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In an early sign of how Ocean City police plan to enforce Special Event Zone laws, a tow truck prepares to haul a car from Coastal Highway Tuesday after police stopped its driver for violating the rules that went into effect that morning.

Modified cars, stricter rules Rally participants warned of big fines, arresting developments

By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) Ocean City residents and visitors should brace themselves for a long weekend, as the resort is expected to fill up with modified and foreign car enthusiasts, whose previous appearances here have been marked by deliberate bad behavior.

Since Tuesday, the city has been under Special Event Zone laws that reduced speed limits to 30 mph and gave police a boost in authority to curtail the vehicular chaos that took over the weekends in years past.

Police Chief Ross Buzzuro previously warned of major traffic changes, including closed roads, traffic flow redirection and speed bumps.

“During this time frame, citizens should expect to see a large police presence, as officers from multiple allied agencies will be assisting the Ocean City Police Department,” a department press release said.

Allied agencies include Maryland State Police, Worcester County Sheriff’s Office, Maryland Transportation Authority, Maryland Natural Resources Police, Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office and Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office.

A tougher special event zone law passed by the General Assembly in the spring at local officials’ request gives police the authority to issue fines of up to $500 for acts defined as “exhibition driving.”

Exhibition driving includes abrupt acceleration or deceleration of a vehicle, squealing, burning or smoking tires, purposely skidding or fishtailing, creating excessive engine noise and backfiring, and the failure to keep all four tires on the ground.

Penalties are more severe for negligent driving, racing and See POLICE Page 2

By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s directive allowing restaurants to move up to 75 percent seating capacity is being hailed in some quarters as a major step forward for the covid-19-battered industry, but the Maryland Restaurant Association said this week that achieving that level of service can’t be done under current health department regulations.

Restaurants also continue to struggle to find enough workers to provide good service at the 50 percent level, thus making that 75 percent operational target an unattainable goal.

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Two file, race in OC begins One seeks seat on council, other strives to be mayor

By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) The pool of candidates for this year’s mayor and City Council election just grew, with resident Nicholas Eastman vying for a council seat and resident Daniel Hagan eyeing to replace Mayor Rick Meehan The election will take place on Nov. 3, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., at the Ocean City convention center on 40th Street.

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Police singing different tune during pop-up tuner car rally Continued from Page 1 racing participation as a timekeeper, with fines doubled and up to 60 days behind bars.

Towing companies are expected to be busy this weekend, with 30 of them working with police.

A recent emergency ordinance passed by the council to further punish scofflaws will require vehicles to be towed in and out of an impound lot if they are deemed unsafe or not street legal. In addition, the city’s special event zone preparations raised the towing fee from $325 to $600.

Police will have more authority on private property, as well, with more than 150 businesses hopping on board the department’s Trespass Enforcement Authorization Program, or T.E.A.P. The program intends to discourage gatherings of spectators who urge drivers on as they watch from private property by giving police advance permission to enforce trespassing laws.

Also new this year will be the designation of certain parts of Worcester County as a Special Event Zone — Route 50 from Route 589 east into Ocean City, Route 90 from Route 589 east into Ocean City, Route 589 between routes 90 and 50 and Route 611 between Airport Road and Route 50, essentially

West Ocean City.

State’s Attorney for Worcester County Kris Heiser said this had been possible with the State Highway Administration’s blessing.

The same penalties in Ocean City will apply in the designated mainland areas, Heiser said.

“For those that are not respectful of others and drive in a reckless or aggressive manner; you can expect strict enforcement from members of this office,” a Worcester County Sheriff’s Office press release said A pop-up rally discussion and planning Facebook page currently has 10,432 members, while a self-purported “original” Facebook group boasts more than 67,100 members.

How many members show up remains to be seen, but travel in Ocean City could be difficult by Friday.

“Spectators are urged to keep the sidewalks clear for pedestrian traffic and should not incite the spinning of wheels or ‘burnouts’ by motorists,” the press release said. “… With high pedestrian traffic expected, pedestrians are urged to Walk Smart! and always use crosswalks when crossing roadways.”

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BJ’s on the Water on 75th Street can only add two more tables with the new increase to 75 percent indoor dining capacity.

Increased restaurant capacity doesn’t alter spacing needs Continued from Page 1 in Maryland and what might be viewed as a gradual return to normalcy. But remaining unchanged are Maryland Department of Health compliance regulations that maintain strict diner spacing requirements without acknowledging new diner safety protocols that might be just as effective.

Along with the increase in capacity, Hogan also declared Friday, Sept. 18 through Sunday, Sept. 27 as Maryland Restaurant Week to encourage business for restaurants.

Local restaurants mostly agree with the restaurant association’s assessment that the increase in capacity looks good on paper, but doesn’t have much impact. Nori Sushi, at Gold Coast Mall on 115th Street, is already maxed out with 10 tables six feet apart inside.

“We’re not fully able to add too many more tables and maintain the six feet apart, so we don’t know if we can handle the guidelines,” said co-owner Phillip Lambrinos.

Judy Wilbur, director of sales and marketing for Dune’s Manor off 29th Street, said the Victorian Room would remain at 50 percent with tables six feet apart and mask requirements.

Although they have added seating for Milton’s Deck, a new oceanfront veranda for outside dining, that will only last for so long as the weather turns cold.

Billy Carder, co-owner of BJ’s on the Water on 75th Street, said that the increased capacity only helped a little.

“We really only have added two tables because we still have to do the sixfeet separation between tables and that’s all the square footage [we have],” Carder said.

Nancy Schwendeman, interim director of the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce, agreed that the regulation change will not have a tremendous impact.

“There are several restaurants that have the overall square footage to be able to increase to 75 percent and gain additional seating, but there are a large number of restaurants that are already

maxed out because of the six-foot space requirement,” Schwendeman said.

She said it would be more helpful to allow the restaurants to seat customers in booths that are back-toback, but place a divider between them. Under the current safety requirements, tables and booths must be at least six feet apart.

Susan Jones, executive director of the Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association, agreed that the increase in capacity is not realistic.

“With social distancing requirements, table spacing and not allowing Plexiglass barriers between inside booths, and no standing at the bar, most operators will still be below 50 percent of capacity when complying with state regulations, which most of are following,” Jones said. “The reality is when cold weather sets in, operators will feel a huge squeeze when they lose their outdoor space and are only able to use interiors with spacing requirements.”

Jones also pointed out that, according to Hogan and the Maryland Department of Health, family gatherings have had a greater impact on the spread of coronavirus cases.

“We have been saying for many months that restaurants have been unfairly targeted,” Jones said.

Marshall Weston, president and CEO of the Maryland Restaurant Association, said in a statement that without changes to the safety guidelines, the increase in capacity does not make up for the loss of outdoor dining with winter coming.

“Retail stores have been using Plexiglass barriers for months and even the Maryland State Department of Education’s recovery plan for returning students to the classroom includes the use of barriers,” Weston said. “CDC [Center for Disease and Control] guidelines also confirm that physical barriers are acceptable in food service operations – yet no explanation has been provided as to why barriers are not acceptable for the restaurants in Maryland.”

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Ocean City election gains two candidates Continued from Page 1 tion — Councilmen Dennis Dare, Tony DeLuca, John Gehrig and Councilwoman Mary Knight.

Of the four incumbents, only DeLuca had filed for reelection as of Wednesday, and Meehan, Dare, Gehrig and Knight will have until Oct. 6 to file for reelection.

“What inspired me [to run for mayor] was to learn how to bring new investments into Dan Hagen town [in order] to bring more tourists to town [and] to bring that atmosphere that people enjoyed before,” Hagan said.

The 34-year-old real estate business developer said he also wanted to tackle the city’s trash problem, which citizens and current city officials have recently complained about, and to spearhead more business development.

As for 25-year-old Eastman, who is currently employed with the City of Salisbury, he said his motivation to run for City Council was to act as a vessel for constituents through which their voices could be heard on important matters.

“I just want to make sure that the people’s voices are heard and I feel like that’s something I could do,” Eastman

said. “… I just feel like maybe that isn’t happening right now as much as it could be.”

Hagan expressed similar sentiments, saying a disconnect existed between city officials, constituents and even tourists.

Hagan and Eastman are both green when it comes to local politics, but neither seemed too worried about their lack of experience.

“I come in with an open mind, a fresh mind, [and] I have … nonstop energy,” Hagan said. “I’m in the age group [that’s] more politicized now than it used to be, and I would say that you have to give me a chance.”

Hagan said he welcomes challengers who may criticize him for his inexperience, and would face them head on — including his N. Eastman main competitor.

“My challenge to you is to vote for me and for me to prove you wrong,” Hagan said.

He said as mayor, he would be open to multiple perspectives, but would remain firm in his beliefs.

“I’m not going into this alone,” Eastman said. “I want the community to be behind me and I want them to help me through this so I can help them. I want

my voice to be their voice.”

This year’s election will look slightly different because of the novel coronavirus.

Each constituent will be sent an

electronic ballot that can either be mailed in or scanned at the convention center.

Bus service to the convention center will be free.

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Motorcycle riders enjoy unofficial OC BikeFest

By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) While the official OC BikeFest had been canceled back in July, motorcycle riders and enthusiasts still showed up to the resort in droves last weekend to roll on Ocean City’s roads and rendezvous in parking lots.

The annual motorcycle event, scheduled for Sept. 16-20, usually draws more than 100,000 bikers and enthusiasts to Ocean City, securing its position as one of the resort’s most profitable weekends of the year.

The OCMD Bike Week Facebook page claims more than 120,000 people attended last year’s event.

This year, however, that didn’t happen, as was the case with many major events on the seasonal schedule.

“Due to covid-19, and extensive discussions with the Town of Ocean City and Worcester County Health Department, we have decided to postpone all activities to 2021,” organizers said in a press release in July. “This decision has been very difficult, but when it comes to the safety of all of those involved, we know it is the right decision.”

Nonetheless, bikers, with a “covid-

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Hooper’s Crab House in West Ocean City was a popular spot last Saturday for the unofficial OC BikeFest.

19 be damned” mentality, came to the resort anyway and slammed several areas downtown and in West Ocean City.

“According to the businesses I have heard from, it was a very busy weekend,” said Nancy Schwendeman, interim executive director of the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce. “Even though we didn’t have [an official] OC BikeFest, there were a number of bikes that rolled into town for the weekend.”

Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association Executive Director Susan Jones said hotel reservations were fairly good, but rainy weather

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may have caused some cancelations. “[It] definitely [was] not business as usual, as restaurants were only at 50 percent capacity, and no standing [is allowed] at bars,” Jones said. “That being said, there were still plenty of folks who enjoyed the business, as there were certainly bikes around town.”

A concrete figure for how many attended would be nearly impossible to conjure, however, as the unofficial nature of the event meant no record keeping.

Nevertheless, crowds were … well … crowded, and facemasks were a rare sight to see.

While most gatherings took place outside, Gov. Larry Hogan’s executive order requires masks to be worn outside when social distancing is not possible.

Photos posted online also show guests, sans masks, enjoying live music inside packed venues. “[Covid-19] can’t stop us,” the official ‘Unofficial’ Bike Week Facebook Page said. “Bike Week may be canceled, but we’re gonna party like it’s 1999.”

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Motorcycle enthusiasts gather at the Atlantic Hotel Oceanfront in downtown Ocean City during the unofficial OC BikeFest last Saturday.

Weekend busy, but not like previous OC BikeFest years Continued from Page 4 Skully’s Customs and various leather clothing and jewelry tents.

By 1 p.m. on Saturday, the parking lot of Hooper’s overflowed with bikers, requiring some to park at the adjacent Starbucks.

On the island, the Atlantic Hotel Oceanfront on 401 S. Baltimore Ave. hosted its own vendor area with bikers perusing various shops and enjoying a drink, or two, at Wild Bill’s dive pub next door.

With so much traffic in town, accidents were bound to happen. According to police data, police responded to 25 collision-based calls for service last weekend — the same amount as the official bike week in 2019.

One accident was particularly bad and required the driver to be flown out of the city to Baltimore Shock Trauma.

Around 9 p.m. last Friday, officers

responded to an accident that occurred on the intersection of Philadelphia Avenue and 23rd Street.

“The driver of the motorcycle suffered serious injuries as a result of the collision,” police Spokeswoman Ashley Miller said. “… The driver of the motorcycle, an adult male from Ephrata, Pennsylvania, was flown by Trooper 4 to [Baltimore] Shock Trauma. The driver of the motorcycle is in critical condition.”

The occupants of the other vehicle did not sustain any injuries, and southbound traffic on Philadelphia Avenue was diverted to Baltimore Avenue for an extended period of time, Miller said.

Miller said the last update she had received was that the driver was in stable, but critical condition.

Overall calls for service were fewer in comparison to last year, with 1,173 this past weekend and 1,473 in 2019.

Home is wherre your

By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) While many of Ocean City’s major special events were shelved this year, one remains on schedule and could bring some cheer to an otherwise gloomy year — the 27th annual Winterfest of Lights.

“Obviously, our goal is to move forward with Winterfest of Lights,” City Special Events Director Frank Miller said. “We’ve always touted that it’s a tradition in Ocean City, it’s a tradition for many families.”

Winterfest of Lights 2020 will take place at Northside Park on 125th Street from Nov. 19 to Jan. 2, Wednesday through Sunday, from 5:30-9:30 p.m.

Tickets are $5 and will be available online only to prevent mass queuing at the entrance located at the ballfield parking lot on Jamaica Avenue.

Last year’s festival drew 103,000 people to the park — 2,000 shy of 2018’s 105,000 guests.

Miller said he and his staff knew the holiday festival could survive covid-19 after seeing the success of the ArtX festival in August.

“That was met with overwhelming thanks from the patrons as well as the vendors,” Miller said. “People felt very comfortable walking around Northside

Park [on 125th Street] and enjoyed that event.”

While Winterfest 2020 remains on schedule, some of its key features, the express tram ride and pavilion tent, will be missing this year.

“We had a conversation with the county health officer, who has always been wonderful to deal with, but she had basically mentioned that those are two very big concerns for them [the county health department],” Miller said.

The main obstacle would have been social Frank Miller distancing enforcement, Miller said, which had been one reason the summer tram schedule had been eliminated this year.

“We felt that with all of the concerns and how it would greatly deplete the operation by trying to use those two elements and still try to put on the event just no longer made sense,” Miller said.

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Two hundred trees will light up Northside Park this year

This year’s Winterfest of Lights at Northside Park on 125th Street will look a little bit different, as there will no longer be a tram ride because of covid-19.

Continued from Page 5 propriate amount of time, so it had been condensed to a path surrounding the lagoon.

The holiday displays would take up less space, and several of the larger displays, not all, would be removed to accommodate the smaller event footprint.

However, “We’re going to add up to 200 lit trees at Northside Park, which has never been done before,” Miller said.

Additionally, although the name does not fit the event, perhaps, Miller said the festival would feature “Easter Eggs,” or surprises for people to find.

Santa Claus this year will be located indoors and children will not be able to sit in his lap, unfortunately. Yet, Miller said a new interactive experience was being worked out, although he could

not disclose any details this week.

The park will be filled with Christmas music, a fireworks display will usher in the New Year on Dec. 31 and guests can look forward to Booster’s hot chocolate and other festival staples just like any other year.

Under Mayor Rick Meehan’s emergency declaration, masks are required at all special events, indoors or outdoors. Whether Meehan’s mandate will be in effect by November is unknown, but guests are reminded that under Gov. Larry Hogan’s state orders masks are to be worn outdoors when social distancing is not possible.

“Winterfest has always been an amazing shining star … and we’re not going to let people down this year,” Miller said.

Zoning ordinance gets first reading pass by City Council

By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) The Ocean City Council on Monday voted to pass on first reading an ordinance to the city’s zoning code that will affect the downtown mixed use and downtown design overlay zone districts.

The first amendment in the ordinance will act as a curative modifier by reestablishing a 40 foot, or no more than four stories, building height limit in the downtown mixed-use area south of Third Street.

Former Ocean City Development Corporation President Blaine Smith explained on multiple occasions that in 2002, the city had passed an ordinance amending the zoning code by repealing and replacing it.

However, those handling the ordinance at the time had forgotten to replace the building height language, leaving it out for the next 18 years.

Last week, Planning and Community Development Director Bill Neville

said the amendment would have no substantive effect, and would simply be administrative in nature.

The second amendment focuses on employee housing.

Currently, buildings in the area with pitched roofs no greater than a 9/12 pitch, and dormers are allowed to use 50 percent of a top floor space for employee housing.

Back in February, Smith told members of the Ocean City Planning and Zoning Committee that the OCDC had realized the extra space was being wasted.

Instead of leaving it as storage space, Smith said the city could allow an additional 25 percent to be used to help alleviate the resort’s seasonal employee housing problem.

The final amendment would provide a full set of sign regulations that apply in the downtown area, as well as additional criteria to address signs that wrap around Boardwalk storefronts and wrap around the corner facing a side street.

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By Ally Lanasa Staff Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) Public and private schools in Worcester County are adapting to new safety protocols to allow for in-person instruction, as the covid-19 pandemic continues to spread, although at a slower pace.

Nearly 18 percent of public school students will return for in-person instruction on Monday after three weeks of virtual learning.

“Each of our schools have been tasked with setting up three to four groups of kids, starting with our Tier 2 and Tier 3,” Superintendent Lou Taylor said. “Tier 2 and Tier 3 means not only kids that have certain educational needs but also kids who may have some [internet connectivity] issues where they live.”

There will be some variation in the number of students returning to the 14 schools in the county system.

With concern for the health and safety of students and employees, classroom sizes will be decreased.

“We have to keep in mind the recommendations by the CDC, and we have an educational plan in place to return that our state department (of education) has approved,” Taylor said. “We want to make sure we keep the social distancing of six feet in mind. All kids and all staff will be wearing masks. Also, we will take many hygiene breaks of handwashing.”

All the local public schools have identified traffic patterns in the hallways to enforce social distancing.

Also, a local business has donated face shields for many employees and students.

Taylor added that the schools will not be conducting daily temperature screenings. However, as most of the employees have already returned to campus, they complete daily questionnaires as part of check-ins.

“If all goes well, every two weeks, we’ll reevaluate where we are,” Taylor said. “I’m sure we’ll have to make some adjustments on the fly.”

Taylor said a date has yet to be set for the beginning of Stage Three of the Responsible Return model, which will bring students back for hybrid learning in an alternating week schedule.

“That will all be determined by how well we’re handling this pandemic nationally and in our county,” Taylor said. “Our health department is our key partner right now in making sure that our kids and teachers stay safe. I met with the health department leadership team last Thursday with part of my leadership team.

We all feel very good about where we are today.”

Roughly 6,800 students are currently enrolled in the county’s public schools, some of which have opted to continue distance learning for the fall.

“We want everybody to feel safe.

We want everybody to have an environment for learning that’s conducive to how they want to live,” Taylor said.

Although there are no designated areas for outdoor classrooms, Taylor said teachers are permitted to take students outside where it is safe and conducive for learning.

The school system also is adjusting to social distancing requirements on buses.

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Students, teachers adapt to social distancing standards Continued from Page 7 in time has not been added to any school.

A petition has been made to the Worcester County Board of Education to retract the extension of school hours. Some parents say the later dismissals could prevent children from participating in extracurricular activities.

Lou Taylor W o r c e s t e r Preparatory School is in its fourth week of school with about 95 percent of its student population engaged in in-person instruction.

Dr. John McDonald Jr., the head of Kathleen Manns school, said the number of students participating in virtual learning for the first term is decreasing.

More than 440 students are enrolled in Worcester Preparatory between prekindergarten and 12th grade.

Since students have returned to the South Main Street campus in

Berlin, Worcester Preparatory has implemented safety measures to protect students and employees. These health-safety steps include installing desk dividers and plexiglass dividers for the teachers to stand behind during instruction as well as using air scrubbers to aid and filter the ventilation inside.

Teachers are also using 11 different outdoor classroom spaces.

Every morning, students’ temperatures are taken as they exit their vehicles or the buses. After temperature screenings, students head directly to their classrooms.

All students and employees are required to wear masks. McDonald said he is proud of students for wearing face coverings throughout the school day without complaint.

In addition, classroom sizes have been decreased to permit social distancing of six feet in every direction, McDonald said.

With the limitations on classroom sizes, the school library has been transformed into three J. McDonald Jr. different classrooms.

McDonald thanked educators for teaching additional sections because of the decreased classroom sizes and doing more lesson planning for students who are still engaged in virtual learning.

He added that there is a waitlist for most grades at this time.

As of Tuesday morning, there had been no positive tests of the coronavirus at the private school, McDonald said.

Kathleen Manns, the principal of Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School, also said no positive coronavirus tests have been reported at this time.

She added that students have adjusted well to the safety protocols since they returned to campus on Sept. 8.

“Basically, we spent the first four days working with the kids, teaching them proper handwashing techniques [and] teaching them what six feet looks like,” Manns said. “We have signage on the floor like footprints that are six feet apart for them to line up on.”

Parent Rick Deale worked with Creative Assemblies in Bridgeville, Delaware, and Arena Signs in Lewes, Delaware, to supply the school with touchless hand-sanitizing stations, Manns added.

All students must wear masks inside the parochial school on Racetrack Road in Berlin and outside if social distancing cannot be maintained.

“This new way of life has given us the opportunity to think ‘outside’ of

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Cheryl Marshall, a first-grade teacher at Worcester Preparatory School in Berlin, conducts a lesson behind a plexiglass shield to protect her students and herself from exposure to the virus.

the box,” Manns said. “Children need time outdoors to recharge and move.

It has been proven to help in their academic and physical development.

We are now offering a lot more freedom for teachers to instruct outside in the fresh air. These are changes that will stay with our school community long after covid-19 is memory.”

She added that an area in the rear of the building has been designated as an outdoor classroom for small groups of students.

Amanda Evans, the director of admissions and advancement at Most Blessed Sacrament, said the campus sits on 22 acres and offers many opportunities for outdoor learning.

Students were also provided Most Blessed Sacrament cinch bags to fill with supplies for outdoor learning, such as a beach towel, a hat, sunglasses, pens, pencils and a clipboard.

As the weather changes, Manns added that she will instruct parents to pack items like gloves and winter hats.

Manns also expressed gratitude for Ed and Stephanie Rohe, who donated new and easily sanitized playground equipment for all classes, and Duane and Josie Cover for leading a team of volunteers to create a sunshade over the outdoor classroom.

