On Dec. 13, Worcester Prep fifth graders eagerly lined up to visit with Santa and give gifts to those in need. Pictured, front from left, are Ashton Selzer, Dylan Simons and Arnav Sehgal; and, back, Caleb Collins, Cole Campbell, Jackson Hershey, Kannon Cropper, Case Tilghman, Santa Claus, Hunter Simons, Jonathan Antonov, Vanesska Hall and Maggie… Read more »
“Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus.”That’s the name of the children’s book Pam brought home the other day after a shopping trip. I didn’t immediately recall what it was until I opened the book and began reading it.It was an illustrated version of the famous letter to the editor of New York’s Sun newspaper… Read more »
BERLIN- The 35th Annual Governor’s Challenge holiday basketball tournament gets underway next Tuesday with early first-round games featuring local teams.The Governor’s Challenge, long a staple on the local holiday basketball tournament scene, has steadily grown to become the largest high school tournament on the east coast. Starting Tuesday and running through December 30, the tournament… Read more »
SNOW HILL – The Board of License Commissioners (BLC) granted Jeff Hamer of Fins Ale House and Raw Bar in Berlin a temporary license to serve alcohol at an outside bar on New Year’s Eve.The agreement will give Hamer’s restaurant approval to add a temporary bar to the building’s ground floor porch, allowing patrons to… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The federal suit involving an alleged rules violation in the 2016 White Marlin Open took another legal twist this week when the top two tuna division winners filed a cross-claim against the tourney demanding an increased share of the disputed prize money.On Monday, attorneys for Richard Kosztyu, the first-place winner in the… Read more »
This is the fun time of year I get to look back and see how my predictions were that I made at the end of 2015 for the year ahead. This was one of my better prediction years, but there were still plenty of instances when I had proverbial egg on my face. Next week… Read more »
BERLIN- The Bayside Conference post-season football awards were announced this week and Decatur was well-represented with one player on the All-Second Team and nine receiving honorable mentions.Punter Caleb Bourne was named Second-Team All-Conference when the Bayside awards were announced this week. Earning honorable mentions were Garrett Rites, Eddie Zonnak, Alan Means, Jian Joobeen, Kevin Voyles,… Read more »
In the years before Atlantic General Hospital opened in Berlin, the nearest hospital was 30 miles away in Salisbury. The 10th Street Medical Center of Dr. Francis J. Townsend, right, and Dr. Hunter R. Mann, Jr., left, provided emergency medical care to both locals and tourists in Ocean City.Dr. Townsend’s father had been Ocean City’s… Read more »
SNOW HILL — Worcester County Sheriff’s deputies on Thursday are investigating another alleged case of police officer impersonation following a phony traffic stop near Snow Hill late Wednesday night, the second similar case this month.Around 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday, a female driver reported being stopped by a sedan with red and blue flashing lights on… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort planners this week began exploring code changes and ordinance amendments aimed at restricting the proliferation of cell phone towers throughout Ocean City.Back in 2015, private sector company Crown Castle announced a proposal to install as many as 90 Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS), essentially cell phone towers, at locations throughout Ocean City… Read more »