OCEAN CITY – A routine traffic stop last weekend in Ocean City led to the arrest of a man wanted on serious charges including first-degree assault and armed robbery in two other Maryland counties.Around 10:44 p.m. last Saturday, Ocean City Police made a traffic stop on Coastal Highway in the area of 38th Street. The… Read more »
Veterans Day is for Ordinary People Accomplishing the ExtraordinaryBy Clarence E. HillWhen then-Governor Ronald Reagan introduced returning POW John McCain at a speaking engagement in 1974, the future president asked, “Where do we find such men?”He was speaking of many veterans, when he answered, “We find them in our streets, in the office, the shops… Read more »
A Veterans Day ThoughtEditor:(The following letter was addressed to George Russell Oliver within weeks of being discharged from the Navy in World War II. The letter, dated April 20, 1946, was written by Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal.)I have addressed this letter to reach you after all the formalities of your separation from active… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- A West Virginia man wanted on child pornography and child sexual assault charges was located and arrested in Ocean City last weekend on Halloween.Last Saturday, Ocean City Police received an alert to be on the lookout for Roger Stotler, 45, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, who was believed to be in the resort area…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY- Although the numbers only tell part of the story, town officials say that it was at least somewhat of a happy ending to the summer season, all things considered.When September’s room and food and beverage tax statistics were released last week, no one expected to see any broken records, but what the September… Read more »
SNOW HILL- Worcester County officials this week disagreed with the decision by a state board that the County Commissioners violated the Maryland Open Meetings Act during a late May budget meeting, a decision handed down last week.Instead of finishing the discussion of the consolidation of three departments into one in the open budget work session… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- A Denton, Md. man arrested in July for carrying a loaded handgun in downtown Ocean City after an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer observed him and another man smoking marijuana while walking down the street pleaded guilty yesterday to possession of cocaine and weapons charges and was sentenced to 18 months in… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- In the briefs this week, the convention center director search is coming close to an end, an alternate moves up to board member, and the budget update confirms a job well done from a financial standpoint.Budget Surplus Puts Town in “Great Position” For Next YearIt’s been widely reported that the town saved $2.7… Read more »
OCEAN PINES- A Berlin man was arrested on first-degree assault and other serious charges last week after allegedly stabbing another man in an Ocean Pines restaurant and bar during a dispute about auto repairs.Last Wednesday, Worcester County Sheriff’s Deputies and Maryland State Police Troopers responded to Whisker’s Bar and Grill in the Ocean Pines Plaza… Read more »
BERLIN- The state’s Court of Special Appeals on Wednesday heard testimony from both sides in the appeal filed by the Worcester County Board of Education last year in an effort to reverse a $1.1 million judgment awarded to a private contractor replaced mid-way through the construction of the Ocean City Elementary School over three years… Read more »