OCEAN CITY — Two Pennsylvania men were arrested on drug distribution and other charges last weekend when Ocean City police bicycle officers found them smoking marijuana in a vehicle.Around 6:30 p.m. last Saturday, two OCPD bicycle officers were patrolling in the area of 14th Street and St. Louis Ave. when they noticed a suspicious vehicle…. Read more »
Monthly Archives: July 2015
A Week In Business
New Chairman NamedBALTIOMRE — Thomas E. Kelso, who co-founded and operated a successful petroleum distribution business in Worcester County and who lived in Ocean City for more than 25 years, is the new chairman of the Maryland Stadium Authority.The Maryland Stadium Authority, best known for the building and management of the Camden Yards Sports Complex,… Read more »
Soccer Great To Headline Fundraising Event
SALISBURY- Local soccer fans will have the opportunity next week to meet and greet and have a drink served to them by one of the sport’s all-time greats all in the name of a worthy cause.Brew River Dock Bar in Salisbury next Wednesday is hosting a benefit for the Cystic Fibrosis in the name of… Read more »
Wicomico Man Charged With Uncle’s Murder On Farm
SALISBURY — A Wicomico County man faces first-degree murder charges this week after allegedly striking and killing his uncle in the head with a blunt object while the pair worked in a watermelon patch near Mardela on Monday.Shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Maryland State Police troopers responded to a produce farm field on Snethen… Read more »
Ocean City Recreation And Parks Department’s 2015 Men’s Softball League Crowns Champions
The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department’s 2015 Men’s Softball League concluded last week with champions crowned in both the Bayside and Atlantic Divisions. In the Bayside Division, the BYB team pictured above took the title with a 12-4 win over Abbey Burger in the championship games. In the Atlantic Division, it was the Fisher’s… Read more »
Groups Hoping To Change County’s Feral Cat Law
BERLIN – Last year, Susan Coleman spent more than $50,000 on food, veterinary care and supplies for Worcester County’s feral cats.What drives her crazy is seeing animal control officers trap and euthanize some of those same cats.“We want to stop the unnecessary killing,” said Coleman, who operates Community Cats Coalition.She’s joined a number of other… Read more »
Third Pocomoke Site Will Help Company Continue To Grow
POCOMOKE CITY – Hardwire, the armor company based in southern Worcester County, has expanded to include a third building in Pocomoke City.The company has entered into a lease with an option to buy the Pocomoke Flex Building on Broad Street. George Tunis, CEO of Hardwire, says the additional 42,000-square-foot building will enable the company to… Read more »
Things I Like
The smell of an old libraryListening to SpotifyDoing this list on Monday morningsWhen trusting an instinct is rightSeeing a whale off Ocean CityHearing a good outcome from a bad accidentA nice tidal pool on the beach for the kidsHosting visitors in the summerGetting a lucky parking spotThe smell of a crab houseA great sea shell… Read more »
Quiet Storm Makes Mark On National Stage
OCEAN CITY- The Eastern Shore’s growing lacrosse presence around the region and beyond was greatly enhanced by the Quiet Storm Surf and Stick 2018 team throughout this summer with strong finishes in several high-profile tournaments around the country.The Quiet Storm 2018 team, made up largely of rising sophomores from all over the Eastern Shore including… Read more »
OC/Berlin Rotary Club Presents Scholarships To Britany Wangel And Jackson Mumford
Ocean City/Berlin Rotary Club President Arlan Kinney, right, and Treasurer Margaret Mudron, left, presents a scholarship check in the amount of $1,000 each to Britany Wangel and Jackson Mumford of Stephen Decatur High School.