BERLIN — For a growing number of people on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Bryan Brushmiller’s meteoric rise in the craft brewing industry has become the stuff of local folklore. You’ve likely heard the story but if you haven’t, here’s the “CliffsNotes” version: the Great Recession left the Salisbury graduate jobless and frustrated, and as he was… Read more »
BERLIN – Ocean City’s young professionals helped more than 60 local children get into the Christmas spirit with a shopping spree at Walmart.For the 5th year in a row, the Ocean City Young Professionals (OCYP) took dozens of area youngsters on a holiday shopping trip at Walmart as part of the United Christmas Spirit Campaign…. Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND – Close to a hundred Fenwick Island property owners converged on town hall last Friday for the chance to share their views on a potential zoning change.Though there were fewer than two dozen who actually voiced their opinions on the ordinance that would allow for the redevelopment of the Sands Motel, interest in… Read more »
BERLIN — A New Jersey man was arrested on drunk-driving charges on Monday afternoon after a high-speed chase that reached speeds over 100 mph on Route 50 ended with the suspect crashing his vehicle after driving over stop sticks.Around 2 p.m. on Monday, the Maryland State Police Berlin barrack received a call reporting an alleged… Read more »
POCOMOKE – While some marching band instructors spent the last weeks of summer planning drills for the coming parade season, Pocomoke High School’s Bill Williams was just hoping he’d have enough students for a band.Williams, in his second year at Pocomoke High School, was tasked with rebuilding what appeared to be a dying band program…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The battle over the property tax rate in Ocean City was sent back to Worcester County last week after a federal judge dismissed a suit filed in U.S. District Court by the Ocean City Taxpayers for Social Justice on several grounds and remanded the case back to Circuit Court.In June, the Ocean… Read more »
Named to the All ESIAC teams from the Worcester Prep varsity soccer team were, from left, Owen Nally (first team), Wyatt Richins (first team), Brendan Miller (first team), Charlie Pritchard (second team), Patrick Petrera (second team), Seth Lewis (second team), Ross Dickerson (second team) and Tate Shockley (honorable mention).
BERLIN- After a highly successful inaugural Stephen Decatur Alumni Basketball Tournament last weekend, event organizers this week vowed to bring it back for Thanksgiving weekend in 2016.The first-ever Bragging Rights tournament featuring six decades of Stephen Decatur High School men and women basketball players from 1954 to the present was a big success last Saturday… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The combination of near-perfect late fall weather and a four-day Thanksgiving holiday drew summer-like crowds to the resort, resulting in a new record for Winterfest over the extended weekend.Winterfest of Lights, Ocean City’s centerpiece attraction based at Northside Park during the holiday season, drew 22,423 visitors from Wednesday through Sunday, setting a… Read more »
The Knights of Columbus, Council 9053 sponsored a Soccer Shootout at Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School last month. Students competed in events involving the sport of soccer. On November 18, the following students were recognized for place 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Thank you to the gentlemen of the Knights of Columbus. Top finishers from MBS… Read more »