“Generosity and service to others runs deep in our [Most Blessed Sacrament] community,” Manns said. “Throughout the months leading up to our opening, our families, teachers and staff really came together with ideas, donations and support. We truly couldn’t do any of this without them. Our diocesan school year theme is ‘Called to Serve’ and it is already taking action with the shared time, talent and treasure of our school body.”

Under the direction of the Catholic school’s office in Wilmington, Delaware, Most Blessed Sacrament can engage in in-person instruction five days a week with accommoda-

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Catherine Taylor, a seventh grader at Most Blessed Sacrament on Racetrack Road in Berlin, prepares to head to class on the first day of school on Sept. 8.

tions.

Most Blessed Sacrament has a student population under 250 students from prekindergarten through eighth grade, with all students participating in in-person instruction.

Manns added that distance learning was not an option for students, but accommodations have been made for one family because of medical reasons.

Furthermore, it is the responsibility of the families to evaluate students’ health before entering the school each day. Most Blessed Sacrament is not conducting daily temperature screenings.

“We are depending on our parents to do the right thing and to be honest,” Manns said. “We’re asking our parents to do a wellness check at home, including temperature checks.

If in doubt, stay home.”

Most Blessed Sacrament is not awarding perfect attendance for the 2020-21 school year, so students do not feel pressured to attend school when they are ill.

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Md. reaches record low in coronavirus rate

By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) Maryland dropped to a record-low seven-day positivity rate for the coronavirus at 2.85 percent on Sunday, according to Gov. Larry Hogan. That same day, Worcester dropped to 3.62 percent, but crept back up to above 6 percent as of Wednesday, as the state had dropped to 2.6 percent.

On Wednesday, Johns Hopkins University reported the state positivity rate at 5.1 percent. Its testing relies on data from the Covid Tracking Project, a volunteer tracking organization from The Atlantic magazine. This differs from the health department positivity rate because Johns Hopkins eliminates duplicate tests.

From last Friday to this Wednesday, 36 new cases were confirmed in the county, according to the Worcester County Health Department. Last week, 69 new cases were confirmed.

This brings the county’s total cases since March to 1,020.

There have been 26 coronavirusrelated deaths in Worcester, with 18 of them at the Berlin Nursing Home.

Numerous attempts to reach the nursing home for comment since March have not been successful.

As of Thursday, the state had 121,800 cases. In this area, 374 cases have now been reported in the Berlin and Ocean Pines 21811 zip code area, 328 cases were listed for the Ocean City 21842 zip code, 94 in the Snow Hill 21863 zip code and 160 in the Pocomoke City 21851 zip code.

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

A total of 866 people have been released from public monitoring.

Worcester has conducted 21,642 coronavirus tests.

As of Wednesday afternoon, three patients with coronavirus were in Atlantic General Hospital’s medical/surgical unit, according to Toni Keiser, vice president of public relations.

Three other patients may have coronavirus, but are not yet confirmed.

So far, hospital staff have cared for six patients who have come off a ven-

tilator and are breathing on their own.

Atlantic General has discharged 59 patients with coronavirus who are on the way to recovery.

As of Thursday, next door Wicomico had 1,936 cases and Sussex County in Delaware has 6,673 cases as of Wednesday.

The county health department has two free testing sites: Pocomoke City on Walnut Street and at the West Ocean City Park N’ Ride. the Ocean City convention center on 40th Street.

The testing is for adults at least 18 years old. Those who want to get tested should bring ID. The Ocean City convention center on 40th Street conducted free testing weeks during the second half of summer, but has not yet determined if there will be future testing dates.

Testing is available for Worcester County residents only at the Pocomoke location on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The West Ocean City testing site is open Monday and Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

To schedule an appointment in Pocomoke or West Ocean City, call 410-632-1100, ext. 1119.

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

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

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

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

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By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) Although most industries in the coastal area have been suffering mightily during the coronavirus pandemic, there is one that is doing not just well, but very well.

That would be real estate.

Joe Wilson, president of the Coastal Association of Realtors, said property listings have plummeted locally, as sales have far outstripped supply. He said the five-year average for active listings this multiple Cameron Drew listing area in August was 760, and last month, there were 299.

“Almost everyone [Realtors] that I’ve spoken with has said their business is up Joe Wilson and they’re extremely busy,” Wilson said.

“We do have a lot of new properties coming on the market and a lot of activity.”

He attributed this decrease in listings to the coronavirus pandemic.

The real estate market was quiet in March and April when many areas were under a stay-at-home order. Sellers could not or were reluctant to open homes for showings.

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properties again in May, which is typically a Realtor’s busiest month.

“I think there were probably people sitting at home, wishing that they had pulled the trigger earlier so they could have a place to come quarantine in,” Wilson said.

He said many people from urban areas such as D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York were buying in Ocean City because they were working from home.

“I had a client that relocated here from Manhattan and he was telling me he was cooped up in a very small apartment for a long time working from home indefinitely,” Wilson said.

“He said, ‘I decided it would be better for me to just buy a place in Ocean City where I’d been traveling for a long time. If and when I can return to work in person, I can go back and find another apartment.’”

Realtor Cameron Drew saw the same trend. She said that Ocean Pines would typically have around 100 listings, but now only has 30 to 40. Some communities in Delaware usually have 15 listings, but only have two now.

“It’s hard sometimes to wrap your head around because I think we were expecting the opposite when the pandemic happened, but . . . more people are buying more than ever,” Drew said.

She said it can be a struggle to find properties to show for clients.

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Legislature will not meet in 2020 State leaders decline to hold special session, citing November General Election

By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) After months of speculation about the possibility, the Maryland General Assembly will not reconvene for a special session, Senate President Bill Ferguson and Speaker of the House Adrienne Jones declared in a joint statement last week.

The legislature adjourned early on March 18 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

After adjournment, there was talk that the legislature might reconvene in May or later. A speMary Beth cial session would reCarozza quire the support of the majority of legislators from both the House and Senate.

The two legislative leaders came to a mock special session in Annapolis organized by activists who believed that was a Wayne Hartman need for a special session before 2021. While at the event and in an email to Maryland senators and delegates, Ferguson and Jones explained why that would not happen.

They said that holding a special session before the general election in November would be acting on imperfect information.

“This will be one of the most critical federal elections in our lifetimes and will yield radically different landscapes about Maryland’s financial and civil stability for the future,” the statement read. “Convening before January 2021 would be a misstep and a disservice to the people of Maryland.”

Ferguson and Jones said that although they recognized numerous hardships —the pandemic, the unemployment crisis, police brutality accusations and evictions — they didn’t want to rush legislation.

“The worst outcome would be to call a special session and not have consensus or the resources needed to achieve results: giving people hope for solutions that we cannot guaran-

tee in a rushed environment, severely altered convening format, and uncertain funding landscape,” the statement read.

Delegate Wayne Hartman (R-38 C) said that although he agreed with the decision to not hold a special session, he disagreed with the reasoning.

“It was definitely very biased and suggestive that if a certain candidate gets elected, that we need to act in one way or another,” Hartman said.

He added that the priorities of the Democratic majority of the General Assembly did not line up with his priorities.

In the statement, Ferguson and Jones said the priorities going into the 2021 session would be police accountability and reform; decoupling from the federal tax provisions and clawing back any unjust funding to corporations; permanent fixes to vote-by-mail laws; improvements to working conditions for workers; and long-term housing stability. These priorities have also generally lined up with those who have asked for a special session.

“I fully support the police and our law enforcement,” Hartman said. “I don’t see the need for us to meet to limit their powers or add oversight or anything.”

He added that there was plenty of opportunity to vote without “pushing mail-in voting.”

Overall, Hartman thought there wasn’t even time to think about a special session.

“A lot of my time was spent interpreting the directive from the governor and fighting to get our businesses back open, so there really wasn’t any time that I was thinking or worried about getting back into session,” Hartman said.

Sen. Mary Beth Carozza (R 38) also agreed with the decision to not hold a special session, saying her time was similarly spent helping constituents.

“We [Carozza’s staff] are on the phone every day, making sure that the constituents who have contacted us, that we are following up on their request for assistance,” Carozza said, “whether it’s navigating the department of labor with an unemployment claim, whether it’s a small business that we’re following up with the Maryland Department of Commerce, whether it’s some specific question that I need to talk to the health offi-

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Carozza’s second reason to not reconvene was because there were no safety protocols developed for regular session, making it just as likely they would be absent in a second installment. She said she would oppose any measure to vote via Zoom.

“It’s absolutely essential that members be there in person,” Carozza said. “Often, when you’re working through difficult issues, amendments will be introduced, they’ll be worked on literally in the committee room or on the Senate floor, working through that . . . bipartisan consensus to the extent possible, and doing that on Zoom limits and restricts that type of interaction for the members.”

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Urban residents seek new homes Continued from Page 10 listings and now we’re picking through five to 10 listings,” Drew said. “My Saturdays used to be filled with showing property all day long because there was so much inventory for someone to see.”

She said that with more people working from home, they wanted to be closer to the beach and take advantage of low interest rates.

Although it’s a good time to sell, it’s more difficult to buy property now.

“If you are looking to buy, you might have to pay a little bit more than you would have a year ago, but there’s still some options out there,” Wilson said. “It’s the same amount of people competing over less inventory of product.”

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Commissioner Joe Mitrecic updates council Pandemic, fire/EMS funds, Black Eyed Susan riverboat among presentation topics

By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) After being delayed by the covid-19 pandemic, Worcester County Commissioner Joe Mitrecic returned on Monday to give his annual activity report, virtually, to the mayor and City Council.

“It’s been quite a while since I’ve had the pleasure of updating you on what is happening with our county,” Mitrecic said. “I wish there was more to report due to the length of time that has elapsed, but with the past and current issues with the pandemic, it seems we all have been just trying to get through.”

Mitrecic said the county declared a state of emergency back in March and that it is still in place so the county can apply for state and federal covid-19 funds.

“We’ve … worked very well with the [Worcester County] Health Department through this,” Mitrecic said. “They have taken the lead as far as protecting us here in the county and [county Health Officer Rebecca] Jones and her group have done a fabulous job.”

Mitrecic said commissioners were slowly opening county offices for cit-

izen services, beginning with the county’s permit offices.

“You can now make an appointment to see someone in permitting,” Mitrecic said. “You will be escorted to a safe meeting room and get answers about zonJoe Mitrecic ing, building permits, environmental services, liquor licenses etc.”

The county’s Recreation and Parks Department was opening with limited programming, while other departments were on the way to following suit.

The commissioners passed the county fiscal year 2021 budget in June, and were able to keep the tax rate and other post-employment benefits (OPEB) the same.

“Funding was increased to Snow Hill and Pocomoke, two of our hardest hit by the pandemic for capital improvements only,” Mitrecic said.

He then mentioned the commissioner’s controversial decision about awarding money to Atlantic General Hospital.

In May, the commissioners had voted to eliminate the funding, but then reversed the decision in June after it threatened to stymie the passage of the budget.

Mitrecic had been one of those opposed to the funding, stating the hospital needed to seek funding from Sussex County, Delaware, as many of its patients derived from that area.

He also criticized the hospital’s alleged fixation on raising funds and constructing new buildings.

Ultimately, the commissioners agreed to award the hospital $100,000 — $75,000 short of last year’s grant.

“Funding was increased for our volunteer fire companies throughout the county in the form of larger grants and more per month loan money for our EMS personnel,” Mitrecic said.

He said he was proud of securing money the city has requested from the county to recuperate fire and EMS service costs associated with providing service to West Ocean City — a point of contention between city and county since Mitrecic’s freshman year as a city councilman.

Councilman Mark Paddack asked if there had been any progress on establishing fire districts in the county, to which Mitrecic replied that he had not received any pushback on the idea, although commissioners had yet to discuss it in length.

The commissioner then mentioned a recent point of interest for the county — the Black Eyed Susan riverboat.

“We’re trying to bring [it] to Pocomoke and Snow Hill, and I’d ask Mr. Mayor [Rick Meehan] to submit a letter of support from the Town of Ocean City,” Mitrecic said. “I think it’s going to be a tremendous boost to the south end of the county and I am hoping it will bring in some money down there and offset the money the Town of Ocean City pays into the

county budget.”

The $350,000 riverboat can host up to 150 people, has a full kitchen and could be used for river dining experiences or even high school prom.

The goal of the boat would be to bring 500 to 1,000 people daily to Snow Hill and Pocomoke.

The council voted to approve a letter of support for the riverboat.

On Tuesday, the commissioners approved the boat purchase. Snow Hill’s government will be in charge of its operations.

The final item on Mitrecic’s list was a bill that would add a Casino Entertainment District in the county’s zoning code.

The amendment would create the proposed district as a permitted use in the A-2 (Agricultural) district and establish regulations as an overlay district, which would allow the Ocean Downs Casino on Racetrack Road to exist independently.

“I had it (the bill) moved from a public hearing on Sept. 15 to a work session and it will come back to the commissioners as a public hearing on Oct. 20,” Mitrecic said. “We need to have a lot of people there in the audience — the ramifications of this bill are very serious.”

Mitrecic encouraged city officials and business owners and leaders to attend the public hearing and stay informed on the matter.

“The thought is this only allows them to do things they are already allowed to do, but that’s not really the full intent of the bill,” Mitrecic said.

With that, Mitrecic’s update came to a close, and he said he would return in December with news on the highly anticipated sports complex.

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Wor. votes to loan Snow Hill up to $400K for riverboat

By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) Snow Hill is not quite ready to get underway with its proposed riverboat attraction, but it has taken on fuel in the form of a $400,000 no-interest loan from the Worcester County Commissioners.

The commissioners’ endorsement of that arrangement in a special meeting Tuesday would allow the town to buy the Black Eyed Susan riverboat.

The idea became a Gary Weber time-sensitive issue when Leonardtown dropped out of discussions to buy the boat, making it available for Worcester County.

Tom Perlozzo, director of recreation and parks, economic develChip Bertino opment and tourism, brought the idea to the commissioners last month as a way to boost the economies of Snow Hill and Pocomoke.

Snow Hill Town Manager Gary Weber said that the riverboat J. Nordstrom would link the southern end of the county to the northern, create dozens of jobs and promote the arts.

“If we’ve heard it once, we’ve heard it a thousand times, and I quote, ‘If Snow Hill ever figures out they have a river running through it, maybe this town could take off,’” Weber said.

In his request for a county loan and support, Weber said that a grant of $100,000 from the Department of Housing and Community Development to Tyson Foods in Snow Hill was going unused and could be transferred. In addition, the $250,000 the county set aside from the CARES Act for the southern end of the county could be used.

Although Pocomoke is not officially in on the deal with Snow Hill, it expressed interest once there is a more established plan.

After Weber’s pitch, County Commissioner Chip Bertino engaged in a string of questions — what the county’s role would be, if there was a feasibility study, how much moving the boat would cost, where the boat would be stored, if there was enough parking, how many trips it would make in a day, how much it would cost per person, how it could be economically viable, what the past financials for the boat are, what the business or marketing plan is, what the emergency procedures would be and if repairs and maintenance had been budgeted for.

“I don’t mean to be difficult and I hate asking these questions, but it’s not in the briefing and we’re being asked

to either loan money or redirect grant funding to this operation,” Bertino said. “My comfort level of you knowing these answers is important.”

Weber said that since the county would provide a loan, it could be as much or as little as involved as it wanted to be. He said the boat would be located off Bank Street and there would be plenty of parking.

However, a feasibility study had not yet been conducted and a full business or marketing plan had not been developed.

“I have no doubt in my mind that this boat will pay for itself,” Weber said. “It wouldn’t even have to leave the dock to do that. The public relations for our town and Pocomoke, tying this river together — the business plan is going to work out.”

He added that many of these questions could not be answered without first hiring an operator.

“You’re asking us for a giant leap of faith without really any corresponding, comprehensive information other than ‘we think we can do that,’ and I’m not discounting what you’re saying, but you’re asking the taxpayers for either a loan or to redirect grant funding from other sources to this,” Bertino said.

Weber said he wished there was more time to develop a plan, but that there was a sense of urgency as another buyer from New York was also interested. He added that he had no plans to come to the county for additional money after a loan had been given.

Bertino pointed out that a county employee, Lachelle Scarlato, deputy director for economic development, has an interest in the company that owns the Black Eyed Susan and would benefit from the purchase.

County Commissioner Joshua Nordstrom said that although he wished they had more time, they needed to take advantage now or the county would lose it.

“Understand how important it is for Pocomoke,” Nordstrom said. “Understand how important this is for Snow Hill, how long these towns have been oppressed economically, how they’ve wanted something, craved something, needed something, for economic development, for employment, for jobs, to bring people to town so people will want to put businesses in these empty storefronts, these empty buildings that have been sitting vacant for years and years.”

County Commissioner Jim Bunting said that although using the CARES Act money might pass the legal test, it didn’t pass the “smell test.”

“Lord knows who else you’re affecting by doing this, there’s other people who could probably use this money,” Bunting said.

Weber assured the commissioners that with his experience of running entertainment venues, he would make sure the boat more than paid for itself.

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Worcester County Commissioners agreed on Tuesday to give Snow Hill a loan of up to $400,000 to purchase the Black Eyed Susan, a paddle wheeler.

Bunting reiterated the concern that there was no business plan.

“I truly believe you’re going to be in here asking us for money every year,” Bunting said.

County Commissioner Bud Church voiced his support for the boat and said Pocomoke and Snow Hill need more help than Berlin or Ocean City.

County Commissioner Ted Elder said he was torn because he saw the benefits, but didn’t want to make a rushed decision.

“Sometimes you have to take a risk if you ever want to win in life, but the problem is this town is worse off today than when I moved here 24 years ago

and that’s no excuse,” Weber said.

County Commissioner Joseph Mitrecic said that although he had concerns, those could be worked out.

“As I just said to Mr. Elder, nothing ventured, nothing gained,” Mitrecic said. “I think this is a venture that is going to be a big gain for this county.”

The commissioners voted 5-2 to give Snow Hill a no-interest loan of up to $400,000 for the boat on the terms of the county administration. The county will also pursue transferring the grant from Tyson Foods and using the CARES Act money.

Bertino and Bunting opposed the measure.

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Shore Craft Beer Fest gets Ocean City Council’s approval

The Ocean City Council approved on Monday the Shore Craft Beer Fest at Sunset Park slated for Oct. 24.

By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) If there’s a will, there’s a way … for beer, at least, and residents and guests will have the opportunity to hoist a pint next month in Sunset Park after the Ocean City Council approved the 2020 Shore Craft Beer Fest slated for Oct. 24.

Councilwoman Mary Knight asked how the event organizer would ensure proper social distancing at the event.

Ann McGinnis Hillyer, CEO of Shore Craft Beer, said the event, which drew 1,500 craft beer enthusiasts last year, would be limited to 250 people this year.

“We’re going to be selling the tick-

New concussion safety regulation WCPS Board of Education approves edits, addition to policies of student section

By Ally Lanasa Staff Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) The Worcester County Board of Education last week agreed to revise student policies regarding enrollment and attendance, supervision, behavior and discipline, wellness, athletics and extracurricular activities and safety security.

Dr. Annette Wallace presented the proposed revisions to the board during its meeting on Monday, Sept. 15.

The revisions were mainly editorial changes for grammar and capitalization.

Wallace said the only new policy that was approved concerned concussion safety for students, athletes and youth sport programs.

The original concussion safety policy was adopted in 2013 and was revised last week to comply with the Code of Maryland Regulations, which is the official compilation of all ad-

ministrative regulations issued by state agencies.

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In addition, youth sports programs must annually affirm to the county school system that they are compliant with concussion information procedures.

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ets by table, not by person,” Hillyer said. “So you have to buy the ticket with a member of your own group.”

Hillyer said there are two table options, 12-ounce beers and 24-ounce beers, with table capacity capped at six people.

Tables, six feet apart, will be marked in advance to prevent a check-in line from forming, Hillyer said. Once seated, then a staff member will go check identifications and tickets.

Attendees must be 21 years old or older, as mingling will not be allowed and participants will be restricted to their respective tables.

“We will have a scattered arrival time — every five minutes … it’ll be sold out in advance, there will be no ticket sales there so that we have the contact tracing in place in case there’s any problem,” Hillyer said.

Changes to Title IX guarantee due process provided

By Ally Lanasa Staff Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) A change in the Title IX federal rule prohibiting schools and colleges from discriminating on the basis of sex has added a new means of providing due process for students accused of sexual assault.

The rule changes went into effect on Aug. 14 after two years of debate.

“Today marks a new era in the storied history of Title IX in which the right to equal access to education required by law is truly protected for all students,” wrote Betsy DeVos, former U.S. Secretary of Education, in a press release on Aug. 14. “Every student should know that their school will be held accountable for responding to incidents of sexual misconduct See WOR. Page 15

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Wor. Board of Education adopts federal rule Continued from Page 14 and that it must treat all students fairly. This rule, as courts have recently noted, restores balance to the scales of justice in our schools, ending one of the most infamous and damaging overreaches of the previous administration.”

The new rule narrows the definition of sexual harassment and provides that a person accused of sexual misconduct is entitled to a hearing before a panel, and the right to crossexamine accusers.

But the Department of Education’s rule, which replaces an Obama Administration rule that afforded more protection for alleged victims, also offers survivors supportive measures, to select one of two standards of evidence and to provide “rape shield” protections and ensure survivors are not required to reveal any medical, psychological or similar privileged records.

In addition, the regulation defines sexual harassment to include sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking as unlawful discrimination on the basis of sex.

The Worcester County Board of Education adopted the policy called “Title IX Sexual Harassment” to the Equity and Opportunity section of the Organization of the Worcester County School System.

Dr. Dwayne Abt, the chief of safety & human relations officer at Worcester County Public Schools, said lawyers at the Maryland Association of Boards of Education helped lead the local school system through the new provisions.

Prior to the most recent Title IX rule, Abt said the county school system had regulations in effect to protect its employees and students.

“Specifically dealing with Title IX, we had a policy already in place for Title IX grievance procedures,” Abt said. “We have a policy in place for harassment of employees, which includes sexual harassment and other types of harassment. And then, we also have a policy in place for students, for student bullying, harassment and intimidation. That policy encompasses sexual harassment, dealing at the student level.”

As part of the new rule, the board designated Abt as the school system’s Title IX coordinator during its meet-

ing on Sept. 15.

“As the Title IX coordinator, the primary responsibility that I have there is to coordinate the school district’s compliance with Title IX, and that includes the district’s grievance procedures and resolution in complaint.”

In the case of a school system, Abt added that he must report incidents of child abuse or neglect. For alleged reports of adults, he is not required to report Dr. Dwayne Abt incidents that do not necessarily meet the threshold of a criminal act.

