BERLIN – The town will celebrate its silver screen debut with a series of events to honor the 20th anniversary of the hit movie “Runaway Bride” this month.Berlin has declared August “Runaway Bride Month” as it is now 20 years since the release of the movie that brought Paramount Pictures to town. The movie, starring… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – What are the fish biting today?Is this crab a female? Can I keep it?What are they catching?Can you take our picture?It’s not unusual for Pete Jones, the man so often behind the counter at the Ocean City Fishing Pier, to get bombarded with questions like these as the summer sun beats down… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A 27-year-old Mechanicsville, Md. man lost his life Tuesday night after his motorcycle traveling at a high rate of speed collided with a vehicle attempting to make a U-turn on Coastal Highway.Around 9:44 p.m. on Tuesday, Ocean City Communications received a call regarding a serious motor vehicle collision on northbound Coastal Highway… Read more »
BERLIN – State Highway Administration officials assured Ocean Pines residents they would continue to seek community input as they consider a roundabout for Route 589.In a message to the Ocean Pines Association last week, State Highway Administration (SHA) District Engineer Jay Meredith thanked citizens for their interest in the public meeting held earlier this month…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A decades-old Maryland state record for common dolphinfish, or mahi, was obliterated last weekend when a Cambridge man landed a nearly 73-pouunder off the coast of Ocean City.Angler Jeff Wright of Cambridge was fishing with friends in the Poor Man’s Canyon last Sunday when he hooked the 72.8-pound mahi. According to Wright,… Read more »
WEST OCEAN CITY – A new fishing brand founded in Ocean City is bringing style and function to the masses.Last year, owner and founder Brendan Hanley partnered with Quiet Storm owner Bill Dreibelbis to introduce a new brand of performance gear and casual attire called Pure Lure RFG, which stands for Reel Fishing Gear.“It’s born… Read more »
BERLIN – A Berlin resident is searching for a living kidney donor to save his life.In December of 2017, Berlin resident Nick Morris learned he would eventually need a new kidney.“This problem was initially caused by an enlarged prostate, which created a blockage and backup into the kidneys,” he said. “If you do that over… Read more »
BERLIN – For three weeks in July, the Summer Theatre Program at Stephen Decatur High School took on 65 students, ranging from rising third graders to rising eighth graders, to teach them the fundamentals of acting and production.Even at the height of summer vacation, Stephen Decatur High School was peppered with small cohorts of students… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Pennsylvania man faces over 40 charges this week after allegedly fleeing from police on his motorcycle at a high rate of speed and colliding with an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer and a patrol vehicle.Around 10:50 p.m. on Saturday, OCPD officers were conducting an investigation of an unregistered motorcycle parked… Read more »
BERLIN — The 11th Annual Berlin Peach Festival will be held Saturday, Aug. 3, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., on the grounds of the Calvin B. Taylor House Museum. Admission is free. Rain date for the festival will be Sunday, Aug. 4.Mayor Gee Williams will officially open the festival. The Boy Scouts from Troop… Read more »