UPDATE: Preliminary Necropsy Results Show Whale Suffered Injuries Consistent With Vessel Strike; Tissue Examination To Show If Before Or After Death

ASSATEAGUE – A preliminary examination of a dead whale found on Assateague this week shows injuries consistent with blunt force trauma, though more information is being collected to determine i...

Officials Move Forward With Plans For Replacement School At Buckingham

NEWARK – Plans for a new Buckingham Elementary School moved closer to reality this week with the school board’s acceptance of a feasibility study for a new building.Just weeks after the c...

Park Project’s Electric Bid Comes In Under Budget

OCEAN CITY — In a somewhat refreshing twist, at least two of the bids opened for electrical work at the downtown recreation complex renovation project came in under what was budgeted.In recent y...

Pines Board Budget Review

OCEAN PINES – Discussions on wage increases, a new business license fee and department spending plans highlighted a budget review session in Ocean Pines this week.On Wednesday, the Ocean Pines A...

Maryland Coastal Bays Grant Funding Available

OCEAN CITY – Maryland Coastal Bays Program representatives say individuals and organizations will have an opportunity to receive grant funding through two new programs.This week, the Maryland Co...

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – January 20, 2023

Buckingham Elementary School is next up on the major project list for the Worcester County school system project list. This will be a massive and expensive undertaking, costing about $73 million for ...

Seven Rescued 30 Miles Off Resort’s Coast

OCEAN CITY — Seven people were hoisted from a disabled tugboat adrift about 30 miles off the coast of Ocean City early Saturday morning.Around 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, a crewmember aboard the tugb...

Things To Do Around Town – January 20, 2023

Every Monday: TOPS Meeting 5-6:30 p.m. Atlantic General Hospital, Berlin. Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a support group promoting weight loss and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Call Rose 443-880-8444...

Fenwick Hearing Highlights Parking Ratio Concerns

FENWICK ISLAND – Concerns over commercial parking ratios highlighted a public hearing this week in Fenwick Island.On Wednesday, the Fenwick Island Town Council held a public hearing on an ordina...

Petition Signature Verification Process Challenged

OCEAN CITY – The organizer of a successful petition drive aimed at reversing an ordinance conveying an abandoned portion of right-of-way along Baltimore Avenue continues to challenge the verifie...