Private Group Chips In $5K For First White Marlin Prize; Season’s First Billfish Could Now Be Worth $15,000

OCEAN CITY — A little over a week after voting to eliminate or at least redirect the $5,000 dedicated as prize money for the first white marlin of the season, the city’s elected officials vote...

Berlin’s Proposed Budget Reduces Spending By 10%

BERLIN – Town officials kicked off the annual budget process with a work session to discuss the projected $8 million general fund budget for the coming year. The Berlin Council met Monday to take a ...

Ocean Pines Pulls Back Proposed Family Night At Adult Pool

OCEAN PINES – Officials in Ocean Pines have decided to remove a proposed family night function from the community’s adults-only swimming pool this summer after actions taken by the acting general ...

Rental Company Owner Fined After Pleading Guilty In Fatal Pontoon Boat Incident

OCEAN CITY — A downtown Ocean City watersports rental company and its owner charged last year with numerous violations following the death of a nine-year-old boy who fell from a rented pontoon b...

OC Council Hears Second Wind Farm Proposal; Project Smaller In Scope With Turbines Further Offshore

OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week got a closer look at a second proposed offshore wind energy farm that includes fewer turbines further offshore, but still weren’t keen on the proposal a...

Pooch Palooza Returns This Weekend For Third Year

BERLIN – Pooch Palooza will return to Worcester County this weekend for a two-day event that caters to canines. Now entering their third festival, Delmarva Unleashed Producer Sandy Phillips said the...

BREAKING: City Council Votes To Restore $5K Prize For Season’s 1st White Marlin

OCEAN CITY — A little over a week after voting to eliminate or at least redirect the $5,000 dedicated as prize money for the first white marlin of the season, the city’s elected officials ...

Code Change Needed In Berlin Before Truck Ban Considered

BERLIN – A truck ban proposed for Baker Street has been delayed as officials work to adjust existing language in the town code. When staff presented town officials with a resolution that would prohi...

Chief: OC Police Officer Departures ‘Very Concerning;’ Quality Of Life Issues Cited By Some In Exit Talks

OCEAN CITY — For a variety of reasons including “quality of life issues,” there is a not-so-subtle employee drain in the Ocean City Police Department, resulting in the department requesting ...

Berlin Brewery Expanding To Include Music Stage, Another Bar, More Seating

BERLIN – In spite of concerns about stormwater, town officials approved plans for an expansion of Burley Oak Brewing Company. On Wednesday, the Berlin Planning Commission approved a site plan for an...