Decatur starter Brad Stiles delivers a strike against a Bennett batter in the second inning against the Clippers on Tuesday. Bennett went on to win the game, 10-0, in the season opener for both teams.Photo by Shawn Soper
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Police Investigating Man’s Hotel Fall
OCEAN CITY — There were more questions than answers late yesterday surrounding a local man’s fall from the broken window of sixth-floor room at a north-end hotel in Ocean City early Wednesday morning.Shortly after 4 a.m. on Wednesday, a not-yet-officially identified man fell to his death from a sixth-floor room at the Fenwick Inn on… Read more »
New Alcohol Tax Hike Proposed
BERLIN — With the so-called “Dime-a-Drink” legislation apparently languishing in both the House and Senate, a compromise bill of sort introduced this week would create a special tax that would add on single percentage point to the existing sales tax on alcoholic beverages each year for the next three years.The proposed “Dime-a-Drink” bill, formally known… Read more »
Injured Seal Found In Resort Recovering Well
OCEAN CITY — A severely injured seal discovered on the beach in north Ocean City last week and eventually rescued by the Marine Animal Rescue Program is on the mend at the National Aquarium in Baltimore.On March 13, a local resident encountered the injured juvenile grey seal on the beach at 139th Street and stayed… Read more »
State Court Sides With YMCA In Pines Land Dispute
OCEAN PINES — The Mid-Delmarva YMCA did satisfy the terms of a contract with the Ocean Pines Association (OPA) when it obtained a building permit to construct a wildlife observation platform on a site just south of the community formerly slated for the development of a YMCA for Worcester County, the Maryland Court of Special… Read more »
Salisbury Seeks Federal Gang Grant
SALISBURY — Salisbury officials last week successfully submitted a grant application for $750,000 from the federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to assist with the city’s Gang Reduction Initiative.Mayor James Ireton, Jr. last week announced the submittal of a three-year, $750,000 grant from the OJJDP for gang-related initiatives. Like Salisbury Safe Streets, the… Read more »
Funding Issues Cloud Future Of Wor-Wic’s Therapy Labs
SNOW HILL — Labs designed to house Occupational and Physical Therapy training classes are completed but empty and, unless more funding is found, they will remain that way into the near future.The labs, which are part of Wor-Wic Community College’s new Allied Health Building, were recently constructed and will likely be dedicated in August.The building,… Read more »
County Liquor Control Bills Pass Senate, House
SNOW HILL — With the Worcester County Liquor Control Board (LCB) facing big changes, one final effort is being made to impact the future of the organization by its current leaders.Legislation set to hand control of the LCB directly over to the county has gone beyond “if” it will come into effect and has become… Read more »
Ocean City Picked To Host Dew Tour In July
OCEAN CITY — Despite facing stiff competition from other resort towns, Ocean City has been chosen to host the 2011 Dew Tour.“I can’t tell you how happy we are to welcome the Dew Tour to Ocean City,” said Mayor Rick Meehan at a press conference yesterday morning.Weeks ago, Ocean City was informed that it was… Read more »
Bone Marrow Donor Drive Planned To Help Local Family
OCEAN CITY — The Harrison Group community was recently rocked when it learned one of its own is currently fighting for her life against Acute Myelogenous Luekemia (AML).According to an email seeking help that was widely distributed this week, Colleen Rutzler, whose husband, Eugene serves as the general manager of Reflections, immediately began treatment at… Read more »