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Commentary Ocean City Today Oct. 29, 2021 Page 44 Will marketing reflect product?

Surveying visitors’ and residents’ perception of Ocean City is one thing, but it’s quite another to effect change where the opinions gathered suggest the resort is falling short in terms of its attractiveness to potential customers.

That’s the difficulty Director of Tourism Tom Perlozzo faces, as he and consultants gather data that can be used to guide new marketing materials designed to draw an affluent crowd.

Take resort nightlife — many survey respondents say it’s not what it should be, although a good follow-up question to that observation would be “as compared to what?”

Unlike some metro areas where all the joints are jumping year-round, Ocean City is constrained by a relatively short season of profitability. Consequently, going all out to emulate big city nightlife in the summer makes no sense when it’s a pushup just to keep the lights on in the winter.

And then there’s the question of value and whether patrons believe they’re getting their money’s worth. Some do and some don’t, depending on their expectations, but not much can be done about that either way, as business operators and proprietors operate however they see fit.

The good ones will do whatever they can — and can afford — in terms of service, product and price to keep customers happy. And then there are the operations whose fragile margins won’t permit them to be too generous, and finally there are the one-and-done operators who just take the money. There’s no way to control that because it’s a matter of individual business philosophy and circumstances.

To be sure, Ocean City could use some new and improved packaging, and in all likelihood Perlozzo and his department will get that done.

It’s also likely that the tourism department will produce some exciting new promotions and attractions designed to draw the crowd that the resort wants.

The bottom line, however, is that the quality of the product beneath the packaging and the perceptions that engenders will be determined by the hundreds of diverse components that make Ocean City what it is.

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PUBLIC EYE I’ll have a booster shot

Not to make fun of, or to be insensitive to, people with mood disorders, but the recent CDC advisory that people with these problems should get the covid booster shot proves what I have known for years. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve said, “I’m in a bad mood ... give me a shot.” In fact, this turn of events in the immunization program has made me realize that back in the peak of my bar visiting days, I should have approached things in an entirely different, and more excusable, manner. The way I see it, I now have the option of saying one of two things when I come home an hour late, accompanied by the delicate wisp of Old Stumphole, and am confronted at the front door by She Who Must Be Obeyed.

Normally, I would say, “Sorry, I stopped off at the bar for a drink.”

That would be the truth, of course, but would still result in less-than-wonderful circumstances.

But now, courtesy of my CDC-inspired thinking, I could employ a better marketing approach and say, “I stopped off for a booster shot.”

Again, I’m not making fun of people who have mood issues, as I have several myself.

Mine are the product of an exceptionally active imagination that conjures up the worst possible scenarios for any given situation.

For instance, if She is five minutes late coming back from the grocery store, I don’t start worrying about the possibility of an accident. No, I start worrying that she’s been kidnapped by members of a terrorist cell. And that they were in accident, then stole a car and continued on their way after eluding police in a high-speed chase. That is until they stop in some remote location, where at this very moment they are texting me a ransom note that I can’t do anything about because She has the checkbook. That’s on a good day. On a bad day, the kidnappers refuse to take a personal check. I don’t know if that falls into the CDC’s new category for booster shot eligibility, but it

By must come close, not that it makes a differStewart Dobson ence. I already had my real booster, courtesy of my local pharmacist, who also stuck it to me in the other arm with a flu shot because she likes the power. That’s also why I was relieved to learn that I’m up-to-date on my pneumonia shots, as I was running short of inoculatable appendages. Just kidding about all that, although I do wonder what the people in front of the store are thinking when they hear riotous laughter in the back and then see a woman walking around with a needle. The truth is I feel good about having gotten the booster shot, because I’ve been sticking close to home for many months now, and being fully inoculated will allow me to return to a normal social routine. Besides, I can think of five or six places that just might have a booster shot waiting for me when I return.

Grand jury charges past day care worker with child porn Maryland officials pushing covid boosters for eligible

By Mallory Panuska Staff Writer (Oct. 29, 2021) A Worcester County grand jury has indicted former Berlin day care worker Bruce William Travers on nearly 100 child sex abuse and pornography charges. According to court documents, Travers, 37, of Ocean Pines, is charged with 42 counts of possessing child pornography, 37 counts of soliciting a subject for child porn, four counts of filming a child in a sex act, two counts of sexually abusing a minor, and two counts of sexually abusing a minor household or family member. All the charges stem from incidents reported between June 1, 2018, and July 31, 2021.

