A permanent Boardwalk was constructed in 1892 and extended for eight blocks along the oceanfront. Styles were more formal in the 1890s and 1900s — men in suits and ties and ladies in long dresses and big hats were normal attire for strolling the early Boardwalk in Ocean City.Both the Boardwalk and beach were narrow… Read more »
Monthly Archives: July 2016
Who’s Playing When And Where – July 22, 2016
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 HotelEvery Friday & Saturday: Rhonda Apple & Dale BrittEvery Tuesday: Brenda Golden & Michael SmithEvery Thursday: Billie Carlins BandAtlantic Hotel410-641-35892 North Main St., BerlinEvery Monday: Earl BeardsleyEvery Tuesday: Bob Miller On The PianoFriday,… Read more »
Things To Do Around Town – July 22, 2016
Every 1st Friday: Star Charities Volunteers Meet10 a.m., Ocean Pines Library. 410-641-7667.Every Saturday: Weekly Farmers Market8 a.m.-1 p.m., White Horse Park, 239 Ocean Parkway, Ocean Pines. Year-round featuring locally grown vegetables, fruits, eggs, honey, kettle corn, flowers, artisan breads, seafood, meats and more. New vendors welcome. 410-641-7717.Every Saturday: Morning WorshipYear-round, 10 a.m., Bible study; 11… Read more »
182 Pound Wahoo Caught out of Cape Cod
By Scott LenoxToo big to not share!! Check out this monster wahoo caught by angler Derrick Wittkamper on board the Castafari with Captain Damon Sacco out of Cape Cod Massachusetts last week. This beast weighed 182 pounds and is a pending IGFA Men’s All-Tackle World Record. This is just two pound shy of the IGFA… Read more »
Berlin’s Miss Connie ‘Will Be So Missed’
BERLIN — One of the Berlin’s most influential and inspirational African-American community leaders passed away this week at the age of 90.Constance Sturgis, who was lovingly called Miss Connie by many in the community, was known and will be celebrated in the coming days and weeks as a lifelong teacher of the youth, a brilliant… Read more »
Curing Our Coast: ‘We Are Just Trying To Get To The Head Of The Snake’
(Editor’s Note: The following represents the latest installment in an ongoing series diving into the issues associated with drug addiction across the lower shore.)BERLIN — The eastbound lane of Route 50 is buzzing with beachgoers as it is on most Friday afternoons in the summertime near Ocean City. Yet, on this day, a small team… Read more »
Four-Way Stop Placed At Busy West OC Intersection
WEST OCEAN CITY – Motorists traveling near the commercial harbor in West Ocean City will notice a new four-way stop at the intersection of Sunset Avenue and Golf Course Road.The Worcester County Commissioners agreed this week to have stop signs added to Golf Course Road at the intersection so that it is now an all-way… Read more »
County’s Animal Control Defends Handling Of Cat Ordeal Amid Turmoil
SNOW HILL – Though a national campaign to save the life of a feral cat trapped as part of a rabies investigation failed, its effects continue to be felt in Worcester County.The Worcester County Health Department gave a formal report to the Worcester County Commissioners Tuesday after elected officials received thousands of emails asking them… Read more »
Chunkin’ at Massey’s Canyon
By Scott LenoxIt was another good day for some chunking at Massey’s Canyon today. Massey’s Canyon isn’t actually a canyon like the Baltimore, Poor Man’s or Washington. It’s actually a deep hole on the 20 fathom line pretty close to straight out of Ocean City inlet. Massey’s Canyon got it’s name from Captain Bill Massey… Read more »
OCPD’s June Sting Operation Results In 52 Drug Arrests
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) Criminal Investigation Division Narcotic’s Unit buy-bust undercover operation in June was a big success with dozens of drug distribution arrests and narcotics and weapons seized.Throughout the month of June, OCPD undercover narcotics officers conducted a buy-bust operation during which they often posed as prospective buyers to… Read more »