“That’s what this new policy and administrative procedure guides school officials on —how to receive formal complaints, how to investigate those complaints, timelines associated with those complaints, resolutions, processes, appeals and record keeping,” Abt said.

Worcester County Public Schools’ new policy states that the district “does not discriminate on the basis of sex in any education program or activity that it operates, including admission and employment.”

The local school system is required

by Title IX of the Education Amend-

ments of 1972 and the regulations enforced by the U.S. Department of Education not to discriminate in such a manner.

Questions about the application of the Title IX rule to Worcester County Public Schools can be addressed to Abt, Catherine E. Lhamon, the assistant secretary for civil rights of the Department of Education, or both.

According to the county school system’s policy, any person can report incidents of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment in person, by mail, by telephone or by email at any time using the following contact information: Office address: 6270 Worcester Highway Newark, Maryland 21841; Email: TitleIX@worcesterk12.org; Phone number: 410-632-5000.

If the alleged harassment or discrimination on the basis of sex does not meet the definition of sexual harassment, Abt will direct the person through the appropriate sex discrimination process for investigation.

“I would actually receive the complaint as the Title IX coordinator, and I would facilitate all paperwork and any resolution process. In addition to me just receiving the complaint, someone that we designate at the school system would have to investigate those allegations,” Abt said.

“Now, I cannot receive the complaint and do the investigation,” Abt said, noting one change in the new rule, which had allowed one person to handle and investigate an accusation.

“It has to be a separate person, so we try to take the bias out of it. And then, there’s a third person that we call the decision-maker that would look at the investigation and make a final decision of was it sexual harassment, was it not sexual harassment, what consequences might be levied against the employee.”

“Of course, we would work with authorities if it met a criminal threshold,” Abt said. “But if it’s, say, if it’s a report within our school system that doesn’t meet those thresholds, we have guidance on how to conduct those investigations. The new investigation and process is basically like a court hearing.”

Abt, who is entering his third year at Worcester County Public Schools, added that he has received no complaints.

The policy also states that Worcester County Public Schools prohibits any form of retaliation against a person because he or she “made a report or complaint, testified, assisted, or participated or refused to participate in any manner in an investigation proceeding or hearing, if applicable.”

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Distance learning proves costly Rural area families struggle to get internet connection for Worcester virtual school

By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) Sending students to virtual school is almost like paying tuition in some rural areas of Worcester County, where the necessary internet access for distance learning can be an expensive proposition.

Worcester County Commissioner Ted Elder, whose sprawling western district stretches from near Pocomoke to the Delaware state line, said one parent told him it would cost $800 a month for proper high-speed internet access.

“We don’t have any cable available and broadband has been spotty at best in any of those areas,” Elder said.

He said some packages only allow families to access high-speed internet for a certain amount of time.

During the commissioners’ meeting last Tuesday, Elder requested that the county look into assisting rural families and the county’s public schools get connected.

Christina Hulslander, who has two children at Snow Hill High School,

brought up this issue during the Board of Education meeting last Tuesday.

She said she was grateful for the schools providing devices for the students, but that telecom companies don’t provide solid coverage.

“Because of the ways that the plans are structured, they inherently have data speed limits,” Hulslander said. “I realized that my family, with my two high school students working online will be able to Ted Elder solidly get through six days of schooling through the month online. After that, our data speeds will throttle down and we may or may not be able to open an email.”

She added that without the extra assistance that Verizon had been previously providing, her family’s overage fees would have been in excess of $800.

In a separate interview, school Superintendent Lou Taylor said about 35 percent of the school population has internet issues.

“Even some of my staff, one of my executive level staff, lives in an area where she can’t get internet,” Taylor said.

He said the state and county are working to identify needs, while the school is providing hotspots to students and teachers with the help of local organizations.

Elder said he hopes this puts a magnifying glass to some of the issues experienced by residents in rural areas, adding that internet access isn’t just a school issue.

“They just kinda keep shoving it on the back burner, but I think this school situation really brought it to light,” Elder said.

He said students in rural areas should have equal opportunity.

“We have quite a few intelligent kids and they need, in all fairness, to have the same education,” Elder said.

“They’re entitled to the same education as anyone in the towns or in the city.”

Students with learning challenges will return to school in person on Monday, but a timeline has not yet been developed for all students to return, meaning that some students will still not be connected.

Elder mentioned that the Rural Broadband for Eastern Shore Act of 2020 passed earlier this year allows Choptank electric Cooperative to provide internet access, but that is a longterm endeavor.

Committee discusses park design Members bounce around ideas for resort’s downtown complex, talks preliminary

By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Committee’s vision for the downtown recreation complex on Third and Fourth streets is beginning to materialize, following a meeting with park designer Tom McGilloway last Friday.

McGilloway, who is a partner at Baltimore-based landscape, architecture and planning company Mahan Rykiel, presented two designs possibilities that shared more similarities than differences.

“The main difference was the location of certain elements,” McGilloway said of the two concepts.

Each featured elements important to the committee, such as green space, an expanded skate park, bayside fishing and open views, basketball courts, an expanded playground, new tennis and pickleball courts, restrooms, landscaping and drainage.

McGilloway said one of the most important factors of the park’s design would be to ensure its use would be flexible and satisfy the wants of various demographics.

“It shouldn’t be geared toward one audience,” McGilloway said.

One of the more dramatic ideas discussed involved closing St. Louis Avenue. between Third and Fourth streets, either permanently or for special events.

Both options would call for a design that would allow pedestrian, bicycle and emergency vehicle use.

Recreation and Parks Director Susan Petito told Ocean City Today that, from a parks perspective, such a closure would Susan Petito be wonderful because it would connect the two parcels. But she also allowed that it might not be practical to do so because of traffic.

“We would have to run practice closures, Glenn Irwin see traffic patterns and really experiment with it,” Petito said.

Glenn Irwin, executive director for the Ocean City Development Corporation, believes completely closing that section of the road would not be feasible.

“St. Louis Avenue is a well-used thoroughfare … particularly by locals,” Irwin told Ocean City Today.

Irwin said if St. Louis Avenue was closed permanently, north-south traf-

fic would have to use Philadelphia Avenue and Baltimore Avenue, both of which are one-way streets. This could cause major congestion in the area.

Regardless, McGilloway reassured committee members during the meeting that this decision was not imperative to the design process.

Another important point of conversation had been the expansion of one of the park’s mainstays — the Ocean Bowl Skate Park.

Doing that would require moving other park features such as the basketball courts and the tennis and/or pickleball courts.

The committee also discussed the installation of the Dew Tour Bowl, which was built in 2011 when the national Dew Tour competition first came to the resort. It was placed in storage in West Ocean City, after the tour stopped coming to Ocean City in 2015.

A completed bowl covers 4,000 square feet with pockets and a halfpipe.

According to meeting minutes, the committee agreed installing the bowl in its entirety was not practical, but using elements of the bowl for the final skate park design could be a nice addition.

McGilloway will meet with the committee again on Oct. 16 to present a “preferred” concept based on Friday’s discussion.

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Affordable rent needed for seasonal workers Summer employees just as necessary to Ocean City’s tourism economy as guests

By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) As a tourism-driven economy, Ocean City benefits from the multitudes of hotels, motels and other lodging establishments planted throughout the resort.

Equally important as providing accommodations for guests is keeping a roof over the heads of the people who take care of these guests — seasonal employees.

Councilman Dennis Dare said the greatest example of Ocean City’s reliance on seasonal employees was exhibited this year, after J-1 Visa students could not come to the resort because of covid-19 and related travel bans.

“Four thousand J-1 students didn’t show up, which is about one-third of the summer workforce,” Dare said, which left employers scrambling this summer. “Hopefully, that doesn’t repeat itself.”

The city currently provides a few places for seasonal employees to stay, such as the Tarry-A-While guest house on the top floors of the Ocean City Development Corporation’s headquarters on Dorchester Street.

Nevertheless, much more is needed if the city hopes to maintain a strong workforce that can actually afford to live in the resort they work in.

“Assuming most [employees] are colDennis Dare lege students, they would be responsible for paying a security deposit and first month’s rent,” Dare said. In a city that sees astronomical rent prices during the summer, “That drives potential workers away.”

Additionally, while the city does provide affordable transportation in and out of the resort, $3 a day for young employees adds up quickly, Dare said.

Providing affordable housing in Ocean City not only benefits seasonal employees, but helps niche busi-

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nesses downtown.

For instance, Dare highlighted local laundromats, which rely heavily on seasonal employees for revenue.

Furthermore, Dare referred back to a concept he mentioned previously — the walkability of Ocean City.

With employees living in the downtown area, they are more likely to walk by restaurants and shops and this proximity, theoretically, will lead them inside these establishments as patrons.

“When you’re in a car, [or] when you’re in a bus, and you drive by a business, there’s a very small chance you’re going to get off and come back and visit that business,” Dare said previously. “However, if you’re on foot and you walk past a shop that interests you, you’ll go in and visit. So making downtown walkable will make the downtown viable again.”

To create more temporary housing, Dare once again relies on the Ocean City Development Corporation to buy property, such as parcels surrounding the Route 50 entrance to the resort, and build or renovate.

Another factor to keep in mind,

Dare said, was boosting the city’s building code enforcement in order to ensure the safety of the city’s seasonal tenants and make living in these accommodations is desirable.

Doing so would prevent scenarios that Dare has witnessed several times during his time as city manager.

“We would have several incidents where the J-1 students were in housing that had a code violation and the fire marhsal had no choice but to post the building with ‘no occupancy,’” Dare said. “This left the employees with no place to live through no fault of their own.”

City officials have recently taken a step to provide more space for its seasonal workforce.

On Monday, the City Council approved on first reading an ordinance that would allow downtown property owners to use an additional 25 percent of top floor space as employee housing. The property must have a pitched roof, with more than a 9/12 pitch, and dormers to qualify.

Currently, the city’s code only allows for 50 percent to be used.

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By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) The following took place during Monday’s Ocean City Council meeting.

Committee reports Motor Task Force — the motor task force meeting took place on Sept. 3.

The meeting was dominated by updates from police Chief Ross Buzzuro in regards to strategies being implemented for this week’s pop-up rally event.

Buzzuro discussed the department’s Trespass Enforcement Authorization Program (T.E.A.P.), speed bumps, traffic pattern changes, heavy enforcement and increased towing fines and stricter towing regulations.

Maryland State Police Lt. Earl Starner said this year would see the largest number of state troopers deployed to Ocean City ever. For more information on the pop-up rally and the coinciding Special Event Zone designation visit https://oceancitymd.gov/oc/departments/police/special-event-zone/ .

Police — the police commission meeting took place on Sept. 14. Police Chief Ross Buzzuro updated members on August crime activity, while retired police Lt. Glen McIntyre discussed a new mapping software that will help police plan for future events, particularly pop-up rallies.

Buzzuro also discussed changes to the police’s saturation patrol program,

which allows officers to take home vehicles to increase police presence in neighborhoods. The group also discussed the city’s homeless population, and how police can remove homeless people from bus shelters, but not public transit facilities. Buzzuro said the resort’s homeless community has diminished recently.

Sgt. Allen Hawk recommended the council to not allow any class of electric bicycle on the Boardwalk. He will be at next Tuesday’s meeting to present to the full mayor and City Council.

The next meeting will take place on Oct. 14, at 9 a.m. in the Public Safety Building on 65th Street.

Transportation — the transportation committee met virtually on Sept.

15. The group discussed ridership and revenue for the months of July and August, which saw decreases in both categories.

The transportation department will provide free bus service on Nov. 3, election day. The bus will take riders to the Ocean City convention center on 40th Street. The group also discussed grants and accepted the Maryland Transit Administration’s grant terms.

The discussion of homeless people was also a point of discussion at this meeting, but the conclusion was the same. Updates include the Vector Media contract extension, per state and federal guidelines, solar panel installation at the 48th Street bus shelter and modifications of the 34th

Street bus shelter. Budget Manager Jennie Knapp said in addition to lost revenue in the bus division, the tram division saw a $700,000 deficit. The committee requested she bring a breakdown of the deficit at the next meeting, which will take place in November.

Green — the green team met virtually on Sept. 9. Planning and Community Development Director Bill Neville updated the group about the Nuisance Flood Plan, which is due to the state on Oct. 1. He will give a presentation to the full mayor and council next Tuesday.

The group discussed the city’s litter problem and litter fines. According to a police department report, only five litter violations had been issued since January. The group will try to make police more aware of the gravity of the issue and will look into an anti-litter campaign.

Councilman Tony DeLuca said private trash cans were in a state of disrepair and requested Public Works Director Hal Adkins attend the next meeting to discuss solutions.

The group also discussed weeds in gutters, using plastic bag alternatives in public trash cans, a butler and broom program and Sandi Smith of the Maryland Coastal Bays Program spoke about a marine debris plunder event.

The event is slated for Oct. 10, and is essentially a trash pickup event.

Weigh-ins of trash will take place at the West Ocean City Harbor, and prizes will be available for categories such as heaviest bag or strangest garbage. No action was taken for the cigarette butt collection program.

Effie Cox of the Surfriders said people were still doing clean ups, and the beach plant grant program was very successful last year and the group will continue offering it in 2021.

The next meeting will take place on Nov. 18, at 3:30 p.m. Location to be determined.

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Consent agenda The council approved a consent agenda that included meeting minutes from Sept. 1 and 8 meetings, as well as two private event approval requests and a bid award recommendation for the wastewater treatment plant.

The events are the Shore Craft Beer Fest at Sunset Park slated for Oct. 24, and the Lyme Awareness Walk/Run 5K scheduled for May 15, 2021 on the Boardwalk from the south end to 16th and 17th streets.

The bid for the wastewater plant secondary clarifier improvements project went to Bearing Construction Inc., in the amount of $3.55 million.

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Veterans Day tribute goes virtual Social distancing standard makes having live audience difficult to accommodate

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) Unable to proceed in traditional fashion, but not wanting to skip its annual Veterans Day tribute, the Worcester County Veterans Memorial Foundation’s program will proceed virtually this year.

In lieu of the typical gathering held on Nov. 11 at the Worcester County Veterans Memorial at Ocean Pines, foundation members will present an online ceremony for remote viewing.

Board Member Emeritus Sharyn O’Hare said the patriotic program held in Ocean Pines each November is generally well attended, but that would be impossible this year because of the state’s covid-19 healthsafety requirements.

“We usually have 600-1,000 people and we couldn’t due that to the

governor’s mandate,” she said.

Last November, the Veterans Day tribute in Ocean Pines featured WWII Navy veteran Carroll Wagner, who elicited both laughs and tears while recounting a host of wartime memories.

Instead of the in-person gathering this year, the tribute will feature prerecorded comments by guest speakers and a performance of patriotic selections by the Delmarva Chorus.

The program will be available for online viewing beginning Nov. 11.

“At our last board meeting, we talked about it and said, ‘we just can’t do it’ because we’re afraid we’ll have more than the governor allows,” O’Hare said.

She also said members are striving to provide a semblance of normalcy with a program featuring segments recorded remotely and onsite at the Worcester County Veterans Memorial in Ocean Pines.

“It will be streamed,” she said.

“There will be a ceremony, virtually, because we can’t stand not doing this

American Legion Synepuxent Post 166 Color Guard Bugler Eric Nilsson sounds off the start of the “Posting of Colors” during the 2019 Veterans Day tribute at the Worcester County Veterans Memorial at Ocean Pines last year.

and it is important.”

The prerecorded Veteran’s Day program will be available for online viewing on both the Ocean Pines Association and Worcester County Veterans Memorial websites and social media pages: oceanpines.org, opvets.org, facebook.com/OceanPinesAssociation, facebook.com/WorcesterCountyVeteransMemorial

No official 2020 Berlin Halloween (Sept. 25, 2020) Mayor Gee Williams announced on Facebook Tuesday that the Town of Berlin is not sponsoring or endorsing Halloween this year in the community.

“We will not be closing Main Street or any other streets in Berlin for trick-or-treating,” he said.

The town is asking residents who do not wish to be approached for Halloween candy and treats to turn off their porch lights or front door lights on Halloween.

“We are asking those people who do choose to trick-or-treat to respect the preference of many residents to not participate,” Williams said.

Neighborhoods that have organized in the past to welcome trick-ortreating are not doing so this year.

Burbage Funeral Home, which has been a major Halloween haunted house attraction in Berlin for many years, will not be open for trick-or-treating.

The town strongly urges anyone who decides to participate to practice social distancing and to wear masks, which should not be any inconvenience on Halloween. It is the responsibility of adults to ensure these measures are taken and they should accompany children on Halloween.

As expected, these decisions were made by the mayor as a result of the ongoing covid-19 threat to the health and well being of the community.

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Hazard waste day scheduled for Wor. residents Oct. 31

By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) Worcester County’s annual Hazardous Waste Collection Day will take place Saturday, Oct. 31 at the West Ocean City Park N’ Ride, the county commissioners decided Tuesday.

Recycling Coordinator Mike McClung told the commissioners that common items people can bring include household cleaners, pool chemicals, pesticides, batteries, antifreeze, lightbulbs, propane cylinders and paint thinners.

“The most we get is pesticides or any kind of chemicals, like oil-based paints,” McClung said.

He said residents should not bring fireworks, explosives or medical waste.

“A big item that can’t be disposed of in local trash is water-based paint,” McClung said.

He added that if the paint is dried out, it can be disposed of, but if it’s still in liquid form, it could end up in roads.

Worcester County Recycling Division will also accept electronics — computers, servers and laptops only.

McClung said if in doubt, bring an item to see if it can be disposed of.

Last year, the event resulted in the collection of more than 1,000 cans of oil-based paints, 3,000 batteries, 500 cans of solid pesticides and more than 1,000 cans of liquid pesticides.

Altogether, 376 vehicles passed through the collection area.

Clean Ventures of Baltimore will handle the waste collection. Worcester residents can dispose of items at no charge, while businesses cannot participate.

The county will pay about $20,000 from the recycling budget for the event.

For more information, call the public works office at 410-632-5623.

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Virtual walk for suicide prevention, education

By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) Perhaps now more than ever do Worcester County residents need a sense of community and support. That is why organizers of the annual Ocean City Out of the Darkness Walk have pushed forward with an event this year, extending it throughout the week and making most of it virtual.

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness Walk came to Ocean City nine years ago and is organized by a committee

composed of partners from the Worcester County Health Department, Worcester Youth & Family Counseling, Riley Rocks OC, the Jesse Klump Suicide Awareness and Prevention Program and other allied agencies.

“There’s a lot of stigma around hiding the fact that people might have lost somebody to suicide or somebody died by suicide,” said Christen Barbierri, Worcester County Local Management Board local care team coordinator and Ocean City Out of the Darkness Committee chair. “It

was really more or less [about] bringing the community together, bringing awareness for the cause and really trying to start the conversation about the importance of mental health not only for individuals, but for family members and for the community, as well.”

Typically, the event takes place on Saturday, with a Celebration of Life ceremony the evening prior.

During last year’s event, close to 600 people walked on the Boardwalk from Caroline Street, to the inlet pier, up to Fourth Street and then back to

Caroline Street.

“We would have a quick ceremony really honoring those that are participating, those that we’ve lost and those that are supporting the event,” Barbierri said.

Attendees could enjoy snacks and water, pick up buttons and honor beads or go to an information booth set up by the local chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

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Now more than ever, community healing necessary Continued from Page 21 health agencies and organizations, such as The Jesse Klump Suicide Awareness and Prevention Program.

This year will look much different, because of covid-19, with activities spread out through the week and one in-person event.

The event kicked off last Saturday with “Selfie Saturday.” Participants were asked to take a photo of themselves with a “Why I Walk” sign and post it on social media with the hashtags OCWalkTogether and MDTogetherToFightSuicide, then tag oceancityOOTD. For Sunday’s event, the committee partnered with Riley Rocks OC for a scavenger hunt.

Participants searched for special painted rocks known as “Riley Rocks,” which are rocks painted in memory of Riley Keagan Gardiner who died by suicide in July 2018.

Monday was “Mindfulness Monday,” where participants explored how yoga and meditation can help with mental health through educational videos on the event’s Facebook page.

Following that was “Talk About It Tuesday,” and participants were encouraged to check out the county

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The ninth annual American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Ocean City Out of the Darkness Walk will take place virtually this year, because of covid-19.

health department’s podcast discussing mental health and suicide, which can be found at https://www.buzzsprout.com/11526 05/5551645.

Wednesday followed a similar format with county health representatives discussing the issue online and on the radio.

Thursday was all about being kind with “Take Time to Be Kind Thurs-

day.” Participants were to draw inspirational sidewalk chalk messages and images or do a random act of kindness.

“We’ve been really lucky that we’ve been able to cultivate these events, and they’ve been really successful,” Barbierri said.

So far, Barbierri said around 179 people have participated this week, and the event has reached $18,656 of its $55,000 goal as of Thursday.

The only in-person event this year will be the “Friday Evening of Reflection,” where participants will gather at Public Landing Pier in Snow Hill at 6 p.m. for a floating luminary vigil to heal and share stories of loved ones lost from suicide.

Masks are required.

“This year in order to do that socially distanced, we decided to take it down to Public Landing, which is an open boat ramp almost,” Barbierri said. “It [has] a huge parking lot and will be able to accommodate a lot of people … and we’ll be lighting off biodegradable lanterns into the bay.”

The main event will take place on Saturday and Sunday, but instead of just walking against suicide, participants are encouraged to do any activity that they enjoy, whether that be running, cooking, cleaning or reading a book.

“On Saturday, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will be taking the charge on promoting the [walk],” Barbierri said. “We’re en-

couraging [participants] to do whatever they want to do on Saturday or Sunday.”

A virtual opening and honor bead ceremony will take place on the event’s Facebook page, with a video posted between 8-10 a.m.

While every year brings its challenges, 2020 has proven to be extremely difficult for many because of the pandemic, which is why the committee felt it even more imperative to host the ninth annual Out of the Darkness Walk.

“To prevent suicide is a huge issue and the way times are with the covid19 pandemic we really need to step up and help folks out that are in need,” Klump Program Outreach Coordinator Donna Glecker said.

To register for Friday’s “Evening of Reflection” at Public Landing Pier in Snow Hill, email lisa.shockley1@maryland.gov or call 443-754-0689. For more event information, visit www.facebook.com/oceancityOOTD o r https://afsp.donordrive.com/index.c fm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&ev entID=7068 If you or a loved one is thinking about suicide call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-2738255 and check out http://jessespaddle.org/helpme.html for more national, state and local resources.

