Berlin Elected Officials Roasted Over Budget Woes, Likely Tax, Fee Increases

BERLIN – Residents voiced frustration over municipal expenses and concern regarding a pending tax increase at a special budget meeting this week.On Tuesday, more than a hundred Berlin residents...

Opposition grows for tax and fee increases

Seniors, business owners protest increases By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (March 28, 2019) A crowd in the hundreds attended the public meeting Tuesday night in the Stephen Decatur High School audito...

Berlin Citizens Voice Concerns Over Planned Tax, Fee Increases

BERLIN – Elected officials assured residents they welcomed their input as several citizens attended Monday’s town council meeting to voice concerns about spending.Though public participat...

Ocean City Job Fair Set For Saturday

OCEAN CITY – A long-established job fair will return to the Ocean City convention center this weekend.The Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Town of Ocean City and ...

Former Senator ‘A Good Fit’ For UMES In New Role

PRINCESS ANNE — Former elected official Jim Mathias has been named government relations director for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and will serve as liaison in Annapolis for the lowe...

Tautog and Selfies

It was a beautiful spring day in and around Ocean City today with high temps reaching the low 60s in some spots with mostly sunny skies.  The wind did pick up a bit this afternoon, but it was nic...

Voices From The Readers – March 22, 2019

Opposed To Cancellation Of Library PresentationEditor:“Law-abiding Trump supporters who did absolutely nothing wrong were made to appear to be the equivalent of a pitchfork- and torch-carrying ...

We Need More Leaders Like Late Harry Hughes

During his two terms as Maryland’s 57th governor, from 1979 to 1987, Harry Hughes enhanced civility, integrity and prudence in state government leadership. Elevating Maryland’s political ...

Federal Budget Includes Inlet Dredge Funding

OCEAN CITY – The Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District this week announced it was receiving an additional $68 million in federal funding for critical navigation projects across the region i...

Inaugural Destination Imagination After-School Club Implemented At Worcester Prep Middle School

This year, Middle School teacher Keith Geiger implemented Worcester Prep’s inaugural Destination Imagination (DI) after-school club.  Two teams of sixth- and seventh- graders were formed, ...