ShoreBilly’s Swill: More Random Thoughts

Let me start this week by wishing a big Happy Birthday to two of the most important people in my life and two of the best people I’ve ever known. My beautiful wife and my incredible father both cele...

Wine Fest Ocean City Returns for Halloween Weekend

We were crestfallen earlier this month when Mother Nature put a damper on our grand plans for reveling in the annual Ocean City wine fest. Sand, sun, waves, food, wine….what could be better? The...

Worcester Prep Teachers Demonstrate How Science Lessons Can Be Fun For All Ages

Worcester Preparatory School teachers demonstrate how science lessons can be fun for all ages inside the classroom and out. Above, senior physics students discover acceleration as they push teacher To...

Old Commercial Boat’s Materials Dropped On Reef Site

OCEAN CITY — Just a week after the dilapidated “New Hope,” a fixture on the West Ocean City commercial harbor landscape for years, was dismantled, much of its steel and salvageable material ...

Major Hotel Boom Being Experienced In Ocean City Area; Seasonal Economy No Longer A Concern For Major Flag Hotels

(Editor’s Note: The following is the first in a three-part series on the hotel boom that is happening in and around Ocean City. Next week, we’ll explore how the West Ocean City landscape is in the...

We Remember Those We Have Lost

Andrew Anthony Szypula BERLIN — Andrew Anthony Szypula, age 79, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015 at the Berlin Nursing and Rehab Center. Andrew A. Szypula Born in Poz...

Regional Biking Initiatives Picking Up Momentum With OC, Berlin, Salisbury Putting More Focus On ‘Red-Headed Step Child Of Transportation’

OCEAN CITY – The quest to connect many of the region’s neighborhoods and communities with safe bike lanes may still be slow, but advocates believe both support and progress is picking up speed and...

Baltimore Shares OC’s Offshore Drilling Opposition

OCEAN CITY — Ocean City got an unexpected ally in its opposition to a federal proposal to open a vast section of ocean off the mid-Atlantic coast for seismic testing and offshore drilling this w...

Wicomico Eyes Three-Option School Board Referendum

SALISBURY – Wicomico County will make another bid this year at legislation enabling a referendum on an appointed versus and elected public school board, but officials are still seeking clarifica...

New Berlin Signs To Tout ‘Small Town’ Designation, Remind Motorists To Watch Speed

BERLIN – Two new signs will soon welcome visitors to Berlin. The town received approval from the Worcester County Commissioners to install two signs, one on Route 113 and another on Libertytown Road...