Police Torch Run keeps pace for Special Olympics

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (June 7, 2018) A brigade of volunteers and police officers on foot, on horseback, in cars and buses, even some on motorcycles, made their way through Ocean City and Be...

Western Night to benefit wounded Marines, July 12

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 31, 2018) Tickets are on sale now for the 21st annual Country Western Night at the Ocean Downs Casino on July 12. The event, which will start at 5 p.m., was creat...

Four challengers, five incumbents at forum

By Brian Gilliland, Associate Editor (June 8, 2018) While the Worcester County Commissioners govern the entire county, the candidates’ forum last Thursday at the Ocean Pines library had a decidedly...

Berlin briefs

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (June 7, 2018) The Berlin mayor and council discussed the following items during a public meeting at Town Hall last Tuesday: Special events The council unanimously app...

Town of Berlin remembers PW Superintendent Purnell

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (June 7, 2018) Residents and town officials gathered last Friday at Dr. William Henry Park in Berlin to remember former Public Works Superintendent Wendell Ennis Purne...

McGuffey Club benefits thousands of students

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (June 7, 2018) Showell Elementary School students were among the thousands of Worcester County children on Monday to receive bright orange McGuffey Bookworm Club backp...

No Foul Play Suspected In Season’s Third Death

OCEAN CITY — The body of a Montgomery County man reported missing last Saturday was recovered in the bay two days later, marking the third fatality in the resort in the young season. Last Sunday...

OC Firefighter Union Issues ‘Call For Help’ From Elected Officials; Recent Reduction Of Services Cited

OCEAN CITY — The ongoing dispute over the cause of unfilled firefighter-paramedic shifts spilled over to Monday’s Mayor and Council meeting with the firefighter-paramedic union making an impa...

County Approves $190M Budget; Commissioner Critical Of OC’s Treatment

SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Commissioners approved a $190 million budget for the coming fiscal year this week. The commissioners voted 6-1, with Commissioner Joe Mitrecic opposed, to approve t...

Berlin BZA To Hear Revised Recovery House Location

BERLIN – The town’s board of zoning appeals is set to consider a request that would pave the way for a recovery house on Old Ocean City Boulevard in Berlin. On Wednesday, the Berlin Board of Zoni...