Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk

When he was first elected to the Ocean City Mayor and Council in 2002, Joe Mitrecic was known for keeping his proverbial cards close to his chest. He was quiet and rarely spoke at the meetings. Over t...

OC Elementary Participates In 5th Annual Hooper’s Crab House School Spirit Night

Ocean City Elementary recently participated in the 5th Annual Hooper’s Crab House School Spirit Night. Pictured with Principal Dawn Rogers are students Noah Hargrove, Holden Bunting, Michael Ho...

About 600 Worcester Students Now Using Laptops In Class

BERLIN – A quarter of the high school students in Worcester County’s public schools are now learning with laptops. Nearly 600 of the county’s 2,014 high school students have their own mobile dev...

A Week In Business

Atlantic Physical Therapy (APT) was honored by the Worcester County NAACP this month for “Outstanding Service to the Community.” At the awards banquet, CEO Robert Hammond said it was the most pre...

Major Heroin Bust In Wicomico After Wild Chase

SALISBURY — A Delaware man, suspected of being a major heroin supplier in Wicomico and across the Lower Shore, was arrested this week and charged with multiple counts of assault and drug distrib...

Barbershop Competition Planned In Resort

OCEAN CITY — The Barbershop Harmony Society’s Mid Atlantic District Quartet and Chorus Competition and Show of Champions will take place Saturday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. at the Roland E. Powell...

Seahawks Sweep Pair From Bayside North Foes

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity soccer team swept a pair of Bayside North opponents this week, but the Seahawks will not a get a shot at the conference championship after Parkside edged B...

Officials Forced To Euthanize Assateague’s Oldest Stallion

ASSATEAGUE — Assateague Island National Seashore’s famed wild horse population lost its patriarch this week when Sham, the known oldest stallion ever to live on Assateague at nearly 25 years, ...

Q&A With Commissioner Joe Mitrecic: Former Councilman Fighting For Change In Retiree Benefits, Transparency, Exit Strategy for Liquor Department

OCEAN CITY – It’s been almost a year since Joe Mitrecic won his seat in Snow Hill as a Worcester County Commissioner, but very few people in the region would have the audacity to call him a politi...

New Berlin Signs To Tout ‘Small Town’ Designation, Remind Motorists To Slow Down

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...