The Everson~Vargas family presented a check for $12,186 to the Art League of Ocean City on Friday during July’s art opening night. The funds were raised during a benefit golf tournament held on June 29 at the Bay Golf Club, in memory of Betty Grace Vargas Everson, who was an active member and volunteer of… Read more »
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – A 2013 Snow Hill High School graduate and Snow Hill native is part of a select crew, protecting and defending America aboard the U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Mississippi.Seaman David Ainsworth is a fire control technician aboard Mississippi, one of the Virginia-class submarines based at the Navy base in Pearl… Read more »
BERLIN — Nancy Stearns, a media specialist Berlin Intermediate School, has been selected from a pool of more than 300 applicants to participate in the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Summer Teacher Institute for the week of July 27-31.Each year, the Library of Congress provides the opportunity for a carefully chosen group of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The “road diet” concept is not so much a diet anymore as the Town of Ocean City has given the State Highway Administration a new directive in changing Coastal Highway to better enhance pedestrian safety.For years, the Town of Ocean City and the State Highway Administration (SHA) have been back and forth… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Cordova, Md. man was arrested on multiple charges Wednesday after leaving the scene after hitting two vehicles, one of which was occupied, and a fence before representing himself as a Maryland State Police trooper to Ocean City police.Around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Ocean City police responded to Big Peckers on 73rd… Read more »
There have been some unique advertising devices that have called attention to Ocean City’s attractions over the years. Some of today’s most popular include Ripley’s shark in the pier building on Wicomico Street, the big pirate at Jolly Roger Amusement Park and the Batmobile parking beside Ocean Gallery on 2nd Street.One of the most famous… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE — A total of seven rehabilitated sea turtles were released from the beach at the Assateague State Park on Thursday morning, continuing a recent spike in releases by National Aquarium staffers in and around the resort area.The National Aquarium released seven sea turtles from the Assateague State Park beach on Thursday, each of which… Read more »
BERLIN – The sidewalk work disrupting traffic and causing lane closures in downtown Berlin is expected to last through the summer.Officials from Maryland’s State Highway Administration (SHA) report that the sidewalk replacement project that began this spring in Berlin is expected to be complete by the end of the summer. The $400,000 project consists of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Questions swirled this week around the city manager’s accident in a city-owned vehicle and a requisite drug and alcohol screening that came back clear.City Manager David Recor was driving west on Route 50 in his city vehicle — a 2014 Chevy Tahoe — when he struck a road sign pole near Golf… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Half way through the year, Ocean City has registered decreases across the board in crime compared to this time last year.On Monday, Ocean City Police Chief Ross Buzzuro reported the month of June’s crime statistics before the Police Commission. June is typically the busiest month for the police department due to the… Read more »