Smoke Detector Law Takes Effect

OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Fire Marshal’s Office is spreading the word on a new state law effective July 1 that will enforce smoke detectors to be updated and placed on every floor of a r...

One Month Later, Authorities Still Searching For Woman

BERLIN -- Nearly one month to the day since she was first reported missing, the search continues this week for an elderly Berlin woman with dementia and short-term memory loss last seen at her residen...

Ramadan Brothers Remain In Custody After Hearing

OCEAN CITY -- Two local residents indicted by a New York grand jury in May for allegedly being the ringleader and enterprise treasurer of a vast cigarette smuggling and money laundering operation rema...

Mathias Claims National Chicken Picking Title

SNOW HILL -- State Senator Jim Mathias (D-38), who represents the Lower Shore, added another feather to his cap so to speak last week when he won the 2013 Mountaire Chickin’ Pickin’ title ...

Judge Holds Off Decision On Hudson Farm Legal Expenses

BERLIN -- A federal judge this week heard testimony but offered no decision in an attempt by the successful defendants in a civil suit filed against a Berlin farm family and Perdue over alleged pollut...

Court Overturns Accident Verdict; OC Cabbie Ordered To Receive Damages

OCEAN CITY -- Maryland’s highest court ruled this week an Ocean City taxi cab driver is entitled to monetary damages awarded to her following an accident on Coastal Highway in 2008, overturning ...

J/R’s Addresses Parking Concerns; Owner Clarifies Position On Meters

OCEAN CITY – J/R’s House of Ribs reached out this week to clear the air over ongoing miscommunication on the restaurant’s position of paid parking on 131st Street, especially now tha...

Robot Probes Suspicious Package Found On Beach

OCEAN CITY – A bomb scare on the beach last Friday turned out to be a non-hazardous object but nonetheless protocol was followed and robotic equipment was deployed. Around 6 p.m. last Friday the...

Decatur Boosters Tourney a Big Success

BERLIN- The Stephen Decatur High School Athletic Boosters Club’s 14th annual golf tournament last week was a huge success with the number of participants sold out and over $20,000 in funds raise...

33rd Small Boat Tourney in the Books

OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Marlin Club’s 33rd Annual Small Boat Tournament last weekend was a big success with plenty of action both offshore and inshore. The Marlin Club’s annual Small Bo...