Ocean City Continues Tracking Online Rentals For License, Tax Adherence

OCEAN CITY – Efforts to manage short-term online rentals in Ocean City could get a boost from some outside help to track down scofflaws. For at least the last two years, Ocean City officials have b...

Elected Officials, Groups Renew Offshore Drilling Battle

OCEAN CITY — The battle against opening the ocean to drilling for oil began anew this week after the Trump administration announced a plan to consider vast areas of coastline for the controversi...

No Charges Expected In Berlin Pedestrian Accident; Fundraising Efforts Planned To Help Family

BERLIN – Charges are not expected to be filed following the Christmas Eve accident that injured a local pedestrian. Berlin Police Chief Arnold Downing said this week there weren’t plans to file ch...

Canal Dredging Expansion Slowed By Deposit Site Issues

OCEAN CITY — Despite the most recent bids coming in much lower than expected, an expansion of the resort’s canal dredging operation could be stalled by the lack of an appropriate material plac...

Special Event Zone Idea Advances With Legislation Planned In Annapolis

OCEAN CITY — Legislation creating special enforcement zones to help stem some of the issues associated with the mobilized special events in Ocean City will be introduced in this General Assembl...

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – January 12, 2018

For the second time in less than three years, Worcester County has lost its economic development director. Back in September 2015, Bill Badger resigned after four years on the job, saying county gove...

Losing Not A Part Of Any Battle With Cancer

It’s often said when people die after a cancer diagnosis that they lost their fight or battle. I remember many years ago writing something to that effect while memorializing on these pages an influ...

Voices From The Readers – January 12, 2018

OC’s Message On Recycling Disturbing Editor: I am once again writing about Ocean City’s lack of a curbside recycling program. I was told several years ago by members of the OC Council that Oc...

Boys Rec Basketball Action Continues

OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department’s boys’ winter basketball league continued last week with several games in different age brackets. In the 8th-grade division, the red tea...

War On The Shore Tourney Underway

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity wrestling team this weekend is hosting its annual War on the Shore tournament featuring some of the top prep teams and players from across the region. War on the Sh...