OCEAN CITY- Some of Ocean City’s municipal trolleys could be spending the winter in Annapolis although details about their return date could derail the donation.This week, the Mayor and City Council approved a loan of Ocean City’s trolleys to the city of Annapolis.In late September, Annapolis acting director of the Department of Transportation, Kwaku Agyemang-Duah,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Senior week is a popular time here in Ocean City and this week at the Mayor and City Council meeting, Donna Greenwood, Chair Ocean City Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Committee, did a wrap up of this year’s ‘Play It Safe’ program.“Play It Safe is a project for the graduates who come… Read more »

SNOW HILL- An Ocean City man arrested in April on attempted murder and other serious charges after allegedly attacking his live-in girlfriend, choking and nearly breaking the victim’s arm before attacking her with a knife, was found guilty this week in Circuit Court of second-degree assault and was sentenced to five years in jail.Ronald E…. Read more »

SNOW HILL- Worcester County is shaping up to receive some of the best broadband coverage of any rural area in the country after county officials this week reviewed to ongoing projects.Both the Maryland Broadband Cooperative Inc. (MBC) and Bloosurf, LLC made presentations during the County Commissioners’ meeting on Tuesday. MBC officials updated the commissioners on… Read more »

OCEAN CITY- A request for permission to solicit a request for a proposal (RFP) for the design and construction for Robin Park playground replacement was a sure win in this week’s Mayor and City Council meeting, but the request for an RFP for sponsorship proposals wasn’t so easy.According to Tom Shuster, Director of Recreation and… Read more »

OCEAN CITY- A New Jersey man, taken down in February 2009 by Ocean City Police as the kingpin of a major illegal prescription distribution network covering three states, was sentenced this week in federal court to over six years in jail.Joseph Bimonte, 45, of Freehold, N.J. last year pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute oxycodone,… Read more »

SNOW HILL- A Berlin man with a long history of run-ins with local law enforcement appears to have finally gone too far after being sentenced this week to 20 years in jail for an incident on the Boardwalk in Ocean City in June 2009 during which he cornered a teenage girl in a store bathroom… Read more »

OCEAN CITY- Managing Ocean City’s frequent flooding problem has been an ongoing challenge, but the town is working with a University of Maryland research group on a study of short- and long-term solutions to the resort’s stormwater management plan, and perhaps more importantly, how to finance it in the future.During a stormwater management meeting in… Read more »

OCEAN CITY- Despite its many impractical uses, the social network Facebook recently scored a victory for the Worcester County Humane Society by assisting in the adoption of a puppy by a family from Baltimore.Worcester County Humane Society Facebook administrator Lisa Carlotta this week proudly announced the adoption of a puppy left on a road side… Read more »