BERLIN — There appears to be an effort in the Maryland General Assembly to allow the Casino at Ocean Downs to serve alcohol 24 hours a day, although there were more questions than answers swirling around late yesterday as almost none of the parties had a definitive answer about where the measure was headed.With the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — With the mandated Affordable Health Care Act, or ObamaCare, deadline still almost a year away, Ocean City business leaders this week got a primer on what the changes might mean to them, but because of the seasonal nature of the resort and the wildly fluctuating employee totals, the solution still appears to… Read more »

BERLIN — The Maryland Court of Appeals heard testimony this week in a potentially landmark case that could ultimately hold restaurants and bars in the state liable for the actions of their intoxicated patrons.The state’s highest court on Tuesday heard an appeal in the latest attempt to add Maryland to the growing number of states… Read more »

SALISBURY – The Wicomico County Council is taking steps to submit a tier map to the state following several weeks of public outreach and a public hearing regarding the ongoing “septic bill”.The Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012, also referred to as the “septic bill,” requires counties to make a number of changes… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The Mayor and Council will soon hear the results of an internal inquiry involving the Ocean City Fire Department (OCFD), but the allegation of a dead cat being placed outside the fire chief’s house after a stormy promotion process last year is not part of that probe.Ocean City Fire Chief Chris Larmore… Read more »

BERLIN — Burley Oak Brewery is looking to to partner with town businesses to provide four different weekend festivals aimed at attracting craft beer devotees to Berlin.“The craft beer demographic is one that we like to have in town because they like to spend money,” said Burley owner Bryan Brushmiller. “We’ve seen it work well… Read more »

BERLIN — For a fifth year, Snow Hill High School (SHHS) has been received an award from the US News and World Report, most recently bringing in the silver award.Since 2007, SHHS has been recognized by US News and World Report for academic achievement, winning a bronze classification for the 2006-2007 school year and silver… Read more »

SALISBURY – Revenue from speeders is being used to enhance property dedicated to the Salisbury Police Department (SPD) as well as purchasing new equipment for seven new patrol vehicles.The SPD wants to appropriate funds received from the speed camera program for construction of a fence at the city’s police range.Internal Services Director Keith Cordrey explained… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The newest addition to the growing artificial reef system off the coast of Ocean City will include a structure with a large medal cross mounted atop of it, a contribution from a decades-old church in Selbyville damaged in Hurricane Sandy last fall.For more than a decade, the Ocean City Reef Foundation has… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The Vietnam-era Huey helicopter erected in 2011 as part of a permanent memorial and display at the Ocean City Municipal Airport in West Ocean City was damaged during last week’s severe storm and now needs a little help from the community for repair.The decades-old Huey helicopter was mounted at the airport in… Read more »