Distorted Facts Fueled Town Hall MeetingEditor:I attended the Rep. Andy Harris town hall Friday, March 16. It was frustrating not being able to respond to the liberal Democrats’ uneducated ideas about how to deal with gun violence. There was no time. I attended the meeting to encourage Rep. Harris to continue his work on protecting… Read more »
The first multi-alarm fire since Hooper’s Crab House burned down in 2002 occurred when the Dough Roller on South Division Street and the Boardwalk caught fire on March 30, 2008. There was fear of losing an entire block of the southern part of the Boardwalk, but a quick response by the Ocean City Fire Department… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) this week announced the new summer flounder regulations with a reduced minimum keeper size will become effective this weekend.DNR Secretary Mark Belton announced the department has altered the current regulations for summer flounder, a staple of Ocean City’s rec-reational fishery, in response to action taken… Read more »
Claudia Nagle, executive director of Diakonia Inc., the only comprehensive provider of emergency and transitional housing for men, women and families on the Lower Shore, spoke at the March meeting of the Democratic Women’s Club of Worcester County (DWC). The club, with more than 160 members, meets monthly in the Ocean Pines Community Center. Pictured, from left, are… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND – Officials will observe Fenwick Island’s 65th anniversary with a birthday celebration later this year.In a Fenwick Island Town Council meeting last Friday, town staff presented a request for $5,085 to host a 65th birthday celebration on July 1.“Fenwick Island was incorporated July 1, 1953 and that makes us just shy of 65… Read more »
BERLIN – After dropping a heartbreaker to Cape Henlopen in the season opener last Friday, Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity lacrosse team rebounded with a solid 15-7 win over Bayside North power Easton on Tuesday for the Seahawks’ first win of the young season.Last Friday, Decatur opened with Delaware powerhouse Cape Henlopen at home and battled… Read more »
Regrouping and focusing on education while dropping plans near a school is the right direction for the organization looking to bring a recovery home to Berlin.Hope4Recovery deserves credit for understanding its proposal for a recovery home on William Street near the Berlin Intermediate School was worrying parents and neighbors.“We decided as a group that what’s… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — One of the first significant contracts awarded in the proposed offshore wind energy project off the coast of Ocean City went to a fabrication firm in Louisiana, leading local officials to question whether a promise to create jobs and spur economic development in Maryland has been broken early in the process.Last spring,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Executive Women’s Golf Association (EWGA) Eastern Shore Chapter (ESC), will hold its 22nd Annual Kick Off Event at Bear Trap Dunes Golf Course on Sunday, April 15.“This is the first time we have held our kick-off event at Bear Trap Dunes. This is due to the growth of our membership from… Read more »
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! held a grand reopening of its Ocean City Odditorium located on the Boardwalk earlier this month. The Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce was on hand for a ribbon cutting as well as beach ball drop. Ripley’s provided activities and entertainment for all ages and several live performances. Submitted PhotoxxNew… Read more »