OCEAN CITY – Summer is quickly coming to an end and families across the country are starting to hang up their beach towels and put away their bathing suits, as they trade in their beach bag for their school books. With the end of the summer blues hanging over the heads of the children and… Read more »
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Marshals Nab Fugitive Wanted In Overdose Death
OCEAN CITY – A Newark, Del. man wanted in Ocean City on manslaughter and other charges for allegedly supplying the drugs to another man who died of an overdose over the Memorial Day weekend this year in the resort was caught last week by U.S. Marshals in Wilmington, Del. and awaits extradition to Worcester County… Read more »
Flower St. Sidewalk Meeting Scheduled
BERLIN – Sidewalks on Flower St. in Berlin will take another step closer to completion next week when the town holds a long promised informational meeting for residents.The meeting will take place on 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 6, at the multi-purpose building on Flower St.“We want to try to get all the questions answered… Read more »
County Officials To Seek Berlin Plant Details
BERLIN – Seeking to refine the plan for two wastewater plants in Berlin, Worcester County will likely ask the town to provide a more detailed method of achieving its goals.A draft letter to the town, not yet approved by the Worcester County Planning Commission, identifies 15 items for consideration arising from a meeting between the… Read more »
County Encouraged By High School Test Scores
NEWARK – The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) released 2007 High School Assessment (HSA) results this week.MSDE asked school systems across the state to simultaneously release HSA results for the class of 2009, the first cohort of students required to pass the four HSAs in order to earn a Maryland High School Diploma. “Our… Read more »
Council Reviews Upcoming Survey Questions
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City will be garnering the opinions and thoughts of local residents, voters and property owners through the town’s participation this year in a National Citizen Survey. Kathy Mathias, assistant to the City Manager, came before the Mayor and Council Tuesday to update them on the progress of the survey that they… Read more »
New Seasons, New Coaches for Decatur Soccer Programs
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s men’s and women’s varsity soccer teams have new head coaches at the helm with new seasons ready to open up next week, but the familiar faces have the programs headed in the right direction.Gone are longtime men’s and women’s varsity soccer coaches Steve Berquist and Amy Fenzel-Mergott, who both resigned their positions… Read more »
‘Phat Mann’ Takes Mid-Atlantic 500
OCEAN CITY- After nearly a week of dreary weather and less than stellar fishing action, the 2007 Mid-Atlantic $500,000 tournament, hosted jointly by Cape May, N.J. and Ocean City, finished with a flourish with a whopping 92-pound white marlin weighed at Sunset Marina taking the event’s top prize on the last day.The tournament began last… Read more »
OC Indoor Lax Coaches Needed
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department is looking for volunteer coaches for its upcoming boys’ indoor box lacrosse league, which gets underway next week.The league is open to male players of all abilities in grades 1-8 and is broken down into three divisions based on age. Practices and games will be held… Read more »
49th Labor Day Tourney Underway
OCEAN CITY- While it may lack the glamour and high payouts of the White Marlin Open, the Ocean City Marlin Club’s 49th Annual Labor Day White Marlin Tournament, which got underway this morning, does not lack the history or prestige.Called the “granddaddy” of the resort area fishing tournaments, the Marlin Club’s annual Labor Day tournament… Read more »