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FOLLOWING THE SUN The warnings were loud, clear and pervasive — don’t look directly at the sun during Monday’s solar eclipse, or risk serious injury to your eyes. Apparently, the thousands of people who did spend a fair portion of the afternoon looking up at the partial eclipse did so through protective glasses. Neither the Ocean City Police Department, Atlantic General Hospital or Worcester County’s Emergency Services Department reported a single case of eye injury. The assumption is that either people took the necessary precautions or, if they didn’t and suffered the consequences, they’re keeping quiet about it. Top photo: A pair among dozens of Seacrets’ patrons make sure to wear their complimentary protective glasses before gazing upward at the solar eclipse on Monday afternoon. Bottom photo: Mike Albert, of Pittsville, checks out the solar eclipse at Seacrets on 49th Street earlier this week.
By Katie Tabeling Staff Writer (Aug. 25, 2017) Ocean City Police closed its investigation into Ashley O’Connor’s death, and determined that she died when the beach hole she was sitting in collapsed and drowned her in sand. “During the course of the investigation, we had numerous witnesses and sources of information. We looked through hours of videography and physical evidence, and we found nothing that led to a criminal nature of the death,” said Chief Ross Buzzuro during a Thursday morn‘During the ing press briefcourse of the ing. O’Connor, 30, investigation, we of Plano, Texas, had numerous died of suffocawitnesses and tion sometime sources of around 2 a.m. on July 31, Buzzuro information.’ said. Her body Chief Ross was found later Buzzuro that morning near Second Street after a man walking on the beach spotted a forearm and a bit of hair sticking out from the sand. The hole, which police believe was previously made that day, was 3.5 feet deep and six feet wide. O’Connor was found in a seated position roughly 1.5 feet below the surface. Detectives were unable to conclusively determine what caused the hole to collapse. “There are several possibilities that could have happened, and we worked with the Engineering Department to look into the nuances with sand in such incidents,” Buzzuro said. “On entering the hole, it could have collapsed. When she was in it, it See THEOBALD Page 5
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OCPD photo named funniest in nationwide selfie contest
By Katie Tabeling Staff Writer (Aug. 25, 2017) Ocean City Police’s selfie game is strong enough to take home the funniest selfie award in the Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL) #CityHallSefie day competition last week. The award-winning selfie, or selfportrait taken with a camera phone, features Cpl. Al Custer on a police horse in the City Council chambers on Aug. 15. Custer and the horse, nicknamed “Mr. Fuzzy Britches,” is surrounded by five accomplices: Lt. Art Grady, PFC Shawn Lindsey, PFC Joseph Zurla, Sgt. Frank Wrench, PFC Gary Cooper and Cpl. Joseph Bushnell. “No, it’s not Photoshopped,” Zurla said laughing. “We got the horse in there through the rear parking lot en-
trance. Once we got him in there, we just marveled that we actually did it – and we were thankful he didn’t go to the bathroom in there. That was our biggest concern.” The ELGL is a government professional association that connects and educates people about local government public service. #CityHallSelfie day was started by the association as an entertaining way to celebrate local government service and to highlight local government facilities. City Communications Manager Jessica Waters spent the day tweeting photos of the resort’s departments, officials and councilmembers. Ultimately OCPD was named one of 23 top selfies of the day of hundreds of submissions across the nation. See RESORT Page 5
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Resort police earn bragging rights, will compete next yr. Continued from Page 3 Zurla said that it was Bushnell’s idea to bring the horse, actually named Scout, in City Hall. “Joe was just joking about it that we pull something off like the scene in ‘Animal House’ with the horse in the office. We brushed it off, but then when we thought about it, we said, ‘why not put our best foot forward and do the craziest thing we can think of?” Zurla said. He added that after the selfie was posted, he was worried they might be reprimanded for the stunt, but heard nothing even after Sen. Jim Mathias retweeted it and the post picked up
steam. “We saw some guys in Anchorage [Alaska] try and copy us with a reindeer in front of city hall, and that doesn’t count because it’s a reindeer,” Zurla joked. The funniest selfie award comes with a trophy and selfie stick from the ELGL, but that doesn’t matter much to Zurla and his cohorts. “It does come with bragging rights,” he said. “At first we were very surprised we won. Now it’s like, ‘yeah, damn right we won.’ Absolutely we’ll come back next year – hopefully we can top that.”
