OCEAN CITY — Despite a handful of regional and national incidents of Vibrio bacteria infections, the chances of contracting the so-called “flesh-eating virus” locally remains remote although some common-sense safety tips should be observed.With documented cases of Vibrio being reported seemingly daily up and down the east coast and in the Gulf of Mexico including… Read more »
SNOW HILL — A Worcester County Sheriff’s Deputy this week was charged with assault and child abuse stemming from an alleged incident in mid-June.The investigation into the alleged event in mid-June led to the arrest this week of Christopher M. Barrs, 39, of Newark. Barrs is employed as a deputy with the Worcester County Sheriff’s… Read more »
SNOW HILL — A former Ocean City hotel employee faces as many as 20 years in jail after being convicted on Monday for absconding with over $162,000 in cash from a resort business over a three-year period dating back to 2015.On Monday, Richard Perry, 51, of Berlin, was convicted in Worcester County Circuit Court of… Read more »
WHALEYVILLE — Local law enforcement officials on Monday are still looking for two suspects involved in a home invasion in Whaleyville on Friday that resulted in injuries to the homeowner.Sometime between 10:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. on Friday, a home on Whaleyville Road was burglarized. During the home invasion, the homeowner was injured and subsequently… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The U.S. Coast Guard assisted three individuals from a damaged vessel taking on water in the Inlet at Ocean City on Saturday afternoon.Around 2:10 p.m. on Saturday, a Good Samaritan called Coast Guard Station Ocean City via VHF-FM marine radio channel 16 advising a 24-foot vessel had hit the rocks and was… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Two weeks after being identified as the suspect in a double-stabbing on the Boardwalk, a Pennsylvania man this week waived extradition and is heading back to Worcester County to face first- and second-degree assault charges.On Monday, June 10, with the help of the city-wide surveillance system and an alert resort hotel employee,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After being officially sworn in earlier this month, Ocean City’s new fire chief Richard Bowers reported for his first day of duty this week.Bowers, who has more than 40 years of experience at every rank and level, officially reported for duty on Monday. He was hired to replace former Chief Chris Larmore,… Read more »
BERLIN — A divided Maryland Court of Appeals this week upheld the involuntary manslaughter conviction of Berlin drug dealer for supplying the heroin that resulted in the fatal overdose of his customer in what has become an increasingly “weighty” issue.In June 2015, Patrick Thomas, now 62, of Berlin, sold four packs of heroin to another… Read more »
(Editor’s Note: This article has been updated Friday morning as the dates have changed.)WEST OCEAN CITY — A busy section of Golf Course Road from Route 50 south will be closed overnight from 9 p.m., Monday July 8 to facilitate the installation of a drainage pipe across the corridor. The work will continue through the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The Salisbury University men’s lacrosse team and Coach Jim Berkman will host the Lax’n at the Beach boy’s lacrosse summer camp in Ocean City next week.The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department will host the lacrosse summer camp led by Salisbury University men’s lacrosse head coach Jim Berkman and team members. The… Read more »