In a second case, Travers is also charged with one count each of sexually abusing a minor, distributing child pornography and possessing child pornography beginning on May 21, 2021. He has been charged with 91 pffenses in the indictments.

Worcester County State’s Attorney Kristin Heiser said Thursday that a grand jury indicted Travers on the charges in both cases earlier this week. The 2018 case includes 34 offenses he was charged with previously, which were added to 54 new charges.

Maryland State Police arrested Travers Aug. 21 on the first 34 offenses, broken down as two counts of sexually abusing a minor, two counts of sexually abusing a minor household or family member, 15 counts of filming a child in a sex act, and 15 counts of possessing child pornography.

He is currently in jail and being held without bond.

Travers is a former employee of Little Lambs and Community Church in Berlin and was set to take a job within the Worcester County Public Schools system when notice of the allegations against him came to light. According to district officials, he was not a WCPS employee at the time of his arrest, but he had previously worked as a substitute and intern.

State police were tipped off about Travers’ alleged activity after the department’s computer crimes unit received a referral from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, according to court documents.

An image showing four juvenile boys engaged in a sex act was uploaded to the browser Bing with an IP address that traced back to a home on Brandywine Drive in Ocean Pines.

Travers was listed as a renter at the home.

Following an investigation, state and Ocean Pines police officers executed a search and seizure warrant on Aug. 20 at the home. Travers, the sole occupant, was there.

According to the charging documents, police recovered electronic equipment, including laptops, cell phones, thumb drives, and camera memory cards, during the search. Police also seized used children’s underwear in individual packages.

Documents said that Travers, while talking to investigators upon his arrest, admitted to possessing child pornography, but denied touching any children sexually.

He also said children have stayed at his home, identifying three who were between the ages of 7 and 10.

An investigation found Travers had stayed at the home with the children’s guardian on and off from June 2018 to July 2021. The documents said he earned the trust to take care of the children at his home in Ocean Pines.

An examination of the electronic devices seized during the search contained several pornographic images of those children, court documents said.

Travers was initially set for a preliminary hearing on the initial 34 charges on Oct. 29 but Heiser said the hearing was canceled following the indictment. Travers’ initial court appearances on both pending cases are set for Nov. 24 in Worcester County Circuit Court in Snow Hill.

(Oct, 29, 2021) As covid vaccines for children ages 5 to 11 move closer to final approval, state officials are seriously pushing booster shots for eligible individuals.

In a news conference Monday, Gov. Larry Hogan strongly recommended that anyone who is 65 or older, 18 or older with an underlying condition, or 18 or older with an occupation that puts them at an increased risk of infection get a booster if they received their first covid shot, or set of shots, around or before the end of April.

“The data we now have clearly does show that the level of protection does begin to wane over time, beginning after five or six months, especially for those who are immunocompromised, have comorbidities, and are most vulnerable,” Hogan said in a news release after the conference. “State health officials have issued an advisory strongly urging people with comorbidities to get a booster dose as soon as possible.”

Comorbitities are defined as conditions or diseases — such as obesity, cancer, kidney and liver disease, and more — that could be fatal when combined with covid.

Hogan’s push comes on the heels of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approving Johnson & Johnson and Moderna booster shots on Oct. 22. The move allows for anyone who received either of the vaccines in the eligible categories to get a booster, and allows them to mix and match with whatever is available.

Locally, Heather Snyder, the infection prevention manager at Atlantic General Hospital, said in an email that the hospital has “ample supply” of J&J, Moderna and Pfizer vaccines to support the community need for

first, second and booster shots. She said officials have partnered with the hospital’s in-house pharmacy in the first floor lobby to administer the shots, and are planning community clinics in the future. The Worcester County Health Department also has booster shots of all three types of the vaccine available for eligible recipients. Also on the vaccine front, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory panel this week voted to back Pfizer’s request for a shot for children as young as 5 years old. The action still Bruce Travers requires final approval from the CDC, but it is a step closer to authorizing shots for 5 to 11-year-olds, who are currently too young for the jab. Snyder said local hospital officials anticipate the approval “in the very near future.” “AGH has requested vaccine supply from the state of Maryland to support this expected need,” she said. She added that officials are planning community clinics on Nov. 11 and 18 to align with the projected endorsement of the shot for youngsters. “In addition to offering pediatric doses of Pfizer on these dates, we will also provide vaccine for ages 12 and over, with [first, second] and booster doses of Pfizer,” she said.

