BERLIN – In 2009, repairs were recommended for the bridge near the intersection of Ocean Parkway and Clubhouse Drive.In 2011, replacement was recommended.Four years later, the 45-year-old bridge is still there.Ocean Pines resident Slobodan Trendic compares the homeowners association’s neglect of the bridge, as well as the neglect of the other three in the community,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The Bunting family has taken on weekly vacation rentals this summer in freshly updated downtown properties that focus on keeping families together while making memories in Ocean City.The Bunting family, who owns and operates The Angler Restaurant, had experience with yearly rentals but decided to expand its horizons with weekly vacation rentals… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Three successfully rehabilitated Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles were re-released from the beach in Ocean City early last Friday morning, but National Aquarium staffers are now dealing with a different threat to the endangered species.Last Friday morning, National Aquarium staffers released three endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles from the beach near the Inlet… Read more »
Smokers As Second-ClassEditor:With all the no smoking laws being made and sometimes smokers being out right attacked for smoking, I can’t help but wonder what is going on in this great country Of area’s where we the people of the United States of America should all have equal rights and equal freedoms.So one of the… Read more »
Terry Greenwood was named the 2015 Rotary Club of Salisbury’s Rotarian of the Year at the club’s annual Changing of the Guard ceremony June 25. Greenwood is a 38-year veteran of Rotary service. Greenwood is pictured with President Dan Williams. Greenwood over the past year served as the club’s Ways and Means chairman; president of… Read more »
BERLIN – Just weeks after declaring a commitment to promoting healthy lifestyles, Berlin is expected to begin providing residents and visitors with the chance to purchase fresh produce as they tour the town.Starting July 12, Berlin Organics will have fresh produce for sale outside the town’s visitor center. The new addition comes shortly after Berlin’s… Read more »
BERLIN- The 16th Annual Stephen Decatur Athletic Boosters golf tournament last week was a huge success with a maxed out field of golfers on a blistering hot Tuesday afternoon raising a record amount of funds for the school’s athletic programs.The tournament played at Eagle’s Landing last Tuesday raised a new record $30,000 for the various… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Independence Day, unfortunately, is one of the busiest days of the year for firefighters.According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), more fires are reported on the Fourth of July than on any other day of the year and two out of five are fireworks-related incidents.Ocean City Firefighters Union, IAFF Local 4269… Read more »
Norman Webb, better known as Boardwalk Elvis, is an Ocean City icon.One of the town’s most popular and recognizable personalities, Webb began walking on the Boardwalk in the mid-1960s with a huge boom box on his shoulder, which he later changed to a cassette player. He began dressing like Elvis Presley in the 1970s and… Read more »
The square dancers from the Pinesteppers Club in Ocean Pines provided entertainment for the residents of the Delmar Nursing & Rehabilitation Home in Delmar on a recent afternoon. The Pinesteppers workshop their Modern Western Square Dancing every Wednesday night at the Ocean Pines Community Center. Visitors are always welcome to view the fun.