Major Skimmer Island Restoration Project Completed

OCEAN CITY -- Work wrapped up last week on the dredging of a navigation channel at the entrance to a West Ocean City marina, including depositing the dredged material on Skimmer Island north of the Ro...

Natural Gas Available By Fall If PSC OKs Acquisition

BERLIN -- Conversion to natural gas in Worcester County could become an option as early as the fall depending on the final ruling of the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) regarding Chesapeake U...

Voices From The Readers

Fine To Tax Bullets Editor: We tax gas, cigarettes, and other commodities, so let's tax bullets. If it cost $1,000 a bullet, we can stop all this arguing over what or who shoots a bullet. If those who...

Thoughts From The Publisher's Desk

There are too many reasons to list here why Worcester County should not be in the liquor business, but it appears yet another has surfaced -- it’s being a bully by looking to hurt small business...

Officer Sued For Excessive Force; Resort Seeks Dismissal, Denies Wrongdoing

OCEAN CITY -- A resort police officer, who allegedly viciously beat a Severn man during an incident outside a resort nightclub last August, is seeking a dismissal of the case on a variety of grounds i...

OCPD Budget Reduces Spending; Council Will Have To Decide On New Public Safety Building Roof

OCEAN CITY – During Monday’s Police Commission meeting, the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) reported its proposed budget for the next fiscal year reduces spending from the current fisc...

OC’s Early Budget Plan Eyes Tax Hike; Proposal Would Cost Average Taxpayer $40 More Per Year

OCEAN CITY – The next fiscal year’s proposed budget for the Town of Ocean City was presented this week with a total operating budget of about $130.4 million, along with an increase in the ...

Salisbury Festival Weekend Eyes April 26-28 Return

SALISBURY -- The Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the 31st Annual Salisbury Festival, presented by Toyota, Clear Channel Media & Entertainment, and the City of Salisbury, on April ...

Berlin Chips In $10K For New Little League Amenities

BERLIN -- A new concession and restroom facility will be added to the Northern Worcester Athletic Complex next year in time for Berlin Little League (BLL) Opening Day 2014. The project reached its fun...

Concerts To Benefit Area Memorial Fund

BERLIN -- When the Tidewater Singers bring their repertoire of beautiful choral music to Ocean Pines on April 20, in support of the Jesse Klump Memorial Fund, the silent auction will not have the usua...