Ocean City Power Squadron Holds 15th Annual Dead Duck Society Induction Ceremony

Past Commanders of the Ocean City Power Squadron, a unit of the United States Power Squadrons, held its 15th annual induction ceremony into the Dead Duck Society. John Hess, commander for the year 20...

New Ambulance Purchase OK’d In Resort

OCEAN CITY — Despite some last-minute concerns about going with a smaller chassis, resort officials this week approved the purchase of a new ambulance at around $260,000, or about $30,000 less t...

Delmarva ESA’s Fourth Contest In The Books

ASSATEAGUE- The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) Delmarva District held its fourth contest of the 2018 summer-long series last weekend at Assateague Island.The Delmarva ESA fourth event of the seaso...

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 ...