Worcester Looking To Address $7.3M Budget Gap

SNOW HILL -- A first look at Worcester County’s proposed Fiscal Year 2014 Operating Budget shows an increase of over $800,000 in estimated revenue but an anticipated budget shortfall of $7,374,1...

Questions Abound Over Offshore Wind Bill’s Passage

OCEAN CITY -- After three failed attempts in prior sessions, Governor Martin O’Malley’s Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013 was officially approved late last week, but it remains to be seen i...

Things To Do Around Town

Every Sunday: Morning Worship 8 a.m. & 11 a.m., Traditional Worship; 9:30 a.m., Contemporary Worship; St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, E.L.C.A, 10301 Coastal Hwy., O.C. For more info, 410-524-74...

Thoughts From The Publisher's Desk

Regarding Mitch Scott’s unexpected passing last weekend, I think Steve Pappas of Greene Turtle fame summed up his buddy best when he said, “he was the most misunderstood guy in Ocean City....

Budget Realities A Factor With SRO Decision

The Worcester County Commission, like other governments across the state and country, is currently facing a major decision -- does it raise the property tax rate to fund School Resource Officers (SROs...

Major Skimmer Island Restoration Project Underway

OCEAN CITY -- Work began this week on the dredging of a navigation channel at the entrance to a West Ocean City marina in a plan that includes depositing the dredged material on Skimmer Island just no...

MARP Program Issues Advice For Seal Sightings

OCEAN CITY -- With more and more beached seal sightings and strandings in and around the resort area, the National Aquarium’s Marine Animal Rescue Program (MARP) coordinator this week briefed th...

Waterkeeper Motion Maintains Hudson Farm Case ‘Not Frivolous’

BERLIN -- The unsuccessful plaintiffs in a civil suit against a Berlin farm family and Perdue this week filed a motion asking the court not to award the defendants a combined $3 million being sought i...

Voices From The Readers

TSA Decision Appalls Editor: I am appalled by the Transportation Security Administration's recent decision to allow knives back into the aircraft cabin.  As a Flight Attendant and the last line o...

OCES Golf Tournament Date Set

OCEAN CITY- The 2nd Annual Ocean City Elementary PTA Golf Tournament is set for Thursday, April 18, with the proceeds dedicated to the school’s technology fund. The Ocean City Elementary School ...