Man Charged In Major Assault

OCEAN CITY — A Pennsylvania man was arrested on first-degree assault charges last week after alleging choking his girlfriend at a downtown hotel during a domestic incident.Around 3 a.m. last Wed...

ALOC Awards College Scholarships

OCEAN CITY — The Art League of Ocean City is celebrating 30 years of providing college scholarships, awarding 69 scholarships since 1991 to localstudents pursuing a college degree in the visual...

Mayor, Senator Defend Ocean City Police’s Use Of Force; Local NAACP President Seeks Third-Party Investigation

OCEAN CITY — How much force is appropriate has been the subject of much debate nationally and the issue hit close to home this week.After a pair of incidents involving arrests on the Boardwalk o...

Ocean City In Early Stages Of Rebranding Process

OCEAN CITY — Ocean City’s new Tourism and Business Development Director Tom Perlozzo has hit the ground running in his first weeks on the job, including a rebranding presentation to touris...

A School Year To Remember, Celebrate

Resilience, grit, commitment, perseverance and adversity.These are just a handful of words to sum up the 2020-21 school year for students, teachers, staff members and administrators.Rather than viewi...

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – June 18, 2021

Ocean City was thrust into the national spotlight this week, thanks to about 30 seconds of cell phone video capturing a police officer repeatedly knee thrusting an individual on the Boardwalk and ano...

DiNardo Foundation Aims To Continue Helping Others

BERLIN – The heads of a local foundation are looking to expand their efforts in the coming year.In 2020, Joanie DiNardo and her three children – Greg, Madeline and Lilly – launched t...

OCPD’s May Report Reflects Heavy South-End Placement

OCEAN CITY – Ocean City’s police chief said a change in deployment had some effect on police activity reported last month.On Monday, Ocean City Police Department Chief Ross Buzzuro present...

Berlin Police Seek Direct Citizen Reports Rather Than Social Media Posts

BERLIN – In the wake of speeding concerns shared on social media, Police Chief Arnold Downing once again encouraged citizens to call his department to report problems.Following recent discussio...

Fenwick Continues Scoping Work On Drainage Study

FENWICK ISLAND – As officials in Fenwick Island prepare for a town-wide drainage study, project consultants came before a resort committee last week with an overview of the work to be completed....