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By Mallory Panuska Staff Writer (Oct. 29, 2021) Even as cooler temperatures begin to push more people indoors, Worcester County’s covid case rates and hospitalizations are faring well, with steady drops in numbers over the past few weeks.

As of Thursday, the county’s positivity rate was 4.89 percent, just above the state’s low positivity rate of 3.06 percent. Shortly before school went back into session, Worcester County rivaled others for one of the highest positivity rates in the state, but the numbers have declined since the summer crowds have dwindled and the resort’s entered off-season mode.

Atlantic General Hospital officials also reported the lowest hospital numbers in several weeks. While the number of people hospitalized with covid never reached high enough to warrant the postponement of other procedures, or any of the other handicaps felt by some other facilities during the peak of the delta surge, the current total is down to its lowest in months.

On Wednesday, officials reported just four covid in-patients, down from seven last week and 11 the week before.

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(Oct. 29, 2021) Ocean City’s Winterfest of Lights at Northside Park is celebrating its 29th year and positions are open for gift shop cashiers, Santa shop attendants, ticket takers, line controllers, and crossing guards.

Applicants must be available to work nights, weekends and holidays from Nov. 15 to Jan. 1. Hours are 5-10 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Hourly rate is $11.75.

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By Greg Wehner Staff Writer (Oct. 29, 2021) Last Thursday started out as a typical morning for Little House of Pancakes owner Ray Daugherty.

He was just finishing his cup of coffee and was getting ready to unlock the front doors to open for business when he noticed a vehicle coming straight for his restaurant at the corner of 74th Street and Coastal Highway.

“I just happened to be facing that direction,” Daugherty said. “By the time I realized he was coming to the building, it was too late.” The pancake house owner said a car had veered off Coastal Highway almost in front of Quiet Storm Surf Shop, smashing the corner of a bench in front of the fire station, and crashing into his diner.

“He never hit the brakes,” Daugherty said. “He cleared everything except for my building.”

After a rough two years that included being shut down during the covid-19 pandemic, Daugherty now faces an uphill battle to get his shop back up and running before the 2022 season kicks into gear.

Police said they responded to the accident at the Little House of Pancakes at 7:43 a.m. on Oct. 21. When officers arrived, they found a vehicle had driven into the building and was approximately 30 feet inside.

According to police, the 37-year-old man from Ocean City who was driving suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to TidalHealth in Salisbury by Ocean City EMS. An infant was also inside the vehicle at the time of the crash and was treated at the scene. Also in the car was a dog.

“The investigation determined that the driver fell asleep while driving southbound on Coastal Highway,” police said. “It was determined that impairment by drugs and/or alcohol was not a contributing factor to the collision.”

The driver, who has not been named, will be given a traffic citation for the

COURTESY LITTLE HOUSE OF PANCAKES FACEBOOK A 37-year-old man drove his vehicle through the side of the Little House of Pancakes restaurant on 74th Street on the morning of Oct. 21, and according to Ocean City Police, he fell asleep at the wheel. The man was transported to TidalHealth in Salisbury, while a dog and infant child that were in the car at the time of the crash were not injured.

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OCPD says driver fell asleep before smashing eatery

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Daugherty said when the crash happened, the employee who was in the restaurant with him went over to open the car door when the driver kept yelling “get away.”

Neither of them could tell whether the man was yelling at them or the dog.

A few people went up to the restaurant last Thursday with hopes of grabbing a meal but were shocked to see a hole in the northwest side of the building.

Getting it fixed could take between three and four months.

Part of the issue Daugherty will have to deal with is that a structural support was damaged in the crash. He also said 90 percent of the tables and chairs were damaged.

“It’s going to be quite an ordeal,” he said. “Insurance is going to cover it, but it’s a long process.

“He took out 90 percent of the tables and chairs, and they’re all special order. The tables were custom made,” Daugherty added. “They’re not something you can order through a catalog. The chairs are going to be difficult with the supply chain as it is right now. I don’t know how long it’s going to take to get stuff in.”

Heather Renee Hart, 34, of Ocean City, was arrested by Ocean City Police at approximately 9:45 a.m. on Oct. 19 near Dory Road and charged with hit-and-run and various other charges.

Police responded to reports of a hit-and-run accident and when they arrived, they found a tow truck driver who said he was trying to legally repossess a vehicle when Hart ran outside of her home and hopped into the driver’s seat.

Hart and the tow truck driver began arguing and he advised her to contact the company who holds the lien of the vehicle. If the company could confirm payment, he would not repossess the vehicle, he said.

