OC Police Detective Earns Award

OCEAN CITY -- An Ocean City Police undercover narcotics agent last week was honored with the Enrique S. Camarena Award presented each year by the Elks Regional Association to a law enforcement officer...

Union Deals Reached Between Ocean City, Employees; Details Unclear Until Ratification

OCEAN CITY -- While all sides report tentative employee contract agreements are in place, union officials as well as Ocean City representatives were mum this week on the specifics. Negotiations over u...

Supreme Court Hears Salisbury DNA Case

BERLIN -- The U.S. Supreme Court this week heard testimony on a landmark Maryland DNA testing law rooted in a Lower Shore rape dating back to 2003 and although no opinion has yet been rendered, at lea...

Support Sought For Tougher Cigarette Smuggling Penalties

SNOW HILL -- State and local enforcement officials gathered in Snow Hill this week to present united support for a pending piece of state legislation that would drastically increase penalties for smug...

Man Arrested On Theft Charges

WEST OCEAN CITY -- An Ocean City man was arrested on theft charges last week after allegedly swiping a propeller and rudder from a boat in West Ocean City and later pawning the stolen goods at a pawn ...

Local Indicted On Manslaughter Charge In Friend’s Death

OCEAN CITY -- A West Ocean City man, arrested on manslaughter and assault charges in late January, was formally indicted this week and is on track for an early June trial. Around 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 26,...

Author Looks To Share Family’s ‘Message Of Hope’

BERLIN -- Sheldon Larmore’s new work of non-fiction, “Be Quiet and Listen,” has shot from the gate since being published this winter. The book focuses on the life of David Larmore, S...

Air Show Will Go On Even Without Blue Angels, Promoter Reports

OCEAN CITY – The organizer of the OC Air Show assured the Mayor and Council this week the show will go on in June, despite the possible grounding of headlining military acts, such as the U.S. Na...

Voices From The Readers

Decision To Save Tree Appreciated Editor: I would like to publically thank the Town of Ocean City for saving “the tree” on 4th Street. As background, late last summer, standing in the park...

Thoughts From The Publisher's Desk

Interesting concerns were raised this week regarding the impact the proposed performing arts center will have on the Roland E. Powell Convention Center’s ability to maintain existing big-money b...