Pinesteppers Square Dance Club President-Elect Arlene Hagar, left, and President Bruce Barrett, right, are pictured with guest caller Ed Foote at a Saturday dance. The club will offer free Introduction to Modern Western Square Dance lessons on Wednesday, Sept. 11 and again on Sept. 18. Both lessons will begin at 7 p.m. at the Ocean… Read more »
BERLIN — Maryland will be joining 15 other states in mandatory seventh grade meningitis vaccinations starting next year. The state already requires vaccinations for all college students in Maryland, but middle schoolers are especially susceptible to the meningococcal disease, according to Dr. Neal Halsey, infectious disease pediatrician, John Hopkins professor and director of the Institute… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A long-time Ocean City local has found a place to shine as the Longboard Café has taken off in the new Town Center development with its Southern California influenced menu gaining popularity. Longboard Café located in the Town Center on 67th Street, is owned by a familiar face in the Ocean City… Read more »
The excitement of a new school yearAn ocean dip before breakfastHow no two sea shells are identicalThe stillness of the ocean on foggy daysA busy marina when the boats are returningA beach bonfireMaking it home just in time before a stormHow my kids think I write for every newspaper there isA cloud-less day spent on… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City Police were busy over the weekend, making four significant heroin arrests in two separate incidents. Around 2 a.m. on Sunday, an officer on uniformed bicycle patrol in the area of Philadelphia Ave. and 8th Street observed a male suspect later identified as Darnell Defate Harris, 25, of Wilmington, acting suspiciously… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Marlin Club will seek to even the decades-long series with its friendly rivals from Cape May next weekend when the two clubs compete in for the annual Challenge Cup for the 35th time. The Challenge Cup, which pits teams of boats from the Ocean City Marlin Club against teams of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Planning and Zoning Commission hesitantly approved on Wednesday an altered site plan for a mixed use project on a long-lasting vacant property in town, stipulating if traffic issues occur it is the developer’s responsibility to resolve the issue. A couple of weeks ago, 25th Street Bayside Development, LLC out… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- A little over year since the tragic accident that claimed the life of a former long-time Ocean City local and popular Baltimore restaurateur, a group of Baltimore bartenders are carrying on his generous legacy next week by recreating his now famous kayak paddle from Charm City to Ocean City. Patrick M. “Scunny” McCusker… Read more »
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): With your Arian charm quotient at an almost all-time high this week, plus all the facts to back you up, you just might win over the last doubters to your proposal.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): You might be in line for that job change you applied for. But… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE — The traditional summer season ended on a sad note on Monday night when one of the wild horses that inhabit Assateague Island was struck and killed by a vehicle near the approach to the Verrazano Bridge. Around 8 p.m. on Monday, the horse was struck by a vehicle leaving the parks on the… Read more »