BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity lacrosse team lost a tough one in the season opener on the road against Parkside this week, rallying from a three-goal deficit late, only to lose in overtime to the Rams, 6-5.In the season opener for both teams, Parkside scored first, but Worcester’s Wyatt Richins tied it at 1-1 late… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2016
Worcester County Economic Development Director Guest Speaker At Kiwanis Club Meeting
At the March 3 meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City, Merry Mears, director of Worcester County Economic Development, was the guest speaker. Pictured, from left, are Kiwanis Club Speakers and Programs Chair J. Graham Caldwell, Mears and Kiwanis Club President Mark Joseph.
The Resorter … Revisited
Summer of 1960Volume VIEdition 3Issue HighlightsSpecializing in honey dipped donuts, Ernie’s Donuts on N. Division Street was open from 9 a.m.-11:30 p.m. “See Them Made And Buy Them Hot” was the ad message.Jarvis Realtor was selling lots in the new Mallard Island — “Ocean City’s Most Exclusive Residential Site.” Lots ranged in size and priced… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
There was some funny business associated with the demise of the post-Labor Day school start bill in Annapolis on the Senate side last week. That makes me wonder if the bill were to ever make it out of committee — it has failed the last two years — it might actually stand a chance.Typically, if… Read more »
Seahawks Come From Behind On Opening Day
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity baseball gave up an early lead in the season opener against Queen Anne’s on Tuesday before settling down and getting the bats going on the way to a 6-3 win over the Lions.The Seahawks scuffled a little out of the gate and Queen Anne’s held a 3-0 lead in the middle… Read more »
Pocomoke Teacher Cleared Of All Charges
POCOMOKE — A Worcester County public school teacher, charged last summer with multiple counts of sexual abuse of a minor and sexual assault after an investigation into alleged inappropriate actions, was exonerated of all charges last week, although it remains uncertain if and when he will return to the classroom.Last June, the Worcester County Bureau… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
Before we left on our first Disney cruise last week, I was warned by friends who had gone previously be prepared for your kids not wanting to hang out with you.Nonetheless, I was still surprised when after one day that turned out to be the case. On the second day of our cruise, after a… Read more »
OC Elementary Third Grade Class Constructs Boat Out Of Household Items
Students in Jen Spicer’s third grade class at Ocean City Elementary used household items to construct a boat to test buoyancy during a STEM lesson. Pictured are Skyler Famolaro, Meyer Henson and Cross Muller.
Union Rejects Casino’s Final Offer, May Seek Federal Mediator’s Help
OCEAN CITY – Union officials representing out of contract workers at Ocean Down’s casino say they have overwhelmingly voted down what the casino is calling their “final offer.”Last week saw the second picket line in as many weeks organized by casino employees and Unite Here local 7, which is a national organization that represents workers… Read more »
Stiff Sentence For Liquor Store Break-In
SNOW HILL — A Bowie, Md. man, arrested last September after breaking into and trashing a county liquor store in north Ocean City, pleaded guilty last week to second-degree burglary and was sentenced to 15 years, all but three years of which was then suspended.Around 1:15 a.m. last Sept. 11, Ocean City Police responded to… Read more »