Students in Linda Brown’s second grade class at Ocean City Elementary School celebrated “Introduction to Best Buddy Day” by bringing in their favorite stuffed animal to share with the class. Pictured are Philip Mason, Natasha Vazquez and Alexis Wilkinson.
Monthly Archives: April 2014
Commissioners Compromise On Racquetball Court
SNOW HILL — A text amendment request that will allow a local contractor to put a racquetball court for private use in a portion of his building zoned light industrial touched off a brief but tense debate between the County Commissioners on Tuesday over its possible larger scale implications.Attorney Mark Cropper on Tuesday said his… Read more »
Ocean City Not Likely To Reduce Skate Park Hours
OCEAN CITY – Following a year of studying the usage of the Ocean Bowl Skate Park, the Recreation and Parks Commission plans to recommend to the full Mayor and Council its funding stay as is.This week the Skate Park Committee reconvened to look over additional data collected at the Ocean Bowl Skate Park of usage… Read more »
Big Innings Spur Seahawks over Clippers
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity baseball team used a couple of big innings, including one that turned on a controversial play, to blow out Bennett, 13-2, at home on Monday.With the scored tied at 1-1 in the second inning, the Seahawks had runners on first and second with no outs and Ryan Bennett at the… Read more »
Worcester Prep’s Botball Team Finishes Third At Robotics Programming Final
Worcester Prep’s Botball team was honored with third place in the Double Elimination Final in robotics programming for the Washington DC Region. Senior team member Lane Spangler was honored with the “Best Programming” Judges’ Award. Pictured, front from left, are Lane Spangler and Mark Gee; and, back, Zach Oltman, Razaak Eniola, Biola Eniola, Madison Doody,… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
Every parent at some point in time has had to bite their tongue to refrain from laughing at their kids.Sure, there are plenty of laughing with the kids moments, but here I’m talking about those times when the kids either say or do something so ridiculous you have to contain yourself to not make them… Read more »
Bank Robbery Spree Suspect Indicted In Federal Court
SNOW HILL — One of two Pennsylvania men arrested last July in connection with the robbery of the PNC Bank on Route 50 in West Ocean City was indicted last week in federal court for his role in a spree of armed robberies in Pennsylvania and in Worcester, while the second has been convicted here… Read more »
Weekend Concert Event Denied Liquor Sales
SNOW HILL — The Worcester County Board of License Commissioners (BLC) had a busy afternoon on Wednesday, approving a liquor license for a new business in north Ocean City, some changes at a popular bayfront restaurant downtown, a few requests for businesses in Berlin and most notably, a denial of a one-day permit for a… Read more »