Motorist Found At Nearby Home After Hit-And-Run; Victim Hospitalized, Charges Pending

BERLIN — Maryland state troopers are investigating a hit and run crash involving a pedestrian Thursday night in Worcester County.The victim is identified as Terri Wattay, 59, of Berlin. She was...

Early Beach Assessment Reveals Moderate Storm Damage

OCEAN CITY – While a final assessment has not yet been completed, it appears Ocean City’s beaches and dune system fared well throughout the storm.Hurricane Ian did its worst in Florida la...

Officials Advocate For Route 589 Work

SNOW HILL– Local officials stressed the need for improvements to Route 589 during an annual meeting with Maryland Department of Transportation representatives.On Tuesday, officials from the Mar...

Nesting Platform Provides Habitat For Endangered Birds

OCEAN CITY– Endangered birds are once again nesting off Ocean City thanks to an innovative project piloted by a conservation partnership.For the second year in a row, a floating, wooden-framed ...

Worcester County NAACP Hosted Voter Registration Drive

A voter registration drive was hosted by Worcester County NAACP on August 28 at Tyree AME Church in Berlin.. Dr. Jaques Conaway and Linda Hilliard, Worcester NAACP members, greeted Wicomico County NAA...

Officials’ Salaries For Voters To Decide

It was a good public policy call by the Mayor and Council to allow the registered voters of Ocean City to decide whether their elected officials should get considerable pay increases.The issue will b...

Commissioners Keep Advertising Practices

SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Commissioners will continue to advertise legislative bills in newspapers following a discussion last month.The commissioners voted 6-1 last month to approve an o...

Tower Painting Bid Exceeds Budget

OCEAN CITY – Continuing a recent trend, resort officials this week approved the low bid to repaint and repair the water tower at 41st Street which came in at over $150,000 more than was budgeted...

Obituaries – October 7, 2022

Lemuel B. Cropper, IIIBERLIN — Lemuel B. Cropper, III, age 83, died on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022 at his home in Ocean Pines.Born in Long Island, N.Y., he was the son of the late Lemuel B Cropper,...

Stand Up, Speak Up Assembly Held at OC Elementary

During last month’s annual Stand Up, Speak Up assembly, fourth grade students at Ocean City Elementary presented a skit to teach strategies for dealing with bullying sit...