OCEAN CITY — With thousands of vessels of all shapes and sizes expected to be out on the water this weekend in and around the resort area and all over the state, the Maryland Natural Resources Police this week announced stepped up enforcement on the waterways including the Ocean City area.According to NRP Superintendent Col…. Read more »
BERLIN –It’s not just a paint store.That’s what shop owner Ronna Pishtey says when people ask about her business, The Green Doors. Though it’s known for being the only Annie Sloan Chalk Paint retailer in the area, that’s not all The Green Doors has to offer. The shop, which recently moved to West Ocean City… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Federal fisheries authorities last month voted to prohibit destructive trawling, dredging and long-line fishing off the mid-Atlantic coast to protect undersea canyons where rare, deep sea corals have been located and identified.The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council late last week approved an amendment to protect deep sea corals from the impacts of bottom-tending… Read more »
Summer of 1970Volume XVIEdition 6Issue HighlightsThis week’s “Resorter Girl” was Diana Holmes, who was also featured in the Hess Apparel full-page ad.Hosts Mr. and Mrs. R. Marbury Stamp invited guests to the North Winds Motel on 55th Street and the bay.Guests at the Dixie Room, inside the Colonial Motel on 1st Street, were being offered… Read more »
BERLIN — A Maryland State Police civilian employee at the Berlin barrack last week was named the 2014 Police Communications Supervisor of the Year.MSP Berlin Barrack Police Communications Supervisor Brenda Kelly was one of two sworn officers and two civilian employees across the state recognized for contributions to law enforcement by Maryland State Police Superintendent… Read more »
New Medical Center Opening CelebratedBERLIN – Atlantic General Hospital and Health System held a grand opening and ribbon cutting at Atlantic General Medical Center in West Ocean City on Thursday.The Atlantic General Medical Center is home to the offices of Munna Garg, M.D., a specialist in internal medicine and pediatrics, Danielle Orr, M.D., a family practitioner,… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur boys’ varsity lacrosse standout Corey Gwin, who holds the school’s career scoring record, was named this week to the U.S. Lacrosse 2015 High School All-American team.Gwin, who started all four years at Decatur, on Wednesday was named to the prestigious high school All-American team, becoming one of just two from Maryland’s Eastern… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City man, arrested in December after police were able to connect him to a residential burglary, was sentenced on Wednesday to 10 years in jail, all but three of which were suspended, and was ordered to pay roughly $2,200 to his victims.In June, Matthew Gruber, 30, of Ocean City pleaded… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Marlin Club’s 33rd Annual Canyon Kick-off tournament got underway today with the first of three official fishing days.With tuna practically jumping in the boat for most of the resort area’s sportfishing fleet for the last few weeks, and billfish and dolphin turning up in good numbers offshore, there should be… Read more »
When it comes to trying new foods, my kids are on opposite extremes.Carson, 5, will typically try anything and most of the time likes everything, but we need to be prepared for him to literally spit it out directly on the table or floor if he doesn’t like it.That happened most recently over a quick… Read more »