OCEAN CITY – Although not entirely satisfied with losing a New Year’s Eve show at Northside Park, resort officials this week approved a bid recommendation for a three-year contract with a private sector company to provide fireworks shows in Ocean City.The Ocean City Mayor and Council had before them on Tuesday a recommendation to approve… Read more »
Monthly Archives: November 2022
Ice Ice Berlin Returns Nov. 25
BERLIN – Berlin will kick off the holiday season this week with Ice Ice Berlin set for Black Friday.On Nov. 25, area residents are invited to Berlin for an evening of entertainment, shopping and visiting Santa. This year, 37 ice sculptures will be on display in front of downtown shops, which will be open late… Read more »
Kiwanis “Dawg Team” Continues Serving the Community
The Kiwanis “Dawg Team” is known for serving food at community events. When Roy Foreman, longtime chair of the team, passed away unexpectedly, other Kiwanians stepped up to ensure the club could continue operations. Kiwanians Dick Clagett, Carolyn Drygza, Pat Winkelmayer, Sarah Wilker and Doug Ege are pictured serving food at the Ocean Pines Winter… Read more »
OC Elks Lodge Hosted Hometown Heroes’ Military Banner Ceremony
The Ocean City Elks Lodge hosted the 2022 Hometown Heroes’ Military Banner Ceremony on Oct. 22. It was the club’s ninth year of honoring local active-duty military and veterans who served from World War II through the Vietnam Era who now make Worcester County their primary residence. Allen Cathell is pictured speaking at the ceremony.
Voices From The Readers – November 18, 2022
Resort Defends BrandingEditor:I would like to respond to a letter printed in your paper on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, titled “Thoughts on Branding.” While I always welcome open dialog and appreciate constructive criticism by our residents and visitors, I thought the letter lacked several important details that went into the development of the new brand.First… Read more »
Mail-in Ballots Change Election Coverage
On a much lesser scale, it was our “Dewey Defeats Truman” moment.This famous headline from the Chicago Tribune in 1948 wrongly declared Dewey the winner too early, as Truman ultimately ended up winning by 114 electoral votes. The headline turned out to be more of an assumption because Dewey was the favorite over Truman, who… Read more »
Cold Weather Shelter Seeks Volunteers
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Cold Weather Shelter can potentially mean the difference between life and death for much of the homeless population in the Ocean City area.Starting Dec. 1 and through the end of March, the shelter is open any night that the temperature dips 25 degrees or below with wind chill. The… Read more »
New East Wicomico Library Branch Site Eyed
SALISBURY – County officials this week voted unanimously to fund the purchase of a Parsonsburg property for the relocation of a library branch.On Tuesday, the Wicomico County Council voted to amend the fiscal year 2023 budget and fiscal years 2023-2027 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) to approve funding for the relocation of the current Pittsville branch…. Read more »
The Adventures Of Fatherhood – November 18, 2022
Boarding school’s impact on Beckett has been profound.As far as we can tell from our 14-year-old boy, three months in, he likes his school and just about everything about it. The biggest immediate impression – one we were told would be the case – is his independence. Boarding school forces maturation on high school kids… Read more »
Seahawks Stay on Roll, Advance in States
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity football team’s magical run continued last weekend with a 43-27 win over North Caroline to advance to the state 2A quarterfinals.Decatur has solid all year, finishing with a 7-2 regular season record and a fourth seed in the state 2A playoffs. In their 2A playoff opener, the Seahawks cruised past C…. Read more »