Eight blocks of Boardwalk from N. Division to 1st streets were rebuilt in concrete and widened by 10 feet between January and April in 1955. The Mayor and Council had decided to replace the wood with concrete due to maintenance costs. The George Bert Cropper Company did the work for $43,819 and used some of… Read more »
Monthly Archives: December 2013
Ocean City Lions Club Presents Check For $1,000 To Stephen Decatur High School’s NJROTC
The Ocean City Lions Club presented a check for $1,000 to Stephen Decatur High School’s NJROTC at a recent dinner meeting. At the start of the meeting, members of the NJROTC Honor Guard presented the Colors of the United States of America. Pictured are King Lion Sean Williams with head of the Stephen Decatur NJROTC,… Read more »
Buckingham Elementary Third Grade Students Explain Their STEM Projects
Buckingham Elementary third grade students Ziquase Duffy, Jamira Johnson and Emily Bowden are explaining their STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) project to BES Principal, Dee Shorts. After reading about pilgrim houses, students recreated them within a team. They had to refer back to their readings in order to make them as accurately possible.
Promoter Forced To Pull Plug On Proposed OC Beach Music Fest
OCEAN CITY – What was feared for High Tide Music Festival came true this week as Founders Entertainment announced the cancelation of the event until further notice. Tom Russell of Founders Entertainment approached the Mayor and City Council on Monday evening saying he wished it was on better terms. Russell began by stating, over the… Read more »
Buckingham Elementary School Fourth Graders Participated In Arts Immersion Lesson
Fourth grade students Christian Miller, Imani Walker and Tia Scordo at Buckingham Elementary School participated in an arts immersion lesson co-taught by art teacher Mrs. Reid and general education teacher Ms. Bullock. Students transformed a plain piece of paper to replicate an animal hide that would have been used in the early 1800s to communicate… Read more »
Mikulski Shore Tour Includes OC Stop
OCEAN CITY- U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski’s three-stop Eastern Shore jobs tour this week included a visit with resort business leaders to discuss, among other things, the J-1 visa that allows so many foreign students to work in Ocean City during the summer season. Mikulski on Monday toured several locations across the Lower Shore including a… Read more »
Driver Charged in WOC Hit-and-Run
WEST OCEAN CITY — A local elderly woman, who was confirmed last month as a person of interest in connection with a hit-and-run accident involving a pedestrian on Route 611, was charged last week with negligent driving. Around 5:45 p.m. on Nov. 16, the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Route 611… Read more »
With 2014 Session Looming, Minimum Wage Hike Issue Resurfaces
OCEAN CITY- With the opening of the 2014 Maryland General Assembly session just about a month away, there have been discussions already about some of the potential issues that will directly impact the local area including an anticipated bill that would, if passed, raised the minimum wage across the state. Last year, a bill introduced… Read more »
Open Houses Of The Week
OCEAN CITY Makai Condominiums 42nd St. Bayside Sat & Sun 10-4 New Construction 2BR & Studio Condos Ben Dawson The Fritschle Group/ Condominium Realty 410-603-2205OCEAN CITY Sunset Island 67th St & The Bay Open Sat & Sun Condos, Townhomes, Single Family Homes Luxury Resort Living Terry Riley Vantage Resort Realty 443-880-0512OCEAN CITY The Gateway Grand… Read more »
Who’s Playing When And Where
28th Street Pit and Pub 410-289-2020 28th St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, Dec. 6: Phantom Limbs Every Sunday: CK the DJ Every Thursday: Local’s Dance Party45th Street Taphouse 443-664-2201 45th St. & Coastal Hwy. Call For EntertainmentAdolfo’s 410-289-4001 13th St. & The Boardwalk, In The Beach Plaza Hotel Friday, Dec. 6: Rhonda Apple & Dale… Read more »