OCEAN CITY — Prepare for Ocean City and Berlin to be swarmed with Jeeps, 4×4 companies and off-road enthusiasts on Aug. 27-30 with the much-anticipated return of Ocean City Jeep Week.The event will be held at various locations in Ocean City and Berlin with the Roland E. Powell Convention serving as the main hub. The event… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Against the backdrop of a picture-perfect summer day in Ocean City, roughly 100 clean water activists participated in a “Float for the Coast” water rally against proposed offshore drilling for oil and natural gas off the mid-Atlantic coast.Activists on kayaks and other vessels converged behind the Roland E. Powell Convention Center for… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – This week’s Mayor and City Council meeting wrapped up a few business items, including the approval of a new audio and video system for council chambers, the Ocean City Police Department will sign a Reciprocal Mutual Aid Agreement, final approval of a third-party automated system for the Fire Marshal’s Office was granted… Read more »
BERLIN — Nationally recognized wildlife artist Paul Rhymer has partnered with the Lower Shore Land Trust to bring attention to the plight of the Northern Bobwhite and to raise funds for conservation of habitat.The iconic game bird, the Northern Bobwhite, was once plentiful across the State of Maryland, yet due to habitat loss and changes… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Renovations to the building at Northside Park can’t be put on hold any longer as city officials deliberate adding priority projects to the next bond issuance in December to complete the must haves.Last week Recreation and Parks Director Susan Petito presented the Recreation and Parks Commission with a list of must have… Read more »
SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Commissioners agreed to gather more information before making a decision on whether to adjust the insurance coverage offered to new hires.The commissioners tasked the county’s actuary with determining what savings could be achieved through no longer providing insurance coverage for the spouses or dependents of future retirees. The change… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The 22nd Annual Captain Steve Harman Poor Girl’s Open was once again a huge success with 136 boats and over 600 lady anglers competing for about $174,000 in total prize money in several categories, and, perhaps most importantly, thousands more raised for breast cancer awareness and research.The tournament, which typically falls on the… Read more »
Personnel from the Showell Fire Department came to River Run Golf Course along with several fire equipment trucks and an ambulance recently to allow community to look over the equipment and meet first responders.
OCEAN CITY- After three days of the 24th Mid-Atlantic fishing tournament held this week in both Ocean City and Cape May, there were big fish on the board in every category, but with two days remaining heading into Thursday, much can and likely will change based on the event’s previous history.Now in its 24th year,… Read more »
BERLIN- Two Stephen Decatur standout golfers put on a show at the Eastern Shore Junior Golf Challenge at Rum Pointe last weekend with one claiming first place and the other finishing a close third.The Eastern Shore Junior Golf Challenge at Rum Pointe in South Point last weekend was a regional stop in the summer-long Hurricane… Read more »