Fed Funding Available For State’s Fishing Industry

OCEAN CITY — Maryland’s U.S. Congressional delegation has announced $4.1 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding is available to all sectors of the state’s fishing and seafood ind...

Council Names Fruitland Manager To Administration Post

SALISBURY – John Psota will serve as Wicomico County’s new director of administration after the council voted unanimously last week to confirm his appointment.Last week, the Wicomico Count...

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – June 12, 2020

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan made two big announcements this week. The first was allowing indoor dining at 50% capacity to resume along with outdoor amusements effective Friday at 5 p.m. By Tuesday, wor...

Cops & Courts – June 12, 2020

Sprinklers Credited In Two Downtown FiresOCEAN CITY — Sprinkler systems are being credited with minimizing the impact of two separate fires on the Boardwalk over the last week.The Ocean City Fi...

Voices From The Readers – June 12, 2020

Wind Farm Fulfills Maryland’s Energy PlanEditor:After several years of lobbying on the part of the Sierra Club/Maryland Chapter as well as countless other environmental and civic groups, the Cle...

Obituaries – June 12, 2020

James Stephens HallOCEAN CITY — James Stephens Hall passed away peacefully in his home in Ocean City, Maryland on June 2, 2020 with his daughters at his side after fighting a courageous battle w...

OC Boardwalk Curfew Not A Difficult Call

It’s time to put a curfew on the Boardwalk at midnight for a four-week period from late-May through mid-June. There is no reason not to impose the change to end the nonsense that has been occur...

The Adventures Of Fatherhood – June 12, 2020

An open letter to Ocean City Elementary School:Disappointment is not a feeling my family ever felt with Ocean City Elementary School over the last seven years, but it’s exactly how we feel today...

OCBP Alumni Of The Week, Ken Esmark, A Hometown Boy

(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 — Growing up i...

Berlin Administrator’s Contract Extended For 3 Years

BERLIN –  Town officials approved a three-year contract extension with Town Administrator Jeff Fleetwood.Mayor Gee Williams announced this week that elected officials had approved a three-...