OCEAN CITY — While a major renovation of the downtown recreation complex continues to be a discussion point, town officials this week got a look at a dynamic concept plan for a rejuvenated skate park that could be the centerpiece of the finished product.During a Recreation and Parks Committee meeting this week, a discussion on… Read more »
This week’s Atlantic Physical Therapy “Tough Guy of the Week” award went to Justin Manganiello for his outstanding performance in a 48-12 loss to North Caroline. Pictured above is Manganiello (center) flanked by ATP physical therapist Charles Curran (left) and Coach Bob Knox (right).Submitted photo
OCEAN CITY — A citizen tip about possible heroin distribution in Bishopville recently led Ocean City Police Department narcotics officers to a significant marijuana operation.The Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) Narcotics Unit and the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team recently executed a search warrant in Bishopville that led detectives to discover a significant marijuana distribution… Read more »
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity soccer team closed out the regular season with a couple of shutout wins this week to capture the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) regular season championship.The Mallards routed Salisbury Christian, 8-0, last Friday behind senior Tucker Brown’s first career hat trick. Vincent Petrera also scored three goals while Porter… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity football team turned in one of its best games of the season against a tough Bayside North opponent last weekend but fell just a little short of earning the victory.The Seahawks traveled to Queen Anne’s last weekend for a rare Saturday game on the Lions’ homecoming. The Queen Anne’s game fell… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The iconic Esskay Quality Meats clocks on the Boardwalk are soon coming down, perhaps for the last time, as the long-standing sponsorship agreement with the company is nearing its end and will not be renewed.Roughly since the end of World War II, when Ocean City was just a fledgling resort town, the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The real meat and potatoes segment of Ocean City’s ongoing long-term strategic planning got underway this week with a breakdown of several major capital projects in the planning pipeline and if and how to pay for them.Two weeks ago, Ocean City officials began the long-term strategic planning process with a series of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — In two separate incidents a little less than two hours apart last weekend, an Ocean City man was killed after dashing in front of a police cruiser on Coastal Highway and a Walkersville, Md. man was struck while crossing the highway in a different area but has been moved from critical to… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — While what will likely be a lengthy appeal, it will remain business as usual at an iconic building on the east side of the Boardwalk currently home to a Dumser’s Dairyland ice cream parlor at least until the legal battle over its ownership runs its course.Ownership of the historic building was called… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE — Just about a week after the first confirmed successful loggerhead hatching on Assateague sent about 100 baby sea turtles out to sea, a rehabbed juvenile loggerhead found floating in the Chesapeake Bay last fall was released from the barrier island on Thursday.On Thursday morning, the joint efforts of several organizations and individuals culminated… Read more »