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Endless Summer Cruisin’ to begin Thursday, Oct. 8

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After the first weekend of chilly weather, high waves crashed onto the inlet jetty, Monday, Sept. 20. The first day of fall on Tuesday brought with it a bit more milder temperatures the rest of the week.

(Sept. 25, 2020) Endless Summer Cruisin’ is on as scheduled for Oct. 8-11.

There will be additional safety measures in place, including facemasks and social distancing, to help stop the spread of covid-19.

Hot rods, customs, classics and other vehicles will be on display at both the inlet parking lot and convention center on 40th Street during the 23rd annual event. Boardwalk parades will also take place all four event days.

Special guest Aaron Kaufman, from the hit TV shows “Shifting Gears” and “Fast N’ Loud,” will be at the inlet on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to meet fans.

In addition, there will be a car corral, sponsors and vendors.

Show hours are Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 8-10, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The event will take place at the inlet only on Sunday, Oct. 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Admission cost for Thursday and Sunday is $10, and $15 for Friday and Saturday. Children 14 and younger admitted free with an adult. A fourday event pass costs $35. Tickets good at both locations.

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OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON 805 SECOND ST. POCOMOKE A/R/T/A POCOMOKE CITY, MD 21851 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated May 14, 1999, recorded in Liber 2695, Folio 410 among the Land Records of Worcester County, MD, with an original principal balance of $24,500.00, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester County, at the Court House Door, One W. Market St., Snow Hill, MD 21863, on OCTOBER 13, 2020 AT 3:30 PM ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon located in Worcester County, 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 $5,000 in the form of certified check, cashier's check or money order will be required of the purchaser at time and place 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 all real property taxes, including agricultural taxes, if applicable, and any and all public and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer, ground rent and front foot benefit charges, to be adjusted to date of sale and thereafter assumed by purchaser. Purchaser is responsible for any recapture of homestead tax credit.

All transfer taxes and recordation taxes shall be paid by Purchaser.

The purchaser shall be responsible for the payment of the ground rent escrow, if required. Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale. 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.

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OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY 112 CENTRAL PARKE EAST OCEAN PINES, MD 21811 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Wilbur L. Pinder, Jr. and Marie A. Pinder, dated June 23, 2011 and recorded in Liber 5716, Folio 211 among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland, with an original principal balance of $265,941.00, and an original interest rate of 5.375%, 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 October 13, 2020 AT 3:20 PM ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and the improvements

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Terms of Sale: The property will be sold “as is” and subject to conditions, restrictions, easements and agreements of record affecting same, if any and with no warranty of any kind. A deposit of $24,000.00 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. At the Substitute Trustees’ discretion, the foreclosure purchaser, if a corporation or LLC, must produce evidence, prior to bidding, of the legal formation of such entity. 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. All due and/or unpaid private utility, water and sewer facilities charges, or front foot benefit payments, are payable by the purchaser without adjustment. Real estate taxes and all other public charges, or assessments, ground rent, or condo/HOA assessments, 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.

TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. 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 remedies, declare the entire deposit forfeited and resell the property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser, and the purchaser agrees to pay reasonable attorneys' fees for the Substitute Trustees, plus all costs incurred, if the Substitute Trustees have filed the appropriate motion with the Court to resell the property. Purchaser waives personal service of any paper filed in connection with such a motion on himself and/or any principal or corporate designee, and expressly agrees to accept service of any such paper by regular mail directed to the address provided by said bidder at the time of foreclosure auction. In such event, the defaulting purchaser shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price, all costs and expenses of resale, reasonable attorney's fees, and all other charges due and incidental and consequential damages, and any deficiency in the underlying secured debt. The purchaser shall not be entitled to any

surplus proceeds or profits resulting from any resale of the property. If the Substitute Trustees cannot convey insurable title, the purchaser's sole remedy at law or in equity shall be the return of the deposit without interest. The sale is subject to postsale confirmation and 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 his deposit without interest.

Edward S. Cohn, Stephen N. Goldberg, Richard E. Solomon, Richard J. Rogers, Michael McKeefery, and Christianna Kersey, Substitute Trustees Mid-Atlantic Auctioneers, LLC (410) 825-2900 www.mid-atlanticauctioneers.com CGD File #: 451870 OCD-9/24/3t _________________________________ JAMES E. CLUBB, JR., ESQ. 108 N. 8th Street Ocean City, Maryland 21842

TRUSTEE'S SALE

OF TIME-SHARE INTERVALS IN THE POINTE ON THE BAY CONDOMINIUM OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND By virtue of a Claim of Lien recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland, and pursuant to the Order of the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland, Case No. C-23-CV-20-000237, the undersigned Trustee will offer for sale at public auction at the Pointe On The Bay Condominium building located at 2209 Philadelphia Avenue, Ocean City, MD 21842, the following described property located in the Town of Ocean City, in the Tenth Election District of Worcester County, Maryland, on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2020 AT 9:00 A.M. Units

Time Intervals

201 201 203 203 204 206 208 209 300 300 300 303 304 306 306 308 400 403 403 403

16 41 41 42 13 18 42 42 17 38 41 52 52 38 45 52 39 13 19 21

Each time interval being one week per year of the corresponding unit, each unit being part of the Pointe On The Bay Condominium as

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 established pursuant to a Condominium Declaration and By-Laws recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland, and subsequent Time-Share Instruments as to each condominium unit, and recorded among the aforesaid Land Records.

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 warranties or guarantees. A secured party may bid and shall be excused from deposit requirements.

The Trustee reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

Terms of Sale: A deposit in the full amount of sale per time interval will be required at the time of sale, such deposit to be in cash or check.

Cost of all recordation and transfer taxes and all other incidental settlement costs shall be borne by the purchaser. The date of settlement shall be fifteen (15) days after final ratification by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland, time being of the essence; otherwise, the deposit will be forfeited and the property will be resold at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser, or in any manner designated by the Trustee; or, without forfeiting deposit, the Seller may exercise any of its legal or equitable rights against the defaulting purchaser.

For more information, call: James E. Clubb, Jr., Esq. Trustee 410-289-2323 OCD-9/24/3t _________________________________ Peter S. Buas Williams, Moore, Shockley & Harrison, LLP 3509 Coastal Highway Ocean City, MD 21842 Office Phone: 410-289-3553 Office fax: 410-289-4157 Personal email: pbuas@whmsh.com Puryear's Hut LLC 59 Winter Street Reno, NV, 89519 Plaintiff v.

James Shih, Trustee, The Shih Family Trust c/o James Shih, Trustee 10850 Nantucket Terrace Potomac, MD 20854 Worcester County, Maryland Treasurer's Office Government Center, Room 1105 1 W. Market St. Snow Hill, MD 21863 Unknown owner of property described as Item No. 82, Account No. 01022679, Property description 39.5 X 112.42 X 40 X Ill E SIDE 7 FOURTH ST POCOMOKE, Deed Reference: 06259/00359, Assessed to Shih Family Trust, James Shih Trustee, The Unknown Owner's heirs, devisees, and personal Representatives and their or any of their heirs, devisees, executors, administrators, grantees, assigns, or successors in right title and interest All persons that have or claim to have any interest in the property described as Item No. 82, Account No. 01022679, Property description

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Defendant(s) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY STATE OF MARYLAND Case No.: C-23-CV-20-000130

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this proceeding is to secure the foreclosure of all rights of redemption in the following property described below and located in Worcester County, sold by the Collector of Taxes for the County of Worcester and the State of Maryland to the plaintiff in this proceeding: Item No. 82, Account No. 01022679, Property description 39.5 X 112.42 X 40 X 1ll E SIDE 7 FOURTH ST POCOMOKE, Deed Reference: 06259/00359, Assessed to Shih Family Trust, James Shih Trustee.

The Complaint states, among other things, that the amounts necessary for redemption have not been paid.

It is thereupon this 3rd of September, 2020, by the Circuit Court for Worcester, County, ORDERED, That.notice be given by the insertion of a copy ofthis order in some newspaper having a general circulation in Worcester County once a week for 3 successive weeks, warning all persons interested in the property to appear in this Court by the 7th day of November, 2020, and redeem the property described above and answer the Complaint or thereafter a final judgment will be entered foreclosing all rights of redemption in the property, and vesting in the plaintiff a title, free and clear of all encumbrances.

Beau H. Oglesby Judge, Circuit Court for Worcester County True Copy Test: Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, MD OCD-9/10/3t _________________________________ Morgan Ali Fisher Williams, Moore, Shockley & Harrison, L.L.P. 3509 Coastal Highway Ocean City, Maryland 21 842 410-289-3553 - phone 410-289-4157 - facsimile msher@whmsh.com 9IST STREET JOINT VENTURE, LLC c/o Princess Royale Resort 9100 Coastal Highway Ocean City, MD 21842 Plaintiff v.

MARK CARNEY and AUDREY CARNEY, ET AL. Defendants IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY STATE OF MARYLAND Case No. C-23-CV-20-000163

NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, this l0th day of September, 2020, by

the Circuit Court for the COUNTY OF WORCESTER, Maryland, and by the authority thereof, that the. sale made by Morgan A. Fisher, Trustee of the real property designated as described in these proceedings as the Princess Royale Resort & Condominium, located at 9100 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD 21842, designated as: Time Interval Week 37, Unit No. 421 Time Interval Week 17, Unit No. 421 Time Interval Week 45, Unit No. 421 Time Interval Week 14, Unit No. 421 Time Interval Week 52, Unit No. 421 Time Interval Week 17, Unit No. 101 and reported in the above-entitled cause, will finally be RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 12th day of October , 2020; provided, a copy of this Order be inserted in the Ocean City Digest, a newspaper of general circulation published in Worcester County, Maryland, once in each of three successive weeks, before the 5th day of October, 2020. The Report of Sale states the amount of the Trustee's Sale to be One-Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per Time Share Interval.

Susan R. Braniecki CLERK True Copy Test: Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County MD OCD-9/17/1t _________________________________

a water taxi business, ticketing and sales office and docking of water taxi boats at the head of the east end of the lagoon leading to Assawoman Bay. The site of the request is described as Lot 2 and Revised Lot 1, Section 2 of the Caine Harbor Mile Plat, dated October 1978; further described as located on the west side of Coastal Highway and south side of Ocean City Square, and known locally as 11703 Coastal Highway, in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

APPLICANT: THRIVE ENGINEERING, LLC, ADAM DOUGLASS, DAVID BUTZ AND STEPHEN BUTZ, PRINCIPALS (FILE #20-12100001) No oral or written testimony will be accepted after the close of the public hearing.

Public hearings that are not completed at one meeting may be continued without additional advertised notice provided the Commission Chairperson announces that the hearing will be continued and gives persons in attendance an opportunity to sign up for written notice of the additional hearing dates.

For further information concerning this public hearing, please contact the Department of Planning and Community Development, Room 242, City Hall, 301 Baltimore Avenue, Ocean City, MD 21842. Phone 410-289-8855.

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PAM GREER BUCKLEY, CHAIRPERSON ESHAM, III, ATTORNEY OCD-9/17/2t _________________________________

NOTICE

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION

NOTICE

OF PUBLIC HEARING Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 110, Zoning, of the Code of the Town of Ocean City, Maryland, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be conducted by the Planning and Zoning Commission in the Council Chambers of City Hall located at 301 Baltimore Avenue in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland on: October 6, 2020 At 7:00 pm Pursuant to the provisions of Article II, Section 5, Conditional Uses, a request for renewal of five years has been filed under the provisions of Section 110-544, Uses permitted

by Conditional Use in the SC-1, Shopping Center, Zoning District, by reference to Section 110-514(22), Uses permitted by Conditional Use in the LC-1, Local Commercial, Zoning District that the Mayor and City Council may approve a use not specifically named in these regulations, provided, however, that such use shall be in keeping with uses specifically permitted in the LC-1 district, to continue the operation of

OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 18394 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM MILTON BROWN Notice is given that Dayna Schiff, 30542 N. Magnolia Crossing, Selbyville, DE 19975, was on September 08, 2020 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of William Milton Brown who died on August 4, 2020, with a will.

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

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 8th day of March, 2021.

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

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tice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.

Dayna Schiff Personal Representative True Test Copy Terri Westcott Register of Wills for Worcester County One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: September 17, 2020 OCD-9/17/3t _________________________________ JAMES E. CLUBB, JR., ESQ. 108 N. 8TH STREET OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND 21842 COUNCIL OF UNIT OWNERS OF OCEAN TIME CONDOMINIUM, INC. Plaintiff v.

FRANK BROWN MARIE BROWN et al.

Defendants IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY STATE OF MARYlAND CASE NO. C-23-CV-20-000186

Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, Maryland True Copy Test: Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County MD OCD-9/24/3t _________________________________ COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND

NOTICE

OF PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY Condominium Units 101 and 102 Newtowne Plaza Condominium Newtowne Square Subdivision Pocomoke, MD 21851 District 01, Acct # 045237 Worcester County, MD Deed Reference: 5719/448 NOTICE IS GIVEN, under Worcester County Code CG § 4403(c), that the County Commissioners of Worcester County, Maryland will hear public comments on a proposed Resolution at its regular meeting in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Worcester County Government Center in Snow Hill, Maryland on: October 6, 2020 at 10:45am.

The County Commissioners propose to convey the property described above, including fixtures, furniture, and improvements for $675,000 plus the cost of inventory at the time of closing.

OCD-9/17/3t _________________________________

NOTICE

ORDERED, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland this 16th day of September, 2020, that the foreclosure sale of the properties mentioned in these proceedings, made and reported by James E. Clubb, Jr., Trustee, be RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before October 19, 2020, provided a copy of this order be inserted in some weekly newspaper printed in Worcester County, Maryland once in each of three successive weeks, before October 12, 2020.

The Report of Sale filed in the above case states the amount of the sales to be as indicated below for the referenced time-share intervals: Timeshare Wk 44, #402 Wk 5, #203 Wk 47, #502 Wk 45, #404 Wk 47, #205 Wk 46, #402 Wk 15, #101 Wk 40, #404 Wk 10, #205 Wk 12, #202 Wk 46, #304 Wk 37, #306 Wk 11, #403 Wk 7, #404 Wk 17, #406 Wk 1, #401 Wk 3, #501 Wk 18, #401 Wk 51, #105

Price $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 Susan Braniecki

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: October 8, 2020 at 6:00 P.M. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-93(2), Powers, of the Code of Ocean City, Maryland, appeals have been filed pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-94(5) requesting special use exceptions in the LC-1, Local Commercial Zoning District, to allow outdoor display of merchandise incidental to the on-premise use and Code Section 110-94(1) twice-yearly tent sales on Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends with a special parking exception pursuant to Code Section 110-94(2)(b), as required.

The site of the appeal is described as Lots 1A and 1B of the Leeward Cay

Plat; further described as located on the western side of Coastal Highway on the south side of 123rd Street and locally known as Quiet Storm Surf & Turf, 12207 Coastal Highway Unit D, in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

APPLICANT: N. D. RETAIL/ TRADING AS QUIET STORM – (BZA 2563 #20-09400011) 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(5) requesting a special use exception to allow outdoor display of merchandise incidental to the on-premise use. The site of the appeal is described as Lots 1-28, Block 121, Isle of Wight Plat, further described as located on the west side of Coastal Highway and the north side of Route 90 and locally known as T-Shirt Factory, 6201 Coastal Highway, in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

APPLICANT: B K MERCHANDISING INC – (BZA 2564 #20-09400012) 6:20 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(5) requesting a special use exception to allow outdoor display of merchandise incidental to the on-premise use. The site of the appeal is described as Lot 6, Block 5 of the Isle of Wight Plat, further described as located on the east side of Coastal Highway north of 37th Street and locally known as the Endless Summer Surf Shop, 3708 Coastal Highway, in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

APPLICANT: JOSEPH SELT – (BZA 2565 #20-09400013) 6:30 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(5) requesting a special use exception to allow outdoor display of merchandise incidental to the on-premise use. The site of the appeal is described as Lots 1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 13, and 14, Block 89 of the Fenwick Plat, Revised 1965; and further described as located on the northwest side of 130th Street and Coastal Highway, and known locally as Donaway Furniture, 13001 Coastal Highway, in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

APPLICANT: DONAWAY FURNITURE INC – (BZA 2566 #20-09400014) 6:40 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(5) requesting a special use exception to allow outdoor display of merchandise incidental to the on-premise use. The site of the appeal is described as Lots 13, 14, 15, & 25, Hitchens-Trimper Plat, further described as located on the west side of Coastal Highway on the north side of Hitchens Avenue, and locally known as K-Coast Surf Shop, Inc., 3505 Coastal Highway, in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

APPLICANT: K-COAST PROPERTIES LLC – (BZA 2567 20-09400015)

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 Further information concerning the public hearings may be examined in the office of the Department of Planning and Community Development in City Hall.

Board of Zoning Appeals Alfred Harrison, Chairman Maureen Howarth, Attorney OCD-9/24/2t _________________________________ CHRIS S. MASON ESQ WILLIAMS, MOORE, SHOCKLEY & HARRISON, L.L.P. 3509 COASTAL HIGHWAY OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 SMALL ESTATE

NOTICE

OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18433 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH ALAN DEBALSKI Notice is given that Priscilla Larson, 6847 Seneca Drive, Snow Hill, MD 21863, was on September 17, 2020 appointed personal representative of the small estate of Joseph Alan Debalski who died on March 19, 2020, without a will.

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

All persons having any objection to the appointment shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within 30 days after the date of publication of this Notice. All persons having an objection to the probate of the will shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within six months after the date of publication of this Notice.

All persons having claims against the decedent must serve their claims on the undersigned personal representative or file them with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent’s death; or (2) Thirty days after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claim within thirty days from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Any claim not served or filed within that time, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter.

Priscilla Larson Personal Representative True Test Copy Register of Wills for Worcester County Terri Westcott One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: September 24, 3030 OCD-9/24/1t _________________________________

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NOTICE

OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 18388 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF CHAUNCEY L. MEADOWS Notice is given that Michael T. Meadows, 444 West Fullerton Parkway, Unit 2008, Chicago, IL 60614, was on September 10, 2020 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Chauncey L. Meadows who died on July 23, 2020, with a will.

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

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 10th day of March, 2021.

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.

Michael T. Meadows Personal Representative True Test Copy Terri Westcott Register of Wills for Worcester County One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: September 24, 2020 OCD-9/24/3t _________________________________

NOTICE September 18, 2020 William Brian Brannan 2307 Walnut Spring Court White Hall, Maryland 21161 RE: 1998 23' 8" Sunbird Neptune Walkaround Mr. Brannan: Notice is hereby given that the following vessel has apparently been abandoned for six (6) years on the

PUBLIC NOTICE The motor vehicles described below have been abandoned. The owners and lien holders are hereby informed of their right to reclaim the vehicles upon payment of all charges and costs resulting from the towing, preservation, and storage of the vehicles.

The failure of the owners or lien holders to reclaim the vehicles within three weeks of notification shall be deemed a waiver by the owners or lien holders of all rights, title and interest and thereby consent to the sale of the vehicles at public auction beginning Sept. 24, 2020 or to have it otherwise disposed of in a manner provided by law.

Line No Year 491-20 2012 564-20 2005 567-20 2005 598-20 1997 619-20 2008 627-20 2006 635-20 2003 714-20 1995 720-20 2000

Make CHEVROLET NISSAN CHRYSLER JEEP CHEVROLET MITSUBISHI DODGE CHRYSLER LEXUS

Model CRUZE ALTIMA TOWN CTRY CHEROKEE MALIBU ECLIPSE RAM1500 LEBARON GS300

Color BLACK GRAY BLUE BLACK BLUE RED BLUE BLUE WHITE

Style 4D SDN SDN SUV 4D 3D TK CONV 4S

VIN 1G1PF5SC4C7258463 1N4AL11D25C354228 1C4GP45R05B174929 1J4GZ78Y5VC657853 1G1ZJ57B784233573 4A3AK34T66E011016 1D7HU18Z13J543619 1C3EU4537SF511438 JT8BD68S5Y0105519

Mileage N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 135879 284230

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

AUTH: Ross Buzzuro Chief of Police OCD-9/24/3t ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ property of: Harbor Marine, Inc., 12731 Sunset Avenue, Ocean City, Maryland 21842, 410-213-2296.

The vessel is described as: 1998 23' 8" Sunbird Neptune Walkaround, fiberglass, white, Serial #SFPY00471798, 200 hp Evinrude Ocean Pro, Model E200TXECM, Serial #04383964, MD 564 BG. Application for title will be made in accordance with Section 8-722 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, Natural Resources Article, if this vessel is not claimed and removed from the above property within 30 days of this notice.

Dennis L. Shoemaker President Harbor Marine Inc. OCD-9/24/1t _________________________________

NOTICE

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

Thursday, October 8, 2020 2 PM, Ocean City Hall, Council Chambers

Face Coverings Required PW 20-061 Continued from September Meeting A request has been submitted to install a 2’ x 23’ pier extension to an existing pier, and install one (1) boat lift to accommodate two PWC’s with all associated poles.

Maximum channel ward 35’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 3603 N CANAL ST UNIT 303 Parcel # 4326 -303 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: ATILIO GARCIA APPLICANT: HIDDEN OAK FARM, LLC. PW 20-065 A request has been submitted to remove one existing 2pole boat lift and replace with a 4pole boat lift a maximum of 44’ channelward. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 717 RUSTY ANCHOR RD UNIT 4 Parcel # 9160 -4 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: STEVEN JOHNSON APPLICANT: J. STACEY HART & ASSOC. PW 20-066 A request has been submitted to remove six (6) deteriorated timber finger piers and fourteen (14) deteriorated timber pilings (9 existing boat slips) and construct four (4) new 4x16’ finger piers and drive fourteen (14) new mooring piles creating eight (8) boat slips maximum channelward 28’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 2001 HERRING WAY Parcel # 3269 -125 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: HERRING WAY LLC. APPLICANT: J. STACEY HART & ASSOC PW 20-067 A request has been submitted to remove two (2) 3x8’ angled finger piers and five (5) mooring piles; re-construct two (2) 3x17’ ta-

pered finger piers and drive six (6) mooring piles a maximum of 66.5’ channelward of existing bulkhead.

