SNOW HILL – A weeks-long virtual River Rally will kick off next week.From Saturday, Sept. 4, through Sunday, Sept. 26, the Lower Shore Land Trust (LSLT) will hold its 2nd Annual River Rally, an event to raise funds for local conservation efforts.“We are giving people an incentive to go out, log their miles for a… Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2021
Hearing Scheduled For Ocean Pines Election Complaint
OCEAN PINES – A temporary restraining order halting the Ocean Pines board election has been extended through Aug. 30.Last Thursday, Worcester County Circuit Court Judge Beau Oglesby granted plaintiff Rick Farr’s motion to extend a temporary restraining order prohibiting the counting of ballots and the certification of election results as the court considers a complaint… Read more »
Town Hall Window Replacement Project Advances
BERLIN – Plans for the replacement of the windows at town hall in Berlin are moving forward.The Berlin Town Council on Monday voted unanimously to accept a $43,635 bid for the replacement of the windows at town hall.Town Administrator Jeff Fleetwood told the council that when bids were sought for the work earlier this summer,… Read more »
Final Delmarva ESA Contest In The Books
OCEAN CITY- The remnants of Tropical Storm Henri brought good surf conditions for the Delmarva chapter of the Eastern Surfing Association’s last contest of the season last weekend.The tropical storm churned up good-sized waves without the typical sloppy, post-storm conditions, creating a near-perfect set-up for the Delmarva ESA fourth and final contest of the summer… Read more »
Cops & Courts – August 27, 2021
Hotel Melee Over BackpackOCEAN CITY — A Pennsylvania man was arrested on assault and theft charges last weekend after allegedly scrapping with his girlfriend and her teenage daughters over a backpack at a downtown hotel.Around 5:20 p.m. last Friday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer responded to a hotel and 9th Street for a… Read more »
63rd Labor Day Tournament Set For Next Week
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Marlin Club’s annual Labor Day White Marlin Tournament returns next weekend for the 63rd time as the “granddaddy” of resort area fishing tournaments.While it may lack the glamour and high payouts of the White Marlin Open, the Ocean City Marlin Club’s 60th Annual Labor Day White Marlin Tournament trumps all… Read more »
What’s Your Sign? August 27, 2021
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): The typically tidy Ram or Ewe might want to butt out until things are settled on the home front. But get involved and let your Ovine sense of order help restore domestic tranquility.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): The Bovine’s flair for fine-tuning complicated fiscal dealings comes in handy… Read more »
A Week In Business – August 27, 2021
Real Estate Market UpdateBERLIN — The real estate market continues to trend upwards, with rising home prices and a lack of inventory dominating discussions. No doubt if you have tried to buy ahome in the last few months you have found it challenging to say the least. There is hope on the horizon though, as… Read more »
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – August 27, 2021
Jackson’s Casino was Ocean City’s most popular nightclub in the late 1930s and throughout the 1940s. Music, drinks and slot machines were the main attraction at the big wooden building on the Boardwalk between 9th and 10th streets.Jackson’s was where the locals hung out and many still recall the special façade built to meet blackout requirements during… Read more »
Things I Like – August 27, 2021
Watching the families’ reactions at Surfers HealingCounting down to the NFLSeeing changes in my kidsHow each sunrise/sunset is differentWhen an injury is not as bad as it looks initiallyFall sports practicesA flat brick sidewalkLook of fresh pavementPeople in recovery sharing their storiesRemembering mix tapesEmbracing, not fearing, change