OCEAN CITY – Officials in Ocean City are looking to use grant funding to launch a program that will reduce cigarette litter at the Inlet during special events.In a Coastal Resources Legislative Committee, or Green Team, meeting Wednesday, Sandi Smith of the Maryland Coastal Bays Program shared her efforts to secure a Cigarette Litter Prevention… Read more »
Monthly Archives: March 2018
School Safety Message Stressed At Worcester Conference
NEWARK – “To this day I can still count out the rhythm of that gunfire.”Nearly 20 years after the attack at Columbine High School, teacher Kiki Leyba recounted the horror of that day to local educators at a school safety conference this week. The event, The Maryland Initiative 2018: Recovering the School Community from Crisis,… Read more »
Worcester Prep Holds Annual Junior Ring Ceremony
The Annual Junior Ring Ceremony took place in the Guerrieri Library at Worcester Prep on Feb. 14. It is tradition that seniors present the juniors with their rings along with a few insightful comments as to why the recipient is special to them. Juniors showing off the various ring styles are, from left, Remy Trader,… Read more »
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – March 16, 2018
In 1952, the Ocean City High School boys’ basketball team won the Maryland “Class D” state championship. This was quite an accomplishment as Ocean City High was one of the state’s smallest schools based on student enrollment. There were only 21 in the graduating class.The starting five consisted of Burt Raughley, Ben Lewis, Bill Brown,… Read more »
Tourism Committee Backs Bike Week’s Funding Request
OCEAN CITY — While the debate continues over some of the resort’s motorized special events, the Tourism Committee this week gave a favorable recommendation to a request for a shared marketing opportunity with OC BikeFest at the tune of around $20,000.Tourism Director Donna Abbott recommended the sponsorship investment as a means to promote the town’s… Read more »
Committee Supports Funds For New Broadway Event
OCEAN CITY — Resort tourism officials approved funding for an interactive Broadway Juke Box production at the Performing Arts Center this May, but not before a larger discussion about promoting arts and culture in Ocean City.At Monday’s Tourism Committee meeting, Tourism Director Donna Abbott presented a request for funding assistance for The Broadway Jukebox, a… Read more »
Armed Robbery Probe Continues
WEST OCEAN CITY — The investigation continued this week into an armed robbery at a West Ocean City store.Around 2:43 a.m. last Thursday, March 8, Worcester County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the Wine Rack on Route 50 for a reported armed robbery. Deputies requested the Worcester County Bureau of Investigation (WCBI) respond and assume the… Read more »
Open Houses Of The Week – March 16, 2018
OCEAN CITY Gateway Grand Oceanfront 48th St Saturday 11-2 301 & 207 3BR/3BA 401 4BR/3BA Jon Barker Mark Fritschle Group/ Condominium Realty 410-723-6290PITTSVILLE Strawberry Village White Richardson Rd Sat & Sun 10-2 New Homes in Elegantly Affordable Living Community Atlantis Homes 302-846-9739OCEAN CITY 1111 Edgewater Ave Fri-Mon 10-4 New Construction Direct Waterfront Boats slips available… Read more »
We Remember Those We Have Lost – March 16, 2018
Mary Ellen DavisOCEAN CITY — Mary Ellen Davis, age 81, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2018 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury.Born in Baltimore City, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Katherine Seidenzahl Little. She is survived by her beloved husband of nearly 62 years, Charles Davis, and sons,… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – March 16, 2018
School safety has become a political hot potato in many arenas, including the Worcester County Sheriff’s race.From the tone of his Facebook post, Sheriff Reggie Mason, who is in the last year of his law enforcement career, is irritated by any sort of reference that the county is not doing enough to protect local students…. Read more »