplus money for the current fiscal year couldn’t be rolled over into the next fiscal year, to help shore up the department’s operating expenses, which are projected to increase at a time when all of the city’s departments are facing a revenue crunch. Councilman Brent Ashley, in particular, asked whether Tasers were worth their weight given the fiscal situation. Although the devices are intended to reduce injuries and costly worker’s compensation claims sustained by officers, the OCPD’s worker’s compensation costs have actually been on the rise, Ashley said. This week, Guiton and city Risk Manager Eric Lagstrom presented the council with numbers that both validated the efSee DEVICES on Page 35A
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Although the committee’s surfing representatives had interest in creating larger beaches, they generally agreed that eliminating any gray areas was best. “I’ve kind of changed my tune on the whole flexibility thing,” said Lee Gerachis of Malibu’s Surf Shop. “If it’s black and white, definitive, then there’s not room for discussion or argument.”
As a concession to the desire for more space, Chester further suggested that the OCBP add a third surf beach on weekends when the inlet is closed to surfing. This would require more man-hours – about 4,500, with roughly $50,000 in costs, Arbin said – but might be manageable. “Let’s look at it financially and see if the council would go for that schedule,” said Councilman Joe Mitrecic.
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missioner in Ocean City, Hurt was transferred to the Worcester County jail where he was being held on $100,000 bond. He is on parole for a previous drug distribution conviction in Harford County. Additional handgun charges are pending.
lawful possession of a regulated firearm and possession of a firearm during a drugtrafficking crime.
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Multiple charges A 25-year-old Berlin man was charged March 29 with multiple criminal offenses after the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team executed a search and seizure warrant at two residences, one on Old Ocean City Boulevard and the other on Flower Street. The warrants were in connection to a three-month investigation into marijuana distribution. According to the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office, investigators found 189 grams (6.6 ounces) of marijuana, three grams (.105 ounces) of crack cocaine, various items of drug paraphernalia and a semi-automatic handgun. Charles L. Johnson of Flower Street was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of crack cocaine, possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute it, un-
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Drug distribution A two-year drug distribution investigation by the Ocean City Police Department and the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Enforcement Team concluded April 2 with the arrest of Jerry Lee Hurt, 37, of Edgewood. Hurt was found in Ocean City and arrested after police recovered evidence while executing search warrants at a Berlin residence. Those items included two handguns, oxycodone tablets, crack cocaine and heroin. Hurt was charged with possession of heroin, cocaine and oxycodone, possession with the intent to distribute each of those drugs two counts of possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking offense. After being seen by a District Court com-
Handgun in vehicle A Worcester County Sheriff’s Office deputy found a handgun in a vehicle after stopping it for a traffic violation in the area of Route 113 and Betheden Church Road near Pocomoke on April 2. The deputy charged the driver, Palphanneilia Urias Pratt, 47, of Norfolk, Va., with illegal possession of a handgun.
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A 20-year-old Pittsville man was charged March 30 with having a concealed weapon after an Ocean City police officer found a wooden club on the floor of his vehicle. The police officer had stopped the Derrek Lee Frantom’s vehicle shortly after 11 p.m. on Philadelphia Avenue near 21st Street because Frantom failed to stop at a red light. According to the charging document, Frantum consented to a search and the police officer found the club and a grinder with bits of marijuana in it. Frantum was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana. Continued on Page 15A
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Heroin abuse a rising concern in Worcester Ocean City police made 60 arrests in 2012 for heroin-related violations NANCY POWELL â&#x2013; Staff Writer (April 5, 2013) It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that many years ago that heroin use was almost unheard of in this part of the Eastern Shore, and it was rarely an issue anywhere on the peninsula. But now, police reports routinely concern drug busts involving heroin and the perpetrators are frequently residents, not visitors or transients. It is, police say, a matter of price and availability to a population that is increasingly addicted to something. Pfc. Mike Levy of the Ocean City Police Department Public Affairs Office attributes the upswing in heroin usage to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;increased emphasis on prescription drug fraud and abuse.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have seen an increase in the amount of arrests for possession of heroin,â&#x20AC;? he said. During 2012, Ocean City police made 60 arrests for heroin-related drug violations. Although statistics for heroin-related arrests in 2011 were unavailable at press time, Levy said he could â&#x20AC;&#x153;say with certainty that the
number of heroin cases handled by the OCPD Narcotics Unit has substantially increased in 2012 over 2011. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Arrests for heroin for 2012 are up dramatically from years past,â&#x20AC;? he added. â&#x20AC;&#x153; We believe this is largely due to a crackdown in prescription fraud, which often results in prescription drug abuse. The increased use of heroin is due to the inability of the prescription drug abuser to obtain the commercial drugs illegally.â&#x20AC;? In the fall, the Ocean City Police Department initiated Operation Smackdown, a six-week investigation into the distribution of heroin because of its prevalence. It resulted in 72 arrests for heroin, cocaine, prescription drugs and marijuana, but most buys were for heroin. Police confiscated 110 bags of heroin, plus cocaine and five replica handguns. They found 63 bags of heroin in one car. Twenty-three of those bags were in a purse next to where Stephanie Orick, 24, of Hebron, had been sitting. Orick was charged with possession of heroin with the intent to distribute it. Her trial is scheduled for April 11. Heroin is also the drug of choice elsewhere in the northern end of the county. Crack and marijuana continue to be dominant in the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s southern end, although heroin-related ar-
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Testing the equipment in the new outdoor exercise and fitness area at Northside Park on 127th Street, from left, are Trae Pinto, Ocean City Recreation and Parks facility monitor; Craig Southard, facility supervisor, and recreation supervisors Chris Clarke and Lynda Brittingham. (Left) Pinto uses the pull-up and dip station in the new outdoor fitness area.
Saturday ceremony celebrates new outdoor facility LISA CAPITELLI ■ Assistant Editor (April 5, 2013) The new outdoor exercise and fitness area at Northside Park on 127th Street will officially be unveiled during a grand-opening event and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday. West Recreation of Queenstown, Md. began building the
bayside fitness area in late fall, and it was completed in November 2012, according to Tom Shuster, director of the Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department. A $119,000 grant awarded to the town in June by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ Community Parks & Playgrounds Program funded the project. “We wanted to wait until the
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Outdoor area features equip. similar to indoor gyms elliptical cross trainer, pull-up and dip station, double leg press, seated lat pull, sit-up board, Air Walker, back extension, rowing machine and seated chest press. “They’re comparable to the kinds of equipment in a public indoor gym or private health club,” Shuster said. “The equipment utilizes all different muscle groups of the body. Most are based on body resistance weight.” A large pad provides a surface for stretching and floor exercises, and is large enough for small classes. The fitness area will be open year round. There is no cost to use the equipment. “It’s an additional enhance-
ment to the park, which is already used by a lot of people,” Shuster said. “We know by current usage that people come to the park to do various kinds of activities.” Shuster said the outdoor exercise and fitness area was constructed next to the park’s recently renovated ADA-accessible playground so adults can keep an eye on their little ones while they use the equipment. The recreation and parks department has an initiative to improve community health and wellness. “Get Active. Be Healthy. Have Fun!” is the slogan of the initiative. The objective is to enhance and expand its programs
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OC spring cleanup, yard sale set for April 13-14 (April 5, 2013) The Town of Ocean City is once again offering residential property owners the opportunity to do their springcleaning by offering free residential bulk pick-up on Saturday and Sunday, April 13-14. The city also will offer a “community yard sale” on Saturday, April 13 at Northside Park. Ocean City’s bulk pick-up service allows residents to dispose of large household items, such as furniture, appliances, bicycles and carpet that cannot normally be loaded into a standard refuse truck. Normally, this service does not include building materials and yard debris, but these items will be accepted during the spring cleanup. Residents should place their items curbside (staff does not go on private property to remove items) on Friday, April 12, for Saturday April 13 pick-up from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday, April
14 pick-up from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. While the city is providing this service free for the cleanup, the cost for bulk pickup otherwise is $15 per item, $25 for up to three items and $5 for each additional item. There will also be an amnesty program to collect fireworks, old ammunition and old weapons that residents may have in their household and need to be removed. For more information, call Solid Waste at 410-524-0318. Meanwhile, Ocean City’s 12th annual community yard sale will be held 7 a.m.noon on Saturday, April 13 in the parking lot at Northside Park on 125th Street in front of the Community Center. Vendor spots will be available for Ocean City residents and property owners only. Space is limited, so participants should apply in advance. The cost is $15 per double space. If space
is still available, participants may register before 7 a.m. on the day of the event for $20. Participants can begin setting up their items for sale no earlier than 6 a.m. All items need to be removed by 12:30 p.m. No retail merchandise will be permitted for sale, and no personal or professional services are permitted for sale. Certain items may be excluded for sale, including cars, trucks and any powered wheel conveyance, boats, snowmobiles, firearms, martial arts weapons, alcohol, paint, hazardous chemicals, food, produce, beverages or any other items which may be deemed inappropriate on public property. Raffles are not allowed. To register, stop by the Ocean City Department of Recreation and Parks Northside Park Community Center, 200 125th Street. For more information about the Community Yard Sale, call 410-250-0125.
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percent to 110 percent uptake in the abuse. The increased enforcement was just one of the reasons for that increase, Passwaters said. Forging prescriptions is a big risk and cost is a factor. “It’s cheaper,” he said of heroin. Some people begin using the drug by snorting it and progress to injecting it intravenously, while the frequency of usage increases. A bag or envelope containing onetenth of a gram of heroin might cost $20. Some people use one or two bags per day, but others might use 10 or 15 bags of heroin per day. “It depends of their tolerance,” he said. Some drug dealers go to Philadelphia where they buy huge quantities of the drug. They purchase bundles of heroin, usually with 10 to 13 bags to a bundle, for $60 to $80 per bundle. After bringing to Ocean City, they sell it for $20 per bag and they make a substantial profit. The Criminal Enforcement Team focuses on the bigger distributors, such as Leck M. Lyons of Ocean Pines, Passwaters said. Lyons, 38, “was the biggest distributor of heroin in this area for the longest time,” he said. Lyons is now facing up to 20 years in prison for possession of a large amount of heroin. He pleaded guilty March 5 to the crime and is scheduled to be sentenced April 29. He had been under investigation by the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team after its members learned he was selling heroin. The investigation was one of several involving suspected heroin distribution in the northern end of the county. Lyons was arrested Oct. 19, 2012, after police stopped his vehicle on Route 113 at Bishopville Road. During a search of the vehicle, police found 1,678 individually wrapped bags of heroin, with an approximate street
value of $41,950. Another area man, Tony Lamont Mills, 32, of Berlin, had a lengthy criminal history when he faced federal charges following his arrest Aug. 31, 2012 after the Criminal Enforcement Team, with assistance of the Berlin Police Department SWAT Team, executed a search and seizure warrant at his Berlin residence and found six bags of heroin, marijuana and a loaded .32 caliber revolver. At the time of his arrest, he was on probation for distribution of crack cocaine. He had been sentenced Aug. 10, 2010 to 15 years in prison with all but five years suspended. He was facing a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison for possession of heroin with intent to distribute and up to life in prison for being a
felon in possession of firearm. Mills had his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Baltimore on Feb. 13. He died March 3. Joseph Tyler Shanahan, 25, of Berlin was another person arrested by the Criminal Enforcement Team and charged with possession of heroin with the intent to distribute it and possession of heroine with the intent to distribute it in a school zone because his residence is near Buckingham Elementary School. At his West Street residence, police confiscated 99 individually wrapped bags of heroin and 987 grams, or 2.17 pounds, of marijuana. His trial is scheduled for May 13. Many people found guilty of drugrelated crimes are ordered to undergo drug and alcohol testing and evalua-
tion by a probation agent, who may require them to have treatment. That treatment is provided by the Worcester County Health Department. During fiscal year 2012, the health department had 224 admissions for treatment of opiate abuse, said Doris Moxley, the department’s addictions director. Of those admissions, 96 were because of heroin. Although most patients are treated at the health department because they are ordered to be there, anyone with a drug, including alcohol, problem or a mental health problem may seek help, which is offered in West Ocean City, Snow Hill and Pocomoke by calling 410-632-1100. The health department accepts insurance plans and has a sliding fee scale for those with limited incomes.
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Additional school safety measures approved NANCY POWELL ■ Staff Writer (April 5, 2013) Worcester County public schools will have additional safety features in place when they re-open for the next school year, following the Worcester County Commissioners’ approval Tuesday of four capital projects. “Society is changing every day and we need to take some protective action,” said Bud Church, president of the commissioners. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jerry Wilson asked for funding for six projects totaling an estimated $218,425, but the commissioners approved only four of them. They voted in favor of the purchase and installation of 14 electronic buzzer entry systems that would include a cam-
era and two-way speaker system to help identify visitors at a cost of $65,000 and the purchase and installation of nine cardwiping entry systems for exterior doors leading from portable classrooms to the school building at a cost of $63,000. They also approved the purchase and installation of an additional eight security cameras for a cost of $25,000 and the purchase and installation of 15 standardized visitor identification systems that will produce photo badges and provide sex offender background checks at a cost of $20,425 for the first year and $5,000 for each year thereafter. All of the costs, Wilson said, are estimates. Not getting the thumbs up from the commissioners were the purchase and installation of six over-sized flowerpots or bollards to be placed outside schools to
prevent a vehicle from driving through the main entrance doors. That had an estimated price tag of $20,000. The commissioners also nixed the purchase and installation of window blinds or tinting for windows providing an unobstructed view into a classroom from adjacent parking lots and roads. The estimated price of $25,000 would be for blinds or tinting at four schools. Wilson wanted the commissioners to approve all of the proposed projects and said more than once that the request “was a board-approved plan” made after a study by a safety committee. The commissioners did not let that sway them. “It’s our job to look at it too,” Commissioner Madison Bunting said. The approved capital projects will cost See BUDGET on Page 22A
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Mosquito spraying to begin in Worcester Co. SHEILA R. CHERRY ■ Associate Editor/Bayside Gazette (April 5, 2013) The Department of Agriculture’s mosquito control officials are now waiting for the right wind and weather conditions to begin aerial spraying of mosquito larvicide in the annual effort to keep the 60 species of bloodsuckers that populate Worcester County under control. David Schofield, assistant chief for the department’s Mosquito Control Section said in a March 28 press release, “In Worcester County, approximately 1,000 acres of woodland areas in the vicinity of Turville Creek and Sinepuxent Neck will be treated.” The aerial application will occur during
daylight hours and the areas will be treated with the biological larvicide Vectobac 12 AS, bacillus thuringiensis, it said. According to the statement, the aircraft that will be conducting the aerial spraying will be a white twin engine with red and blue stripes, with the reg-
istration number N903MD. During an April 2 interview, Schofield said spraying standing pools of water in the local woodlands is conducted every spring before the trees begin sprouting leaves that would act as a natural canopy preventing the chemicals from reaching the ground below. He said that due to the amount of rain the area has experienced so far, there has been a lot of standing water in the woodlands that is not drying as quickly as it has in past years. Spraying is expected to begin either this week or next, depending on the weather, Schofield said. The conditions must be low to no wind, no rain and temperatures between 50-60-deSee SPRAYING on Page 22A
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County tourism officials seek Worcester Green nominations renewable energy production, use of local products and food sources and the purchase of renewable energy. Nominations are being accepted in the following five categories: n Community Leader (business person or organization): This award will recognize a long-term contribution to the environment by an individual, volunteer or an organization. Efforts should engage community building or conservation. n Business: This award will recognize a positive ecological footprint in some or all of these areas: storm water, recycling, sedimentation and erosion controls, construction debris reuse and energy innovation. n Lodging: This award will recognize a lodging partner who includes some or all of these practices — recy-
Award program designed to recognize businesses with top enviro. practices (April 5, 2013) Worcester County Tourism is accepting nominations through April 9, for the second annual Worcester Green Awards. Worcester Green celebrates excellence in promoting environmentally friendly practices, strategies and products. Awards will be granted to Worcester County businesses that demonstrate extraordinary performance related to sustainable environmental practices, such as water conservation, wastewater management, the promotion of alternative transportation and transit, recycling, energy conservation, on-site
cles, use of organic cleaning supplies, reduction of water consumption and use of alternative energy sources. n Restaurant: This award will recognize a restaurant that has made a concerted effort to buy local, recycle, reduce waste and energy consumption and involve staff and community. n Teacher: The recipient of this award will have demonstrated leadership in teaching others about the environment. Applicants will be judged on their overall level of commitment, measurable environmental benefits or progress, cost savings, and customer outreach and engagement. To qualify, applicants must reside or operate businesses in Worcester County. Awards will be announced during the Ocean City HotelMotel-Restaurant Association dinner
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Times are a’ changing, and not for the better It’s a sad time indeed when one of the dominant issues before local officials is preventing students from K through 12 from being shot. But because of mass shootings elsewhere in the country, virtually every school system across the nation is considering or has considered how best to keep bad people out and, should that fail, to do their best to kill them instead. Whether you agree or don’t agree with the gun control arguments playing out in state and federal governments, no one in his or her right mind can say that having armed guards in schools is a positive development in the field of education. Hopefully, students will become used to the presence of security personnel over time, but it has to play on the their minds, as well as the minds of teachers, staff and administrators, that going to school has apparently become a dangerous business. That’s not exactly conducive to creating a learning atmosphere, unless it is to teach children that you just can’t trust anyone these days. Unfortunately, that could be true and, for whatever reason, we’re victims of a society that is running seriously off course. Worse, while we take whatever steps we feel are required to counter this terrifying circumstance, we can only wonder why it’s happening and what we would do about it should we find the cause or causes of this insanity. In the meantime, our schools are being turned into small fortresses where children will be exposed to not just reading, writing and arithmetic, but to lock and load as well. It’s a sorry commentary on the times we live in and, worse, we seem to lack the ability or the knowledge to do anything about it.
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has announced that this year’s minimum size for summer flounder is being lowered from last year to 16 inches, which means for me that I will have the privilege through the next several months of not catching even smaller fish. Fishing success is, after all, a matter of perspective, and in that regard I did well last year not catching legal fish that were, courtesy of that season’s size-limit reduction, slightly smaller than they were the year before. Admittedly, that last sentence is confusing, but the situation is this: the laws of physics and nature dictate that the minimum size of a keeper fish will be oneeighth of an inch longer than whatever I catch. This is how it works. Fisheries conservation officials hold a number of meetings during the winter to ascertain what size of fish I am likely to see during my hundred or so trips out on the water. After establishing that number, they add one-eighth of inch to that to determine the minimum size for the year.
By Stewart Dobson I also suspect that scientists at the Atlantic Marine Fisheries Commission and the Maryland DNR base their estimates of the fish landings according to what I won’t do. “Whatever the projected catch totals are this year, deduct 200 for Dobson, since our computer model forecasts that he will do diddly squat.” This year, obviously, they have booked me for even less than diddly-squat in the keeper fish department, thus resulting in an even smaller keeper size for every-
one else. Because of the central role I play in these calculations, anglers should thank me for my contribution, or lack thereof, to the fishing equation. Another benefit that I provide fishing folks is that the keeper fish they land perform better because of me, having undergone intensive training as smaller fish that I have caught and released. In other words, my interaction with fish gives them time to practice their routines before they grow up. I don’t know why my fishing circumstance is thus, considering that I use the same approach, the same gear and the same methods, and I go to the same places as everyone else. And I go in the same boat with people who do catch keeper fish, while I do not. I’m uncertain about the reason, but it could be that when we drift into a school of fish that its CEO, president or the duly appointed leader will look up, recognize me, and tell the others, “If you want to live, follow me to his side of the boat.
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OC council questions proposed long-distance swimming event ZACK HOOPES ■ Staff Writer (April 5, 2013) The City Council continued this week with a recent trend toward being less permissive with new special events, especially those that seek already-congested times of year and require considerable logistical support from government itself. The Swim OC long-distance swimming competition was remanded to the Parks and Recreation Commission for more clarification on the event’s needs, and city staff’s concerns about them, after concerns over the strain it would place on the Ocean City Beach Patrol. The proposed event would involve one-, three-, and nine-mile swimming courses along the coast of the resort, roughly 100 yards offshore, with an estimated 250 participants. The event would benefit brain trauma research and was proposed to be scheduled for July 20. The event’s organizers, Corey Davis, Dave Speier, and Traci McNeil, are currently in their sixth year of the Nanticoke River Swim, a similar event, without accident or injury. “It’s a good group of people to have in town,” Speier said. However, the event would need con-
siderable support from the OCBP to monitor the swimmers, with an estimated extra manpower cost of $1,800. Written comments submitted to the council by the Public Works Department also stressed the impossibility of beach access for vehicles, or to reserving of space at the inlet parking lot, given the congestion of a July weekend. “July 20 is the peak of our season,” said Councilman Dennis Dare. “You’re making a lot of requests of the city’s Beach Patrol [and] of our EMS. To suggest that we bring on an extra EMT and extra lifeguards to monitor this swim or 250 people … [the OCBP] has 250,000 people on the beach already that they need to monitor.” Council President Lloyd Martin suggested that a September date may be better, given that the resort will be less
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grees-farenheit. The aircraft is being used for the applications intended to kill mosquito larvae in an area of 600-700 acres in the county. Specifically, he said the aerial spraying would occur in the woods along Route 611 between Buck’s Store and the Ocean City Golf Club, and along Turville Creek, Gumpoint Road, to the southeast corner of Ocean Pines. Subsequent spraying, to kill adult mosquitoes, will follow on a weekly basis, but will not done by airplane, according to Schofield. The adult insecticide will be applied by ultra-low volume trucks, which disperse the contact insecticide out the back of the unit. The contact insecticide will be applied in Berlin, Ocean Pines, Pocomoke and Snow Hill, he said. The weekly spraying can be in-
creased to twice weekly if a disease situation occurs or at the request of a municipality. Schofield said the chemicals that will be used were chosen because they were the safest for potentially populated areas approved by the state and the Environmental Protection Agency. But not the entire mosquito battling arsenal is chemical. Schofield said the department also stocks guppy-sized gambusia holbrooki fish that can be transplanted into woodland pools to eat the larvae. He also said mosquito populations are monitored with the assistance of what has to be some pretty brave humans. According to Schofield, mosquito technicians take “landing rate counts” by standing in a monitoring area and literally counting the number of mos-
quitoes that land on them over a one to two-minute period. He said the number can be as high as 100. The Berlin Town Council asked for four additional spray applications in 2012, a town official said. During its March 25 meeting, the council approved a $6,000 allocation to MDA for the annual cost of mosquito control for 2013. Truck spraying normally occurs during the early morning hours on Fridays, throughout Berlin and its annexed areas, the official said. The specific areas would include Stephen Decatur Park, town limit at bottle branch, Stephen Decatur High School, Flower Street, Main Street, Henry’s Mill, Franklin Knoll, Buckingham Lane, a portion of Germantown Road, and Bottle Branch near the wastewater treatment plant.
