OCEAN CITY — State Senator Jim Mathias’ campaign motto is that he’s always working for you, and he’s most certainly always “on” when he’s in public and on the job — campaigning, speaking, listening, shaking hands and talking to people across the Lower Shore community.That tenacity has helped him reach a milestone that even he… Read more »

WEST OCEAN CITY – Route 50 was once dubbed the “Backbone of America,” as it starts in Ocean City and stretches across the United States into Sacramento, Calif. It’s also been called the “Loneliest Road in America,” but that distinction, at least here in the coastal region, has becoming almost irrelevant and laughable, as the past… Read more »

BERLIN – The town is set to make its biggest purchase in recent history as plans to spend $2.5 million on the former Tyson property move forward.On Monday, the town council introduced an ordinance that would enable the municipality to issue and sell general obligation bonds in the amount of $3 million to fund the… Read more »

BERLIN – A developer is expected to abandon plans to build a Dollar General at a controversial location near Atlantic General Hospital after agreeing to purchase a new site from the town.On Monday, the Berlin Town Council voted 3-0 to allow Mayor Gee Williams to sign a contract with Oxford Chase Development, the company that… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Kids now have a new option to stay active no matter the weather thanks to a new West Ocean City facility created just for them.Just in time for winter, Beach Bounce, West Ocean City’s first children’s indoor recreational facility, opens Friday, Oct. 30 in the space formerly occupied by CVS on Route… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — While the Town of Ocean City’s new ordinance regulating Boardwalk street performers has eased the friction between buskers and the business community to some degree, underlying tensions still simmer and were on display during a review of last summer on Monday.On Monday, the Boardwalk Task Force held a public hearing to receive… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Ocean City’s largest bar, restaurant and nightclub is getting even bigger with high hopes of growing its most recent business venture: distilling.Ground was broken Monday on 49th Street, just steps from the main entrance of Seacrets, on a new three-story, 12,000-square-foot distillery that will house the creation of Seacrets’ new line of… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The driver in a video pulling off a donut and burnout on Coastal Highway during last spring’s Cruisin’ event weekend pleaded guilty last week to negligent driving and a handful of other violations and was fined a total of $640.Last May 16, a blue Chevrolet Corvette was caught on video pulling out… Read more »