The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 220 25TH ST Parcel # 5750 - in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: 218 25TH STREET LLC APPLICANT: J. STACEY HART & ASSOC. PW 20-068 A request has been submitted to install one boat lift on existing piling and on existing pier, maximum channelward 34.5’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 613 S PACIFIC AVE Parcel # 9972 -35 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: CHARLES SHREEVE APPLICANT: BAYSHORE MARINE CONST. PW 20-069 A request has been submitted to install one (1) boat lift with all associated poles maximum channelward extension of 40’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 429 14TH ST UNIT 3 Parcel # 3486 -3 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: LARRY SNYDER APPLICANT: HIDDEN OAK FARM, LLC. PW 20-070 A request has been submitted to install one (1) boat lift with catwalks and associated poles, maximum channelward 19’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 308 WHITE HERON COURT Parcel 5313A-24 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: TIMOTHY DUFFY APPLICANT: HIDDEN OAK FARM, LLC PW 20-071 A request has been submitted to install one (1) boat lift with associated poles, maximum channelward 18’ . The site of the proposed construction is described as

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being located at 2205 PHILADELPHIA AVE SLIP 42 Parcel # 4236 42 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: RICHARD WISSER FAMILY TRUST APPLICANT: HIDDEN OAK FARM, LLC. PW 20-072 A request has been submitted to install a 5’x15’ pier with a 5’x12’ platform at the end, repair an existing 5’x28’ platform, demo and replace in kind an existing concrete boat ramp, maximum channelward 28’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 14102 CAINE STABLE RD Parcel # 0111B-8 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: ROBERT DACOSTA APPLICANT: HIDDEN OAK FARM, LLC. PW 20-073 A request has been submitted to install 70’ of replacement vinyl bulkhead, relocate an existing boat lift, install a 5’x14’ pier and a 4’x26’ parallel platform. Maximum channelward 16’ extension.

The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 132 NEWPORT BAY DR Parcel # 3578A-226 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: SCOTT SIEGEL APPLICANT: HIDDEN OAK FARM, LLC. PW 20-074 A request has been submitted to install one (1) PWC lift on an existing piling, maximum channelward 10’5”. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 627 BAYSHORE DR UNIT D Parcel # 5277 -D in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER/APPLICANT: MARCELLUS VAN DER VALK PW 20-075 A request has been submitted to install 60’ of replacement vinyl bulkhead and a 3’x60’ walkway over bulkhead landward side not to exceed 1.5’ channelward.

The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 10625 POINT LOOKOUT RD Parcel # 1735A-30 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: CHARLES BICHY APPLICANT: HIDDEN OAK FARM, LLC.

PW 20-076 A request has been submitted to install 60’ of replacement bulkheading in kind, install one boat lift and two PWC lifts with associated pilings. Maximum channelward distance 9’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 163 WINTER HARBOR DR Parcel # 1599A-32 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: SERGE BLIZNYUK APPLICANT: MCGINTY MARINE CONSTRUCTION PW 20-077 A request has been submitted to install 40 +/- replacement vinyl bulkhead, construct a 6’x40’ dock and construct a 6’ x 44’ pier. Install (2) boat lifts, (2) jet ski lifts all with associated pilings. Maximum channelward distance of 50’.

The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 185 PINE TREE RD Parcel # 8020A- in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: KENNETH LANG C/O LANG LIVING TRUST APPLICANT: MCGINTY MARINE CONSTRUCTION PW 20-078 A request has been submitted remove/dispose existing parallel platform, install 50’ of replacement vinyl bulkhead 18” channelward. Install a new 4’ x 25’ parallel platform, (2) associated mooring piles and an 8,000 lb. boat lift, maximum channelward distance of 15’6”. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 14139 SEA CAPTAIN RD Parcel # 9901A-11 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

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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 shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within 30 days after the date of publication of this Notice. All persons having an objection to the probate of the will shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within six months after the date of publication of this Notice.

All persons having claims against the decedent must serve their claims on the undersigned personal representative or file them with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent’s death; or (2) Thirty days after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claim within thirty days from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Any claim not served or filed within that time, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter.

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Case No. 20-45, on the application of Donald Littleton, on the lands of John Kokkinos, requesting a variance to the Ordinance prescribed rear yard setback from 25 feet to 19 feet (an encroachment of 6 feet) associated with a proposed deck and screen porch addition in the R-1 Rural Residential District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1116(c)(4), ZS 1-205(b)(2) and ZS 1305, located at 11712 Maid At Arms Lane, approximately 373 feet east of Man O War Lane , Tax Map 26, Parcel 1, Lot 132, of the Riddle Farm Subdivision, in the Tenth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland.

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Wanted: more local candidates Going into October, the ballot for the Ocean City municipal election season, if it can be called that these days, has just three names on it. That’s it, and it’s enough to make veteran watchers of local politics wonder if something has changed.

So far, the only incumbent to file for office is Councilman Tony DeLuca, while the four others — three council members and the mayor — up for reelection have been eerily quiet about what their plans might be.

This absence of activity at this point on the election calendar is a huge departure from the way things once were, when candidates began to make their moves in August, followed by a rash of filings in September.

Of course, that was when the resort’s municipal election was held in October, so as not to compete for attention with national and state contests. As most people know, the local election date was moved to November some years ago for a variety of reasons, but something else has changed as well — it’s the noticeable lack of election excitement.

Time was that running for local office was a political and social big deal. The various camps would form, plans would be made and schemes pursued. But not now, which makes one wonder whether the luster of serving in local government has worn off to some degree.

Maybe the public doesn’t care as much as it once did, or maybe the big issues — building height limits and development, employee pay and benefits, public safety unionization and traffic control — have been settled, leaving little to get the citizenry frothed up and ready to rumble, rhetorically speaking.

It’s frequently been said that the time commitment required of elected officials asks too much of younger people whose priority these days is staying afloat financially. And then, it could be that many of the more qualified individuals have opted to move out of town.

Whatever the reason, Ocean City needs to see competition for these seats, not necessarily to replace people who are now serving, but to stoke the exchange of ideas about where the resort is in the scheme of things and where it should be headed.

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Masking intentions

The Seven Deadly Sins — Pride, Greed, Envy, Wrath, and so forth — just don’t cover it anymore, as some, in my opinion, should be either dropped or modified to reflect the additional knowledge we have gained.

Sloth, for instance. Would that be the two-toed version we should avoid or the threetoed, and this business about Gluttony — is it really a sin if, say, you’re eating crabs?

When you’re skipping a car payment to buy a dozen big ones, I submit it doesn’t qualify as gluttony to eat By them all in one sitting.

Stewart Instead, that’s what you Dobson might call risk reduction, as the chances of going to hell for eating a dozen crabs are somewhat less than if you only ate three of them, and then Lusted after the remaining nine that were being consumed by the other people in your party.

Then Envy comes into play and you’re pretty much doomed to an eternity under the broiler.

But that’s not really the point here. There is one other Deadly Sin that is rarely mentioned, but will surely result in your consignment to the gates of the inferno ... and by popular demand at that.

That would be the Deadly Sin of Cutting in Line.

I say this as a way of asking for redemption, since it was I who cut in line at a local WaWa last week.

Yes, the shaggy-haired older gentleman who jumped ahead of that string of people winding all the way back to the coffee station, and who quite possibly had been there so long

their firmly planted feet were being watered every morning, and Root Toned once a week by the courteous WaWa staff, well, that was I. And I’m sorry.

The thing was I had just wandered in to make a purchase, when the counter clerk declared, “I’m open here!” I looked around, and then stepped up.

Luckily, the woman who found herself behind me after I circled and landed, was not armed, and therefore could only respond by saying, “You DO know there’s a line, right?”

“Oh (expletive deleted)!”

Understand, this was not an “Oh (expletive deleted)” as in “Tough noogies, lady, I’m here now.” No, it was more of “Oh (expletive deleted)” as in I didn’t know for sure if I’d be sent to the netherworld, but I could be certain that the 24 other people in that store were praying hard for that to happen. Immediately.

And then it occurred to me: I’m wearing the requisite facial safety gear, so they have no idea who it is that butted to the front.

Nevertheless, my decent upbringing demanded that I apologize to every person in the room: “Soooooorrrry,” I said to the ones who still seemed capable of independent movement, as I departed.

On leaving, I heard a voice filter forward from back at the coffee machine, “Who was that masked man?”

“Why?” asked another.

“Because he broke the cardinal rule of Cutting in Line, and if I catch him, Wrath will come into play.”

On reflection, it might have been me who cut in line and it might have been someone else. If there’s one thing the CDC got right, it’s that this mask business really does provide life-saving protection.

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Letters to the editor Voting options for general election Editor, A few weeks ago, my friend Melissa’s dear sister, Diane, passed away.

When Diane learned several months ago that her cancer was terminal, she told her doctor that her number one goal was to vote in the 2020 election.

Diane, who lived here on the Eastern Shore, did not get her wish. She did not get to cast her 2020 vote; and contrary to what you may have heard and as a Worcester County Election Board Official explained to me in great detail this week, elaborate precautions are taken to insure that no deceased person’s vote is mistakenly counted.

My friend’s sister’s wish is an excellent reminder to me of how precious our right to vote is in the United States.

Within hours of learning of her passing, I honored Diane’s memory.

I made and began to execute a plan for how I would vote this year, a year that is especially unpredictable for each of us because of covid-19. I considered the two options available to us to vote in 2020. We can vote in

person or by mail-in ballot.

Option 1. Vote in person. Traditionally, most of us Worcester County voters, like in the rest of the United States, do it in person.

Because of scrupulous efforts to keep everyone safe from covid-19, voting in person in Worcester County will be a bit different in 2020 than it has been in previous years so might require a little extra planning on your part. Mostly though, it should feel like what you are accustomed to if you usually vote in person. This year there will be two options for voting in person: • Early Voting Monday, Oct. 26 Monday, Nov. 2, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Ocean City convention center on 40th Street. or • Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at • Pocomoke Community Center, 1410 Market Street, Pocomoke • Snow Hill Middle School, 522 Coulbourne Lane, Snow Hill • Stephen Decatur Middle School, 9815 Seahawk Road, Berlin • Ocean City convention center, 4001 Coastal Hwy, Ocean City The fastest and safest way to vote in person is on weekdays during early voting and between 10 a.m. and 3

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p.m. on Election Day. To make voting in-person as safe as possible, voters will stay six feet apart at all times and be invited into a polling place a limited number at a time. Lines and wait times may therefore be unavoidable.

One friend of mine, an expert on presidential elections at the University of Virginia, while absolutely respectful of mail-in voting for the covid- or otherwise-cautious, is so concerned that his vote be cast in person on election day that he says he “will crawl over covid-infected glass if necessary” to vote on that day.

Let’s hope that isn’t necessary anywhere!

The reasoning of some who favor in-person voting in 2020 is two-fold.

First, West Coast voters may decide their vote is not necessary if informal vote counts when the polls close on the East Coast at 8 p.m. EST suggest that one candidate has a substantial lead among Election Day voters.

Second, one of the candidates could, based on an election day lead, “declare victory and clamp down on further counting, creating [an] election debacle,” far over and above that of the 2000 election of George Bush over Al Gore. These folks, experts among them, urge those who can to vote in person on or before election day.

Option 2. Vote by Mail-in Ballot.

Some voters, like me, will decide that they prefer to vote by mail-in ballot this year.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 Individual decisions about how to vote are varied and all valid. In a perfect world, I would prefer to vote in person.

Here’s my reasoning for voting by mail-in ballot this year. I am perfectly healthy and am doing everything I can to stay that way.

Still, I could become ill and not be able to go to the polls during early voting or on election day.

I might need to take care of someone else who is ill that day. I might feel nervous about voting in person even if I am able because my parents, under covid-19 quarantine at their senior living community and also voting by mail-in ballot this year, could need me at any moment.

Because of these 2020-specific uncertainties I requested a mail-in ballot, sometimes referred to as an absentee ballot. I plan to complete and submit my mail-in ballot as soon as I receive it. The sooner the better!

Any registered voter may vote by mail-in ballot. Here’s how.

Step 1. As soon as possible if you have not received one in the mail already, request a mail-in ballot • Online at https://elections.maryland.gov/voting/absentee.html or by Texting VBM (English) or VPC (Spanish) to 777-88 if you have a Maryland Drivers License or other Maryland Vehicle Administration (MVA) ID Card.

• In person at the Board of Elections at 201 Belt Street, Suite C in Continued on Page 35

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Continued from Page 34 Snow Hill or • By mail, using a form you can • Download from https://elections.maryland.gov/voting/absentee.html or • Pick up at the Worcester County Board of Elections at 201 Belt Street, Suite C in Snow Hill. If you cannot do this yourself for any reason, someone else, 18 years old and not a candidate, can pick up and return your ballot for you. In that case you or someone else can get a Designation of Agent form for you to complete at the Board or online at https://elections.maryland.gov/voting/absentee.html.

Step 2. Check the status of your request if you do not receive your ballot within three weeks after requesting it or by Oct. 13, which ever comes first • Online at https://voterservices.elections.maryland.gov/VoterSearch or • At the Worcester County Board of Elections (410-632-1320).

Step 3. Complete and submit your mail-in ballot as soon as you receive it.

• In person at a drop box at • County Board of Elections, 201 Belt Street, Suite C in Snow Hill

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• Ocean City convention center, 4001 Coastal Hwy, Ocean City • By mail to Worcester County Board of Elections, 201 Belt Street, Suite C, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863.

You may have heard it asserted that mail-in voting is prone to fraud.

I am convinced it is not.

Here’s one reason: Ben Ginsberg, a former Republican National Committee General Counsel, a practitioner of election law for 38 years and a former colleague of mine, wrote in a Sept. 8, 2020 Op Ed that “four decades of dedicated investigation have produced only isolated incidents of election fraud.”

Register to Vote. If you are not already a registered voter, you can register to vote when you vote in person.

You can also register to vote when you request a mail-in ballot as long as you do that by Oct. 15.

In either case, have with you proof that you are a U.S. citizen, a Maryland resident, and that you will be at least 18 years old by Nov. 3.

If you have been convicted of a felony, you must register to vote after release from prison even if you registered previously.

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‘Operation Menace:’ attack on Dakar in September 1940

By Sam Ghaleb Contributing Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) Today, 80 years ago, the British Cabinet decided to cancel the British/Free French force assault on Dakar, the capital of the French colony of French West Africa. Following the end of the colonial period, the colony devolved into the countries of Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Guinea, Burkina Faso, Benin and Niger. Dakar remains the capital of Senegal.

After the Armistice between Germany and France, on June 22, 1940, the powerful French fleet came under the control of the “Vichy” French Government, which controlled the southern part of France and the French overseas colonies.

The fleet was divided between the French base of Toulon, on the Mediterranean, and the overseas bases of Casablanca in Morocco, Mers-el-Kebir in Algeria, Dakar in French West Africa, while some units were kept in Vichycontrolled Syria and Lebanon. But that was not enough for the British.

On 1 July, Churchill finally got the backing of the War Cabinet to sink the French warships that were based in the French colonies if they would not surrender or sail to bases in the U.S. or the Caribbean.

The Royal Navy attacked the French fleet at the port of Mers-el-Kebir, right outside Oran, Algeria, on July 3, 1940. In less than 10 minutes, 1,297 French soldiers were dead and three battleships were sunk. One battleship and five destroyers managed to escape.

On Sept. 9 1940, three French light cruisers — Montcalm, Gloire and George-Leygues —left Toulon and passed through the strait of Gibraltar without being challenged by the British.

As a result, the local British commander, Adm. Sir Dudley North, was relieved of his command, and was never to be heard from again. The flotilla refueled at Casablanca and continued to Dakar, arriving on Sept. 14.

By the autumn of 1940, the newly formed Free French forces were anxious to get into action as soon as possible. It was decided to test the loyalty of the French population in Colonial French West Africa by landing a force of Free French, under Gen. Charles de Gaulle, at Dakar, Senegal.

And besides, the gold reserves of the Banque de France and the Polish government-in-exile were stored there!

On Sept. 23, the Anglo-French force approached Dakar in the hope that the local population could be persuaded to turn against the Vichy Government, which, after Mers-el-Kebir, was unrealistic. The Royal Navy then bombarded the town and engaged the French warships at Dakar from Sept. 23-25 before ceasing the action.

On September 18, the three French cruisers that arrived on the 14th left Dakar intending to go to Libreville in Gabon. On the way they were intercepted by British naval units, including the heavy cruiser HMAS Australia. The Montcalm and George-Leygues outran the British ships and returned to Dakar, where they helped to defend the port against the attack. The Gloire, slowed by mechanical problems was unable to escape and was ordered back to Casablanca.

The attack on Dakar was code named “Operation Menace.” Free French troops led by Gen. de Gaulle were carried on ships escorted and supported by units of the Home Fleet and Force H under the command of Vice-Adm. John Cunningham. They included the battleships

French battleship Richelieu

HMS Barham and HMS Resolution, the carrier HMS Ark Royal, three heavy cruisers, two light cruisers and 10 destroyers and other ships that carried the British landing force of 4,300 and 3,600 Free French troops.

The Vichy naval forces at Dakar were commanded by Pierre François Boisson.

These forces included the unfinished battleship Richelieu, the Montcalm and George-Leygues, four destroyers and several submarines. There were also air units that included American-made Glenn Martin bombers and Curtiss Hawk 75A fighters.

The attack on Dakar began on Monday, Sept. 23, 1940. French aircraft flew off from the carrier HMS Ark Royal and landed at Ouakam aerodrome within Dakar. Propaganda leaflets were dropped over the town by Fleet Air Arm aircraft.

De Gaulle’s representatives entered Dakar Harbor in a motor boat flying the French flag, and a white flag of peace — but were fired upon — and nothing further was heard from them. The next step was a landing of British and the 2,400 Free French troops, which was repulsed after a short, but sharp, action, by French troops loyal to the Vichy Government.

This led de Gaulle to declare that he did

not want to shed the blood of Frenchmen for Frenchmen. The action now settled into a duel between the Royal Navy battleships and heavy cruisers, and the French battleship Richelieu, French cruisers, destroyers and submarines.

The guns of the French fort at Dakar were also involved in bombarding Royal Navy warships. As a result, a French submarine was sunk, a large destroyer disabled and the heavy cruiser HMS Cumberland heavily damaged.

On Sept. 24, there was a duel between the French battleship Richelieu and the British battleship HMS Barham. The Barham was hit twice by the shore batteries manned by ratings from the Richelieu. In the engagement the Richelieu was struck by two 15-inch shells from Barham, but the damage was not serious. During these engagements, the French made use of an ingenious device to distinguish the spotting of their shell bursts. Each salvo was marked by a certain color, Richelieu used yellow, the forts white, and the cruisers green and red.

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Continued from Page 36 a heavy list to port. In the meantime, Vichy French Martin bombers attacked the stricken ship and dropped large bombs. French fighters were also busy, one Curtiss Hawk fighter shot down a Royal Navy observation plane. The attacking force now left the Dakar area, with the battleship HMS Barham taking HMS Resolution under tow with the heavy cruiser HMAS Australia supporting them as they withdrew at a slow speed.

The attack on Dakar was a debacle for the Royal Navy. Two battleships were damaged, one of them seriously, two heavy cruisers were heavily damaged and two destroyers also seriously damaged. Aircraft were also destroyed and the landing force was repulsed.

In retaliation for the attack on Dakar, on Sept. 24 about 50 aircraft flew from French bases in North Africa and dropped 150 bombs on Gibraltar, while the next day, about 100 aircraft dropped 300 bombs on the harbor and dockyards. Most of the bombs missed. However, some damage and a few casualties were caused.

Dakar would revert to the Allied side in November 1942, after Operation Torch — the Allied landings in North Africa — after which, the Germans occupied the rest of France. With Dakar in Allied hands, it was used to organize convoys, and support U-boat hunting groups in the battle of the Atlantic.

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OCBP last day on duty this Sunday

By Kristin Joson Contributing Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) As you take a walk along the beach next week you won’t see the familiar white lifeguard stands. The Beach Patrol will officially end the 2020 guarding season this Sunday, Sept 27.

During our guarding season, surf rescue technicians are in stands and fulfilling all three parts of our mission (education, prevention and intervention) on a daily basis between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

After this Sunday, the lifeguard stands will be removed quickly from the beach and we will no longer position surf rescue technicians along Ocean City’s beach until May 2021.

At this time of year it is important for people to realize that the Beach Patrol is off duty and they should not participate in water-related activities until it is back on duty next Memorial Day weekend.

We realize that in spite of our warnings, a warm sunny day, even in October, will tempt some people to make the very poor decision to venture into the ocean. Please heed our warnings.

The same rip current hazards that exist during our season, when we are making hundreds of rescues (over

3,500 this season), are still present now and could possibly be more treacherous due to tropical storm activity that is typical for this time each year.

The second week in September is the peak of hurricane season.

The ocean is no less dangerous than it was in late August and September.

We have experienced an increase in wave action, surf and water rescues in recent weeks.

This resulted in several rescues since Labor Day for the OCBP pulling people out of rip currents and making rescues under challenging circumstances with stands several blocks further apart than during the regular season (25 compared to 91 during the summer).

Had some of these situations occurred when the Beach Patrol was not on duty there would have been multiple tragedies and families devastated.

Unfortunately, four years ago during this time of the year, just 90 minutes after the guards had removed everyone from the ocean and left for the day (7 p.m.) when a man went out to swim when guards were not on duty.

This turned tragic and his family and everyone involved is still feeling the heartbreak from this easily avoidable tragedy, four years later.

Again, less than 48 hours later, a J-1 student worker from Ireland loss his life when he and some friends choose to swim at 6 a.m. after a night out. Swimming only when and where surf rescue technicians were on duty would have prevented both of these avoidable deaths.

Starting Monday, the stands will be pulled off the beach and lifeguards will no longer report for duty.

We will be working to close down from the 2020 season, prepare our equipment for winter storage and begin preparations for the 2021 season.

Even though we no longer have lifeguards on the beach, we will maintain an off-the-beach presence for a few more weeks, through Columbus Day Monday, with our Mobil Rescue Units.

Unfortunately, unless someone calls 911 and lets us know someone is in danger we will not be aware of the need to respond although we may be only a few blocks away.

These Mobil Rescue Units consist of one surf rescue technician (rider) acting as the primary rescue swimmer while the other guard (driver) maintains radio communication and backup during an emergency. Both are qualified as surf rescue technicians and are quad (ATV) certified.

Although Ocean City Fire/EMS are ready and willing to respond to surf rescues, (the OCBP has trained a group of Fire/EMS personnel as rescue swimmers), the Beach Patrol is the agency that is trained and equipped specifically for this mission.

Having these mobile units and surf rescue technicians already prepared for a possible response, effectively reduces the time from the original 911 call to victim contact and will hopefully result in a successful intervention.

But we want to remind you, that even with these public safety personnel available, the time you have to survive (under two minutes) if drowning is gambling with your life, it just isn’t worth it!

The OCBP will be in response mode like the paramedics or police.

