Ruling In White Marlin Open Case Not Expected Till Fall 2017

OCEAN CITY — After several recent changes in the federal suit involving the alleged winning white marlin in the 2016 White Marlin Open, it is now apparent the case will not be resolved until wel...

Ocean City Hotel Project To Resume; Opening Planned For Summer 2017

OCEAN CITY — The on-again, off-again, 150-room, eight-story hotel under construction along the south side of Route 90 is back on after a new contractor has been hired to finish the project, the ...

Informal Petition Effort Seeks To Rename Park After Retired Mailman

BERLIN – A grassroots campaign started by a Berlin resident aims to have the town’s newest park renamed in honor of a well-known mailman. Resident Bill Todd this week started a petition effort to ...

Ocean City Committees Get Reshuffled After Election

OCEAN CITY — With a change in the make-up of the Ocean City Council following the November municipal election, Mayor Rick Meehan this week submitted a list of sub-committee and commission member...

Berlin Park Restroom Project Moves Ahead

BERLIN – Plans for a permanent restroom at Henry Park are moving ahead as the town has selected a contractor for the project. On Monday the Berlin Town Council agreed to accept a bid submitted by Gr...

Old Pro Golf’s Start In Ocean City

The first miniature golf course in Ocean City opened in the 1930s, but the sport really became popular after Herb Schoellkopf designed and built two courses on the Pier in 1963. They were prefabricate...

Fatherhood Adventures – December 2, 2016

The headline, “Boys Get Organized Later In Life,” caught my attention on a friend’s social media page. The article by psychologist and author Michael Thompson continued, “It will eventually ha...

Cops And Courts – December 2, 2016

Women Charge After Trying To Stop Arrest OCEAN CITY — A Salisbury woman was charged with resisting arrest and other counts last weekend after allegedly attempting to prevent Ocean City Police De...

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – December 2, 2016

The intentions are worthwhile, but it’s impractical to think Berlin should name its newest park after a retired postal worker. James Tingle was my mailman in Berlin for many years. He also did a num...

Beach Pumping Can’t Be Allowed In Prime Months

It was a request deserving little consideration and that’s what it essentially got at City Hall this week. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requested the Town of Ocean City consider lifting the long...