Somers Point

“It goes hand in hand. Smoking and gambling,” Mell, who lives about 20 miles away in Somers Point, New Jersey, said as she played a slot machine at Resorts on a recent weekday morning.

Lucas released his banner into the ocean and was trying to fly to a nearby municipal airport in Ocean City when he spotted a gap in traffic in the westbound lanes of the Route 52 causeway, which connects Ocean City and Somers Point.

Mr. Scott was born in Somers Point, N.J., and came to Washington in 1967 as an associate with the Arnold & Porter law firm.

Kayan Frazier, 28, of Somers Point, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child.

Tucked next to the covered dish on his meal tray at Shore Medical Center in Somers Point were two Christmas cards, handmade by local children, wishing him a speedy recovery and a happy holiday season.