Typically, the nearest mobile rescue unit will respond to the “swimmer in trouble” call, forwarded by a 911 dispatcher.

Having the mobile units prepared makes the OCBP one step closer if someone needs assistance, but still takes valuable time, that the victim may not have.

When a rescue is needed, the rescue swimmer initiates the intervention while the driver who is also a trained rescue swimmer maintains radio contact with the Ocean City Communications Center and acts as backup to the initial rescuer and requests additional resources should the situation require any (EMS, Police, Coast Guard, etc.).

Without the Mobil Rescue Units, a call to 911 would be answered in Snow Hill and then be transferred to Ocean City Communications who would then dispatch the nearest available EMS unit and fire department personnel.

Although Ocean City emergency response time is the fastest in the nation, during a drowning situation, where minutes count, this process may take tragically too long.

The Beach Patrol’s response to this circumstance is to have Mobile Rescue Units already staffed and standing by throughout town as they perform closedown tasks.

It is important, however, that people not depend on these mobile rescue units as if they are lifeguards protecting their love ones.

Without educating the public and actively preventing potential incidents the Beach Patrol is unable to fulfill its mission and work in a proactive manner, therefore we are in a reactionary mode and cannot provide the coverage that the public is accustomed to during our regular guarding season.

We have seen too many times See SURF Page 39

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Surf rescue to return to Ocean City in May Continued from Page 38 when swimming without lifeguards and poor judgment turns into a tragedy with the loss of a life.

Our saying, “Keep your feet in the sand until the lifeguard’s in the stand!” is a friendly reminder of the very serious warning – to only swim when lifeguards are on duty.

The first priority of the Ocean City Beach Patrol continues to be public safety. Therefore, the Beach Patrol strongly encourages all beach patrons to restrict any beach or water-related activities to times and locations when and where Beach Patrol personnel are on duty.

Never swim alone, always stay with the limits of your swimming ability and never rely on a flotation device in place of your swimming ability.

Since the Beach Patrol is off duty until May 2021 and we have explained the dangers of swimming unprotected, we do not expect to see you or anyone you care about in the ocean until Memorial Day weekend when the Beach Patrol will return to duty protecting you and your family.

If you do see a swimmer in distress do not attempt to go in after them, or you may become an additional victim. Especially tragic are the number of parents that have died in Ocean City while attempting to rescue their children who they have allowed to swim without lifeguards on duty.

Even our most experienced personnel (20-plus years as an ocean lifeguard) who are now parents, don’t let their children swim on an unguarded beach, even though they per-

sonally have rescued hundreds from the Ocean City surf.

We have seen too many cases where someone has tried to rescue a distressed swimmer and has drowned in the attempt.

Instead, immediately call 911, know the location of the incident, follow the victim along the beach and remain on the scene until rescue personnel arrive and identify yourself to them.

If the person goes under the water before rescuers arrive, it is important to mark the last seen position of the victim with a landmark on the beach to aid the rescues with the search. If the person does manage to rescue themselves, please let the responding personnel know that they are safely on shore.

We at the Beach Patrol want to thank Ocean City Today for allowing us to have a weekly safety education feature.

The Beach Patrol’s mission has three focuses: education, prevention and intervention.

Without a doubt the most obvious and the one that attracts the most attention is intervention when one of our guards blows a whistle, jumps off the stand, runs down the beach, and then swims out to rescue a swimmer in distress.

Although this happens several thousand times each season, it is not our major focus but rather it is prevention of accidents and injuries through our educational outreach efforts and programs that we make our number one priority.

That is why each week we use this

Life-Saving Station Museum presents Spirit Award in OC (Sept. 25, 2020) As part of Ocean City History Week, held Oct. 10-16, the Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum presents an annual Spirit Award.

The Spirit Award recognizes a person or organization that has made strides in preserving Ocean City’s cultural or natural history.

Preservation can be in the form of written documents, structural preservation, artistic renderings, educational material, or interpretation.

Have you seen a historical building brought back to its original glory?

Have you attended a special event or program that honors Ocean City’s history? Do you know someone who has written a book about Ocean City’s history?

If so, the person or organization behind these projects are perfect candidates for the Spirit Award.

Last year’s awardee was local author Hunter “Bunk” Mann, who wrote two pictorial history books “Vanishing Ocean City” and “Ghosts in the Surf.”

Those who wish to send in a nomination, describe what he or she or the organization has done to preserve Ocean City history in 500 words or less.

All nominations must be submitted by Oct. 1, to www.ocmuseum.org/supportus/spiritaward.

“This award acknowledges those who are honoring our town’s history… the act of doing so is a form of stewardship,” said Museum Curator Sandy Hurley.

The Spirit Award will be presented during a virtual fundraiser, Pieces of Our Past, live broadcast on Sunday, Oct. 11.

space to try and educate all of the readers of Ocean City Today.

I truly believe that through the exposure in this newspaper that many lives have been saved and will continue to be saved because someone has read the article or passed on the information that they learned to others.

So if you have enjoyed this column and have learned any new information about beach or water safety, not only pass it on to others but take the time to thank the editors of Ocean City Today.

Also, if you or someone you know would like to begin the greatest adventure of a lifetime as a surf rescue technician with the Beach Patrol for the 2021 season, visit our website at

www.ococean.com/ocbp.

We have our next Pre-Employment Physical Skills Evaluations for positions during the 2021 season, scheduled in March at Salisbury University, University of Maryland and York College before finishing our testing at Ocean Pines and in the Ocean City area.

Have a safe fall and winter and we will see you Memorial Day Saturday 2021 when the Beach Patrol will return to duty protecting you and your family.

So please don’t let someone you love enter the ocean when the surf rescue technicians are not on duty. It is not only dangerous to them but may put others in danger if they attempt to help you in an emergency.

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Cheese bread great for all occasions, simple to make

By Deborah Lee Walker Contributing Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) The gentle tide of memories come and go with each passing wave. Precious recollections take me to a place far from the serenity of the Eastern Shore.

As a young child, my grandmother and I visited uncle Rueben who resided in the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia. If you have never been there, you are missing one of Mother Nature’s true miracles.

These majestic highlands are impressive indeed and command your utmost attention.

The thought of staying with uncle Rueben terrified me, but I never revealed the little secret that lingered within. Uncle Rueben lived in a log cabin with no running water or electricity.

One can imagine what this meant to an 8 year old; simple tasks that one takes for granted became a laborious and sometimes frightful undertaking.

It’s not that he could not acquire the finer things in life, he just preferred this way of living. As the proverbial saying goes, “to each his own.”

As the hands of time have progressed through the years, one particular memory has made a home in the canyons of my mind. I can see uncle Rueben coming into the kitchen with an arm full of wood.

The only stove privy to uncle Rueben was a wood stove. Many would have considered this antiquated stove to be primitive, but it served its purpose and that is all that matters.

What tickled my fascination was not the stove itself, but what was pro-

duced in this stove.

It was the very first time I had been introduced to homemade bread, and what a delight.

My grandmother was taught at a young age the art of making bread.

This skill along with homemade gravy made the trip worthwhile.

As I became interested in cooking, my grandmother introduced me to the intricate process of bread making.

Following are some helpful tips for those who are considering making homemade bread for the first time.

First and foremost, read the instructions thoroughly and make sure everything is perfectly clear. It is advisable to take the time to read them before you attempt your new endeavor.

Start with a forgiving bread. Flour, yeast, water and salt are bread’s basic ingredients. Just because an ingredient list is basic, does not mean it is easy.

Mise en Place is advisable when making bread. In other words, have all of your ingredients in front of you before you start. Organization is key in any kitchen.

Baking is a science and a digital scale is imperative. Baking by measurements of weight versus volume is more accurate and promotes consistency.

Knead, knead and knead. Kneading is crucial and as one gains confidence and experience you will know when the dough has reached the right consistency.

One of the most common mistakes is to put the bread in the oven, set the timer, and walk away. No, you must keep your eye on it.

If it is browning more quickly on one side, you need to rotate it. Most ovens do not bake 100 percent evenly.

Relax and realize practice makes

perfect. You are not in a cooking contest you are in the learning stage of making bread.

Taking notes is extremely helpful.

Familiarizing yourself with the relationship between certain ingredients and how they affect the final product is vital information.

Get comfortable with a particular type of bread before you go onto the next one. A solid foundation is imperative for advancement.

That being said, if time is of the essence and homemade bread is not an option, consider cheese bread.

All you have to do is score a round loaf of sour dough or Italian bread, pack the nooks and crannies with cheese, baste it with savory butter, and bake until the cheese is gooey and the bread is crusty.

One important note to make: If you want to use only one cheese, I would suggest putting thin slices in the scored bread. But if you want an assortment of cheese, I would go with shredded cheese.

Cheese bread is great for all occasions. It is so simple to make and will be a hit with family and friends.

Enjoy!

Cheese Bread Ingredients 1 unsliced round bread 1 ½ pounds combined (Pepper Jack,

cheddar, mozzarella) shredded ½ cup unsalted butter 1 scallion, finely chopped 1 teaspoon Herbs de Province 1 teaspoon dried, crushed rosemary ½ teaspoon garlic powder ½ teaspoon onion powder kosher salt to taste 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Melt butter in a small pan over low heat.

3. Cut bread widthwise into 1-inch slices, make sure you do not cut all the way through the bread.

4. Rotate the bread 90 degrees and slice the bread again creating a cross hatch appearance.

5. Fill the cuts of the bread with the cheese mixture.

6. In a small bowl, mix the butter, scallions, Herbs de Province, rosemary, garlic powder, onion powder and salt. Using a pastry brush, brush the butter mixture over the entire surface of the bread.

7. Wrap bread in foil and bake for 15 minutes. Turn the stove up to 400 degrees, unwrap the tin foil, and bake another 10 minutes.

If you want a crispy, golden brown color, place the bread under the broiler for a few minutes. Serve immediately.

Secret ingredient – Easy. “All things are difficult before they are easy.”

– John Norley

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REAL ESTATE REPORT

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Housing prices increase, but appraisals lag behind

New additions

By Lauren Bunting Contributing Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) With “for sale” inventory limited in many price points, sellers may be able to ask more for their home.

But, sellers need to remember that the home will still need to appraise adequately if the buyer is obtaining a mortgage. And, in an improving market, appraisal values may have a hard time keeping up with true market value.

“Anytime prices move up fast, the actual appraisal process, because they’re looking back in history, not forward into the future, they are lagging behind,” Lawrence Yun, chief economist at the National Association of Realtors (NAR) said. “From the buyer’s perspective, it’s a tough situation where they want to rely on the value of the home, on the appraisal, yet they know that if they decide to back away there are other buyers waiting to pounce.”

In many cases, the homebuyers most affected are the younger, firsttime buyers because they are mortgage dependent.

And, many first-time buyers use low down-payment loans, which tend to have stricter underwriting stan-

dards and also stipulate that the appraisal price cannot be any less than the contract price.

When appraisals come in even the slightest bit under the contract price, the mortgage financing can fall through.

In addition, reports of delayed appraisals and rising appraisal costs have been more prominent as the market has improved and sales have increased.

Demand for appraisals comes not only from home sales, but also refinances. NAR research has reported that appraisers median age is close to 55 and as a result, a big wave of retirements is expected in the next 10 years.

The Appraisal Foundation (AF) maintains records of the number persons who pass the National Uniform Licensing and Certification Examinations (NCLUE) exam each year. This exam is required before an appraiser can practice.

In 2008, 2,087 people passed the exam but that figure fell to an average of roughly 1,000 from 2010 to 2014, before bottoming at 662 in 2016. In 2019, the average is approaching 1,000 again with 987 people passing the exam.

– Lauren Bunting is a licensed Associate Broker with Atlantic Shores Sotheby’s International Realty in Ocean City.

Ocean City Cambria Hotel bayside, open for visitors (Sept. 25, 2020) The newly designed and constructed Cambria Hotel sitting on the site of the former Cropper concrete plant, just north of the Route 50 bridge, is open to visitors.

With private balconies overlooking the bay, the Cambria Hotel offers luxuries including an indoor heated pool, seasonal outdoor infinity pool with cabanas, a tiki bar, outdoor fire pits, fitness center, meeting space and business center, and a rooftop restaurant and bar with a view of Assateague Island, Isle of Wight Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.

“The design of the hotel is inspired by its location,” said Keith Fisher of Fisher Architecture. “It’s coastal designs, elegant textures and modern finishes capture Ocean City’s true beach town charm.”

“There is definitely a WOW factor when people walk into the lobby,” said Tauhid Islam, managing partner, Ocean One Hospitality. “Now when people drive across the Route 50 bridge, they see a jaw-dropping hotel

that will deliver a phenomenal Ocean City experience.”

The Cambria Hotel project contains many of the architectural features consistent with Ocean City’s downtown design standards, said Glenn Irwin, Ocean City Development Corporation executive director.

“Such features include light siding colors, full porches and pitched roof,” he said. “It can be very challenging to make a tall structure comply with these design standards, but the Cambria Hotel owners and Fisher Architecture did a very nice job. We look forward to this project becoming a focal point for people entering Ocean City and our downtown district.”

The visual impact on Ocean City’s downtown had been a highly debated topic of discussion from the beginning of the project.

The Ocean City Planning and Zoning Commission ended up approving a new site plan that reconfigured its alignment to reduce the impact on the downtown view and neighboring See CAMBRIA Page 42

EXIT Realty At The Beach in Ocean Pines welcomes Kara Hawkins and Eileen Carl to its family of real estate professionals.

As a Realtor for Exit Realty At The Beach and a local to the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Delaware, Hawkins is ready to assist buyers and sellers in satisfyKara Hawkins ing all of their real estate needs.

Hawkins is licensed in Maryland.

Hawkins, her husband and daughter enjoy all the fruits of living the Eastern Shore life year-round, Eileen Carl from summer days on the beach to horseback riding and outdoor adventures.

When Hawkins is not selling real es-

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tate, she can most likely be found caring for her family and assisting her husband with their locally-owned business.

Carl was born and raised in Delaware and is familiar with both Delaware and Maryland.

She and her husband became property owners in Ocean Pines in 2014 and moved there full time in 2016.

In the real estate business since 2007, she considers her experience as an asset in assisting clients in all aspects of real estate, including everything from guidance in staging a home to sell, or in finding the best new home to meet clients’ needs.

When she is not selling real estate, she enjoys gardening, pickleball, relaxing on the beach and her boat.

Carl is licensed in Delaware and Maryland.

For more information, visit www.exitrealty.com. EXIT Realty At The Beach is located at 11002 Manklin Meadows Ln #3, Ocean Pines, Maryland 21811. Call 410-208-EXIT (3948).

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Worcester Prep alum wins Cambria Hotel given OCDC Ocean City Film Challenge ‘New Construction Award’ (Sept. 25, 2020) Worcester Preparatory School alum, Davis Mears (’17) of Berlin, won first place for his independent short film, “Melvin’s Curse,” in the third annual Ocean City Film Challenge, hosted by the Ocean City Film Festival.

The film is about two men who fall into bad luck when they meet Melvin, a merman (opposite of a mermaid) who is tired of getting a lack of respect.

Two Worcester Prep class of 2017 alums, Mears and Alex Abbott, and one teacher, Nancy Raskauskas, reunited in Ocean City to make the film this past July in just two days.

Mears, a Virginia Tech senior majoring in multimedia journalism with a minor in cinema, directed “Melvin’s Curse.”

Actors included former Worcester classmate, Abbott, a political science student at the University of Delaware, along with two Virginia Tech theatre students, Grant Batdorff, 21, and Joey Barth, 21.

The film, which was produced by Raskauskas, Worcester Technology and Digital Media teacher, was shot and edited over the course of two days with only a four-person crew, including the actors.

This was an all-to familiar scenario for Mears who frequently collaborated with Abbott on 48-hour film contests in Raskauskas’ classes throughout their high school years.

Their film entries back in Upper School, which had to be written, filmed and edited in just two days, also won various awards.

Continued from Page 41 properties and significantly minimized the square footage of lot coverage.

“While there is quite a story behind this project with the hurdles we faced before breaking ground, the evolution of the property is a proven success in the eyes of the town, the local community and Ocean City guests,” Fisher said.

Cambria Hotel Ocean City –

Bayfront was recently awarded the “New Construction Award” by the Ocean City Development Corporation. This marks the fourth OCDC award for Fisher Architecture.

For more information on Fisher Architecture LLC, visit www.fisherarchitecture.com or call 410/742-0238.

To contact Fisher AIA LEED AP, founder Fisher Architecture LLC, e m a i l kfisher@fisherarchitecture.com.

Director of “Melvin’s Curse,” Davis Mears, is pictured with his dog, Captain, in Ocean City.

The Cambria Hotel, located on the site of the former Cropper concrete plant, just north of the Route 50 bridge, is open to visitors.

Dining Guide ■ PRICE RANGE: $, $$, $$$ ■ RESERVATIONS: Reservations accepted ________________________________

DOWNTOWN

South end to 28th Street ■ ANGLER RESTAURANT 312 Talbot St., Ocean City 410-289-7424, www.angleroc.net $$ | Kids’ Menu | Full Bar Enjoy a $5 cruise with meal. Celebrating 82 years of serving visitors and locals. Bayfront lunch and dinner. Offering historical favorites as well as fresh new creations. Seafood is our specialty but great landlubber choices are available. Enjoy Boat Bar Happy Hour, 3-6 p.m. Live local entertainment Thursday through Sunday.

■ CAPTAIN’S TABLE 15th Street and Baltimore Avenue, inside The Courtyard by Marriott 410-289-7192/7191, www. captainstableoc.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Breakfast served Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dinner served 7 days a week, 5-9 p.m. Featuring seafood, steaks and poultry. Early Bird served Monday through Friday, 5-6 p.m.; daily chef specials.

■ COINS PUB & RESTAURANT 28th Street and Coastal Highway, Ocean City 410-524-3100, www.coinspub.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Causal dining atmosphere for families. Crab cakes, hand cut steaks, fresh seafood. Everything homemade. Happy Hour 3-6 p.m. and early bird 4-6 p.m.

Daily specials.

■ THE DOUGH ROLLER S. Division Street and Boardwalk 410-289-3501; 3rd Street and Boardwalk 410-289-2599 $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. for S. Division Street and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. for 3rd Street.

Breakfast served daily at 3rd, 41st, 70th and WOC. Carryout available at all locations. Order online for 41st, 70th and WOC at www.TheDoughRoller.com.

■ FISH TALES BAR & GRILL 22nd Street, bayside 410-289-0990, www.ocfishtales.com

$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Home of the Bumper Tables. Waterfront restaurant with American pub eats and seafood, plus a dock bar and playground on the sand. Open 7 days a week.

■ PHILLIPS SEAFOOD, CRAB HOUSE 21st Street, Ocean City 410-289-7747, PhillipsSeafood.com $$-$$$ | Full bar Traditional dining and carry out. Hooper’s Island crab cakes, steamed blue crabs, ultimate seafood feast, fried chicken and more for dine in and carryout.

MIDTOWN

29th to 90th streets ■ BJ’S ON THE WATER 75th Street, Ocean City 410-524-7575, www.bjsonthewater.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Bayside venue with deck seating. Serves pub grub and seafood. Take out only, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Open Thursday through Tuesday.

■ THE DOUGH ROLLER 41st Street and Coastal Highway 410-524-9254; 70th Street and Coastal Highway 410-524-7981 Hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday.

See description under downtown location.

■ JOHNNY’S PIZZA PUB 56th Street, Ocean City 410-723-5600, www.johnnyspizzapub.com $ | Kids’ menu | Full Bar Featuring homemade pizzas, 18 gourmet pizzas, a variety of calzones, subs, burgers, sandwiches and jumbo wings with 20 different sauces. Open everyday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dine in, pickup, carryout and delivery.

■ PGN CRAB HOUSE 29th Street, Ocean City www.pgncrabhouse.com $$ | Beer & wine Known for their famous steamed crabs. Outdor dining. Casual seasonal seafood stop for steamed crabs, with all-you-can-eat specials. Also take outs available.

■ SEACRETS 49th Street, Ocean City 410-524-4900,

www.seacrets.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Island atmosphere. Soups, salads, Jamaican jerk chicken, appetizers, sandwiches, paninis, pizza and fresh seafood. Outdoor dining.

UPTOWN

91st to 146th streets ■ BLUE FISH JAPANESE & CHINESE RESTAURANT 94TH Street, Ocean City 410-524-3983, www.bluefishocmd.com $-$$ / Carry Out Only Enjoy authentic Chinese and Japanese cuisine and sushi. Order online or by phone. Pick-up at drive through only.

■ BREAKERS PUB 10100 Coastal Hwy./Clarion 410-524-3535 $ | Full bar Open Daily, 4 p.m.-til. Happy Hour, Sunday through Friday, 4-7 p.m. 9 Hi-Def TVs. ■ HORIZONS OCEANFRONT RESTAURANT Inside the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel at 101st Street, Ocean City 410-524-3535, www.clarionoc.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Oceanfront dining at its finest; featuring fresh seafood, beef, daily specials, children’s menu and a full-service bar. Winner of the Wine Spectator’s “Award of Excellence” for 15 years. Serving breakfast, 7 a.m.; lunch and lite fare, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and dinner, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

■ LENNY’S BEACH BAR & GRILL Oceanfront at the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel at 101st Street, Ocean City 410-524-3535, www.clarionoc.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Lunch, lite fare, seafood steamer specials, daily specials and tropical drinks served in our Beach Bar & Grill on the ocean. Happy hour Sunday through Friday, 4-7 p.m. with reduced drinks and food specials. Enjoy entertainment afternoons to evenings mid-May to mid-September.

■ REEF 118 118th Street, in the Carousel Oceanfront Hotel and Condos, Ocean City 410-524-1000, www.carouselhotel.com

$-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Oceanfront dining in a casual atmosphere. Serving breakfast, Friday through Sunday 7-11 a.m. Featuring a breakfast buffet or special order from the regular menu. Enjoy our delicious 3 Course Dinner for $25 served every Friday and Saturday, 4-9 p.m. with the choice of appetizer, entree and dessert.

WEST OCEAN CITY ■ THE DOUGH ROLLER West Ocean City, 12849 Ocean Gateway 410213-7655 Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.

See description under downtown location.

■ SHRIMP BOAT 9724 Stephen Decatur Hwy., West Ocean City 410-213-0448 $-$$$ | Kids’ menu | Beer & wine Orange Crush, frozen cocktails, steamed crabs and shrimp, full menu, appetizers, fresh seafood and more, Open everyday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Dine-in - inside and outside, carryout and delivery.

