BERLIN- Former Stephen Decatur three-sport standout Jillian Petito, now the starting goalie for the Mount St. Mary’s University women’s lacrosse team, last week was voted Northeast Conference defensive player of the week after a pair of outstanding performances.Petito recorded 20 saves in two conference games last week including 12 against St. Francis and eight more… Read more »
Monthly Archives: April 2017
Earth Day Brings New Cuisine To West OC’s Culture
OCEAN CITY – Culture, a West Ocean City eatery known for its Peruvian rotisserie chicken and ever-changing cultural cuisine, is bringing American street food to its patrons.The new supporting menu will be the third installment in a series of culturally inspired dishes that accompany the eatery’s reoccurring food items.Each year on Earth Day, Culture owners… Read more »
First-Degree Assault Arrest In OC
OCEAN CITY — A Parkville man was arrested on first-degree assault and other serious charges last weekend after allegedly beating his girlfriend to the point she needed staples to close a two-inch gash in her head.Last Sunday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer responded to a hotel at 21st Street for a reported disorderly… Read more »
Property Tax Increases Likely Over Next Five Years, Draft Financial Plan Suggests
OCEAN CITY — The Mayor and Council got their first look this week at a draft long-term financial plan for the next five years and the biggest takeaway is continuing to reduce or at least maintain the property tax rate might not be possible in the future.Throughout the recently completed fiscal year budget work sessions,… Read more »
Family Provides $5.5M Gift To SU For New Entrepreneurship Center
SALISBURY — Salisbury University President Janet Dudley-Eshbach has announced a $5.5 million gift from Dave and Patsy Rommel, benefiting SU’s new Center for Entrepreneurship at the Plaza Gallery Building in downtown Salisbury and supporting other future activities of the campus and the Franklin P. Perdue School of Business.“Anyone who has attended Salisbury University’s business plan… Read more »
Worcester County Takes 3rd In Steps Challenge
SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Health Department and participating residents went against 696 teams from around the country to place third in a national walking campaign.From Feb. 9 to National Public Health Week in mid-April, 150 Worcester County residents from both public and private entities partnered together to take part in the American Public… Read more »
Snow Hill Officials Huddle To Discuss Heroin Epidemic Concerns
SNOW HILL – A community meeting to educate Snow Hill’s citizens on the county’s growing heroin epidemic drew a small crowd this month, but for government and law enforcement officials spearheading the session, the topic was personal.Snow Hill Mayor Charlie Dorman said he approached Police Chief Tom Davis with the idea for a meeting after… Read more »
Birding Weekend Offers Hikes, Boat Excursions And More
BERLIN — The 2017 Delmarva Birding Weekend has invited hundreds of nature enthusiasts to the shore to explore the bays and ocean by boat for seals, waterfowl and shorebirds through April 30. Registration for the popular event is now open at www.delmarvabirding.com.While the four-day event offers lots of great hiking trips, boats remain an easy… Read more »
Berlin Intermediate Students Learn Lesson Involving Embroidery Techniques Of The 18th And 19th Century
Salisbury University intern Veronica Turley brought history to life in Melissa Vit’s fifth grade classroom at Berlin Intermediate School through a lesson involving embroidery techniques of the 18th and 19th century. Students were taught how to embroider their names or initials to demonstrate their understanding of how women recorded stories of their lives during the… Read more »
We Remember Those We Have Lost – April 28, 2018
Judith Lentz PotterOCEAN CITY — Judith Lentz Potter, 68, of Ocean City and Hagerstown, passed away, Monday, April 24, 2017, at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.Born Thursday, Sept. 9, 1948 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Harry Miller Lentz and the late Hazel Marie (Rohrbaugh) Lentz.Judy graduated from North Hagerstown High School in… Read more »