County Workforce Position Questioned

SNOW HILL – New information has two of the Worcester County Commissioners questioning a recent decision to hire a workforce engagement specialist.Commissioner Chip Bertino expressed concern thi...

OC Cautiously Waiting On Ramping Up Bus Deployments

OCEAN CITY — Perhaps providing more evidence of the cautious optimism seeping in around the resort, just when the appropriate time to begin ramping up the municipal bus deployment was a topic of...

Cops & Courts – February 19, 2021

Downtown Bar BrawlOCEAN CITY — An Ocean Pines man was arrested on second-degree assault charges last week after allegedly causing a ruckus at a downtown bar.Shortly before 8 p.m. last Monday, a...

Early Release School Calendar Option Selected

NEWARK – School system officials approved a calendar for the 2021-2022 school year that tentatively ends the school year June 14, 2022.On Tuesday, the Worcester County Board of Education voted ...

First-Degree Assault Arrest In OC

OCEAN CITY — A Washington, D.C. man was arrested on first-degree assault charges last weekend after allegedly strangling his wife during a domestic incident at a midtown condominium.Around 11:50...

Annual AGH Report Spotlights Pandemic Response

SNOW HILL – Firsthand accounts of the many impacts of COVID-19 highlighted Atlantic General Hospital’s annual presentation to county officials this week.On Tuesday, Atlantic General Hospi...

OC Renews Street Lease With Seacrets

OCEAN CITY — In what was called a win-win situation for both parties, resort officials this week approved a lease renewal for a portion of 49th Street for a popular midtown restaurant and nightc...

Obituaries –February 19, 2021

Ronald Edgar SmackBERLIN — Ronald Edgar Smack, age 79, died on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021 at his home.Born in Salisbury, he was the son of the late Calvin E. Smack, Sr. and Margaret Baker Smack. He i...

Jellyfish Festival Plans To Return Labor Day Weekend; Wine Fest Conflict Cited With Initial Date

OCEAN CITY — Struck down twice last year because of the pandemic, it appears the Jellyfish Festival will be held on Labor Day weekend this year after the date change was approved this week.The i...

Offshore Wind Turbine Location Concerns Resurface

OCEAN CITY — The long-dormant debate about the development of offshore wind energy farms off the coast and their distance from shore bubbled to the surface at this week’s Mayor and Council...