INSIDE PAGES Cops & Courts ................. 24 Faces In Places ............... 30 Crossword Puzzle ........... 31 People In Society ............ 32 Community ...................... 33 Classifieds ....................... 34 Students ........................... 40 Things To Do ................... 41 Editorial ............................ 42 Music ............................... 44 Sports .............................. 46 Fatherhood ...................... 48 Things I Like ................... 51 Dining Guide ................... 52 Vanishing Ocean City ..... 54 Priceless January 3, 2014 The Dispatch Serving Greater Delmarva Since 1984 www.mdcoastdispatch.com Plunging For AGH Thousands of participants and even more onlookers converged on the beach in Ocean City on New Year’s Day for the 20th Annual Penguin Swim benefitting Atlantic General Hospital. Pictured are some of the more festive participants who took a frigid dip to raise money for the hospital. See more photos on page 20. Photos by Chris Parypa Fireworks Bring In 2014 The Town of Ocean City sponsored a fireworks display at Northside Park to ring in the new year on Tuesday evening. Photo by Chris Parypa STORIES INSIDE Property Values In Worcester Continue Decline SEE PAGE 6 Cutest Pet of the Month The winner of the Cutest Pet of the Month Contest for last month was Cairo, a 5-month-old basenji owned by Alessandra and Justin Field. Snowy Owl’s Route Tracked By Scientists SEE PAGE 9 SEE PAGE 49 Submitted Photo ICE RINK ICE RINK OPEN OPEN 410-524-1000 • On The Beach At 118th St. HAPPY HOUR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 4 P.M.-7 P.M. $1.50 Drafts • $2.50 Dom. Bottles $2.50 Rail Drinks • $3 House Wine Watch The Playoffs HERE! UNBEATABLE FOOD & DRINK SPECIALS