OCEAN CITY – K-Coast Surf Shops in Ocean City donated $5,000 in prizes for 90 beginner surfers during the K-Coast Beginners Bash at 35th Street in Ocean City last month. K-Coast also held an Open Shortboard division for advanced surfers. Out of the 29 advanced Open division competitors, Travis Knight of Ocean City walked away… Read more »

BERLIN – The first formal step towards a dual wastewater plant system in Berlin was completed Wednesday when Berlin Mayor Tom Cardinale and developer Troy Purnell of Berlin Properties North (BPN) signed a document laying out their intentions in an unusual public-private partnership.“It’s what we’ve come to an understanding on and we’re very happy about… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Despite growing support from some sectors and a passionate presentation of the Boathenge project Tuesday, the concept barely passed the scrutiny of the City Council, sliding through in a 4-3 vote to forward the project to the Army Corps of Engineers for further consideration. Joe Kroart III, owner of the Ocean Gallery… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The general order outlining restricted duty status for the police department underwent further scrutiny last week at the Ocean City Police Commission meeting after being sent back to the commission from the Mayor and Council.General Order 500 H-3 was presented to the council for approval at the beginning of July, but after… Read more »

BERLIN – Questions swirling around the Christy Freeman case have inevitably turned to the alternatives the accused had in the event of an unwanted child, including Maryland’s four-year-old Safe Haven law meant to prevent abandonment and murder of newborns.Freeman, 37, has been charged with first-, second-, and third-degree murder after delivering a stillborn male infant… Read more »

WEST OCEAN CITY – An addition to the Ocean City Airport expansion environmental report will be written after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers determined that the environmental impact of alternative changes to the airport were insufficiently examined.In a July 6 letter addressed to Ocean City Public Works Director Hal Adkins, U.S. Army Corps of… Read more »

BERLIN – After six straight days of intense investigation, the Ocean City police officers working on the Christy Freeman case are exhausted, said police spokesperson Barry Neeb.“What we’re doing is so important. They’re being so meticulous and so thorough they don’t take time for themselves,” Neeb said Wednesday, as evidence recovery at the Sunset Drive… Read more »

SNOW HILL – A Montgomery County woman charged with the misappropriation of funds earmarked for a land conservation and wetlands creation on a vast property near Showell remains behind bars this week after her trial in Worcester County Circuit Court was postponed on Wednesday, but the court has appointed a trustee for the land which… Read more »

BERLIN – There’s little personal information available about Christy Freeman, 37, who has been charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder and manslaughter after giving birth to a stillborn male infant at her Ocean City home last week.A complex picture has emerged this week of Freeman with people at times describing her as outgoing countered by… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – After negative feedback about the proposal to build a comfort station on 4th Street, the City Council has agreed to a new proposal to renovate and expand the current Caroline Street comfort station in lieu of the proposed 4th Street location.City Engineer Terry McGean and Bob Givarz, member of the Boardwalk Development… Read more »