WEST OCEAN CITY — An Ocean Pines man is being held on armed robbery, assault and other serious charges after first allegedly portraying himself as a police officer at a West Ocean City gun store and later threatening a female victim with a rifle at an ATM near Ocean Pines.Around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Maryland… Read more »
BERLIN- With the holidays over and school back in session, the Coastal Lacrosse Club is season is now right around the corner despite the harsh winter weather and registration for 2014 in now open.The Coastal Lacrosse Club is looking forward to a fantastic sixth season and is now accepting registration for young players, both boys… Read more »
The Literary Ladies of Ocean Pines celebrated 2013 at a luncheon held at The Inn on the Ocean in Ocean City. Pictured, from left, are Sharon Armstrong, Kay Gibbons, Marlene Lombardi, Mary Jo Scarbath, Shirley Schaefer, Muriel Hinz, Marilyn Mengel, Jeanne Stielh and Diane McGraw. Members not pictured are Sharon Glassman and Sally Kohler.
SNOW HILL — A Reading, Pa. man charged with attempted murder and assault following last summer’s shooting in Ocean City was found guilty this morning and now awaits his fate pending the outcome of a pre-sentence investigation.Elvin Mendez-Espada appeared in Circuit Court in Snow Hill on Tuesday to face multiple charges, including attempted second-degree murder… Read more »
Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City member Al Kastner and his wife Carol were at Buckingham Elementary School in Berlin on the last day before school break handing out candy canes and listening to the children’s Christmas wishes. They are pictured with kindergartners.
OCEAN CITY- A rare blue lobster hauled in off the coast of Ocean City by a commercial fishing vessel in June 2012 found a permanent home at the National Aquarium on Baltimore this week.In June 2012, Captain John Gourley and mate Tim Aulinskis aboard the “Pot Luck” out of the commercial harbor in West Ocean… Read more »
Photos of the beach with snow on itFalling asleep while reading a book at nightA parking space next to the cart return area at the grocery storePlaying in the snow with my sonsDays off during the holidaysWhen the sun shines on vacationPalm tree and Spanish mossThe movie, “The Polar Express”Ocean sounds in a conch shellThe… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — There were mixed emotions at the Ocean City Neighborhood Watch Association’s annual Officer of the Year banquet this week including joy for the newest OCPD officer to join the club tempered with the solemn remembrance of those officers who perished in 2013.At the culmination of the annual awards dinner at the Roland E…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY — From a rather inauspicious childhood in the resort area to the founder and president of one of the nation’s leading advocates for positive and safe sports opportunities in America and across the globe, long-time Ocean City resident Fred Engh has led a remarkable life he details in his newly-released memoir “You Gotta… Read more »
At last month’s installation of officers/holiday luncheon, Nancy Welsh, president of the Pine’eer Craft Club, presented checks totaling $5,000 to organizations of Ocean Pines. The distributions went to Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department, $1,500 to assist in the purchase of cadet turn out gear and helmets; Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks, $1,200; Ocean Pines Police… Read more »