OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Surf Club recently announced the recipients of its 2017 scholarship program including two well-deserving local teens.Each year, the Ocean City Surf Club awards scholarships to local high school seniors to apply toward their college tuition. This year’s recipients were Patrick Miller from Stephen Decatur High School and Hannah Black from… Read more »
BERLIN – Municipal officials approved a $19 million budget for the Town of Berlin this week.On Monday, the Berlin Town Council approved a $19 million budget for fiscal year 2018. The spending plan for the fiscal year beginning July 1 is 5.5 percent lower than the budget approved last year.Broken down, the 2018 budget includes… Read more »
Berlin Man Charged In Choking IncidentOCEAN CITY — A Berlin man was charged with first-degree assault last week after Ocean City police connected him to a choking incident in the resort in early May.On May 3, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to a reported domestic assault involving a choking at a hotel in… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Local students put the Archimedes principle into action with a trip to the Pocomoke River.On Friday, eighth-graders in Denis Jenkins’ Gateway to Technology class at Snow Hill Middle School tested their craftsmanship as they pushed off the dock aboard the cardboard boats they spent the past month building.“I never knew cardboard could… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials are still exploring how best to replace the aging trams used on the Boardwalk and at Winterfest of Lights, but it now appears there will be no state or federal grant help with the potentially costly price tag.For the last several months, the Transportation Committee has been exploring alternatives for… Read more »
SALISBURY – Officials from various government entities met last month to recognize a program’s successful efforts to reduce the number of overdoses and lead individuals to treatment.Wicomico County’s Community Outreach Addictions Team (COAT) was recently designated as a Promising Practice from the National Association of County and City Health Officials’ National Connection for Local Public… Read more »
BERLIN–A new Berlin facility aims to provide both children and adults with the latest ways to stay active.After years of planning, the Berlin Activities Depot opened on Old Ocean City Boulevard this month. The 30,000-square-foot facility offers gymnastics, adult fitness programs, a rock climbing wall and laser tag, among other activities. The building also houses… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Two Berlin men were arrested for armed robbery and first-degree assault last weekend after robbing at gunpoint another man they had met had met outside a downtown underage club a week earlier.Around 7 a.m. last Friday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer met with the victim of an armed robbery at… Read more »
Ocean City Elementary School held its annual Field Day on Friday, June 2. The children participated in many exciting games and relays. Pictured are students in Hillary Haines’ pre-kindergarten class taking a break between games on the gorgeous day.
OCEAN CITY — For half a century or more, the iconic Esskay Quality Meats clocks on the Boardwalk have stood the test of time, so to speak, but the decades-long run could be coming to an end.Roughly since the end of World War II, the Esskay clocks have stood at six different locations along the… Read more »