Sonic Notes

    I love the sound of a saxophone & the effects it produces. We have Adolphe Sax to thank for this. Sax began making instruments and was considered an expert by the age of 6. Thin...

A Week In Business

HALO Donation SALISBURY -- The Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Foundation recently donated $5,000 to the Hope and Life Outreach (HALO) Center in Salisbury. Above, Merrill Lynch Salisbury Office Manager ...

Three Sleepers Caught With Weapons, Drugs

OCEAN CITY -- Three men were arrested on marijuana possession and weapons charges last week after Ocean City Police found them sleeping in a car on 5th Street early in the morning. Around 5:50 a.m. la...

Best Bites On The Beach

Fruitland-Salisbury Restaurant 213 213 N. Fruitland Blvd., Fruitland 410-677-4880 • www.restaurant213.com Just 20 minutes from Ocean Pines and Berlin, Restaurant 213 is worth the drive! Chef Jim...

Teaching With ‘Simple Machines’; Academy Students Learn ‘To Think For Themselves’

BERLIN -- Students in Worcester County learned this summer that the quickest solution isn’t always the best by building complex Rube Goldberg machines as part of their summer STEM (Science, Tech...

Berlin Major Leaguers Win 3rd Straight Title

BERLIN- Berlin Little League’s under-12 Major League team captured its third straight District 8 championship on Wednesday after breaking up a close game in the late innings to defeat West Salis...

Decatur’s Whigham Bound for Francis Marion

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur standout student-athlete Tori Whigham will take her talents to the next level at Francis Marion University next year, the South Carolina school announced this week. Francis Mar...

Worcester’s Pilchard Commits to Stanford

BERLIN- Worcester Prep announced this week girls’ varsity lacrosse standout goalkeeper Maddie Pilchard has verbally committed to attend and play lacrosse in 2014 at Stanford University. Pilchard...

Berlin Intermediates Bow Out Of States

BERLIN- The Berlin Little League All-Star Intermediate team put up a strong showing at the state championship tournament at Mount Airy this week, but fell to Four County, 7-3, on Tuesday after a see-s...

26th Ocean City Tuna Tourney Underway

OCEAN CITY- The 26th Annual Ocean City Tuna Tournament got underway this week with dozens of boats and hundreds of anglers descending on the resort area for a three-day search for the burly behemoths ...