Cops & Courts – April 28, 2023

Fatal Vehicle Fire Investigation ClosedOCEAN CITY – Authorities have closed the investigation into last month’s fatal vehicle fire with a determination it was suicide.On Tuesday, Marc...

Student Surfrider Clubs Collect Trash For Earth Day

BERLIN – Dozens of local students celebrated Earth Day last week through cleanup efforts organized by student chapters of the Surfrider Club.Chapters of the Surfrider Club at both Stephen Decat...

Commissioners Table ARPA Requests

SNOW HILL – County officials want more information before approving how local fire companies plan to spend their federal relief funds.The Worcester County Commissioners last week tabled a decisi...

Berlin Electric Service Recognized

BERLIN — American Municipal Power, Inc. has announced the American Public Power Association (APPA) has presented the Town of Berlin with a Certificate of Excellence in Reliability.The Certificat...

Worcester Preparatory Announced April Honor Society Inductions

As part of the Worcester Preparatory April Honor Society Inductions, five students were inducted to the chapter of the International Thespian Society and eight students were inducted to the National A...

OCDC Presented Public Art Award

The Art League of Ocean City staff joined co-worker Aubrey Sizemore at Shenanigan’s on April 19 as the OCDC presented her with their Public Art Award 2023 for her coordination of the Art League&...

Voices From The Readers – April 28, 2023

Legislative RecapEditor:As a Maryland State Senator representing Worcester, Wicomico, and Somerset counties and with the end of the 2023 legislative session, I wanted to share my general approach to ...

ESLA Announced Finalists in Young Authors Contest

The Eastern Shore Literacy Association (ESLA) announced 19 Worcester Preparatory School students earned finalist status in the Young Authors Contest for poetry or short story.  According to ESLA ...

Improvements Eyed For Berlin Disc Golf Course

BERLIN – Disc golf is expected to become a permanent addition to Stephen Decatur Park in Berlin.Representatives of Eastbound Disc Golf, the group that installed trial disc golf equipment in Step...

OC Elementary Students Show Off Time Spent Reading

Students at Ocean City Elementary School were excited to show off all the reading they did during their Spring Break. Each flower added to the Blooming Readers flowerpot represents 15 minutes spent re...