Riverboat Purchase Pitched To Boost South County Tourism

SNOW HILL – County officials are exploring the purchase of a riverboat to increase tourism in southern Worcester County.Tom Perlozzo, the county’s director of recreation and parks, touris...

County Eyes Branding Campaign To Provide ‘A Little Sizzle’

SNOW HILL – A new branding campaign would promote Worcester County as “Maryland’s Coast.”The Worcester County Commissioners Tuesday unanimously gave conceptual approval to pla...

Holloway Withdraws From Executive Consideration

SALISBURY – Three people will now vie for the vacant county executive position after Councilman Joe Holloway withdrew his name this week.On Tuesday, Holloway – who represents District 5 on...

Cops & Courts – August 21, 2020

Charges In Choking IncidentOCEAN CITY — A Frederick, Md. man was arrested on first-degree assault charges last weekend after allegedly choking his girlfriend to the point she blacked out during...

Boardwalk To Host Mayor’s Bike Ride

OCEAN CITY – A Mayor’s Bike Ride will take place along the Boardwalk next month.In a meeting of the Ocean City Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) last week, committee liaison...

Suspect Arrested Twice This Summer For Credit Card Scam

OCEAN CITY — A Philadelphia man was arrested last week for the second time this summer for fraudulently obtaining credit card information from a victim and using the phony card to make several l...

OPA Board Issues Statement Of Support For General Manager

BERLIN – The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors met in closed session this week to discuss the conduct of General Manager John Viola.While a local paper claimed the meeting was to discus...

OCBP Alumni Of The Week, Russell Shiflett, Working Hard At A Tough Job

(Editor’s Note: The following is a series on the men and women who have spent their summers protecting all those who came to Ocean City for fun and safe vacation.)OCEAN CITY — Russell Shi...

Who’s Playing When & Where –August 21, 2020

Buxy’s Salty Dog/Dry Dock 28 410-289-0973 28th St. & Coastal Hwy. Tuesdays: Sean “Spiffy” StylesxClarion Hotel 410-524-3535 • 10100 Coastal Hwy. Lenny’s Beach Bar &#...

Obituaries – August 21, 2020

Bruff Jackson ProcterBALTIMORE — Bruff Jackson Procter, age 62, passed away Sunday Aug. 2, 2020 at John Hopkins Hospital.Born Aug. 25, 1957 in Silver Spring, Md., he was the son of the late Theo...