Colleen Shanahan, an 11th grader at Stephen Decatur High School, won the Special Award on June 7 at the Ocean City Center for the Arts for her artwork in the United Way’s Lower Shore Addiction Awareness Visual Arts Competition. Shanahan is also a 2019 Art League of Ocean City college scholarship winner.
OCEAN CITY- A private sportfishing boat out of Ocean City made a big splash at the 61st Annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament last weekend, weighing a tournament-record 914-pounder to take first place and a check for over $793,000.The Top Dog, a family-owned private boat based in Ocean City during the summer, competed in the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A manatee sighting in the coastal bays near Sunset Marina on Wednesday was not as rare as some might believe for this time of year, but nonetheless the National Aquarium animal rescue team is advising those who spot the far-ranging sea cow to give it plenty of distance and report its location.On… Read more »
BERLIN- Worcester Prep lacrosse standout Cooper Richins was recently honored with the prestigious U.S. Lacrosse Bob Scott Award, becoming the first Mallard to earn the distinction.Richins is a member of Worcester Prep’s 12-Letter Club after earning a varsity letter in soccer, basketball and lacrosse in each of his four upper school years. Following another successful… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The inaugural Jellyfish Festival comes to Ocean City this weekend.On June 21-23, the Jellyfish Festival will make its debut on the beaches of Ocean City. Spanning nearly six blocks north of the pier, the event will feature live music from national, regional and local acts, arts and crafts, and extreme sports and… Read more »
Summer of 1977Volume XXIIIEdition 1Issue HighlightsThis week’s “Resorter Girl” was Diane McCall of Baltimore.The Surf and Sands Motel and the Satellite Resort Motel were teamed as “The Ocean Motels” in an advertisement, featuring 150 “Tropical Modern Motel Units with 98 Directly on the Oceanfront.”Featured in the After Dark entertainment listings were the Admirals at the… Read more »
BERLIN- Two Stephen Decatur girls’ varsity lacrosse players recently earned top national awards including All-American honors for Sarah Engle and Academic All-American honors for Logan Townsend.Engle was the Bayside South Co-Player of the Year this season after another outstanding season. Engle started as a freshman and was the Seahawks’ top goal-scorer and points leader this… Read more »
Worcester Prep fourth grader Mia Jaoude of Lewes acted as Head of School on May 30. Her parents purchased the “Head of School for a Day” at the school’s annual gala fundraising auction in March. She is pictured with Head of School Randal Brown. As Head of School, she allowed all students to wear casual… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A man was arrested for burglary last weekend after allegedly breaking into a condominium and climbing in bed to watch television with a woman.Around 2:30 a.m. last Friday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer was dispatched to the area of 42nd Street for reports of a male suspect attempting to break… Read more »
(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 — Mike Burke was one of those larger than life people you meet on rare occasions. He joined the patrol in 1981 and quickly… Read more »