FENWICK — For the first time in several years, all major routes to the resort areas through Delaware, including the controversial Route 54, will be free of construction heading into Memorial Day weekend.According to officials from the Department of Transportation (DelDOT), motorists will have a much easier time accessing the resort areas in Delaware this… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Lions Club has a long history to be proud of as members celebrate their 65th Anniversary this month.On Nov. 30, 1931 the Berlin Lions Club merged with the Ocean City Lions Club and six years later the two clubs separated.On May 14, 1947, 38 men became the first members… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A popular local man is slowly healing this week after suffering critical injuries when struck by a vehicle on Coastal Highway while riding a scooter last Friday.Around 2:45 p.m., police responded to the area of 45th Street and Coastal Highway for a reported motor vehicle accident involving a scooter. When officers arrived… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Not even a piece of wood flying at 60 mph can crash through a hurricane protection product demonstrated last week, let alone crack it.Last Tuesday, at Bob Holtzman’s Window Tint & More in Berlin, a new product was demonstrated in its ability to withstand up to Category 5 hurricane force wind and… Read more »
BERLIN — There’s a new jewel roaming the dunes and marshes of Assateague Island — a wild horse by the name of Sapphire.The wild horse was recently given the new name in remembrance of JoAnne Donovan, a long-time volunteer with the park’s Pony Patrol who died unexpectedly on Nov. 25, 2011. The naming coincides with… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The resort community lost a familiar face last week with the passing of a long-time Ocean City police officer and former City Councilman Jay Hancock after a lengthy illness.Hancock served as an Ocean City police officer for over three decades from May 1971 until his retirement in October 2002. He then served… Read more »
Not About Playing Time Editor;When my brother entered the dugout on April 27, just minutes before the start of the baseball game, Stephen Decatur vs. Snow Hill High, he had no idea what situation he was about to encounter. There were three games that week. He had pitched five shutout innings in two games for… Read more »
Not About Playing Time Editor;When my brother entered the dugout on April 27, just minutes before the start of the baseball game, Stephen Decatur vs. Snow Hill High, he had no idea what situation he was about to encounter. There were three games that week. He had pitched five shutout innings in two games for… Read more »
The divisiveness and tensions that have dominated politics in Ocean City and Salisbury of late spread south to Snow Hill this week.Worcester County Commission meetings are known for being predictable and curt with most issues hammered out prior to public meetings. It’s been this way for years and the commissioners rarely disagree in open sessions… Read more »
The timing of new City Manager David Recor’s hiring is going to prove interesting. Recor is expected to begin his new job in Ocean City on June 11 or thereabout. Of course, that’s in the middle of Ocean City’s busy season and four months before the municipal election.In last week’s interview, Recor discussed how he… Read more »