OCEAN CITY — After staff searched for a replacement for the Boardwalk tram destroyed by a fire last month, the Ocean City Mayor and Council agreed this week to buy a jeep to utilize this summer.A couple weeks ago, one of the eight Ocean City tram motor units caught fire once it was finished fueling… Read more »
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NEW FOR THURSDAY: New Details Emerge As Missing Woman Search Continues
BERLIN — New details emerged this week in the search for an elderly Berlin woman with dementia and short-term memory loss last seen at her residence near South Point on Memorial Day.Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, May 28, the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office received a missing persons report on Helen Stephanie David, 77, from her… Read more »
Visiting Angels Brings Unique Non-Medical Care To Area
BERLIN — For seniors who need help with day-to-day living, but want to stay independent and out of a nursing home, a local company could be just what they need, as it provides nearly any kind of non-medical support imaginable.“We offer help getting dressed, help getting ready in the morning,” said Visiting Angels Director Tyler… Read more »
Suspected Drunk Driver Runs Into Ocean City Bus
OCEAN CITY — For the second time in three weeks, an Ocean City municipal vehicle was struck by an alleged drunk driver when an apparently intoxicated Stevensville man ran a stop sign and collided with a municipal bus before fleeing the scene early Sunday morning.Around 2:45 a.m. on Sunday, Ocean City Police and EMS responded… Read more »
Car, Truck Show Hits Resort With Full Event Slate
OCEAN CITY — The 12th anniversary edition of the OC Car and Truck Show will take place in Ocean City next weekend, June 8-9, at the Ocean City Convention Center.”The biggest show in 12 years,” said OC Car and Truck Show co-owner Brian Stoehr. “We have more vehicles coming down to the event from all… Read more »
Motorist Charged For Hitting Child, Fleeing Scene
OCEAN CITY — A Salisbury woman faces numerous charges, including leaving the scene of an accident involving bodily injury, after striking a 6-year-old girl with a vehicle on Baltimore Ave. on Saturday afternoon and attempting to flee across the Route 50 bridge.Around 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, Ocean City Police and EMS responded to the area… Read more »
Local Artist’s Work Evolving As Career Goes on
OCEAN CITY – The “Deco Diva” has taken on several business ventures since landing in the area over 20 years ago, but lately she is recognized for taking a mundane space and transforming it into a piece of art.Glenda Denny of Berlin graduated from Iowa State University in 1969 with a degree in Applied Art… Read more »
Pilot Whale Came Ashore Twice On Assateague Island; Day Later, Whale Found Dead In Jersey
ASSATEAGUE — The efforts of one Good Samaritan helped a beached pilot whale get back into the ocean last Saturday after it had washed ashore on Assateague’s Federal beach. Unfortunately, the story did not have a happy ending, with the same whale again washing ashore hours later and not surviving its third stranding.Officials commended the… Read more »
UPDATE: Suspect Still On Loose After Berlin Chase, Manhunt
BERLIN — Despite several hours of searching by foot and air, authorities have not been unable to apprehend a man who assaulted an officer while fleeing the scene of a traffic stop along Main Street Wednesday afternoon.The subsequent manhunt turned dangerous, resulting in a foot chase through the downtown district, an extensive ground and air… Read more »
NEW FOR WEDNESDAY: Whale Came Ashore Twice On Assateague, Then Again On Jersey Beach
ASSATEAGUE — The efforts of one Good Samaritan helped a beached pilot whale get back into the ocean last Saturday after it had washed ashore on Assateague’s Federal beach. Unfortunately, the story did not have a happy ending, with the same whale again washing ashore hours later and not surviving its second stranding.Officials commended the… Read more »