City’s Hourly Parking Rate Increase Justified

For now, increasing the hourly parking rates in Ocean City slightly, which will bring in an estimated $1 million in new revenue, is the right move to make this off-season.Ocean City has been studying...

Flannel Formal Benefit For Lower Shore Land Trust Announced

BERLIN – A fundraiser to benefit Lower Shore Land Trust will return to Berlin next month.On Saturday, Nov. 16, Lower Shore Land Trust will host its third annual Flannel Formal at the new Manor ...

OCES Third Graders Work On #ChooseKind Showcase

Ocean City Elementary students from Monica Piern’s third grade class pictured on the playground Buddy Bench with their work for the Third Grade #ChooseKind Showcase are, seated, Issac Vazquez, ...

Worcester To Form Census Committee

SNOW HILL – County officials agreed last week to set up a committee aimed at increasing participation in the 2020 Census.The Worcester County Commissioners last Tuesday agreed to establish a com...

State Record Set For Tripletail

OCEAN CITY — Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials this week confirmed a Wicomico County angler last weekend set a new state record with an 11-pound tripletail caught off the...

Autumn Show Adds First OC Pet Expo

OCEAN CITY – This weekend’s 9th Annual Autumn Home & Condo Show will welcome a new attraction this year with the first-ever OC Pet Expo.Both shows, side-by-side partners, will happen a...

Elder Shares Concerns About Solar On Local Ag Property

BERLIN – At least one of the Worcester County Commissioners is hoping to discuss the county’s growing number of solar farms and their impact on the landscape.District 4 Commissioner Ted E...

Cops & Courts – October 25, 2019

Knock Out On 6th StreetOCEAN CITY — A Pennsylvania man was arrested on assault and disorderly conduct charges last weekend after allegedly punching a man and knocking him down on the sidewalk.A...

Kiwanis Club Sponsors Student Leadership Programs

The Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City sponsors Student Leadership Programs in all but one of the local northern Worcester County public schools. Faculty advisor Tanya Jones, Ocean Pines-...

Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – October 25, 2019

“Motel Row” developed in the mid-1950s and early 1960s in part because of the post-World War II “baby boom” and the opening of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Easier travel to the ...