Design Study OK’d For New Beach Patrol Headquarters; Council Agrees To Allocate $165K, Negotiate For New Site

OCEAN CITY – Early design work, estimated at $165,000, for a new headquarters for the town’s beach patrol will begin soon, as the Mayor and City Council wants to get one of its priority in...

NEW FOR THURSDAY: High School Senior Starts Petition To Thwart OC’s Plan Reducing Skate Park Operations

OCEAN CITY – A petition has surfaced online to keep Ocean City’s landmark skate park open during its normal operating hours rather than reduce hours and shut it down during two winter mont...

NEW FOR THURSDAY: Design Study OK’d For New Beach Patrol Headquarters; Council Agrees To Allocate $165K, Negotiate For New Site

OCEAN CITY – Early design work, estimated at $165,000, for a new headquarters for the town’s beach patrol will begin soon, as the Mayor and City Council wants to get one of its priority in...

NEW FOR THURSDAY: Ocean City Not Budging On Paid Parking Plan; No Immediate Change On 146th Street Move

OCEAN CITY – The Mayor and City Council were not swayed as easily this week as they were three years ago to overturn a decision to install paid parking on 146th Street. Last week the Mayor and C...

Petition Started To Discourage OC Skate Park Plan

OCEAN CITY – A petition has surfaced online to keep Ocean City’s landmark skate park open during its normal operating hours rather than reduce hours and shut it down during two winter mont...

Elderly Scam Reports Climb

OCEAN CITY -- Authorities are warning residents and visitors of a new rash of a relatively old scam targeting vulnerable elderly people in the resort area and around Worcester County. The Ocean City P...

Berlin Stormwater Fees Set To Start This Summer

BERLIN -- Town utility funds in Berlin remain on strong financial footing, despite challenges, according to the Town Council. During an enterprise fund meeting this week, the recently created stormwat...

Berlin Weighing Electric Undergrounding Effort

BERLIN -- The electric delivery system in Berlin could be going underground in the future, but the timetable will depend on funding availability. Mayor Gee Williams said funding has not been set aside...

OC Tax Rate Comes In At Goal; Public Hearing Set For May 20

OCEAN CITY – An update on the proposed city budget for the next fiscal year, starting July 1, was presented this week and the city is looking to set the property tax rate at one penny above cons...

Death Penalty Repealed, Medicinal Marijuana Legalized

BERLIN -- Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley on Thursday signed into law over 200 pieces of legislation approved during the 2013 General Assembly session including a handful of weighty social issues ...