OCEAN CITY- The resort area will become ground zero of the youth lacrosse world next weekend with dozens of teams from all over the mid-Atlantic region descending on Ocean City and Berlin for a pair of simultaneous tournaments.The 2019 Brine Girls Lacrosse Festival will take place at Northside Park all weekend starting next Friday. Games… Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2019
Who’s Playing When And Where – May 31, 2019
28th/127th Street Pit & Pub 410-289-2020 • 443-664-7482 28th St. & Coastal Hwy. & 127th St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, May 31: The Jack & T Show, 6 p.m. Wednesdays: DJ Wax (127th St.)45th Street Taphouse 443-664-2201 • 4507 Coastal Hwy. Friday, May 31: Collin, 8 p.m. Saturday, June 1: Ana & Jovan, 8 p.m. Sunday, June… Read more »
Record White Hake Landed Off Resort Coast
OCEAN CITY- A rare white hake caught off the coast of Ocean City last week has been recognized by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) as a new state record for the species after a Millsboro man reeled in the nearly 17-pound whopper.Brian Gay of Millsboro has been recognized by the DNR for a… Read more »
Junior Max Taylor Awarded Worcester Prep John “Tres” B. Lynch, III Lacrosse Camp $500 Scholarship
Junior Max Taylor has been awarded the Worcester Prep John “Tres” B. Lynch, III Lacrosse Camp $500 Scholarship toward a lacrosse camp of choice. Lynch was an avid athlete, coach and 1988 graduate of Worcester Prep who grew up in Ocean City. The scholarship was established by his family to honor his memory at WPS… Read more »
After Considering Ocean City, Punkin Chunkin Moving West
OCEAN CITY — The World Punkin Chunkin Championship will not be coming to Ocean City after all as organizers announced on Tuesday they were moving the event to Illinois.For decades, the World Championship Punkin Chunkin Association hosted the iconic annual fall event in rural areas of neighboring Delaware, but it has been without a home… Read more »
Freight Trains To Run Through Berlin Once Again
BERLIN – Freight trains are expected to return to the tracks through Berlin next month.The Maryland & Delaware Railroad will resume freight service along the tracks between Berlin and Snow Hill as soon as a few final repairs are made, Mayor Gee William announced at a town council meeting this week. The service hasn’t operated… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – May 31, 2019
Last week’s alleged murder in Berlin is the first in 11 years. Right or wrong, I’m not counting the murder-suicide in 2014 involving an elderly couple because the investigation was wrapped in minutes once it was determined to be a classic “Romeo and Juliet love story,” as one friend described it.The last time Berlin dealt… Read more »
Watershed Series Event Planned For Bishopville
BERLIN – The Maryland Coastal Bays Program (MCBP) will be hosting the second series of the ‘Discover Your Watershed’ program, Saturday, June 8 at the Lizard Hill restoration site located in Bishopville from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.This event will focus on “Funky Fauna,” a fun term we use for animal-based sampling. Volunteers will walk… Read more »
Saltwater Girls Reach National Title Game
BERLIN- The local Saltwater Lacrosse Club’s girls’ 2024 team reached the National Girls Lacrosse League (NGLL) championship last weekend before falling just short in the title game.The Saltwater Lacrosse Club features young players from across the Lower Shore including Worcester, Wicomico and Sussex Counties. The girls’ 2024 team competed in the NGLL for the first… Read more »
Fenwick Dunes Go ‘Post And Rope’
FENWICK ISLAND – Officials in Delaware said new dune fencing in Fenwick Island will improve sand accumulation.This week, the town issued a statement from the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) explaining a decision to replace solid slat fencing with post and rope fencing.“There have been several concerns in regards to the… Read more »