BERLIN — Three days of live music and competition highlight the 23rd Berlin Fiddler’s Convention, which gets underway tonight and continues through Sunday afternoon in downtown Berlin.The free, family friendly event attracts competitors from across the country to compete for thousands of dollars in cash prizes during the popular annual event sponsored by the Berlin… Read more »
Monthly Archives: September 2015
Major Heroin Dealer Gets 8 Years After Guilty Plea
SNOW HILL — The local war on the growing heroin epidemic gained a victory this week when a significant dealer in Worcester arrested last March was sentenced to eight years after pleading guilty to distribution in July.Last March, multiple law enforcement agencies teamed up on the arrest of a significant heroin dealer, Peter Paul Demarie… Read more »
Fed Judge Okays Salisbury Redistricting Plan
SALISBURY — With Salisbury’s municipal election in November quickly approaching, a federal judge this week approved the city’s new five-member redistricting plan.A U.S. District Court judge on Wednesday ruled Salisbury has fulfilled its court requirement for finalizing a new redistricting plan approved by the City Council last September. Essentially, the judge ruled Salisbury’s new five… Read more »
Mysterious Trains Explained Along Route 113; Excursion Train Study’s Second Part To Offer Financial Data
BERLIN – When Don Fisher looked at the long abandoned train tracks just a stone’s throw from his house on Carey Road in Berlin a few months ago, he noticed something he found to be a bit strange — about 30 freight tanker train cars.“I don’t know where they came from or how they got… Read more »
Boardwalk Trams To Run At Least Two More Weekends
OCEAN CITY — Buoyed by the success of last week’s extended season for the Boardwalk tram, the Ocean City Mayor and Council this week approved keeping it running for at least two more weekends.Earlier this month, town officials approved an extension of the season for the Boardwalk tram, citing a later than average Labor Day… Read more »
Open Houses Of The Week
FENWICK ISLANDSwann Cove WestDaily 12-6New ConstructionSingle Family Homes5 Floor PlansUp to 5BR/3BA3000SF/2-Car GarageRyan Homes302-988-1905BETHANY BEACHForest LandingDaily 12-6Carriage/Villa HomesIn Preserved AreaUp to 4BR/2500SFFirst Class Amenities3 Miles to BeachRyan Homes302-539-3462OCEAN CITYThe Gateway GrandOceanfront 48th StreetDaily 10-5Fully Furnished3-4BR/3BACondos & PenthousesThe Fritschle Group/Condominium Realty877-260-2710OCEAN CITYThe View57th St. BayfrontDaily 10-4New ConstructionDirect Bayfront3BR/2BA CondoDan ClaylandColdwell Banker410-726-5108WEST OCEAN CITYSeaside VillageGolf Course RoadDaily… Read more »
Ninth Grade Students At SH High School Receive Laptops For The 2015-2016 School Year
Ninth grade students and their parents recently gathered at Snow Hill High School to receive their own student laptop for use during the 2015-2016 school year. The Digital Conversion of Worcester County Schools has begun and the first phase of implementation includes the distribution of laptops to every freshman student in Snow Hill, Pocomoke and Stephen… Read more »
Berlin Fiddlers Convention Brings Back Special Memories For Father-Son Group
OCEAN CITY – Singer/songwriter Frankie Moran will always remember the 2014 Berlin Fiddler’s Convention as the precise moment his 12-year-old son Cole took center stage.“I think what I remember the most was the thunderous applause after we finished our song, and being really thankful that I was wearing my sunglasses, because they were hiding my… Read more »
Students At Seaside Christian Academy Compete In “Around The World” Math Drill
Sierra Smullen and Camdyn Chute, students at Seaside Christian Academy, compete in “Around the World” math drill in JoAnna Evans’ fourth and fifth grade math class. Submitted Photos
Burglary Suspect Stashes Weapons In Hair
OCEAN CITY — A local homeless woman was arrested on burglary and weapons charges this week after allegedly entering an occupied rental property and acting as if she was part of the housekeeping crew.Around 9:45 a.m. on Monday, an OCPD officer responded to the Madison House, a house rented by the Madison Beach Motel, for… Read more »