OCEAN CITY – Jolly Roger celebrated the opening of its latest addition of the Cyclone Cart Coaster in Speedworld last Friday with a ribbon cutting celebration.“Every year we try to add something new and exciting. We started brain storming and we thought to ourselves, what can we do to combine the excitement of go cart… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Andy Harris, representing Maryland’s District 1, announced the winner of the 2015 Congressional Art Competition last week as YeJin Han, a senior at Parkside High School in Salisbury.YeJin’s oil painting, titled “2007 Summer,” depicts her and her friends standing on the beach and will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for… Read more »
BERLIN — Two Stephen Decatur seniors last Wednesday were the recipients of $3,000 in scholarships from the Ocean City Surf Club.Last year, the Ocean City Surf Club was reformed after 50 years with close attention to a nostalgic past and a careful eye on a promising future. Local surfing legends reunited to bring back the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — On Saturday and Sunday, June 13-14 at 6:30 p.m., the Carousel Group and Carousel Resort Hotel will present special guest soloist and 2006 World Figure skating champion Kimmie Meissner.This summer marks the 14th season the Carousel has presented a Baltimore-based dance company on ice, The Next Ice Age. The show runs all… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Princess Anne man, wanted in connection with the armed robbery of a bank in Somerset County last week and an armed robbery of a Family Dollar store in Salisbury on Monday, was apprehended in Ocean City on Tuesday and is now behind bars on a $500,000 bond.Last Thursday afternoon, Princess Anne… Read more »
BERLIN — An Elkridge, Md. man lost his life in a single-vehicle accident at the Route 90 ramp onto Route 50 early last Monday morning.Around 3:40 a.m. on Monday, Maryland State Police troopers responded to a reported motor vehicle collision in the area of the Route 90 ramp east of Route 50. The preliminary investigation… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A bayside horse-drawn carriage ride route downtown has been approved to operate during summer evenings.On Tuesday, Randy Davis of R & B Ranch Carriage Rides returned before the Mayor and City Council requesting approval of a bayside horse-drawn carriage ride route.Davis, who operates the horse-drawn carriage rides on the Boardwalk during the… Read more »
SNOW HILL — The County Commissioners and Volunteer Services Manager Kelly Brinkley recently recognized the Friends of the Worcester County Developmental Center (WCDC) in Newark with a county proclamation for the investment this group is making in improving the quality of life here in Worcester County.The commissioners also presented the Friends group with the prestigious… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Mapped out bike routes in Ocean City are coming closer to fruition as the Transportation Commission is working out the kinks.For several months, the Transportation Commission has been reviewing potential bike routes throughout Ocean City that avoid main roadways, such as Coastal Hwy. and Baltimore Ave., to provide a safe alternative route… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With the arrival of another season and a commercial business burglary less than two weeks ago, the Ocean City Police Department this week issued a reminder to local business owners and managers of a few safety tips to avoid becoming a victim of theft or burglary.The OCPD on Tuesday sent out a… Read more »