ASSATEAGUE — The ongoing baby boom on Assateague Island is even bigger than first expected after officials on the barrier island late last week learned a fourth mare is pregnant and expecting at any time.In an annual November ritual on the barrier island, a biological technician conducts pregnancy tests of sorts on many of the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An already hot start to the offshore fishing season in the resort was capped off with the first white marlin of the season off the coast of Ocean City last Friday, followed by the arrival of the first blue marlin a day later on Saturday.Angler Andy Urban fishing aboard the “In the… Read more »
SALISBURY — United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore, in partnership with the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association (OCHMRA), The Embers Restaurant, Blu Crabhouse and Raw Bar and The Voice Radio Network, recently announced a new competition among Ocean City restaurants, titled “Dine United OC,” to benefit Lower Shore residents in need.This fun and exciting summer… Read more »
SNOW HILL — Tiffany Taylor admits she will be crying a lot over the next few weeks, but says her tears are endless tears of joy.Taylor watched as her son, Hunter Schoolfield, donned a blue cap and gown and took a ceremonial victory lap through the parking lot of the Cedar Chapel Special School (CCSS)… Read more »
BERLIN – Terry Smith was hurrying into the gym at Stephen Decatur High School when, above the sounds of the crowd gathered for a basketball game, she heard a phrase that stopped her in her tracks.“Who loves you baby?” called a voice from the top of the stands.It’s a sentence Smith knows well, as it’s… Read more »
BERLIN — A community coming to grips with the harsh realities of heroin and opiate addiction came together in a big way on Tuesday night and became local warriors fighting side by side against America’s greatest epidemic.“I don’t want to hear about one more child dying from heroin abuse,” said Jackie Ball, one of the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Further evidence of the growing opiate addiction epidemic in the area and throughout the region was on display last week when the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) and allied law enforcement agencies arrested nine individuals on prostitution and various drug charges after raids at multiple hotels in the resort.The OCPD and Homeland… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The bright orange barrels that served as the smoking receptacles on the beach from one end of Ocean City to the other last year have been replaced with low-key smaller receptacles mounted to posts in the designated areas, but the diminished presence does not mean Ocean City is any less serious about… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A sandy spit in the Isle of Wight Bay that became a focal point of sorts last summer in a skirmish between public access and habitat protection is officially off limits to recreational boaters with Memorial Day arriving this weekend after the island was turned over to the Department of Natural Resources… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With two fatalities in the span of three days last week and three in the month of May, if ever the start of a season needed a mulligan, this appears to be it, but there is plenty of time for residents and visitors to take a pause, collect their breath and remember… Read more »