Clubs committee: defer to Matt Ortt

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Oct. 25, 2018) Members of the Ocean Pines Clubs Committee have some ideas to improve the yacht and beach clubs, but also suggest that the board of directors defer to ...

Phillips pitching in at North Pole

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Oct. 25, 2018) “I met Santa as a young girl and have always believed in Santa Claus,” said Ocean Pines Aquatics Director Colby Phillips. For the last six years, P...

Body Found Floating Near Herring Creek Bridge

BERLIN — Maryland State Police are investigating the discovery of a body early Wednesday morning in Worcester County.Shortly after 12:15 a.m., two people in a boat were traveling along the Herri...

Berlin’s Main Street Will Close On Halloween For First Time

BERLIN — Trick-or-treating in Berlin is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 5-7 p.m.For the first time ever on Halloween, in the interest of pedestrian safety, Main Street will be closed to ...

Four Suspects Charged In OC Armed Robbery Spree

OCEAN CITY — Four suspects are in custody this week for their alleged involvement in a pair of gunpoint robberies in the resort less than an hour apart on Sunday.Around 7:50 p.m. on Sunday, Oce...

Berlin Fire Company Breaks Ground On New Route 50 Station

BERLIN – Construction of a new station for the Berlin Fire Company kicked off with a groundbreaking ceremony this week.On Tuesday, Berlin Fire Company (BFC) officials, county leaders, community...

Council approves BFC contract, but questions remain

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Oct. 25, 2018) The Berlin Town Council approved a $605,000 contract for services with the Berlin Fire Company and Berlin EMS on Monday, as Councilman Thom Gulyas, the...

State’s Route 90 Position Called ‘Irresponsible,’ ‘Disturbing’

OCEAN CITY — After state transportation officials essentially said funding concerns were burying the proposed dualization of Route 90 on the local highway priority list, resort officials called...

Ramadans Indicted For Untaxed Cigarette Operation; Guns, $312K Seized During Raid

WEST OCEAN CITY — Two weeks after their West Ocean City home was raided by federal law enforcement officials and their local partners, two Ocean City men were indicted Thursday in New York for ...

Mathias, Carozza Discuss Issues At State Senate Forum

SALISBURY – Sen. Jim Mathias and Del. Mary Beth Carozza shared views on everything from offshore wind to rising health care costs at a forum this week.On Tuesday, Mathias and Carozza, both cand...