Elections Committee preps for first OP candidate forum

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer The Ocean Pines Elections Committee is dotting every i and crossing every t in the lead-up to the first candidate forum for the six board of directors hopefuls on June 22....

It’s tub time on Main Street

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer The bathtubs are back for the 32nd year. Tomorrow night, in front of fans and television cameras, at least a dozen teams will line up on Main Street and strap into self-bu...

Short-term rental, long-term implementation

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer Talk is circulating in Berlin that the short-term rental ordinance could be delayed until 2023. The town set the impldmentation date for July 1 after the town council narr...

Terrapin count underway in coastal bays

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer The humidity was low, the temperature hovered around 70 degrees, there wasn’t a cloud in the sky and the mosquitos and flies were inexplicably — miraculously — absen...

Ethics looks at candidate finances

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer The Berlin Ethics Commission reviewed the first batch of financial disclosures from candidates and incumbents running for Berlin Mayor and Town Council and sent back most ...

WWII vet takes in 96th birthday on Boardwalk in OC

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer It’s hard to surprise Morris Semiatin on his birthday these days. The 96-year-old celebrated another one on June 1, this one with family, friends and well-wishers singin...

Ocean City Air Show set for weekend of thrills

By Greg Wehner (June 9, 2022) Jets and all manner of aircraft will scream and soar over Ocean City this weekend, giving visitors and residents an opportunity to witness high-flying, death-defying aeri...

Committee moves toward referendum on sportsplex

By Greg Wehner (June 9, 2022) The purchase of a 95.6-acre property in Berlin for $7.15 million could face a challenge at the ballot box as a committee operating under a fiscal responsibility banner is...

Bombastic celebration for Stephen Decatur graduates includes fireworks

By Greg Wehner (June 9, 2022) The 301 members of Stephen Decatur High School’s class of 2022 ended their final year last week with a graduation on the football field filled with families, friends an...

One man hospitalized after Snow Hill shooting

By Greg Wehner (June 9, 2022) A man was hospitalized after a reported shooting in Snow Hill on Saturday evening. Snow Hill police responded to the area after the Worcester County 911 center received m...