Convention Center Bond Bill Advancing

OCEAN CITY- Ocean City officials were in Annapolis this week to testify on behalf of a bond bill filed by Senator Jim Mathias (D-38) for state funding for the next phase of the expansion of the Roland...

Resort Officials Lukewarm On Proposed Room Tax Hike

OCEAN CITY- Ocean City tourism officials this week began a preliminary debate about hiking the room tax rate to increase revenue and offset the city’s costs, which spurred a larger debate about the ...

Open Houses Of The Week – March 17, 2017

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Senate Passes Paid Sick Leave Bill With Amendments

OCEAN CITY- One week after the House of Delegates passed a stringent version of a bill requiring employers to provide paid sick leave to most employees, the State Senate on Thursday passed an amended ...

Municipalities Seek Greater Share Of Casino Revenue

SNOW HILL – Snow Hill Mayor Charlie Dorman made a plea for video lottery funding as he approached county officials with his town’s annual budget request last week. Dorman told the Worcester County...

Teacher Acquitted In Alleged Sex Abuse Case

SNOW HILL- Despite hours of testimony and mountains of evidence, a Stephen Decatur High School teacher charged in November with sexual abuse of a minor and sexual solicitation of a minor was acquitted...

Bus Surveillance Cameras Timeline Updated

OCEAN CITY – Ocean City transit officials expect to install camera surveillance equipment on the town’s municipal buses later this year, after receiving a timeline from state officials detailing t...

Germantown School Community Heritage Center Executive Board Recognizes Jesse Turner

The Germantown School Community Heritage Center Executive Board recently recognized Jesse Turner’s 68 years of service to the Berlin community. Pictured from left are Barbara Purnell, Victor Smack, ...

Shirley Grace Benefit Gala Set

BERLIN – A nonprofit organization dedicated to helping women and families will host its annual Benefit Gala at the Ocean City Convention Center next month. Lisa Wilgus, executive director of the Shi...

Opinions Differ On Smoking Enforcement

OCEAN CITY Ocean City officials are considering ways to address the smoking ban along the Boardwalk this season, bringing forth a larger discussion on enforcement efforts and police discretion. In a P...