Rebecca Evans Staff WriterBERLIN – As the first month of summer arrives to the area, so do the streams of new high school graduates fresh from commencement.These “junebugs” come to Ocean City from around the area and beyond to celebrate and blow off steam after graduation.The Play It Safe program offers the new graduates the… Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2018
Open Letter To High School Graduates
Congratulations to all the 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 »
Worcester Prep Awards Spring Sports Middle School Winners
The Worcester Preparatory School spring sports award winners from middle school were, front from left, Zoe Brafman, MVP grade seven; Linley Hill, coaches award, grade seven, Ava Wilsey, most improved, grade seven, Kat Moore, coaches award, grade eight, Myranda Beebe, MVP, grade eight and Maggie Miller, most improved, grade eight; and, back, Ibrahim Kazi (coaches… Read more »
Fenwick Supports Bill Limiting Offshore Drilling
FENWICK ISLAND – Fenwick Island officials last week agreed to launch a fact-finding mission to determine the impact of proposed offshore wind turbines.Last Friday, the Fenwick Island Town Council introduced a discussion on proposed wind turbines off the coast of Ocean City.Last year, the Maryland Public Service Commission approved two offshore wind energy projects off… Read more »
Open Houses Of The Week – June 1, 2018
OCEAN CITY Gateway Grand Oceanfront 48th St Saturday 10-5 1710 4BR/3BA 508 3BR/3BA Jon Barker Mark Fritschle Group/ Condominium Realty 410-723-6292PITTSVILLE 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 Furnished 3BR/2.5BA… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – June 1, 2018
It’s disturbing to see the severity of the scheduling problems within the Ocean City Fire Department.There appears to be a lot of attention being given to the issues, but there’s no easy answer at this point to address the fact many shifts – more than 300 in July and August at this point – are… Read more »
Pines To Host 50th Anniversary Community Day
BERLIN — The largest residential community of Worcester County will celebrate its rich history with food, fun and carnival games during the 50th Anniversary Community Day at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 2 at the Veterans Memorial Park in Ocean Pines.“It’s going to be a fun-filled day for the entire family,” said Debbie Bennington, event… Read more »
What’s Your Sign? June 1, 2018
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): An apparent act of injustice might turn out to be either an error in judgment or just plain stupidity. So calm down and cool off, and let the explanations roll out.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): It’s upsetting when someone you trusted might have failed you. But with new… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood – June 1, 2018
For his 10th birthday, Beckett wanted two things — a dirt bike and a sleepover.The first we took care of on his birthday, and two weeks in we are hearing concerns about it not going fast enough.The sleepover idea had to wait a couple weeks for schedules to ease up, but it sounded fine to… Read more »
Fenwick Passes Rental Tax Hike
FENWICK ISLAND – Officials in Fenwick Island last week approved on first reading an ordinance change that would increase gross rental receipts.Last Friday, the Fenwick Island Town Council voted unanimously to the first reading of an ordinance change that would increase taxes for rentals in both the commercial and residential zones.The ordinance change includes a… Read more »