Ocean City Fire Department Issues Reminders After Recent Fatal Fires

OCEAN CITY – Have a working smoke alarm. Practice an escape plan. Identify a meeting spot.These are just some of the things first responders say residents can do to protect themselves and their...

Logistics Issues With Other Big Events Could Push Sunfest Into October Again

OCEAN CITY — With a series of special events stacked up on back-to-back weekends next fall, the annual Sunfest event could be moved back later into October.During a Tourism Commission meeting t...

Ocean City Voters Could Decide Council Salary Increase

OCEAN CITY — It remains to be seen if Ocean City elected officials will get their first raise in over three decades, but if it happens, it will likely be because the town’s voters support...

Three Years, 3,000 Miles Later, Irish Couple Find Message In A Bottle From Ocean City

OCEAN CITY – Three years and more than 3,000 miles later, a message in a bottle has connected a local boy with new friends in Ireland.Ocean City resident Sasha Yonyak, 14, was contacted this we...

School Policies Under Review After Federal Probe Slams Frederick County

BERLIN – Following a lawsuit in Frederick County, the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) is taking active measures to prevent illegal and excessive use of restraint and seclusion in s...

Police Activity Up In Ocean City For December

OCEAN CITY – Ocean City’s police chief attributed an uptick in police activity last month to visitation and enforcement initiatives.In Monday’s meeting of the Ocean City Police Comm...

County Commissioners Initiate Room Tax Increase Process

SNOW HILL – County officials agreed to ask the state for the ability to raise the hotel room tax.The Worcester County Commissioners on Tuesday voted 4-2 to ask for a change in state law that wou...

Former Councilman Starts Petition Against Room Tax Revenue Change

OCEAN CITY — A recently-passed ordinance scaling up the percentage of the town’s collected room tax dedicated to marketing in future years is being challenged with a petition for referend...

Community Mourns Long-Time Worcester Music Teacher

BERLIN – A longtime Stephen Decatur Middle School teacher known for inspiring countless young musicians is being mourned this week.County officials on Wednesday announced the death of Peter Mund...

County Judge Rules Against OPA In Election Dispute; Decision Clears Farr, Daly To Begin OPA Board Terms

OCEAN PINES – A Worcester County Circuit judge has ruled in favor of Rick Farr, a disqualified candidate in the 2021 Ocean Pines Association board election.On Wednesday, Judge Sidney Campen iss...