BERLIN- Five Stephen Decatur High School lacrosse players have been named Maverik National High School Lacrosse All-Americans and will compete in the prestigious national academy in Delaware next week.The Maverik National Lacrosse Academy brings the top youth lacrosse players in the U.S. and Canada to one venue where regional teams coached by NCAA lacrosse coaches… Read more »
BERLIN- Five more Worcester Prep lacrosse players have been named to Maverik National Classic All-Star teams, adding to the growing list of players on the prestigious rosters from area schools.The Maverik National Lacrosse Academy brings the top youth lacrosse players in the U.S. and Canada to one venue where regional teams coached by NCAA lacrosse… Read more »
SNOW HILL — A Bishopville man, who pleaded guilty in April to sex abuse of a minor and rape for roughly 180 encounters with his teenage stepdaughter, was sentenced this week to a combined 85 years with all but 45 suspended.In April, John Anthony Clark, 31, of Bishopville, pleaded guilty to one count of sex… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The new “pay by plate” parking system at the Inlet lot performed as expected on its first real test on the Fourth of July, but it could not prevent the gridlock that snarled downtown traffic after the holiday fireworks display.Prior to the start of the summer season, the traditional gated system at… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE — An unidentified man drowned in the ocean off Assateague Island National Seashore on Wednesday evening, according to Maryland Natural Resource Police (NRP) officials.Around 6:40 p.m. on Wednesday, NRP officials received a call about a body in the ocean in the Maryland side of the Assateague Island National Seashore. Four NRP officers quickly responded… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After getting “sticker shocked” with the cost of the second phase of the Boardwalk access control plan, which came in estimated three or four times higher than anticipated, Ocean City officials this week sent the staff and designers back to the drawing board.The Mayor and Council on Monday got an early look… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A group of Boardwalk business owners and concerned citizens asked the Mayor and Council this week to intercede on their behalf over the impacts of spray paint fumes on the Boardwalk, but no immediate action was taken.During the public comment period of Monday’s regular meeting, concerns were raised over certain street performers… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Fourth of July fireworks show in downtown Ocean City will have a traditional patriotic soundtrack after all on Wednesday after resort officials made the last-minute change from the planned modern theme.After last year’s Fourth of July fireworks display in the downtown area, some on the Mayor and Council expressed a desire… Read more »
BERLIN — The small plane that crashed on a West Ocean City golf course early Friday morning, injuring two occupants, came in low across the course, took a nose dive on the eighth hole fairway and burst into flames, according to a witness who was first on the scene and pulled the two victims from… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — While the civil suit challenging Ocean City’s topless ordinance moves through the court system, the plaintiffs in the case late last week filed a motion seeking a preliminary injunction allowing women to immediately go bare-chested in the same public areas where men can.A little over a year ago, the Ocean City Mayor… Read more »