OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Surf Club recently announced the beneficiaries of their 2016 scholarship program including three well-deserving local teens.Each year, the Ocean City Surf Club awards up to ten $1,000 scholarships to local high school seniors to apply toward their college tuition. The recipients might be surfers, members of the Beach Patrol or… Read more »
BERLIN- Providing further proof just how far the region has come in terms of lacrosse recognition, three local players of various ages this week were named to the prestigious Brine National All-American and All Star teams and will compete in a major national event in Richmond next month.Lily Belle Baker, a rising junior at Stephen… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The Maryland Saltwater Sportsfishing Association’s 27th Annual Tuna-Ment Tournament gets underway today all over the region with the first of three official fishing days.Boats and teams of anglers from all over the region will compete in the MSSA’s 27th Annual Tuna-Ment with thousands of dollars in prize money at stake. Participating boats… Read more »
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): You feel ready to face up to a major change, although it might involve some risks. A once-dubious family member comes around and offers support and encouragement.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Move forward with your plans, despite discouraging words from those who underestimate the Bovine’s strong will. Your… Read more »
Bank of Ocean City completed recently held its Shred It Day benefiting Diakonia. The event represented a partnership with a Maryland Bankers Association initiative aimed at ending hunger in Maryland. The Shred it Day ended up shredding over 10,000 pounds of documents, collected over 3,000 pounds of food and raised $1,190 in cash donations. Pictured,… Read more »
SNOW HILL — The Worcester County Commissioners agreed this week the county’s “all hands on deck” approach to the troubling proliferation of heroin needs at least one new set of hands.The county will now wait for official approval from the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention on a grant-funded Heroin Coordinator position, which will… Read more »
SALISBURY — A Salisbury man, charged with kidnapping and assaulting his date after a woman approached police in tattered, blood-stained clothes during his traffic stop last December, was found guilty last week and was sentenced to 18 years in jail.Just after midnight last Dec. 19, Maryland State Police (MSP) troopers pulled over Philip Daniel Thomas,… Read more »
Citizen Input Helps Nab Armed RobberOCEAN CITY — With the help of input from private citizens, the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) has arrested one suspect and identified two others in connection with an armed robbery at a downtown hotel last week.The investigation revealed three unidentified men accosted a victim, who was struck by an expandable… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- After getting pushed back a week due to last weekend’s less than stellar marine forecast, the Ocean City Marlin Club’s 37th Annual Small Boat Tournament is back on track for this weekend.With several major offshore tournaments looming later this summer, some of the smaller boats in the resort’s sportfishing fleet will get their… Read more »
Rising fourth graders Hurley Sutton and Claire Cutlip snapped a “selfie” with third grade teacher Michael Johnson prior to the school’s annual Third Grade Bridging Ceremony.