OCEAN CITY – In a situation that would be comical if it weren’t so serious, an attempted armed robbery at a resort department store was thwarted this week when the clerk, a foreign seasonal worker, allegedly could not decipher the suspect’s note demanding money.Resort police this week are searching for man who attempted to rob… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Worcester County’s first online auction of surplus vehicles and equipment was successful and brought in more money than the most recent traditional auction, Worcester County staff reported this week,“We grossed around $84,500 on the auction with minimal expenses,” said Public Works Director John Tustin. “In 2005, we had nine more pieces of… Read more »

BERLIN – The two new flagpoles proposed for the roof of Berlin’s town hall may not be the best choice, and public input on new flagpoles at Berlin’s Town Hall is needed, the Town Council agreed this week.Two weeks ago, Mayor Tom Cardinale suggested replacing the current set-up, which has small flagpoles jutting from the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Swimmers who have noticed the unusually cold waters over the past two weeks saw a five-degree temperature spike Sunday, resulting in warmer waters for beach-goers.According to Ocean City Beach Patrol Crew Chief Jason Konyar, the ocean temperature increased from 68.7 degrees on Saturday to 73 degrees on Sunday. The temperature increase is… Read more »

BERLIN – Property owners Tom Ruark and Monogram Builders would like to develop the Davis-Taylor Farms into 816 units of workforce housing and assisted living, but Bob Bunting, owner of the neighboring airstrip, is not happy with that idea.Bunting fears the development’s residents would complain about aircraft noise and that eventually he would be sued…. Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A local man faces several hit-and-run charges this week for leaving the scene of an accident after colliding with stabilizing wires on an electric utility pole, knocking out power for much of the resort Wednesday afternoon and into the night.Ocean City police responded to a hit-and-run traffic crash Wednesday afternoon around 4:39… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Hundreds of thousands of sport fishing enthusiasts will cram into the resort late next week with the arrival of the annual White Marlin Open, but despite some inherent problems with the tournament’s traditional venue, steps have been taken to ensure it remains a uniquely Ocean City event.Rumors have persisted for years the… Read more »

ASSATEAGUE – While Chincoteague held its famous pony swim and auction this week as a means to reduce the size of its native horse population and earn some money for the local volunteer fire company along the way, its neighbors to the north at Assateague continue to explore ways to thin its herd of wild… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Tragedy struck last weekend when a Fruitland man died in the ocean near the Inlet while attempting to save his two young sons caught in a rip current.Around 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, Renald Charles, 38, of Fruitland, went into the ocean near the Inlet in an attempt to rescue his two sons,… Read more »