28th Street Pit and Pub410-289-202028th St. & Coastal Hwy.Every Thursday: Locals’ Night With DJ BKAdolfo’s410-289-400113th St. & The Boardwalk,In The Beach Plaza HotelFriday, May 13: Rhonda Apple & Dale BrittSaturday, May 14: Billie Carlins Blues BandAtlantic Hotel410-641-35892 North Main St., BerlinFriday, May 13: Frankie MoranEvery Monday: Earl BeardsleyEvery Tuesday:Bob Miller On The PianoBuxy’s Salty Dog410-289-097328th… Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2016
Things To Do Around Town
Every 1st Friday: Star Charities Volunteers Meet10 a.m., Ocean Pines Library. 410-641-7667.Every Friday: FORGE Youth Ministries6:30-8 p.m., The Odyssey Church, 2 Discovery Lane, Selbyville. Fellowship, fun and a rewarding learning experience for children. Visit www.theodysseychurch.com or call 302-519-3867.Every Saturday: Weekly Farmers Market8 a.m.-1 p.m., White Horse Park, 239 Ocean Parkway, Ocean Pines. Year-round featuring locally grown vegetables,… Read more »
Flounder For Dinner
By Scott LenoxI heard this morning that we’d had 15 days in a row with measurable rain in Ocean City up until today, and I’m pretty sure that’s accurate. Mother Nature isn’t one to disappoint so she gave us another dose today. It started off with some early morning rain showers followed by some heavy… Read more »
Berlin Mayor, Council Approve Own Pay Raises; Mayor To Receive $15K (From $5K), Council Members to Get $7,500 (From $2,000)
BERLIN – The town’s mayor and council members are set to receive a raise for the first time in 25 years.The Town of Berlin’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2017 includes funding to increase the mayor’s salary from $5,000 to $15,000, a 200-percent increase, and funding to raise each council member’s pay from $2,000 to… Read more »
Heroin Dealer Convicted Of Manslaughter After Berlin Man’s Overdose Death
SNOW HILL — In what could be the first of many similar cases in the ongoing battle against the growing heroin epidemic, a Berlin man was found guilty of manslaughter and other counts this week for supplying the drug to a fatal overdose victim last November.Robert Franklin Skinkle, 26, of Berlin, on Tuesday was found… Read more »
Memorial Services For ‘The Old Pro’ Announced
OCEAN CITY — One day after his 95th birthday, Herb Schoellkopf, founder of the Old Pro Golf courses, passed away from natural causes. The following is the full obituary from Burbage Funeral Home.Herbert John Schoellkopf, Jr., known to most as Herb, and also as “the Old Pro,” passed away peacefully of natural causes May 5,… Read more »
Chesapeake Stripers and The Annual Ocean City Reef Foundation Dinner
By Scott LenoxWell what do you know…it rained again today! I’m not sure how much it’s rained in the past two weeks, but I can tell you that I saw a guy in Ocean Pines loading animals on to a boat two by two. All kidding aside, this weather has been terrible. The wind wasn’t… Read more »
Multiple-Agency Police Probe Busts Drug Dealers In Worcester; 61 Arrests Or Warrants Issued
OCEAN CITY — Allied law enforcement officials in Worcester including Ocean City this week announced a months-long multi-agency investigation has resulted in dozens of arrests in the growing drug epidemic in the county.The Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Enforcement Team along with the Ocean City Police Narcotics Division and other allied agencies across Worcester and… Read more »
Grant To Fund Surveillance Cameras On Most Resort Buses
OCEAN CITY — With the help of a major federal grant, all of the municipal buses in Ocean City’s fleet could be outfitted with surveillance cameras inside and out.At Tuesday’s Transportation Committee meeting, Public Works Director Hal Adkins told members the Maryland Transit Authority (MTA) was considering including a $500,000 investment in a state-of-the-art video… Read more »
Green Award Winners Announced By Worcester County Tourism
SNOW HILL — Worcester County Tourism named the 2016 Worcester Green Award winners during the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association dinner meeting in April. Green awards are given in the categories of Community Leader, Business, Lodging, Restaurant and Teacher.“I’m always so impressed by the nominees and all their efforts to become more green,” Worcester County Tourism… Read more »