Every 1st Friday:Star Charities Volunteers Meet10 a.m., Ocean Pines Library. For more information, 410-641-7667.Every Saturday: Weekly Farmers Market8 a.m.-1 p.m., White Horse Park, 239 Ocean Parkway, Ocean Pines. Year-round featuring locally grown vegetables, fruits, eggs, honey, kettle corn, flowers, artisan breads, seafood, meats and more. New vendors welcome. For more information, 410-641-7717.Every Saturday: Habitat ForHumanity… Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2015
Decatur Track Athletes Solid At State Meet
BERLIN- Fresh off a strong performance in the state 3A-South regionals, a handful of Stephen Decatur varsity track athletes last weekend competed in the state championship meet in Baltimore with solid results.The Seahawks were strongest in the pole vault at regionals, just as they have been for years. In the regional meet on the girls’… Read more »
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann
This week marks the 85th Anniversary of the 1930 opening of Ocean City’s famous Commander Hotel. Built by Minnie Brittingham Lynch, her son John and his wife Ruth, the Commander was the northernmost Boardwalk hotel for over two decades.The original building (pictured in 1934) contained 62 rooms and boasted the first elevator in Ocean City…. Read more »
Ocean City Surf Club Presents $3K In Scholarships
BERLIN — Two Stephen Decatur seniors last Wednesday were the recipients of $3,000 in scholarships from the Ocean City Surf Club.Last year, the Ocean City Surf Club was reformed after 50 years with close attention to a nostalgic past and a careful eye on a promising future. Local surfing legends reunited to bring back the… Read more »
Somerset Armed Robbery Suspect Caught In Resort
OCEAN CITY — A Princess Anne man, wanted in connection with the armed robbery of a bank in Somerset County last week and an armed robbery of a Family Dollar store in Salisbury on Monday, was apprehended in Ocean City on Tuesday and is now behind bars on a $500,000 bond.Last Thursday afternoon, Princess Anne… Read more »
Carousel Hotel To Host Former Ice Skating World Champion
OCEAN CITY — On Saturday and Sunday, June 13-14 at 6:30 p.m., the Carousel Group and Carousel Resort Hotel will present special guest soloist and 2006 World Figure skating champion Kimmie Meissner.This summer marks the 14th season the Carousel has presented a Baltimore-based dance company on ice, The Next Ice Age. The show runs all… Read more »
SD High Crowns Prom King And Queen
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
How many current and experienced Worcester County teachers have left because of pay concerns? How many are now seeking work elsewhere after the county’s most recent decision? Those are the questions that should matter the most to the Worcester County Commissioners and the Board of Education.It looks like this year’s budget is a done deal…. Read more »
Elkridge Man Killed In Route 90 Accident
BERLIN — An Elkridge, Md. man lost his life in a single-vehicle accident at the Route 90 ramp onto Route 50 early last Monday morning.Around 3:40 a.m. on Monday, Maryland State Police troopers responded to a reported motor vehicle collision in the area of the Route 90 ramp east of Route 50. The preliminary investigation… Read more »