Summer of 1967 Volume XIX Edition VIIIIssue Highlights• Among those featured in Fran Huntt’s After Dark were Jim and Marty Gordan at Murray’s Restaurant and Yacht Basin in Ocean View, Del.; Amanda and Newt Cropper at the Samoa; Martha Bunting at the Angler; Peggy Miller, Glenda Owens and Barbara Schneider at Mario’s; Crickett Gibson, Denise… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- A parade of modern-day technology in Tesla cars will make a presence in Ocean City next month.This week, Tesla Road Trip came before the Mayor and City Council requesting approval of a new private event, Tesla Road Trip 2015 – Reach the Beach, to take place on Saturday, April 18, from 3 p.m…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Can you picture double decker buses in Ocean City? The Transportation Commission is investigating the idea to further meet the goal of increasing ridership for Ocean City’s transportation system.Last month the Transportation Commission reviewed the Town of Ocean City’s bus fleet and alternative additions that will meet the goal of increasing capacity… Read more »
BERLIN- After a season during which they won their first conference championship in 32 years and reached the state 3A-South region championship before bowing out, the Stephen Decatur girls’ varsity basketball team was well represented at the Bayside South All-Star senior game this week.Decatur Coach Amy Fenzel-Mergott coached the girls’ Bayside South All-Star team this… Read more »
Courtesy Baltimore SunAs members of the Maryland General Assembly wrangle over budget cuts and deficits, it’s tempting to think that there’s a quick fix to the state’s fiscal problems. But what if there was a way for the state of Maryland to save money that didn’t involve raising taxes, fees or surcharges, didn’t require cutting… Read more »
SALISBURY –The Wicomico County Council approved the Captial Improvement Plan for the next five years that includes the potential renovation or replacement of West Salisbury School, but removed the potential to reserve a portion of Bennett Middle School that is scheduled to be demolished after the school year.On Tuesday morning, Wicomico County Executive Bob Culver… Read more »
WEST OCEAN CITY- Multiple law enforcement agencies last week teamed up on the arrest of an alleged significant heroin dealer operating in Worcester and lower Delaware at a parking lot in West Ocean City.Last week, the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team initiated a joint heroin distribution investigation with the Delaware State Police, the Sussex Drug… Read more »
Under the leadership of Health Department Prevention Director Marty Pusey (front row, second from left), on March 12, 2015 at the Restaurant at Lighthouse Sound, members of the Worcester County Drug and Alcohol Council, area police agencies and elected officials recognized bar and restaurant owners who, during random compliance checks, refused to sell alcohol to… Read more »
The General Levin Winder Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently paid tribute to Rozelle Purnell Handy, who formed the Friendly Library, which was a precursor to the Berlin Library Association and the Worcester County Library System. Pictured above, from left, displaying the award certificates are Chapter Regent Barbara May, Marion Chambers, American… Read more »
SALISBURY- Members of the campus and greater communities helped write part of Salisbury University history last week by signing their names to one of the final beams in the Patricia R. Guerrieri Academic Commons (GAC).The public signing of the 30-foot-long, 1,000-pound steel beam was held in Red Square. Ultimately, the beam will be placed on the… Read more »