OCEAN PINES ■ JOHNNY’S PIZZA PUB 11019 Manklin Meadows Lane, Ocean Pines 410-208-1212, www.johnnyspizzapub.com $ | Open everyday, noon to 8 p.m. for dining, pickup, carryout and delivery. Pizza and wings.

■ OCEAN PINES YACHT CLUB 1 Mumford Landing Road, Ocean Pines 410-6417222, www.OPyachtclub.com $$-$$$ | Full bar The Ocean Pines Yacht Club offers casual coastal cuisine for lunch and dinner in a beautiful bayfront setting. Fresh seafood, signature drinks, live music and more. Open daily, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

■ CLUBHOUSE BAR AND GRILLE 100 Clubhouse Drive, Ocean Pines 410-6417222, oceanpinesgolf.org/dining $$ | Full bar With sweeping views of the 18th hole, the new Clubhouse Bar and Grille serves freshly prepared breakfast and lunch items. Full bar. Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, weather permitting.

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PHOTO COURTESY WORCESTER PREP

The Worcester Preparatory School girls’ soccer team presented new backpacks filled with school supplies to Lord Baltimore Elementary School in Ocean View, Delaware.

WPS soccer team collects Worcester Prep golf team backpacks, school supplies wins match at GlenRiddle (Sept. 25, 2020) The Worcester Preparatory School girls’ soccer team recently collected new backpacks and filled them with school supplies to donate to Lord Baltimore Elementary School in Ocean View, Delaware.

Alum and former teammate, Marissa Grosso (’18), started the tradition to donate backpacks eight years ago.

Coach Carol Hartnett continues the legacy every season, coordinating efforts with the Worcester Prep Volun-

teer Club, headed by teacher Linda Bragg.

“Our students come from all over Delmarva, so as a team, we like to give back to our surrounding communities,” Carol Hartnett Hartnett said.

This year, the players filled 24 backpacks with school supplies and as well as two large boxes with additional supplies.

By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Sept. 25, 2020) The Worcester Prep golf team won its second match of the season, held Wednesday, at GlenRiddle Golf Club in Berlin.

“The team played well. We continue to see improvements weekly,” said Prep Coach Don McMullen.

Worcester’s foursome took top honors, scoring a 181.

Senior captain TJ Bescak led the

Mallards, shooting a 42. His score earned him medalist honors for the day.

Also contributing to the victory were sophomores Griffin Jones (44) and Harrison Humes (46) and senior Mason Brown (49).

Salisbury School finished in second place (211), followed by Gunston (216) and Salisbury Christian (250).

Worcester’s next match is Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 3:30 p.m. at Nutters Crossing Golf Club in Salisbury.

NOW PLAYING

COLOSSAL FOSSIL SAUCE Coconuts Beach Bar & Grill: Sunday, Sept. 27, 4-8 p.m.

CAPTAIN’S TABLE 15th St. & Baltimore Ave., Ocean City 410-289-7192 / www.captainstableoc.com Every Friday & Saturday: Phil Perdue on piano, 5-9 p.m.

COCONUTS BEACH BAR & GRILL In the Castle in the Sand Hotel 37th Street Oceanfront, Ocean City 410-289-6846 / www.castleinthesand.com Sept. 25: Whisky Train, noon to 4 p.m.; Monkee Paw, 5-9 p.m.

Sept. 26: Kevin Poole & Joe Mama, noon to 4 p.m.; Human Connection, 5-9 p.m.

Sept. 27: Aaron Howell Duo, noon to 3 p.m.; Colossal Fossil Sauce, 4-8 p.m.

Oct. 1: Aaron Howell Solo, noon to 3 p.m.; Kevin Poole & Joe Mama, 4-8 p.m.

Lenny’s Beach Bar and Grille Sept. 25-26: First Class, 4-9 p.m.

OCEAN CLUB NIGHTCLUB

OCEAN PINES YACHT CLUB

101st Street, Ocean City In the Horizons Restaurant, in the Clarion Fontainebleau Hotel 410-524-3535 / www.clarionoc.com Sept. 25-26: On The Edge, 7 p.m. to midnight

1 Mumfords Landing Road, Ocean Pines 410-641-7501 / www.opyachtclub.org Sept. 25: Over Time, 6-9 p.m.

Sept. 26: Tranzfusion, 6-10 p.m.

FIRST CLASS Lenny’s Beach Bar and Grille: Friday & Saturday, Sept. 25-26, 4-9 p.m.

SEACRETS 49th Street and the bay, Ocean City 410-524-4900 / www.seacrets.com Sept. 25: John McNutt Duo, 4-8 p.m.; Benderz Duo, 8-11:30 p.m.

Sept. 26: Kono Nation Duo, 4-8 p.m.; Stealing Savannah Duo, 8-11:30 p.m.

Sept. 27: Opposite Directions, 4-8 p.m.

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COMMUNITY/SCHOOLS

PHOTO COURTESY STEVE HANNON

BIKE DONATION Baltimore County Police Officer Jim Morrison and family pose with Hogs and Heroes Foundation members, who customized and modified a trike motorcycle for the now wheelchair bound former patrolmen injured in the line of duty. Currently assigned to the Baltimore County Police Training Academy, Morrison was on hand for the group’s “Tour Around The Shore” fundraiser for Maryland Concerns Of Police Survivors, held last weekend in Ocean City. The event brought in $2,000 of a total $16,000 in donations raised this year that was presented to MD C.O.P.S. Chapter President Sue Nickerson.

ELIZABETH BONIN/OCEAN CITY TODAY

BIKE RIDE Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan, third from left, and council members lead the inaugural Mayor’s Bike Ride on the Boardwalk, Tuesday, Sept. 22.

PHOTO COURTESY MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC SCHOOL GREG ELLISON/OCEAN CITY TODAY

DONATION

EQUIPMENT

Huk Big Fish Classic organizers donate $5,000 to the Ocean City Fire Department at M.R. Ducks on Talbot Street, Monday.

Ed and Stephanie Rohe donated outdoor recess equipment and storage containers for each class at Most Blessed Sacrament on Racetrack Road in Berlin to make disinfecting between uses much easier. Pictured, from left, are Librarian Christa Gunther and her mother, Stephanie Rohe.

PHOTO COURTESY WORCESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

PHOTO COURTESY WORCESTER PREPARATORY SCHOOL

ZOOM CLASS

TEMP CHECK

Dr. Annette Wallace, Worcester County Public Schools chief operating & academic officer for grades 9-12, left, and teacher Amy Fenzel-Mergott talk to a Stephen Decatur High School pre-calculus class via Zoom.

Darcy Pillai takes the temperature of her son, Dev, a kindergartner, during morning drop-off at Worcester Preparatory School in Berlin, while kindergarten assistant Tammy Dunn, left, and kindergarten teacher Kelly Burton observe.

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SURF REPORT

Abundance of tropical storm activity equals good surfing

By Dave Dalkiewicz Contributing Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) As of this writing, Labor Day is a memory, well behind us in the rearview mirror.

Fall has started with cool mornings and evenings.

Weather and water remain warm enough to make things attractive to those astute ones who know that the fall is what it is – lower humidity, more reasonable crowds and traffic, and hopefully consistent surf.

There is so much tropical storm/hurricane activity in the Atlantic that we are bound to have good to excellent conditions at some point.

Though the swell should show itself, there are a few factors that can work against it – direction, swell period and local winds all come into play.

If the direction of the swell is too straight (onto the beach), the wave or waves can close out and break all at once leaving the surfer nowhere to go but straight.

So too with the period. If it’s too long the wave can again close out and break all at once.

When the period gets well into the teens this can readily happen.

Local winds are also a big factor.

We can tolerate an onshore or side shore wind as long as it’s light enough.

But the more desirable direction will come from the land either straight westerly or even a slight SW or NW direction.

Another factor is lifted restrictions – No more before 10 a.m. or after 5:30 p.m.

One can surf anywhere in town and with that said, it’s a good idea to keep an eye out for the swimmer or board rider who get into trouble.

Lifeguard personnel is greatly reduced with Sept. 27 being the last day of duty for the Beach Patrol.

Most of us think of sports as having a season.

Basically, baseball is played in the summer, football in the fall, and basketball in the winter.

I think of surfing as being a more year-round activity although if one is pressed to name a season it would more than likely be the fall.

The colder months in general have more potential due to harsher weather conditions, despite the cold, although we’re subject to waves in any month on the calendar.

Hopefully the potential wave rider has spent enough time in the water to be conditioned to take advantage of the better scenario. Surfing is great exercise and one of the best ways to get

in shape for surfing is to go surfing!

So here it is, the season we all wait for. Despite the covid, despite the civil problems, despite the political unrest, the waves keep coming.

It’s always changing, it’s always different, especially with our beach break conditions.

Hopefully we’ll all get the chance to take advantage of what should be a consistent run of surf. The weather maps are certainly calling for it.

By the time this is read you will have had a few good sessions. We’re looking for a good fall!

– Dave Dalkiewicz is the owner of Ocean Atlantic Surf Shop in Ocean City.

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ROARING ENGINES

Motorcyclists in all sorts of helmets, jackets, masks and gear filter into the parking lot of Hooper’s Crab House in West Ocean City last Saturday for the unofficial OC BikeFest.

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FUNDRAISER

More than three dozen Ocean Pines residents, largely members of the “Compound Group,” participate in a 5K race, walk or bike fundraiser for Believe in Tomorrow on Sunday.

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MOTHERHOOD WALK

Women from The Grace Center in Berlin volunteer at the Motherhood Walk in Stephen Decatur Park on Sept. 12. Pictured, from left, are Jan Kolesky, board member; Amelia Mike, board chairwoman; Irene Ruscigno, director of operations; Beth Gismondi from Allstate Insurance, who came to support the center; and Bella the dog.

The Suffrage Centennial Celebration Committee received citations recently from senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin, and a proclamation from the Worcester County Commissioners. The senators’ citations were in celebration of the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote and in recognition of the SCCC’s work in educating the public about the history of women’s suffrage and the importance of voting in 2020. The Worcester County Commissioners’ proclaimed Aug. 26, 2020 in Worcester County as the Centennial Celebration of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Pictured, from left, are SCCC Members Linda Linzey, Joy Braun, Vicky Wallace and Susan Buyer.

HONORS

COMMENDATION

The Worcester County Commissioners on July 21, present a commendation to Pocomoke Middle School Principal Matthew Record for being named the Maryland Middle School Principal of the Year by the Maryland Association of Secondary School Principals.

The Republican Women of Worcester County presented a “Future Success Award” to Atlanta Schoolfield of Pokomoke’s High School senior class.

Pictured with Schoolfield is Jenifer Rayne, principal of Pokomoke High School. The Future Success Award is given each year to a graduating senior from Worcester County schools, who has been nominated by faculty and staff for personal and academic achievements.

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OC Sand Castle Home Tour virtual this year (Sept. 25, 2020) For the past 15 years, the Sand Castle Home Tour has featured some of the greater Ocean City area’s most spectacular residences.

The experience has become an annual “must-see-and-do” for locals and visitors alike.

Due to covid-19 and the challenges of keeping everyone safe and healthy, the Art League of Ocean City, sponsor of the event, is forgoing a physical tour this year, and instead going 100 percent virtual.

Now a two-week event from Oct. 115, participants will enjoy state-of-theart 3D tours of each of the 10 residences; cinematic videos of homes; interviews with homeowners, builders and interior designers; galleries of professional photography; and dedicated sponsor zones.

The online tour will provide an opportunity to hear the vision and inspiration behind the homes directly from the homeowners, builders, architects and designers through featured videos and design tips.

“This year, we have all been challenged to adapt our programming to the new normal and deliver our mission of promoting the creative arts in new formats,” Rina Thaler, Art League executive director, said. “The Art League has chosen to look to the future and bring you the Sandcastle Home

Tour online. This promises to be a wonderful celebration of resort living, community and technology.”

Tickets cost $30 and include unlimited access for two weeks to the Sand Castle Home Tour site, plus opportunities to win daily door prizes. Online tickets and tour preview are available at www.SandCastleHomeTour.com.

Benefiting the Art League of Ocean City, the Sand Castle Home Tour is the nonprofit’s largest fundraiser of the year, fueling its mission to promote artistic expression and appreciation for the creative arts in the community.

It also provided the funding to build and sustain the Ocean City Center for the Arts on 94th Street.

Supporters of the Art League of Ocean City have rallied around the new all-virtual format of the 2020 Sand Castle Home Tour, donating more than $3,500 in prizes that will be offered daily on the tour website from Oct. 1-15.

“Anyone who has purchased a $30 ticket to the Home Tour can come back every day online to register to win a fabulous daily prize,” Thaler said. “We are so appreciative of the local businesses who are supporting us this year with donations. Tour takers will be wowed at what we’re offering.”

Included in the daily prizes are a gas grill, Apple earbuds, three months of flowers, golf packages, gift cards for

Amazon, restaurants, home improvement, clothing, and personal pampering.

To be eligible to win, tour takers must have purchased a ticket to the tour and received a personal access code. Visitors may then log in every day to register to win that day’s prize.

“We’re keeping the schedule of what prizes are going up on what day a secret, so it gives everyone an incentive to come back and visit the tour every day,” Thaler said.

The Art League of Ocean City is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing the visual arts to the community through education, exhibits, scholarship, programs and community art projects. Financial support comes primarily through membership dues from individuals and corporate sponsors.

More information is available at 410-524-9433 or www.artleagueofoceancity.org or www.sandcastlehometour.com.

Register for Oct. walking tour (Sept. 25, 2020) Get fit this October, also known as Walktober, as the three health departments of the Lower Eastern Shore invite residents to join the free “Lower Shore Walking Tour.”

Participants can walk this October at any of the 43 identified public walking routes and trails or choose their own path.

Residents are encouraged to register for the Lower Shore Walking Tour at: https://tinyurl.com/LS-WalkingTour-registration. The first 100 to submit a photo of themselves walking will receive a T-shirt.

All walkers are asked to take a selfie photo along their walks and submit for a chance at a prize. The more an individual walks and send photos, the more tickets

he or she will earn.

This event begins Oct. 1 and ends Oct. 31.

“Walking is the official state exercise and suitable for all fitness levels,” said Worcester Health Officer Rebecca Jones. “We hope everyone will get outdoors in this cooler weather and take a walk.”

“Walking help reduces stress and your risk of disease such as diabetes, heart attack and stroke,” added Lori Brewster, health officer for Somerset and Wicomico counties.

For more information and a list of the local walking locations, visit JustWalkWorcester.org, Somersettrailmix.com, or WalkWicomico.com.

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Enjoy relaxing on the patio after a day at the beach or pool. Located close to busline, restaurants/bar and indoor & outdoor miniature golf course. Community amenities include 3-pools (including a wading pool for the little ones), 2-tennis courts, 2-shuffleboard courts, 9-hole miniature golf course, Bayfront boardwalk w/3-fishing piers, canal front fishing & crabbing area, 8-acre wildlife sanctuary/pond with a 1/2 mile walking path 5-acre open park & street lighting (lamppost at every property). Additional amenities include city streets & sidewalks, city water & sewer & city trash collection. The HOA dues are just $299 year. $234,500

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Montego Bay community features 3 pools, including wading pool for the little ones, 2 tennis courts, shuffleboard court, 9-hole miniature golf course, bayfront boardwalk with 3 fishing piers, canalfront fishing & crabbing area, an 8-acre wildlife sanctuary with 1/2 mile paved walking/ jogging path, 5 acre open park & street lighting-with a lamppost at each residence. Additional amenities include city water & sewer, city streets & sidewalks and city trash collection. The HOA dues are just $299 a year. $184,900

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Man accused of firing off gun in public area

By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) Police arrested Israel Maldonado, 59, of Allentown, after he allegedly fired a handgun last Wednesday.

Police went to a midtown hotel that afternoon for a call about a suspicious person.

The hotel manager there told police that earlier she had attempted to move Maldonado to another room because he had not left by checkout time and hotel staff needed to prepare the room for another guest.

She entered his room and saw a gun and a knife on his dresser, which prompted her to leave and call police.

After watching seI. Maldonado curity footage, police went to Maldonado’s room and saw him in the hallway.

Officers reported aiming their guns at Maldonado who walked back into his room and lay down on his bed.

He allegedly reached toward the

Ballot drop box locations online (Sept. 25, 2020) The Maryland State Board of Elections posted online a list of statewide ballot drop box locations for the 2020 general election as well as the dates each ballot drop box location will be available to voters.

Once open, the ballot drop boxes will remain open until Election Day, Nov. 3, at 8 p.m.

Each Maryland jurisdiction will have at least two ballot drop box locations available to voters.

The state’s most populous counties and the City of Baltimore will have additional ballot drop boxes to accommodate the greater number of eligible voters residing in those jurisdictions.

Voters can submit their completed mail-in ballots in any drop box located in their jurisdiction of residence.

In all, 283 ballot drop boxes will be available at 282 locations around the state. The 283 boxes include 277 secured by the Maryland State Board of Elections and six boxes that counties already had in their possession. Individual ballot box locations were proposed by the local boards of election across the state.

The complete list of ballot drop box locations is available at: https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2020/PG 20_Drop%20Box%20Locations.xlsx.

Eligible voters in Maryland have been mailed applications for mail-in ballots. Applications must be received

by Oct. 20.

Mail-in ballots will be sent to voters via first-class U.S. Mail beginning in late September and continuing in October.

In order to be counted, mail-in ballots must be postmarked no later than Nov. 3, and the oath on the postage-paid

small of his back, but stopped when police ordered him to cease.

Police detained him and found the gun under his bed, the knife on the dresser and two spent shell casings.

The gun’s serial number had been marked out, police reported.

Police also found what was presumed to be cocaine.

Maldonado allegedly told police the weapons and drugs belonged to him and police arrested him.

Searching his room, police found psilocybin, marijuana and oxycodone hydrochloride in his bags.

A witness told police that he or she heard an audible bang coming from outside of the hotel, and Maldonado later told police that he had fired two rounds while on the beach during his morning prayers.

Maldonado was charged with handgun on person, altering the gun’s serial number, possessing a loaded gun, possession of more than 10 grams of marijuana, possession of an assisted-opening knife, firearm discharge and three counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance.

CROSSWORD

return envelope that arrives with the ballot must be signed.

Those who choose to cast their votes using ballot drop boxes must submit their completed ballots by the final collection time – 8 p.m. on Nov. 3 – in order for their ballot to count.

Just as with ballots submitted by mail, in order for ballots submitted at drop boxes to count they must be sealed in the return envelopes that accompany the ballots and the voter oath on the envelope must be signed.

Due to the covid-19 pandemic, the Maryland State Board of Elections encourages voters to cast their ballots by mail and use ballot drop boxes.

To make in-person voting safe, voters must remain six feet apart and wear a mask. To maintain proper distancing, the number of voters permitted inside a voting center at one time may be limited, which could result in lines and wait times.

Voters who choose to vote in person may do so from Monday, Oct. 26 to Monday, Nov. 2, including Saturday and Sunday, or on Election Day, Nov. 3.

Early voting and Election Day vote centers will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eligible voters may cast their ballots at any authorized voting location within their jurisdiction of residence.

A complete list of early voting locations can be found at: https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2020/20 20%20Early%20Voting%20Centers.pd f.

A complete list of Election Day voting locations can be found at: https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2020/PG 20_List%20of%20Election%20Day%2 0Vote%20Centers.xlsx.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Two arrested after allegedly choking, hitting strangers

By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) Tonya M. GreenanRock, 51, of Laurel, and William G. Willkins II, 52, of Ocean City, face assault charges after allegedly attacking two people last Monday.

Police reported going to 100 S. Baltimore Ave. for a fight in progress and found a large crowd surrounding a white tow truck on the 100 block of Caroline Street.

T. Greenan-Rock Police reported seeing Greenan-Rock screaming and throwing her hands in the air while leaning inside the tow truck.

The tow truck driver and another man in the area claimed three peoW. Wilkins II ple — Greenan-Rock, Wilkins and another man who fled prior to police arrival — had assaulted them.

Police met with Greenan-Rock and asked to speak with her. She agreed, but police reported that she continued to yell, prompting the crowd to grow louder, as well.

Despite multiple orders to quiet down, Greenan-Rock allegedly continued to yell, while also claiming to have been assaulted, but not providing specific details.

The other alleged assault victim attempted to walk toward Greenan-Rock, which apparently led to her shoving someone in an attempt to attack him once more.

Police arrested Greenan-Rock.

Another man at the scene told police that Greenan-Rock had hit him as well and that Wilkins had chocked him and then the other male punched him in the mouth.

Police arrested Wilkins.

Police interviewed the tow truck driver, who said Greenan-Rock came out of a nearby restaurant yelling “who is that b**** in my truck” and then began hitting the driver with her key ring.

She then went back to the restaurant and called several bouncers from a nearby bar to help her and exited the restaurant with two men.

One of the men punched the driver in the face and attempted to pull him out of the truck.

While this occurred, he told police that Greenan-Rock’s daughter grabbed a metal clipboard and hit him on the forehead.

Greenan-Rock was charged with three counts of second-degree assault and one count of disorderly conduct, while Wilkins was charged with one count of first- and second-degree assault, as well as affray.

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Man accused of beating girlfriend

By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) Police arrested Lamar Collier, 37, of Pocomoke City, after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend last Friday at a downtown apartment.

Police said when they encountered the alleged victim, she was sobbing and had cuts on her legs and arms, as well as bruises on her arms, throat and left eye.

Police later spotted Collier running east on Baltimore Avenue and 15th Street and arrested him.

His accuser told police that she and Collier had been arguing and he had ordered her to leave the resi-

dence.

She refused, so he grabbed her and attempted to drag her out, she told police.

Collier allegedly took her outside and Lamar Collier began to choke her to the point where she feared she would pass out or die, according to the police report.

He then apparently brought her back into the unit.

She told police that she ran to the kitchen and grabbed a knife to protect herself, but Collier grabbed it from her and threw it away before picking her up and throwing her on

the couch.

He then allegedly punched her several times in the face.

The alleged victim attempted to call police, but Collier grabbed her phone, threw it and later bent it in half.

He then allegedly dragged her to the bedroom, locked her in and sat in front of the door for several minutes to prevent her from escaping.

A witness, who had called police, said she saw Collier push the woman to the ground.

Collier faces first- and second-degree assault charges, in addition to charges for malicious destruction of property and false imprisonment.

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Jay Wise pleads guilty to child porn WCBI and FBI probing led investigators to former OC cop and real estate agent

By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) After entering a plea deal with the state, former Ocean City police officer, sheriff’s deputy, real estate manager and sales agent Jarrett “Jay� Wise pleaded guilty on Monday in Worcester County Circuit Court to three counts of possession of child pornography.