Theobald unsure on what can prevent any more sand graves Continued from Page 1 could have collapsed, but we can’t discount that there were beach tractors in the area.” Beach sweepers clean the sand nightly, starting around 11 p.m. at the inlet and work their way to the Delaware line. O’Connor had separated from her mother on the Boardwalk around 2 a.m., and went for a walk on the beach near Second Street. Limited surveillance camera footage showed O’Connor walking onto the beach, but not entering the hole. “There were tractors in the area, and we can’t discount that the beach was smoothed in that area,” Buzzuro said. “The equipment is very heavy, and the vibration from equipment could have caused the collapse. She unfortunately is the only person that will know.” Emergency Services Director Joe Theobald said that the Beach Patrol
constantly warns the public that digging beach holes can quickly become tragic. “They’re constantly monitoring [digging holes] throughout the day, and part of the training they go through is sand collapse excavation,” Theobald said. “The government’s been diligent in their efforts … I don’t know what else can be done that we haven’t done already.” The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore ruled O’Connor’s death accidental, and as such, a comprehensive toxicology report was not completed, according to press statements. Buzzuro said that her blood alcohol content was “beyond the legal limit of driving a vehicle,” which is .08 in Maryland. “I’ve seen a lot in my time here, but nothing like the tragedy that happened that day,” Mayor Rick Meehan said. “Ashley O’Connor and her family are in my thoughts and prayers.”
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Critics remain skeptical of offshore wind despite report Assurances of economic opportunity not enough to sway audience, officials
By Brian Gilliland Associate Editor (Aug. 25, 2017) Economist Anirban Basu of Sage Policy Group in Baltimore believes the concerns about offshore wind generation outweigh any harm the sight of wind turbines jutting above the horizon might do to the local economy. He also suspects that once the turbines being to turn, those fears and perceptions will dissipate. Basu addressed reporters at the Ocean Pines Library last Fri- Anirban Basu day at a press conference scheduled by AWB Engineers in Salisbury, through its membership in the Lower Shore Wind Consortium. The consortium is a federation of area economic development specialists, businesses and educators who are preparing for the wind energy market should it develop. Commenting on a study his group conducted on behalf of US Wind, which has proposed an installation off the coast of Ocean City, Basu said if people are worried that offshore wind turbines will cause their properties to lose value, it might be a good time to make an offer. He said his study found no “statistically significant impact on property values.” Because the country has so few wind farms off the coast, Basu said he studied data from domestic onshore wind emplacements and European countries with significant offshore wind power generation. Basu said little data exists to support the belief that a decrease in tourism would occur because of offshore wind generation. On the contrary, the evidence suggested that it stimulated it, he said. To reinforce that point, he said Atlantic City installed turbines on its wastewater treatment plant property
with an unexpected result. “One of the last places you want to be is at a wastewater treatment plant in New Jersey,” he said. Nevertheless, his research suggested about 15,000 tourists traveled to the site to look at the turbines. Amenities such as hotels and golf courses have much more impact on tourism than wind turbines, he said. Finally, Basu said, offshore wind could be the “third leg” of the Worcester County economy — joining tourism and agriculture — that could bring a truly sustainable economic environment to the area. Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan said he isn’t opposed to the economic development opportunities per se, but remains concerned that a negative impact is possible. Virginia Beach, Meehan said, is developing a wind energy site 27 miles from the shore that should be invisible to both tourists and residents. US Wind, meanwhile, is obligated to place its turbines as far east as possible in the leasing area. However, only a small portion of that leased area, purchased in 2014 for $8.7 million, could be used to develop the turbines. The current offer from US Wind is to place equipment about 17 miles offshore. Paul Rich, project developer for US Wind, said the cost to move the site ends up being about $1 million per mile. Plus, transmission efficiency suffers with greater distance traveled. Meehan said that cost is a drop in the bucket for what are expected to be projects costing more than $1 billion. “We’re talking about 10 miles of property with 26,000 owners looking directly at it,” Meehan said. If the turbines were less visible, Meehan said he wouldn’t be protesting the wind farms, he’d be touting the economic benefits. “Why would we do anything that would cause us to play catch up,” Meehan asked. “We’ve only got one chance to do this, let’s do it right.”
