New Hotel Construction Moratorium Heads To Council

FENWICK ISLAND – A moratorium on new hotel construction will go before the town council this month with a favorable recommendation from the resort’s charter and ordinance committee.Last Fr...

Library-To-Go Services Offered

BERLIN – Grant funding requests and reopening plans highlighted a meeting of the Worcester County Library Board of Trustees this week.On Tuesday, Library Director Jennifer Ranck provided the boa...

Agencies Team Up To Offer Virtual Training Program

OCEAN CITY – Local agencies have partnered together to offer a virtual training program to employers and their workers as the economy reopens and customers return.The Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Rest...

OC Ramps Up Smoking Enforcement On Boardwalk

OCEAN CITY – Officer calls for service nearly doubled in Ocean City last month, and Boardwalk smoking citations increased more than 1,000%.On Monday, Ocean City Police Chief Ross Buzzuro present...

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...