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Wednesday, October 26, 2016
EARLY VOTING
Early voting for the upcoming General Election is now underway, October 27th through November 3rd, for Worcester County residents .
The location is Gull Creek Senior Living Community Sunroom at 1 Meadow Street in Berlin. Hours daily are 8a.m. until 8p.m.
For further information contact the Worcester County Board of Elections at (410) 632-1320 or check online:
http://www.co.worcester.md.us/departments/elections
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Topless Ruling Sought
From The Dispatch, Ocean City..
OCEAN CITY — The Worcester County State’s Attorney’s Office has requested an opinion from the Maryland Attorney General on the legality of women going topless in the same areas where men are allowed to go shirtless under the Equal Protection Act, an opinion that could have serious repercussions in the resort area.
(Full article here:)
http://www.mdcoastdispatch.com/2016/10/24/worcester-states-attorney-seeking-attorney-generals-opinion-on-topless-women-equal-protection-at-root-of-claim/
OCEAN CITY — The Worcester County State’s Attorney’s Office has requested an opinion from the Maryland Attorney General on the legality of women going topless in the same areas where men are allowed to go shirtless under the Equal Protection Act, an opinion that could have serious repercussions in the resort area.
(Full article here:)
http://www.mdcoastdispatch.com/2016/10/24/worcester-states-attorney-seeking-attorney-generals-opinion-on-topless-women-equal-protection-at-root-of-claim/
Sunday, October 23, 2016
TIME MACHINE: 1993, 1915, 1937, 1954, 1929.
(Reader-friendly viewing of news archives/historical archives material)
January, 1993
When Bill Clinton sat at his desk in the Oval Office for the first time he found this letter to him from former president George H.W. Bush in the desk drawer.
February, 1915
The Baltimore Sun
July, 1937
The Evening News (Harrisburg, Pa.)
(Courtesy Maryland Coast Disptach, Ocean City)
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann
May 14, 2015
May 14, 2015
The George Washington Hotel opened in June 1931 on the corner of 10th Street and the Boardwalk in what was then the northern section of Ocean City. At the time of construction, it was the tallest building in town and would remain so until 1970 when the High Point South condominium was built far up the beach on the Gold Coast.
A landmark for ships at sea, the George Washington was the first structure sighted by charter boats returning from the offshore fishing trips. It featured a ballroom on its top floor and also boasted one of the most elegant porches on the Boardwalk.
The George Washington Hotel was demolished in January 1990 and today the Americana Hotel occupies the former site.
Postcard image from Bunk Mann’s collection.
January, 1954
Denton Journal
1929
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