BERLIN – As a high school student, Caitlin Adams didn’t know the meaning of the word prosthesis.Three years later, she’s preparing to run 390 miles to raise money for those in need of prosthetic limbs.“I think this is something I’m really meant to do,” said Adams, who began her run last weekend.Adams launched her Run… Read more »
BERLIN – Berlin Main Street has received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award.Now in its fifth year, the award celebrates excellence in hospitality and is given only to establishments that consistently achieve great traveler reviews on TripAdvisor. Certificate of Excellence winners include accommodations, eateries and attractions located all over the world that have continually delivered… Read more »
Stephen Decatur High School senior Jake Gaddis was named the Best All Around at the Senior Awards Banquet on May 18. Gaddis was the National Honor Society President, a two sport athlete and served as the Worcester County Student Page for the Maryland General Assembly this year. Gaddis will go on to attend Virginia Tech… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A townhouse was severely damaged but only one minor injury was reported during a major residential fire on Jamestown Rd. in north Ocean City early Monday morning.Around 2 a.m. on Monday, Ocean City Communications received a call coming from a three-unit, two-story townhouse on Jamestown Rd. in the area of 116th Street…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Surf Club in early June is holding the 14th Annual Longboard Team Challenge with a weekend-long festival of contests and parties at different venues around the resort.The annual event gets underway on June 5 with an Ocean City Legends party at the new Barn 34 beginning at 6 p.m. On… Read more »
Outdoor showersThe flags Ocean City display along the Boardwalk on holiday weekendsObserving a baby’s first trip to the beachAn album full of Polaroid photosShaking hands with a little boyHow much my son loves to paddleboardSplinters that come out easilyA dip in a pool after a beach dayMorning coffee on an oceanfront balconyBeing exhausted at the… Read more »
Snow Hill High graduate Katie Cherrix was named the Jesse Klump Memorial Scholar at the school’s Graduate Awards Night. The scholarship, valued at $12,000, is given to a Snow Hill High senior who has demonstrated a high level of character and service to others. Pictured, from left, are Cherrix; Kim Klump, president of the Jesse… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An amazing start to the offshore fishing season was capped off with the first white marlin of the season off the coast of Ocean City on Sunday morning, marking the earliest date ever for the milestone.Angler Dale Downey and the crew on the “Got-R-Done” caught the first white marlin of the season… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Jolly Roger celebrated the opening of its latest addition of the Cyclone Cart Coaster in Speedworld last Friday with a ribbon cutting celebration.“Every year we try to add something new and exciting. We started brain storming and we thought to ourselves, what can we do to combine the excitement of go cart… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Andy Harris, representing Maryland’s District 1, announced the winner of the 2015 Congressional Art Competition last week as YeJin Han, a senior at Parkside High School in Salisbury.YeJin’s oil painting, titled “2007 Summer,” depicts her and her friends standing on the beach and will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for… Read more »