WEST OCEAN CITY — The West O Bottle Shop, located off Route 50 in West Ocean City, has recently unveiled an expanded artisan cheese market stocking cheese, specialty crackers and charcuterie products.For over 22 years, owners Dave and Sara Hambury have made a business of specializing in beer, wine and spirits. When the store was expanded to… Read more »
Members of the General Levin Winder Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) recently enjoyed a field trip to the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Church Creek. Park Ranger Melissa Lupus provided a brief overview of Tubman’s life and the hidden symbolism of the park before members took a self-guided… Read more »
Fourth-grade teacher Wendy Macrides was recently recognized as Ocean City Elementary School’s 2022-2023 Teacher of the Year. Macrides, who has been a dedicated educator for 18 years, is pictured with Principal Julie Smith and her fourth-grade colleagues.
Officer Injured During Altercation With DriverOCEAN CITY — An Ocean City police officer was seriously injured last week during an altercation with a suspect stopped for speeding and suspicion of driving while impaired in the midtown area.Around 8:20 p.m. last Thursday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that… Read more »
CHEER’s Roxana Activity Center was the recent recipient of a $2,000 donation from the Ocean City, Maryland Elks Lodge 2645. The donation is a percentage of the funds raised at the Elks’ annual Bill Thompson’s Clothing for Kids Golf Tournament. The money is designated for the Meals on Wheels program providing meals to homebound seniors… Read more »
Members of the Ocean City Berlin Rotary Club decorated cookies to share with Mrs. Grimes and the club’s adopted kindergarten class at Buckingham Elementary School. Pictured left to right are Jennifer Bodnar, Sonia Baker, Frank Baker, Dr. Larry Michnick and Tom Sweeney.
Ocean Pines resident Amy Mike recently won the 2022 MileOne Autogroup American Cancer Society Car Raffle. A total of 12,801 tickets were sold for this year’s raffle, which was for a 2022 BMW X1. The winner also had the option of choosing $20,000 cash. Mike, center, is pictured receiving her $20,000 check from American Cancer… Read more »
Carter Wyckoff Howell Jr.OCEAN CITY — Carter Wyckoff Howell Jr., 75 years old, unexpectedly passed away on Jan. 7, 2023, at his home in Ocean City.Carter was born in Minneapolis, Minn., and was the son of the late Dr. Carter W. Howell and Elizabeth (Rukstad) Howell.Growing up in Minnesota, Carter began playing hockey at an… Read more »
BERLIN — John H. “Jack” Burbage, Jr. reaffirmed his commitment to health care in the community with another donation recently for equipment at the cancer care center named after him.A former member of the Atlantic General Hospital Board of Trustees and chairman from 2011 to 2014, Burbage has been incredibly generous in sharing his time… Read more »
Members of the Ocean City Berlin Rotary Club made sock snowmen at a recent meeting. The snowmen were then delivered and distributed to residents at the Berlin Nursing Home.Pictured left to right are Margaret Mudron, club president, resident Tom Wladkowski and Lenora Wester, activities director.
