OCEAN CITY — After 37 years serving Ocean City, first at the Potato Shack and then J/R’s, Jack Hubberman, the founder and owner, has officially retired.In 1977, Hubberman and his late wife Jackie came to Ocean City and opened The Potato Shack on 3rd Street and the Boardwalk. The Potato Shack wasn’t just a French… Read more »
BERLIN – Neely James wasn’t surprised when her first grader told her he wanted to do something for someone else this Christmas.She was thrilled to know they were thinking along the same lines. With the help of her son, Reed, the owner of Mother’s Cantina launched a community-wide effort to fill backpacks with supplies for… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Eastern World Series softball tournament will return next summer to the Lower Shore as part of the continued partnership between the Town of Ocean City and Worcester and Wicomico counties.The United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) announced last week the Eastern World Series will return to the Lower Shore in 2016,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — There are few people with more good things to say about Ocean City than Mayor Rick Meehan. Of course, it’s part of the job description for Meehan to get people fired up about Maryland’s favorite vacation destination, but he has always quietly balanced his not so quiet optimism for and promotion of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City Recreation and Parks officials were generally pleased with the look of some potential playground structures for the beach, but concerns about the cost of maintaining them continue to be an issue.On Tuesday, the Recreation and Parks Committee viewed some of the potential playground structures for the beach at North Division… Read more »
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SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Commissioners approved two measures designed to improve the health of county employees this week.On Tuesday the commissioners agreed to ban the use of e-cigarettes, essentially any type of electronic delivery device like vaporizers, within county buildings. They also voted unanimously to provide county employees with free access to the… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team stayed on a major early season roll this week, routing Colonel Richardson, 93-44, on Thursday before cruising past Crisfield, 89-32 on Tuesday.The big, athletic and quick Seahawks have barely been tested as they have cruised to a 4-0 record. Decatur beat Arcadia, 81-31, in the season opener and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — As more consumers flock to online stores instead of brick and mortar establishments, local companies are busy juggling the balance between meeting the increased demand and managing the rising costs to do business in cyberspace.“Our online business started with me driving a few boxes of crab cakes to our customers back in… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- It was a typical finish last weekend for the crew on the “Nontypical,” which swooped in near the end of the Ocean City’s Marlin Club’s 3rd Annual Rockfish Tournament with a whopping 50-plus-pounder to take first place.The Marlin Club’s nine-day rockfish tournament ended last Sunday with a flourish as giant stripers moved into… Read more »