Gazette Cartoon

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Rough waters ahead for Black Eyed Susan

Hope floats. The Black Eyed Susan doesn’t. At least not as a passenger vessel. That’s how it’s been since the Town of Snow Hill bought the 111-foot paddlewheeler in 2021 for roughly $350,000 wit...

Reminiscing about BLTs while growing up 

By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 Sometimes it pays to keep it simple. As I had written a few weeks ago about Anton Ego’s ratatouille and my own childhood reminiscence with Chef Kern’s souse (remind...

Your Doc’s In Physician Suspended Over Misconduct Case

BERLIN – A local physician, owner of six urgent care facilities on the Eastern Shore, faces a 30-day suspension and three years’ probation for engaging in sexual behavior with a patient.La...

Former Town Administrator Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement

SNOW HILL– Berlin’s former town administrator apologized in Worcester County District Court this week after pleading guilty to embezzlement.Jeff Fleetwood, the Berlin town administrator w...

Mayor, Council Salaries Approved

OCEAN CITY – With little discussion, resort officials last week approved an ordinance on second reading what will substantially increase the annual salaries for the mayor and councilmembers.Lat...

OCPD Reports Summer Recruitment Challenges

OCEAN CITY – Ocean City’s police chief told members of a resort commission this week that seasonal recruitment efforts remain challenging.On Monday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) Ch...

Still Some Rockfish Around

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVqeFq_isJIHit the vid to see some great stuff at Sunset Provisions!The wind has been blowing most of the week so there hasn’t been a whole lot of fishing going o...

License Board Issues $12K Fine Over Carryout Drinks; Boardwalk Bar Avoids Suspension

SNOW HILL – Officials fined an Ocean City restaurant $12,000 for letting patrons take alcohol off the premises.The Worcester County Board of License Commissioners (BLC) fined Jonah and the Whale...

Advocacy Group Files Emergency Petition To Implement 10-Knot Rule

OCEAN CITY – While a long-term decision on a proposed rule change to reduce offshore speed limits for recreational and commercial vessels to further protect endangered North Atlantic right whal...