State’s Attorney-Elect Plans To Assign ‘Special Prosecutor’ For Berlin

BERLIN – Efforts to help veterans, developing public-private partnerships and assigning Berlin its own prosecutor highlight plans shared by the county’s incoming state’s attorney th...

Cops And Courts – August 31, 2018

Struck Wife With VehicleOCEAN CITY — A Pennsylvania man was arrested on first-degree charges last weekend after allegedly attempting to run over his wife with a vehicle in the downtown area dur...

Judge’s Memo Suggests Support For OC’s Topless Ban; Va. Precedent Cited In Court Filing

OCEAN CITY — It remains to be seen if a federal judge will grant a preliminary injunction that could allow women to go topless in Ocean City, but the decision will likely be moot, as a hearing ...

OC’s Fish Powell Remembered Fondly As A Mentor, Friend, Leader

OCEAN CITY — The resort community lost a true icon this week with the passing of former Mayor Roland E. “Fish” Powell, whose contributions to the Town of Ocean City are almost too l...

Adventures Of Fatherhood – August 31, 2018

Earlier this month, Beckett had back-to-back nights of fun.Back in June, Pam and I attended a conference in Washington DC organized by a non-profit group formed by a group of parents with kids sharin...

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – August 31, 2018

Fish Powell was one of a kind.I don’t have a lot of personal stories to share about Fish. His last year as mayor of Ocean City was my last year in college. Additionally, his long career in elec...

Voices From The Readers – August 31, 2018

Hypocritical ArgumentEditor:In a letter to the editor in the Aug. 24 issue, “Hypocritical Views In OC,” “progressive” Jared Schablein goes way out on a limb in his attempt to ...

Open Houses Of The Week – August 31, 2018

OCEAN CITY Gateway Grand Oceanfront 48th St Saturday 10-5 1710 4BR/3BA 508 3BR/3BA Jon Barker Mark Fritschle Group/ Condominium Realty 410-723-6292OCEAN PINES 13 Dog Leg Court Innerlinks Sat 11-2 4BR...

Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – August 31, 2018

The Knotty Pine Restaurant was located on Baltimore Avenue across from St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Catholic Church.Owned by Stacy and Kathryn Ludlam, it had the distinction of having Mattie Hand...

Ethics Commission OKs Disclosures

BERLIN – The Berlin Ethics Commission voted unanimously to approve the latest financial disclosures submitted by the town’s elected officials.In a brief meeting Monday, the three-member co...