OCEAN CITY — Maryland lost an icon this week when Shirley Elizabeth Phillips, matriarch of the eponymous family seafood company, passed away on Christmas day at the age of 95.Shirley Phillips and her late husband Brice, who passed away in 2011, were Ocean City’s first family in many respects, and while they traveled and ran… Read more »
BERLIN– An accident on Main Street in Berlin on Christmas Eve left a local man with significant injuries.Keith Raffensberger, an Ocean City father of five, was walking on Main Street after leaving DiFebo’s Restaurant when he was struck by a vehicle just before 1 a.m. on Dec. 24. Police received a call regarding an unconscious… Read more »
BERLIN – Atlantic General Hospital’s 24th Annual Penguin Swim will take place in the cold waters off of 91st Street next week.On Jan. 1 of each year, hundreds of individuals brave the chilly conditions and frigid ocean to take part in Atlantic General Hospital’s (AGH) annual Penguin Swim.Last year, the event attracted 879 swimmers, 47… Read more »
PITTSVILLE – A walk-through Christmas lights display in Pittsville marked its 20th and final year of operation this week.Since the 1990s, homeowners Bill and Ginger Morrison have welcomed community members onto their Parker Place property each Christmas for a free, walk-through holiday display that features lights, decorations, figurines, hot chocolate, popcorn and appearances by Santa.While… Read more »
Members of the Ocean City/Berlin Leo Club recently visited the Berlin Nursing Home and presented the residents with homemade Christmas ornaments that they made especially for the occasion. The Ocean City/Berlin Leo club is a youth group based at Stephen Decatur High School and is sponsored by the Ocean City Lions Club. Pictured, from left,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY 1111 Edgewater Ave Fri-Mon 10-4 New Construction Direct Waterfront Boats slips available Furnished 3BR/2.5BA Peck Miller Coldwell Banker 443-880-2341WEST OCEAN CITY Villas at Inlet Isle Daily 11-3 Waterfront THs 3BR/4BA PJ Aldridge Mark Fritschle Group/ Condominium Realty 410-251-7562BETHANY BEACH Forest Landing Daily 12-5 Carriage & Villa Style Homes Up to 4BR/2500SF Luxury Upgrades… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity indoor track teams fared well in the second Bayside Conference meet of the week with a handful of top 10 finishes in several events to go along with middle of the pack finishes in team scores.The Decatur girls finishes ninth overall among the 18 Bayside Conference schools in the meet, while… Read more »
The Democratic Club of Worcester held its annual Holiday Party and swearing-in of new officers Dec. 10 at Lighthouse Sound. Pictured, from left, are Jerry White, member-at-large; Joe Beggs, president; Larry Batis, recording secretary; Jan Nissen-Hawkins, treasurer; Jon Ferdinand, corresponding secretary; and Josh Nordstrom, president Democratic Central Committee who administered the oath of office.
Like most families, photos with Santa are a must each Christmas for us.A faithful reader of this column recently wrote me to ask if I would consider putting a picture of my kids in this space each week so she and others could put their faces with the names.While I’m not entirely comfortable with doing… Read more »
28th/127th Street Pit And Pub 410-289-2020/443-664-7482 28th St. & Coastal Hwy. & 127th St. & Coastal Hwy. Wednesdays: DJ Wax (127th St. location)Adolfo’s 410-289-4001 13th St. & The Boardwalk, In The Beach Plaza Hotel Sunday, Dec. 31: NYE With Apple & BrittAtlantic Hotel 410-641-3589 2 North Main St., Berlin Mondays: Earl Beardsley with Steve Harvey On Sax… Read more »