OCEAN CITY — Questions swirled this week around the city manager’s accident in a city-owned vehicle and a requisite drug and alcohol screening that came back clear.City Manager David Recor was driving west on Route 50 in his city vehicle — a 2014 Chevy Tahoe — when he struck a road sign pole near Golf… Read more »
BERLIN – Plans for a backpack giveaway in Berlin will move forward thanks to sponsorship from the Berlin Police Department.The police department agreed to partner with Berlin natives Nathan Marshall and Ty Waters to host a backpack giveaway in response to town officials’ request that the pair find a non-profit to work with.“I’d encourage you… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City local humbly donned the mantle of hero last week when he rescued a family of three caught in a rip current on a beach in Nantucket.Ocean City local Tommy Vach was on vacation in Nantucket last week when the lifetime surfer was quickly called into duty. The Johns family,… Read more »
BERLIN – Actress Quinn McColgan hopes to keep fans on the edge of their seats with her latest role, a lead part in the horror movie “Extinction.”McColgan, a soon to be eighth-grader at Worcester Preparatory School, stars with Matthew Fox and Jeffrey Donovan in “Extinction,” a story of survival in a post-apocalyptic world. The movie… Read more »
SNOW HILL – A locked emergency exit resulted in a $1,000 fine for Mother’s Cantina from the Worcester County Board of License Commissioners.The Worcester County Board of License Commissioners (BLC) fined Mother’s Cantina $500 for failing to cooperate with a competent authority during an inspection and $500 for violating a reasonable order issued by that… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A year and half after a devastating fire at St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church downtown, redevelopment is in the works.Tom Shuster of St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Reconstruction Team came before the Mayor and City Council on Tuesday afternoon requesting approval of a temporary fence to be located within the Baltimore Avenue… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Bayside horse and carriage rides will now start on 1st Street near de Lazy Lizard.Randy Davis of R & B Ranch Carriage Rides came before the Police Commission on Monday morning requesting an alternative bayside route downtown.In May, the Mayor and City Council approved a bayside horse-drawn carriage ride route starting on… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND – Twilley’s Willys is now open for its first full summer season as the menu fills a void in Fenwick Island with a Puerto Rican twist.Twilley’s Willys owner Mark Twilley grew up in Fenwick Island spending the winter months in Puerto Rico since he was 18. His first job in Fenwick was at… Read more »
OCEAN PINES — A Philadelphia man is being held on felony theft charges on Friday after allegedly swiping thousands of dollars’ worth of pharmaceuticals and other merchandise on several trips from area pharmacies.Shortly before 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 9, Worcester County Sheriff’s deputies were alerted to a theft in progress at the Walgreens on… Read more »
BERLIN – Andy Warhol. Erte. Ilya Bolotowsky.Not names you’d typically associate with Berlin.The connections behind a new downtown gallery want to change that. Salisbury couple Foster and Lisa Schoch will be sharing their collection of 20th century art with the public at Art in the Fields. The gallery, located on Main Street, is expected to… Read more »