Local Excursion Train Plans Continue To Move Forward

BERLIN – Plans for an excursion train in Worcester County continue to move ahead. Officials from the various parties involved have been working together to finalize plans for an excursion railroad b...

Burglary Conviction Reversed On Appeal

OCEAN CITY — In a rare appeal reversal, a local man, arrested for breaking and entering in March 2015 after being found sleeping in the crawl space under a residence on 6th Street, had his convi...

OC Elementary First Grade Students Visit Local 4-H Organization

First grade students at Ocean City Elementary enjoyed a visit from the local 4-H organization and had the opportunity to hold baby chicks. Pictured is Jackson Hess from Kitty Herr’s class.

OC Bus Driver’s Actions At Fatality Scene Recognized

OCEAN CITY — An unidentified Ocean City municipal bus driver last week was informally recognized for his swift action during an incident this month when a pedestrian crossing Coastal Highway aga...

Eleven Worcester Prep Students Inducted Into Inaugural Chapter Of WPS International Thespian Society

Eleven Worcester Prep students were inducted into the inaugural chapter of the WPS International Thespian Society. The International Thespian Society (ITS) is the Educational Theatre Association’s s...

Officials Frown On Non-OC Based Event Sponsorships

OCEAN CITY — The obvious divide between Ocean City and West Ocean City was clearly on display this week when resort officials shot down a proposal to allow a corporate restaurant over Route 50 B...

OC Elementary Kindergarten Students Observe The School Yard During An Earth Day Walk

Liz Engh’s kindergarten scientists are pictured during an Earth Day walk to observe the school yard at Ocean City Elementary School for signs of spring.

Tax Differential Report Favors OC, But No Impact Expected This Year

OCEAN CITY — While Worcester County’s independent study of the tax differential for Ocean City was released this week, revealing a potential détente in the long-standing issue of duplicated s...

Differential Study Suggests Lower OC Tax Rate

SNOW HILL – A consultant hired by Worcester County suggests decreasing the property tax for Ocean City residents and increasing it for county residents in an effort to account for the services the r...

We Remember Those We Have Lost – May 20, 2016

Sandra Koeppel Short BERLIN — Sandra Koeppel Short, “Sandy,” age 72, passed away on Friday, May 13 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in Milford, Del., she was the daughter of the ...