SNOW HILL — An Ocean City man, indicted by a Worcester County grand jury last December after a raid at his family business, pleaded guilty this week to possession with intent to distribute marijuana and assault and was sentenced to 18 months in jail, all but 30 days of which was suspended.Last Dec. 18, allied… Read more »
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Eleven Seahawks Sign Letters Of Intent
BERLIN- Eleven Stephen Decatur standout student-athletes last week signed national letters of intent to continue their careers at several outstanding universities next year.The group signing ceremony was held in the Stephen Decatur gym last Thursday with the 11 student-athletes surrounded by family, coaches, teammates, teachers and administrators. From the Decatur varsity baseball team, Hayden Snelsire… Read more »
Stage Set For Mallards-Sabres Title Game
BERLIN- For the 12th straight year, Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team will face Saints Peter and Paul in the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) championship game, but the old rivalry has lost some of its luster with the Mallards’ recent domination.It’s always special went Worcester Prep faces Saints Peter and Paul in any… Read more »
OC Special Event Zone Returns Tuesday With Increased Police Presence
OCEAN CITY — Preparations for the first special event zone of the season were already taking place this week in advance of next week’s 29th Annual Cruisin Ocean City event.The special event zone, which includes reduced speed limits on roadways throughout Ocean City, increased fines for speeding and other violations and an enhanced multi-agency law… Read more »
Whale’s Fate Unclear After Freed From Net
OCEAN CITY — The fate of a juvenile humpback whale snagged in a fishing net in the bay north of the Route 50 bridge last week remains unknown.Around 7:30 p.m. last Thursday, a group of individuals fishing from a boat in the bay north of the Route 50 bridge around 12th Street came upon a… Read more »
Despite Slump, Decatur Seeded First In Region
BERLIN- Despite limping down the stretch somewhat, Stephen Decatur’s varsity baseball team earned the top seed in their state playoff region when the brackets were released this week.In a season during which they won six in a row at one point, the Seahawks’ bats went cold down the stretch and they kind of limped to… Read more »
Vehicle Flips Near Inlet, Nearly Ends Up In Ocean
OCEAN CITY — A Halethorpe, Md. man faces drunk-driving charges after allegedly failing to negotiate the turn near the Inlet early last Sunday morning, leaving the roadway and flipping his vehicle not far from the water.Just after midnight last Sunday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to the south end of Philadelphia Avenue near… Read more »
Divided OC Council Approves Budget With Modest Tax Hike; Council Members Exchange Jabs Before Vote
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week approved the fiscal year 2020 budget on first reading, but not before a somewhat heated and philosophical debate about the property tax rate, which, depending on sematics, will go up for some this year.At the conclusion of a marathon budget wrap-up session last month, the Mayor and Council… Read more »
Search Continues For Whale Snagged In Fishing Net
OCEAN CITY — National Aquarium animal rescue officials on Friday were searching the waters off the coast of Ocean City for a juvenile humpback whale snagged in a commercial fishing net in the bay north of the Route 50 bridge and briefly released by Good Samaritans.Around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, a group of individuals fishing… Read more »
Decatur Grad, Former Chief’s Daughter Shot In Line Of Duty
OCEAN CITY — A Stephen Decatur High School graduate and daughter of former Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) Chief Bernadette DiPino was shot in the line of duty in Baltimore County on Thursday and is expected to make a full recovery.Baltimore County Police Officer Tabitha Hays on Thursday afternoon responded to a 911 call hang-up… Read more »