Lora and Mark Fritschle, owners of Condominium Realty-The Fritschle Group, have received the Ocean City Lions Club’s highest and most prestigious community service award, The Pride Award. The Pride Award is presented to individuals who make contributions to the club, who take interest in the club and who help the Lions make the community a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Despite a recent run of sub-freezing temperatures that had many areas of the back bays behind the resort frozen over, the first phase of the town of Ocean City’s ambitious canal dredging project is moving along unimpeded except for a few alterations in the plan caused by equipment breakdowns.Last week’s frigid temperatures… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Grotto Pizza will be expanding to the Ocean City Boardwalk this summer in what will be its 21st location.The site for is 14th Street and the Boardwalk in the Commander Hotel. The previous restaurant was the Skipjack Grille.Grotto Pizza opened its first Maryland location in Ocean City on 125th Street in the… Read more »
SNOW HILL — While it remains largely uncertain what commercial interests will fill in the areas around the growing Wal-Mart and Home Depot complex on Route 50, it now appears the exorbitant cost of sewer service could be curtailing the growth process.In 2013, Worcester County entered an agreement with the GlenRiddle developer to build the… Read more »
There’s a time to take life seriously, and that’s the case more often than not for me, but most of the time when it comes to my boys I try hard not to do it. That way I can enjoy and laugh at all their random weirdness and goofiness along the way.Laughing truly is the… Read more »
The Worcester County Commission for Women and the Friends of the Commission will celebrate Women’s History Month at a luncheon on Wednesday, March 18, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel in Ocean City. The 2015 national theme is “Weaving the Stories of Women’s Lives.” The event will honor young students as… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity basketball team gained the upper hand in the Bayside South standings, beating Mardela, 60-54, on the road on Tuesday.Both teams entered Tuesday’s big showdown with just one conference loss, Decatur’s coming to the Warriors way back in the second game of the season at home in what felt like a… Read more »
Some could argue it’s a matter of semantics, but it’s important for supporters and detractors of the current smoking regulation process in Ocean City to remember an outright ban is not happening.Ocean City appears to be honing in on its chosen direction with an ordinance to return next month that essentially creates a number of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The end of 2014 resulted in a nearly 2% decrease in crime in Ocean City.According to the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) report, a weekly breakdown reflects a 1.8-percent decrease in total crime this year compared to last year. Under Part 1 Crimes there was one homicide in 2014 compared to two… Read more »
BERLIN- Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team got by host Mardela, 71-59, on Tuesday to halt a five-game skid that dated back prior to the holiday break.The young Seahawks have been competitive throughout the season, but have struggled to a 4-6 record. After winning its first two games, Decatur lost five straight regular season games and… Read more »