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...

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...