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$173,000, with half of that amount to be reimbursed by the state. The state’s proposed fiscal year 2014 budget includes $25 million for security projects at schools. Based on preliminary information, Worcester County’s public schools would be allocated $217,000, but that is not a certainty. “I think the state will find the funds,” Wilson said. “There’s a high degree of probability that the money will be matched by the state.” Wilson said he did not know what the state would do with funds that are not requested and he wanted all of the requested items approved. Commissioner Louise Gulyas cast the sole opposing vote. “It’s all about education with me,” she said. Gulyas also said she had received many calls from parents who are opposed to the proposal to have armed law enforcement officers in the schools. Bunting said he had received seven or eight calls from people voicing similar sentiments and Church said he had received one call saying the commissioners’ plans for increased safety were a “knee-jerk reaction.”
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APRIL 5, 2013
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Healthier lifestyles promoted during fourth annual conference Wor. health department encourages residents to ‘get up and get moving’ NANCY POWELL ■ Staff Writer (April 5, 2013) Get up and get moving for a healthier lifestyle, members of the audience were told at the fourth annual Public Health Conference held by the Worcester County Health Department on Wednesday. The Health Department wants all residents to lead a healthier lifestyle and the county has been taking steps to assist its employees in that regard. The county’s health assessment of its employees, which number more than 700, including more than 200 parttimers, led to worksite wellness programs last year that incorporated information about heart-healthy eating habits, breast cancer awareness, an introduction to yoga and a “biggest loser” contest with employees at the county jail. “People are interested in getting healthy,” Cyndy Howell, the county’s volunteer coordinator, said during the conference at the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau. “The county commissioners totally endorse the programs.” Participants in the wellness program
reported weight loss, a 27 percent increase in the consumption of fruits and vegetables and a 33 percent increase in daily physical activities. The county benefited by having healthier employees and lower insurance costs. The program will continue next year and is expected to include smoking cessation aid. For several years, the county has promoted a self-directed program for improved health. In 1995, it started the “Just Walk Worcester” program, modeled after New York’s “Walk for Life” program, because of the prevalence of a sedentary lifestyle. Since then, 3,637 members have walked 145,000 miles, said Mimi Dean, the health department’s coordinator for chronic disease and tobacco. Participants can earn prizes, includ-
ing sweatshirts, pedometers, lunch bags and T-shirts, based on the number of miles walked. People may obtain additional information about Just Walk Worcester by calling the health department’s Prevention Services at 410-6320056 or by visiting www.worcesterhealth.org. Berlin Deputy Town Administrator Mary Bohlen also talked about that town’s efforts to promote healthier lifestyles. The town obtained a grant in 2008 for a scrap tire path at Stephen Decatur Park. The following year, the town installed fitness stations along it. Other communities have expressed interest in having a similar scrap tire path, but the grant Berlin obtained is no longer available, she said. In November 2012, the town had an
event, “Just Walk Berlin,” to increase awareness of the benefits of walking in Berlin, Bohlen said. Walking, she said, was one of the “easiest, least expensive activities.” Lisa Gebhart, recreation superintendent at the county’s Department of Recreation and Parks, said that department wanted more children to participate in its activities. When some of the department’s employees went to an elementary school to ask students why they did not participate, they learned that cost was the factor. Since then, the department offers reduced fees, as low as $5 and $10, for program fees for students that qualify for free or reduced-price lunches at school. For more information about that program, people may call the health department at 410-632-2144.
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Maryland delegates clear gun bill for final round of action County representatives, Mathias, McDermott and Conway vote against bill SHEILA R. CHERRY ■ Associate Editor/Bayside Gazette (April 5, 2013) The Maryland House of Delegates on April 3 voted 78 to 61 to approve the “Firearm Safety Act with amendments, clearing the way for lawmakers in the Senate to decide to either accept the House’s amended version or to reconcile differences between the House and Senate through a conference committee. Any bill that emerged from the conference committee would also have to be approved by both the House and Senate before the General Assembly adjourns on April 8. Worcester County representatives, including Sen. James Mathias (D-38), Delegate Norman Conway (D-38B) and Delegate Michael McDermott (R-38B), all voted against the bill, which will possibly give the state one of the toughest gun laws in the country. The Senate approved a final reading of its similar proposal on Feb. 28, by a vote of 28-19 and is expected to sign off on the House version as well. McDermott, a fierce critic of the legislation, offered amendment after amendment to many of the bill’s restrictions up to the final vote. At one point, he issued a
statement that blasted the proposal, but pointed out that as a member of the House Judiciary Committee, to which most of the provisions in the bill were referred, he took the opportunity to amend it where possible. Provisions of the bill that deal with mental health issues were referred to the House Health and Government Operations Committee. McDermott has said he strongly believes the bill is “a major infringement on Marylanders’ Second Amendment Rights.” Three of McDermott’s amendments had been adopted by the joint House committee, including proposals to: ■ Exempt the Maryland Defense Force from many aspects of the bill. ■ Allow anyone 18 years or older and serving in the armed forces or National Guard to purchase regulated firearms, ■ Protect individuals with physical disabilities from needing to go through a special board to get approval for the handgun qualification license. ■ Clarify that a person may obtain a regulated firearm through inheritance. But several of the amendments drew fire from the bill’s proponents when the legislation came to the full House. Some were either eliminated or changed. In the end, the bill passed the House primarily with the votes of delegates from Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, and Baltimore City.
In other legislative business, a bill by Sen. Mathias (SB 949) that would modify the rules on how beer, wine and liquor are sold in Worcester County is now in the House and has been referred to the House Economic Matters Committee. It was previously incorrectly reported here that the bill was unanimously approved by the Senate on March 22. But that report should have read that it had been unanimously approved by the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee on March 22. The full Senate did, however, approve the final version of the bill on March 29, by a vote of 47-0. A similar bill, HB 999, has been approved by the House on third reading by a vote of 137-0 on March 25. It was favorably reported out of the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee April 4. HB 999 was sponsored by McDermott, as chairman of the Worcester County Delegation and while it is similar to the Mathias proposal, the two are not companion bills. The Senate also approved (47-0) and returned to the House the final version of HB 9 on April 3. The proposal would require restaurants to post information on food allergies on signs in staff areas and on menus by Jan. 1, 2014. It would also mandate food allergy awareness training for certain restaurant personnel and designate the second week in May as “Food
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APRIL 5, 2013
WORCESTER COUNTY BRIEFS
Proclamations
Vehicle repairs
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NANCY POWELL ■ Staff Writer
The commissioners presented a proclamation to Roberta Baldwin, deputy director of the Department of Social Services, in recognition of April as National Child Abuse Awareness Month. They also presented a proclamation to Jo Ellen Bynum, administrator of the Worcester County Housing Rehabilitation Program, in recognition of April as Fair Housing Month.
The commissioners approved the sale of three vehicles, a 1995 Dodge Ram 2500 van, a 1998 Dodge Neon and a 2006 Ford Expedition because the costs to repair them were so high. They considered selling a 2000 Jeep Cherokee, but decided to keep it because its repair cost was reasonable.
The commissioners accepted the bids of two companies, Art Killmon Construction of Pocomoke and Shoreman Construction of Delmar, for the demolition of three singlefamily homes and subsequent construction of three replacement homes on the same lots. Two of the projects are in the Berlin area and one project is in the Bishopville area. Shoreman Construction bid $95,050 for one Berlin area project and $97,150 for the Bishopville area project. Art Kilmon Construction bid $99,432 for the other Berlin area project.
(April 5, 2013) The Worcester County Commissioners discussed the following topics and took the following actions during the Tuesday, April 2, meeting.
Mountain bike trail The commissioners approved the request of Recreation and Parks Director Paige Hurley for a memorandum of understanding between the county and the Eastern Shore International Mountain Bicycling Association for a mountain bike trail at Newtown Park in Pocomoke. “Worcester County is an ideal location for cyclists,” Hurley said. The one-mile trail, which will accommodate beginning to intermediate riders, will be provided as a service to the county by association volunteers. The county will provide a kiosk.
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Vehicles transferred The commissioners voted to dispose of one 2002 and one 2003 Ford Supreme buses by declaring them as surplus and conveying the titles to the Tri-County Council for retirement by Shore Transit. One bus has 415,173 miles on it and the other has 446,986 miles on it. When Shore Transit was created, Worcester County leased its fleet and Shore Transit used them to provide services across the Tri-County area. Because of the age and mileage, TriCounty Council expects to retire the vehicles. The Maryland Transportation Administration recommended that since the county had likely fully depreciated the vehicles, this would be a good time to transfer the title to Shore Transit.
Critical Area grant The commissioners approved the fiscal year 2014 Critical Area grant agreement. The grant award is $13,000, down $1,000 from the fiscal year 2013 grant. The fund reimburses the county for a very small portion of the work done by the Department of Development Review and Permitting on a daily basis to administer both the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Programs.
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Trolleys could transport visitors around OC-Berlin-Pines areas NANCY POWELL ■ Staff Writer (April 5, 2013) Tourism Director Lisa Challenger was advised Tuesday to play the slot machines to get money for a visitors’ trolley. “Go back to Ocean Downs and put a dollar in the machine,” said Bud Church, president of the Worcester County Commissioners. “I hope you win $50.” The Casino at Ocean Downs, Challenger said, was interested in the TriCounty Council’s proposed plan to have two trolleys transport visitors to and from places in West Ocean City, Berlin, Assateague Island, Ocean Pines and points in between. “They would sort of make one big loop,” Challenger said. Casino representatives had been looking into the possibility of having its own shuttle bus service and had put money aside for it, she said. Two businesses, Frontier Town on Route 611 and the Francis Scott Key Motel on Route 50 in West Ocean City, already have their own shuttle buses and would keep those in addition to participating in the new trolley venture. The trolleys would operate from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day
weekend with a total operating cost estimated at $140,000. On behalf of the Tri-County Council, Challenger asked for $10,000 to help launch the new endeavor, which is endorsed by the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce, the Town of Berlin and many area businesses, including the Casino at Ocean Downs, she said. Additional funding would be sought from local businesses and governments that would benefit from the service. Because the commissioners will not adopt a budget until June 4, they did not want to commit funds for the trolley project at this time. Brad Bellacio of the Tri-County Council said the trolleys would be purchased from the Town of Ocean City, which approached the Tri-County Council’s Shore Transit division in early February with an offer to sell them. The concept, he said, “is to help move people around.” A similar program using four surplus trolleys is in Annapolis. The trolleys’ outer shell makes them look like an old-fashioned trolley. According to the Tri-County Council, the trolleys are in good condition and suitable for use for special events or special service routes to enhance the expeSee TRI-COUNTY on Page 29A
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Worcester County’s new mega liquor mart slated to open May1 West OC Liquor Mart will close when Shore Spirits opens; Berlin site remains NANCY POWELL ■ Staff Writer (April 5, 2013) The county’s new liquor dispensary on Route 50 is expected to open in just a few weeks. “We’re hoping for May 1,” Robert Cowger, director of the Worcester County Department of Liquor Control, said Monday. The new store, approximately a quarter-mile east of Seahawk Road, will have a more noticeable presence than either the Berlin Liquor Mart, located in a Route 346 shopping center near Save-ALot grocery store, or the West Ocean City Liquor Mart, located not far from the Route 50 bridge. The West Ocean City Liquor Mart will close when the new store opens, but the Berlin Liquor Mart will remain open, though it might be temporary. Cowger said he would consider the effect the new store has on the existing Berlin store before making a final decision. “If [the existing store] stays fairly busy, we’d like to have it open,” Cowger said.
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The new Shore Spirits store on Route 50 just outside the town limits of Berlin is expected to open within one month. The new store will mean the closing of the West Ocean City Liquor Mart. The Berlin Liquor Mart, on the other hand, will remain open, though it might be temporary.
During the Worcester County Commissioners’ March 5 meeting, when municipal leaders made their annual requests for funds, Berlin Mayor Gee Williams said he was concerned that the town would no longer receive funds from sales of liquor at the county Liquor Mart because it would be closed after the new dispensary opens. Like other municipalities, Berlin receives a share of the profits from the county liquor dispensary within its town limits. Williams said the town has been
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Berlin staff will be Route 50 roadwork on tap next week in Berlin transferred if store closes, Cowger says Continued from Page 28A
Board, hires approximately 14 summer employees. If the Berlin store closes, the employees working there would be transferred to the new store. “No full-time employees will lose their jobs,” Cowger said. The Department of Liquor Control now pays $45,575 annually to lease the West Ocean City store, which has 3,200 square feet of space, and $20,843 for the Berlin space, which has 1,500 square feet. The new store will have 4,800 square feet of space and “a huge wine selection.” The county will pay an annual lease of $84,000 for the new store, which will also be used as a wholesale outlet. Increased sales volume would generate sufficient profits to pay the higher lease. Leases for both the Berlin and West Ocean City dispensaries expired in December, Cowger said. They would have to be renegotiated if the commissioners did not approve the construction of the new store, which they did in February. They also voted to change the name of the store from Liquor Mart to Shore Spirits.
(April 5, 2013) Next week, the Maryland State Highway Administration will begin a seven-mile project to improve the ride quality for motorists in Berlin. SHA will resurface westbound Route 50 between Main Street (MD 818) and the Wicomico County line (Pocomoke River). Weather permitting, motorists will be riding on a new road surface by early summer. “SHA has been resurfacing U.S. 50 in large sections over the past several years to provide a smoother and safer commute to thousands of motorists,” said
SHA District Engineer Donnie Drewer. “We urge patience as crews will be working hard to complete this project as soon as possible. For everyone’s safety, please pay extra attention when approaching the work zone and be sure to slow down — there is no room for driver error in roadway work zones.” In addition to resurfacing westbound U.S. 50, SHA will patch damaged sections of pavement and restripe the highway. SHA awarded the $2.5 million project to American Infrastructure of Fallston. The last time this section of westbound
U.S. 50 was resurfaced was summer 1996. Drivers can expect single lane closures along westbound Route 50 in the project area Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. SHA will use cones, barrels and electronic signs to guide motorists through the work zone. A daily average of more than 14,500 motorists travel along westbound U.S. 50 between Berlin and Whaleyville. Motorists may use MD 346 (Old Ocean City Road) as an alternate. For additional SHA information, visit http://sha.md.gov.
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rience of visitors to the area. Shore Transit proposes that two trolleys make six runs each per day to designated stops from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Rides would begin at the Park and Ride in West Ocean City. Stops could include the commercial harbor in West Ocean City, Casino at Ocean Downs and the Ocean Pines Swim and Racquet Club, among others. To raise funds, the Tri-County Council proposes sponsorships ranging from $5,000 to $50,000. For $5,000, one would be a bronze partner and could advertise in the trol-
leys, have the company name on all advertising and information handouts on the trolley routes, have the company’s logo with a link on the Shore Transit Web site, receive 50 coupons for free trolley rides and have a medium-sized company logo at the trolley stop nearest to the company’s business location. For $10,000, one would be a silver partner and would receive the same benefits as a bronze partner, but the number of coupons for free rides would be increased to 100 and the company logo at the trolley stop nearest the company’s location would be larger. For $20,000, one would be a gold
partner and would receive the same benefits as the bronze and silver partners, but the number of coupons for free rides would be increase to 200 and they could have a medium-sized company logo at all trolley stops. For $50,000, one would be a platinum partner. In addition to the benefits the other partners are receiving, they would get 500 coupons for free rides, company sponsorship information on the Shore Transit Web site and a large company logo at all trolley stops. The Council wants funding commitments in place by May 1. Otherwise, the project will be moved to summer 2014.
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Despite the scope of the project, not much is changing as far as the city’s regulations are concerned, according to Zoning Administrator Blaine Smith. Most of the city’s impact fees, which charge developers for the burden they will be lacing on the town’s public infrastructure, such as roads and trash collection, are calculated by number of rooms. The Ocean Voyager had 100; La Quinta will have 101. “They’ve been credited with what they now have,” Smith said, “so they’ll really just be paying the city for one room.” Additional impact fees, such as those for wastewater, might apply if the hotel drastically increases the number of drains and fixtures versus what already exists in the Ocean Voyager. The design of the new project also maintains a certain area of permeable surfaces, such as plants, which is required by the city to minimize increased storm water runoff from concrete and pavement. “They have to maintain a certain percentage of the ground as vegetation and they have done that,” Smith said. The commissioners’ major concerns centered on parking. The city code requires new construction to have a certain number of parking spaces included, based on the size and use of the facility. The Ocean Voyager, however, pre-dates
those regulations and the city typically “grandfathers” in any existing code nonconformity as long as the new structure doesn’t make the situation worse. “Whether or not it will be ‘adequate,’ I can’t answer,” Smith said. “It is legal and they have reduced their deficiency [in the proposed facility]. Right now, they have nowhere near what they need [for the Ocean Voyager].” In order to pack more parking into the lot, however, many of the parking spaces are narrower than what the city considers standard. According to Chris Carbaugh of the Atlantic Group, the developer representing the property’s owners, most of the spaces will be around nine feet wide. “We’ve seen projects where, once you put in the columns and walls, it doesn’t work out like it does on paper,” said Commissioner Peck Miller. “We’ve seen a lot where they have the nine feet, but you still can’t open the car doors.” Also of concern is the fact that the parking area will have a ceiling clearance of as little as seven feet in some places, meaning that patrons with taller vehicles would have to park in the few spaces that are in front of the hotel and not under it. Although the city’s zoning code would permit the structure to be built higher to provide more clearance, the current design height is already at the
50-foot cutoff prescribed by the city Fire Marshal’s code. If the building was to go up beyond 50 feet, the fire code would require it to have sprinklers and smoke ventilation equipment that add considerable cost to the project, something which many developers intentionally build low to avoid, Smith said. “You’ve all heard me say this before,” said Commissioner Lauren Taylor, alluding to the friction between the Planning and Zoning and Fire Marshall’s Departments within the town. “We’re making a project not as good as it could be because of an outdated fire standard.” Also of issue is the means of entrance and exit from the hotel’s lot, which is nearly impossible to do from 33rd Street or from the highway side because of traffic volume. The project proposes installing a sidewalk grade — or “curb cut” — for a main entrance and exit on 32nd Street. A secondary access point will be on Baltimore Avenue, where the Ocean Voyager’s current, and only, lot access is located. Given that the north and southbound lanes of Baltimore Avenue are divided, the only way to enter the lot currently is to make a U-turn at 33rd Street from the northbound lane into the southbound. “I don’t want to be the one promoting more U-turns at that intersection,” noted Commission Chair Pam Buckley.
However, eliminating the existing curb cuts on Baltimore would give the new project only one point of ingress and egress, an even dicier proposition. Further, Smith assured the commission that the flow of traffic inside the proposed facility, which moves in a circular pattern, would not cause either access point to be backed up. “Once you can get in, you have good circulation on the property,” he said. The project also offers the opportunity to settle some ownership confusion between the city and the property’s owner. According to Smith, the lot was originally laid out at a somewhat odd angle. When the city built and paved 33rd Street, it discovered that the road actually occupied a triangular corner of the private lot. When the property was developed in the 1950s or ’60s, Smith said, the owners requested that the city give up its right-of-way to a small alley that ran north-south through the lot. In exchange, the city requested that the owners grant the city permanent rights to the land on which 33rd Street was built. But the sliver of land was never actually given to the city outright, something that the current owners have agreed to concede. “I believe we’re now in agreement that they will do a deed of transfer to the town,” Smith said.
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Schools warming to online communication with parents,students ZACK HOOPES ■ Staff Writer (April 5, 2013) Typically taking the form of a Cheetos-stained paper recovered from the bottom of a backpack long after its relevance has expired, printed scholastic announcements may soon be on their way out, depending on the success of a recent pilot program by the county’s school district. Beginning a few weeks ago with a notice about school safety, Worcester’s public school system will now be posting video clips concerning a number of topics online for viewing by students’ parents and guardians. “So often what we depend on is wordof-mouth from our principals,” said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jerry Wilson. “We’re hoping to diffuse the message to a broader group of individuals than
would be able to get it directly.” The first video, posted on the county schools’ home page as well as being available through YouTube, is an informational clip that addresses the schools’ recent review of safety practices and the decision for several pending changes in school security. The video was filmed and produced by Stephen Decatur High School students and future video features will likely be done by student cinematographers as well. “We’re asking the kids to do it for us, building on some of their intellectual and creative capacity,” Wilson said. He estimated that roughly half of the county’s schools use Twitter and about a third use Facebook to disseminate information. However, social media is typically used to direct viewers back to the county schools’ main Web site, worces-
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“We’re in a highly competitive market where people are trying to out-do one another constantly,” Wilson said of online media, especially amongst the younger set. Also presenting a challenge to the schools’ use of such means is the fact that social media is typically a negative factor in schools, given its nature as a breeding ground for bullying and student conflict. “We’re generally using it in a reactionary manner, which gives us a bad impression as to how it can be used to spread information,” Wilson said. One section, however, where the schools have found some success with students is the use of YouTube to provide lesson help. “Teachers are saying that they’re appreciative of us being more liberal with YouTube use,” Wilson said. “I think there’s a lot of benefit to students being able to view a short primer, if you will, before their lessons in the classroom.”
