Thoughts From The Publisher's Desk

With the election a distant memory and Mayor and Council members appearing to at least want to play nice together, the focus turns to the money in Ocean City.As City Manager David Recor has reported i...

Changes Sought To Save Beach Stand Operators

OCEAN CITY – Beach stand operators continued this week to express their concerns about having one owner permitted to own half of Ocean City’s beach equipment franchises while bid prices ar...

Get Bluegrass Benefit In Snow Hill Returns For Encore

OCEAN CITY – The Lower Shore Land Trust (LSLT) is bringing back its fundraising event, Get Bluegrass, and this year has some new and exciting aspects for attendees. Last year LSLT Executive Dire...

Jingle Bell Run, 2013 Komen Race OK’d For Resort

OCEAN CITY – A new holiday run was approved this week to coincide with Winterfest of Lights on a December evening as well as several other private event permit requests, including the second Kom...

Salisbury Council Seeks Specifics Before Deciding On Annexation

SALISBURY -- The Salisbury City Council decided this week to gather more information about a proposed property annexation along Route 50 before putting anything final in ink. The proposal generated a ...

Fenwick Island Still in ‘Recovery Mode’

FENWICK ISLAND -- Three weeks after Hurricane Sandy roared through the mid-Atlantic area, Fenwick Island is still picking up the pieces, but the tiny resort community just north of Ocean City is now m...

Chief Provides Fall Update On OC Fire Department

OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Fire Department (OCFD) Chief Chris Larmore reported to the Mayor and Council last week that service calls dropped significantly over the summer compared to last year. ...

Five Arrested For Tossing Explosive Devices In Community

WEST OCEAN CITY -- One local man and four juveniles were arrested for manufacturing and possessing explosive devices after allegedly tossing homemade bombs from their vehicle in the Glen Riddle commun...

Master, Advisory Board To Manage Berlin Market

BERILN -- As a result of continued talks between the Mayor and Council and the Berlin Farmers Market, a “market master” has been named to act as arbiter and director for the vendors and an...

Worcester Plans Septic Hearings

SNOW HILL -- Land owners in Worcester County worried about what the adoption of a new state-wide septics bill could mean for their properties will have multiple opportunities to meet with county zonin...