SALISBURY — A Bennett High School teacher charged last December with attempting to possess a controlled dangerous substance and contributing to the condition of a child after allegedly attempting to purchase medication from a student is serving jail time this week after entering a plea arrangement.Last Dec. 9, deputies from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office… Read more »

BERLIN — As expected, the special event zone in place in Ocean City this week for the unsanctioned pop-up car rally has been extended throughout northern Worcester County.Last winter, after being brushed off the year before, resort officials were successful in Annapolis working through the local legislative delegation on getting an enhanced special event zone… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — A couple more candidates threw their hats in the ring for November’s municipal election in Ocean City, but the field is far from rounded out as the filing deadline approaches.Ocean City will hold its general election on Nov. 3 in conjunction with the federal and state elections. This year, the mayor’s seat… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Resort planners this week got a first look at a draft plan to monitor and potentially address chronic flooding in town.Planning and Community Development Director Bill Neville presented the draft nuisance flood plan to the Planning Commission on Sept. 15. State law requires each coastal community that experiences nuisance flooding to prepare… Read more »

SALISBURY — Salisbury’s recently-formed Criminal Justice Reform task force met for the first time this month to begin exploring the city’s police department policies and foster an open relationship with its citizens.The criminal justice reform task force met last week to begin forming goals for the group going forward. The task force, made up of… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Although the format was a little different this year, the Mayor and Council on Monday doled out the Beautification Committee’s annual Beauty Spot awards to various deserving property owners.Each year, the Beautification Committee sponsor the awards to recognize efforts of property owners who contribute to the town’s aesthetics through exceptional maintenance of… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — A Harper’s Ferry, West Va. man was arrested on first-degree assault charges last weekend after allegedly striking a female in the head with a metal flashlight during an altercation in the parking lot of a Boardwalk bar.Last Friday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to the area of a Boardwalk bar… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City man is being held this week on rape and other charges after an alleged sexual assault of his female roommate.On Sept. 12, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) detective began an investigation into an alleged rape that had occurred two days earlier at a downtown residence. The detective met… Read more »