Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – August 14, 2020

Ocean City has faced several tough decisions since March, but an easy call to make soon is to shut down its fall marketing campaign and bank those dollars planned for next spring.During last weekR...

Voices From The Readers – August 14, 2020

Schools, Parents Make Right ChoicesEditor:Would you feel like a responsible parent if you sent your precious child, pre-teen or teen off to school in the middle of a worldwide pandemic with the dire ...

OC Council Back To Virtual Meetings

OCEAN CITY — For a variety of public health and safety reasons, the Ocean City Mayor and Council meetings have returned to a virtual format.Throughout much of the spring, state COVID-19 directiv...

OC’s Jellyfish Festival Latest Event Scrapped

OCEAN CITY — About one month away from the 2020 Jellyfish Festival on the beach downtown, organizers this week pulled the plug on the planned scaled-down event.Last year, the inaugural Jellyfish...

Aviation Service Should Be Spared Budget Cuts

It was a surprise to hear a proposal to cut the Maryland State Police’s aviation service on the shore is seriously being considered by the Maryland Board of Public Works (BPW).In these times of...

Suspect Located With Gun, Drugs After Fleeing Scene

OCEAN CITY — A Delaware man was arrested last weekend after nearly crashing his vehicle into a store near the Route 90 Bridge entrance, fleeing the scene on foot and being found with a loaded ha...

Field Hockey Program Eyed In Worcester

BERLIN – Officials are hoping a new youth league will attract children to the sport of field hockey.Beginning next month, the Worcester County Department of Recreation and Parks will host a new ...

A Week In Business – August 14, 2020

Bank Adds Board MemberOCEAN CITY – Bank of Ocean City announced Lauren Harper has been elected to join the Board of Directors.Harper is a CPA for Faw Casson & Co., LLP where her core special...

What’s Your Sign? August 14, 2020

ARIES (March 21 to April 19): A previous misunderstanding continues to taint the atmosphere to some extent in the early part of the week. But cooler heads prevail, and the situation eases by weekR...

Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – August 14, 2020

This aerial photo shows the creation of the Inlet in August 1933 and the separation between Ocean City and Assateague Island from the most historic storm to ever hit the region.The photo clearly show...