Progress Slows On Berlin Fire Services Contract

BERLIN – Berlin’s mayor says progress toward a contract for services with the Berlin Fire Company has slowed as the town continues to wait for requested information from the organization....

Major Solar Project For OC, Utility Breaks Ground

BERLIN – Local officials celebrated the start of construction of a substantial solar array with a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday.Elected officials joined representatives from Constellation, a...

OC Beach Patrol Issues Reminders As Coverage Dips

OCEAN CITY — While the annual education drain is already affecting the Ocean City Beach Patrol, the resort’s 10 miles of sandy beaches will remain covered through the final stretch of the...

Worcester’s Special Education Staffing Plan Approved

BERLIN – The Worcester County Board of Education approved the county’s special education staffing plan this week.Rae Record, the school system’s supervisor of special education, rev...

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – August 24, 2018

The promises have been made and the pressure is now on the promoters to pull it off.The Ocean City Mayor and Council officially signed off on committing nearly $200,000 to the first-ever Jellyfish Fe...

Replica Viking Ship Begins Eight-Day Stay In Ocean City

OCEAN CITY — It took longer than expected for the replica Viking ship Draken Harald Harfagre to come through the Inlet and through the drawbridge to its mooring at 3rd Street on Wednesday, but ...

Adventures Of Fatherhood – August 24, 2018

There’s not much I can say new about Surfers Healing.For those who don’t know, Surfers Healing is a traveling camp that provides children with Autism and other developmental disabilities ...

Shared Desire For Change Should Speak Volumes

Changes are needed.That’s the consensus on the Ocean City fire service front.Whether that means a new fire chief for the Ocean City Fire Department, other leadership changes, an independent ana...

Aircraft Landing Ban Moves Ahead

OCEAN CITY — After an unexpected helicopter landing on a downtown church parking lot in July, resort officials this week approved on first reading an ordinance aimed a preventing a repeat.On Jul...

Voices From The Readers – August 24, 2018

Hypocritical Views In OCEditor:Mayor Meehan and the OC Council should stay consistent on their beliefs.Over the past year, there has been a heated debate involving the offshore wind project in Ocean ...