OCEAN CITY – After winning his first Open surfing event in July, Travis Knight of Ocean City dominated his competition once again last weekend to become the 2007 Maryland State Surfing Champion. Knight out-surfed 45 of the region’s top surfers in the all-ages Open surfing division and also took the Jr. Mens division title at… Read more »

BERLIN – Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, on his way to the annual Maryland Association of Counties (MaCo) convention in Ocean City this week, made a pit-stop at the Chesapeake Bay Farm market on Wednesday for a late afternoon dish of locally made ice cream and an open and frank discussion on agricultural issues.O’Malley, along with… Read more »

BERLIN – Although only five nights remain in the 2007 summer meet at Ocean Downs, there are some big races and events on tap.The fourth and final legs of the “Hal Belote Memorial” and “Alan Myer Memorial” Trotting Stakes series will be run Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 22 and 23, respectively. The purse for each… Read more »

OCEAN PINES – The Ocean Pines Association (OPA) Board of Directors saw major turnover last weekend when four directors finished their terms and four new ones took their places.Bill Rakow, Dave Stevens, Martin Clarke and Les Purcell replaced Glenn Duffy, Dan Stachurski, Heather Cook, and Tom Sandusky. All the newly elected directors will serve three-year… Read more »

SNOW HILL – A report that bacteria levels in the water at Public Landing have been too high several times in the last year due to septic system leaching into the bay has been disputed by Worcester County, which released a statement this week contending the at-times high bacteria levels are due to stormwater run-off.“I… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A Brookhaven, Pa. woman was charged this week with felony theft and theft scheme after going to the same well too often in a shoplifting spree at a resort pharmacy dating back to April.On Aug. 3, OCPD officers responded to a reported shoplifter in custody at the CVS store on 120th Street…. Read more »

BERLIN – Citing the need to preserve Berlin’s good relationship with county elected officials, the Berlin Mayor and Council this week declined to support a tax differential for municipalities in Worcester County.“All those services again are provided at the county level so municipal taxpayers are taxed twice,” Carol Krimm, a resident of Frederick, who owns… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The 14th Annual Ocean City Lacrosse Classic descended on the resort area this week, providing local fans with an opportunity to see some of the sport’s top professional and collegiate players in action, but with loads of young talent roaming area fields at all levels all year long, the tournament is no… Read more »

BERLIN – Berlin’s Fiddlers Convention, the town’s largest special event, will run a full three days this year, continuing the music from the evening of Friday, Sept. 21, into the afternoon of Sunday, Sept. 23.With a concert on Friday night, an annual staple added several years ago, and the addition of the blue grass and… Read more »