Ocean City Committee Discusses Littering Complaints

OCEAN CITY – Complaints of litter along the streets and Boardwalk were discussed at length in a resort committee meeting last week, prompting members to seek solutions.Last week, Ocean City Surf...

Berlin Offering MASKerade Contest

BERLIN – A new promotion aims to encourage mask wearing in downtown Berlin.As mask shaming makes headlines amid the ongoing health crisis, officials in Berlin are trying to be proactive with a n...

OC Museum Exhibit Celebrates Pioneer Women

OCEAN CITY – A new exhibit featuring the resort’s pioneering women is now on display at the Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum.On June 20, the Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum ope...

Wicomico Schools Present Three Options For Return

SALISBURY – School officials in Wicomico County are asking parents to provide feedback as they finalize plans for academic instruction this fall.On July 28, the Wicomico County Board of Educatio...

Berlin Officials Look To Create Formal Reserve Policy

BERLIN – Town officials will discuss a reserve policy and the possibility of forgiving some of the sewer fund’s longstanding debt at their next meeting.Though the items were on the agenda ...

Cops & Courts – July 17, 2020

Apartment Break-In Nets Burglary ChargeOCEAN CITY — A local man was arrested for first-degree burglary last weekend after allegedly breaking into a downtown rental unit.Around 9:25 p.m. last Fr...

Officials Cut Meeting Short Over Poor Audio

BERLIN – Officials cut this week’s Berlin Town Council meeting short upon learning of audio problems with the livestream video.The council voted unanimously to end Monday’s meeting a...

Council Approves Modified OC Air Show Agreement

OCEAN CITY — An amended Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the 2020 OC Air Show, including some contingency language if state directives on large gathering sizes or other COVID-19-related re...

Berlin Board Talks Oct. Election

BERLIN – The Berlin Board of Supervisors of Elections met this week as preparations for the municipal election have begun.Mary Bohlen, deputy town administrator, welcomed the board’s new m...

Voices From The Readers – July 17, 2020

Crop Insurance Critical During Pandemic TimesEditor:My family started out with a subsistence farm like many of our neighbors in this part of Maryland.The dairy closed in the 1960s and we moved i...