SNOW HILL — A Selbyville man, characterized by prosecutors this week as “perhaps the most dangerous driver” in Worcester County, was found guilty of driving while impaired this week and sentenced to one year in jail for his 11th drunk-driving arrest.A Worcester County Circuit Court jury deliberated for about a half an hour on Wednesday… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2015
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann
The Midnight Football League was a popular activity for Ocean City’s summer workers in the late 1960s and the early 1970s. Young men from local establishments, such as Phillips Crab House, Frontier Town, the Ocean City Police Department and The Embers, played a rough and tumble brand of touch football for glory, beer and bragging… Read more »
What’s Your Sign?
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): That lower-than-acceptable performance you’re getting from others in your group might be the result of miscommunication. If so, correct it before serious problems arise later on.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): An unexpected situation could call for a change of plans. If so, you might feel that this is… Read more »
Parent Input Sought On School Calendar Options
BERLIN – Parents of students in Worcester County’s public schools have one more week to share their thoughts on proposed calendars for the coming school year.The school system has released three potential calendar options. Students, parents and staff have until Friday, Jan. 16 to provide their input before the proposals are presented to the Worcester… Read more »
OC Council Stops Short Of Boardwalk Smoking Ban; Designated Beach Sites Proposed
OCEAN CITY – While the Mayor and City Council are in agreement to move forward with designated smoking areas on the beach, no conclusion has been reached as far as the Boardwalk.This week the Mayor and City Council continued discussion to restrict smoking to designated areas on the beach and adjacent to the Boardwalk.City Manager… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
In the end, the death of Pennsylvania man Justin Cancelliere in Ocean City was most likely accidental in nature. Otherwise, the State’s Attorney’s Office would not have agreed to a plea agreement in this high-profile case.The exact details of what transpired last August in downtown Ocean City between Cancelliere and the suspects, who plead guilty… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
As it seems to be each year, the Christmas season is a fun and exhausting whirlwind.This is particularly so with both kids off school for two full weeks. That so-called “break” turns into a two-week Christmas mania of special events, family activities and lots of gifts.My boys don’t fully realize it at their young ages… Read more »
We Remember Those We Have Lost
Sandra J. RenoSELBYVILLE, Del. — Sandra J. Reno, age 71, of Selbyville, passed away peacefully Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014 at Delaware Hospice Center in Milford.She was born in Pittsburgh and was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Schmidt) Pangle.She graduated from Baldwin High School in Whitehall, Pa. in 1961 and then completed her… Read more »
SU Delegation Recently Visited Eight Partner Institutions In China And Japan To Expand Global Partnerships
Touch Screen Votes No More For Md.
SNOW HILL — With the 2014 mid-term election in the books and preparations for the 2016 General Election already underway, voters in the state will have to adjust to another change in the voting system the next time around.Late last month, the State of Maryland inked a $28 million-plus contract with a Nebraska company to… Read more »