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...

Worcester Tops In DUI Conviction Rate

SNOW HILL — The Worcester County State’s Attorney’s Office has again been recognized for having the highest conviction rate in alcohol and drug-related driving offenses in the state....

Updates To Worcester Schools’ Return Plan Discussed

NEWARK – Education officials reviewed plans for a return to school with the Worcester County Board of Education this week.After unveiling the “Responsible Return” model earlier this...

Pines Drainage Grant OK Delayed

SNOW HILL – County officials delayed acceptance of a grant meant to improve drainage in Ocean Pines to get more information regarding project plans and the Ocean Pines Association’s involv...

Third Defendant In 2017 Rape Case Sentenced

OCEAN CITY — The last of three defendants in a June 2017 rape case in Ocean City was sentenced last week to 20 years in prison and, like his co-defendants, will be under a lifetime of sex offen...