OCEAN CITY — A request for an ethics inquiry involving a councilman’s phone call this month to a leading candidate for the city manager vacancy was filed this morning at City Hall.Joe Groves, spokesman for the Citizens For Ocean City group, which was formed last September after longtime City Manager Dennis Dare’s abrupt removal, filed… Read more »

SNOW HILL — The Worcester County Planning Commission decided to delay a vote earlier this month on a re-zoning request to change the designation of a large property near Ocean Pines from agricultural to commercial.While the change is being endorsed by a number of engineers, land planners and even Atlantic General Hospital (AGH) CEO Michael… Read more »

SALISBURY – The City Council came to a calm and collected agreement this week on the amount to increase the General Fund budget to cover the city attorney’s fees for the remainder of the fiscal year.A couple of weeks ago, City Attorney Mark Tilghman didn’t know whether he would return to work the next day,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — An elected official’s 13-minute phone conversation with a leading candidate to fill the city manager vacancy has called into question the integrity of the search process in its final days.The Ocean City Mayor and Council will most likely decide next week between two candidates, who were unanimously supported by the council for… Read more »

BERLIN — Stringent regulations on what can and cannot be done at bed-and-breakfast facilities in Berlin could be relaxed somewhat after town officials this week approved a code amendment that would allow innkeepers to ask the Board of Zoning Appeals for leeway in certain cases.The regulations covering bed-and-breakfast facilities in Berlin are particularly onerous, essentially… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Against the backdrop of preparations for one of the biggest events of the spring season, Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown last week toured the south end of the Boardwalk and extolled the virtues of the famous promenade’s economic impact on the entire state.Last Friday afternoon, Brown toured the Boardwalk with Senator James… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Despite the gloomy weather, the Inaugural Komen Maryland Ocean City Race for the Cure held last Sunday beat expectations as support turned out from all directions.According to Susan G. Komen Communications and Development Coordinator Brittany Fowler, a goal was set to have 3,000 participants register for the race, and as of Tuesday,… Read more »

BERLIN — Berlin officials this week agreed to formally endorse the application for two new restaurant liquor licenses on Main Street after an appeal for support by the property owner.The Berlin Mayor and Council on Monday agreed to send a formal letter of support to Worcester County’s Board of License Commissioners (BLC) on behalf of… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Ocean City Police this week are seeking the public’s help in locating a New York man reported missing by his family since early last Saturday morning.Lance Corey Gaines, who was visiting Ocean City with his family from upstate New York, was last seen on April 21 at approximately 1 a.m. at the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — With several whale species returning to the mid-Atlantic area as part of the normal migration pattern, the U.S. Coast Guard this week is reminding commercial and recreational vessels of the rules governing their health and safety.According to Coast Guard officials, every year from November to April, several whale species return to coastal… Read more »