OCEAN CITY – Rich Brueckner spends his days working as the Assistant State’s Attorney in Salisbury heading up the gang and narcotics prosecution unit.Yet, juxtaposed with his day job is a lifelong love of surfing and the intense spirituality that being in the water provides him.This week, Brueckner and a team of instructors and volunteers… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — As part of the major rebuilding of a high-voltage transmission line connecting Berlin and Ocean City, Delmarva Power crews last week began construction of new ducts under the bay that will ultimately house electric wires.In an effort to enhance service in Worcester County, Delmarva Power has been rebuilding a nine-mile, 69,000-volt transmission… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City officials this week approved on first reading an expansion of the town’s amusement overlay district to accommodate a future high-end, state-of-the-art haunted house, but voted to put back in a lot owned by Trimpers left out by the Planning Commission earlier this month.In early November, the Planning Commission recommended an… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Brown Box Theatre Project is bringing its production of Lab Rats by Boston playwright Patrick Gabridge to Ocean City this weekend.Lab Rats is a sharply comic love story that poignantly examines the raw connection between two damaged humans as they struggle to redefine what it means to escape.Characters Mika and Jake earn… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Although only in its infancy, Ocean City officials this week began a discussion about possible banning or at least regulating environmentally harmful Styrofoam in the form of plates, cups and carryout trays.Several progressive communities across the country are already banning polystyrene in the form of Styrofoam cups, plated and carryout boxes, for… Read more »
Worcester Prep Pre-Kindergarten teachers Erika Phillips and Jennifer Hoen led their costumed students throughout the halls and into the classrooms to trick-or-treat last month. Pictured, front from left, are Collin Hastings, Vivian Spraul, Brock Hidell, Caroline Burbage, Samko Poffenberger, Dagny Hobbs and Evelyn Eade; middle, John Parker, Kristie Carr, Caroline Burbage, Elle Wilsey, Sebastian Sardi, Sam Metz,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City planners this week approved a final site plan for a major downtown hotel redevelopment project after many of their concerns with the original version were allayed.On Tuesday, the Ocean City Planning Commission approved the site plan for a redevelopment of the old Royalton Hotel on the Boardwalk at 11th Street…. Read more »
BERLIN — Whether you’re looking for handcrafted jewelry, fresh produce or local art, chances are you can find it at Urban Nectar.The new shop, now open in Berlin on Old Ocean City Boulevard, features an array of healthy and organic foods as well as arts and crafts made by area residents.“We want to ultimately have… Read more »
WEST OCEAN CITY- The second annual Turkey Trot with the Turtle 5K race is set for next Saturday, November 28, at the Greene Turtle in West Ocean City.The Turkey Trot with the Turtle, sponsored by the Greene Turtle and produced by OC Tri Running, gets underway on Thanksgiving weekend at the Greene Turtle in West… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Thanks to the efforts of the Worcester County Historical Society, a local landmark has a new home at the Furnace Town Living Heritage Village.The Mt. Zion School House, long located in downtown Snow Hill, was moved last week to nearby Furnace Town. The one-room school house joins the historic site’s array of… Read more »