OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department’s 27th Annual St. Patrick’s Soccer Tournament continues this weekend with the under-14 and under-10 boys’ and girls’ brackets.From modest beginnings 27 years ago, the annual St. Patrick’s Tournament has grown by leaps and bounds over the years and now includes over 150 teams from all over… Read more »
Monthly Archives: February 2015
Things To Do Around Town
Every Saturday: Weekly Farmers Market 8 a.m.-1 p.m., White Horse Park, 239 Ocean Parkway, Ocean Pines. Year-round featuring locally grown vegetables, fruits, eggs, honey, kettle corn, flowers, artisan breads, seafood, meats and more. New vendors welcome. For more info, 410-641-7717.Every Saturday: Habitat For Humanity Warehouse Sale 8 a.m.-noon, 7033 Worcester Hwy., Newark. Currently accepting donations… Read more »
Ocean City/Berlin Optimist Club Holds 2015 High School Art Exhibit and Competition
At the Ocean City/Berlin Optimist Club 2015 High School Art Exhibit and Competition on Feb. 5 in Ocean City, Worcester Prep students capturing honors were, from left, Kathryn O’Malley, second, painting; Taylor Zarif, third, drawing; Mark Wilson, first, painting; and Claire Riley, people’s choice, painting.
Decatur Well Represented In State Swim Finals
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity swim teams will be well represented when the state championships finally get underway on Friday.The state 3A-2A-1A championship meet is set for this afternoon after being postponed multiple times last week due to inclement weather. As a result, the event has been moved from the University of Maryland College Park to… Read more »
Ocean City Council Endorses Craft Distillery Bill
OCEAN CITY — The Mayor and Council this week officially endorsed legislation in the Maryland General Assembly which, if approved, would create a Class 9 craft distillery license allowing eligible license holders to produce their own distilled spirits on their premises and conduct guided tours and tastings, for example.Senate Bill 523, introduced by Senator Jim… Read more »
Major Route 50 Bridge Repairs To Cost $65K; Project Planned For Next Month
OCEAN CITY — State Highway Administration (SHA) officials announced on Wednesday the long-term fix of the drawbridge’s mechanical system is scheduled to begin next Wednesday, weather permitting.SHA’s contracted engineers made a temporary repair of the failed mechanical system that caused the span to be stuck in the open position for about five hours last July… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Why Risk Sacrificing Something So Special?Editor:Five years ago, Assateague Coastal Trust (ACT) voiced its support for the relief efforts in the Gulf of Mexico following BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill. ACT pointed out how corporate greed, lax regulatory oversight and lack of enforcement led to the greatest environmental disaster in American history. We considered ourselves… Read more »
Resort Clarifies Truck Franchise Will Continue With Limitations
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City officials this week tightened the definition on the types of goods that could be offered by the town’s ice cream truck franchisee after considerable debate about flirting with what could become a food truck.The debate began two weeks ago when the Mayor and Council rejected a bid from a Selbyville… Read more »
Property Owners Advised To Retain Flood Insurance Even With Recent Changes
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City officials last week adopted the new flood insurance rate maps and the associated changes to the town’s code, but not before raising concerns the relaxed requirements could result in many property owners simply not renewing their policies.The Mayor and Council on Thursday night, Feb. 19, adopted the new maps created… Read more »
A Week In Business
Health Literacy Program Pre-Testing UnderwayBERLIN – Atlantic General Hospital recently held pre-testing for the next roll-out of its health literacy program, a partnership with Worcester County public schools and Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy at the University of Maryland College Park School of Public Health.Pre-testing for second, third, fourth and fifth graders throughout the… Read more »