OCEAN CITY — With still no formal opinion from the Maryland Attorney General’s Office on the legality of women going topless in the same area as men are allowed to go shirtless, the Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP) this week issued a directive to turn a blind eye, so to speak, on the issue.Last August,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Local residents and business owners weighed in Monday on some of the issues related to Cruisin’ Ocean City after one of the more troublesome events in May, but it appears there are more questions than answers for now about the future of the event.While most of the 3,000-plus registered attendees participate in… Read more »
Rebecca EvansStaff WriterBERLIN — Katie Hofman will be shipping out to Annapolis at the end of June to join the other midshipmen in the Naval Academy’s Class of 2021.Hofman’s appointment to the Naval Academy is the culmination of an application process that began in her sophomore year of high school at Decatur and has continued… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A feel-good story of perseverance, a little luck and a touch of divine intervention emerged over the weekend when a Pennsylvania woman’s diamond wedding band was found with the help of the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) and a gracious stranger.Last Friday evening, Meg Walls of Chambersburg, Pa. was playing football with… Read more »
I have heard the word “hijacked” used multiple times in recent weeks to describe what has happened to the annual spring Cruisin’ event. It’s an appropriate way to describe the situation because the event’s reputation has essentially been seized by outside groups who have nothing to do with the organized event itself. It’s become apparent… Read more »
Longest Summer In Decades Worth CelebratingEditor:School’s out for summer, and the Maryland Tourism Coalition (MTC) could not possibly be more excited for the longest summer seasons in decades – thanks in part to an extremely mild winter that allowed for earlier than normal school dismissal dates as well as the recent executive order by Governor… Read more »
Congratulations to all you high school graduates. By now, you have walked across the stage, before your classmates, teachers, administrators and family, shook hands with a figure of authority and received your high school diploma.This much is certain — a major milestone in your life has been achieved and you should be proud of the… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur freshman Ellie Dutton has been named as a 2017 Brine National High School Lacrosse All-American and has been selected to represent Maryland at the Brine National Lacrosse Classic in July.The Brine National Lacrosse Classic brings the top high school lacrosse players in the nation to one venue where regional teams compete to… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The 21st Annual Mako Mania shark tournament gets underway today with dozens of boats and teams of anglers participating in the first of three official fishing days.With sharks showing up in good numbers in recent weeks, the early offshore fishing season is starting to heat up just in time for the annual Mako… Read more »
BERLIN- After another remarkable season and a fourth consecutive trip to the state’s Final Four, Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team dominated the Bayside South post-season awards announced this week including a pair of top honors.The Decatur girls went 12-4 on the season and won their fourth consecutive regional championship before bowing out in the… Read more »