BERLIN – New information has come to light suggesting the Pittsville man arrested for rape in September after allegedly coaxing a woman from a bus stop in Berlin before sexually assaulting her at a remote location may have carried out similar crimes against other victims in Worcester County and across the Lower Shore.In the middle… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Resort police this week are looking for a suspect who burglarized a mid-town surf shop last weekend.Around 4 a.m. last Sunday, OCPD officers responded to Chauncey’s Surf Shop on 53rd Street in reference to a burglar alarm activation. The officers arrived on the scene and immediately noticed the front plate glass window… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The Bishopville Pond project is inching closer to a start date, but concerns over the bridge and the murky ownership of the pond bottom must be resolved first.“The major issue in the project is trying to figure out what’s going to happen with the bridge located east of the pond,” said Worcester… Read more »

BERLIN – On Saturday, Oct. 11, the waterfront docks of West Ocean City will come alive with the sights, sounds and smells of the sea. The inaugural Harbor Day at the Docks will take place from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and is being held along the working harbor docks adjacent to Sunset Avenue. This… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Two ocean-side blocks were evacuated briefly this week when a city road crew accidentally ruptured a major gas main on 36th Street during a routine paving project.Around 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Ocean City Public Works crews working on a repaving project in the ocean block area of 36th Street and 37th Street… Read more »

SNOW HILL – A local man arrested in March after Ocean City Police narcotics agents targeted him with a three-month drug distribution investigation pleaded guilty last week in Circuit Court to manufacturing and distributing cocaine and was sentenced to 12 years in jail, half of which was suspended.Undercover OCPD narcotics detectives began investigating Richard Eaton,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Seventeen-year-old Amy Swain received two educations of sorts last Saturday night in West Ocean City: one with a price and one that was priceless.Swain and her mother, Katie, flew to Ocean City from their home in Texas to be presented with a trust fund of almost $25,000 raised over 17 years by… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The Coastal Bays Critical Area is due for some regulatory changes, staff informed the Worcester County Commissioners this week.New septic systems in the Coastal Bays Critical Area will be required in the future to install pre-treatment technology to reduce nutrient loading on local waters. Consequently, the county must amend the Critical Area… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Assessments of real estate values in Ocean City were officially completed last week, and while it should come as no surprise to property owners that the assessed value of their homes and businesses have gone down since the last assessment three years ago, the results reveal a downward trend not seen in… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Ocean City added another award to its proverbial mantle this week as town officials were presented with the national ICMA “Voice of the People” award.Public Works Director Hal Adkins was presented with the annual award given to cities all over the country exemplifying the highest standards of services provided to its residents… Read more »