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Devices reduce injury incidence from 47 to14 percent; claims still up Lagstrom also submitted that four of the OCPD’s costliest compensation payouts, surveyed from the period of July 2009 to June 2012, were the result of physically restraining combative suspects. The combined cost of those cases was $117,574. “We’ve definitely seen a decrease in the number of injuries reported, and to the severity of injuries,” Lagstrom said. “We still have officers injured in other areas.” “I think [Tasers] have helped reduce worker’s compensation claims for like actions,” concurred Mayor Rick Meehan.
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fectiveness of Tasers as well as left some questions as to what other injuries officers may sustain. According to Guiton, the OCPD recorded 53 incidents since the inception of ECDs in which an officer had to confront a suspect resisting arrest, but did not have a Taser available. In 25, or 47 percent, of those cases, the officer, suspect or both sustained some type of injury. However, if one looks at all like incidents in which an officer did have a Taser, the injury rate lowered from 47 percent to 14 percent, Guiton said.
“There are still claims for things like auto accidents [which Tasers would not help with].” The council approved the purchase with five votes. Ashley and Councilwoman Margaret Pillas abstained from the vote, saying they would prefer to see the whole financial picture before making a decision. “Nine days from now we’re going to start a budget process and I’d like to see where we are with spending money at that point,” Pillas said. Despite settling the issue of the purchase itself, the question is still open as
to what is causing an increase in the cost of officer injuries at the same time that Tasers are working to decrease them. City Manager David Recor said he would be discussing the matter with the council at his initial budget presentation next week and would be looking into the best way to manage the city’s claims system. Currently, he said, the city pays compensation claims directly out of its general fund. But if the city were to purchase an insurance policy, and have its claims paid by a private carrier, there is a chance it could work out to the advantage of the city’s budget.
Healthcare coverage info, assistance available during AGH Delmarva Enrollment Day (April 5, 2013) On April 11, Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin will hold Enroll Delmarva Day, a day its patient financial services department has dedicated to assisting the community with health insurance coverage. During this event, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the hospital lobby, uninsured Marylanders can learn more about available health care coverage options and receive guidance in filling out plan applications. AGH will have financial counselors on hand to answer questions and assist with the forms. “As part of our ongoing assistance to
our community, financial counselors are always available to assist our patients in need,” said Mickey Griffin, director of patient financial services at AGH. “The enrollment event serves to increase the visibility of our financial counseling services, and we encourage the community to take advantage of this opportunity.” Atlantic General Hospital’s financial counseling staff will be joined by representatives from Priority Partners, the Worcester County Health Department and Worcester County Social Services who can address any specific questions or concerns about their programs.
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OBITUARIES Amy Jewell Alexander Rothert OCEAN PINES — Amy Jewell Alexander Rothert, 92, a longtime resident of Baltimore and Ocean Pines, died Monday, March 18, 2013, at Long View Nursing Home in Manchester, Md. Born Aug. 12, 1920 in Green Spring, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late John Clark Amy Jewell Alexander and Nell Alexander Rothert Robinson Alexander. She was the wife of Frederick William Rothert, who preceded her in death in 2012. Mrs. Rothert was a graduate of Romney High School, who completed her nursing training at Memorial Hospital in Cumberland, Md. She was an Army veteran of World War II, having served in France, England and Germany attached to the 30th General Hospital. She worked at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore and retired as administrator of Bel Air Convalescent Center. Mrs. Rothert was preceded in death by two brothers, Edward “Buzz” Alexander of Florida and Everett Alexander of Wilmington, Del. She is survived by two daughters, Judith Eckenrode of Manchester, Md., and Donna Rothert of Reston, Va.; three grandsons, John Eckenrode of Magnolia, Del., Adam Farver of Ocean Pines, and Andrew Farver of New York
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OBITUARIES James Ryan VanSciver BISHOPVILLE — James Ryan VanSciver, 34, died Tuesday, March 26, 2013, in Baltimore. Born in Salisbury, he was the son of James Van Sciver and Christine Waters Wenker. In addition to his parents, Mr. VanSciver survived by his materJames VanSciver nal grandmother, Joan Mancuso, and maternal step-grandfather, C. Michael Mancuso of Lewes, Del., stepfather, Philip Wenker of Ocean City and stepmother, Paula Van Sciver of Salisbury. Also surviving are brothers, Shane Van Sciver of Baltimore and Clint Van Sciver of Los Angeles; sisters, Lindsay La Rue of Chicago, Mollie Montgomery and her husband, Christopher James Montgomery, of Okinawa, Japan, and Casey Wenker of Baltimore; a stepsister, Crystal O’Neal and her husband, Andy, of Laurel, Del.; two nephews, Christopher James Montgomery II and Jaxon Montgomery; an aunt and uncle, Donna Leiner and Mark Leiner of Ocean City; and aunts, Deborah Gouert of Milton, Del., and Amy Wyatt of Montana. Mr. VanSciver was a 1997 graduate of Stephen Decatur High School. He attended Gettysburg College and graduated from Salisbury University in 2003. He had worked as a mortgage broker
with Mortgage Protection Group, LLC, in Rockville, Md. He was a member of Atlantic United Methodist Church in Ocean City and a sports enthusiast who enjoyed boxing, car racing and soccer. A funeral service was held Monday April 1, at the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin. The Rev. Norman Poultney officiated. Interment followed in Evergreen Cemetery in Berlin. Memorial donations may be made to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 4002018, Des Moines, IA. 50340-2018. Letters of condolence may be sent to the family at www.burbagefuneralhome.com. Henry John Jaeger Jr. OCEAN PINES — Henry John Jaeger Jr., 87, died peacefully in his home surrounded by family on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Ocean Pines. Born in New Jersey, he was the son of the late Henry John Jaeger Sr. and Katherine Hartmann. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy R. Jaeger. Mr. Jaeger is surHenry Jaeger Jr. vived by three daughters, Karen M. Casale and her spouse, Steve, Heidi K. Jaeger and her spouse, Liz Gould, and Patricia Alber and her spouse, Paul; five grandchildren, Jeffrey, Christopher, Jessye, Kyle and Willie; and two great-grandchildren, Lily and Klaire; as well as several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
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After 62 years of marriage, Henry and Dorothy moved to Ocean Pines and lived life to the fullest. He loved his grandchildren and great grandchildren, and he an overall love for his family. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 5, at St. John Neumann Catholic Church on Route 589 near Ocean Pines. Relatives may call on Friday, from 8:30-9 a.m., at Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin and one hour prior to the service at St. John Neumann Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Coastal Hospice, P.O. Box 1733, Salisbury, Md. 2180. Letters of condolence may be sent to the family online at www.burbagefuneralhome.com. Mary Aydelotte Mason OCEAN CITY — Mary Aydelotte “Boots” Mason, 81, died Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at the Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late William Adkins Taylor and Rosa Melvin Taylor. She is survived by her son, John Charles Mason Jr. and his wife, Carolyn
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Kay Snyder-Mason of Elkridge, Md.; three grandsons, John Charles Mason III and his wife, Lindsay, James Paul Mason and William Robert Mason; nieces, Lynette Cooper and Nancy Budette; and a nephew, Michael Taylor. There are several great nieces and nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her brother, Lyle Taylor. Mrs. Mason was a graduate of Stuart Hall in Staunton, Va., where she had served for many years on numerous alumni boards and committees. She had also attended Salisbury State Teachers College and Salisbury University. She was a member of St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Ocean City, Granta-Wish Foundation and Seaside Theater. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, at Sunset Memorial Park in Berlin. The Rev. Ron Fredrick will officiate. Memorial donations may be made to the Stuart Hall Foundation, 235 W. Frederick St., Staunton, Va. 24401. Letters of condolence may be sent to the family online at www.burbagefuneralhome.com.
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Protestors turn heads downtown ZACK HOOPES ■ Staff Writer
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Anti-circumcision activists demonstrate at the foot of the Route 50 bridge near North Division Street Tuesday. Although it has tried to keep a loose grip, there is little the city can do to restrict the freedoms of street artists and protestors.
(April 5, 2013) Wearing a costume on the Boardwalk isn’t just for street performers. Activists protesting circumcision appeared in the resort this week, first gathering on the boards near Worcester Street and then at the base of the Route 50 Bridge, confirming that the city may again be facing some of the same First Amendment issues with social activists as it does with street artists. The protestors, who view the circumcision of infants as an unlawful act of genital mutilation before the child is of the age of consent, have appeared in the resort before. But this year has reportedly been the first in which they’ve worn costumes – white jumpsuits with
large bloodstains on the groin. “They were pretty prevalent last year too, but not in that kind of garb,” said City Clerk Kelly Allmond, whose office received a number of complaints Tuesday from citizens. However, Allmond said, the right to free speech means that activists may demonstrate freely on public property, as long as they do not present an imminent safety hazard. “We were a little concerned about them blocking store entrances, but there haven’t been enough of them to prevent you from getting in or out of buildings,” Allmond said. The city has long faced the same issue with Boardwalk street artists and performers, but has been extremely cautious of the issue since a 2011 lawsuit in which artist Mark Chase, who frequently sets up on the Boardwalk to do spray paint murals, challenged the city’s ability to enforce a permitting program for street performers. Although Chase won the suit, the city was granted the ability to prohibit performance in certain areas that posed a hazard for fire and crowd control, including several choke points on the Boardwalk. Given the legal ruling, the city is likely to treat protestors and activists in the same way. Anti-circumcision activism appears to have grown considerably in the U.S. over the past two years, with those involved challenging the long-held belief that the practice is hygienically beneficial. They have also pointed to a double standard in most Western societies where, while male circumcision is considered to be necessary and, in many cases, a sign of religious power, the same procedure to the female apparatus is widely frowned upon.
Volunteers needed for OP beach grass planting Saturday (April 5, 2013) The Ocean Pines Environment Advisory Committee is conducting a community beach grass planting on Saturday, April 6, from 8-11 a.m., at the Swim and Racquet Club. The effort is aimed at improving the water quality of the St. Martin’s River. Volunteers should take a shovel and garden gloves. Rain date will be April 7, same time.
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LISA CAPITELLI ■ Assistant Editor (April 5, 2013) The Worcester Prep girls’ lacrosse team traveled to Elkridge, Md. last Saturday to compete in a tournament with the Howard Lions, Reservoir Gators and Wilde Lake Wildecats. The Lady Mallards first went head-to-head with the Gators. Up 10-4 at halftime, Worcester went on to win 2011. “We were still a little rusty so it was a good chance to get the kinks out,” said Prep Coach Page Rogers. “We kept improving. Our passes were cleaner and more accurate, and we were moving well as a team.” Senior Meredith Soulé, junior Lilly DiNardo and sophomore Sophie Brennan scored three goals apiece. Junior Kristen Shriver logged two goals and four assists. Sophomore Carolyn Dorey started in goal for the Mallards, and junior Maddie Pilchard took over in the second half. Both girls recorded five saves. The Mallards matched up against the Lions next and it was a battle. The score was tied five times, but it was Worcester who came out on top 9-8. “They were physically bigger and stronger than us and they had a lot of really good players,” Rogers said. “It was a tough game from the first whistle.” Rogers said the Mallards were on a roll at the end of the first half and they went into the break with a 6-5 lead. According to the rulebook, there is a running clock except when goals are scored and on every whistle during the last two minutes of each half. During the last two minutes of the Worcester-Howard game, the clock did not stop, as the score was tied 8-8. In the final seconds, Pilchard stopped a free-position shot and passed the ball to See MALLARDS on Page 41A
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Stephen Decatur senior Lexi Ashton returns Worcester Prep junior Claire Stickler’s serve during the March 27, match on the Mallards’ courts in Berlin. Ashton won 8-6 to secure the victory for the Seahawks.
DECATUR TOPS WORCESTER Seahawks boys’ and girls’ tennis squads win 4-3 over Mallards LISA CAPITELLI ■ Assistant Editor (April 5, 2013) The Stephen Decatur girls’ and boys’ tennis teams narrowly edged out the Worcester Prep Mallards on March 27, when the crosstown rivals faced off for the first time this season. The Seahawks came out on top of both match-ups, 4-3. The girls competed on Worcester’s courts in Berlin. Decatur seniors Emmalee Murrell and Tori Whigham won their second and third singles matches, respectively, 8-5. Prep sophomore Tatjana Kondraschow shut out her first singles opponent 8-0 and freshman Sonja Walker
earned an 8-3 victory at fifth singles. Prep senior Parker Kellam and junior Lydia Pritchard, both team captains, took their first doubles match 8-6. Decatur’s second doubles team, juniors Annie James and Valerie Petsche, edged out their competitors 8-6 to tie the competition at 3-3 with the fourth singles match still under way. Decatur senior Lexi Ashton and Worcester Prep junior Claire Stickler went head-to-head at fourth singles. Seahawks Coach Jamie Greenwood said Ashton trailed 0-3, but she fought her way back. Ashton came out on top 8-6 to secure the vic-
tory for Decatur. “She was playing a seed ahead of where she normally does (fifth singles) and she handled the pressure very well,” Greenwood said of Ashton. “Under the conditions we were facing, with the cold, wind and some rain, I think we did well,” he said. This is Greenwood’s fifth season as head coach. His record against Worcester Prep is now 2-7. Prep Coach Cyndee Hudson also thought the Lady Mallards played well. “I’m really pleased and proud of the girls. We were in every match and for four See DECATUR on Page 43A
Seahawks top Century, fall to St. Mary’s LISA CAPITELLI ■ Assistant Editor (April 5, 2013) Stephen Decatur joined St. Mary’s Ryken and Century high schools in a four-team invitational boys’ lacrosse tournament last Saturday, hosted by the South River
Seahawks in Edgewater, Md. The Decatur Seahawks, with several starters hampered by injuries, faced the St. Mary’s Ryken Knights first and quickly fell behind 6-1. The Knights, who went on to win the tournament, topped the Seahawks 11-8.
“We didn’t quite play well enough the first game to beat them,” said Decatur Coach Scott Lathroum. “We could have, but once again we came out slow and got behind and had to battle back. In the second half, we started playing See SEAHAWKS on Page 41A
Coastal Lacrosse Club has partnered with Salisbury University for its third annual “Lax for Leukemia” fundraiser. On Saturday, the Salisbury men’s lacrosse team will host Mary Washington at 1 p.m. along with the “Lax for Leukemia” fundraiser. The impetus for the fundraiser is Salisbury midfielder Alex Nieves, who was diagnosed with Leukemia in December 2010. After undergoing eight rounds of chemotherapy, Nieves is currently in remission. He is back on the lacrosse field after being sidelined for two years. His “comeback” game was Feb. 10, at Salisbury. On Sunday, Coastal Lacrosse will host Atlantic, Middletown, Milford and Shore Kaos for a Play Day. Games start at 10 a.m. at the Worcester County Northern Complex in Berlin. Coastal will accept donations for the “Lax for Leukemia” fund. All proceeds from a bake sale will also benefit the fund. Nieves and other memebers of the Salisbury men’s lacrosse team will be on hand selling “Lax for Leukemia” T-shirts and signing autographs.
Twisters compete Twisters Gymnastics competed in the Capital Cup, March 2-3, hosted by MarVaTeens Gymnastics. Level 4 gymnasts Mia Cropper scored 9.35 on vault and 8.4 on bars; Avery Beckelman earned a 9.15 on vault and 8.25 on beam; Lilly Johnson got a 9 on vault; Karla Bonilla scored a 9.35 on vault, 8.7 on bars, 9.25 on beam and 8.45 on floor and Lexi Walker scored 9.5 on vault and 9.1 on beam. Level 5 gymnasts Erin Hurley scored 8.55 on vault, 8.95 on bars, 8.575 on beam and 9.075 on floor and Joey Guard scored 8.2 on vault, 8.3 on floor and a 9 on beam. Twisters Level 6 gymnasts Amiyah Rounds earned a 9 on bars, 9.2 on beam and 8.9 on floor. Twisters Gymnastics is based in Berlin and is coached by Carmella Solito, Fran Fennell and Donna Miller.
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Stephen Decatur junior Gabrielle Ortega competes in the triple jump during the March 27, meet at Seahawk Stadium in Berlin.
(April 5, 2013) The Stephen Decatur boys’ and girls’ outdoor track teams earned first-place honors during the March 27 11-school meet at Seahawk Stadium in Berlin. The Lady Seahawks scored 142 points, and Cambridge followed in second with 93.5. “The girls did well. I thought it would be a lot closer than it was,” said Decatur Coach Jody Stigler. “We scored a lot of points in the relays and field events.” Junior Katie Collins won the long jump (13 feet 5 inches). Alex Saunders, a junior, reached a personal best height in the high jump (4 feet 10 inches). Sophomore Hannah Wilson finished in third place in the high jump, tying her personal best height of 4 feet 8 inches. Collins, sophomore Amari Harmon, junior Emma Spack and senior Shikerra Collick won the 400-meter relay race (55.9 seconds). Junior Rebecca Lederman joined Collins, Har-
mon and Collick for the 800-meter relay event. The girls crossed the finish line first, completing the race in 1:58.5. Juniors Chloe FauntLeRoy and Liz Rougcher, sophomore Kayla Alcantar and freshman Alison Alvarado competed in, and won, both the 1,600- and 3,200-meter relay races. The foursome finished the 1,600 in 5:00.5 and the 3,200 in 11:57. The Decatur boys’ team scored 124.3 points. Parkside was runnerup with 70 points. “I was happy with the way the boys did. We were missing a few people and I know they will help is us in a few events,” Stigler said. Senior Kyle Kelly scored a victory in the 300-Intermediate hurdles event (44.7 seconds). Patrick Phillips, a senior, threw the shot put 45 feet 1.5 inches, good for first place. Kelly and seniors Lance Ward, Dan Winters and Sonny Aroh outran their competition in the 1,600meter relay race (3:45.1). Seniors James Mapp, Jamel Showell, junior Tayevon Mills and Kelly won the 400-meter relay race (47.2 second). Decatur is scheduled to travel to Salisbury on Tuesday for competition.
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DiNardo, who moved it up the field. She was fouled as the horn sounded to end the game. DiNardo was awarded her shot and scored to give Worcester a 9-8 victory. “The girls played with a lot of heart. We were playing against a strong, aggressive team and we had to play a complete game of lacrosse,” Rogers said. “We played great pressure defense, we commu-
nicated well and we were patient on offense, but we’re still dropping a lot of balls.” DiNardo led the Mallards with five goals. Meredith Smith scored two, and fellow senior captain Alex Bruder chipped in with one. Junior Cynthia Delaney also contributed a goal. Dorey stopped four shots in the first half and Pilchard made eight saves in the second. The Mallards kept the momentum on Tuesday when
they played the Gunston Day Herons in Centreville. Junior Meg Lingo scored four goals and had an assist in the 19-1 win. DiNardo and senior captain Molly Marshall each netted three. The Prep squad is scheduled to play Tower Hill today, Friday, at Wesley College in Dover Del. St. Mary’s Ryken is slated to visit Berlin on Saturday for a noon match-up against Worcester.
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lacrosse.” The Seahawks took on the Century Knights next and won 6-3. Captain Andrew Ternahan scored four goals, and fellow senior Riley McCabe netted two. “We were just a stronger team. We were better athletes,” Lathroum said. Despite a slow start on Saturday, Lathroum thought the
Seahawks finished the day playing well. “We haven’t been able to get in a groove from the beginning,” he said. “Once we get our game going and we settle into our offense, we’re pretty good. We need to play that way from start to finish.” Decatur is scheduled to travel to Salisbury on Monday to play the Wi-Hi Indians.
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(April 5, 2013) After a disappointing 4-0 loss to the Crisfield Crabbers, March 27, the Stephen Decatur baseball team bounced back Tuesday with a 10-0 win over the Washington Jaguars in Berlin. “I think that they did a really good job coming back from [the] loss … It was kind of tough on them mentally to be shut down like that,” Decatur Coach Rich Ferro said after the Seahawks’ April 2 victory. “They answered some questions in terms of progression, as if we’re getting better or not, and we’re really happy as a coaching staff that they came out to play [Tuesday].
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“Bats started a little slow, but they had good approaches and took good swings and I thought their ability to put the ball in play helped us out big time,” he said. In the bottom of the third inning, Decatur sophomore Sean Colgan’s sacrifice fly scored senior Noah McAleer to give the team a 1-0 lead. With the bases loaded in the fifth, Colgan’s hit down the third base line put the Seahawks on top 2-0. Sophomore Grant Donahue doubled to drive in two more runs. Senior Dallas Harrington stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded. His triple cleared the bases and Decatur now had a 7-0 advantage. “That was a big hit for us,” Ferro said. Chase Coursey, a junior, drove Harrington home. Junior Andrew Borradaile tripled to score Coursey, giving Decatur a 9-0 lead. “Andrew Borradaile came in today and got his first start at the varsity level. [He] was 2-for-2 with a triple and single, and did really good job,” Ferro said. The Seahawks won the game in the bottom of the sixth with a bases-loaded walk (10-run slaughter rule). Donahue pitched all six innings. He struck out seven, allowed two hits and walked two. “We definitely came out ready to play,” Ferro said. “I think there may have been some nerves because we didn’t know what we were going to get swinging the bat. I think the increased work in the cage has paid off.” Decatur’s next game is scheduled for Monday in Salisbury against the Parkside Rams.
