Worcester Prep’s Grade 1 Bike Rodeo was recently held. With perfect pink biking gear all ready for their turn on the biking course are, from left, Isabella Osias, Bethany Beach; Kendall Holmes, Bishopville; Marissa Grosso, Ocean Pines; and Grace Nichols, Berlin.
Stephen Decatur’s junior varsity baseball team recently completed an undefeated season. Pictured, top from left, are Brandon Philips, Josh Tynadall, Joey Widgeon, Chris Bunting, Kevin Engle, Kody Bradford and Rod Ewell; bottom, from left, Mike Newcomb, Chad Kail, Troy Bennett, Jared Widgeon, Brian Holloway, Will Lewis and Mike Kempa. The team was coached by Garrett… Read more »
Students from Cedar Chapel’s Special Olympics Team recently competed in the 5th Annual Eastern Shore Spring Games/Aquatics Meet at the Holly Center in Salisbury. Students demonstrated their swimming abilities and were rewarded with gold, silver and bronze medals.
Norris G. (Jerry) Jenkins Sr.BERLIN – Jerry Jenkins Sr., born Sept. 28, 1931, died Sunday, May 20, 2007.Son of the late Homer (Jerry) and Helen Frances Jenkins, he was born in Baltimore and grew up in Ocean City. His life was filled with sports. A graduate of Ocean City High School in 1949, he lettered… Read more »
Board Acquires Bank SharesBERLIN – Reese F. Cropper, Jr., chairman of the Board of Calvin B. Taylor Bankshares, Inc., announced this week that the Board of Directors has authorized the corporation to acquire up to 314,072 shares (10 percent of outstanding stock) of its Common Stock. The shares could be acquired from time to time… Read more »
The Mayor and Council assured the leadership of the Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company (OCVFC) last week it will continue to be the authority over fire service in the resort, despite a conceptual plan that indicates the opposite could be true in the near future.The issue here is complex, but OCVFC officials and the Mayor… Read more »
The intent behind bringing back a flea market to Ocean City is commendable, but it’s going to be interested to see how it’s received this summer. The Ocean City Mayor and Council recently voted to allow specific vendors to set up shop in the Worcester Street parking lot during summer weekends. Downtown merchants have good… Read more »
Column On Berlin Living Hits HomeEditor:I greatly enjoyed reading Steve Green’s column in the May 11 edition of (ITALICS)The Dispatch. Having grown up in Berlin, as both my parents did before me, and as my mother’s parents did before her, I could certainly identify with the sentiments expressed in the column. I cannot imagine living… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Although Ocean City landmark J/R’s Ribs has two new faces at the helm, nothing has changed at the resort’s original rib joint since Debi and Jerry Sinott took over in January.The Sinotts’ dream of running a restaurant in Ocean City came true when Jack Hubberman, owner of J/R’s Ribs, retired and licensed… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A Boonsboro, Md. man was arrested for assault and resisting arrest last week after a scuffle with an Ocean City Police officer who was breaking up a drunken Ultimate Fighting-style match between the victim and his buddy.OCPD Officer John McIlroy was on routine bike patrol last Saturday night when he observed two… Read more »