SELBYVILLE — The public is invited to celebrate the Freeman Arts Pavilion’s 15th season with a special night of live music and family friendly fun on Thursday, Aug. 4.The outdoor performance venue, located in Selbyville, has got extra fun up its sleeves for the Aug. 4 performance by Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience. The… Read more »
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Assault Charges For Stomping Girlfriend
OCEAN CITY – A Seaford, Del., man was charged with first-degree assault last week after allegedly stomping his girlfriend in the head while she laid on the ground during a domestic dispute.Around 9:30 p.m. last Friday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers were dispatched to a hotel at 25th Street for a reported assault that… Read more »
Town of Berlin Employees Donated to United Way of Lower Eastern Shore
Town of Berlin employees contributed more than $1,000 to United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore through regular contributions. United Way representative Ryan Jackson, left, is pictured with town employees Tim Lawrence, Mary Bohlen and Kelsey Jensen.
North OC Theater Confirms Closure After Summer Season
OCEAN CITY — Fox Theatres announced this week Sun & Surf Cinema on 143rd Street will close after 50 years of business on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5.Fox Theatres will continue to operate the Fox Gold Coast Theater located next to the Gold Coast Mall at 113th Street. Gift cards and passes from Sun &… Read more »
OC Lioness Lions Club Members Recognized
Three charter members of the Ocean City Lioness Lions Club, Faye Cathell, June Todd and Donna Greenwood, were recognized for 42 years of service to their club and the community.
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – July 29, 2022
During a recent discussion on residential vs. commercial growth in Ocean City, Planning Commissioner Palmer Gillis, a developer himself, shared some interesting insights. The city is weighing an amendment to the code restricting residential development in an attempt to preserve commercially-zoned properties. The concept being to avoid allowing Ocean City to transition into a community… Read more »
Grant Funds Approved For Two Coastal Bays Projects
BERLIN – The local Maryland Coastal Bays Program this week learned it will be receiving grant funding from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources for two significant climate resiliency projects in Worcester County.The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced on Wednesday the award of over $2 million in grants to 12 climate resiliency projects around… Read more »
9th Big Fish Classic Tourney Returns
OCEAN CITY- The 9th annual Big Fish Classic tournament returns to the historic docks at Talbot Street this weekend with plenty of excitement buzzing.The Big Fish Classic returns for the ninth year this weekend at the pier on Talbot Street, which is essentially the epicenter for Ocean City’s rich fishing history. The tournament is a… Read more »
What’s Your Sign? – July 29, 2022
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): A misunderstanding tests the temperament of the sometimes headstrong Aries. But instead of blowing your top, take time for a pleasant diversion while things cool down.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): A workplace problem could make the divine Bovine see red. But talk it out before you consider walking… Read more »
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – July 29, 2022
The 18th Amendment prohibited the manufacture sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquor within the United States. Ratified in 1919, it became effective on Jan. 26, 1920.On Dec. 29, 1929, men on duty at the U.S. Coast Guard station in Ocean City noticed some unusual activity on Assateague. A schooner from Halifax, Nova Scotia had anchored… Read more »