Gadfly will seek OPA spot

OCEAN PINES — Marty Clarke is ready and willing to serve on the Ocean Pines board of directors for a second time. He compared his reason for being a candidate to the little Dutch boy. “B...

Survey Confirms Chesapeake Blue Crab Stock Rebounding

BERLIN -- State officials late last week announced the Chesapeake Bay’s juvenile crab population is at its highest level on record and the overall blue crab population in the bay is at its highe...

Four Arrested In Salisbury Donnybrook

SALISBURY -- Four Salisbury University students were arrested on various charges this week after a donnybrook at an off-campus housing complex last Saturday morning involving roughly 1,500 participant...

Casino Owner Says No Plans To Offer Free Booze, Food

SNOW HILL -- Fears of an expanded presence at the Casino at Ocean Downs, including new developments on the site and a relaxation of the restrictions of food and drink giveaways, were allayed somewhat ...

Court Reverses Rape Conviction

SALISBURY -- A Salisbury man convicted in 2010 of first-degree rape and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole was given a shot at a new trial this week when the Maryland Court ...

Boardwalk Phase I Completed

OCEAN CITY – The first phase of Ocean City’s Boardwalk reconstruction was officially completed last week in plenty of time for the summer season. “It went very well,” City Engi...

Attempted Murder Plea Deal Reached

OCEAN CITY -- An Ocean City man charged with attempted first-degree murder after running over a convenience store employee with his vehicle following an apparent dispute over $10 reached a plea agreem...

County Store’s Alcohol License Revoked; Other Businesses Fined

SNOW HILL -- Ten area businesses faced hearings for alcohol sales to minors at last Wednesday’s Board of License Commissioners (BLC) meeting. A total of $3,500 in fines was levied and one Snow H...

Salisbury Council Backs Arts, Crafts Market Plan

SALISBURY – A new weekly activity is scheduled to begin in the downtown area of Salisbury as the city agrees to support a new Arts and Crafts Market established by the Arts and Entertainment Dis...

Spicer Bell Honored With Schaefer Award

SALISBURY -- Dr. Spicer Bell, president of the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, last week received the coveted inaugural William Donald Schaefer Helping People Award for Wicomico County. Mar...