OCEAN CITY — At least two more boats have fallen victim to allegedly unmarked dredge pipes in local navigation channels, including an unnamed commercial vessel and a large sportfishing vessel seriously damaged in the Inlet channel last week.In two separate incidents, a commercial trawler and the sportfishing charter boat “No Quarter” struck a section of… Read more »
In recognition of September as Literacy Month, the Republican Women of Worcester County (RWWC) presented a check for $300 to Showell Elementary School for the “Paper Back Book Library Project” established by the club. RWWC Literacy Chair Sharon Byerly, right, is pictured presenting the donation to Principal Diane Shorts.
Dr. Nadine Harmon Clifton-FearsBERLIN — Dr. Nadine Clifton-Fears, age 83, passed away on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury.Born in Milton, Del. on Jan. 23, 1932, she was the youngest child of Rouse C. Harmon (1889-1949) and Rose Taylor Harmon Porter (1892-1986). Nadine lived most of her life (from… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – As a wet and windy weekend came to an end, the overwhelming consensus in and around the region seems to be ‘another storm, another bullet dodged.’Town officials worked around the clock all weekend through heavy rains, wind and tidal flooding, but despite forecasts that predicted flood waters could reach levels that haven’t… Read more »
SNOW HILL – The elimination of unmanned recycling centers and a new charge on county tax bills were among the suggestions made this week by public works employees as Worcester County struggles to get solid waste costs under control.A report from Worcester County Public Works Director John Tustin outlined a variety of recommendations designed to… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity soccer team edged host Bennett, 3-2, on Tuesday to avenge its only loss of the season thus far and take a narrow lead atop the Bayside South standings.The Seahawks lost to Bennett, 3-0, at home on September 16 in just their second game of the season. The home loss put… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City’s first summer with heightened smoking restrictions yielded three citations, totaling $150 in fines.Public Affairs Specialist Lindsey Richard of the Ocean City Police Department added that there were 297 calls for service in regards to smoking violations since May 1, but the department didn’t keep a tab on written warnings because… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Second only perhaps to the power of Mother Nature on display in the resort during last weekend’s Nor’easter was the power of disseminating critical information for residents and visitors by official Ocean City communications through Emergency Services and the various departments.While it certainly wasn’t the “big one” by any stretch of the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — At least two more boats have fallen victim to allegedly unmarked dredge pipes in local navigation channels, including an unnamed commercial vessel and a large sportfishing vessel seriously damaged in the Inlet channel last week.In two separate incidents, a commercial trawler and the sportfishing charter boat “No Quarter” struck a section of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Despite the blowing rain, gusting winds, flooded streets, road closures and deteriorating driving conditions, they came anyway.The annual H2O International (H2Oi) event is one local law enforcement and residents circle on the calendar each fall, but the conventional thinking heading into the weekend was the Nor’easter camped off the coast of the… Read more »