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[players], it was their first singles experience,” Hudson said. “They were very nervous and excited. They did a great job for the first match of the season and they see where they could improve and do better next time.” At the Ocean City Tennis Center on 61st Street, Decatur senior captains, Tim VanVonno and Joe Iacona, won their second and third singles matches, respectively, 8-6 and 8-2. VanVonno broke his racket during the match and had to borrow Iacona’s spare. Junior John Niedfeldt took his fourth singles match 8-4. Prep senior captain Tom Thornett logged an 8-3 victory at first singles. “Tommy Thornett played one of his smartest matches of the past two years at No. 1,” said Coach Keith Coleman.
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“Tommy had to be patient and work at building points, which he did consistently. He seemed very relaxed and confident...” Decatur junior Zach Elmer and Worcester sophomore Erik Zorn battled at fifth singles. Zorn trailed 6-4 at one point, but fought back to win 9-7. “Erik Zorn is an amazing competitor.
He doesn’t have the tennis background that some of the other players have, but he uses his superior athletic ability to grind out a match,” Coleman said. The Mallards first doubles team of senior London Walker and sophomore Chris Choy won 8-2. Decatur and Worcester each had three victories with only the second doubles contest remaining. Due to some absences, the Mallards had to forfeit the match to freshmen Seahawks Logan Romberger and Christian Beres. “It’s always fun playing the Prep school
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Decatur softball squad shuts out Washington Jaguars 22-0 more in the second. The home team generated seven runs in the third and three in the fourth. Decatur scored 22 runs on 12 base hits, and were walked 11 times. Senior Jessica Bunting went 3for-5 with two runs scored. Jessica Iacona, a senior, hit a single, double and triple and drove in four runs. Freshman Lauren Laque went 2-for-4, with an RBI and four runs scored. Junior Beth Laque started on the mound for Decatur. In three innings, she struck out six Jaguars and walked one. Iacona took over in the fourth. She allowed three hits and struck out six in two innings. “The kids are doing what we’re asking them to do. We haven’t seen much competition so we’re trying to sharpen our skills and work on our plays because in lower-scoring, tighter ball games we’ve got to execute that stuff,” Howard said. “We’ve got a core group of girls who are really good and the younger kids are coming along quickly, so we should be fine.” Decatur is scheduled for a trip to Delaware today, Friday, to play the Indian River Indians.
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LAUREN BUNTING ■ Contributing Writer (April 5, 2013) In its recent National Foreclosure Report, CoreLogic reported that foreclosures were down 19 percent nationally since February 2012. According to its research, there were 54,000 completed foreclosures in the U.S. in February 2013, down from 67,000 in February 2012. On a month-overmonth basis, completed foreclosures fell from 58,000 in January 2013 to the February 2013 level of 54,000, a decrease of 7 percent. “February’s 54,000 completed foreclosures is the lowest level nationally since September 2007,” said Dr. Mark Fleming, chief economist for CoreLogic. As it relates to our local tricounty area of Worcester, Wicomico and Somerset counties, the statistical figures were similar. We had 17 completed foreclosures in February 2013 compared to 21 in February 2012, showing a 20percent decrease. Interesting to note on a national level, CoreLogic reported that the five states with the highest number of completed foreclosures for the previous 12-month period account for almost half of all completed foreclosures nationally. Those five states were Florida, California, Michigan, Texas and Georgia. Another important statistic reported in the National Foreclosure Report was a 21 percent decrease in foreclosure shadow inventory. Shadow inventory are the homes that are in some stage of forecloSee HALF on Page 46A
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Harborside Bar and Grill owners Chris Wall, left, and Lloyd Whitehead will celebrate 20 years in business with a party on Sunday at the South Harbor Road restaurant in West Ocean City.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! West Ocean City’s popular Harborside to celebrate 20 years in business with a party this Sunday LISA CAPITELLI ■ Assistant Editor (April 5, 2013) Chris Wall and Lloyd Whitehead will celebrate 20 years as owners/operators of West Ocean City’s Harborside Bar and Grill on Sunday with an allday, all-night party. Food and drink specials will be offered and prizes will be given away. There will also be a pig and bull roast. DJ Billy T will provide music from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., followed by the Saltwater String Band from 2-6 p.m. Billy T will play again from 6-9 p.m., and DJ BK will take over at 9 p.m. He will play until close. Wall and Whitehead said they’ve had countless loyal customers patronize the hot spot over the years. And many of those customers, Whitehead added, have become close friends.
They are also appreciative of their employees, several of whom have worked for the pair for a number of years. “We’re very fortunate with the staff we have here. We owe a lot of our success to them,” Wall said Monday as he and Whitehead reminisced about their 20-year business venture. “We’re very grateful for our loyal staff and customers we’ve had for 20 years that kept us going.” Wall and Whitehead have admittedly had differences, but they have always put what is in the best interests of Harborside ahead of anything else. They first met in the seventh grade at Worcester Preparatory School (then Worcester Country School). After graduation, they went their separate ways to do different things, but met up one afternoon in summer 1992 at Pickle’s Pub, when Wall
was doing laundry nearby. Real Estate agent Paul Carlotta, Jr., who the two became friends with when they all worked at Phillips restaurant on 21st Street in 1990, walked in and asked they if they wanted to buy a bar. “We were just hanging out. We had planned to go to BJ’s [on the Water] for the deck party,” Wall said. Plans changed and the three went over to the Stumblin’ Inn to check it out. They decided to take on the business together — thus, Harborside was born. “It took longer than expected to go through, but it finally all came together,” Wall said. While friends, family and employees waited outside, they signed their lease on March 29, 1993. After a quick celebration, they got busy cleaning. See SIGNATURE on Page 46A
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. has announced that more brand name outlet stores that will be opening soon in Ocean City. Brooks Brothers Factory Store is under construction in suite 620 near SuperFresh, and plans to open before Memorial Day. It will offer men’s and women’s apparel and accessories. American Eagle Outfitters will be opening in suite 780, near Wilsons Leather, in late June. American Eagle Outfitters offers on-trend clothing, accessories and personal care products designed for men and women ages 15 to 25. J.Crew will be opening in suite 760 near Van Heusen, and plans to be open in early July. J.Crew offers high quality men’s and women’s clothing, including cashmere sweaters, dresses and accessories. Eddie Bauer will be opening in suite 940, between Rue 21 and Body Central, and plans to open in mid-June. Eddie Bauer offers premium-quality clothing, accessories and gear for men and women. Tanger Outlet Center is located at 12741 Ocean Gateway in West Ocean City. The center features more than 30 outlet stores.
Long & Foster offices to host open houses Long & Foster® Real Estate, Inc. is hosting a two-day spring Open House Weekend event, April 20-21. The company-wide open house weekend will provide an opportunity for homebuyers to explore historic home buying opportunities, and is held in conjunction with the nationwide open house weekend presented by the National Association of Realtors. Loan officers from Prosperity Mortgage® Company will be on site at many open house locations to answer questions and pre-qualify interested buyers. Representatives from Long & Foster Settlement Services and Long & Foster Insurance will also be on hand at many locations, highlighting the total homeownership experience that comes with working with a Long & Foster sales associate. “The spring Open House Weekend gives buyers and sellers an opportunity to see first-hand what is available in their market, and explore whether now is the time to make a housing-related decision,” said Jeff Detwiler, president and chief operating officer of The Long & Foster® Companies. To preview homes scheduled to be open on April 20-21, visit www. openhouses.LongandFoster.com.
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LISA CAPITELLI ■ Assistant Editor (April 5, 2013) Tickets are going fast for Believe in Tomorrow Children’s Foundation Beach Respite Housing Program’s spring gala, set for April 12, at the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel on 101st Street. Only 210 tickets will be sold. Wayne Littleton, coordinator for the Believe in Tomorrow Gala headliner C h i l d r e n ’ s Foundation Bruce Gold B e a c h Respite Housing Program said Monday that fewer than 30 tickets remain. The cost is $75 per person, or $150 per couple. The deadline to purchase tickets is today, April 5. Until last year, a musical act had been featured during the organization’s annual gala. The 11th annual gala, however, featured “International Champion of Magic” John George. “[It] was, by far, the best event we’ve had,” Littleton said of the 2012 event, adding that attendees were in a good mood and happy when they left. Comedian/magician Bruce Gold is set to headline the 12th annual event on April 12. The 2013 fundraiser for Believe in Tomorrow Children’s Foundation Respite Housing Program, which provides critically ill children and their families a much-needed getaway to the beach from the everyday stresses of a child’s medical illness, will begin with cocktails at 6 p.m. followed by a sit-down dinner. Sweet Disposition of Selbyville, Del. will provide the desserts. See PROCEEDS on Page 4B
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Annual Ocean City walk raises funds for world’s largest pediatric cancer research center (April 5, 2013) Recently married with a 1-year-old son, Judy Davis was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL), a blood cancer that often strikes children, in February 1983. She was 27 years old. Ten years ago, Davis, now 57, established an annual Boardwalk fundraiser — Let’s Walk the Boards for St. Jude Children’s Hospital — that benefits St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. “As a long term survivor of Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, I know firsthand the physical, financial and emotion challenge of being ill. No one wants to imagine a child undergoing a similar ordeal,” she said. “[February] marked 30 years since I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia.” The Memphis medical facility is a lead researcher in the fight against childhood catastrophic illnesses, including Leukemia, Sickle Cell Disease, Pediatric AIDS and Genetic Immune Disorders. Research conducted there is shared with doctors and scientists worldwide. “There’s a high chance the chemotherapy protocol used on me was developed by St. Jude’s Hospital,” said Davis, who lives in Ocean City. “My love for children has been the catalyst for the yearly ‘Let’s Walk the Boards for St. Jude Children’s Hospital.’ Knowing what sickness looks like, I can’t imagine being the parent of a child with a serious disease.”
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In the 1980s, 38 percent of people with Leukemia survived for five years or more in the United States. Early detection, knowledgeable physicians and the correct protocol were all factors in her survival, Davis said. Today, 94 percent of children treated for ALL survive for five years or more. Registration for the 10th annual “Let’s Walk the Boards for St. Jude Children’s Hospital” will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, at the southern end of the Boardwalk near the tram station. Walkers may begin their trek at anytime. The purpose of the Boardwalk event is to raise funds for St. Jude, one of the world’s premier centers for research and treatment of catastrophic diseases in children, primarily pediatric cancers. In 2012, approximately 35 walkers participated in the resort fundraiser, collecting $4,697 for the hospital. Since the Ocean City walk inception, $22,247 has been raised for the hospital. Davis said the goal this year is to bring in $5,000. According to the event’s Facebook page, participants had raised more than $1,100 as of Monday. Davis said $1,000 pays for two days worth of oxygen for a young patient at St. Jude. A day of
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chemotherapy for a St. Jude patient costs $750, and $500 provides two transfusion units of red blood cells. Davis said faithful walkers come out year after year, but new participants are always encouraged. “It’s a small group with a big heart,” she said. A $15 donation is required to participate. All walkers will receive a certificate of participation. Those who raise $35 or more will get a T-shirt. People who collect $75 or more will take home a St. Jude gym bag and T-shirt. Walkers who garner $150 or more will be awarded a St. Jude camp folding stool, bag and shirt. All donations are tax-deductible. Students can also earn three service hour credits for participating. The 4.5-mile stroll on the Boardwalk will take place rain or shine, and walkers do not have to complete the entire course. St. Jude is the world’s largest pediatric cancer research center in terms of the number of patients enrolled and treated. Since opening in 1962, the hospital has treated more than 20,000 children from the United States and 70 foreign countries. Research at St. Jude includes gene therapy, bone marrow transplant, chemotherapy and radiation treatment among others, and the results are shared with doctors around the world. For information about St. Jude Children’s Hospital, visit www.stjude.org. To take part in the Ocean City walk or to make a donation, call Davis at 410-213-1956.
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Taking classic recipes to new heights is ‘in’ DEBORAH LEE WALKER ■ Contributing Writer (April 5, 2013) Arranging the pieces of a gastronomical puzzle is part of the challenge of being a chef. Sorting through various shapes of chance is not always understood, but the bits of mayhem may have purpose. As we simmer in anticipation, is success flavored with luck or perseverance? The philosophy of wisdom is the hand of truth that stirs the pot. Chefs and their gastric skills are the special of the day. In pursuit of ingenuity, we must consider what type of culinary principles pivot a particular dish to a level of distinction. Freeing our minds from familiarity is the foundation for enlightenment; and in doing so, the path of knowledge takes direction. Elevating classic recipes to new heights is quite fashionable these days. This point of view adds dimensions to an era that deserves the utmost respect. Contemporaries focus on tomorrow, but the impressions of the past must garnish the fundamental sources if preservation is to rise to the surface. A genius is the master of love; total devotion is the only existence. The world is only given once to those who seek erudition; therefore, procrastination is not an option. Unification of relativity and theory blend to form an all-inclusive menu; the boundaries of food extend far beyond the edges of a plate. The journey of comprehension never has an ending because advancement can never be satisfied. Let the lesSee CHEFS on Page 3B
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More than 5,000 cheerleaders and dancerstoperform in OC this wknd. LISA CAPITELLI â&#x2013; Assistant Editor (April 5, 2013) Approximately 5,400 cheerleaders and dances will compete at the Ocean City convention center this weekend as part of the annual American Cheer & Dance Academyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Reach the Beachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; All-Star and College Nationals. According to Mike Stamper, managing partner of Epic Brands, the company producing the event, more than 20,000 athletes, parents and fans are expected to gather at the 40th Street venue for the three-day competition. The action will begin at 5 p.m. tonight, Friday, and continue through Sunday evening. Approximately 305 teams are scheduled to attend. Athletes, who range in age from 8-20, will compete for cash prizes, trophies and national championship jackets, among other items. Two full-paid bids to the Cheerleading Worlds at Disneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wide World of Sports, held the last weekend in April, are also up for grabs. And one coach will win a seven-day Caribbean cruise for two. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s] one the largest all-star competitions in the country. Teams compete twice for the highest score â&#x20AC;&#x201D; once on Saturday and once on Sunday. Friday night is partner stunt and individuals,â&#x20AC;? Stamper said. Solo/stunt group competitions are scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. tonight. Cheer teams will perform on Saturday and Sunday beginning at 7 a.m. Admission on Friday costs $5. Saturday and Sunday admission costs $15 for adults (ages 13-64) and $10 for children (ages 6-12) and seniors (65 and older). Children 5 and younger will be admitted free. Multiday passes are also available. Participating solo performers and teams will have the opportunity to qualify for the U.S. Finals championships, which will take place in Indianapolis (April 13-14), Kansas City, Mo. and Pensacola, Fla. (April 13), Anaheim, Ca. (April 14), Providence, R.I. (May 4) and Virginia Beach (May 4-5). The U.S Finals recognize squads of all ability levels that have excelled in cheerleading and dance. For additional information about Reach the Beach, call 877-322-2310 or visit www.theepicbrands.com.
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Proceeds will support Beach Respite Housing Program The gala is black tie-optional and will include silent, live and “top hat” auctions. “The auctions are going to be great. Everybody has been so generous to us,” Littleton said. “I was really trying to think outside the box and get some unique things this year. There will be a little something for everybody.” Some of the items featured in the silent action include sports memorabilia, jewelry, artwork, horseriding lessons, gift certificates for area restaurants and retail shops and themed gift baskets. The live auction will feature dinner for 10 people at Sunset Grille in West Ocean City and at least one all-expense paid trip. The “top hat” auction includes “a little bit more unique, high-dollar packages,” Littleton said. Some of the items up for grabs in the “top hat” auction include a three-hour party at Seacrets for 15 people with open bar, appetizers and light fare, dinner for eight at Fresco’s, dinner for six at Mancini’s, an in-home meal prepared by Chef Paul Suplee and football jerseys signed by Washington Redskins’ Robert Griffin III “RG3” and Baltimore Ravens’ Joe Flacco. Ravens tickets will also be available for bidding. Music will be provided by DJ BK of
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Ocean 98.1. JJ Roth of 93.5 The Beach will be the gala emcee. The “Hero by the Sea” award will be presented to a longtime supporter Pete Meeks, owner of Delaware Elevator. Meeks is spearheading the project of installing a full-service elevator in the Believe In Tomorrow House By The Sea four-unit apartment building on 66th Street. Meeks has donated the elevator. The project is about 65 percent completed, Littleton said Monday. The building currently has a wheelchair lift. Because it is exposed to the salt air, the lift is prone to mechanical issues and rust. The lift only goes up to the first floor of the facility so just one unit is handicap accessible. With a fullservice elevator, the three units on the second floor will be handicap accessible, as well. “It will be great when it’s done. It’s something we really need here,” Littleton said. “It’s going to be unbelievable the difference it will make here.” Several families who take advantage of the program’s services will attend the gala. One of the mothers will talk about her family’s experience with the organization. Billed as “Clean, Clever Comedy & Magic,” Gold will take the stage after dinner. Gold, who at the age of 12 discovered he was related to Harry Houdini, has appeared in comedy clubs
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across the country and on the world’s largest cruise ships. He has been featured on more than a dozen TV shows, including “Evening At The Improv,” “Oprah” and the 1980s-90s sitcom “Full House.” Gold also showed off his talent in an award-winning “Got milk?” television commercial. “It should be a nice event. We’re looking forward to it,” Littleton said. Proceeds from the April 12 event will help pay for upkeep of the organization’s three resort facilities, as well as fund activities such as cookouts for the children and their families who stay at one of the houses. The resort facilities include a fourunit apartment building on 66th Street; a house on the bay at 28th Street, the first respite house in the country to focus on the needs of military pediatrics; and a townhouse in Fenwick Island, Del. Rarely is there a time when the facilities are empty. Six families fill the houses each week throughout the summer, typically from mid-May through September. In the off-season — the winter, spring and fall — at least three or four families on average stay at the facilities each week. Last year, approximately 176 families vacationed at the houses, Littleton said. For additional information, call Littleton at 410-723-2842.
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APPEARING LIVE GALAXY 66 66th Street, bayside 410-723-6762 April 5: Philly George, 8 p.m. to midnight April 6: DJ Rob Cee, 8 p.m. to midnight Blake Haley 19TH HOLE BAR & GRILL 9636 Stephen Decatur Highway West Ocean City 410-213-9204 April 5: Blake Haley, 6-10 p.m. April 6: Scott Glorioso, 6-10 p.m. ADOLFO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT 13th Street and the Boardwalk in the Beach Plaza Hotel 410-289-4001 April 5-6: Rhonda Apple and Dale Britt BJ’S ON THE WATER 75th Street and the bay 410-524-7575 April 5: Comfort Zone, 9 p.m. April 6: No Byscuyts, 9 p.m. April 10: Old School, 5-8 p.m. CAPTAIN’S TABLE 15th St. & Baltimore Ave. 410-289-7192 www.captainstableoc.com Every Saturday: Phil Perdue on Piano COTTAGE CAFÉ Route 1, Bethany Beach, Del. 302-539-8710 Every Friday: DJ Bump, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Every Tuesday: Pub Party Trivia w/DJ Bump, 6-9 p.m. April 8: Final Four
HARBORSIDE BAR & GRILL 12841 S. Harbor Road West Ocean City 410-213-1846 April 5: Ladies Night w/DJ Billy T, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. April 6: Simple Truth, 2-6 p.m.; DJ Jeremy, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. April 7: Opposite Directions, 2-6 p.m.; DJ Billy T/DJ Bigler, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. April 11: Opposite Directions, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Dave Sherman HARPOON HANNA’S Route 54 and the bay Fenwick Island, Del. 800-227-0525 302-539-3095 Every Friday: Dave Hawkins, 7-11 p.m. Every Saturday: Dave Sherman, 7-11 p.m. Every Tuesday: Team Trivia, 7 p.m. Every Thursday: Texas Holdem’ Poker Tournament, 7 p.m.
Hold’em Poker, 7 p.m. April 5: Bobby Burns, 4 p.m.; DJ Zman, 9 p.m. April 6: Bobby Burns, 4 p.m.; DJ Rupe, 9 p.m. HOOTERS Rt. 50 & Keyser Point Rd. West Ocean City 410-213-1841 April 5: Old School, 7-11 p.m. April 6: Fuzzbox Piranha, 7-11 p.m. HOUSE OF WELSH 1106 Coastal Highway, Fenwick Island, Del. 888-666-0728 302-541-0728 Every Friday-Sunday: Jam Session, 4-6 p.m.; Tony Vega, 6-10 p.m. Every Monday: DJ Norm, 6-9 p.m. Every Wednesday: DJ Norm, 6-9 p.m. JOHNNY’S PIZZA & PUB 56th Street, bayside 410-524-7499 April 5: Lauren Glick & the Mood Swingers, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. April 6: Randy Lee Ashcraft, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
HARRY O Schooner’s Restaurant: Every Friday and Saturday, 7-11 p.m.
OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS Harborside Bar & Grill: Sunday, April 7, 2-6 p.m., and April 11, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
OCEAN CLUB NIGHTCLUB In the Horizons Restaurant In the Clarion Fontainebleau Hotel 101st Street and the ocean 410-524-3535 April 5-6: Full Circle, 9 p.m. SCHOONER’S RESTAURANT In the Princess Royale 91st Street and the ocean 410-524-7777 Every Friday and Saturday: Harry O, 7-11 p.m.
NO BYSCUYTS Bobby Burns
DJ Hook FAGER’S ISLAND 60th Street and the bay 410-524-5500 April 5: DJ Hook, 9 p.m.; Trip Wire, 10 p.m. April 6: DJ Groove, 9 p.m.; Flow in the Dark, 10 p.m. April 7: Jazz Brunch w/Everett Spells, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
DJ Rupe HIGH STAKES Route 54, Fenwick Island, Del. 302-537-6971 Every Sunday: Bingo, 2 p.m. Every Wednesday: Texas
SEACRETS 49th Street and the bay 410-524-4900 April 5: Total Whiteout, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.; High Five, 5-9 p.m. April 6: Rew Smith, 5-9 p.m.; Steal The Sky, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.; The Freddie Long Band, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. SMITTY MCGEE’S Route 54 West Fenwick Island, Del. 302-436-4716 Every Thursday and Friday: Randy Lee Ashcraft & the Saltwater Cowboys, 8 p.m. April 6: Bo Dickerson Band, 8 p.m.
