Stephen Decatur High School Premier Driving School Athletes of the Month were seniors Tristan Dutton (cross country) and Emma Johnson (volleyball). Dutton recently broke the school record for the home course hill, and Johnson’s volleyball squad holds a firm grip on the first place spot in the Bayside South. They are pictured with Premier representative… Read more »
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Festa Piccola A Huge Success
If running out of food is any indication, the first Festa Piccola in Ocean City was a huge success for the Ocean City Lodge of the Sons and Daughters of Italy. Patrons lined up before the 11 a.m. opening and the lodge began running out of food within the first hour of the five-hour event…. Read more »
OC Elementary Celebrated “Poppin’ Partner Party”
Ocean City Elementary students in Melanie Coleman’s first grade class celebrated a “Poppin’ Partner Party.” Students popped a balloon to reveal who their writing partner would be for the school year. After the writing partners were unveiled, the students exchanged bookmarks created especially for their partner, and shared their first published story, while enjoying a… Read more »
Berlin Intermediate Sixth Graders Toured Downtown
Berlin Intermediate School’s sixth grade students in Kelly Powell’s Enrichment class toured downtown Berlin for different electrical elements. Students then applied their findings toward the discovery and creation of a light circuit. Pictured are Mackenna Foreman, Emory Jack, Catrina Donmoyer, Donavon Robbins, Israel David, Aiden Buchheit and Tanner Edelmann.
24th Annual Fall Cruisin Underway
OCEAN CITY – The holiday weekend brings with it the 24th Annual Endless Summer Cruisin Car Show.The four-day automotive event began Thursday and remains one of the eastern region’s most attended fall car shows with hot rods, classics, customs and more. Headquarter for the event will once again be the Inlet parking lot with activities… Read more »
Obituaries-Oct. 4
Dana Joy Isenberg SnyderOCEAN CITY — Dana Joy Isenberg Snyder was born in 1948, second daughter of Roy “Ben-I” and Dorothy Goodman Isenberg, both parents having preceded her in death. She is survived by her devoted husband and best friend, Anthony “Tony” Dicken of Ocean City, sole child, daughter Heather Snyder of Hagerstown and her… Read more »
Local Museums Offering Expanded Schedule This Year For History Week
BERLIN — From Pocomoke to Ocean City, Berlin to Ocean Pines, there’s something happening at every corner of the region during Worcester County History Week, scheduled for Oct. 10-16.History Week evolved from an annual tour of historic homes presented by the Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum begun in 2017.This year, along with the continuation of… Read more »
Leadership Change For Atlantic General Hospital; National Search Planned
BERLIN — The Board of Trustees for Atlantic General Hospital/Health System have announced they will be retaining a national search firm to identify candidates for a new leader following the departure of Michael Franklin, former president and CEO.“We thank Michael for his commitment and professionalism over the past 17 years and wish him great success,”… Read more »
Ocean City Jeep Weeks Kicks Off Thursday
OCEAN CITY – Thousands of Jeep owners are rolling into the region this week for Ocean City Jeep Week.“Jeep Week is a great event because of the participants,” said event organizer Brad Hoffman. “Because of you, the vendors. You, the sponsors and partners, and because of you, the larger Jeep community. It’s an honor to… Read more »
Hofman’s OC Paintings Featured Inside Powell Center
OCEAN CITY — When Rina Thaler, executive director of the Art League of Ocean City, challenged artist Randy Hofman to put some art on the bare walls of the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City, she had no idea of the magnitude of the result. Hofman has since filled the vast center with… Read more »