BERLIN – Thanks to the efforts of a former student, a bright new mural at Berlin Intermediate School celebrates a school-wide reading program.As they returned to classes this week, many Berlin Intermediate School (BIS) students stopped to admire the new two-panel mural in the school’s main hallway. The expansive piece of artwork depicts themes from… Read more »
Monthly Archives: September 2018
Massive Emergency Training Exercise Planned For November
OCEAN CITY — There will be helicopters circling the skies, Navy vessels near the shoreline and hundreds of first-responders from dozens of agencies around the downtown area on the first Saturday in November, but there will be no reason to panic.At Monday’s Mayor and Council meeting, Emergency Management Planner Bob Rhode outlined some of the… Read more »
Man Sentenced To 7 Years In Fatal Hit-And-Run Case
SNOW HILL — A local man was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years in prison with all but seven suspended for a fatal hit-and-run collision last summer.Around 3 a.m. on Aug. 30, 2017, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to a reported hit-and-run collision involving a bicycle in the area of 2nd Street and… Read more »
Boy Turns 268K Arcade Tix Into Christmas Gifts For Needy Families
OCEAN CITY – Xbox. Bicycles. Flat-screen TV. Amazon Fire tablets.These are just some of the toys 12-year-old Talan Carruthers will donate to families in need this Christmas after redeeming more than 268,000 arcade tickets.Last Friday, Talan made his way to the Funcade on the Boardwalk to redeem the arcade tickets he had spent a year… Read more »