The Berlin Little League All-Star season is in full swing with several teams advancing to the District 8 tournament already. Pictured left, the Berlin Little League 11-12 All-Star team celebrates its victory in the tournament last weekend to advance. Pictured right, the Berlin Little League 9-10 All-Star team shows off its hardware after winning its… Read more »
Monthly Archives: July 2019
Townhouse Project Approved Amid Sidewalk Debate
OCEAN CITY — Resort planners this week approved a new townhouse development project in the downtown area, but not before a larger discussion about sidewalk widths in the area.The Ocean City Planning Commission on Tuesday reviewed a proposed townhouse project on St. Louis Avenue and 12th Street including eight, three-bedroom units and one, two-bedroom unit…. Read more »
Program Wraps Up Two-Week Nature Explorers Summer Camp
BERLIN — Assateague Coastal Trust’s COAST KIDS program just concluded its 2019 Nature Explorers Summer Enrichment Camp, a two-week day camp offering area youth the opportunity to explore parks, waterways, trails, farms, and museums across Delmarva.COAST KIDS is a family-based environmental education program of the Assateague Coastal Trust (ACT), with a mission to bring children… Read more »
Fenwick Island Scores $250K Grant For Sidewalks
FENWICK ISLAND – A Fenwick Island committee will meet next week to discuss the next step in establishing a continuous sidewalk system after receiving $250,000 in state capital funds.Next Tuesday, the Fenwick Island Pedestrian Safety Committee will meet to discuss strategies for starting a sidewalk construction project after learning attempts to secure capital funding from… Read more »
Things To Do Around Town – July 5, 2019
Every Monday: TOPS Meeting 5:30-6:30 p.m. Atlantic General Hospital, Berlin. Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a support group promoting weight loss and maintaining a healthy life-style.410-641-0157.Every Monday: Delmarva Chorus Meeting 7 p.m. Ocean Pines Community Center. Women of all ages invited to sing with the group. 410-641-6876.Second Monday Of Month: Ocean Pines Camera Club 7… Read more »
The Resorter … Revisited – July 5, 2019
Summer of 1965Volume IXEdition 6Issue HighlightsThis week’s “Resorter Girl” was Terri Steele, who was also featured in Hess Apparel’s full-page ad.New at Frontier Town this year was a prairie dog colony, a wooded picnic area and U-Driv-Em goat carts.In the column, “Then I Wrote,” the Editor wrote, “One of the liveliest and happiest places in… Read more »
State Surfing Championships Next Week
OCEAN CITY- The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) Delmarva District next weekend will host the Maryland State Surfing Championships, the third contest in a summer-long contest series, on the beach at 35th Street.The Delmarva ESA holds six amateur surfing competitions throughout the summer at different locations around the resort area. Participants in various age, gender and… Read more »
Commissioners Question Sewer Flow Estimates, Plan To Meet With Committee
SNOW HILL – Heated discussion surrounded recommendations for standard sewer flow calculations at a meeting of the Worcester County Commissioners this week.During a work session on Tuesday, staff presented the commissioners with a draft resolution establishing standard flow calculations. They said the resolution, which was developed by the county’s sewer committee, would streamline the sewer… Read more »
Wicomico Council Debates Joining Opioid Litigation
SALISBURY – Officials in Wicomico County this week said they would soon decide on taking part in legal action against opioid manufacturers.On Tuesday, the Wicomico County Council met with executive staff to reconsider a lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies.Last year, the council opted against joining a multi-district lawsuit against opioid manufacturers for their alleged role in… Read more »
OCBP Alumni Of The Week, Nelson Jacobsen: Saving The Planet Now
(Editor’s Note: The following is a series on the men and women who have spent their summers protecting all those who came to Ocean City for fun and safe vacation.)OCEAN CITY — Nelson Jacobsen had graduated from DeMatha High School in 1982. He hadn’t been in Maryland very long, having just moved from Texas two… Read more »