Salisbury Audit Shines Light On ‘Challenging Year’

SALISBURY -- Dormant bank accounts, a re-examination of the city’s employee “sick bank,” and management of the mayor’s credit card were some of the issues turned up during the ...

State Officials Outraged FEMA Denied Further Storm Assistance

OCEAN CITY -- Maryland’s congressional leaders’ appeal for individual federal disaster relief for victims across the lower shore apparently fell on deaf ears as the Obama administration th...

O’Malley Reaches Out To Obama For Offshore Wind Support

OCEAN CITY -- With another General Assembly session looming, and likely another battle over proposed offshore wind farms off the coast of Ocean City, Gov. Martin O’Malley last week appealed to a...

Warning Issued Over Check Scam

OCEAN CITY -- The Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) is investigating a check fraud scam involving the possible misuse of actual bank accounts and check numbers. The scam targets an un-suspecting vic...

Salisbury Council Moving Forward With Annexation

SALISBURY -- The Salisbury City Council agreed to move forward this week with the process of annexing more than a dozen properties into city limits, though final approval will not occur until after a ...

Gallery Raising Funds For Fine Arts Scholarship

BERLIN -- The fundraising efforts for another Berlin Fine Arts (BFA) scholarship are currently underway. Now entering its seventh year, one of the original founders, Kevin Fitzgerald, said this week h...

Council Adds More Teeth To Resort Noise Laws

OCEAN CITY – The Mayor and City Council approved two ordinances this week having to do with an amendment to paid parking enforcement dates and an increase in fines when it comes to noise complai...

Citizens Request Impartial Study Of Utility Expansion

OCEAN CITY – During a public hearing at City Hall this week, residents voiced the need for the city to hire an independent consultant to study the impact an expansion to a utility substation in ...

Fireworks Planned For New Year’s Eve

OCEAN CITY -- Ocean City will be hosting a New Year’s Eve Fireworks Show at Northside Park to celebrate the beginning of 2013 and the 20th Annual Winterfest of Lights. The fireworks display, whi...

City Staff Meets To Review Strategic Planning Initiative

OCEAN CITY – City Manager David Recor’s strategic planning initiative is well under way as a working document, the Leaders Guide 2012, was released this week and a workshop was held with c...