OCEAN CITY – The new Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP) headquarters’ preliminary design was presented on Tuesday afternoon with Mayor and Council requesting a few minor tweaks before approval. The new OCBP home was presented as a three-story building with the entrance facing the corner of Talbot Street and Philadelphia Avenue. The building represents a… Read more »
BERLIN — Ocean City Elementary School (OCES) and Cedar Chapel Special School (CCSS) were recently awarded 2013 Education Award Grants from the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. OCES was awarded a grant to support the school’s first grade STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) program. The grant will be used to purchase digital microscopes… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The Town of Ocean City approved a formal social media policy this week that will serve as a guide to how staff utilize the tools to communicate content to the public. “Social media has changed the way we communicate, both personally and professionally,” Communications Manager Jessica Waters said. “While social media is… Read more »
BERLIN — With Thanksgiving in the books and the holiday shopping season now in full swing, local residents and visitors are flocking to area malls and shopping centers, prompting local law enforcement officials this week to issue a few common sense reminders to ensure they, and their packages, make it home safely. With the arrival… Read more »
Summer of 1965 Volume XI Edition 7Issue HighlightsAn editorial opined, “The thing is the entire beach is there for public use and no one has the right to reserve a choice area as the beach umbrella renters do. A vacationer has the right to up-root an umbrella that happens to be sticking in the sand… Read more »
Worcester Preparatory School seniors Megan Kuczma, left, and Chase Schmehling created tributes to United States veterans by creating two bulletin boards featuring relatives of WPS students who served in the armed services. Kuczma and Schmehling began with one bulletin board but soon realized that they had more information than would fit on the board.
BERLIN — Senior standout Andrew Borradaile last week was awarded the Stephen Decatur High School varsity football team’s “Tough Guy of the Year” award during an awards ceremony at Seacrets. Most of the accolades in football at any level are reserved for the glamour guys, the golden-armed quarterbacks and fleet-footed running backs who put points… Read more »
BERLIN — At this week’s Berlin Mayor and Council meeting, a returning service member was honored, a rules and regulations ordinance for town parks was passed, voter re-districting was discussed and an update on the Berlin wind turbine project was given.Turbine Work Soon Berlin’s first wind turbine, which will be located at the former Rayne’s… Read more »
BERLIN — While Berlin has been promoting itself as “Maryland’s Coolest Small Town,” for months, it could receive recognition as one of America’s coolest small towns this winter. “Berlin is now in the top 10 for Budget Travel’s, ‘Coolest Small Town in the Country,’” Mike Day, director of Economic and Community Development, told the Berlin… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The Pepper Shack is coming to Route 611, alongside of Pepper’s Tavern, and will be offering hundreds of hot sauces and spices as well as the revival of penny candy. Owner Denny-O opened Peppers Tavern on 16th Street and the Boardwalk 17 years ago and billed it as “Ocean City’s finest five-star… Read more »