Major Accident Hospitalizes Two, Closes Route 611 For Hours

BERLIN — A three-vehicle accident Saturday afternoon resulted in two motorists being hospitalized and shut down Route 611 for about four hours. On Saturday, Sept. 9, at approximately 4:16 p.m., ...

Juveniles Charged With Shooting At Street Lights, Abandoned Home, Vehicles, Animals In Berlin

BERLIN — Two juveniles are facing reckless endangerment and malicious destruction of property charges this week after being identified as the suspects in a series of air gun shootings at street ...

Wicomico Council Hears Mixed Opinions On Confederate Marker Removal

SALISBURY – Residents both for and against the removal of a historical marker in Wicomico County honoring a Confederate general shared their views with the county council this week. In a public comm...

Berlin Hoping For Main Street Award Win Second Time Around

BERLIN – For the second year in a row, Berlin is in the running for the Great American Main Street Award. Berlin is one of 10 semi-finalists for the 2018 Great American Main Street Award. The recogn...

Driver Charged In Fatal Hit-And-Run; Warrant Issued For Suspect

OCEAN CITY — A Snow Hill man faces multiple charges in the fatal hit-and-run collision that claimed the life of a foreign seasonal worker from Slovakia last month. Around 3 a.m. on Aug. 30, Ocea...

10K-Plus Petition Urges City To Halt Boardwalk Building Effort

OCEAN CITY — While it merely represents an online community’s will, a petition submitted to the Mayor and Council this week containing over 10,000 signatures urged the elected officials to rev...

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – September 8, 2017

With President Trump’s administration reportedly flirting with the future of the J-1 Work and Travel Program, the Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce and the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Ass...

Voices From The Readers – September 8, 2017

Hopeful For Happy Ending On Boardwalk Editor: Recently, I received an email regarding the possibility of removing Dumser’s Dairyland, formerly Nathan Rappoport’s building on the Boardwalk in what ...

Sports Complex Concept Merits Further Research

The majority of the Worcester County Commissioners got it right this week when they voted for moving ahead with preliminary plans on a potential county-owned sports complex. This week’s vote was not...

County Changes Retiree Benefits; Retired Employees’ Dependents Must Pay Entire Premium

SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Commissioners approved a change expected to reduce the county’s medical insurance costs in the future. On Tuesday the commissioners voted unanimously to eliminate ...