BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity basketball team got its season off the fast start with a pair of wins including a 26-16 win over visiting Broadwater Academy on Monday.The Mallards opened the 2015-2016 campaign with a resounding 42-12 win over Gunston on the road last Friday. In the home opener on Monday, the Worcester girls… Read more »
Monthly Archives: December 2015
Things I Like
Oyster dressing on ThanksgivingSeeing friends’ newborn photos on FacebookThe amazing connection between special needs children and horsesWatching a puppy runAll the emails I deleted on Cyber MondayHugs at the same time from my sonsSmell of a construction siteMy kids collecting the offering at churchPeople learning to surf at an older ageOld Michael Jordan highlightsThe first… Read more »
Online Rental Platform Needs Monitoring
The Town of Ocean City and the rental companies in the resort appear to be doing just what they should be doing with the recent explosion in popularity of the Airbnb booking platform and the associated concerns that come with it.Airbnb has been around for many years, but its presence was largely unfelt in Ocean… Read more »
OC’s Reverse Auction Results In Money Savings, Green Energy Goal
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City officials this week approved a contract for the resort’s electricity supply, accomplishing the dual goals of moving closer to its “green” energy objectives while saving money.Ocean City’s current contract for electricity supply expires next June and the town’s consultant recommended going to the bid process early to take advantage of… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
Wrestling was never a sport I tried growing up, but I have an all-new appreciation for it now.On a daily basis, I take my sons, ages 7 and 6 now, on in a wrestling match that usually morphs into jumps, kicks, jabs, tosses, shoves and a few minor injuries along the way.Most of these sessions… Read more »
Buckingham Elementary School Third Graders Create City Skylines Showing Their Knowledge Of Multiplication
Buckingham Elementary School students Jackson Steele, Marlow Maxa, Sincere Briddell, Sydnie Harrington and Trybe Wise in Amanda Hammond’s third grade class showed their knowledge of multiplication by creating a city skyline. They placed the building windows into arrays and then described how the arrays represented various multiplication problems. Submitted Photos
The Resorter … Revisited
Summer of 1962Volume VIIIEdition 6Issue HighlightsThe Frontier Town Can-Can show featured dancers from the Broadway show “Oklahoma!”With 280 rooms, the Plimhimmon Hotel on the Boardwalk at 2nd Street was Ocean City’s largest hotel.During the last week of August, Hugh Cropper was re-elected to his position as mayor of Ocean City.This was the first summer for… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
The Ocean City Mayor and Council will soon get more involved in the city manager search process as it’s apparently nearing the proverbial finish line.“We had 48 candidates apply for the job from all over the country,” Ocean City Human Resources Director Wayne Evans said this week. “With the help of a consulting firm, the… Read more »
State Launches New Tourism Sign Program
SNOW HILL – A new state program could lead to additional guide and attraction signs throughout Worcester County.On Tuesday, officials from Maryland’s State Highway Administration (SHA) outlined the new Tourist Area and Corridor Signing program for the Worcester County Commissioners. The new program is being implemented by SHA throughout the state.“It’s going to provide signage… Read more »
8th Reindeer Run Set For Sunday
BERLIN- The 8th Annual Reindeer Run, sponsored by Live Long Fitness, is set to return on Saturday with an early morning start time through downtown Berlin.The annual race, which has become a fixture on the local holiday schedule since its inception seven years ago, starts and finishes at the Atlantic Hotel with the course winding… Read more »