BERLIN – A large renovation project at one local church has unearthed a hidden time capsule filled with 19th century books and documents.Church leaders at Taylorville United Methodist Church in Berlin were surprised late last month to discover a tattered tin box containing a Bible, hymnal, account book and letters hiding within the building’s cornerstone.The… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The grand spectacle of offshore powerboat racing returns to the resort this weekend with the Offshore Powerboat Racing Association (OPA) Ocean City Grand Prix.Bull on the Beach is teaming up with the OPA to bring the Ocean City Grand Prix back to the resort area this weekend with three days of events, festivals… Read more »
The Bethany Beach Farmers’ Market celebrated the start of its 11th season this month by hosting a ceremonial ribbon cutting with the Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce. Market vendors, board members, and volunteers were present for the celebration. The Bethany Beach Farmers’ Market is open Sundays from 8 a.m.-noon, through Sept. 2.
BERLIN – The Town of Berlin is one of a dozen jurisdictions set to receive a climate resilience grant from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR).On Tuesday, DNR announced that it would be funding $700,000 in climate resilience grants to help communities prepare for and recover from climate-related impacts. The Town of Berlin will… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An impromptu Irish dance performance by a trio of siblings on the Boardwalk last weekend is helping a local fishing boat with its fundraising efforts for a teenage girl battling illness.The stars lined up just right last weekend when an Irish dancing family troupe visited Ocean City, decided to take a fishing… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND – It appears Fenwick Island will have no contested election this year, as the three outgoing members of council were the only ones to meet the application deadline for reelection.In a special meeting of the Fenwick Island Town Council Wednesday, town leaders voted unanimously to receive the names of candidates in this year’s town… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Pennsylvania woman was arrested on assault and other charges last weekend after jumping the fence of a Boardwalk business after it was closed and scrapping with employees attempting to get her off the property.Around 11 p.m. last Friday, multiple Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to a reported disorderly individual… Read more »
SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Board of License Commissioners (BLC) approved a trio of new license requests this week.On Wednesday, the BLC granted alcoholic beverage license requests from Squarz Pizza 2, Nori Sushi Bar & Grill and Vinny’s Pizza and Italian Grill. The board also upgraded the license for Café Mirage to allow it… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Raymond A. Wood Foundation (RAWF), founded in honor of local pediatric brain tumor survivor and Ocean City Elementary second grader Alex Wood, named Silas Johnson, age 8, of Cody, WY, its fourth recipient of a hospital-grade handheld blood analyzer critical to managing diabetes insipidus (DI), a chronic condition that affects the… Read more »
Ocean City Elks Lodge #2645 awarded scholarships to eight graduating seniors from $2,000 to $8,000 for four years. Pictured are Michael Scott, Jack Reimer, Scholarship Committee Co-Chair Pat Flynn, Exalted Ruler Susan Caldwell, Maya Knepp, Co-Chair David Poore, Shane Cioccis and Michael Mareno. Three recipients not pictured were Deborah Marini, Caroline Pasquariello and Kata Carpenter.