OCEAN CITY — Providing further evidence of the decline in the fees of certain franchises, resort officials this week agreed to award the horse-drawn carriage franchise to a lone bidder at a reduced rate.In 2015, Ocean City established a horse-drawn carriage franchise with two routes including a route in the fall, spring and winter on… Read more »
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Beck, Seahawks Strong In Latest Meet
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity track teams turned in solid performances in the latest Bayside Conference meet last week as Kevin Beck continued to dominate some of the middle to longer distances.In the Pat Russo Invitational in December, Beck finished first in the 800 and third in the 1,600. Two weeks later on January 2, Beck… Read more »
Mallards Run Regular Season Streak To 11
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity basketball team rolled past Salisbury Christian, 45-24, last week for its 11th straight regular season win.The Mallards extend its win streak following the holiday break to three games with the victory over Salisbury Christian at home last Friday. Overall the Worcester girls have won 11 straight regular season games to… Read more »
7 Suspects Linked To Counterfeit Purchases
OCEAN CITY — Seven suspects were arrested on credit card fraud and other charges after a routine traffic stop connected them to a string of counterfeit card purchases in the resort two years ago.During the summer of 2017, a total of six victims from outside the region reported their credit cards had been used to… Read more »
Area Man Charged In Fatal Overdose
BERLIN — A Berlin man is being held without bond this week for allegedly supplying the heroin that resulted in the fatal overdose of another local man last week.On Jan. 8, members of the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Enforcement Team responded to a residence in Berlin in reference to an apparent fatal drug overdose… Read more »
OC Police Vehicle Purchases Slowed
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week tabled a request to purchase two new vehicles for the Ocean City Police Department amid questions about their intended purpose.The Mayor and Council had before them on Tuesday a request to purchase two police vehicles that were included in last year’s Vehicle Trust budget but were ultimately cut… Read more »
Ocean City Elks Holds Annual Hoops Shoot Competition
The Ocean City Elks Lodge 2645 last weekend held its annual Hoops Shoot competition for local kids at Worcester Prep. Pictured left, Kennedy Kirby, 8, a fourth-grader at Ocean City Elementary, shows off the trophy for winning her age bracket.Submitted photo
Seahawks Rolling Into War On Shore
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity wrestling team stayed on a major roll this week heading into its own War on the Shore tournament that got underway on Friday.The Seahawks swept two matches in a tri-meet last week on the road, beating Cambridge-South Dorchester, 71-6, and Kent County, 59-15. Back in action at home last Friday, the… Read more »
West Ocean City Business Fire Cause Classified As Accidental
WEST OCEAN CITY — The cause of a fire at a West Ocean City business has been deemed accidental and attributed to an electrical issue in the interior of the facility.Shortly before 11 p.m. on Sunday, firefighters from Berlin, Ocean City, Ocean Pines, Showell and Newark responded to a reported fire at Caliber Collision on… Read more »
Surprise Winter Foal Born On Assateague
ASSATEAGUE — In a mid-winter surprise, a new foal was born to the herd of wild horses on Assateague Island last week.A bay pinto filly known for the time being as N2BHS-MR was birthed by Susi Sole last week on the barrier island. It was the first foal birthed by Susi Sole, also known as… Read more »