OCEAN CITY – The Native American sculpture, which has stood sentinel at the Inlet for over four decades, has fallen into disrepair in recent years, but the original artist is returning to Ocean City later this month to restore it.Artist Peter Toth presented the Native American sculpture, perched near the entrance to the Inlet parking… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- Continuing a recent trend, resort planners this week approved a conditional use permit to allow for the creation of a family-friendly escape room in a north-end shopping center.The Planning Commission had before them on Tuesday a request for a conditional use for a new escape room in an existing uptown shopping center between… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity baseball team rebounded from its first loss of the season with a pair of wins this week.The Seahawks had been unstoppable for most of the season, running off 13 straight wins to start the season, often in dominating fashion. The run came to an end last Thursday with a 9-7 loss… Read more »
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team had an up-and-down week, sweeping two wins early and then dropping two.The Mallards started the week with a 16-5 win over Salisbury School, followed by a 19-2 rout of Sussex Tech. Against Sussex Tech, the Mallards led 13-1 at the half and never looked back.Last Friday, the Worcester… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity lacrosse team swept three games in impressive fashion this week to improve to 7-3 on the season.Decatur started the week with a 14-7 win over neighborhood rival Worcester Prep.Last Wednesday, the Seahawks routed Cambridge-South Dorchester, 19-0, at home, followed by a 19-1 blowout over Salisbury School last Saturday. Decatur closes… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Newark, Md. man — once listed on the resort’s police department’s “most wanted” list for a burglary spree — was arrested last weekend on first-degree assault charges for allegedly strangling his girlfriend.Around 9:50 p.m. last Tuesday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to the downtown area for a reported 911… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – On the heels of last month’s vote by the Worcester County Commissioners to approve a land buy for a future sports complex, an Ocean City councilman used his comment time this week to soapbox on the subject.Last week, the county commissioners voted 4-3 to proceed with buying a 95-acre parcel west of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – After a brief public hearing on the proposed constant yield property tax rate, resort officials on Monday approved on first reading the fiscal year 2023 operating budget.Early during Monday’s regular meeting, the Mayor and Council held a public hearing on the proposed constant yield tax rate. Later during the session, the council… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The proposed Margaritaville project inched closer to becoming a reality this week with resort officials accepting the findings of fact from the Planning Commission despite some misgivings about the square footage required for a planned overlay district.The Mayor and Council had before them on Monday a revised and updated findings of fact… Read more »
SNOW HILL — A Federalsburg, Md. man, arrested in Texas last spring 11 years after stabbing a man in a 54th Street restaurant parking lot, was found guilty last week of first-degree assault and was sentenced to 25 years in jail.On July 24, 2010, a man was found to be stabbed multiple times in the… Read more »