Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk

The saying goes, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” That comes to mind with the current squabble between the Town of Ocean City and its firefighter/paramedics union. In 2015, two calls out of ...

Ladies Ancient Order Of Hibernians Presents $600 Check To Shepherd’s Crook

Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians member Joanne Kirby recently presented a check for $600 to Katie Coffman, director of the Noel Christmas dinner and Shepherd’s Crook.

Students Learn About Song, Dance During Read Across America Day

BERLIN – A storyteller used the song and dance of his native Uganda to take Buckingham Elementary School students on a virtual trip to Africa as they celebrated Read Across America Day this week. On...

Royalton Hotel Demolition ‘Bittersweet’ For Family After Years Of Legal Struggles

OCEAN CITY – It took more than 13 years of planning and litigation to demolish the Royalton Hotel on the Ocean City Boardwalk, but now its owners are hopeful that rebuilding one of the resort’s ma...

UPDATE: Contract Deadline Passes Without Accord Between Firefighters Union, City; Current Contract Runs To June 30

OCEAN CITY — The deadline for a new labor contract between the Town of Ocean City and its firefighters union expired at midnight on Monday with no break in the impasse over the proposed work sch...

Fenwick Holds Off Decision On Parking Permit Fee Increase; Council To Revisit Issue At Budget Time

FENWICK ISLAND – Town officials opted to delay a decision on whether to increase parking permit fees until April budget discussions. During a Feb. 26 meeting, members of the Fenwick Island Town Coun...

Army Corps To Conduct Emergency Inlet Dredging After Recent Storms

OCEAN CITY — The federal Army Corps of Engineers late this week is expected to begin an emergency dredging of the Ocean City Inlet that shoaled in even further during Winter Storm Jonas in late ...

Firefighters Union, Ocean City Differ Over Work Schedules With March 1 Contract Deadline Looming

OCEAN CITY — A stalemate during employment contract negotiations over work scheduling between Ocean City and the firefighters union has led to employees planning to file an unfair labor practice...

Lauren Laque Wins First Place At SD High School Talent Show

With singers, musicians, dancers and many other talented performers, senior Lauren Laque was able to sing and play her way to first place in the Stephen Decatur High School annual talent show on Feb. ...

Senator, County At Odds Over Package Goods Measure; Commissioners Support House Legislation

BERLIN — One week after Worcester officials threw their support behind a bill introduced in the House to pursue an exit strategy for the county’s Department of Liquor Control (DLC), Senator Ji...