Angler On Swimming With Whale Shark: “Even when I touched it, it didn’t flinch or anything because it was so big. I ran my hand down its back. When I was swimming back to the boat, I looked down for another glimpse but never saw it again.”

OCEAN CITY — For the second time in a week, a rare whale shark, the largest fish in the world, was spotted off the coast of Ocean City and this time lucky observers actually got to jump in the o...

Worcester Prep STEM Program Members Build Programmable Drone

As part of Worcester Prep’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) program, juniors Josh Bredbenner of Seaford, Del. and Connor Cebula of Berlin built their own programmable drone quad-cop...

Shockley Awarded George M. And Suzanne Hurley Memorial Scholarship

The Ocean City Museum Society, Inc. has awarded the George M. and Suzanne Hurley Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 to R. Brody Shockley, a 2017 graduate of Stephen Decatur High School. Shoc...

Berlin Homebuyers Need To Know If In Historic District, HDC Says

BERLIN – Members of the town’s historic district commission want people buying homes in Berlin to be aware of historic district regulations before they buy. Discussion of a young couple’s reques...

Adventures Of Fatherhood – July 7, 2017

Sometimes you just have to force kids to do what they don’t want against their will. The problem with coercion is it oftentimes appears cruel and mean while it’s taking place. That bothered us for...

President Of Achilles Maryland Guest Speaker At Kiwanis Club Meeting

Jeremy Goetzinger, president of Achilles Maryland, a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization with a “mission to enable people with disabilities to participate in mainstream athletics in order to promote p...

Senators Urge Governor To Join Seismic Testing Opposition

OCEAN CITY — A renewed effort to open vast areas of ocean floor off the mid-Atlantic coast to potentially dangerous seismic air gun testing led to Maryland’s elected officials firing off a let...

County Jail Joins Information Sharing Project

SNOW HILL – Worcester County will join the list of counties participating in a project aimed at providing criminal justice officials with more information on inmates. On Wednesday, the Worcester Cou...

Open Houses Of The Week – July 7, 2017

MILLVILLE Bishop’s Landing 25513 Fox Point Ln Daily 10-6 New Community 5 Minutes to Beach 3-5BR Villas & Homes Lots of Amenities Beazer Homes 302-235-3024 OCEAN CITY The Gateway Grand Oceanfront...

Things I Like – July 7, 2017

Watching dogs swim in the ocean Introducing my kids to fishing Duct tape How I feel the rest of the day after a morning workout The seafood pasta at Mancini’s Hot water park days at Jolly Roger The ...