BJ’s on the Water: Saturday, April 6, 9 p.m.
RHONDA APPLE AND DALE BRITT Adolfo’s Italian Restaurant: Friday and Saturday, April 5-6
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Dan and Jennifer Hallon take their children, 5-year-old Savannah, and 3-year-old Wyatt, to Northside Park on 125th Street last Saturday for the Easter Bunny Funshop.
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On her eighth birthday, Lucy spends a few hours last Saturday with owners Delmar and Dena Smith at the 28th annual Ocean City Job Fair at the Ocean City convention center. The Smiths were interviewing potential employees for their Doggie Style Canine Café, located in the Inlet Village in downtown Ocean City.
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Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department Recreation Supervisors Chris Clarke, left, and Al “Hondo” Handy join festively attired Joann Bishop at Northside Park on 125th Street last Saturday during the Easter Bunny Funshop.
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Steve Martin, left, and Justin McGinnis of LaserTone Business Systems provide complimentary copies to businesses and jobseekers during last Saturday’s Ocean City Job Fair at the resort’s convention center on 40th Street.
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Ocean City Beach Patrol Lt. Michael Stone and Crew Chief Liz Vander Clute speak with those interested in becoming members of the organization during the Ocean City Job Fair.
Tim Re of Pooley Glass Engravers displays a glass he customized during the 14th annual Easter Art & Craft and Kids Fun Fair, held last Saturday at the Ocean City convention center.
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DINING GUIDE ■ CREDIT CARDS: V-Visa, MC-Master Card, AE-American Express, DIS-Discover ■ PRICE RANGE: $, $$, $$$ ________________________________ ■ 19TH HOLE BAR & GRILLE, 9936 Stephen Decatur Highway, West Ocean City 410-213-9204 / $-$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / Casual and family-friendly, featuring great American cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner at affordable prices. Open seven days a week, year-round. Happy hour daily, 3-7 p.m. Entertainment Friday through Sunday. ■ 32 PALM, 32nd Street, in the Hilton Suites, Ocean City 410-289-2525 / www.ocmdrestaurants. com / $$ / V-MC-AEDIS / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / Western Caribbean cuisine, Eastern Shore favorites, gourmet and tasty liquid desserts. ■ ADOLFO’S, 13th Street, on the Boardwalk, Ocean City 410-289-4001 / www.ocadolfos.com / $$ / V-MC-AE / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / Northern and southern Italian dishes, prepared fresh daily. Quiet, intimate atmosphere for couples, room for large families or choose to enjoy our outside seating with views of the ocean. ■ BJ’S ON THE WATER, 75th Street, Ocean City 410-524-7575 / www.bjsonthewater.com / $-$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Open year-round. Entire dining menu served 11 a.m. to 1:30 a.m., seven days a week. Daily specials, daily duck feeding. Entertainment every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. No cover. Available for parties and banquets. Indoor and outdoor dining. ■ BLUE FISH JAPANESE & CHINESE RESTAURANT AND SUSHI BAR, 94th Street, Ocean City 410-524-3983 / www.bluefishoc.com / $-$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Full bar / Japanese and Chinese restaurant and sushi bar with beer, wine and cocktails. Dine in, take out and delivery available. Open Monday-Friday, 11:30 a.m.; Saturday and Sunday, noon. ■ CAPTAIN’S TABLE RESTAURANT, 15th Street and the Boardwalk, Ocean City 410-289-7192 / www.captainstableoc.com / $$-$$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / Family-owned, serving fine seafood, steaks and poultry on the third floor of the Courtyard by Marriott. Open 7 days a week, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. ■ DUFFY’S TAVERN, 130th Street, Montego Bay Shopping Center, Ocean City 410-250-1449 / $ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Unique Irish tavern serving the best steaks, seafood and over-stuffed sandwiches. A local’s favorite with authentic Irish specialities, including shepard’s pie and corned beef and cabbage. Outdoor seating available. Open for lunch and dinner. ■ FAGER’S ISLAND RESTAURANT & BAR, 60th Street on the bay, Ocean City 410524-5500 / www.fagers.com / $$-$$$ / VMC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted in the dining room only / Children’s menu / Full bar / Upscale restaurant on the bay. Casual fine dining, fresh fish, prime rib and
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seafood. Lighter fare menu served on our decks or inside. ■ FRESCO’S, 82nd Street, Ocean City 410-524-8202 / www.ocfrescos.com / $$$$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / On the bay, serving seafood, steaks and pasta in an intimate atmosphere. Reservations highly recommended. ■ GALAXY 66 BAR & GRILLE, 66th Street, Ocean City 410-723-6762 / $$-$$$ / V-MAE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Full bar / Contemporary restaurant offering light fare and full entrees. Award- winning wine list, signature drinks and cocktails. ■ GIUSEPPE O’LEARY, Sunset Avenue, West Ocean City 410-213-2868 / www.submarinaoc.com / $-$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Full bar / Featuring homemade Italian cuisine in a cozy atmosphere. Open year-round. Happy hour food and drink specials Monday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. ■ GREENE TURTLE NORTH, 116th Street, Ocean City 410-723-2120 / www.thegreeneturtle.com / $$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / The Turtle, est. 1976, is an Ocean City tradition with a friendly staff, great food and something for everyone! Menu favorites are homemade crab cakes, kids’ menu, salads, burgers, wings and more! Featuring weekday lunch specials and happy hour, 50 high-def flat screen TVs, game room, gift shop, carry out, party trays, nightly drink specials, Keno, MD lottery, DJs with dance floor. Open 11 a.m. to 2 a.m., year-round. ■ HARBORSIDE BAR & GRILL, 12841 S. Harbor Road, West Ocean City 410-2131846 / www.ocharborside.com / $$ / VMC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Open seven days a week, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Casual waterfront dining serving seafood, steaks, sandwiches, salads, wraps and pasta. Home of the “Original Orange Crush.” Entertainment Thursday through Sunday. ■ HARPOON HANNA’S RESTAURANT & BAR, Route 54 and the bay, Fenwick Island, Del. www.harpoonhannasrestaurant.com / $$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Casual waterfront restaurant serving lunch, dinner. Fresh fish, seafood, steaks, sandwiches and allyou-can-eat Alaskan crab legs. Open yearround. ■ HEMINGWAY’S AT THE CORAL REEF, 17th Street, in the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, Ocean City 410-289-2612 / www.ocmdrestaurants.com / $$$ / V-MCAE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / Elegant dining room, Floridian/island-style cuisine. Sea-food, tropical salsas, grilled steaks, pork chops, grilled pineapple, banana fritters, entree salads. ■ HIGH STAKES BAR & GRILL, Route 54, Fenwick Island, Del. 302-537-6971 / $-$$ / V-M-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Carry-out available / Full bar / Casual dining, daily happy hour and daily food specials. Live entertainment. ■ HOOTERS, three Ocean City locations: 123rd Street, Ocean City 410-250-7081, Fifth Street, on the Boardwalk, Ocean City 410-289-2690 and Route 50, West Ocean City 410-213-1841 / www.hootersofoc.com
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/ $-$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS. Things are always getting better at Hooters! Fresh menu offering a number of ground chuck burgers, green salads, world famous chicken wings with 11 flavorful sauces and a fun children’s menu. Relax in the beach atmosphere or enjoy the outdoor seating. Happy hour every day, 3-7 p.m. Full bar available. Authentic Hooters merchandise in kids and adult sizes. Enjoy all the sports packages on large, flat screen TVs and great service by the delightful Hooters girls. Live entertainment. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Find out why we say, “Hooters makes you happy!” ■ HORIZONS OCEANFRONT RESTAURANT, 101st Street, Ocean City 410-5243535 / www.clarionoc.com / $-$$ ($20-45) / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Open tables / Children’s menu / Full bar / Proud to have Chef Shawn Reese creating beach-inspired dishes in both oceanfront restaurants, Horizons and Breaker’s Pub. New all-day menu, available 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., features many favorites, as well as exciting new creations with a local flare. Deluxe Sunday breakfast buffet open yearround and AUCE prime rib, crab legs and seafood buffet available most weekends. ■ HOUSE OF WELSH, 1106 Coastal Highway, Fenwick Island, Del. 1-800-311-2707 / www.houseofwelsh.net / $, $$ / V-MC-AEDIS / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / Specializing in steaks and seafood. Open daily. Happy hour all day and night. Entertainment Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Casual attire. ■ JOHNNY’S PIZZA PUB, 56th Street, Ocean City 410-524-7499 / www.johnnys56.com / $ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Pizza, subs, wings, salads, beer, live music, high definition TVs, surf, movies, BlueRay. ■ JR’S THE ORIGINAL PLACE FOR RIBS, 61st and 131st streets, Ocean City 410250-3100, 410-524-7427 / www.jrsribs.com / $$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / The place for ribs since 1981. Family-friendly dining. Angus steaks, jumbo lump crab cakes, prime rib, seafood, chicken. Early bird. ■ JULES FINE DINING, 118th Street, Ocean City 410-524-3396 / www.ocjules.com / $$, $$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / Local fare, global flair. Fresh seafood year-round, fresh local produce. ■ OCEAN SIDE SUB SHOP, 205 Coastal Highway, Fenwick Island 302-539-5388 / $ / V-MC-DIS / No reservations required / Serving pizza, subs, cheese steaks and munchies to locals and visitors for more than 30 years. Open for lunch and dinner. Take-out available. ■ OSTERIA FRASCHETTI, Route 50, West Ocean City 410-213-7717 / www.ocitalianfood.com / $-$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Full bar / Serving homemade Italian cuisine, steaks, seafood, chicken, pork and pasta. Elegant dining room with fireplace. Early bird specials every day from 5-6 p.m. ■ PHILLIPS CRAB HOUSE, 20th Street, Ocean City 410-289-6821 / www.phillipsseafood.com / $$ / V-MC-AEDIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / The original Phillips, serv-
ing the finest seafood since 1956. Complete with all-you-can-eat seafood buffet, a la carte menu and carryout counter. Daily early bird specials and plenty of free parking. ■ PONZETTI’S PIZZA, 144th Street, Ocean City www.ponzettispizza.com / $ / MC / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Italian dinners, subs and homemade pizza. Happy hour Monday through Friday, 3-6 p.m. Sports bar, live music on weekends. Light fare served till 1 a.m. Carry out available. ■ POPEYE’S LOUISIANA KITCHEN, Route 50, West Ocean City 443-664-2105 / $ / V-MC / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Family restaurant. Eat-in, carry out or drive-thru. Open seven days, year-round. Every Tuesday, two-piece chicken for 99 cents. Every Wednesday, free kids meal with purchase of combo. ■ REFLECTIONS RESTAURANT, 67th Street, in the Holiday Inn Oceanfront, Ocean City 410-524-5252 / www.ocmdrestaurants.com / $$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / Tableside flambé dining. Casually elegant, cuisine prepared tableside in the European tradition. Private dining rooms. Eclectic chef’s specials accompanied by an award-winning wine list. ■ SEACRETS, 49th Street, Ocean City 410-524-4900 / www.seacrets.com / $$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Island atmosphere. Soups, salads, Jamaican jerk chicken, appetizers, sandwiches, paninis, pizza and fresh seafood. ■ SMITTY McGEE’S, 37234 Lighthouse Road, West Fenwick Island, Del. 302-4364716 / www.smittymcgees.com / $$ / VMC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / No children’s menu / Full bar / Casual. Big menu, including hot wings and drinks. ■ THE COTTAGE CAFE, Route 1 (across from Sea Colony), Bethany Beach, Del. 302-539-8710 / www.cottagecafe.com / $, $$ / V-MC-AE / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Seafood, kids’ menu, happy hour specials. Lunch and dinner daily. Breakfast buffet on weekends. ■ THE STERLING SEAFOOD GRILL & OYSTER BAR, 67th Street, in the Holiday Inn Oceanfront, Ocean City 410-524-5252 / www.ocmdrestaurants.com / $$ / V-MC-AEDIS / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / Fabulous raw bar serving the freshest raw oysters and clams, steamed shrimp, crab legs, mussels and oyster stew, made to order. “Fresh off the grill” items include rockfish, tuna, mahi mahi and salmon. Happy hour specials daily, 4-6 p.m. ■ WHISKERS PUB, 120th Street, OC Square, Ocean City 410-524-2609 / www.whiskerspub.com / $ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Old World saloon-type feel, Whisker’s is famous for its Certified Angus® burgers and delicious casual fare, as well as its entertaining atmosphere and photo lined walls of famous and infamous “whiskers.” Enjoy flat screen TVs to watch your favorite sports. Open year-round, 11:30 a.m. to 2 a.m., serving lunch and dinner daily. Happy hour every day 4-7 p.m. Nightly food specials.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 5 REACH THE BEACH ALL STAR & COLLEGE INTERNATIONALS — Ocean City convention center, 4001 Coastal Highway, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Cheer and dance teams compete for national championship title. Admission cost $15 for adults and $10 for children and seniors. Info: www.acdaspirit.com or www.theepicbrands.com. OPENING RECEPTION — Ocean City Center for the Arts, 502 94th St. Opening reception for Artist Choice Juried Show. All media, 2D and 3D, in the main gallery. Corporate Sponsor Award for best in show. Ocean Pines Camera Club will exhibit in the Galleria. Dianne Shearon will be featured in Members Spotlight Gallery. Info: 410-524-9433. BINGO — Knights of Columbus, 9901 Coastal Highway (rear of St. Luke’s Church) in Ocean City. Doors open at 5 p.m. and games begin at 6:30 p.m. Refreshments for sale. Info: 410-524-7994. HAM DINNER — Stevenson United Methodist Church, 123 N. Main St., Berlin, 4:30-7 p.m. Choice of cabbage or potatoes. Includes bread and drink. Eat in or carry out. Cost is $7.95 for adults, $4.95 for kids ages 5-12 and free to kids 4 and younger. Bake sale table available. Info: Kathy Davis, 443-235-6761. FIRST FRIDAY JAZZ — Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 7-9 p.m. Evening of films and videos of iconic jazz greats from the 1950s to the present. Info: 410-208-4014.
SATURDAY, APRIL 6 RACE RALLY AND RECRUITMENT PARTY Burley Oak Brewing Co., 10016 Old Ocean City Blvd., Berlin, 6-9 p.m. Local art auction, 50/50 raffle and buffet. For $10 donation, get $1 off all draft beers. Computer and assistance available to anyone who wants to join Pink Ribbon Pinups team on-site or make online donations to the team. All proceeds sponsor the Pink Ribbon Pinups in Ocean City’s second annual Race for the Cure event on April 21. To join the team, visit www.komenmd.org/oc/pinkribbonpinups. Info: Brandi, 443-614-2620 or pinkribbonpinups@gmail.com.
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REACH THE BEACH ALL STAR & COLLEGE INTERNATIONALS — Ocean City convention center, 4001 Coastal Highway, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Cheer and dance teams compete for national championship title. Admission cost $15 for adults and $10 for children and seniors. Info: www.acdaspirit.com or www.theepicbrands.com.
ANNUAL YARD SALE — Sponsored by the Berlin Lioness Club and held at 1064 Ocean Parkway in Ocean Pines, 7 a.m. to noon. Featuring gently used housewares, clothing, furniture and other items. Benefits the group. In the event of rain, yard sale will be held April 13. Info: Alissa Carr, 410-236-6016 or alissa.carr@peninsula.org.
bers. Materials included. Register: 410-5249433 or www.artleagueofoceancity.org.
LET’S WALK THE BOARDS FOR ST. JUDE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL — Ocean City Boardwalk, from inlet to 27th Street, and back. Registration begins at 9 a.m. in front of the tram station at the south end of the Boardwalk. Cost is $15 to participate and walkers are encouraged to solicit additional donations by signingup sponsors for their walk. Students can earn three hours student service with participation. For $35, participants earn a T-shirt; $75, a Tshirt and gym bag; and $150, a T-shirt, gym bag and St. Jude camp stool. Info: Judy Davis, 410-213-1956 or judymarieh@comcast.net.
TEENS AND ADULT POTTERY CLASS Ocean City Center for the Arts, 502 94th St. Two-session class, Saturdays, 1-3 p.m. Students, ages 13 and older, will explore clay and the ceramics process and learn about glazing and firing. Cost is $60 for Art League of Ocean City members and $72 for nonmembers. Register: 410-524-9433 or www.artleagueofoceancity.org.
ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT FRIED CHICKEN BUFFET Mt. Pleasant Church, Willards, 11 a.m. Chicken, vegetables, beverages and desserts. Cost is $11 for adults, $5 for children and free to those 5 and younger. Bake table and carryouts. Info: Nelda Dennis, 443-614-9898.
WORLD CHAMPION PUTT PUTT CHALLENGE Old Pro Golf, 6801 Coastal Highway, 1-6 p.m. Open to the public. Teams can register at www.unitedway4us.org. Cost is $30 per players or $120 per team of four, and includes beverages, snacks and awards after-party. Proceeds benefit United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore. Info: Kierstin, 410-742-5143.
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT — Northside Park, 200 125th St., in Ocean City. Players, ages 35 and older, can test skills against others for tournament champion. Register: 410-2500125 or www.ococean.com/recprograms.html. KIDS POTTERY CLASS — Ocean City Center for the Arts, 502 94th St. Two-session class, Saturdays, 10 a.m. to noon. Students, ages 5-12, will explore clay and the ceramics process. Cost is $60 for Art League of Ocean City members and $72 for non-mem-
INDOOR FLEA MARKET — Bethany United Methodist Church, 8648 Stephen Decatur Highway, Berlin, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Breakfast and lunch. Soup and baked goods. Table rental: 410-629-0926.
MEGA POKER TOURNAMENT — Peaky’s Restaurant, in the Fenwick Inn, 13801 Coastal Highway, Ocean City. Prize giveaways include gift certificates to the restaurant, a Kindle Fire and a chance to play at Resort Poker League’s Grand Finale at Brew River in Salisbury, where players will compete for a paid seat at a $1 million Prize Pool Casino Tournament. Open to the public. Info: resortpoker@aol.com or 484364-1033. WRITE IT! CREATIVE WRITING FORUM Berlin library, 220 N. Main St., 10 a.m. Novice and established writers gather to See OUT&ABOUT on Page 12B
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OUT&ABOUT Continued from Page 11B share their fiction, nonfiction and creative writing projects. Share works, learn how to be published and share writing experiences. Info: 410-641-0650. LIVING WELL WORKSHOP FOR CANCER SURVIVORS/INFUSION CENTER PATIENTS Ocean Pines Community Center, 239 Ocean Parkway, Saturdays, April 6 through May 11, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free, six-week workshop that teaches how to live a quality life with chronic disease. Chronic conditions include diabetes, arthritis, depression, asthma, bronchitis, pain, heart disease or any condition that hinders you. Pre-registration required: Laura Small, 410-629-6820. COMMUNITY BEACH GRASSES PLANTING Sponsored by the Ocean Pines Environment Advisory Committee and held at the Swim and Racquet Club, 10 Seabreeze Road in
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would like to serve and have childcare needs, contact Mitchell.
Info: www.acdaspirit.com or www.theepicbrands.com.
SERVEFEST 2013 — The Worship Center, 10736 Ocean Gateway, Berlin, rain or shine. Kids welcome. Sign up in hallway. There will be three areas to serve the community. First, a food and clothing distribution at Sunset Park in downtown Ocean City, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Meet at Worship Center at 9:30 a.m. Second, companionship will be provided to those who are sick and who may be unable to communicate well at the Berlin Nursing Home, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Check in at front desk and inform them that you are with Servefest. Minimum of 30 minutes of companionship requested. Third, small groups will visit designated homes to render yard work and home repairs. Two work shifts, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2-6 p.m. Meet at the Worship Center at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. For information, donations or to volunteer, contact Jenn Mitchell, 410-603-3628 or the church at 410-641-3325. If you
GOD’S COUNTRY CROSSROADS IN CONCERT — Faith Chapel Church, 8006 Libertytown Road, Berlin, 6 p.m. Refreshments following. Info: 443-235-6911.
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT — Northside Park, 200 125th St., in Ocean City. Players, ages 35 and older, can test skills against others for tournament champion. Register: 410-2500125 or www.ococean.com/recprograms.html.
PANCAKE BREAKFAST — VFW, Post 8296, 104 66th St., bayside in Ocean City, 8-11 a.m. A $5 donation for all-you-can-eat pancakes or 2-2-2, two eggs, two pancakes and two bacon slices, includes coffee and juice. Bloody Marys cost $3. Info: 410-524-8196.
SUNDAY, APRIL 7 REACH THE BEACH ALL STAR & COLLEGE INTERNATIONALS — Ocean City convention center, 4001 Coastal Highway, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Cheer and dance teams compete for national championship title. Admission cost $15 for adults and $10 for children and seniors.
