Heritage Tourism Grants Available

BERLIN – A grant funding opportunity is expected to benefit local heritage tourism sites.Lisa Challenger, executive director for Beach to Bay Heritage Area, says local nonprofits and government ...

What’s Your Sign? – January 7, 2022

ARIES (March 21 to April 19): A hectic period begins to wind down. Take time to draw some deep breaths and relax before getting into your next project. A long-absent family member makes contact.TAURU...

Stephen Decatur High School Holiday Canned Food Drive

Stephen Decatur High School students Saige Figgs and Kameron Harris coordinated a holiday canned food drive collecting items from students and the residents of Oyster Harbor. Together, they collected ...

Things I Like – January 7, 2022

Grateful professional athletesThe first sunrise after a snow dayForced optimism of a New YearCruise control on a road tripClothes still warm from the dryerA hot shower after shoveling snowCalendars wi...

A Week In Business – January 7, 2022

Property Changes HandsBERLIN — Senior Advisor Tonney Insley has settled on the Assateague Market, located at 7643 Stephen Decatur Highway outside of Berlin.Tonney represented both sides of the d...

COVID, Winter Storm Wreaks Havoc On Prep Slate

BERLIN – Between the holidays, COVID and this week’s winter storm, area prep winter sports teams have been idle for weeks although they should be back in action soon.In what can only be de...

OC Art League To Open New Monthly Show, Exhibits

OCEAN CITY — First Friday, Jan. 7, celebrates a collaboration between visual artists and writers during the annual “Shared Visions” exhibit at the Ocean City Center for the Arts. All...

Cops & Courts – January 7, 2022

Nightclub Security ArrestsOCEAN CITY — One Ocean City nightclub security staffer was arrested last weekend for allegedly shocking a male patron with a stun gun, while a second was arrested for a...

Casino’s Sports Wagering ‘Well Received’

BERLIN — While the numbers aren’t quantified, it’s clear sports wagering that opened in five Maryland casinos last month, including the Ocean Downs Casino in Berlin, is having an imp...

Big Stripers Caught By Local Anglers

The rockfish bite did not slow down last week as evidenced by this pair of big stripers caught by local anglers Scott Lenox (left) and Curt Presnell (right) on the ForTuna on New Year’s Eve. Th...