BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity basketball team rebounded from a tough holiday tournament outcome last weekend with a 68-34 rout of Gunston at home on Monday.The Mallards cruised to a 2-0 record to start the season with a pair of decisive wins including a 56-29 rout of Chincoteague and a 58-18 blowout of Holly Grove,… Read more »
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Fed’s Proposed Tip Sharing Changes Spark Concerns
OCEAN CITY — Under a federal rule change proposed this week by the Department of Labor (DOL), tipped employees could be required to pool their tips with their back-of-the-house co-workers or even their employers, a proposal that could have long-reaching repercussions in the resort area.The Trump Administration’s DOL on Tuesday announced a Notice of Proposed… Read more »
OC Council Agrees To Buy Two Jeeps For Boardwalk Tram
OCEAN CITY — Jeeps will once again be pulling the Boardwalk trams next summer as resort officials agreed to purchase the replacement vehicles after getting a look at some of the alternatives.For the better part of a year, resort officials have been exploring a replacement plan for the Boardwalk trams, which are nearing the end… Read more »
OCPD Investigating Standpipe Valve Thefts; Condominiums Advised To Explore Properties
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Police Department (OCPD this week) is urging condominium residents to check their fire suppression systems after recovering 10 stolen brass standpipe valves.The OCPD on Wednesday announced it had recovered 10 brass fire standpipe valves. Investigators believe the recovered valves were stolen from unknown locations in the north end of… Read more »
Local Angler Catches Whopper Flounder
OCEAN CITY- The first time was the charm for a local man who caught a whopping 10-pound-plus flounder on his first trip offshore last weekend.Last Saturday, local Ben Semiatin joined a crew of about 40 fishermen aboard the Angler out of the Talbot Street marina for a day of fishing on an unusually warm and… Read more »
Assassins Capture O.C. Flag Football Title
OCEAN CITY- The Assassins once again captured the Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department’s Adult Flag Football League championship, beating EA Sports/Pit and Pub in the title game last week.The top-seeded Assassins downed fourth-seeded Greene Turtle in it their playoff opener, 44-20, then beat second-seeded EA Sports/Pit and Pub, 32-16 in the semifinals. EA Sports/Pit… Read more »
No Decision On OC Alley Closure
OCEAN CITY — A decision to close off an alley running north-south between Bering Road and 86th Street was put on hold this week after resort officials could not agree on some aspects of the proposed plan.For years, there has been a platted alley between Bering Road and 86th Street in the north end of… Read more »
10th Annual Reindeer Run Set For Saturday
BERLIN- The 10th Annual Reindeer Run, sponsored by Live Long Fitness, is set to return on December 2 with an early morning start time through downtown Berlin.The annual event, which features a one-mile run and a 5K, has become a fixture on the holiday schedule since its inception nine years ago. The races start at… Read more »
Man Found Guilty In Choking Incident
SNOW HILL — A Columbia, Md. man, arrested in June for choking a woman nearly to death in a cab, was found guilty by a Worcester County Circuit Court jury Wednesday on three counts of assault and was sentenced to 18 months in jail.Around 1:45 a.m. on June 9, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers… Read more »
Hundreds Expected For Jingle Bell 5K
OCEAN CITY- Hundreds of running enthusiasts are expected to descend on the resort area for the 5th annual Winterfest of Lights Jingle Bell 5K on Sunday, December 3.The annual event takes place at the Winterfest of Lights at Northside Park on 125th Street. The twilight race takes runners through the animated course of dazzling lights… Read more »