Council Approves Lighting Up Beach Ball Water Tower, But Not Before Mild Debate On Funding Source

OCEAN CITY — Resort officials approved a relatively low cost plan for illuminating the new beach ball-themed water tower at 1st Street but not before considerable debate about how the project sh...

Ayres Creek Campground Proposal Shelved As Developer Returns To Family Farm Plans

BERLIN – A local developer has abandoned plans to turn the former Pine Shore Golf property on Route 611 into a campground. Developer Todd Burbage confirmed Tuesday he has pulled his campground plans...

Federal Judge Rules Busker Suit Has Enough Merit To Proceed

OCEAN CITY — The third time could be the charm for a group of Boardwalk street performers who filed a civil suit against Ocean City after a U.S. District Court judge last week issued an opinion ...

Monthly Skateboarding Opportunities Planned For Berlin Falls Park

BERLIN – Town officials have agreed to allow a temporary skateboarding facility in Berlin Falls Park. On Monday, the town council approved an area resident’s proposal to set up his skateboarding r...

Worcester County Mourns Jail Warden’s Death

(Editor’s Note: The following is a press release and statement from Worcester County government.) SNOW HILL — It is with heavy hearts that we honor the memory of our dear friend and colleague,...

Worcester School System Recognized By United Way

recognized Worcester County’s public school system last week for doubling its contribution to the charitable organization. During Tuesday’s meeting of the Worcester County Board of Education, Oliv...

Resort Community Mourning OC Firefighter’s Death

OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Fire Department and the entire resort community on Friday is mourning the loss of a popular, long-time firefighter-paramedic who lost his life in an off-duty motorcyc...

Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – April 21, 2017

The building known today as City Hall served as Ocean City High School beginning in 1917. Its first graduating class had only seven students — proof that Ocean City was indeed a small town in th...

Farmers Look To Educate Public Through Goatopia Operation

BISHOPVILLE – On the back portion of Joe Timmons’s property stands an old barn his grandfather and great-grandfather built nearly 70 years ago, with five pens surrounding the structure. The first ...

Berlin Intermediate School Students Use What The Learned About Equivalent Fractions To Create Hopscotch Board

Kristin Parker’s fourth grade math class at Berlin Intermediate School used what they learned about equivalent fractions to create and play hopscotch. Students pictured are Jayden Ukaria, Logan ...