OCEAN CITY- The Bull Assassins claimed the Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department’s Fall Flag Football League championship this week, edging five-team champ Eastside Mafia, 25-19, in the title game on Tuesday. The Bull Assassins went undefeated in the championship tournament and cruised to the title game. However, Eastside Mafia, which had won the title… Read more »
Monthly Archives: November 2013
Atlantic Physical Therapy “Tough Guy of the Week”
This week’s Atlantic Physical Therapy “Tough Guy of the Week” award went to James Phillips for his outstanding play against Lackey in the state 3A-South region playoffs last Friday. Decatur fell to Lackey, 14-6, in the semifinal game. Pictured above, from left: ATP CEO Bob Hammond, Phillips, ATP President Bobby Hammond and Coach Bob Knox.Submitted… Read more »
Beach Stand Operators Again Question Amusement Tax
OCEAN CITY – Beach equipment rental franchise owners are asking Ocean City for an exemption on a required 3-percent admissions and amusement tax. Ron Steen of Steen’s Beach Service, which operates beach equipment concessions in both Bethany Beach and Ocean City, approached the Mayor and City Council on Monday evening asking for clarification over a… Read more »
OC’s Paddock Changing To Country Western Theme
SNOW HILL — At the November Board of License Commissioners (BLC) meeting a tabled application for a beer and wine license was approved along with two applications for alcohol beverage license transfers. The board first made a ruling on an application from the Kaddy Mart, located at 426 West Market Street in Snow Hill, whose… Read more »
New Foal’s Name Up For Auction Next Month
ASSATEAGUE — One wild pony on Assateague has a new name and another foal born just last spring soon will with an online auction for naming rights set for 10 days in December. The Assateague Island Alliance this week announced N9BFQX will now be called “Bailey” after a 12-year-old Connecticut girl was chosen randomly to… Read more »
The Resorter … Revisited
Summer of 1956 Volume II Edition 6Issue HighlightsMiss Amanda Esham was the featured beauty in Hess Apparel’s full-page ad. The ad read, “Miss Esham is a sure bet to win the state of “Miss Delmarva” when the Delmarva Chicken Festival takes place next June.”Mr. and Mrs. James D. Farlow welcomed guests to their Lackawanna Restaurant… Read more »
Seahawks Fall to Lackey in State Semifinal
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity football team fell behind early in their Class 3A-South region semifinal game with Lackey on Friday and never fully recovered, eventually falling 14-6 in a well-played, low-scoring game, but the loss did little to tarnish what was otherwise a remarkable season for the Seahawks. The Seahawks entered the 3A-South playoffs with… Read more »
City Concerned About Proposed Music Festival
OCEAN CITY – The town is becoming inpatient with a proposed three-day country music festival scheduled for next summer as the talent and ticket sales have not been announced. An update from Founder’s Entertainment 2014 Music Festival was scheduled to be brought before the Mayor and City Council on Monday but Tom Russell of Founder’s… Read more »
Alleged Hat Thief Busted
OCEAN CITY — A Berlin man was arrested on theft and drug charges last week after a routine traffic stop found him to be in possession of about 50 hats he allegedly stole from his place of employment. Around 10 a.m. last Friday, Ocean City Police conducted a traffic stop on Coastal Highway in the… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Funding Appreciated Editor: I would like to take this time to thank the Mayor & the City Council for approving our request for funding for our trap/neuter/return program. I would like to especially thank Lloyd Martin for going above and beyond. I recently returned from Alley Cat Allies, a three-day National Conference: Architects of Change… Read more »