Pets On Wheels of Delmarva is grooming its next generation of volunteers. Pictured is Sara Miller and Lindsay Birckhead-Morton, both of Snow Hill, with Toby, who are visiting Harrison House in Snow Hill. The girls are getting to know Toby, a pet volunteer who gives comfort and joy to nursing home, assisted living, homes for… Read more »
Democratic Club of Ocean City/Berlin held their seventh annual picnic at Fiesta Park in Ocean City on July 10 with incumbents and candidates offering their ideas for voters to consider in next year’s election. Pictured, from left, are Bill Tilghman, candidate for Congress from Maryland’s 1st District; Dr. Roxie Dennis; State Senator Jim Mathias; Delegate Norm Conway; Judy Davis; and… Read more »
Photo by Colin CampbellOCEAN CITY — Potential tragedy was averted over the weekend as two vessels capsized at roughly the same location two days apart and the boats were still out bobbing in the ocean as of midday on Monday. On Saturday, a 23-foot catamaran capsized in the ocean about 25-30 miles southeast of the… Read more »
Reading fishing boat flags Small venue concerts Teaching my kids about the ocean When it rains at night Strangers who call asking for this or that not to be printed Eating watermelon outside on a hot day Tall cornfields Eating breakfast, lunch and dinner on the beach Boat rides with friends A house with a… Read more »
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Your zeal for challenges usually works well for you. But this week it’s best to avoid jumping into new situations without more information. Vital news emerges by the weekend.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Once again, the Bovine’s patience pays off as that pesky problem works itself out without… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A new and unique tourism metric featuring a variety of sources of data was reviewed at this week’s Tourism Commission meeting.In the past few months, the Tourism Commission has been studying other resort’s ways of measuring tourism, including the State of Maryland who uses the Maryland Tourism Monitor as a metric.During this… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Falls Church, Va. man was arrested on first-degree assault and other charges early last Saturday morning after first nearly running over two men in a restaurant parking lot and then allegedly threatening them with a machete.Around 4:30 a.m. last Saturday, Ocean City Police responded to the parking lot of the Denny’s… Read more »
SNOW HILL — A Virginia man found guilty in April on arson and other charges after purposely setting fire to a vacant building in the south end of Worcester County in 2012 was sentenced last week to 20 years in jail, all but 12 were suspended.In April, David Clifton Parks, 38, of Melfa, Va., was… Read more »
BERLIN — A look at the June revenue numbers for the Casino at Ocean Downs and the three other operating casinos across the state revealed Maryland’s gaming industry has far exceeded projections for fiscal year 2013, which came to a close last week.According to the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency revenue report for June,… Read more »
SALISBURY – After a long and drawn out process, Salisbury has received and accepted a proposal to redevelop the historic Fire Station #16.On Monday evening, the City Council discussed a resolution of the City of Salisbury to accept a proposal submission from G Plus Properties, LLC to purchase the Old Fire Station #16 after a… Read more »