ANNUAL SPAGHETTI DINNER FUNDRAISER Shenanigan’s, Fourth Street and Boardwalk, Ocean City, 4-8 p.m. In honor of the late James Sapia. All-you-can-eat spaghetti, salad, garlic bread and soft drinks. Cost is $7 for adults, $5 for children 12 and younger and free to those 4 and younger. Alcoholic beverages and desserts also available. There will be a silent auction. Info: Ocean City Downtown Association, 410-289-1413 or ocdowntownassociation@verizon.net. WEST OCEAN CITY CLEAN UP DAY — Meet in the parking lot of Seaside Christian Academy, 12637 Ocean Gateway, behind the
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OUT&ABOUT White Marlin Mall in West Ocean City at 12:45 p.m. The clean up, held from 1-3 p.m., will focus on the area surrounding the athletic fields including the area surrounding Elliot’s pond along golf course. Dave Wilson will be on hand to identify various bird species. Trash bags provided. Take gloves and whatever tools you may need. Wear long sleeved shirts and solid footwear. Clean up will count for community service hours. A waiver must be signed for those under 18 years of age. Refreshments served after the event. To participate, contact Chris or Cassidy Remmell, crmm@comcast.net. Info: Coastal Bays at 410-213-2297, Ext. 107. CROSS VENERATION AT ST. ANDREW’S St. Andrew Orthodox Church, 33384 Mackenzie Way, Lewes, Del., 9:30 a.m. The cross, decorated with flowers, is brought forth into the congregation with the call to humility and fasting. Visitors welcome. All services are in English. Info: 302-645-5791 or www.orthodoxdelmar.org.
MONDAY, APRIL 8 COOKING WITH CHEF DEREK DAHL — Berlin library, 220 N. Main St., 2 p.m. Head Chef of the Palette Restaurant prepares a delectable meal. Info: 410-641-0650. TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY MEETING Berlin group No. 169, Atlantic General Hospital,
conference room 1, 9733 Healthway Drive in Berlin, 5-6:30 p.m. TOPS is a support and educational group promoting weight loss and healthy lifestyle. It meets weekly. Info: Edna Berkey, 410-251-2083. WRITING FOR WELLNESS — Ocean Pines library, small meeting room, 11107 Cathell Road, 1:30 p.m. Writing group that uses expressive writing exercises to stimulate the writing process for creative expression and to process emotions. No experience needed. Info: 410-208-4014 DELMARVA SWEET ADELINE CHORUS MEETS WEEKLY — The Delmarva Sweet Adeline Chorus, under the direction of Carol Ludwig, meets each Monday from 7-9 p.m., at the Ocean Pines Community Center, 239 Ocean Parkway, White Horse Park. Women interested in learning and singing in a barbershop format are welcome. Info: 410-208-4171. HAND DANCING — House of Welsh, 1106 Coastal Highway, Fenwick, Del. Free lessons from 6-7 p.m., open dancing 7-10 p.m. No cover charge. Info: DC Hand Dance Club, 302541-0728. OCEAN PINES CAMERA CLUB MEETING Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 7 p.m. Jeanne Anderton, of Salisbury University’s art department, will discuss “The Color of Light.” New members are welcome.
TUESDAY, APRIL 9 YOUNG AND RESTLESS — Berlin library, 220
N. Main St., 10:30 a.m. Creative science, art and music activities for children ages 3-5. Info: 410-641-0650. LAP TIME — Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 10:30 a.m. Children, ages infant to 2 years, will be introduced to songs, games, finger plays and movement activities. Caregivers will learn new way to interact with their toddlers. Info: 410-208-4014. STEPPING ON WORKSHOP BEGINS — Temple Bat Yam, 11036 Worcester Highway, Berlin, weekly, April 9-May 21, 10 a.m. to noon. Stepping On is a well-researched falls prevention program. This free workshop meets for seven weeks, teaching participants about improving muscle strength and balance and avoiding hazards that could lead to falls. Pre-registration is necessary: Dawn Denton, 410-6419268 or ddenton@atlanticgeneral.org. YOGA — James G. Barrett Medical Office Building, rotunda, 10231 Old Ocean City Boulevard, Berlin, 5:30-6:45 p.m. All levels welcome. Cost is $72 for eight sessions or $10 drop-in fee for first time. Info: Georgette Rhoads, 410-6419734 or grhoads@atlanticgeneral.org.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 ‘GETTING TO KNOW YOU … AGAIN’ VIDEO SERIES — Brandywine Senior Living at Fenwick Island, 21111 Arrington Drive, Selbyville, Del., 2:30 p.m. Part V - Agitation … It’s A Sign. A five part educational video series as part of Brandywine’s Lifelong Learning Signature Pro-
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gram. Info: 302-436-0808. ‘BRUSHES AND BUBBLY’ — Ocean City Center for the Arts, 502 94th St., 7-9 p.m. Take your favorite adult beverage. Canvases, paints, brushes and everything needed to complete a painting in an evening will be provided. No experience necessary. Must be 21 years old to participate. Cost is $30 for Art League of Ocean City members and $36 for non-members. Register: 410-524-9433 or www.artleagueofoceancity.org. ‘SWEET SOUNDS’ CONCERT — Stephen Decatur High School, auditorium, 9913 Seahawk Road, 6:30 p.m. Stephen Decatur High School Choirs and The Delmarva Chorus for an evening of barbershop harmonies. Audience sing-along. Desserts and refreshments served. Admission is $10. Benefits the Stephen Decatur High School Choir Program. Info: Josie Cover, 410641-2171 or jlcover@mail.worcester.k12.md.us. PLAY TIME — Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 10:30 a.m. Parents and children, ages infant to 5 years old, explore educational toys together in an interactive, free play program. Info: 410-208-4014. CULTURAL DIVERSITY AWARENESS SERIES-ROUND TABLE CIVIC DISCUSSION Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 1 p.m. Discussions based on the Cultural Diversity Awareness Series. Questions, solutions, suggestions are all welcome in this open forum discussion. Info: 410-2084014. See OUT&ABOUT on Page 14B
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Continued from Page 13B BARISTA AND BOOKS — Ocean City library, 10003 Coastal Highway, 10:30 a.m. Infant to 5 year old children and their caregivers enjoy stories, crafts, cocoa and pastries. Coffee for the parents. Info: 410-524-1818. BINGO — Every Wednesday at Ocean City Elks Lodge 2645, 138th Street across from Fenwick Inn. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., games start 6:30 p.m. A $1,000 jackpot available, food, snacks and non-alcoholic beverages. No one under 18 years allowed in the hall during bingo. Info: 410-250-2645. DELMARVA HAND DANCING CLUB — Meets every Wednesday at Peaky’s Rooftop Restaurant & Bar, 13801 Coastal Highway, Ocean City. Beginner and intermediate lessons, 5:306:30 p.m., followed by dancing 6:30-9:30 p.m. Jitterbug, swing, cha-cha to the sounds of the ’50s, ’60s and Carolina beach music. All are welcome. Discounted food and drink prices. Info: 302-337-3638. TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY MEETING Ocean City library, 10003 Coastal Highway, Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m. TOPS is a support and educational group promoting weight loss and healthy lifestyle. It meets weekly. Info: 302-436-3682.
THURSDAY, APRIL 11 COASTAL HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT SERVICES’ SUPPORT GROUP — Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 11 a.m. Open to the public. RSVP: Lenora Berger, 410-726-6405. OCEAN PINES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESS AFTER HOURS — Ocean City Lions Club, Airport Road, West Ocean City. All chamber members and guests welcome. Food will be served and a cash bar at super happy hour prices. The winning ticket for the Chamber’s annual Ocean Pines Dues Raffle will be drawn at this event. Info: Dennis Hudson, 410-390-8934. ANNUAL ARBOR DAY MEMORIAL TREE PLANTING CEREMONY AND LUNCHEON Ceremony begins at 10 a.m. at Pintail Park in Ocean Pines and commemorates Ocean Pines Garden Club friends and relatives who have passed away in the last year. Delmarva Chorus and Bagpiper Pat Harmon will perform. Local dignitaries offer proclamations recognizing the event. Buffet luncheon at the Ocean Pines Yacht Club. Luncheon tickets: Sharon Puser, 410-208-3032. STORY TIME — Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 10:30 a.m. Children, ages 2-5 years old, enjoy stories, rhymes, finger plays, music and crafts. Info: 410-208-4014. OC AARP 1917 MEETING — Knights of Columbus, 9901 Coastal Highway (rear of St. Luke’s Church) in Ocean City, 9:30 a.m. Speaker is Brian Garrett, Executive Director of The Delmarva Discovery Center in Pocomoke. His talk precedes a planned chapter trip to the Center in June. Numerous travel opportunities also presented. All persons age 50 and older are welcome. Info: aarp1917.org or 410352-5748.
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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY 9125 OLD OCEAN CITY RD. BERLIN, MD 21811 APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH The CRICKET Center, Worcester County’s child advocacy center, is raising awareness during April, Child Abuse Prevention Month. A “Pinwheel Garden” has been planted to honor the children who were maltreated in Worcester County in 2012. The garden will be displayed at Bates United Methodist Church in Snow Hill until April 10, when it will be moved to Healthway Drive near Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. The garden will remain on display in Berlin, April 10-20, and then at the Church of the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church in Ocean City, April 20-30. Partnering agencies include Atlantic General Hospital, local law enforcement, Life Crisis, Inc., Worcester County Board of Education, Department of Social Services and the State’s Attorney’s Office. The CRICKET Center is located in Berlin. For additional information, contact Wendy Myers 410-641-0097.
WRITING WITH RUTH — Ocean City library, 10003 Coastal Highway, 1-3 p.m. Local writers share independent works (poems, essays, memoirs, prose, etc.) and receive encouraging feedback from fellow participants. All writers are welcome. Info: 410-524-1818. WET FELTING — Pocomoke library, 301 Market St., 1 p.m. Learn the ancient art of wet felting and who used it. Follow the nomadic Mongols as they perfect the process of making their houses or yurts out of this amazing fabric. Participants will make a wet felted scarf. Info: 410-957-0878. CELIAC SUPPORT GROUP — Atlantic General Hospital, conference room 1, 9733 Healthway Drive in Berlin, 7-8 p.m. Support and information for those affected by Celiac Disease. Info: Betty Bellarin, 410-603-0210. BEACH SINGLES — Every Thursday, Beach Singles 45-Plus meets for happy hour at Harpoon Hanna’s, Route 54 and the bay, Fenwick Island, Del., 4 p.m. Info: Arlene, 302-436-9577; Kate, 410-524-0649; or Dianne, 302-541-4642. BINGO — American Legion Post 166, 2308 Philadelphia Ave., in Ocean City, every Thursday, year round. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., games start at 7 p.m. Food available. Open to the public. Info: 410-289-3166. ‘DEAR HORTENSE’ PERFORMANCE — The Bistro Theater of the Ocean Pines Players will present an original comedy, “Dear Hortense,” by Bob Davis at the Ocean Pines Golf and Country Club, 100 Clubhouse Drive. Doors open at 7 p.m., curtain is at 8 p.m. Snacks before the show and dessert and coffee during intermission. Cost is $25. Reservations required: Karen, 410-600-0462.
ONGOING EVENTS STEFANY FISHER, ARTIST OF THE MONTH Ocean City library, 10003 Coastal Highway 410-524-1818. Original artwork by Stefany Fisher will be on display during the month of April. Her art displays character and originality, and her passion and love is evident in
each piece. The exhibit may be viewd during regular library hours. Info: 410-542-1818.
Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Raymond Scot Schrider a/k/a Raymond S. Schrider and Angela Margaret Clark Schrider, dated December 14, 2007 and recorded in Liber 5035, folio 157 among the Land Records of Worcester Co., MD, default having occurred under the terms thereof and at the request of the parties secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., at the Court House Door, One W. Market St., Snow Hill, MD 21863, on APRIL 22, 2013 AT 2:15 PM
BREAKFAST BARS FOR OUR TROOPS — Help supplement the MRE’s, which is the breakfast currently served to some of our armed forces in Afghanistan, with breakfast and cereal bars. Donation boxes are located in the Ocean Pines area through April: Re/Max on Route 589, Copy Central on Cathell Road, Prudential Pen/Fed Realty on Manklin Creek Road, the Ocean Pines Community Church, the Ocean Pines library and the Ocean Pines Community Center. A box is also provided at Allstate Insurance on Route 611 in West Ocean City. To contribute or help collect boxes, call 410-641-7391 or louetta@mcclaflin.com. PINE’EER CRAFT AND GIFT SHOP OPEN Pine’eer Craft and Gift Shop, White Horse Park, 239 Ocean Parkway, Ocean Pines. Shop will be open April 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Shop features handcrafted home decor, jewelry and fashion accessories created by members of the Pine’eer Craft Club. POCOMOKE SPRING OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT — Winter Quarters Golf Course, Pocomoke, April 20. Registration at 11:30 a.m., shotgun start at 1 p.m. Entry fee is $50 per individual or $200 per team. Cart and lunch included. Enjoy cold beer while you play, $3 each. Silent auction, door prizes and a 50/50 raffle. Support Pocomoke Chamber of Commerce in promoting local businesses. To get involved contact Jennifer at pocomokechamber@gmail.com or 410-957-1919. PANCAKE BREAKFAST FUNDRAISER Ocean City Airport, 12724 Airport Road, Berlin, Saturdays and Sundays, 9 a.m. to noon, April 6 through June 2. Donations support the Ocean City Aviation Association’s Huey Memorial fund. Display is located within walking distance of Terminal. Info: Airport Operations, 410-2132471 or Coleman Bunting, 410-641-6888. COMPUTER AND E-READER INSTRUCTION Ocean City library, 10003 Coastal Highway. Staff offers individual computer or E-Reader instruction by appointment: 410-524-1818.
ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON situated in Worcester Co., Maryland and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. The property is improved by a dwelling. The property will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions, easements, encumbrances and agreements of record affecting the subject property, if any, and with no warranty of any kind. Terms of Sale: A deposit in the form of cashier’s or certified check, or in such other form as the Substitute Trustees may determine, at their sole discretion, for $23,000 at the time of sale. If the noteholder and/or servicer is the successful bidder, the deposit requirement is waived. Balance of the purchase price is to be paid within fifteen (15) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., Maryland. Interest is to be paid on the unpaid purchase price at the rate of 8% per annum from date of sale to the date the funds are received in the office of the Substitute Trustees, if the property is purchased by an entity other than the noteholder and/or servicer. If payment of the balance does not occur within fifteen days of ratification, the deposit will be forfeited and the property will be resold at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event settlement is delayed for any reason. Taxes, ground rent, water rent, and all other public charges and assessments payable on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan district charges to be adjusted for the current year to the date of sale, and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale. The purchaser shall be responsible for the payment of the ground rent escrow, if required. Cost
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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON 104 DAVIS CT. BERLIN, MD 21811 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Alex A. Schreiber and Wanda F. Schreiber a/k/a Wanda Faye Schreiber dated June 22, 2007 and recorded in Liber 4958, Folio 742 among the Land Records of Worcester Co., MD, with an original principal balance of $360,800.00 and an original interest rate of 7.0000% default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., at the Court House Door, Snow Hill, on APRIL 24, 2013 AT 2:00 PM ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon situated in Worcester Co., MD and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. The property, and any improvements thereon, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind. Terms of Sale: A deposit of $43,000 in cash, cashiers check or certified check is required at time of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court.
There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of current real property taxes will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. All past due property taxes paid by the purchaser. All other public and/or private charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges, ground rent, whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser. All transfer taxes shall be paid by the Purchaser. Purchaser shall pay all applicable agricultural tax, if any. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale. The sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle within 10 days of ratification, the Sub. Trustees may file a motion to resell the property. If Purchaser defaults under these terms, deposit shall be forfeited. The Sub. Trustees may then resell the property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. The defaulted purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds resulting from said resale even if such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulted purchaser. If Sub. Trustees are unable to convey either insurable or marketable title, or if ratification of the sale is denied by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser’s sole remedy, at law or equity, is the return of the deposit without interest. Howard N. Bierman, Jacob Geesing, Carrie M. Ward, Pratima Lele, Tayyaba C. Monto, Joshua Coleman, David W. Simpson, Substitute Trustees OCD-4/4/3t __________________________________ BWW Law Group, LLC 4520 East West Highway, Suite 200 Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 961-6555
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON 368 SCHOONER LA. BERLIN, MD 21811 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Laura K. Peterson dated June 14, 2006 and recorded in Liber 4732, Folio 558 among the Land Records of Worcester Co., MD, with an original principal balance of $233,157.00 and an original interest rate of 7.12500% default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for
Worcester Co., at the Court House Door, Snow Hill, on APRIL 24, 2013 AT 2:10 PM ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon situated in Worcester Co., MD and described as Unit 606, as shown on a plat entitled “Condominium Plat Phase T-6, 368, 370, 372, 374, 376 & 378 Schooner Lane Units 601-606, Decatur Farm Townhouse Condominium, Townhouse Parcel, Decatur Farms” and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. The property, and any improvements thereon, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind. Terms of Sale: A deposit of $24,000 in cash, cashiers check or certified check is required at time of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of current real property taxes will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. All past due property taxes paid by the purchaser. All other public and/or private charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges, ground rent, whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser. All transfer taxes shall be paid by the Purchaser. Purchaser shall pay all applicable agricultural tax, if any. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale. The sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle within 10 days of ratification, the Sub. Trustees may file a motion to resell the property. If Purchaser defaults under these terms, deposit shall be forfeited. The Sub. Trustees may then resell the property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. The defaulted purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds resulting from said resale even if such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulted purchaser. If Sub. Trustees are unable to convey either insurable or marketable title, or if ratification of the sale is denied by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser’s sole remedy, at law or equity, is the return
of the deposit without interest. Howard N. Bierman, Jacob Geesing, Carrie M. Ward, David W. Simpson, Jr., Substitute Trustees OCD-4/4/3t __________________________________ BWW Law Group, LLC 4520 East West Highway, Suite 200 Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 961-6555
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON 601 FOURTH ST. POCOMOKE A/R/T/A POCOMOKE CITY, MD 21851 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Christina Planter a/k/a Christina L. Planter f/k/a Christina Bounds dated February 13, 2007 and recorded in Liber 4869, Folio 732 among the Land Records of Worcester Co., MD, with an original principal balance of $80,800.00 and an original interest rate of 8.000% default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., at the Court House Door, Snow Hill, on APRIL 24, 2013 AT 2:20 PM ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon situated in Worcester Co., MD and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. The property, and any improvements thereon, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind. Terms of Sale: A deposit of $8,000 in cash, cashiers check or certified check is required at time of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of current real property taxes will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. All past due property taxes paid by the purchaser. All other public and/or private charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges, ground rent, whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser. All transfer taxes shall be paid by the Purchaser. Purchaser shall pay all applicable agricultural tax, if any. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale. The
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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE RESIDENTIAL LOT IN THE GOLF CLUB SHORES, III SUBDIVISION LOT 58, QUILLIN WAY BERLIN, MD 21811 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Leon J. Gilbert, III, dated March 4, 2008 and recorded in Liber 5072, folio 118 among the Land Records of Worcester County, MD, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Substitute Trustee will sell at public auction at the ON THE PREMISES, ON APRIL 24, 2013 AT 12:00 PM ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with the buildings and improvements thereon situated in Worcester County, MD and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. Tax ID No. 10-021332. The property will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty as to the description of the improvements. Terms of Sale: A deposit of $11,000 by cash or certified check. Balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County. Interest to be paid on the unpaid purchase money at the rate
pursuant to the Deed of Trust note from the date of sale to the date funds are received in the office of the Substitute Trustee. If the purchaser fails to go to settlement within ten days of the ratification, the deposit shall be forfeited to the Substitute Trustee and all of the expenses of this sale (including attorney fees and full commission on the gross sale price of the sale) shall be charged against and paid out of the forfeited deposit. Purchaser(s) acknowledge the obligation to settle within ten days of ratification of the foreclosure sale. In the event that settlement does not occur within ten days, the purchaser(s) shall be in default. Upon such default, the Substitute Trustee shall file a Motion and Order to resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser(s). Purchaser(s) hereby consent to entry of such resale order without further notice. The defaulting purchaser(s) shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds or profits resulting from any resale of the property. In the event settlement is delayed for any reason, including, but not limited to, exceptions to the sale, bankruptcy filings by interested parties, court administration of the foreclosure or unknown title defects, there shall be no abatement of interest. Adjustment of all real property taxes, including agricultural taxes, if applicable, and any and all public and/or private charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges, to be adjusted to date of sale and thereafter assumed by purchaser. Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale forward. Cost of all documentary stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses shall be borne by the purchaser. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property. Purchaser assumes the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale forward. If the Substitute Trustee is unable to convey good and marketable title, the purchaser’s sole remedy in law and equity shall be limited to a refund of the deposit. Bryan M. Tillman, Substitute Trustee ALEX COOPER AUCTS., INC. 908 YORK RD., TOWSON, MD 21204 410-828-4838 OCD-4/4/3t __________________________________
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS NO. 607 OSPREY ROAD, UNIT 2 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 CASE NUMBER 23-C-12-001144 Covahey, Boozer, Devan, and Dore, P.A. 11350 McCormick Road, Executive Plaza III, Suite 200 Hunt Valley, MD 21031 (443) 541-8600 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from Cynthia J. Michaud recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 4933, folio 239, and re-recorded in Liber 4986, folio 383, and Declaration of Substitution of Trustees recorded among the aforementioned Land
Records substituting Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, Erin Gloth, and Christine Drexel as Substituted Trustees, the Substituted Trustees will offer for sale at public auction, at the Courthouse Door, Snow Hill, Maryland on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 11:00 AM: All that lot of ground and the improvements thereon situate in Worcester County, State of Maryland, as described in the Deed of Trust recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, in Liber 4933, folio 239, and re-recorded in Liber 4986, folio 383, also being further described in a Deed recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 4933, folio 236. The improvements thereon consist of a dwelling. The property will be sold in “AS IS” condition, subject to any existing building violations, restrictions and agreements of record. Neither the Substituted Trustees nor their respective agents, successors or assigns make any representations or warranties, either expressed or implied with respect to the property. The Substituted Trustees shall convey insurable title. TERMS OF THE SALE: A deposit in a form acceptable to the Substituted Trustee in the amount of $20,000.00 will be required of the purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, at the time and place of sale. Unless the purchaser is the Holder of the Note or its assigns, the balance of the purchase price shall be paid immediately with available funds within twenty (20) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County. Time is of the essence. The purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, shall pay interest at the rate of 10.12500% per annum on the unpaid portion of the purchase price from the date of sale to date of settlement. Real property taxes and assessments shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Ground rent, water and/or sewer charges public or private, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Cost of all documentary stamps and transfer taxes shall be paid by the purchaser. Purchaser shall have the responsibility of obtaining possession of the property. In the event settlement is delayed for any reason, there shall be no abatement of interest. If the purchaser defaults, the entire deposit is forfeited. The Substituted Trustees shall resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser. The defaulting purchaser shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price, all costs and expenses of both sales, attorney fees, all other charges due, and incidental and consequential damages. In the event the Substituted Trustees do not convey title for any reason, purchaser’s sole remedy is return of the deposit. The Substituted Trustees shall have the right to terminate this contract in the event the Holder or its Servicer has entered into any agreement with, or accepted funds from, the mortgagor. Upon termination of the contract, Purchaser’s sole remedy shall be return of the deposit. Thomas P. Dore,
Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, Erin Gloth, and Christine Drexel, Substituted Trustees Tidewater Auctions, LLC (410) 825-2900 www.tidewaterauctions.com A-4372805 03/28/2013, 04/04/2013, 04/11/2013 OCD-3/28/3t __________________________________ BWW Law Group, LLC 4520 East West Highway, Suite 200 Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 961-6555
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON 144 WINDJAMMER RD. OCEAN PINES A/R/T/A BERLIN, MD 21811 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Andre J. Kaczynski dated April 18, 2006 and recorded in Liber 4690, Folio 428 among the Land Records of Worcester Co., MD, with an original principal balance of $156,750.00 and an original interest rate of 6.62500% default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., at the Court House Door, Snow Hill, on APRIL 17, 2013 AT 2:00 PM ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon situated in Worcester Co., MD and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. The property, and any improvements thereon, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind. Terms of Sale: A deposit of $15,000 in cash, cashiers check or certified check is required at time of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of current real property taxes will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. All past due property taxes paid by the purchaser. All other public and/or private charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges, ground rent, whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser. All transfer taxes shall be paid by the Purchaser. Purchaser shall pay all applicable agricultural tax, if any. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the
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SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS NO. 202 32ND STREET, UNIT #201 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 CASE NUMBER 23-C-12-000260 Covahey, Boozer, Devan, and Dore, P.A. 11350 McCormick Road, Executive Plaza III, Suite 200 Hunt Valley, MD 21031 (443) 541-8600 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from Livio Cristiani recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 4399, folio 634, and Declaration of Substitution of Trustees recorded among the aforementioned Land Records substituting Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, and Erin Gloth as Substituted Trustees, the Substituted Trustees will offer for sale at public auction, at the Courthouse Door, Snow Hill, Maryland on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 11:00 AM: All that lot of ground and the improvements thereon situate in Worcester County, State of Maryland, as described in the Deed of Trust recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, in Liber 4399, folio 634, also being further described in a Deed recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 3065, folio 104. The improvements thereon consist of a dwelling. The property will be sold in “AS IS” condition, subject to any existing building violations, restrictions and agreements of record. Neither the Substituted Trustees nor their respective agents, successors or assigns make any representations or warranties, either expressed or implied with respect to the property. The Substituted Trustees shall convey insurable title.
