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JUNE 25, 2021
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TRIMPER TAKE THE WHEEL Owner shuffles rides around to fit his “big” spectacle next to the Boardwalk – Page 12
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End of drinks to go? Maybe not quite yet By Mallory Panuska Staff Writer (June 25, 2021) The days of carrying out boozy drinks from local restaurants and bars could be numbered if members of Worcester County’s liquor licensing board stick with an order issued late last week. The order — given in response to Gov. Larry Hogan’s announcement on June 15 that he is the lifting the covid-
Business flies higher with air show
PHOTO COURTESY TIM CHAMBERS PHOTOGRAPHY
VIEW FROM THE TOP
Ocean City gets put in perspective in a different sort of way, when Ferris wheel passengers look down and out from the top perch on the Boardwalk at Jolly Roger at the Pier.
By Greg Wehner Staff Writer (June 25, 2021) Though it only lasted for three days, the screams of jets pushing several G’s while performing high-speed twists and turns over the resort area still linger in memories now that the 14th annual Ocean City Air Show is in the books. The show itself took place on Saturday and Sunday afternoon, though early specta-
Grease rags leading to unexpected fires By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (June 25, 2021) Buddy Nichols, owner of 28th Street Wash N Dry, is seeking information following a recent dryer fire involving grease rags that caused extensive damage and shuttered the business for weeks of repairs. On June 11, Nichols was contacted
about 1:30 a.m. after an adjacent business, Mother’s Cantina, smelled smoke. “No one was in there (the laundromat) at that time and then Mother’s air conditioner started pulling the smoke in,” he said. “That’s when someone at Mother’s, thankful they were open, ran over there with an extinguisher and called the fire department.”
Besides running 28th Street Wash N Dry for nearly two decades, Nichols owns three additional laundromats in Ocean City. Nichols said staff members at Mother’s have exercised decisive actions in similar cases previously. “We’re having it happen at least once See GREASY Page 3
inspired State of Emergency on July 1 — states that executive orders that allowed both outdoor seating and the carryout and delivery of alcoholic beverages would also be expiring at that time. But business owners should hold off throwing out their to-go cups just yet, as members of the Board of License Commissioners could decide to extend the expiraSee CARRYOUT Page 6
tors were able to grab a glimpse of what the planes could do on Friday during practice sessions along the resort beach. This year, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds headlined the event and were joined by supporting demonstrations from the Geico Skytypers, A-10 Thunderbolt II and the F-22 Raptor Demo Team. See AIR Page 4