But instead, Hart started the vehicle and drove over a parking barrier before striking the rear of the tow truck, causing minor scratches, according to police.

A short time later, the car was spotted near 85th Street and police responded.

When police questioned her, Hart said she felt threatened by the tow driver, so she drove away. She also told officers that the damage on the front of the car was from a deer and the side damage was from when she was hit by another car. She was placed under arrest for leaving the scene of an accident.

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Nicholas Adam Bonds, 40, of Sterling, Virginia was arrested by Ocean City Police at approximately 9:45 p.m. on Oct. 19 near 611 and Ocean Gateway and charged with hit-and-run and DUI.

Police responded to reports of a possibly intoxicated person who backed into a sign near Wicomico Street before fleeing the scene north onto Baltimore Avenue.

Officers located the vehicle speeding near North Division Street before it turned onto Ocean Gateway. Once they caught up to the vehicle near the intersection of Route 611 and Ocean Gateway, the officers conducted a traffic stop and could smell alcohol coming from inside.

After an investigation, police added, Bonds was found to be under the influence of alcohol and was placed under arrest.

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Carol Ann Logan, 38 of Seaford, Delaware was arrested by Ocean City Police at 10:49 p.m. on Oct. 19 near 120th Street and charged with possession of drugs and paraphernalia.

Police said Logan was stopped for an active warrant and that a search produced a clear plastic baggie and a cut plastic straw with what officers believed was methamphetamine inside.

Police added that Logan said that the baggie and straw contained methamphetamine.

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Thomas Aloysious Hawkins, 53 of Bowie, Maryland was arrested by Ocean City Police at approximately 3:30 a.m. on Oct. 22 near the Route 50 bridge and charged with two counts of drug possession, and single counts of possession of drugs with distribution intent and possession of a dangerous concealed weapon.

Police said Hawkins was the passenger of a vehicle that was stopped because the license plate was not visible. When the driver handed the officer his registration, a rolling paper was found folded inside, according to police.

The officer also smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle and conducted a search.

During the search, police found a knife in the glovebox near Hawkins, a pipe with residue near Hawkin’s feet, 19 packages labeled Subxone sublingual film near Hawkin’s feet, and 15 plastic bags containing crack cocaine.

Hawkins told officers the crack cocaine and suboxone were his and that he sells the drugs to make money and purchase drugs for his own personal use. He added that he uses crack cocaine every day, police added, before he was placed under arrest.

Megan Katherine Davey, 18, of Selbyville, was arrested by Ocean City Police at 5:38 p.m. on Oct. 22 near North Division Street and charged with possession of drugs.

Police said a witness reported seeing a vehicle swerve on the road before pulling over so the passenger could get out and vomit. The passenger and the driver then walked over to the Boardwalk, according to the eyewitness.

When police spotted the vehicle, the driver, identified as Davey, was seen at a nearby body piercing shop.

After an investigation, Davey was placed under arrest for driving under the influence, though not by alcohol.

Police noted that a search of Davey revealed she had a small plastic baggie with ecstasy inside.

Fleeing police

Aaron Michael Adair, 24, of Kernersville, North Carolina was arrested by Ocean City Police at 2:05 a.m. on Oct. 23 near 118th Street and charged with DUI, possession of a spring-assisted knife, speeding and attempting to elude an officer.

Police said Adair was seen speeding near 94th Street when he ran a red light and when officers caught up to him, they attempted to stop him.

But Adair sped away, according to police, reaching speeds of 85 mph before pulling into a hotel parking lot.

Police tried to stop Adair again by putting on the emergency lights, but he failed to acknowledge the lights and led an officer around the parking lot for two laps before coming to a stop.

Adair was detained when he got out of the vehicle and an investigation found he was under the influence of alcohol. After being read his rights, police said, Adair told officers he saw the lights but did not think they were for him.

“I’m not from here,” Adair told the officers, adding that he did not know what the speed limit was.

When the officer searched the vehicle, a spring-assisted opening knife was found in the center console.

Single-car DUI crash

Golfinos Constantinos Androutsopoulos, 21, of Catonsville, Maryland was arrested by Ocean City Police at 2:28 a.m. on Oct. 24 near the Route 50 bridge and charged with DUI.

Police were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident near North Division street and when they arrived, they found a vehicle with significant front-end damage facing the east-bound lane.

Officers also noticed the wooden median pillars were broken and underneath the vehicle.

When police approached the car, Androutsopoulos was behind the wheel and was found to be under the influence of alcohol.