During their June 15, 2021 meeting, the Worcester County Commissioners commended Stephen Decatur High School senior Houston Phillips for taking first place in three regional championships and four state championships in the Stock Market Games (SMG) hosted by the Maryland Council on Economic Education in 2020 and 2021. Phillips set the state record by turning… Read more »
The Worcester County NAACP recently commemorated Negro League Baseball Player and Hall of Famer Judy Johnson, a Snow Hill native, on Saturday, June 19. He was recognized in front of the Judy Johnson Memorial at the Snow Hill Library. Among those in attendance were including Judy Johnson’s good friend, James Knott, his niece, Sylvia White,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Big Wheel is returning to the downtown landscape after the ride’s owner has found a way to shoehorn it into the Trimper’s Rides property.Last summer, Trimper’s Rides partnered with Wood Entertainment to bring the Big Wheel to the historic downtown amusement park at the south end of the Boardwalk. The massive… Read more »
BERLIN – The town’s elected officials will begin reviewing potential short-term rental regulations Monday.The Berlin Town Council will hold a work session Monday evening to discuss short-term rental regulations. Though the issue initially came up in 2019, officials delayed addressing it when COVID-related attendance restrictions were in place at town meetings.“They thought it was too… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Following a pair of incidents earlier this month when the Ocean City Police Department’s use of force was questioned, the state’s Office of the Public Defender this week called for an expedited mandatory use of body-worn cameras for the department’s officers.The two incidents resulted in cell phone videos circulating on social media,… Read more »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ_tEcMF-uY&t=32sHit the vid to get geared up for fishing the OC inlet and route 50 bridge.It was a cool, sunny day today so Kristen and I hit the Thorofare to see if any flounder were hungry and after :45, one throwback and a northeast buttkicking we decided to try on a calmer day. Wind was… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Dozens of community members descended on Sturgis Park this week for a chance to climb aboard the town’s new riverboat.On Tuesday, the Town of Snow Hill hosted an open house to give area residents the chance to get an up-close look at the Black-Eyed Susan. The Black-Eyed Susan, purchased by the town… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A plan to develop a strategy to rebrand Ocean City’s image received a rousing endorsement from the elected officials.Last week, Ocean City Tourism and Business Development Director Tom Perlozzo presented his ambitious plan to dive into research and data collection on a path to begin rebranding Ocean City’s image to the town’s… Read more »
BERLIN – The cause of Tuesday morning’s fire in West Ocean City remains under investigation with no cause determined at this time.The Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the fire in a single-family home located at 12849 Harbor Road in West Ocean City. The fire also damaged three adjacent single-family homes. The structure of… Read more »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukst-c7KvLI&t=62sCheck the vid for the ultimate first aid kit available at Sunset Provisions in West Ocean City.Tropical Storm Claudette has cruised by to our south and today we could feel the impacts with some wind and rain that should be gone by tomorrow. The one boat that I know went into the ocean today used… Read more »