High Court Upholds Police’s Use Of Photo Lineup

SALISBURY — Maryland’s highest court this week ruled the use of a photo lineup to help identify a Salisbury man as the suspect in an attempted murder case was admissible, essentially upholding...

A Decatur ‘Icon That Will Be Missed By All’; Beloved High School Teacher To Retire In June

BERLIN – Gwen Lehman never set out to become a teacher. When she graduated from Hood College in 1968, she saw herself making a living as a writer. The senatorial scholarship she had received, howeve...

Ochse, Kendall Address Deceased’s Family At Sentencing Hearing

SNOW HILL — Two local men involved in the death of a Pennsylvania man last summer were sentenced on Thursday to the maximum amount of jail time allowable under a plea agreement reached in Januar...

Decatur Girls Fall In Region Championship

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity basketball team’s remarkable season came to a close with a 67-42 loss to visiting Westlake in the state 3A-South regional championship game in front of a...

Ordinance Change Likely In Advance Of Uber In OC; Service Needs Regulation, Police Commission Says

OCEAN CITY – Local officials dove Monday morning further into how to go about regulating the car service Uber in Ocean City, despite the company’s claim of having no immediate plans in coming to t...

Saturday’s Snow Hill Blues Jam To Honor Late Burley Strand

SNOW HILL — This year’s Snow Hill Blues Jam on Saturday, March 14 is a tribute to the late Burley Strand, who passed away in November of 2014. Lovingly known as “Mr. B.,” he wa...

OC’s St. Patrick’s Parade, Festival This Weekend

OCEAN CITY — Ocean City will be glowing with green at the 34th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival, which marches down Coastal Highway this weekend, on Saturday, March 14. Sponsored b...

Things I Like

Around 7 in the evening the first day we set the clocks ahead   Spaghetti leftovers   A cleared sidewalk after snow   Being read to by my son   OC on St. Patrick’s parade weekend...

Cambridge’s Leaky Pete’s Eyes 2nd Restaurant In Berlin

BERLIN – A popular Cambridge eatery is the latest new business headed to America’s Coolest Small Town. Leaky Pete’s Oyster and Wine Bar, located on Race Street in Cambridge, will open a second l...

Berlin Planning Commission Rejects New Dollar General

BERLIN – A decades-long deed dispute and traffic concerns put an end to the new Dollar General proposed for Berlin. The Berlin Planning Commission voted Wednesday night to deny site plan approval fo...