Crisafulli Guest Speaker At Kiwanis Meeting

The Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City had Worcester County Sheriff Matt Crisafulli as its guest speaker earlier this month. Crisafulli spoke about “Senior Scams.” Crisaf...

Worcester Dems Attend Maryland State Democratic Central Committee Meeting

The Democratic Central Committee of Worcester County attended the Maryland State Democratic Central Committee Meeting at the IBEW Local 26 Union Hall in Lanham. Pictured are DCCWC members Laurie Brit...

Seahawks Suffer First Loss Of Season

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team’s early season winning streak came to a halt this week with a 78-53 loss to Crisfield at home on Tuesday.The Seahawks came out...

Agencies Partner To Apprehend Suspect Before Casablanca Flight

OCEAN CITY — A Delaware guidance counselor is being held without bond this week after allegedly sexually assaulting a minor teenage boy in his care in Ocean City last month before almost fleeing...

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – December 20, 2019

When I first heard about the county planning to consolidate three departments into one, a cost-cutting budget move came to mind. I figured budget savings in the face of ever increasing expenses led t...

Obituaries – December 20, 2019

Kirk Douglas CareyBERLIN — Kirk D. Carey, age 59, of Berlin, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. He was the son of the late Dale Carey and Patricia Hadder.He leaves behind his s...

Resort Committee Outlines Bike, Pedestrian Goals

OCEAN CITY – Encouraging bike events, developing a bike master plan and continuing the Lights on Bikes program are just a few of the goals a resort committee hopes to accomplish in 2020.Since la...

Student Behavior, School Climate Concerns Discussed

SALISBURY – Concerns surrounding student behavior and school climate highlighted a school board meeting in Wicomico County last week.In a meeting of the Wicomico County Board of Education last w...

Swimmers Make Splash In First Meet

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity swim teams dominated in its season-opening meet last week against Pocomoke, taking first in the team competition and sweeping first place in every individual ra...

Report Finds Solid OC Financials

OCEAN CITY — A quick glimpse of the resort’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) presented this week revealed Ocean City is in an enviable financial position on several key indica...