Council OKs More Boardwalk Cell Towers After ‘Stealth Alternatives’ Proposed

OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week reversed course and approved, although somewhat reluctantly, a proposal to install as many as 12 new cell phone towers on the Boardwalk after getting assu...

Housing Sample Finds 84% Of OC Short-Term Rentals Properly Licensed But Whether Paying Room Tax Needs Further Study

OCEAN CITY — The good news on the short-term vacation rental issue in Ocean City is the majority of renters are acquiring the requisite business license and likely remitting the appropriate room...

Berlin Hosts 28th Annual Bathtub Races

BERLIN – A Rockville family celebrated new ties to Worcester County by taking home the trophy in the 28th Annual Berlin Bathtub Race. The bathtub sponsored by H.T. Harrison & Sons Inc., a Rockvi...

OCPD Sergeant, Beach Patrol Officer Partner On Returning Stolen School Ring Found On Beach To Owner

OCEAN CITY — With a little beginner’s luck and a lot of perseverance, a Virginia Beach man last week was reunited with his class of 1985 Wicomico High School ring found on the beach in Ocean C...

First-Place Tuna In 2016 White Marlin Open Sees Prize Money Jump To $2.8M After Legal Battle

OCEAN CITY — After a federal judge last month ruled the supposed winner of the white marlin division in the 2016 White Marlin Open (WMO) was not entitled to the record $2.8 million prize, that m...

Some OC Beach Trash Cans To Soon Appear With Artwork Wraps

OCEAN CITY – Blue trash cans adorned with themed artwork will be placed along the beaches of Ocean City within the next two weeks as part of a pilot program that promotes both an anti-litter campaig...

Angler On Swimming With Whale Shark: “Even when I touched it, it didn’t flinch or anything because it was so big. I ran my hand down its back. When I was swimming back to the boat, I looked down for another glimpse but never saw it again.”

OCEAN CITY — For the second time in a week, a rare whale shark, the largest fish in the world, was spotted off the coast of Ocean City and this time lucky observers actually got to jump in the o...

Worcester Prep STEM Program Members Build Programmable Drone

As part of Worcester Prep’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) program, juniors Josh Bredbenner of Seaford, Del. and Connor Cebula of Berlin built their own programmable drone quad-cop...

Shockley Awarded George M. And Suzanne Hurley Memorial Scholarship

The Ocean City Museum Society, Inc. has awarded the George M. and Suzanne Hurley Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 to R. Brody Shockley, a 2017 graduate of Stephen Decatur High School. Shoc...

Berlin Homebuyers Need To Know If In Historic District, HDC Says

BERLIN – Members of the town’s historic district commission want people buying homes in Berlin to be aware of historic district regulations before they buy. Discussion of a young couple’s reques...