Voices From The Readers

Petitioner Weighs In Editor: On Oct. 7, 2013, Ocean City passed on a second reading of Ordinance 2013-13 to raise, through the sale of a bond, $12.7 million for five projects. Buried within the ordina...

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk

The current petition effort to defund the performing arts center’s current financing structure, which comes at little to no fiduciary risk at all, continues to be a major talking point in Ocean City...

Mysterious Boat Floats Ashore On Assateague Island Beach; First Reports Came Last Night, But Early-Morning Halloween Find Adds Spooky Intrigue

ASSATEAGUE — Visitors to Assateague Island on Thursday were treated to a rare ghostly sight as an old and unoccupied house boat beached itself on the barrier island overnight. The 40-foot houseboat ...

Sides Continue Performing Arts Center Debate; Supporters Maintain Petitioners Using Scare Tactics

OCEAN CITY – Amid allegations petitioners are using scare tactics and untruths to gain signatures, city officials are warning the public to do their homework and ask questions of those opposing the ...

Early ‘John Doe’ Probe Left Local Family In A Panic, Fearing Worst

BERLIN — For several hours on Sunday morning, a local family was under the impression a family member was the victim in the fatal pedestrian collision on Route 50 near Route 589, but Maryland St...

Two Locals Arrested In West Ocean City Crime Spree

WEST OCEAN CITY — Two local men were arrested on multiple theft charges this week after an investigation linked them to an alleged spree of vehicle break-ins in the West Ocean City area througho...

One Year After Fire, Waterman’s Back With New Look, Many Changes

BERLIN — A West Ocean City staple since 1982, Waterman’s Seafood Co. re-opened this month after a one-year hiatus for renovations following a fire back in October of 2012. The physical look of...

Boardwalk Hotel Fire Originated On Ground Floor; Property Owner ‘Grateful’ For OCFD

OCEAN CITY — A local family that has owned and operated the Majestic Hotel for generations is picking up the pieces and moving on this week after a fire last Friday afternoon at the historic est...

Murder-For-Hire Indictment Challenged By Ramadan Attorneys

OCEAN CITY — Less than a week after an Ocean City man was indicted in a murder-for-hire plot, his lawyers this week responded, saying there is no strong evidence to support the latest charges an...

Berlin Fire Company Seeking Lawsuit Dismissal

BERLIN — The Berlin Fire Department and its leadership last week filed a motion to dismiss an $8 million civil suit filed by a former firefighter and EMT alleging a pattern of harassment and int...