Berlin Eases B&B Regulations

BERLIN -- Stringent regulations on what can and cannot be done at bed-and-breakfast facilities in Berlin could be relaxed somewhat after town officials this week approved a code amendment that would a...

Lt. Gov. Tours Boardwalk With Officials

OCEAN CITY -- Against the backdrop of preparations for one of the biggest events of the spring season, Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown last week toured the south end of the Boardwalk and extolled the ...

Komen Race Eyes Return To Resort; Officials Pleased With Turnout

OCEAN CITY – Despite the gloomy weather, the Inaugural Komen Maryland Ocean City Race for the Cure held last Sunday beat expectations as support turned out from all directions. According to Susa...

New Restaurants Set For Berlin

BERLIN -- Berlin officials this week agreed to formally endorse the application for two new restaurant liquor licenses on Main Street after an appeal for support by the property owner. The Berlin Mayo...

OC Police Seek Missing Man

OCEAN CITY -- Ocean City Police this week are seeking the public’s help in locating a New York man reported missing by his family since early last Saturday morning. Lance Corey Gaines, who was v...

Coast Guard Monitoring Whales

OCEAN CITY -- With several whale species returning to the mid-Atlantic area as part of the normal migration pattern, the U.S. Coast Guard this week is reminding commercial and recreational vessels of ...

Berlin Council Moves To Raise Home Height Limits

BERLIN -- After considerable debate about loosening the town’s height restriction on residential buildings, Berlin officials this week made a blanket decision to increase the limitation to 35 fe...

Grand Jury Indicts Pair For Covering Up Sheddy Murder

SNOW HILL -- The other shoe dropped this week for a pair of Lower Shore residents implicated in the murder of Christine Sheddy, a Delaware woman reported missing in November 2007 whose remains were la...

Gaddis, Taylor Among Worcester Superintendent Finalists

NEWARK -- The list of candidates to replace departing Worcester County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jon Andes was pared to four this week, including two familiar faces and a pair of outsiders. The su...

Salisbury Mayor Proposes Property Tax Rate Hike

SALISBURY – The City Council and the public received the mayor’s fiscal year 2013 proposed budget this week. Mayor Jim Ireton started off the presentation reviewing the assessable base of ...