SNOW HILL — Two local teens facing malicious destruction of property charges after a graffiti spree in downtown Berlin were placed on probation and fined last week, but their biggest punishments will be restitution to the 30-plus victims and hundreds of hours of community service that must be completed within the town of Berlin.Jordan Denton,… Read more »
SNOW HILL — Over 16 years after beating a man to death with a tent spike near the set-up for Springfest in the Inlet parking lot in 1999, convicted killer Robert Sutton, Jr., sentenced to life in prison for the crime, is attempting another shot at redemption.Sutton appeared in Worcester County Circuit Court this month… Read more »
BERLIN –Budgeting. How to fill out a job application. Entrepreneurship.All concepts that need to be understood by children growing up in today’s society. And all concepts taught by Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore. The nonprofit organization, with the help of volunteers from the local business community, has been providing lessons in financial literacy, entrepreneurship… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Adolfo’s Italian Restaurant on the Ocean is continuing to grow each season in its new Boardwalk location and this summer has added breakfast and lunch to the mix.Adolfo’s, located on the first floor of the Beach Plaza Hotel on 13th Street and the Boardwalk, is known for fine Italian fare with an… Read more »
SNOW HILL — A suspected burglar who terrorized a local couple and their 7-year-old child before ultimately getting Tased by police will stand trial in Worcester after a Maryland appeals court this month reversed an earlier dismissal of the charges against him.In September 2013, Ryan Hallihan, now 25, of Rosedale, Md., broke into a condominium… Read more »
BERLIN – A new designation is expected to allow Berlin to pursue grants aimed at improving the health of the town’s citizens and visitors.The town recently partnered with the Institute for Public Health Innovation to become a HEAL — Healthy Eating Active Living — community. As a member of the HEAL campaign, Berlin will have… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An Annapolis women faces several criminal and traffic violations after a wild chase through Ocean City last week that included two separate attempts to halt her with stop sticks before finally ending in Rehoboth.Last Tuesday, a Worcester County Sheriff’s deputy on patrol in Ocean City observed a vehicle driven by Mary Christine… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Beachgoers got a glimpse of the challenges faced by early lifesaving crews as Ocean City hosted a reenactment last weekend to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard.Last Saturday, visitors and local officials gathered around a cordoned-off area of the Inlet beach to watch volunteers perform a breeches buoy reenactment,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – An ordinance adopting new flood rate insurance maps and related changes passed through first reading last week with little concern.A couple of weeks ago, City Engineer Terry McGean explained the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) notified the city that the proposed Flood Insurance Study for Ocean City has been completed, all public… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Seacrets received the final green light from the Town of Ocean City to move forward with the addition of a distillery.Leighton Moore, owner of Seacrets Bar & Grill, requested last week the Mayor and City Council’s review of an application to establish a distillery on the south side of 49th Street and… Read more »