OCEAN CITY – Resort officials received an estimated timeline for the arrival of the new Boardwalk tram coaches and towing vehicles last week before delving into a discussion on the need for an additional motor unit.Last week, Procurement Manager Catrice Parsons and Fleet Manager Ron Eckman presented the Ocean City Transportation Committee with an approximate… Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2018
Assateague Beach Cleanup Scheduled
BERLIN — Assateague Coastal Trust will host a beach cleanup at the Assateague Island National Seashore on Aug. 25, beginning at 9 a.m. in the north ocean beach parking lot just inside the park.As summer slowly winds down and the beach crowds begin to thin, trash and litter from the busy tourist season is often… Read more »
Shore United Bank Presents Diakonia And Art League Of Ocean City With $1,000 As Part Of Empty Bowl Project Sponsorship
Shore United Bank recently presented Diakonia and the Art League of Ocean City with a check for $1,000 as part of their sponsorship for the Empty Bowl Project. Pictured, from left, are Sandy Sribnick, Diakonia board member; Allyson Church, Diakonia board president; Claudia Nagle, Diakonia executive director; Terri Johnson, Shore United Bank; Rina Thaler, Art… Read more »
Ladies Of Drawbridge Road Hold Annual Summer Luncheon
The Ladies of Drawbridge Road in Ocean Pines held their annual summer luncheon at the home of Jackie Choate.
Youth Flag Football League Forming
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department is gearing up for its fall youth flag football league which gets underway next week.The youth flag football league is open to kids in grades 1-9 for both boys and girls. The league opens play next Wednesday and will run on each consecutive Wednesday through October… Read more »
Worcester School System’s Digital Progress Reviewed
NEWARK – Educators reviewed the county’s ongoing digital conversion efforts in a presentation to the school board this week.On Tuesday, Diane Stulz, the school system’s coordinator of digital learning, outlined the progress made with digital devices in recent years. She said that while challenges remained, Worcester County Public Schools had greatly expanded its technology use… Read more »
We Remember Those We Have Lost – August 24, 2018
Seta Rae MartinOCEAN CITY — Seta Rae Martin, age 63, died on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018 at her home.Born in Syracuse, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Robert and Sona Aiqouni Miller. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Martin. Surviving, are her sons, Russell Guy Martin and his wife Jamie… Read more »
Things I Like – August 24, 2018
Friends visiting this time of yearNo backups at the Bay BridgeA great intern (Rebecca Evans)Carrying out a good deed privatelyLeaving a hospitalA hotel parking lot full of Pa. license platesMexican food a couple times a monthThe beach around 7 p.m.A surprise ending to a bookSeeing my sons hugFootball’s return
Man Charged In Serious Beating; Victim Could Lose Right Eye
OCEAN CITY — An Indian Head, Md. man was charged with first-degree assault last week after a deeper investigation into an alleged attack back on July 24 when the victim was beaten to the point he may lose an eye.Around 2:50 a.m. back on July 24, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers were dispatched to… Read more »
Mid-Atlantic Tournament Still Wide Open
OCEAN CITY- With a $3 million-plus purse on the line, the 27th Annual Mid-Atlantic Tournament was still pretty much wide open after the first two days this week, but there has been no shortage of fish weighed at the host ports in Ocean City and Cape May with a red-hot billfish bite and plenty of… Read more »