Revised Downtown Project Reviewed By OC Officials

OCEAN CITY — Revised plans for a proposed mixed-use redevelopment project downtown at Somerset Street with a significantly higher price tag was one of the highlights of an initial review the to...

Historic District Commission Delays Decision On Gay Street Building

BERLIN– Officials delayed a decision regarding plans for a new building on Gay Street to give the architect time to make changes to the proposal.The Berlin Historic District Commission (HDC) ag...

WCPS Sees Improvements In ELA Scores; Math Results Fall Short Of Pre-COVID Levels

NEWARK – Worcester County’s public schools performed better than many in the state, according to data released last week.The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) released Marylan...

Chronic Flooding Places Eagle’s Landing High On Project Priority List

OCEAN CITY – With chronic tidal flooding problems at the town’s municipal golf course in West Ocean City only intensifying, resort officials this week learned remediation efforts are like...

West O Bottle Shop Now Offering Expanded Artisan Cheese Market

WEST OCEAN CITY — The West O Bottle Shop, located off Route 50 in West Ocean City, has recently unveiled an expanded artisan cheese market stocking cheese, specialty crackers and char...

Seahawks Rout Crabbers, Run Streak to Nine

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity basketball team blew out Crisfield, 56-32, last Friday to run its win streak to nine games since the holiday break.The Seahawks have been on a roll...

DAR Chapter Enjoys Field Trip

Members of the General Levin Winder Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) recently enjoyed a field trip to the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Churc...

Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – February 3, 2023

An aerial view of the area between 12th to 15th streets reveals the less developed Ocean City of the mid-1960s.The beginning of Motel Row with the departed Sea Scape and Santa Maria motels can be see...

Audit Shows Increased Revenues For Fenwick

FENWICK ISLAND – Improvements in the town’s financial statements highlighted a recent audit in Fenwick Island.Last Friday, the Fenwick Island Town Council voted unanimously to accept the f...

Things I Like – February 3, 2023

Finding peace with a complicated matterTime lapse photosA kitchen with a big islandSiesta Key’s sandSkiing during a snowfallSpanish mossReading about an unfamiliar topicA movie with both my kids...