OCEAN CITY – Tips from citizens last week helped local law enforcement locate and arrest a man wanted in Florida on animal cruelty charges for allegedly stomping on a pelican.Responding to tips from citizens, Maryland State Police troopers last Friday arrested William Hunter Hardesty, 31, of Riva, Md., at an Ocean City hotel.Hardesty was arrested… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – With one of the biggest and best ever in recent memory last weekend, the Delmarva Irish-American Club’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade is now being billed as “the largest in the state of Maryland.”With the combination of near-perfect weather and the actual St. Pat-rick’s Day just a day later, several thousand visitors crammed… Read more »
BERLIN- With a solid core of returning veterans and a handful of new faces filling out the ranks, expectations are as high as usual for the Stephen Decatur girls’ varsity lacrosse team this year.Returning from last year’s highly successful team are seniors Logan Townsend and Kennedy Duke, along with juniors Abby Yesko, Sarah Engle, Isy… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – What appeared to be heading toward a routine approval for a memorandum of understanding for future Ocean City air shows was stalled this week over questions about the flexibility of the dates for the promoter.The Mayor and Council had before them on Monday a seven-item consent agenda that included, among other things,… Read more »
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team will be seeking its seventh straight Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) championship when it kicks off the season next week and appears to have the talent to pull off the remarkable feat.The Mallards went 13-3 last year and captured the ESIAC title for the sixth straight year… Read more »
OCEAN PINES- Fourteen swimmers represented Ocean Pines Swim Team (OPST) Hammerheads at the 2019 Maryland B Championship Meet held last weekend at UMBC.Swimmers Hannah Allam, Meghan Bean, Ian Betterson, Emma Coyman, Zarek Coyman, Haris Gjikuria, Jake Harner, Addy McDaniel, Laney McDaniel, Amanda Nicastro, Ashleigh Noonan, Kaolin Riser, Matt St. Pierre, and Sonny St. Pierre all… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Satisfied the concerns of the neighboring community had been addressed, resort officials this week approved a conditional use request for a north-end water taxi service with conditions in place on the hours of operation and noise.The Mayor and Council had before them on Monday a request for a conditional use to allow… Read more »
SNOW HILL — The second of two local men indicted last fall in a sophisticated marijuana-growing operation pleaded guilty this week and was placed on probation for one year.Michael Cluster, 33, of Berlin, was indicted by a Worcester County grand jury last fall on multiple counts including possession of over 10 grams of marijuana, possession… Read more »
BERLIN- When Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity lacrosse team takes the field against Delmar on Friday, there will be new head coach at the helm for the first time in several years.Merle “Hoffy” Hoffman takes over as boys’ varsity lacrosse coach at Decatur this season after long-time coach Scott Lathroum stepped down following the 2018 season…. Read more »
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s upper school last week handed out post-season awards after highly-successful 2018-2019 campaigns.For the Mallards’ boys’ varsity basketball team, Colin Miller was named Most Valuable Player, Cole Berry was honored with the Coach’s Award, while Alec Dembeck was named most improved. Connor Carpenter was named most valuable player for the boys’ junior varsity… Read more »