Ocean Pines tops list of Maryland’s safest cities in ‘18

Ranked No. 1 with 1.56 violent crimes reported (Feb. 22, 2018) A newly released ranking of the safest cities in Maryland for 2018 positions Ocean Pines at the top of the list. “Our officers are clos...

Offshore Drilling Officially Opposed

OCEAN CITY — Reiterating a position it has held for decades, the Mayor and Council this week passed a resolution in opposition to proposed offshore oil and gas drilling and exploration off the r...

Canadian Jet Team To Perform Over Ocean City In Late May

OCEAN CITY — Aviation enthusiasts will get an early matinee this year after resort officials this week approved a mid-week, pre-Memorial Day event featuring the Canadian Air Force Snowbirds Jet...

Appeals Court Reverses Burglary Conviction In Bizarre Case Involving Prostitution

BERLIN — A Westover, Md. man, convicted in 2016 on charges of first-degree burglary and theft following a bizarre incident in Ocean Pines, had his burglary conviction overturned on appeal last w...

Open Houses Of The Week – February 23, 2018

OCEAN CITY Ocean Dunes #108 7 137th Street Sat&Sun 12-3 3BR/2BA Condo Ocean Views Steps from Beach Leslie Whitten Long & Foster 410-292-9144 OCEAN CITY Gateway Grand Oceanfront 48th St Saturd...

Downtown Hotel Project Officially Underway

OCEAN CITY — Ground has been broken for a vast hotel and restaurant complex on the site of the Cropper concrete plant just north of the Route 50 Bridge in downtown Ocean City. Last Thursday, Ch...

Ocean City Questions Wind Farm Developer’s ‘Dismissive Attitude’ About Distance Concerns

OCEAN CITY — While there may yet be an opportunity to find some common ground between Ocean City and US Wind over the distance from shore of the proposed wind turbines, a pair of letters fired b...

Worcester School Board Cited For Open Meetings Violations

NEWARK – A state board has determined the Worcester County Board of Education violated the Maryland Open Meetings Act during several meetings last year. On Feb. 7, the state’s Open Meetings Compli...

Mid-Town Parking Garage Axed After Public Works Campus Bids Exceed Budget

OCEAN CITY — The major upgrade and expansion of the town’s public works campus and transit facilities at 65th Street is moving closer to a spring groundbreaking, but a casualty of soaring con...

A Week In Business – February 16, 2018

Medical Officers Announced SALISBURY — Peninsula Regional Medical Center has announced the election of Drs. Simona Eng, Mark Edney and Anthony Adrignolo as officers of the Medical Staff at PRMC....