OCEAN CITY – One of Ocean City’s finest was recognized as one of the top cops in the nation last week when the national American Legion named him first runner up in its annual National Law Enforcement Officer of the Year.OCPD veteran Corporal Sydney Findley last year was nominated by his colleagues in the department… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The special bayside development regulations took a step forward on its road to completion this week with the approval of the first reading of the ordinance by the Mayor and Council, but found a mixture of both opposition and support along the way.  For many, this ordinance has been a long time… Read more »

NEWARK – The Worcester County school system must plan for further expansion in the future, despite current growth slowdowns, because continued population growth will need renovated and new facilities, according to school board staff.“This year we will have 49 temporary or portable classrooms, which confirms over and over again our buildings do not have the… Read more »

BERLIN – Former Stephen Decatur High School pitching standout David Whigham recently signed to play professional baseball for the Herkimer Trailbusters of the independent New York State League.Whigham, who dominated at times for Decatur during an outstanding high school career, went on the play at the next level, first at Guilford College in North Carolina… Read more »

SALISBURY – Erin Drew loved to ride her bicycle. She started out actively training to honor the memory of 4-year-old Ben Layton, who lost the battle to leukemia a few years ago. Not a committed athlete before then, she decided to train for the renowned local 100-mile bike ride known as the Seagull Century in… Read more »

BERLIN – Tourism in Worcester County is doing well this season, business owners say, despite the less sunny picture painted by tourism officials, who see a trend of level or decreasing numbers of visitors to sites outside the resort.“It’s fairly flat or a little on the decline,” said Worcester County Tourism Director Lisa Challenger.Tourist numbers… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – In the nearly two decades since the first Ocean City beach replenishment project was completed, the identified sources of sand offshore have been nearly depleted, and an effort is now underway to find new sources of material offshore for the remainder of the 50-year economic life of the project through 2044.According to… Read more »

BERLIN – Builder and parent Michael Stortini plans to give athletes at Stephen Decatur High School (SDHS) a generous gift this year – a field house built at his own expense.The school system will pay Stortini all of $1, a formality that validates the construction contract he will sign with the school.SDHS Principal Lou Taylor… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – With recent confusion at the state level over the extended funds for the Convention Center economic study, the Mayor and Council decided Monday to move forward with the economic study, despite the current lack of state funding.City Engineer Terry McGean came before the Mayor and Council on Monday to explain the recent… Read more »

SHOWELL – Two Delaware prison inmates working on a road crew near Selbyville on Wednesday afternoon escaped and fled on foot before being caught near Showell Elementary in Worcester County.Christopher Womach, 27, and Dontay Johnson, 20, both inmates with the Delaware Department of Corrections, were working on a road crew near Selbyville on Wednesday morning… Read more »