Major Changes Planned For OC Fire Department Buildings

OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Fire Department (OCFD) has received the go-ahead to move into the next phases of the renovation on the headquarters building downtown and the complete rebuild of Stat...

Ocean City Honors, Thanks Long-Time Employee

OCEAN CITY – The city recognized this week Deputy Fire Marshal Jack Hastings’ retirement after 24 years of service in that capacity and 47 as a town employee. “You may or may not kno...

NEW FOR THURSDAY: OC Planning Commission Again Supports Utility’s Substation Expansion

OCEAN CITY – Once again the Planning and Zoning Commission passed on a favorable recommendation to the Mayor and City Council to approve the Delmarva Power and Light’s (DP&L) request t...

NEW FOR THURSDAY: Assateague Foal Naming Contest Nears End

ASSATEAGUE -- The clock is ticking on a unique opportunity for a holiday gift as an auction for the naming rights of a wild foal born on Assateague last spring is set to expire early next week. Each y...

Resort Man Charged With Pot Distribution

OCEAN CITY -- A local man was arrested with a significant amount of marijuana in an Ocean City hotel room after resort police earlier in the day arrested his caretaker for possession. Around 9:40 a.m....

Q&A: OC Police Chief DiPino

OCEAN CITY -- Ocean City Police Chief Bernadette DiPino will be feted with a going away celebration next week as the Ocean City chapter of her career closes at the end of the year and a new chapter op...

Planning Comm. Again Supports Utility’s Substation Plans

OCEAN CITY – Once again the Planning and Zoning Commission passed on a favorable recommendation to the Mayor and City Council to approve the Delmarva Power and Light’s (DP&L) request t...

Owners Urged To Research Homestead Tax Credit

BERLIN -- The deadline to ensure to file an application for the Homestead Tax Credit, which sets a cap on the amount of property tax increase for which a homeowner is responsible, expires Dec. 31 and ...

OCPD Captains To Serve As Interim Chiefs

OCEAN CITY – All three Ocean City police captains have been chosen to serve as acting police chief for 45-day stints, while Ocean City searches for a permanent hire by the beginning of next summ...

Latest Route 113 Fatality Renews Intersection Concerns

SNOW HILL -- A fatal accident at the intersection of Routes 113 and 12 near Snow Hill last weekend renewed the ongoing and often contentious debate about the need for improvements at the notoriously d...