BERLIN – After more than 60 years, the future of the annual August sidewalk sale is uncertain following concerns voiced by some Berlin merchants.While one faction of business owners is looking forward to taking part in the sidewalk sale that’s been held downtown for decades, another would rather see the town promote a similar event… Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2015
Open Houses Of The Week
OPEN HOUSE FRIDAY, JULY 3RD, 2-6pm108 Peachtree Road, Montego Bay, North Ocean CityWow! This must-see waterfront home is priced to sell! Fully furnished, 3 bedroom 2 bathroom home in Montego Bay community of Northern Ocean City. Built in 2005, the home at this desirable location is just 2 blocks to the beach. Master bedroom includes… Read more »
Family Launches Online Fundraising Effort To Improve Teen’s Vision
BERLIN — With a little help from an always generous local community, a Berlin teen legally blind since birth has a shot at an enhanced life with technologically advanced electronic eyeglasses, but the product comes with a stiff price tag.Lexi Jones is a 13-year-old local resident who just completed the sixth grade at Berlin Intermediate… Read more »
Bus Contractor Caps 42-Year Career In Worcester County
WEST OCEAN CITY — “Happy Trails” was the appropriate theme last Thursday afternoon for an emotional sendoff for a Worcester County Public Schools bus driver making his last run after 42 years.Bill Shockley, who has driven generations of local kids, now many adults with children of their own, to and from school for last four… Read more »
Hammerhead Shark Appears To Be Injured Or Ill; Spotted This Afternoon In Back Bays
OCEAN CITY — The hammerhead shark spotted along the beach in Ocean City on several occasions over the last two days is apparently ill or injured and has made its way to the back bays behind the resort.Ocean City Beach Patrol Captain Butch Arbin confirmed late Thursday afternoon the hammerhead, which had attempted to beach… Read more »
Multiple Shark Sightings Create ‘An Unusual Week In Ocean City’
OCEAN CITY — It’s no secret sharks, sometimes big sharks, frequent the waters off the coast of Ocean City, but several sightings over a period of a couple days this week created a stir in the resort area.Early Monday morning, an estimated 10-foot hammerhead was caught in the surf at 143rd Street and birthed 20… Read more »
9-Year-Old Pedestrian Struck In Fenwick Expected To Recover From Accident
OCEAN CITY — The 9-year-old Pennsylvania boy struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross Coastal Highway at Route 54 in Fenwick last Saturday night still faces a long road but is expected to make a 100-percent recovery.Just before 9 p.m. last Saturday, Zander Hartman, 9, of Lehighton, Pa., was crossing Coastal Highway at its… Read more »
Beach Reenactment Showed How Rescues At Sea Were Once Handled; 100th Anniversary Of Coast Guard Observed
OCEAN CITY – Beachgoers got a glimpse of the challenges faced by early lifesaving crews as Ocean City hosted a reenactment last weekend to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard.Last Saturday, visitors and local officials gathered around a cordoned-off area of the Inlet beach to watch volunteers perform a breeches buoy reenactment,… Read more »
Hammerhead Shark Birthed About 20 Pups Before Dying, Witnesses Say
OCEAN CITY — More details emerged on Tuesday about the mature 10-foot female hammerhead caught by surf anglers early Monday morning and the frantic attempt to return at least 20 pups she birthed on the beach back into the ocean.Just after midnight on Monday, a group, including Jess Rutherford and her brother Chad, of Harford… Read more »
Berlin Vandals Get Community Service, Must Pay Restitution
SNOW HILL — Two local teens each charged with 40 counts of malicious destruction of property after a graffiti spree throughout downtown Berlin in January were placed on probation and fined last week after trials in District Court in Snow Hill, but their biggest punishments will be restitution to the 30-plus victims and hundreds of… Read more »