OCEAN CITY — The 25th Annual Greek Festival, when everyone is considered Greek, will be held on July 11-14 at Ocean City’s, Roland Powell Convention Center on 41th Street & Coastal Highway.The Greek Festival has added Monday to accommodate patrons checking in during the week. Whether reliving Greek vacation memories or dreaming of a Greek… Read more »
Monthly Archives: July 2014
Mid-Atlantic Shockers Take First Place In Fruitland School’s Out Tournament
The Mid-Atlantic Shockers under-9 baseball team out of Berlin last week took first place in the Fruitland School’s Out Tournament. Pictured above, front row, from left: Bryce Hendricks, Luke Patey, Tayden Kelly, Jimmy Osman, Brock O’Day and Garrett Simpson. Pictured second row, from left: Coach Jamie Hastings, Landon Ruark, Dylan Braica, Cade Hastings, Kaden Shockley,… Read more »
Bass Club Tourney A Huge Success
SNOW HILL- The Wicomico Bass Club’s annual tournament last week for the benefit of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots program was a huge success with dozens of toys collected and dozens more healthy largemouth bass caught and released.Over 30 anglers from Maryland and Delaware competed in the annual tournament along the Pocomoke River… Read more »
Assateague Horse Recovering After Being Struck By Vehicle
ASSATEAGUE — A wild horse on Assateague apparently struck by a vehicle last Thursday evening appears to be on the mend, but with the arrival of the holiday weekend and the height of the summer season the incident illustrates the importance of giving the island’s most famous inhabitants plenty of space and observing the traffic… Read more »
Eagle Scout Reef Continues To Grow Off OC’s Coast
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City’s growing artificial reef system gained another significant contribution last week with tons of new material prepared and deployed by members of a local Boy Scout troop.The Ocean City Reef Foundation is in the midst of one of its most prolific times in recent memory with tons of material including thousands… Read more »
Seacrets Officially Launches New Craft Beer, Line Of Spirits
OCEAN CITY – A launch party was held at Seacrets Bar and Grill on Sunday night to officially launch the establishment’s own craft beer and line of liquors.“We are always looking for ways to improve the brand. The brand is not just the bar, restaurant and nite club. The brand is part of the products… Read more »
Ocean City Pushes Fireworks Displays Back To Saturday
OCEAN CITY — It’s better to be safe than sorry and when the projected inclement weather threatened to impact Friday’s holiday fireworks celebration, Town of Ocean City officials agreed that rescheduling the event was the best bet.Both fireworks celebrations, one held at Northside Park and the other in the area of N. Division Street and… Read more »
‘The Place For Ribs’ Adds Crabs For 30th Anniversary Season
OCEAN CITY — J/R’s 131st Street location in Ocean City hit a milestone last week with the marking of its 30th anniversary. It’s been a busy couple of years for the restaurant, with new expansions to the menu and the building wrapping up. There’s more on the horizon, though, with a few projects in the… Read more »
Intermediate All-Stars Repeat As Champs
BERLIN- The Berlin Little League’s dynamic Intermediate team, a core group of players that have stuck together through each age bracket, repeated as District 8 champions last weekend with a dominating 14-3 win over West Salisbury.The Intermediate team has now won four straight District 8 championships at different levels and will move on to the… Read more »
Ocean City Police Records ‘Calmer June Than Most’; Serious Crimes Down 5% In 2014
OCEAN CITY — With the calendar flipping over to July this week, a look back at June 2014 revealed the month was decidedly quieter than its counterpart last year, with far fewer high-profile, violent crimes.While the Ocean City Police Department’s crime statistics for June 2014 have not been finalized, anecdotally, the month was relatively quiet… Read more »