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interest in crafts and flowers led to a full-time business for Ocean Pines resident Ami Reist PAGE 1C
Stephen Decatur golfers will compete in the 3A/4A championship next week at the University of Maryland PAGE 30A
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Welcome to the X zone - hold on to your insurance FEMA pulls back flooding risk further than expected
“There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man’s fears, and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call ... The Twilight Zone.” – from Rod Serling’s “Twilight Zone” MAKING STRIDES
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Approximately 800 walkers hit the Boardwalk last Saturday for Ocean City’s third annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K event. Additionally, about 180 runners took off from the starting line for the 5K race in the inlet parking lot shortly before the walk began. According to the event Web site, www.makingstrideswalk.org/oceancitymd, as of Tuesday, approximately $165,000 has been raised for the American Cancer Society. Donations are still being counted and money will be accepted through Dec. 31.
above-normal storm activity during the season, residents have weather to thank for the calm skies.
(Oct. 25, 2013) Or when it comes to flood risk, it could be the X zone for Ocean City. In keeping with the common horror B-movie trope of “be careful what you wish for,” it appears that the city’s desire to have its federal flood risk reduced has actually swung the proverbial pendulum of liability too far into the other corner. Some resort leaders have said the expectation of a massive ease-up in flood requirements could put the city in extreme danger. “I’m more than grateful that they moved the ‘V’ zone out onto the beach, but to give people the option not to buy [insurance] just doesn’t make sense to me,” said Igor Conev of Mann Properties. Earlier this year, Conev and other
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Storm season thus far the least stormy since ‘94, NOAA says (Oct. 25, 2013) Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New Jersey on Oct. 29, 2012, sparing Ocean City the brunt of its damage. One year later, the city so far has escaped hurricane damage in 2013, thanks to some unpredictable weather patterns. “With less than six weeks left, the 2013 season has the fewest number of hurri-
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