It’s been 15 years since a three-alarm fire that began around 6 a.m. on Jan. 29, 2002 destroyed Hooper’s Crab House. Firefighters from Ocean City, Ocean Pines and Berlin fought the blaze for over 10 hours at the West Ocean City restaurant. Damages were estimated in excess of $1 million.Water supply was a problem there… Read more »
Driver Killed In CrashSNOW HILL — A unidentified driver was killed in an early morning crash along Route 113 in the south end of Worcester County on Sunday.Around 2:50 a.m. on Sunday, Maryland State Police troopers responded to a motor vehicle collision on southbound Route 113 at Lambertson Road in the south end of Worcester… Read more »
Summer of 1977Volume XXIIIEdition 6Issue HighlightsThis week’s “Resorter Girl” was Baltimore resident Dottie Caldwell, who was 21 years old when pictured. Herb Reed of the Original Platters was stopping in Ocean City at the Hurricane for two shows over the weekend. All that was required for two-bedroom, two-bath condominiums at The Quay was 5% down… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An effort is underway to illuminate the new beach ball-themed water tower at 1st Street, but thus far a possible solution has been elusive.Last year, the new municipal water tower was constructed at 1st Street and St. Louis Avenue and was later adorned with a distinctive beach ball design paint job. The… Read more »
At the Feb. 22 meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City, President Dana Kim of the Kiwanis-sponsored Key Club at Stephen Decatur High School visited and reported on the Key Club’s projects. She is pictured with Kiwanis President Elect Ralph Chinn.
The Ocean City-Berlin Optimist Club recently held its annual art contest at the Worcester County Arts Council. Pictured, from left, are Christy Powell, Stephen Decatur High School art teacher; Monica Forrester, Snow Hill High School art teacher; Steve Acton, club president; student winners Natalie Turner, Kira Salomon, Niamh Lundberg, Debra Marini, Kate Carpenter and Nick… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — It was good news and bad news last week for Ocean City’s beach replenishment program after the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) approved the funding for the next phase slated for this fall, but left uncertain federal funding for subsequent phases in the future.The Ocean City beaches are routinely replenished every four… Read more »
SNOW HILL — A Salisbury martial arts instructor, indicted last fall on dozens of counts of sexual solicitation and sex abuse of a minor in both Worcester and Wicomico counties, pleaded guilty this week and now faces a maximum of 75 years in jail and a lifetime on the sex offender registry.Last October, Zachariah Bennett,… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Following a decision by county leaders not to consider Ocean City’s request for a tax differential, the resort is seeking an increase in its annual grant from Worcester County.On Tuesday Mayor Rick Meehan presented the Worcester County Commissioners with a FY2018 budget request of $3,646,524. That amount represents a 4.75 percent increase… Read more »
BERLIN – Dozens of residents, merchants and local officials turned out last week to offer well wishes to Berlin icon Jesse Turner as he ended a nearly seven-decade career on Main Street.The local community celebrated Turner, the proprietor of the Berlin Shoe Box, with a reception at the town’s welcome center March 2.“I want to… Read more »