TERMS OF THE SALE: A deposit in a form acceptable to the Substituted Trustee in the amount of $8,000.00 will be required of the purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, at the time and place of sale. Unless the purchaser is the Holder of the Note or its assigns, the balance of the purchase price shall be paid immediately with available funds within twenty (20) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County. Time is of the essence. The purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, shall pay interest at the rate of 6.00000% per annum on the unpaid portion of the purchase price from the date of sale to date of settlement. Real property taxes and assessments shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Ground rent, water and/or sewer charges public or private, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Cost of all documentary stamps and transfer taxes shall be paid by the purchaser. Purchaser shall have the responsibility of obtaining possession of the property. In the event settlement is delayed for any reason, there shall be no abatement of interest. If the purchaser defaults, the entire deposit is forfeited. The Substituted Trustees shall resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser. The defaulting purchaser shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price, all costs and expenses of both sales, attorney fees, all other charges due, and incidental and consequential damages. In the event the Substituted Trustees do not convey title for any reason, purchaser’s sole remedy is return of the deposit. The Substituted Trustees shall have the right to terminate this contract in the event the Holder or its Servicer has entered into any agreement with, or accepted funds from, the mortgagor. Upon termination of the contract, Purchaser’s sole remedy shall be return of the deposit. Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, and Erin Gloth, Substituted Trustees Tidewater Auctions, LLC (410) 825-2900 www.tidewaterauctions.com A-4370603 03/21/2013, 03/28/2013, 04/04/2013 OCD-3/21/3t __________________________________ BWW Law Group, LLC 4520 East West Highway, Suite 200 Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 961-6555
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON 233 S. WASHINGTON ST. SNOW HILL, MD 21863 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Martha J. Clark dated December 26, 2003 and recorded in Liber 3985, Folio 587 among the Land Records of Worcester Co., MD, with an original principal balance of $162,000.00 and an origi-
nal interest rate of 0.0169% default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., at the Court House Door, Snow Hill, on APRIL 5, 2013 AT 1:00 PM ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon situated in Worcester Co., MD and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. The property, and any improvements thereon, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind. Terms of Sale: A deposit of $11,000 in cash, cashiers check or certified check is required at time of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of current real property taxes will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. All past due property taxes paid by the purchaser. All other public and/or private charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges, ground rent, whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser. All transfer taxes shall be paid by the Purchaser. Purchaser shall pay all applicable agricultural tax, if any. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale. The sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle within 10 days of ratification, the Sub. Trustees may file a motion to resell the property. If Purchaser defaults under these terms, deposit shall be forfeited. The Sub. Trustees may then resell the property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. The defaulted purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds resulting from said resale even if such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulted purchaser. If Sub. Trustees are unable to convey either insurable or marketable title, or if ratification of the sale is denied by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser’s sole remedy, at law or equity, is the return of the deposit without interest. Howard N. Bierman, Jacob Geesing,
Carrie M. Ward, David W. Simpson, Jr., Substitute Trustees OCD-3/21/3t __________________________________ BWW Law Group, LLC 4520 East West Highway, Suite 200 Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 961-6555
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON 11700 COASTAL HWY., UNIT #909 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Richard S. Lynard and Sheila L. Lynard dated November 24, 2004 and recorded in Liber 4310, Folio 384 among the Land Records of Worcester Co., MD, with an original principal balance of $356,000.00 and an original interest rate of 3.500% default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., at the Court House Door, Snow Hill, on APRIL 5, 2013 AT 1:20 PM ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon situated in Worcester Co., MD and described as Unit No. T-909 in the Carousel Center Condominium and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. The property, and any improvements thereon, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind. Terms of Sale: A deposit of $37,000 in cash, cashiers check or certified check is required at time of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of current real property taxes will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. All past due property taxes paid by the purchaser. All other public and/or private charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges, ground rent, whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser. All transfer taxes shall be paid by the Purchaser. Purchaser shall pay all applicable agricultural tax, if any. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale. The sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan with the loan ser-
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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON 12341 SOUTHHAMPTON DR. A/R/T/A LOT 46 SOUTHHAMPTON DR. BISHOPVILLE, MD 21813 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Daniel E. Clayland dated August 2, 2005 and recorded in Liber 4497, Folio 588 among the Land Records of Worcester Co., MD, with an original principal balance of $351,000.00 and an original interest rate of 6.875% default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., at the Court House Door, Snow Hill, on APRIL 5, 2013 AT 1:30 PM ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon situated in Worcester Co., MD and described as Tax ID #05-020603 and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. The property, and any improvements thereon, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind. Terms of Sale: A deposit of $37,000 in cash, cashiers check or certified check is required at time of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained
in the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of current real property taxes will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. All past due property taxes paid by the purchaser. All other public and/or private charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges, ground rent, whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser. All transfer taxes shall be paid by the Purchaser. Purchaser shall pay all applicable agricultural tax, if any. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale. The sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle within 10 days of ratification, the Sub. Trustees may file a motion to resell the property. If Purchaser defaults under these terms, deposit shall be forfeited. The Sub. Trustees may then resell the property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. The defaulted purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds resulting from said resale even if such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulted purchaser. If Sub. Trustees are unable to convey either insurable or marketable title, or if ratification of the sale is denied by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser’s sole remedy, at law or equity, is the return of the deposit without interest. Howard N. Bierman, Jacob Geesing, Carrie M. Ward, David W. Simpson, Jr., Substitute Trustees OCD-3/21/3t __________________________________ BWW Law Group, LLC 4520 East West Highway, Suite 200 Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 961-6555
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON 122 UPSHUR LA. BERLIN, MD 21811 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Marcia M. Woodward and William J. Woodward dated December 16, 2006 and recorded in Liber 4849, Folio 358 among the Land Records of Worcester Co., MD, with an original principal balance of $220,000.00 and an origi-
nal interest rate of 2.000% default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., at the Court House Door, Snow Hill, on APRIL 5, 2013 AT 1:40 PM ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon situated in Worcester Co., MD and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. The property, and any improvements thereon, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind. Terms of Sale: A deposit of $25,000 in cash, cashiers check or certified check is required at time of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of current real property taxes will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. All past due property taxes paid by the purchaser. All other public and/or private charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges, ground rent, whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser. All transfer taxes shall be paid by the Purchaser. Purchaser shall pay all applicable agricultural tax, if any. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale. The sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle within 10 days of ratification, the Sub. Trustees may file a motion to resell the property. If Purchaser defaults under these terms, deposit shall be forfeited. The Sub. Trustees may then resell the property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. The defaulted purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds resulting from said resale even if such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulted purchaser. If Sub. Trustees are unable to convey either insurable or marketable title, or if ratification of the sale is denied by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser’s sole remedy, at law or equity, is the return of the deposit without interest. Howard N. Bierman, Jacob Geesing,
Carrie M. Ward, David W. Simpson, Jr., Substitute Trustees OCD-3/21/3t __________________________________ COHN, GOLDBERG & DEUTSCH, LLC ATTORNEYS AT LAW 600 BALTIMORE AVENUE SUITE 208 TOWSON, MARYLAND 21204
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY 102 MARTINIQUE CIRCLE OCEAN PINES, MD 21811 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Catherine T. Rinaman, dated December 3, 2007 and recorded in Liber 5038, Folio 336 among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland, with an original principal balance of $170,536.20, and an original interest rate of 1.120%, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Substitute Trustees will sell at public auction at the Courthouse door for the Circuit Court for Worcester County, on April 5, 2013 AT 1:10 PM ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and the improvements thereon situated in Worcester County, MD and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. The property is improved by a dwelling. The property will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting same, if any and with no warranty of any kind. Terms of Sale: A deposit of $17,000.00 by certified funds only (no cash will be accepted) is required at the time of auction. Balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County. The purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note, its assigns, or designees, shall pay interest on the unpaid purchase money at the note rate from the date of foreclosure auction to the date funds are received in the office of the Substitute Trustees. In the event settlement is delayed for any reason , there shall be no abatement of interest. Real estate taxes and all other public charges, or assessments, including water/sewer charges, ground rent, condo/HOA assessments or private utility charges, not otherwise divested by ratification of the sale, to be adjusted as of the date of foreclosure auction, unless the purchaser is the foreclosing lender or its designee. Cost of all documentary stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses, and all other costs incident to settlement, shall be borne by the purchaser. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property. Purchaser assumes the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale forward. If the purchaser shall fail to comply with the terms of the sale or fails to go to settlement within ten (10) days of ratification of the sale, the Substitute Trustees may, in addition to any other available legal remedies, declare the entire deposit forfeited and resell the property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. Purchaser waives
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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY 90 WINDJAMMER RD. BERLIN, MD 21811 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Nancy McKenzie and Paulo McKenzie, dated January 4, 2007 and recorded in Liber 4854, folio 638 among the Land Records of Worcester Co., MD, default having occurred under the terms thereof and at the request of the parties secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., at the Court House Door, Snow Hill, on APRIL 8, 2013 AT 2:20 PM ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON situated in Worcester Co., Maryland and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. The property is improved by a dwelling. The property will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions, easements, encumbrances and agreements of record affecting the subject property, if any, and with no warranty of any kind.
Terms of Sale: A deposit in the form of cashier’s or certified check, or in such other form as the Substitute Trustees may determine, at their sole discretion, for $22,000 at the time of sale. If the noteholder and/or servicer is the successful bidder, the deposit requirement is waived. Balance of the purchase price is to be paid within fifteen (15) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., Maryland. Interest is to be paid on the unpaid purchase price at the rate of 8% per annum from date of sale to the date the funds are received in the office of the Substitute Trustees, if the property is purchased by an entity other than the noteholder and/or servicer. If payment of the balance does not occur within fifteen days of ratification, the deposit will be forfeited and the property will be resold at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event settlement is delayed for any reason. Taxes, ground rent, water rent, and all other public charges and assessments payable on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan district charges to be adjusted for the current year to the date of sale, and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale. The purchaser shall be responsible for the payment of the ground rent escrow, if required. Cost of all documentary stamps, transfer taxes, and all settlement charges shall be borne by the purchaser. If the Substitute Trustees are unable to convey good and marketable title, the purchaser’s sole remedy in law or equity shall be limited to the refund of the deposit to the purchaser. Upon refund of the deposit, the sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser shall have no further claim against the Substitute Trustees. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property. The purchaser at the foreclosure sale shall assume the risk of loss for the property immediately after the sale. (Matter #2011-16252) Laura H. G. O’Sullivan, Erin M. Brady, Diana C. Theologou, Laura L. Latta, Jonathan Elefant, Laura T. Curry, Benjamin Smith, Chasity Brown, Substitute Trustees ALEX COOPER AUCTS., INC. 908 YORK ROAD, TOWSON, MARYLAND 21204 410-828-4838 OCD-3/21/3t __________________________________ Rosenberg & Associates, LLC 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 750 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 (301) 907-8000 www.rosenberg-assoc.com
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY 8805 W. BISCAYNE DR. OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Joseph
D. Pizza, dated May 19, 2004 and recorded in Liber 4135, folio 136 among the Land Records of Worcester Co., MD, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., at the Court House Door, Snow Hill, on APRIL 5, 2013 AT 1:30 PM ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with the buildings and improvements thereon situated in Worcester Co., MD and described as Tax ID #10-103487 and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. The property, which is improved by a dwelling, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind. Terms of Sale: A deposit of $16,000 by cash or certified check. Balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester Co. Interest to be paid on the unpaid purchase money at the rate pursuant to the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received in the office of the Sub. Trustees. There will be no abatement of interest in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement or if settlement is delayed for any reason. The noteholder shall not be obligated to pay interest if it is the purchaser. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of all real property taxes, including agricultural taxes, if applicable, and any and all public and/or private charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges and ground rent, to be adjusted to date of sale and thereafter assumed by purchaser. Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale forward. Cost of all documentary stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses shall be borne by the purchaser. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property. Purchaser assumes the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale forward. Additional terms to be announced at the time of sale. If the Sub. Trustees are unable to convey good and marketable title, the purchaser’s sole remedy in law and equity shall be limited to a refund of the deposit without interest. If the purchaser fails to go to settlement, the deposit shall be forfeited, to the Trustees for application against all expenses, attorney’s fees and the full commission on the sale price of the above-scheduled foreclosure sale. In the event of default, all expenses of this sale (including attorney’s fees and the full commission on the gross sale price of this sale) shall be charged against and paid out of the forfeited deposit. The Trustees may then re-advertise and resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser or may avail themselves of any legal or equitable remedies against the defaulting purchaser without reselling the property.
In the event of a resale, the defaulting purchaser shall not be entitled to receive the surplus, if any, even if such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulting purchaser and the defaulting purchaser shall be liable to the Trustees and secured party for reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses incurred in connection with all litigation involving the Property or the proceeds of the resale. Trustees’ file number 27563. Diane S. Rosenberg, Mark D. Meyer, John A. Ansell, III, Stephanie Montgomery, Kenneth Savitz, Substitute Trustees ALEX COOPER AUCTS., INC. 908 YORK RD., TOWSON, MD 21204 410-828-4838 www.alexcooper.com OCD-3/21/3t __________________________________ Rosenberg & Associates, LL 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 750 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 (301) 907-8000 www.rosenberg-assoc.com
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY 224 MORGAN’S CT. POCOMOKE CITY, MD 21851 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Gary L. Brittingham a/k/a Gary L. Brittingham, Jr. and Jamie L. Brittingham, dated February 1, 2008 and recorded in Liber 5055, folio 469 among the Land Records of Worcester Co., MD, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., at the Court House Door, Snow Hill, on APRIL 5, 2013 AT 1:31 PM ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with the buildings and improvements thereon situated in Worcester Co., MD and described as Tax ID #01-043730 and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. The property, which is improved by a dwelling, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind. Terms of Sale: A deposit of $22,000 by cash or certified check. Balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester Co. Interest to be paid on the unpaid purchase money at the rate pursuant to the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received in the office of the Sub. Trustees. There will be no abatement of interest in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement or if settlement is delayed for any reason. The noteholder shall not be obligated to pay interest if it is the purchaser. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of all real property taxes,
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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY 16 FOOTBRIDGE TRAIL BERLIN, MD 21811 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from George F. Vitak and Anna Maria Vitak, dated July 26, 2007 and recorded in Liber 4975, folio 259 among the Land Records of Worcester Co., MD, default
having occurred under the terms thereof and at the request of the parties secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., at the Court House Door, Snow Hill, on APRIL 8, 2013 AT 2:22 PM ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON situated in Worcester Co., Maryland and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. The property is improved by a dwelling. The property will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions, easements, encumbrances and agreements of record affecting the subject property, if any, and with no warranty of any kind. Terms of Sale: A deposit in the form of cashier’s or certified check, or in such other form as the Substitute Trustees may determine, at their sole discretion, for $18,000 at the time of sale. If the noteholder and/or servicer is the successful bidder, the deposit requirement is waived. Balance of the purchase price is to be paid within fifteen (15) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., Maryland. Interest is to be paid on the unpaid purchase price at the rate of 8% per annum from date of sale to the date the funds are received in the office of the Substitute Trustees, if the property is purchased by an entity other than the noteholder and/or servicer. If payment of the balance does not occur within fifteen days of ratification, the deposit will be forfeited and the property will be resold at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event settlement is delayed for any reason. Taxes, ground rent, water rent, and all other public charges and assessments payable on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan district charges to be adjusted for the current year to the date of sale, and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale. The purchaser shall be responsible for the payment of the ground rent escrow, if required. Cost of all documentary stamps, transfer taxes, and all settlement charges shall be borne by the purchaser. If the Substitute Trustees are unable to convey good and marketable title, the purchaser’s sole remedy in law or equity shall be limited to the refund of the deposit to the purchaser. Upon refund of the deposit, the sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser shall have no further claim against the Substitute Trustees. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property. The purchaser at the foreclosure sale shall assume the risk of loss for the property immediately after the sale. (Matter #2009-04123) Deborah K. Curran, Laura H. G. O’Sullivan, Erin M. Brady, Substitute Trustees ALEX COOPER AUCTS., INC.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING AMENDMENT TO COUNTY ROADS INVENTORY WORCESTER COUNTY Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 1-204 of the Public Works Article of the Code of Public Local Laws of Worcester County, Maryland that the County Commissioners of Worcester County will hold a Public Hearing on April 16, 2013 at 10:20 a.m. in the County Commissioners’ Meeting Room Room 1101 - Worcester County Government Center One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863 The purpose of the hearing is to receive public comment on the following proposed amendments to the Inventory of County Roads: 1. Include Samuel Bowen Boulevard being approximately 0.75 mile in length, located off of Holly Grove Road to the west, and south of U.S. Route 50 (Ocean Gateway), east of Berlin in the Third Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland, and 2. Delete Billy Purnell Road being approximately 0.02 mile in length, located off of MD Route 611 (Stephen Decatur Highway) to the east, and north of Eagles Nest Road, in West Ocean City in the Tenth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland. Copies of the plats for the above referenced roads are filed with the Department of Public Works - Roads Division, 6113 Timmons Road, Snow Hill, Maryland and are available during regular business hours (Monday through Thursday, 6:00 AM - 4:30 PM, except holidays) for inspection. The public is invited to attend the hearing and make comment. WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OCD-3/14/4t __________________________________
TOWN OF OCEAN CITY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TRANSPORTATION DIVISION
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) OCEAN CITY TRANSPORTATION 5 YR. VEHICLE ADVERTISING The Mayor and City Council of Ocean City, Maryland are accepting proposals for a five (5) year Vehicle Advertising contract. Whereas, the Town owns and operates a public
transit system known as Ocean City Transportation (OCT) and will make available for use to the awarded Vendor interior and/or exterior forms of advertising space on approximately forty-seven (47) forty-foot (40’) Coastal Highway fixed-route public transit buses, two (2) origin-to-destination Para Transit mobility vans, one (1) Medical Appointment mobility van and twenty-four (24) Boardwalk Tram roof tops. The awarded Vendor will be responsible for all aspects of vehicle advertising, including but not limited to, inventory management, solicitations, sales, production, installation, maintenance and removals. The awarded Vendor will also be subject to all terms, conditions and provisions set forth in the OCT 5 Yr. Vehicle Advertising RFP and Agreement. OCT 5 Yr. Vehicle Advertising RFP document is available at: Public Works Administration Offices Department of Transportation 204 65th Street, Building E Ocean City, Maryland 21842 Contact person is: Mr. Brian Connor, Assistant Superintendent Ocean City Transportation Email: bconnor@oceancitymd.gov Office: 410-723-2174 Proposals must be submitted to the Office of the City Manager, located at 301 Baltimore Ave., Ocean City, Maryland 21842, by no later than 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Proposals will be opened at the Work Session of the Mayor and City Council at 1:00 p.m. that same day. Respondents are welcome to attend but need not be present. Submission of proposals by certified Disadvantage Businesses Enterprises (DBE’s) are encouraged. OCD-3/14/4t __________________________________ H MICHAEL HICKSON ESQ BANKS, NASON & HICKSON 209 E. MARKET ST, SUITE 1 P.O. BOX 44 SALISBURY, MD 21801
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 15066 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF MARVIN M. SCOTT Notice is given that Marvin M. Scott Jr, 26924 Black Horse Run, Salisbury, MD 21801, was on March 12, 2013 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Marvin M. Scott who died on February 20, 2013, 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 12th day of September, 2013.
