BERLIN- Several teams from the local Beach Lacrosse program are heading to Baltimore this weekend for Lax Splash 2007, widely considered the largest lacrosse tournament in the world, and a handful of teams will have the opportunity to defend their titles from last year’s event.Lax Splash, played at several different venues in lacrosse tradition-rich Baltimore,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- Over 100 girls’ youth lacrosse teams from all over the country will descend on Ocean City for the 2007 Girls’ Beach Lax Festival next weekend, which gets underway with first round games on Friday at Northside Park.Hosted by the Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department in conjunction with the local Beach Lacrosse program,… Read more »
BERLIN- Former Stephen Decatur High School soccer standout Steve Fell, who excelled in college and on the professional level, returns to his roots later this month when he hosts a soccer camp at Snow Hill in conjunction with the Worcester County Recreation and Parks Department.Fell, one of the most decorated scholar-athletes ever at Decatur, hosted… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The resort’s offshore fishing tournament season gets underway next week when the annual Mako Mania tournament hosted by Bahia Marina returns for its 11th year.With warm water starting to show up in the canyons off the coast of Ocean City, the early offshore fishing season is starting to heat up just in time… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The issue of Ocean City gaining fair compensation from Worcester County for municipal funds paid for duplicated services came to the fore again this week when the Mayor and Council decided to make the issue of tax differential a legislative priority this year.Tax differential, in layman’s terms, is essentially the money a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Soaring gasoline prices at the pumps certainly did not curtail the number of visitors to the resort last weekend, as evidenced by the largest estimated Memorial Day crowd in over 10 years, but the rising cost of fuel in the area marinas could start having an impact on what the hundreds of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The bicyclist struck by an SUV on the Harry Kelley Memorial Bridge last Sunday night died this week from the injuries sustained in the collision, bringing to light more questions on the need for an overhaul to the old drawbridge leading into the south end of the resort.A bicyclist, whose name has… Read more »
BERLIN – A Berlin entrepreneur asked for and got the blessing of the Berlin Mayor and Council this week to offer Segway tours of the historic town.Gerard DiCairano sought approval from the town council Tuesday night, riding up the aisle in the council chamber on a Segway, a two-wheeled personal transporter. “I’ve never made a speech… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Last weekend marked one of the busiest Memorial Day holiday weekends in recent history with town officials reporting the largest crowds since 1994.According to the town’s demoflush numbers, the Memorial Day weekend crowds were up 8 percent over last year’s holiday affair. The demoflush numbers come from a system that calculates the… Read more »
Immigration ThoughtsEditor:Immigration: What it means to me.My father emigrated (legally) from Italy in 1906 at 16 years of age. He had a sixth grade education, a good work ethic, health, good common sense, and a desire to become an American. He married my Mother (a first generation Italian) and raised four boys and one girl…. Read more »