OCEAN CITY — For at least the third time in recent weeks, a license plate reader at one of the entrances to Ocean City resulted in a positive alert for a stolen vehicle on Wednesday afternoon.Around 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, a License Plate Reader (LPR) on eastbound Route 90 alerted on a stolen vehicle entering… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Pennsylvania woman succumbed to injuries sustained after being struck by a vehicle last Saturday.Around 8:50 p.m. last Saturday, Ocean City Police were dispatched to the area of 28th Street and Philadelphia Avenue for a reported pedestrian collision in the southbound lane. The pedestrian, later identified as Lorena D. Merris, 56, of… Read more »
WEST OCEAN CITY — A local man drowned while apparently attempting to pump out water from his boat on a creek in West Ocean City last weekend.Around 11:40 a.m. last Sunday, Maryland State Police troopers from the Berlin barrack responded to a waterfront area near Waterview Drive in West Ocean City for a reported deceased… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — While Ocean City officials continue to grapple with the short-term rental issue, at least one of the companies providing the service in the resort and across Maryland this week reported a banner year in 2018.For well over a year, Ocean City has been monitoring the proliferation of short-term vacation rentals in the… Read more »
BERLIN — Driven largely by significant redevelopment in West Ocean City, properties values in the north end of Worcester County increased substantially in the latest reassessments announced late last week.The State Department of Assessment and Taxation (SDAT) last week announced the results of a triennial assessment of residential and commercial real estate values across Maryland… Read more »
BERLIN- A holiday matinee between Decatur and Snow Hill last Thursday certainly lived up to the hype with the Seahawks prevailing, 75-65, in a hard-fought game in front of a big, bipartisan crowd in Berlin.Last Thursday’s game had a lot of story lines going in, including the first head-to-head matchup between Decatur Head Coach Bryon… Read more »
SNOW HILL- Stephen Decatur’s varsity indoor track teams turned in solid performances last week at the Pat Russo Invitational, an annual holiday meet featuring teams from across Delmarva named for the program’s longtime coach.This year marked the sixth annual Pat Russo Invitational, named for the Decatur track coach and legend who ran the program for… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- A review of the proposed bike-friendly trail along the Route 50 corridor from Route 611 into Ocean City raised some eyebrows this month for its apparent design flaw that has it crossing the busy highway.During last Monday’s Mayor and Council meeting, Councilman Tony DeLuca briefed his colleagues on some of the highlights from… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity wrestling team stayed on a big early season roll last week, sweeping two matches against St. Michael’s and Colonel Richardson to improve to 4-0 on the season.In the tri-meet at St. Michael’s in Easton last week, the Seahawks beat the host Saints, 78-3, and topped Colonel Richardson, 69-9. The modest point… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity basketball team rolled by county rival Snow Hill, 53-5, last week to close out the early part of the season on a high note.The Seahawks traveled to Snow Hill last Thursday for the annual county rivalry game with the Eagles, but it wasn’t much of a content. Decatur scored early… Read more »