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Legal Notices 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. Marvin M Scott Jr Personal Representative True Test Copy Charlotte K. Cathell Register of Wills Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: March 21, 2013 OCD-3/21/3t __________________________________ Rosenberg & Associates, LLC 7910 Woodmont Avenue Suite 750 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 (301) 907-8000 FILE NUMBER: 34R56 Diane S. Rosenberg Mark D. Meyer John A. Ansell, III Stephanie Montgomery Kenneth Savitz 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 750 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Substitute Trustees Plaintiff(s) v. Michael Allen Parker 9402 Coastal Highway, Unit 705 Ocean City, MD 21842 Defendant(s) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Case No. 23C12001413
Stephen V. Hales Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, MD True Copy Test: Stephen V. Hales Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, Md. OCD-3/21/3t __________________________________ Morris/Hardwick/Schneider, LLC 9409 Philadelphia Road Baltimore, Maryland 21237 MARK H. WITTSTADT GERARD WM. WITTSTADT, JR. DEBORAH A. HOLLOWAY HILL Substitute Trustees 9409 Philadelphia Road Baltimore, Maryland 21237 V. Cathryn G. Pena 504 Robin Drive, Unit #67 Ocean City, Maryland 21842 Defendant IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY CASE # 23-C-12-000801
NOTICE ORDERED, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County this 18th day of March, 2013, that the foreclosure sale of the real property known as 504 Robin Drive, Unit #67, Ocean City, Maryland 21842, being the property mentioned in these proceedings, made and reported by Mark H. Wittstadt, Gerard Wm. Wittstadt, Jr., and Deborah A. Holloway Hill, Substitute Trustees, be RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 15th day of April, 2013. Provided a copy of this Order is inserted in some weekly newspaper printed in Worcester Coiunty, once in each of three successive weeks, before the 8th day of April, 2013. The Report states the amount of the Foreclosure Sale to be $61,500.00. Stephen V. Hales Clerk of the Circuit Court of Worcester County, Maryland True Copy Test: Stephen V. Hales Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, Md. OCD-3/21/3t __________________________________
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WORCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AGENDA
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Notice is herby given this 18th day of March, 2013, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland, that the sale of 9402 Coastal Highway Unit 705, Ocean City, MD 21842, made and reported, will be ratified and confirmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 15th day of April, 2013, provided a copy of this notice be inserted in a weekly newspaper printed in said County, once in each of three successive weeks before the 8th day of April, 2013. The Report of Sale states the amount of the foreclosure sale price to be $269,600.00.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Worcester County Zoning Ordinance, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held before the Board of Zoning Appeals for Worcester County, in the Board Room (Room 1102) on the first floor of the Worcester County Government Center, One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland. 6:30 p.m. Case No. 13-17, on the application of KND Development, LLC., requesting a variance to reduce the Ordinance prescribed lot width from 200
feet to 94.53 feet (a reduction of 105.47 feet) and requesting a variance to reduce the Ordinance prescribed right side yard setback from 20 feet to 16.6 feet (an encroachment of 3.4 feet) associated with a proposed manufactured home in an A-1 Agricultural District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1-116(c)(4), ZS 1201(b)(5), ZS 1-305 and ZS 1-314, located at 9166 Peerless Road, approximately 1,100 feet east of the intersection of Murray Road and Peerless Road, Tax Map 8, Parcel 137, Lot 2, of the Carl Mumford Minor Subdivision, in the Third Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland. 6:35 p.m. Case No. 13-19, on the application of Michael Hales, requesting a variance to subdivide a parcel of land not having road frontage on a public or approved private road associated with a proposed minor subdivision in an A-1 Agricultural District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1116(c)(4), ZS 1-201(b)(6), ZS 1-305, ZS 1-306(a)(7) and ZS 1-311, located at 7608 Snow Hill Road (MD Route 12), approximately 800 feet north of the intersection of St. Lukes Road and Snow Hill Road, Tax Map 36, Parcel 72, in the Seventh Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS OCD-3/28/2t __________________________________
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING POTENTIAL ADOPTION OF GROWTH TIERS/SEPTIC TIER MAPS AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION ACT OF 2012 WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND The County Commissioners of Worcester County, Maryland will conduct a public hearing to receive public comment on the potential adoption of Growth Tiers (Septic Tier Maps) as provided for in the Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012 (also known as the Septics Law) adopted by the Maryland Legislature and in accordance with the provisions of Title 1, Subtitle 5 of the State Land Use Article. Said public hearing to be held on TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2013 at 11:00 AM in the COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ MEETING ROOM ROOM 1101 - WORCESTER COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ONE WEST MARKET STREET, SNOW HILL, MARYLAND 21863 Copies of the draft Septic Tier Maps and other relevant information may be obtained from the Department of Development Review & Permitting (DRP), Worcester County Government Center, One West Market Street, Room 1201, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863. The map and information may be reviewed at the De-
partment during regular business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (except holidays). The map is also available for viewing on the County’s website at: http://www.co.worcester.md.us/drp/se ptictiers/SB-236_CountyMap.pdf All interested citizens are encouraged to attend the hearing and express their views on these matters. Both written and oral testimony will be accepted. Anyone having questions may contact Edward A. Tudor, Director of DRP, at 410-632-1200. THE WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OCD-3/28/3t __________________________________ McCabe, Weisberg & Conway LLC 312 Marshall Avenue, Suite 800 Laurel, Maryland 20707 301-490-3361 Laura H.G. O’Sullivan, et al., Substitute Trustees Plaintiffs vs. Mark Kiefer aka Mark A Kiefer Defendant IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Civil No. 23C12001605
NOTICE ORDERED, this 18th day of March, 2013 by the Circuit Court of Worcester County, Maryland, that the sale of the property at 4711 Coastal Highway, Unit 245, Ocean City, Maryland 21842 mentioned in these proceedings, made and reported by Laura H.G. O’Sullivan, et. al, Substitute Trustees, be ratified and confirmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 22nd day of April, 2013 next, provided a copy of this notice be inserted in some newspaper published in said County once in each of three successive weeks before the 15th day of April, 2013, next. The report states the amount of sale to be $149,000.00. Stephen H. Hales CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND True Copy Test: Stephen V. Hales Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, Md. OCD-3/28/3t __________________________________
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ESTATE NO. 15094 Notice is given that the General Court of Bertie County, N.C. appointed Lisa C. Bulgher, P.O. Box 222, Merry Hill, NC 27957 as the Executrix of the Estate of David E. Bulgher AKA: David Everett Bulgher who died on December 18, 2012 domiciled in North Carolina, USA. The Maryland resident agent for service of process is Laura Lepore whose address is 8128 Quarterfields Farm, Severn, MD 21144. At the time of death, the decedent owned real or leasehold property in
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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, MD Thursday, April 11th , 2013 At 2:00 PM A request has been submitted to install 6 poles & boatlift to include 31” x 24’ aluminum catwalk within confines of slip, reset two (2) association mooring poles to proper alignment not to exceed 50’ channelward of community walkway/boardwalk. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 310 13th ST Slip S-5 (on-site “11-C”), Parcel # 3493 -S5-0 -0111-399467 in the Town of Ocean City, MD Applicant: Ocean City Boatlifts & Marine Construction, Inc. c/o Ginger Gillis Owner: Brian Arni (former owner, Daryl Reinke) PW13-023 A request has been submitted to redeck an existing 5’ x 42’ parallel pier, install a new 19’ x 6’ perpendicular pier, relocate an existing boatlift to
left side of new pier w/ associated pilings, and install a new boatlift to right side of new pier w/associated pilings. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 605 Gulfstream DR Parcel # 8020A1483B-7A-0 -0117-189802 in the Town of Ocean City, MD Applicant: Bayshore Marine Construction Owner: Thomas & Barbara Busch PW13-042 A request has been submitted to remove & replace damaged piling for preparation of boatlift installation & install 13,000 lb boatlift on existing piling. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 604 Osprey Road, Unit A, Parcel # 5254 -641A-0 -0112-213010 in the Town of Ocean City, MD Applicant: James Gonzalez Owner: James Gonzalez PW13- 043 A request has been submitted to install (2) batter piles, re-construct a 46’ x 6’ parallel platform, install a boatlift and a jet-ski lift all a maximum of 18’ channelward. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 135 Pine Tree RD, Parcel # 8020A-1335B-1-0 -0117196329 in the Town of Ocean City, MD Applicant: Edward Kerr Owner: Edward Kerr PW13-044 A request has been submitted to install a boatlift into existing slip onto existing poles, no further channelward than 20’ of 6’ ft community walkway/boardwalk. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 203 S Heron Drive, Slip 63, Parcel # 6067A-63-0 -0116381789 in the Town of Ocean City, MD Applicant: Ocean City Boatlifts & Marine Construction, Inc. Owner: Jarrod M. Klunk PW13-045 Board of Port Wardens Blake McGrath, Chairman Valerie Gaskill, Attorney OCD-3/28/2t __________________________________
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS TOWN OF OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 110 of the Code of Ocean City, Maryland, hereinafter referred to as the Code, same being the Zoning Ordinance for Ocean City, Maryland, notice is hereby given that public hearings will be conducted by the Board of Zoning Appeals for Ocean City, Maryland in the Council Chambers of City Hall located on Baltimore Avenue and Third Street, in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland on: THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-93(2), Powers, of the Code, an appeal has been filed pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-94(1) and
Section 110-393(2) requesting a special use exception to allow indoor/outdoor bicycle rentals in the R-3, General Residential, Zoning District. The site of the appeal is described as Lot 5; Block 55N, Sinepuxent Beach Company Plat, 1891; further described as located on the south side of 14th Street and west side of Atlantic Avenue (Boardwalk), and known locally as Harrison Hall Hotel Inc., 1409 Atlantic Avenue, in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland. APPLICANT: B AND F BIKES LLC – (BZA 2367 #13-09400004) at 6:10 p.m. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-93(2), Powers, of the Code, an appeal has been filed pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-94(2)(b) requesting a special parking exception to waive 13 parking spaces to convert a retail space to a restaurant with seating. The site of the appeal is described as Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 43, Block 18 of the Edward J. Shute Plat, further described as located on the west side of Philadelphia Avenue and the north side of 15th Street, and known locally as 1503 Philadelphia Avenue, in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland. APPLICANT: THE GREENHOUSE, INC. – (BZA 2368 #13-09400005) Further information concerning the public hearings may be examined in the office of the Department of Planning and Community Development in City Hall. Alfred Harrison, Chairman Heather Stansbury, Attorney OCD-3/28/2t __________________________________ BWW Law Group, LLC 4520 East West Highway, Suite 200 Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 961-6555 Carrie M. Ward, et al. 4520 East West Highway, Suite 200 Bethesda, MD 20814 Substitute Trustees Plaintiffs vs. CHARLES A. LEDBETTER SANDRA K. LEDBETTER 9703 Village Lane, Unit #5 9703 Village Lane Unit 9702-E-2 Ocean City, MD 21842 Defendant(s) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Case No. 23-C-12-001368
NOTICE Notice is hereby given this 26th day of March, 2013, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland, that the sale of the property mentioned in these proceedings and described as 9703 Village Lane, Unit # 5, 9703 Village Lane Unit 9702-E-2, Ocean City, MD 21842, made and reported by the Substitute Trustee, will be RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 29th day of April, 2013, provided a copy of this NOTICE be inserted in some weekly newspaper printed in said County, once in each of three successive weeks before the 22nd day of April, 2013. The report states the purchase price at the Foreclosure sale to be
$178,500.00. Stephen V. Hales Clerk, Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland True Copy Test: Stephen V. Hales Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, Md. OCD-4/4/3t __________________________________ BWW Law Group, LLC 4520 East West Highway, Suite 200 Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 961-6555 Carrie M. Ward, et al. 4520 East West Highway, Suite 200 Bethesda, MD 20814 Substitute Trustees Plaintiffs vs. EDWIN V. DUTRA, JR., TRUSTEE OF THE DUTRA FAMILY TRUST PAULA F. DUTRA, TRUSTEE OF THE DURTA FAMILY TRUST Lot 286 Quarter Deck Lane Berlin, MD 21811 Defendant(s) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Case No. 23-C-13-000136
NOTICE Notice is hereby given this 1st day of April, 2013, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland, that the sale of the property mentioned in these proceedings and described as Lot 286 Quarter Deck Lane, Berlin, MD 21811, made and reported by the Substitute Trustee, will be RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 29th day of April, 2013, provided a copy of this NOTICE be inserted in some weekly newspaper printed in said County, once in each of three successive weeks before the 22nd day of April, 2013. The report states the purchase price at the Foreclosure sale to be $212,500.00. Stephen V. Hales Clerk, Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland True Copy Test: Stephen V. Hales Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, Md. OCD-4/4/3t __________________________________
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE SPECIAL REQUEST FOR EXPANSION OF LICENSED PREMISES TO INCLUDE OUTSIDE FOR THREE SPECIAL EVENTS - APRIL 20TH, JUNE 29TH AND SEPTEMBER 28TH TO ALLOW A BEER STATION WITH APPROXIMATELY TEN BEERS ALSO INCLUDES REQUEST TO ALLOW LIVE MUSIC FROM 12 P.M. UNTIL 8 P.M. OUTSIDE AND A REQUEST FOR MULTIPLE VENDORS DURING EVENTS. Class “D” BEER License, 7 Day, By Bryan E. Brushmiller, 10016 Old Ocean City Blvd., Berlin, MD 21811. For: Burley Oak, LLC For the premises known as and lo-
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Legal Notices cated at: T/A: Burley Oak Brewery 10016 Old Ocean City Boulevard Berlin, Maryland 21811 There will be a public hearing on the application in the Board Room, Room 1102 in the Government Center, Snow Hill, Maryland, on: April 18, 2013 @ 12:15 P.M. The Board welcomes written or oral comment at said public hearing from any interested party. WORCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS OCD-4/4/2t __________________________________
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE Application has been made by the Undersigned for a Class “B” BEERWINE-LIQUOR License, 7 Day, By Theresa Joan Albright, 10604 Shifting Sands Drive, Ocean City, MD 21842; Brendon Charles Smith, 8 Brandywine Drive, Berlin, Maryland 21811; Harry Russell Miller IV, 119 West Hill Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21230. For: OC Abbey, LLC For the premises known as and located at: T/A: Abbey Burger Bistro 12601 Coastal Highway Ocean City, Maryland 21842 There will be a public hearing on the application in the Board Room, Room 1102 in the Government Center, Snow Hill, Maryland, on: April 18, 2013 @ 12:35 P.M. The Board welcomes written or oral comment at said public hearing from any interested party. WORCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS OCD-4/4/2t __________________________________
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE Application has been made by the Undersigned for an Upgrade in Type only from a Class “D” BEER-WINE to a Class “D” BEER-WINE-LIQUOR. Class “D” BEER-WINE-LIQUOR License, 7 Day, By David Allen Hambury, 100 Washington Street, Berlin, Maryland 21811; Sara Alane Hambury, 100 Washington Street, Berlin, Maryalnd 21811. For: O.C. Wahoo, Inc. For the premises known as and located at: T/A: The Green Room 12611 Ocean Gateway Ocean City, Maryland 21842 There will be a public hearing on the application in the Board Room, Room 1102 in the Government Center, Snow Hill, Maryland, on: April 18, 2013 @ 12:50 P.M. The Board welcomes written or oral comment at said public hearing from any interested party. WORCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS OCD-4/4/2t __________________________________
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE Application has been made by the Undersigned for a Class “B” BEERWINE License, 7 Day, By Jason Everette Ball, 37909 Eagle Lane, Selbyville, Delaware 19975; Krista Elizabeth Ball, 37909 Eagle Lane, Selbyville, Delaware 19975; Teresa Marie Mclain, 3701 217D Coastal Highway, Ocean City, Maryland 21842. For: Café Mirage, LLC For the premises known as and located at: T/A: Café Mirage 12817 Coastal Highway Ocean City, Maryland 21842 There will be a public hearing on the application in the Board Room, Room 1102 in the Government Center, Snow Hill, Maryland, on: April 18, 2013 @ 1:10 P.M. The Board welcomes written or oral comment at said public hearing from any interested party. WORCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS OCD-4/4/2t __________________________________
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE Application has been made by the Undersigned for a Class “B” BEERWINE License, 7 Day, By Lisa Ann Garton, 62 Mystic Harbour Boulevard, Berlin, Maryland 21811; Charles Wesley Blake, Jr., 104 White Sail Circle, Berlin, Maryland 21811; Vincent Christopher Wood, 104 White Sail Circle, Berlin, Maryland 21811; Christopher Ward, 10328 Old Ocean City Boulevard, Berlin, Maryland 21811. For: Shooter’s Sports Pub, LLC For the premises known as and located at: T/A: Shooter’s Sports Pub, LLC 10514 H Racetrack Road Berlin, Maryland 21811 There will be a public hearing on the application in the Board Room, Room 1102 in the Government Center, Snow Hill, Maryland, on: April 18, 2013 @ 1:25 P.M. The Board welcomes written or oral comment at said public hearing from any interested party. WORCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS OCD-4/4/2t __________________________________
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE Application has been made by the Undersigned for a Class “B” BEERWINE-LIQUOR License, 7 Day, By Douglas Stephen Cymek, 156 Winter Harbor Drive, Ocean City, MD 21842; John Kevin Frey, Jr., 31858 New Street, Dagsboro, Delaware 19939; Steven Patrick Hagen, 29969 Silver Island Court, Dagsboro, Delaware 19939.
For: Off The Hook Restaurant, LLC For the premises known as and located at: T/A: Hooked Restaurant 8003 Coastal Highway Ocean City, Maryland 21842 There will be a public hearing on the application in the Board Room, Room 1102 in the Government Center, Snow Hill, Maryland, on: April 18, 2013 @ 1:45 P.M. The Board welcomes written or oral comment at said public hearing from any interested party. WORCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS OCD-4/4/2t __________________________________
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE Application has been made by the Undersigned for a Class “B” BEERWINE-LIQUOR License, 7 Day, to be used as a caterer’s license in conjunction with primary licensed location, By Douglas Stephen Cymek, 156 Winter Harbor Drive, Ocean City, MD 21842; John Kevin Frey, Jr., 31858 New Street, Dagsboro, Delaware 19939; Steven Patrick Hagen, 29969 Silver Island Court, Dagsboro, Delaware 19939. For: Off The Hook Restaurant, LLC For the premises known as and located at: T/A: Hooked Restaurant 8003 Coastal Highway Ocean City, Maryland 21842 There will be a public hearing on the application in the Board Room, Room 1102 in the Government Center, Snow Hill, Maryland, on: April 18, 2013 @ 1:55 P.M. The Board welcomes written or oral comment at said public hearing from any interested party. WORCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS OCD-4/4/2t __________________________________
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE Application has been made by the Undersigned for a Transfer of a Class “B” BEER-WINE-LIQUOR License, 7 Day, By John Paul Staub, 13350 Hatchery Road, Bishopville, Maryland 21813; Fay Marie Staub, 13350 Hatchery Road, Bishopville, Maryland 21813. For: The Landing At Sunset Island, LLC For the premises known as and located at: T/A: The Landing At Sunset Island, LLC 1 Beachside Drive Ocean City, Maryland 21842 Formerly: Island Operations, Inc. There will be a public hearing on the application in the Board Room, Room 1102 in the Government Center, Snow Hill, Maryland, on: April 18, 2013 @ 2:00 P.M. The Board welcomes written or oral comment at said public hearing
from any interested party. WORCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS OCD-4/4/2t __________________________________
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE Application has been made to the Undersigned for a Request to expand the licensed premises to include a new second floor open air dining/bar area. Class “B” BEER-WINELIQUOR License, 7 Day, By Marina Deck Restaurant, 306 Dorchester Street, Ocean City, MD 12842. For: DGC, LLC For the premises known as and located at: T/A: Marina Deck Restaurant 306 Dorchester Street Ocean City, Maryland 21842 There will be a public hearing on the application in the Board Room, Room 1102 in the Government Center, Snow Hill, Maryland, on: April 18, 2013 @ 2:10 P.M. The Board welcomes written or oral comment at said public hearing from any interested party. WORCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS OCD-4/4/2t __________________________________
ORDINANCE 2013-7 THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF OCEAN CITY INTRODUCED THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE IN THE REGULAR SESSION HELD ON MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013: ORDINANCE #20137 repeals and reenacts with amendment, Subsection 30-402 (a)(3), entitled Environment to remove the resident agent requirement for rental properties but imposes the requirement as part of a plan for compliance for rental properties with documented noise violations. A complete text of this ordinance is posted in the City Hall Lobby, 301 N. Baltimore Avenue, Ocean City, Maryland 21842. OCD-4/4/1t __________________________________
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