Two Pedestrians Killed

FENWICK ISLAND -- Two Maryland men were struck and killed while attempting to cross Route 54 just east of the Fenwick Ditch late Friday evening. Just after 11 p.m. on June 14, two pedestrians attempte...

Rabid Raccoon Killed After Charging People In OC

OCEAN CITY -- Worcester County Health Department officials are urging residents and visitors to Ocean City to use caution around wild animals this week after a rabid raccoon was discovered. The health...

Voices From The Readers

Clearing Air On Resort Advertising Editor: In last week's Ocean City Today, Ocean City Council member Brent Ashley stated that "we [Ocean City] push all this marketing in inner city Baltimore, Wa...

Decency Rules Deserve Council Consideration

Whether Ocean City should follow Wildwood, N.J.’s decision to institute a decency ban will be discussed next month, and there are strong opinions on both sides of the issue. We think Ocean City ...

Thoughts From The Publisher's Desk

With no slight intended to the five other finalists, particularly Captains Kevin Kirstein and Mike Colbert, who served as acting chiefs during the extensive search process, I like Ocean City’s s...

State Plans West OC Sidewalk Study

BERLIN -- West Ocean City will be seeing some long-anticipated sidewalks put in place in the near future, according to representatives of the State Highway Administration (SHA). SHA District Engineer ...

Berlin Convenience Store Denied Beer, Wine Sales

BERLIN -- Resident fears that adding beer and wine sales to an East Berlin convenience store could re-ignite old criminal concerns were enough to convince the Board of License Commissioners (BLC) this...

Defendants Seek Wrongful Death Suit Dismissal

BERLIN -- Just days after the trial for accused murderer Matthew Burton was postponed for a second time, the defendants in a separate civil suit filed against the church where the victim worked and it...

Group Looks To Put Paid Parking Move Before Voters

OCEAN CITY – An action item list of the new OC Taxpayers for Social Justice was released this week, beginning with a petition effort seeking to put new paid parking expansion ordinance before vo...

Ramadans To Appear In Court

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 wit...