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...

Things To Do Around Town – August 26, 2022

Every Sunday: Berlin Farmers Market From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., several streets will be closed to allow producers to display their goods. Live music from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.Every Monday: TOPS Meeting 5-6:3...

Serial Rapist Nabbed In ‘92 To Serve More Time In Del.; Case Spotlights Early Success Of OCPD Bike Patrol

OCEAN CITY — A notorious serial rapist nabbed 30 years ago by the resort’s nascent bike patrol was paroled in Maryland last week but will likely serve out his remaining years in Delaware.O...

Pocomoke River Wildlands Trail Groundbreaking Held

State and local officials are pictured with Gov. Larry Hogan at a groundbreaking ceremony for the future Pocomoke River Wildlands Trail connecting Snow Hill to the Pocomoke State Forest and Pocomoke R...

2021 William Donald Schaefer Helping People Award Presented

Comptroller Peter Franchot presented the 2021 William Donald Schaefer Helping People Award for Worcester County to Assateague Island Alliance (AIA) on Friday for its efforts advocating for the island&...

Obituaries – August 26, 2022

Sylvan Vonna DaughertyBERLIN — Sylvan “Butch” Vonna Daugherty, age 79, passed away at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin on Thursday, August 18, 2022. Born in Rainelle, WV, he was t...

Assasteague Island Alliance Wins Award

Lynn Fisher, vice president of Assasteague Island Alliance, left, is pictured with Karen Roquemore, an Assateague Island Alliance board member, with the William Donald Schaefer Helping People Award th...