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OC’s Cruisin’ workgroup suspends activities After gathering twice, Miller tells committee to hold off on additional discussions
By Katie Tabeling Staff Writer (Aug. 25, 2017) Resort officials and Cruisin’ Ocean City promoters met twice this summer to prevent another rowdy crowd from gathering for the spring car show, but discussions have been suspended until further notice. “The idea is to execute Endless Summer Cruisin’ and see what happens. We could potentially reconvene,” said Special Events Superintendent Frank Miller, who organized the work group. “We tried to come up with ideas for spring and fall Cruisin’ and look at tactics from what we could do from a city and promoter standpoint.” Miller formed the work group last May after the mayor and City Council were inundated with complaints about a loud Cruisin’ event. Ocean City Police made 54 arrests that weekend, and traffic on Coastal Highway was gridlocked. It took buses two and a half hours, rather than the usual hour, to drive up the length of the island. Diesel trucks and later-model mustangs, unregistered with the event, also rumbled on the roads with excessive exhaust systems. The outcry grew louder after Mayor
Rick Meehan tentatively suggested moving the car show earlier in the year. “We looked at tactics at a broad scope that did not include moving the event,” Miller said. “From a special events standpoint, we looked at providing positive outlets, like pockets of events, not negative reinforcement.” Ocean City Police Lt. Elton Harman, Public Works Director Hal Adkins, Special Events Coordinator Lisa Mitchell, and Emergency Services Management Coordinator Bob Rhode represented the city during the few Cruisin’ meetings while Meredith Herbert and Bob Rothermel with TEAM Productions represented the promoters.
Rothermel said the discussions looked “globally” at what could be done to discourage bad behavior. “We asked if could we be considered a construction zone, to triple the fines and so forth,” he said. “We always encouraged police to bring in more manpower from the state and nearby counties.” After the dust settled from the event, Rothermel reported that his registered participants complained about the lack of police presence. This week, Rothermel described the event as a perfect storm. “The weather was beautiful, we had a big show and everyone came out to the beach,” he said. Looking to the next car show, End-
less Summer Cruisin’ on Oct 5. – 8, resort officials hope that several other initiatives would help rein it in. Signs reminding people that disorderly conduct is illegal must to be posted by highway-fronting properties by Sept.1 Another law that could help police discourage the wannabes is the state’s ban on “rolling coal.” Drivers that intentionally emit a large black exhaust cloud could be fined $500. But Miller was doubtful the same issues will be present during Endless Summer Cruisin’. “There’s a difference in size,” he said. “Personally, I think in spring, people are itching to take their cars out and hit the road after a long winter.”
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By Katie Tabeling Staff Writer The City Council discussed the following items during a public meeting at city hall on Monday, Aug. 21.:
OCCC phase II The council unanimously passed a memorandum of understanding that allows the Maryland Stadium Authority to continue managing the design and construction of the convention center’s third expansion. The third and final expansion includes adding a 30,000-square foot hall that would attach to Exhibit Hall A and B on the first floor, where the general area where trade shows and competitive sports take place. A bayfront walkway would also be installed. The fiscal impact to the resort would be $1 million, which would to be reimbursed through a future bond issue per mayor and council resolution and a state grant, according to the agenda.
The Beach Patrol was recognized for rip current awareness and prevention efforts by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. As the first organization to start reporting rip currents to the National Weather Service in Wakefield, Virginia, the Beach Patrol contributed to building the national model for the program. “We deal with six different lifeguard groups in three different states. Ocean City lifeguarding group by far is the most organized and accurate that help us help the citizens,” said Scott Schumann, National Weather Service Information Technology Officer and Rip Current Program Coordinator.
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3BR/3BA, over 2000 sq.ft. In need of TLC won't last. Dining room, family room, 2 master bedrooms & screened porch.
$130,000
BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME HERE!
