Pines Police quarters called cramped, unsafe

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Nov. 8, 2018) The Ocean Pines Police headquarters was an architectural afterthought and it shows, according to Police Chief David Massey. The Ocean Pines Administrati...

OC ELECTION: Meehan Re-Elected Mayor; James, Paddack, Martin Win Council Seats; Charter Amendment Passes For Firefighter/Paramedics

Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan has been elected to his seventh term, besting former Councilman Joe Hall, 1,695-773. On the City Council, the three available seats have been secured by incumbent Matt Ja...

State, Local Election Results

(Editor’s Note: While absentee and provisional ballots have not been counted, there are no race winners expected to change at this time)GovernorStatewideHogan-Rutherford (R-incumbent): 1,196,35...

Culver Cruises To Second Wicomico Executive Term

SALISBURY – Voters re-elected Wicomico County Executive Bob Culver on Tuesday.According to preliminary results, Culver, a Republican, received 15,463 votes in Tuesday’s election, beating o...

Operation Tourist Boom ‘A Great Exercise And A Major Success’

OCEAN CITY — By all accounts, Operation Tourist Boom, which turned the downtown area into a war zone of sorts last weekend, was a big success and accomplished most of its training goals.The Mar...

Carozza topples Mathias in senate race

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor and Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Nov. 8, 2018) A changing of the guard took place Tuesday as Republican Delegate Mary Beth Carozza became Senator Carozza, besting incum...

Temporary Patching Planned For Berlin’s Harrison Avenue

BERLIN – As the condition of Harrison Avenue worsens again, Berlin officials say temporary repairs will be made in the coming weeks.While paving the entire street was deemed too costly to do thi...

Fenwick Committee Continues Commercial Height Talks

FENWICK ISLAND – A resort committee has decided to continue its discussion on possible exceptions to the town’s commercial height regulations after meeting with an engineer last week.Last ...

Five-Year Sentence In Serious OC Assault

OCEAN CITY — One of three individuals charged in the beating and theft of a man in Ocean City in June pleaded guilty last week to conspiracy to commit assault and was sentenced to 10 years, half...

Berlin Resident Ordered To Pay $81K In Church Theft

SNOW HILL — A local woman charged in July with multiple counts of theft and embezzlement was ordered last week to pay over $81,000 to a resort church following a civil suit trial, but the crimin...