Members of the Atlantic General Hospital Associates Campaign Committee presented a check last week for $16,026 to the hospital’s foundation. The Associates Campaign, which encourages associate giving through various events and an annual pledge drive, supports the AGH Foundation’s Annual Appeal. This check represents the total funds raised by AGH Associates during the 2014-15 Campaign…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The Greene Turtle last week captured the Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department’s summer-long Co-Rec Softball championship, beating runner-up Tequila Mockingbird, 7-3, in the championship game.The Greene Turtle swept through its early round playoff games, beating Harpoon Hanna’s, 13-10, Ponzettis’/Rio Grande, 7-4, and Tequila Mockingbird, 7-1, to reach the finals. With the loss,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Delmar man was arrested on attempted robbery and other charges early Sunday morning after allegedly displaying a shotgun and threatening a pizza delivery person in the downtown Ocean City area.Around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, several Ocean City Police officers were dispatched to the area of 4th Street and Washington Ave. after… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — In the latest salvo in the ongoing battle over Ocean City’s street performers, a federal court judge on Wednesday denied a motion filed by the town to amend or repeal the original ruling on the old busker ordinance replaced last month by a new ordinance.The motion was reject because no challenges to… Read more »
SALISBURY — On a bright, sunny summer day, the new solar energy system at James M. Bennett High was put on the Delmarva Power grid, and the school system began spending less on energy.The 500-megawatt solar system at James M. Bennett High – located between the bus loop and the stormwater management pond off Olney… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Ropewalk Ocean City opened on Friday of Memorial Day weekend and immediately became one of the resort’s largest venues and a popular summer attraction.“We were always looking for a spot in Ocean City, and when this one came up it was a good location and a great view. We just couldn’t turn… Read more »
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES) awarded a $5,000 Community Needs Grant to the Pocomoke Indian Nation to support Native American cultural history marketing, outreach and education programs. Pictured, from left, are Chief Norris Howard, Sr.; Kirby Brown, naturalist; Cheryl Dougherty; Norris Howard, Jr., secretary; and Heather Mahler, program director, CFES.
SALISBURY — The field of candidates for the Salisbury municipal election is now clear.Salisbury will hold its municipal elections on Nov. 3 and there will almost certainly be a significant change in the dynamics for the Mayor and City Council. For example, current City Council President Jake Day is now running unopposed for mayor. With… Read more »
BERLIN — A Berlin man arrested in March after allegedly robbing an Ocean Pines bank at gunpoint before taking an employee’s vehicle and fleeing the scene was formally indicted in U.S. District Court last week by a federal grand jury.A federal grand jury last Friday indicted Jeffrey V. Hare, 53, on charges of armed bank… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE — A Pennsylvania man and his daughter were injured in a jet ski accident on Tuesday morning when one personal watercraft collided with another while on a guided tour near Assateague.Around 10 a.m. on Tuesday, a guided personal watercraft tour group including a family of four — a dad, mom and two daughters —… Read more »