First Speckled Trout of the New Decade

Hello everyone and Happy New Year!!  Mother Nature dialed up some more seasonable temperatures today with highs only reaching into the 40s in most places, but the sun was shining and the wind was...

North Ocean City Condo Owners Continue Dispute; Mounting Legal Fees Worry Board

OCEAN CITY — What began last year as a dispute between a group of north-end condo owners and its elected board of directors has now apparently turned into one owner’s crusade against the s...

Worcester, Wicomico Record Property Value Increases

BERLIN — When property owners across much of the Lower Shore get their property reassessment notices in the mail this week, most will find their values have increased since the last reassessmen...

Public Hearing Ahead For New Project Near Berlin

SNOW HILL – County leaders are set to consider a rezoning request that would allow for the development of 18 acres of farmland on Route 50.The Worcester County Commissioners will host a public h...

Area Officials Encourage Flu Shots As Season Peaks

BERLIN – With an uptick in reported influenza activity, officials are encouraging community members to wash their hands, cover their coughs and get their flu shot.With the 2019-2020 flu season w...

Annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast To Feature Strawberry

OCEAN CITY – Community members are encouraged to start the new year on a positive note by attending the annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast in Ocean City this month.On Jan. 10, the Greater Oce...

Ocean City Files Petition To Intervene For Wind Farm Hearing

OCEAN CITY — With a Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) hearing planned on the height of the proposed wind turbines off the resort coast, Ocean City last week filed a petition seeking to g...

Demolition Work Cleanup Next Step For Berlin Park

BERLIN – Town officials remain committed to cleaning up Heron Park so it can be reopened to the public.While chemicals from the spill that occurred in June have been cleaned up, debris from bui...

New Year’s Eve Toggin’

My final fishing report of 2019 comes in from Captain Monty Hawkins of the Morning Star who will probably bring me one of the first fishing reports of 2020.  Thank you to all of our readers and w...

OC Resident Sentenced For Killing Dog

OCEAN CITY — A local resident and former Ocean City mayoral candidate pleaded guilty last week to aggravated animal cruelty for killing his dog in September and was sentenced to three years, all...