Resident Shares West Street Safety Concerns

BERLIN– A resident urged the town council to consider pedestrian safety improvements for West Street this week.Westminster Drive resident Mary Hedlesky approached the council on Monday to share ...

Inaugural Class of TidalHealth’s CNA/GNA Program Near Midway Point

The first seven students enrolled in the inaugural class of TidalHealth’s CNA/GNA training program are nearing the midway point of their studies. They are, from the left, front row, Mikayla Karr...

Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – August 26, 2022

Pat Sajak, host of the TV show “Wheel of Fortune,” came to town in 2003 to judge a “Vanna White Look-Alike Contest” at the Carousel Hotel. Sponsored by the Ocean City Chamber ...

Voices From The Readers – August 26, 2022

Blueprint Awareness NeededEditor:The first year of implementation of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future is over. The Blueprint is a 10-year education reform and funding plan. How have the Worc...

Proposed Parking Changes Worry Fenwick Businesses

FENWICK ISLAND – A recommendation to keep proposed parking ratios, but to change suggested requirements for mechanical equipment, will advance to the Fenwick Island Town Council for a second rea...

Businesses Urged To Participate In Trespass Program

OCEAN CITY — With the summer season winding down and more and more businesses reducing hours, resort police this week encouraged business owners to sign up for an established program that allows...

Positives Possible With Sunfest Change

Though traditionalists have generally frowned on the date change, the later Sunfest could ultimately be beneficial to all.The new Oceans Calling Festival essentially kicked Sunfest out of its traditi...

OCBP Alumni Of The Week, Edward Lee Carey, The Man Who Started It All

(Editor’s Note: The following is a series on the men and women who have spent their summers protecting all those who came to Ocean City for fun and safe vacation.)OCEAN CITY — Edward Lee ...

New Utility Fees In Berlin To Go Into Effect Sept. 1

BERLIN– Town residents will see a variety of fee increases on their utility bills next month.Rate increases approved by elected officials in July are set to go into effect Sept. 1. The average r...

The Adventures Of Fatherhood – August 26, 2022

It was a week.Over the course of 48 hours, we took our 14-year-old son Beckett to boarding school in Virginia to start his freshman year in high school and spent an inspirational day on the beach with...