OCEAN CITY — On Friday, Aug. 9 and Saturday, Aug. 10, author Mindie Burgoyne will lead a 1.5-mile ghost walk through the lower historic part of Ocean City. This will be the eighth Eastern Shore ghost walk in the Chesapeake Ghost Walk series she launched in January of this year. “Ocean City was the most… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Mayor Rick Meehan publically responded to concerns over ongoing outbursts of crime in Ocean City this summer at this week’s Mayor and Council meeting and was subsequently chastised for not taking a leading role in crafting a solution. Throughout the course of this summer, Ocean City has been in the negative spotlight,… Read more »

SNOW HILL — A new state program has the potential to grant more exposure for certain businesses in Worcester County, though the County Commissioners are skeptical about the level of cost versus reward. The commission also made sure to enter the program with the condition that the county is not on the hook for peripheral… Read more »

SNOW HILL — A Bridgeville, Del. man, arrested in March on numerous charges including first-degree burglary and discharging a firearm he swiped from a federal officer before being nabbed on the Boardwalk a short time later, pleaded guilty this week and was sentenced to 12 years in jail, all but five of which were then… Read more »

SNOW HILL — New Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) have the Worcester County Commissioners worried due to the unanticipated alterations of floodplains in sections of the county. “They are kind of not what we expected,” said Development Review and Permitting Director Ed Tudor of the preliminary FIRMs. For years the impression that Tudor said he… Read more »

BERLIN — Despite back-to-back losses, Berlin Little League’s under-12 Major League All-Star team advanced this week to the semifinals of the Little League Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament, which will be broadcast on ESPN on Friday afternoon, with a chance at a berth in the Little League World Series in Williamsport later this month on the line…. Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A report on this summer’s key financial indicators sparked a debate this week among the resort’s elected officials who continue to be divided on all matters tourism related. City Manager David Recor and Budget Manager Jennie Knapp brought up what they thought was good news of room tax increasing this summer at… Read more »

ASSATEAGUE — Worcester Technical High School students this year will have the opportunity to partner with the Assateague Island National Seashore on a student-learning and stewardship project after receiving a $187,000 grant this week. The National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks, and the University of Phoenix this week announced the Assateague… Read more »

BERLIN — One local non-profit has launched a legacy fund with the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES) in honor of Carolyn Cordial, who worked with Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services (WYFCS) for 17 years before passing away this spring. The fund will hopefully grow every year and continue Cordial’s work in her… Read more »