Stephen Decatur High School junior Lexi Van Kirk (lacrosse) and senior Lane Dillon (baseball) were named Premier Driving School Athletes of the Month for April. Lane played flawlessly at center field with a 1.000 fielding percentage and had four doubles, eight RBIs and eight stolen bases for the month. VanKirk scored 27 goals and had… Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2016
Maryland’s First Lady Tours OC Center For The Arts
Members of the board of the Art League of Ocean City and the staff of the Ocean City Center for the Arts greeted Maryland’s First Lady and working artist, Yumi Hogan, as she toured the Arts Center on 94th Street for the first time last month. Pictured, from left, are Nicole Maskell, Jan Bain, Marian… Read more »
Seahawks Three-Peat As State Region Champs
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team jumped out to a quick early lead, withstood a subtle momentum change early in the second half and then cruised to the state 3A-2A East region tournament championship for the third year in a row.Before the Seahawks could get to the region championship game on Monday, they had… Read more »
Sunfest Storm Of 1994 Wiped Out 9th Street Block
Sept. 22, 1994 will long be remembered as the date of the “Sunfest Disaster,” a day which taxed Ocean City’s emergency services to the limit. As vendors were setting up for the opening of Sunfest, the annual end of summer arts, crafts and music celebration, a windstorm hit the Inlet Parking Lot with 50 mph… Read more »
Freeman Stage At Bayside To Open Season Next Weekend
SELBYVILLE, Del. — The Freeman Stage at Bayside will kick off its ninth season with a performance by The Best of Acrobats of Cirque-tacular at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 28.Featuring an ever-changing cast of elite aerialists, acrobats, contortionists, jugglers, specialty acts, world-record holders and indescribable feats, this family friendly event will delight guests of all… Read more »
Open Houses Of The Week – May 20, 2016
OCEAN CITYSummer Beach #50835th St OceanfrontSat & Sun 1-33BR/2BA CondoWrap Around BalconyOcean & Bay ViewJohn P. QuinnSea Gate Sales443-235-9444OCEAN CITYThe Gateway GrandOceanfront 48th StreetDaily 10-5Fully Furnished3-4BR/3BACondos & PenthousesMark Fritschle Group/Condominium Realty877-260-2710OCEAN CITYThe View57th St. BayfrontDaily 10-4New ConstructionDirect Bayfront3BR/2BA CondoDan ClaylandColdwell Banker410-726-5108WEST OCEAN CITYSeaside VillageGolf Course RoadTues-Sun 10-6New Construction3BR/3.5BATown HomesLennar Homes302-540-0309OCEAN CITYSunset Island67th St & The… Read more »
The Resorter … Revisited: May 20, 2016
Summer of 1956Volume IIEdition 5Issue HighlightsFarrells 605 Club continued to be one of the top gathering spots of Resorters “in the know.” Even with no air conditioning, no entertainment and no floor show, still vacationers flocked to the S. Baltimore Ave. location.In this edition of the Resorter an article about an Italian explorer by the… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Heroin Spotlight NeededEditor:Thank you, thank you, thank you so much for taking this strong stand on this very serious heroin issue in our communities. It has too long been swept under the rug or simply ignored.My nieces, who are now 20-somethings, told me years ago when they were teens that heroin use in our community… Read more »
Local Excursion Train Plans Continue To Move Forward
BERLIN – Plans for an excursion train in Worcester County continue to move ahead.Officials from the various parties involved have been working together to finalize plans for an excursion railroad between Snow Hill and Berlin. According to Merry Mears, the county’s economic development director, the train could be up and running by the end of… Read more »
Burglary Conviction Reversed On Appeal
OCEAN CITY — In a rare appeal reversal, a local man, arrested for breaking and entering in March 2015 after being found sleeping in the crawl space under a residence on 6th Street, had his conviction and six-month sentence overturned.Around 3:30 p.m. on March 21, 2015, OCPD officers patrolling in the downtown area observed Jeffrey… Read more »