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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Businessman Honored SALISBURY — At Maryland Capital Enterprises’s (MCE) annual gala last Saturday night, local businessman Ryan Miller was named the 2013 Palmer Gillis Entrepreneur of the Year, earning him a $1,500 cash prize. Two honorable mentions were also honored Saturday night, including Dawn Tilghman, who owns Burnett White Tire and Automotive, and Bryan Brushmiller,… Read more »
At the Capital Challenge Horse Show in the Prince George’s Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro, Worcester Preparatory School Senior Hannah Showell on her horse Axtrex tied for Grand Champion in the 16-year-old equitation division. Showell went on to compete at the Washington International Horse Show, known as the most prestigious competition in show jumping. Only… Read more »
SNOW HILL — The Worcester County Commissioners signaled neither support nor opposition to a proposed annexation of property on Seahawk Road into the town of Berlin. That was all that the company behind the annexation was looking for, however, according to attorney Mark Cropper. “We want to know that we’re not wasting our time,” said… Read more »
Parenting is much more physical than I ever could have imagined. Maybe it’s because we have two boys that are just 16 months apart, but I must admit that come Monday morning my body is exhausted from a weekend of antics with my sons, who are now 5 and 4 years old. Consequently, Pam and… Read more »