$345,000
Beautiful water views overlooking Sinepuxent Bay and Assateague Island! Just a 5 minute drive to several championship golf courses. Short bicycle ride to Assateague parks!
STATELY COLONIAL
$429,500
5BR/3.5BA, hardwood floors, open floor concept, formal dining room, gourmet kitchen, large center island, two master suites & enormous back screened porch, paved driveway & 2-car garage.
OVERLOOKING POND
WELCOME HOME
$275,000
CAROUSEL - NORTH OC
3BR/2BA. Open floor plan, great room with fireplace, eat in kitchen. Master bath with dual vanity. Fenced yard, large covered porch, paver patio, irrigation system, and landscaped grounds. Over-sized 1 car garage with heated workshop area.
2BR/2BA unfurnished Unique duplex on canal. direct oceanfront condo 5BR/2BA & 3BR/2BA. Many features large oceanfront updates include multi-zone private balcony. Amenities: efficient Heat Pump, sliders, front desk security, on-site most windows replaced, mgmt, pools, Kiddie pool, roof. Across from Gorman hot tub, sauna, HUGE pool deck w/lounge chairs & outside LIGHTHOUSE SOUND LOT FOR SALE Park, 2 blocks walk to the bar, on-site restaurant, ice skating rink, arcade, fitness $179,000 beach! Includes boat dock! center, WiFi & CABLE included! $330,900
WALK TO YACHT CLUB
Great Value at $189,900
$319,000
BUILDINGS
MAKE YOUR MOVE!
CAINE WOODS - NORTH OC
$559,000
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY 2 OCEAN BLOCK
SPACIOUS
$189,900
4BR/2BA. New Carpeting, Stainless Steel Appliances, Tiled Flooring, Skylight, Fireplace, A/C, 30 Year Architectural Shingled Roof, Bathrooms completely Renovated. Pond in Back Yard. Qualifies for Conventional Financing.
$224,900
Fantastic midtown location. 3BR/2 full/2 half BA, 3 level unit w/2 car garage. Den, large living area w/views of bay from balcony. Dining area w/2nd balcony, kitchen w/pantry. Master BR w/bath & walk-in closet. Plenty of storage. Just over 1 block to beach w/crosswalk. MLS 507963
Beautifully decorated 3BR/2BA condo in amenity-filled Carousel building. Large private balcony overlooks beach. Spacious bayside balcony. MLS 511648
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BROAD MARSH COMMUNITY
DIRECT OCEAN FRONT
15 MINUTES FROM OCEAN CITY
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Store. Office & 4 Restrooms. Profitable Business for over 18 years. Seating capacity for 130 Persons. All Kitchen equipment conveys along with a long list of inventory and fixtures.
$275,000
RENOVATED AND FRESHLY PAINTED
JUST REDUCED
GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY FULL-SERVICE RESTAURANT AND BAR
SAIL INTO THE VIEW
Bethany DREW
Sharon SHIRK
OPEN AND AIRY
3BR/2BA. Contemporary Home, huge family room, fireplace in the Living room! Rear deck with a decorative railing. Two bedrooms have large walk-in closets. One leads to the attic access. Large shed.
Pools & Marina from this 3BR/3BA end unit townhome! Each floor has Master BR. Open living area & spacious kitchen w/breakfast bar, pantry, smooth top stove & pendant lights! Lots of storage closets, front porch & rear ground level deck.
GATED COMMUNITY ON ST. MARTINS RIVER
Only $79,900
Offers well-kept amenities & top-notch security! Own your own home & land for under $80,000! Large corner lot w/storage shed, screened porch & large family/sun room. Eatin kitchen w/ample cabinets & breakfast bar. Furnished too!
Neighbors Serving Neighbors - One Home at a Time
$189,900
ALMOST 1/2 ACRE On cul de sac! Build your dream home in a beautiful Golf community. Area of beautiful homes. Close to Ocean City! INVITING RANCHER Wooded corner Lot. Large rooms! Fresh paint, mulch, new carpeting! Wood burning fireplace, brick hearth, formal dining room. Two screened porches, front deck. Small bonus room off kitchen could be pantry or office.