On May 23, the Delmarva Hand Dance Club donated $2,000 to Operation Seas The Day. This is a beach week event for soldiers and veterans who are recovering from injuries sustained while serving the country. During the week of Sept. 4-9, Bethany Beach hosts soldiers and their immediate families for a well-deserved week of rest… Read more »
SALISBURY – The number of overdose deaths and emergency department visits relating to opioids have decreased, but health officials in Wicomico County have noted an uptick in other public health issues.On Tuesday, Wicomico County Health Officer Lori Brewster presented a report on the health of the county to the Wicomico County Council.Last year, Brewster said… Read more »
The Annual Worcester Preparatory School Academic Convocation ceremony featured awards given for academic achievement in all subject areas, in addition to perfect attendance and service to the school. The featured guest speaker was Class of 2005 Alumnus Garvey Heiderman, who graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. Pictured, from left, are prestigious award honorees Dominic Anthony,… Read more »
Much of the bayside was still undeveloped in this aerial view of 53rd to 54th streets in the mid-1970s.Boulden’s Marina — today the site of Beach World, Chauncey’s Surf-O-Rama and Bayside Rentals — is in the center of the photo while the large grassy area is now occupied by the San Remo Condominium.The small island in the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After Ocean City’s firefighter paramedic union president made an impassioned plea for help from the town’s elected officials on Monday, Ocean City Fire Chief Chris Larmore fired back with a detailed explanation why an ambulance crew is no longer being sent to every automatic fire alarm.On Monday, Career Firefighter Paramedics Association of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With a big crowd watching, a fully-rehabbed male juvenile harbor seal reluctantly peaked out of his temporary cage on the beach at 40th Street on Thursday morning and then made a beeline straight to his ocean home.On a picture-perfect Thursday morning in June, “Marmalade” was released from the beach at 40th Street… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A trip to the beach turned into a memorable experience for one teen, who is being haled as a hero for saving a man’s life.Around 8 p.m. last Friday, Kyle Mooney, 18, of Milford, N.J., was walking up the beach near the Inlet when he took action to save the life of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Satisfied potential noise issues won’t become problematic, resort officials agreed to bend the rules and allow an earlier start time for a mid-town hotel construction project.The Mayor and Council on Monday had before them a request to relax the ordinance that prohibits construction work around Ocean City before 9 a.m. during the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The body of a Montgomery County man reported missing last Saturday was recovered in the bay two days later, marking the third fatality in the resort in the young season.Last Sunday night, the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) reported it was searching for Cesar Alcides Martinez-Saravia, 23. Martinez-Saravia had last been seen… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The ongoing dispute over the cause of unfilled firefighter-paramedic shifts spilled over to Monday’s Mayor and Council meeting with the firefighter-paramedic union making an impassioned plea for help from the town’s elected officials.The Ocean City Fire Department has reported a vast number of shifts listed as unfilled in the department’s schedule, first… Read more »