BERLIN – An Ocean City man, serving a 10-year sentence for manslaughter in the baseball bat beating death of another local man in May 2008, will not get a shot at a new trial or a reconsideration of his sentence after the state’s Court of Special Appeals last week issued an opinion upholding the judgment… Read more »

BERLIN – Ben Tate’s professional football future lies with the Houston Texans, but the second round draft pick will be back in Berlin to celebrate his accomplishments with the people of his home county on July 17.Tate, a native of Berlin, was a standout running back at Stephen Decatur and Snow Hill High schools. He… Read more »

SNOW HILL – A Gambrills, Md. man accused last year of pirating Internet service for several condominium buildings in Ocean City was found not guilty of the charges this week in District Court, but the civil case against him filed by the alleged victim, Comcast of Eastern Shore, continues to plod along.In March 2009, Comcast… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Memorial Day used to be the official kickoff to the summer season in Ocean City, but this year, it’s just one of three busy weekends scheduled in succession to help blast the resort into the summer of 2010.Local businesses are hoping that three is the magic number this year as a trifecta… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Prompted in part by the ongoing oil spill catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico and its potential devastating effects on the species’ spawning grounds, a national environmental group this week filed a formal petition seeking Endangered Species Act protections for Atlantic bluefin tuna, a staple of the resort area’s vast recreational fishery.The… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Some concern surfaced this week with rumors that tens of thousands of African-Americans motorcycle enthusiasts were going to be roaring through the streets of Ocean City on an already packed holiday weekend.One simple phone call, however, put a wrench in the rampant rumor mill as a more credible number of bikers headed… Read more »

BERLIN – Ending months of speculation, Delegate James Mathias this week officially filed for election to the Senate seat in District 38, which includes all of Worcester County, Somerset County and a portion of Wicomico County.Unofficially, Mathias, former mayor of Ocean City, has made no secret of his intention to seek the District 38 Senate… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — When Ocean City Beach Patrol Captain Melbourne “Butch” Arbin leads his new recruits and returning lifeguards in the annual moment of prayer on Saturday near Somerset Street on the Boardwalk, it will mark the beginning of his 38th summer in Ocean City.Tomorrow marks the first day that the Ocean City Beach Patrol… Read more »