Groups Appeal To Feds To Protect Assateague

ASSATEAGUE -- Despite assurances the barrier island is only on the short list as a possible site for a transmission line connecting a future offshore wind farm to the mainland, a coalition of local en...

UMES Celebrates Founders’ Week

PRINCESS ANNE -- What’s a birthday without cake, song, reflection on the past and visions of the future? The University of Maryland Eastern Shore celebrates its annual Founders’ Week, Sept...

Budget Amendment Reflects Fund Increases

OCEAN CITY – Good news for Ocean City’s bank account as a final budget amendment was passed on first reading that reflects mostly increases in different funds. Last week Budget Manager Jen...

Council Rejects Motion Seeking Formal Opposition To Union Effort

OCEAN CITY – A councilman’s request during Tuesday’s Mayor and City Council meeting to position the council against the general employees’ right to collective bargaining was ad...

Smitty’s Now Offers Sports Lottery In Fenwick

FENWICK ISLAND -- Smitty McGee’s, a restaurant and raw bar known locally for being a sports viewing hotspot, has seen its reputation enriched this summer with the addition of a sports lottery. S...

Ping-Pong Summer Holding Auditions

OCEAN CITY – The filming of Ping-Pong Summer in Ocean City starts in just a couple weeks and auditions for “day players” and a main female role are set for this Friday to round out t...

Four Armed Robbery Suspects Indicted

SNOW HILL -- Four suspects arrested in early August in connection with an armed robbery at a Route 50 convenience store, followed by a chase and ultimately a crash in Ocean City were formally indicted...

Annual Arts Festival Gives Back To School Programs

FENWICK ISLAND, Del. — The Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce is anticipating another wonderful day at the 34th Annual Bethany Beach Boardwalk Arts Festival on Saturday, Sept. 8. Presented...

Casino Revenue Up 24% Over Last August

BERLIN -- The August revenue numbers for the Casino at Ocean Downs and Maryland’s two other operating casinos were released this week and while the news was mixed for the most part, the Berlin f...

Big Plans For New Bank Of OC Branch

OCEAN CITY – The Bank of Ocean City on 59th Street has closed its doors with designs on becoming a much more user-friendly location by next spring. The Bank of Ocean City is re-developing its 59...