The children in the videos investigators recovered ranged from ages 3 to 6, according to States’ Attorney of Dorchester County William H. Jones.

Jones told the court that on or around May 10, 2019, the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program, a national child abuse and exploitation investigation network, sent a tip to the Worcester County Bureau of Investigations (WCBI) to investigate 53-year-old Wise.

Jones said the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) received a similar tip and coordinated with county

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investigators.

The bureau of investigations obtained a subpoena for Comcast records that showed two IP addresses connected to Wise’s home and business computers. Investigators also discovered images and videos of child pornography in Wise’s email.

The emails related to Monday’s hearing were dated Sept. 30 and Oct. 6, 2018, and contained short videos of young children engaging in sexual activity with adult women.

Jay Wise On or around June 25, 2019, investigators, who were armed with a search warrant, met with Wise, who waived his Miranda Rights and admitted to possessing the child pornography.

Wise was indicted on Jan. 28, and was arrested the following Friday.

He was charged with five felony counts of promoting and distributing child pornography, as well as 50 misdemeanor counts of possession of child pornography.

He was held in the Worcester

County Jail in Snow Hill until he posted a $25,000 bond following a hearing on Feb. 3, in Worcester County Circuit Court.

One condition of his release was a prohibition on using computers or similar devices.

As part of his plea deal, Wise waived his right to a jury trial and pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor counts of child pornography possession, which are punishable of up to 5 years in prison, a fine of up to $2,500 or both. A pre-sentence investigation will be conducted, with the sentencing date contingent upon those findings.

Wise, whose movement is restricted to the state, asked permission to travel to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, and Busch Gardens amusement park in Williamsburg, Virginia, with his wife.

His attorney, Peter A. Wimbrow III, explained that Wise is well known in Ocean City, and he desired to spend some time with his wife in privacy.

Judge Thomas Groton granted the Rehoboth Beach travel request, but denied travel to Virginia.

Professional prospects are excellent this week, Aries. You have all the bargaining power you need to ask for a raise or to land a job if you are ready to change companies.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, a dilemma confronts you and your romantic partner this week.

Approach it straightforward as a team and the problem will soon be solved.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, money may be more plentiful for you this week for a variety of reasons. Rather than spending it freely, invest these funds wisely and enjoy a rainy day in the future.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 The support of a friend or loved one can help you overcome a setback, Cancer. This heartfelt bond will only strengthen as this person helps you along.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, if you focus on positive energy, a stronger and healthier version of yourself is possible. It won’t happen overnight, but expect some changes soon enough.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22

Alexis accused of 2nd-degree rape

By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Sept. 25, 2020) Alex Alexis, 31, of Ocean City, was arrested last week after being accused of raping his female roommate.

The woman met with police Saturday and said the incident took place on Sept. 10, after she returned to her apartment after meeting her boyfriend there and walking him to his car.

When she came back to her apartment, she said Alexis was sitting on the living room couch and said he needed to speak with her.

But, she told police, she ignored his request and went to her room to sleep.

Around 1-2 a.m., she woke up to use the restroom and again Alexis asked to speak with her, saying he wanted to talk about rent, she reported.

She told police she walked down the hallway to speak with Alexis, but

when she turned the corner he began kissing her.

She tried to pull away, she said, but Alexis pinned her to the wall, continued kissing her and began to grope her.

She told police that Alexis then lifted her and threw her on the floor, climbed on top of her and pinned her arms to the floor. According to the police report, Alexis also Alex Alexis placed his hand over the woman’s mouth to prevent her from screaming.

At that point, he raped her, she told police, even though she had asked Alexis repeatedly to stop.

After approximately 30 seconds, she told police he stood up and she crawled away. He allegedly told her, “You never have to worry about anything, I got you,� before returning to his room.

She told police she hid in her room until she heard Alexis leave their unit.

According to the police report, the alleged victim said she and Alexis had never had a sexual relationship and that she had never consented to any of the actions Alexis committed against her.

Police attempted to locate Alexis, but he was not at his unit. Police said Alexis did contact the department, stating he would be willing to speak over the phone, but would not meet an officer in person or disclose his location.

A warrant for his arrest was issued on Sept. 12, and was served last Saturday.

He was charged with second-degree rape, fourth-degree sexual contact and second-degree assault.

A Worcester County District Court judge found probable cause for all three charges on Monday and a preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Oct. 16.

Your artistic side is just waiting to pop out, Virgo. The universe has gifted you with nimble and capable hands and you’re apt to create things that inspire others.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, you may need to retreat from the spotlight for a little bit and nurture yourself. This can only be done in the privacy and comfort of your home base.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, being positive can help you attract money, love, luck and quality company. Make mindful and positive choices and others will soon gravitate toward you.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, your financial future could be greatly improved with a lucrative job that seems to be coming your way. This opportunity can enable you to indulge in some luxury.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, this is a big week for you that is marked by major planetary energy. This could translate into a boost in your love life or another positive change.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, with all of the time you have been spending at home lately, you may want to consider a remodeling project. Embrace your inner interior designer.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20

Start speaking with people who share your values, Pisces. You can expand your group of friends and make some lifelong relationships.

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OBITUARIES STANLEY F. KAHN Ocean City Stanley F. Kahn, 75, passed away on Sept. 20, 2020.

Born in Winthrop, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Leon Isidore Kahn and Hannah Seaman Kahn.

Stan was a graduate of Admiral Farragut Academy, St. Petersburg, Florida, and the University of Florida Gainesville.

Throughout his lifetime, he comStanley Kahn pleted a series of continuing education courses, both professional and personal.

Stan proudly served our country in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. Stan moved to Miami Beach where, in 1969 he began his career in the hospitality industry at the Americana Hotel on Miami Beach.

He moved on to Hyatt Corporation Miami Beach, and later Orlando, Florida.

Stan met the love of his life, Veronica Wolf, in Miami, and in 1973 they were married.

In 1978, Stan came to Ocean City, Maryland, first working for the Carousel Hotel then The Sheraton, and back to the Carousel until he retired in 2015.

In 1979, Stan and Veronica became parents of their precious son, Paul Matthew Kahn.

He joined Beth Israel Synagogue in Salisbury where he served on the board of directors. He was a founding member of Temple Bat Yam in Berlin.

Stan’s community and professional involvement in Ocean City included leader-Den 7 Cub Scout Pack 261; president Maryland Tourism Council, chairman Governor’s Con-

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POLICE/COURTS ference on Tourism; board of directors Maryland Hotel and Motel Association; president Ocean City Chamber of Commerce; president Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association; board of directors Atlantic General Hospital Foundation; Wor-Wic Community College advisory board; board of directors Ocean City Paramedics; president and Paul Harris Fellow Ocean City/Berlin Rotary Club.

Stan was a devoted husband and father. He enjoyed playing tennis and jogging, and in later years he became an avid walker.

He was a fan of the Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles and the Miami Dolphins.

Stan was a super positive thinker, and a supportive friend. He could, and often did, strike up a conversation with anyone.

Nevertheless, his top priority in life was always the well-being of his family.

He is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Veronica; his son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Felecia; his brother, Joseph and wife, Phyllis, of Vista, California, and several nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by brothers, Myron (Helaine) and Howard (Dorothy).

The Talmud teaches that even a truly righteous person must eventually die as death is inevitable.

God however does not want to let the truly righteous leave this world, but rather wants to cling on to every second of having such a person on Earth.

When such a person’s name is not written in the Book of Life for the next year to come, God waits until the very last second until the new year begins, and only then allows the Angel of Death to descend.

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Continued from Page 51 which she allegedly replied ,“Maybe.”

She allegedly would not give police her identification and at one point slapped an officer’s hand.

Police arrested Kolopi, who resisted and elbowed another officer in the chest.

She was charged with two counts of second-degree assault charges and one count of resisting arrest.

Burnout Steve T. Fletcher, 53, of York, Pennsylvania, was arrested last Friday after allegedly doing a burnout and committing assault.

That evening police went to a 20th Street motel to deal with a potential drunk driver.

Multiple witnesses told police that they had seen Fletcher spin his tires near pedestrians and then drive away on the wrong side of the road.

He allegedly ran a stop sign near Tuna Lane and then sideswiped a parked vehicle, causing the bumper to detach.

He left without leaving his information, and drove into private property on Tuna Lane and left tire marks there.

Police found Fletcher and stopped him, reporting that the odor of alcohol emanated from his vehicle.

Fletcher reportedly exhibited signs of intoxication and allegedly admitted to doing a burnout, spinning his wheels and drinking four or five alcoholic beverages.

Fletcher allegedly did not cooperate with police during field sobriety tests and failed to complete the tests successfully.

Police arrested Fletcher, who allegedly became belligerent while he was in the patrol vehicle and kicked the officer’s elbow.

He was then transported via a police van, when he suddenly claimed to need emergency medical services, but de-

nied care when personnel arrived, police reported.

At the Public Safety Building, Fletcher did a breath test, which found an alcohol concentration of .17 grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.

The next day, he requested medical treatment again, but allegedly told an officer he was going to the hospital to call his wife.

Doctors found no issue with Fletcher who allegedly was attempting to purposefully hyperventilate.

Throughout his encounter with police he made multiple threats toward police, such as stating he wish he had brought his handgun.

He faces 19 charges, including second-degree assault, hindering arrest and three counts of driving under the influence.

Domestic violence Police arrested Jason D. Reed, 24, of Laurel, after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend last Saturday.

Police reported going to the 10 block of Wicomico Street early that morning, finding Reed and a woman arguing on the sidewalk.

When Reed saw police, he allegedly fled down an alley and climbed over a fence, disobeying an officer’s order to stop.

Police transported the woman back to her rental unit.

A few hours later, however, police were dispatched to a midtown gas station for an assault and met with the woman once more.

She told police that Reed had returned to their unit and the two began to argue.

She had attempted to call police, but Reed grabbed her phone and left. She followed him and demanded her phone back, but Reed pushed her into the gravel.

She then ran to the gas station to request assistance.

Police found Reed walking south near 54th Street and conducted a warrant check on him. Police reported that Reed had an active warrant out for him in Howard County for drug possession and intent to distribute.

Police arrested Reed and charged him with second-degree assault, theft, trespassing, intoxicated endangerment, hindering arrest and disobeying a police order.

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OBITUARIES Continued from Page 52 breaths his or her last breath and their soul departs on Rosh Hashana, the New Year.

Services were live streamed on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 at www.facebook.com/Temple-BatYam-116320568451014.

Interment with military honors followed at Beth Israel Cemetery in Salisbury.

A Shiva service for Stanley was held on Zoom on Thursday evening and Saturday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to: Temple Bat Yam, 11036 Worcester Hwy, Berlin, Maryland 21811, or Coastal Hospice at the Ocean P.O. Box 1733, Salisbury, Maryland 21803.

Arrangements are in the care of the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin.

JOHN THOMAS ROUB, JR. Ocean City John Thomas “Jack” Roub, Jr., 82, went home to be with the Lord on Sept. 9, 2020, one day shy of his 83rd birthday.

He was born on Sept. 10, 1937, in Washington, D.C., to John Thomas Roub, Sr., and Elizabeth Alice Quinn.

He is survived by his daughter, Holly John Roub, Jr. Roub Scott, and her mother, Judith Morris Werley; his son-in-law, John Thomas Scott; his grandchildren, William Roub Scott and his wife, Sara Sanders Scott, Mark Edward Scott, Andrew Thomas Scott, and Katherine Elizabeth Scott; his sister, Sally Edwards; his sister and brother-in-law, Suzie and Dick Kemper, and many nieces and nephews.

Jack graduated from George Washington High School in Alexandria, Virginia, and attended the University of Virginia.

During the 1950s he served in the Naval Reserve.

He worked for United Airlines as a customer service representative and instructor for 35 years at Chicago O’Hare, New York JFK, and Washington Dulles and Reagan National airports.

He loved football and during these years held season tickets to the Washington Redskins, playing for a time in their band, and the Vanderbilt Commodores, his daughter’s alma mater.

For several decades he ran a college football bowl contest for family and friends and reveled in giving prizes.

He retired in 1996 to live with his widowed mother in Ocean City, Maryland. While there, he was an active member of Holy Savior Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, the Hibernian Society, and served as a mentor at a local high school.

In 2012 he moved to Macon, Geor-

gia, to live with his daughter and sonin-law and their family.

Jack loved his family and was especially proud of his grandchildren.

He enjoyed visiting Disney World with them, a place he had taken Holly many times with his family in her childhood.

Although he lived far away, he traveled frequently to Macon to attend many of his grandchildren’s sporting events and tell stories to their elementary classes.

He took particular pride that all four of them had graduated from college, and he avidly followed them as they began their careers.

His eldest grandchild, Will, moved to New York City, a city he loved; Mark served in the military reserve, as had he; Andrew worked for an airline, as had he; and Katie cared for orphaned and abandoned children in Mexico.

Although he never traveled to the children’s home, he became pen pals with several of the children there.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, at Holy Savior Catholic Church in Ocean City. Burial was in Sunset Memorial Park in Berlin.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests individuals make a donation to the Casa Hogar children’s home education fund. Donations should be made out to First Presbyterian Church and marked in the memo line

“Casa Hogar Education Donation.”

Checks may be sent to: First Presbyterian Church, 682 Mulberry St., Macon, Georgia 31201, or online at fpcmacon.org with a designation for Casa Hogar.

Condolences may be sent by visiting www.bishophstingsfh.com STANLEY J. ZIELINSKI Selbyville Stanley J. Zielinski, age 76, of Selbyville and formerly of Ocean City, died Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.

He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was the son of the late Stanley M. and Elizabeth (Suder) Zielinski.

He was a graduate of LaSalle University Stanley Zielinski and retired from a long career in management.

He was plant manager for CocaCola for many years before transitioning to vice president at Vlasic Foods.

He was a member of St. Luke Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, NRA and was very active in the Ocean City Elks.

He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Maryanne Zielinski of Selbyville; three sons, Stanley M. Zielin-

ski and wife, Jodie, of Marlton, New Jersey, Gregory F. Zielinski of Sacramento, California, and Christopher R. Zielinski and wife, Emily, of St. Louis, Missouri; a brother and a sister, Robert W. Zielinski and Susan M. Shaw, both of Philadelphia; a grandson, Zachary Zielinski, and a granddaughter on the way.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Stephen Zielinski.

A Mass of Christian burial was held on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, at St. Luke Catholic Church in Ocean City.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to: St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105.

Condolences may be sent by visiting www.bishophastingsfh.com.

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Calendar Submit calendar items to: editor@oceancitytoday.net.

Submission deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, the week of publication. Local submissions have priority. Area event listings are subject to space availability.

Fri., Sept. 25

Shop for everything from fresh local produce to unique handmade artisan goods. Open to the public.

FREE OUTDOOR MOVIES

Community Church at Ocean Pines, 11227 Racetrack Road, 8:00 PM. Movie is to be announced. Bring snacks, nonalcoholic beverages, lawn chairs/blankets. Sit in your own family pod. Movies are free, but donations welcomed. Check for updates at Facebook.com/ccaop.

GREEN MARKET

Fridays through Nov. 27 - Trimper Rides under the Ferris Wheel, 600 S. Atlantic Ave., 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Local Farmers Market featuring fresh everything and more from our local farmers.

The market is agriculture based only.

There will be live music and weekly drawings. Sally Kneavel, Sally@Trimperrides.com, 410-2898617, http://TrimperRides.com

Sat., Sept. 26 OUT OF THE DARKNESS EXPERIENCE

Participants are encouraged to walk to fight suicide on Sept. 26 and 27 with friends and family in their neighborhood, in parks, or on their treadmills.

Wear AFSP or Out of the Darkness Tshirts and make signs in honor of a loved one or to spread hope in your community. If walking is not your thing, do whatever you enjoy, it is YOUR experience. There will be a virtual Opening Ceremony that everyone will be able to join on their own time on the weekend of Sept. 26. Register and like the Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/640 416380053740/?acontext=%7B%22eve nt_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22me chanism%22%3A%22search_results%2 2%2C%22surface%22%3A%22search% 22%7D]%7D.

FALL OUTDOOR FLEA MARKET

White Horse Park, 239 Ocean Parkway, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Featuring more than 40 vendors offering keepsakes and bargains for a variety of goods, including toys and clothing for kids, DVDs, paperbacks and hardcovers and all kinds of furniture. All those over the age of 5 yeas, are required to wear a mask. This event coincides with the regularly scheduled Farmers and Artisans Market.

FARMERS & ARTISANS MARKET

Saturdays - White Horse Park, 239 Ocean Parkway, 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM.

Sun., Sept. 27 OUT OF THE DARKNESS EXPERIENCE

Participants are encouraged to walk to fight suicide on September 26 and 27 with friends and family in their neighborhood, in parks, or on their treadmills. Wear AFSP or Out of the Darkness T-shirts and make signs in honor of a loved one or to spread hope in your community. If walking is not your thing, do whatever you enjoy, it is YOUR experience. There will be a virtual Opening Ceremony that everyone will be able to join on their own time on the weekend of Sept. 26. Register and like the Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/640 416380053740/?acontext=%7B%22eve nt_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22me chanism%22%3A%22search_results%2 2%2C%22surface%22%3A%22search%2 2%7D]%7D.

HALLOWEEN CRAFT TIME

Ocean Pines Community Center, 239 Ocean Parkway, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM. This event is an opportunity for kids to get in the spirit by painting a wooden Halloween sign. The cost is $5 per participant. All those over the age of 5 yeas, are required to wear a mask.

ROCK AND RIDE ORIGINAL LIVE MUSIC

Trimper Rides , 700 S. Atlantic Ave, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM every Sunday. Jessica Bauer, Jessica@Trimperrides.com, 410-289-8617, http://TrimperRides.com

THE BERLIN FARMERS MARKET

Sundays through Aug. 30 - Located on Pitts Street and Main Street, 9:00 AM 1:00 pm. Special senior shopping time from 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM. www.berlinmainstreet.com

Mon., Sept. 28 TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY MEETING

The meeting will be held via conference call, 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM. Dial 605-4725789, wait for voice command, then press 944874. TOPS is a weekly support and educational group promoting weight loss and healthy lifestyle. Berlin group No. 169. Rose Campion, 410-6410157

THE WITTY FIBER FRIENDS

registration. The first 100 to submit a phot of themselves walking will receive a T-shirt. All walkers are asked to take a selfie photo along their walks and submit for a chance at a prize. Info: JustWalkWorcester.org, Somersettrailmix.com or WalkWicomico.com.

Thurs., Oct. 1

The tour kicks off on Oct. 1 at 9 a.m. and runs through Oct. 15. Tickets cost $30 and include unlimited access for two weeks to the tour site, plus opportunities to win daily door prizes. Tickets and tour preview: www.SandCastleHomeTour.com. Proceeds benefit The Art League of Ocean City.

Wed., Sept. 30 Join via Zoom, 10:00 AM, for a combined group and yards of fun while knitting, crocheting and embroidering. All levels are welcome Register: https://worcesterlibrary.libcal.com/eve nt/6940299

CPAP MASK FITTING

Atlantic General Hospital Sleep Disorders Diagnostic Center, 733 Healthway Drive. Free mask fitting clinic for patients who are having trouble adjusting to their CPAP equipment. By appointment only: Robin Rohlfing, 410-641-9726.

ALL-VIRTUAL SAND CASTLE HOME TOUR

WIGGLE BOT STEM KITS

SUNFEST KITE FESTIVAL

Pick a Wiggle Bot Kit up at any Worcester County library branch beginning Oct. 1. Watch the instructions video on the Worcester County Maryland Library FaceBook page from Oct. 1-31. See Zoom Meet Up Oct. 22 for an interactive STEM kit program. For ages 8-12 years.

MERRY MAKERS - BOOK PUMPKINS

(Youth) Pick a Flying Machine Kit up at any Worcester County Library branch.

Watch the instructions video on the Worcester County Maryland Library Facebook Page from Sept. 2-30. For ages 7 years and older.

Ocean City Beach, 4th - 6th streets. See master kite flyers from around the world showcase their aerial displays of art, kite-making workshops and kite battles.

All events are wind and weather permitting. 410-289-7855, https://kiteloft.com

Meeting via Zoom, 10:30 AM. Materials needed: old book (any size); scissors; paint brush or sponge; orange pint; twig or cork; hot glue gun; construction paper and crafting wire or artificial leaves, ribbons to embellish the top. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org

FLYING MACHINE STEM KITS

CONFERENCE CALL BINGO

Held every third, fourth and fifth Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. Call 410632-1277 (access code 0151394#)

POCOMOKE BOOK OF THE MONTH

Meeting via Zoom, 2:00 PM. Featuring “The Beauty Myth” by Naomi Wolf.

Copies of books are available in advance at the Pocomoke branch. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org

VIRTUAL ASSEMBLY WITH ANTI-BULLYING MESSAGE

Beginning at 3:00 PM. The purpose of the assembly is to speak out against bullying as well as to motivate and inspire kids to succeed. It also serves as a pathway to reach kids who need a mentor through Worcester Connects, a mentor program through Worcester Youth and Family Counseling in Berlin. The event will feature Bubba Almony, celebrity bodyguard and Ambassador for Bodyguards Against Bullying. The event is for high school students. Registration is required. Info: Debbie Smullen, dsmullen@gowoyo.org or 410-641-4598.

ONGOING EVENTS LOWER SHORE WALKING TOUR

Residents are invited to join the free walking tour and walk from Oct. 1-31 at any of the 43 identified public walking routes and trails or choose their own paths. Register at https://tinyurl.com/LS-Walking-Tour-

50PLUS BOOK BUS

Every Wednesday, the bus rotates between north and south Worcester County, with books, puzzles, auto tapes and Census 2020 help. Check Facebook.com/wor50plus for more details.

CURBSIDE BINGO

Every first (400 Walnut St.) and second (Stephen Decatur Park) Thursdays of each month. Info: 410-632-1277.

PROGRAM TO GO KITS

Featuring crafts and STEM. A new kit each week in September. Pick up your kit at any branch of the Worcester County Library, while supplies last. For youth.

KIWANIS 2021 LOTTERY RAFFLE

The Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City is selling tickets for their 2021 Lottery Raffle. All sales must be completed by Dec. 31 to be eligible.

All Kiwanis members have tickets to sell and the club will also be selling tickets at the Ocean Pines Farmer’s Market on most Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For only $20 a ticket, the purchaser get 365 chances to win. Proceeds support local scholarships and youth programs. www.kiwanisofopoc.org, Facebook.com/Kiwanis Club of Ocean Pines/Ocean City.

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