OCEAN CITY- With picture-perfect weather and big crowds in town for the holiday weekend, the St. Patrick’s Day Boardwalk 5K last Saturday was a huge success with nearly 1,000 runners participating in the event.Sponsored by OC Tri-Running, the St. Patrick’s Boardwalk 5K last Saturday drew 965 runners from all over the country for the annual… Read more »
Some of the Seaside Christian Academy students are pictured welcoming new Administrator, Terry Davis.
OCEAN CITY – As the facility’s construction continues, the city is simultaneously seeking big name performers for the first Performing Arts Center (PAC) season.According to Roland E. Powell Convention Center Director Larry Noccolino, the new PAC’s construction is on schedule.The state-of-the-art, 1,200-seat, two-tiered facility inside the convention center is on pace to meet the aggressive… Read more »
BERLIN- After a memorable and highly successful season, the Stephen Decatur boys’ varsity basketball team this week picked up several post-season awards including Coach of the Year for B.J. Johnson and Defensive Player of the Year for Colen Gaynor along with several placers placed on the All-Eastern Shore teams.DMVelite, a regional sports promotion organization that… Read more »
BERLIN — A bill allowing a suspect who makes a bomb threat or threat of toxic substances to be charged in the jurisdiction where the threat was targeted breezed through the House this week by a unanimous vote.Under current state law, an individual who makes a bomb threat or a threat involving a toxic material… Read more »
SNOW HILL — A Washington, D.C. man, already serving time in the Worcester County Jail for a credit card conviction last week, was found guilty of second-degree assault after throwing a cup full of urine at a correctional officer at the facility and was sentenced to an additional two-and-half years.Last Friday, a Worcester County jury… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A firm has been chosen to move forward with crafting a five-year tourism strategic plan that officials hope will be completed in advance of next year’s marketing campaign.In December, the Town of Ocean City called for bids to bring in a strategic plan facilitator to help city officials and stakeholders lay out… Read more »
Summer of 1958Volume IVEdition 1Issue HighlightsBill’s Famous Ship Café, located at 14th Street and Synepuxent Bay, was open from 6 a.m.-2 a.m. and home to the New Bill Jim, which was billed as the “Fastest Boat in Ocean City Marlin Fleet.”A story, headlined “New Buildings, Projects Spotlight 1959 Season,” included mentions of the new Ocean… Read more »
WEST OCEAN CITY- The O.C. Fight Club helped christen its new facility on Route 50 last weekend with a visit and a seminar conducted by professional UFC fighter Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman.Owner and trainer Charlie Rites opened his original O.C. Fight Club on Route 113 in Berlin about five years ago, but with the rapid… Read more »
Stephen Decatur High School juniors Ashley Dear and Teri Adelhardt and seniors Jacob Eisenman and Gary Qian competed in round one of the Stephen Decatur High School Academic Team Invitational at Wor-Wic Community College on Friday, March 7. SDHS hosted eight teams and came in third in the double elimination tournament.