New Walk Smart Program Planned For Ocean City

OCEAN CITY – Following a sharp increase in pedestrian crashes last summer, a new Walk Smart campaign has been initiated to spread pedestrian safety awareness in Ocean City starting this summer. ...

New West Ocean City Hotel Planned

OCEAN CITY -- A revised site plan for a proposed 78 unit Holiday Inn Express in west Ocean City breezed through the Worcester County Planning Commission last week. The commission has seen previous ver...

Boardwalk Tram Wraps Weighed

OCEAN CITY – A proposal by an essential spice in most households of Maryland to be featured on Ocean City’s Boardwalk trams was turned down this week until further research takes place on ...

Dental Clinic Eyes Future Growth

BERLIN -- With a two-year anniversary approaching next month, the Worcester County Dental Clinic in Berlin is planning an advertising campaign to increase awareness of the services offered. “I s...

Gun, Cocaine Arrest

BERLIN -- A Connecticut man was arrested on drug and weapons charges last week after getting his vehicle stuck in a water-filled ditch along Route 113.Last Friday, Worcester County Sheriff’s Off...

Council, Volunteers Ink New Agreement

OCEAN CITY – The Mayor and Council and the Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company (OCVFC) celebrated this week the signing of a new contract of sorts between the two entities. “This is a good o...

Snow Hill High Scores National Award

BERLIN -- For a fifth year, Snow Hill High School (SHHS) has been received an award from the US News and World Report, most recently bringing in the silver award. Since 2007, SHHS has been recognized ...

Speed Camera Funds Put To Use

SALISBURY – Revenue from speeders is being used to enhance property dedicated to the Salisbury Police Department (SPD) as well as purchasing new equipment for seven new patrol vehicles. The SPD ...

Old Church Steeple Part Of Planned Reef Addition

OCEAN CITY -- The newest addition to the growing artificial reef system off the coast of Ocean City will include a structure with a large medal cross mounted atop of it, a contribution from a decades-...

Funds Sought To Address Huey’s Storm Damage

OCEAN CITY -- The Vietnam-era Huey helicopter erected in 2011 as part of a permanent memorial and display at the Ocean City Municipal Airport in West Ocean City was damaged during last week’s se...