OCEAN CITY — The inaugural Jellyfish Festival next June took a big step forward this week with a promise from the promoters to bring an event “bigger and stronger than anything we’ve ever seen in Ocean City.”In April, the Mayor and Council approved a roughly $198,000 investment in the proposed Jellyfish Festival slated for June… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Gov. Larry Hogan joined state and local dignitaries last week to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Trimper’s Rides.At a ribbon-cutting ceremony held in front of the park’s iconic Herschell-Spillman carousel last Friday, the governor, Comptroller Peter Franchot, local representatives and town officials recognized Trimper’s Rides for 125 years of operation.“This is not… Read more »
BERLIN – A new initiative at Atlantic General Hospital is providing students with disabilities with job skills through hospital internships.Last week officials from Worcester County Public Schools, Atlantic General Hospital (AGH), the Worcester County Developmental Center and the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) Division of Rehabilitation Services gathered at AGH to celebrate the Eastern… Read more »
28th/127th Street Pit and Pub 410-289-2020/443-664-7482 28th St. & Coastal Hwy. & 127th St. & Coastal Hwy. Saturday, Aug. 18: DJ BK (28th St. Location) Wednesdays: DJ Wax (127th St. location)Atlantic Hotel • 410-641-3589 2 North Main St., Berlin Mondays: Earl Beardsley Tuesdays: Bob Miller on PianoBuxy’s Salty Dog/Dry Dock 28 410-289-0973 • 28th St. & Coastal… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The transfer of five buses to Ocean City’s public works department is expected to bolster the town’s aging fleet.In Tuesday’s meeting of the Ocean City Transportation Committee, Public Works Director Hal Adkins announced the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) has donated five used buses to the town.“These buses are actually really nice,” he… Read more »
In 1994 the Wicomico High School Class of 1963 established the Wi-Hi ’63 Scholarship Fund at the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. Over the past 24 years, they have raised over $56,000 for the endowment and distributed $20,000 in scholarships to graduates of Wicomico High School. This year’s recipients are Jared Sullivan, attending Shenandoah… Read more »
OCEAN PINES – As the school year quickly approaches, officials with CMA Kids Care, a division of Chesapeake Martial Arts, are encouraging parents to sign their children up for one of CMA’s child care programs.Owner Jim Heaney said CMA Kids Care is now enrolling students for before-school and after-school care, half-day pre-K and all-day child… Read more »
Mary Virginia Fisher SmithBERLIN — Mary Virginia Fisher Smith, 82, went home to be with the Lord on August 12, 2018.She was born in Hurlock to the late Dewey and Delma Fisher. For 58 years, she was married to her high school sweetheart B.G. (Billy) Smith. They lived on their family farm in the St…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY- A Georgetown, Delaware man was being held without bond this week after allegedly first colliding with a vehicle on Coastal Highway before leading police on a high-speed chase through the midtown area, nearly striking numerous pedestrians and bicyclists.Around 2:25 a.m. on Wednesday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer on patrol in the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- After the drama of the high dollar, high profile White Marlin Open subsides, the resort area’s lady anglers get their turn in the spotlight this weekend with the return of the Poor Girl’s Open for the 25th year.The Poor Girl’s Open, which typically falls on the weekend after the White Marlin Open, was… Read more »