OCEAN CITY — The battle against the federal government’s proposal to open a vast area off the mid-Atlantic coast to offshore oil and natural gas drilling will hit close to home this week with a “Hands Across the Sand” event planned for the beach in Ocean City on Saturday.In January, the federal Bureau of Ocean… Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2015
Showell Elementary Students Enjoy Field Trip To Furnace Town
Showell Elementary students Chaz O’Hara and Bruce Bowen study the job of weavers from the 1800’s during their recent field trip to Furnace Town.
Mallards Fall To Calverton In MILL Semifinals
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity lacrosse team fell in its final game of the season with a 17-8 loss to Calverton last week in the Maryland Independent Lacrosse League semifinals.The Mallards essentially play in two leagues including the traditional Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) and the MILL, which features some of the best teams… Read more »
Who’s Playing When And Where
28th Street Pit and Pub410-289-202028th St. & Coastal Hwy.Sunday, May 17:5th Anniversary Party withDr. Harmonica & Rockett 88, 3-7 p.m.Every Thursday:Locals’ Night With DJ BKAdolfo’s410-289-400113th St. & The Boardwalk,In The Beach Plaza HotelFriday, May 15: Apple & BrittSaturday, May 16: Jake Welsh On PianoEvery Sunday: Jake Welsh On PianoAtlantic Hotel410-641-35892 North Main St., BerlinFriday, May… Read more »
SD High School Seniors Who Earned Straight As For 15 Consecutive Semesters Recognized
Stephen Decatur High School seniors who earned straight As for 15 consecutive semesters were recognized and greeted with a standing ovation during the annual WeXL Banquet at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center on May 6. Pictured, from left, are Molly Wooten, Brandon Wooten, Sara Nickoles, Megan Mitchell, Cailey Mitchell, Kailey Mihavetz, Brianna Lueders, Jenna… Read more »
Kiwanis Club Of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City Present $500 Check To Cedar Chapel Special School
Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City President Carolyn Dryzga recently presented a check for $500 to Cedar Chapel Special School Principal Belinda Guylas. Cedar Chapel to be used toward the purchase of new iPads for the school.
Three Va. Residents Die In Single-Vehicle Accident
BERLIN — Three Chincoteague, Va. residents were killed in a single-vehicle accident on a rural road in southern Worcester County last night.Around 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Maryland State Police from the Berlin barrack were called to respond to the scene of a single vehicle crash on Route 12, south on Onley Rd. Fire and rescue… Read more »
OCDC Presents Awards At 15th Annual Meeting
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Development Corporation (OCDC) celebrated 15 years of success by looking back at all that has been accomplished at its annual meeting last week.“This has been quite an eventful year for the OCDC. It was only 16 years ago, in 1999, that the Town of Ocean City established a working… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
The season is underway in Ocean City. For the last several years, Cruisin weekend has signaled the start of the peak tourism season in Ocean City and that should be no different this year. Early indications, such as building traffic all week and an excellent weather forecast, are this weekend will see huge crowds.Back-to-back Cruisin… Read more »
Four Seahawks Complete Title Three-Peat
BERLIN- When Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team won the Bayside championship last week four players completed a rare three-peat of conference titles in a single school year.The Seahawks rallied last week to beat Queen Anne’s, 9-7, in the Bayside Conference championship game last week, keeping their perfect season intact heading into the state regional… Read more »