Some folks are saying the Ocean City Council’s vote to support slots at fraternal clubs, such as the Elks Lodge, VFW and American Legion, to name a few, epitomizes hypocrisy. An argument could certainly be made the decision contradicts the resort’s infamous anti-slots stance, which is annually reiterated in Annapolis during public hearings. However, it’s… Read more »
BERLIN – The wildly popular Delmarva Bike Week, which has grown each year since the inaugural event in 2001 and now attracts over 100,000 motorcycle enthusiasts from all over the country, will return to the resort area next fall as planned, but it now appears the event’s home for the last five years, Ocean Downs… Read more »
BERLIN – A Berlin man was arrested last week five days after abandoning his vehicle and fleeing from police officers on foot.On Jan. 23, Maryland State Police troopers attempted to stop a 2006 Kia SUV for a routine traffic violation. However, the vehicle failed to stop and continued on to Maple Ave. in Berlin where… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The anticipated opening date for Ocean City’s new 13,000-square-foot, state of the art public library on 100th Street was moved back this week when inspectors failed to issue a certificate of occupancy for the facility as expected on Monday.Inspectors were expected to officially turn the new facility over to the county, and… Read more »
JaAnn Rosalie HughesBERLIN – JaAnn Rosalie Hughes, age 71, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Alexander Joseph Sullivan and Ruth Nash Sullivan. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Stanley Hughes in 1995.Hughes was a devoted mother, grandmother… Read more »
SNOW HILL – The proposed downtown amusement overlay tax district, intended to reduce property taxes for Ocean City’s historic Trimper’s rides and amusement park, is not legal, according to the State of Maryland. The Worcester County Commissioners took a different tack and voted Tuesday, Feb, 5, to allow county and town tax credits to be… Read more »
Students in Elizabeth Parker’s third grade class at Ocean City Elementary have been studying the adaptations, behaviors and habitats of living organisms. Students worked in groups to create a diorama depicting a habitat containing the plants, animals and components of the food chain present in that environment. Working on wetlands were, above, Caleb Conner, Jillian… Read more »
Buckingham Elementary School celebrated its Students of the Month Luncheon on Jan. 31. Pizza was donated by Boomers Restaurant. The students were first grade, Elizabeth Horner, Allison Johnson, Amanda Kimball, Kylia Burke and Luke Zolenski; second grade, Dierra Smith, Trace Elliott, America Juarez-Martinez and Tristan McDonough; third grade, Elizabeth Janson, Claire Billings, Deven Scott, Daniel… Read more »
Ocean City Elementary School student Julian Tomasello displays his book jacket and his technology skills in a recent lesson.
Tracey Drocella’s fourth grade enrichment class at Ocean City Elementary School read the book “The Cay” by Theodore Taylor and paired up their writing skills with their technology skills to create book jackets. All of the projects were entered into the county wide “Tech Fest”. Pictured is Hailee Phillips with her book jacket.