OCEAN CITY — While Ocean City officials continue to grapple with the short-term rental issue, at least one of the companies providing the service in the resort and across Maryland this week reported a banner year in 2018.For well over a year, Ocean City has been monitoring the proliferation of short-term vacation rentals in the… Read more »

BERLIN — Driven largely by significant redevelopment in West Ocean City, properties values in the north end of Worcester County increased substantially in the latest reassessments announced late last week.The State Department of Assessment and Taxation (SDAT) last week announced the results of a triennial assessment of residential and commercial real estate values across Maryland… Read more »

BERLIN – Event organizers with the 25th Annual Penguin Swim say it is not too late to register for next week’s fundraising event.On Tuesday, Jan. 1, Atlantic General Hospital (AGH) will host its 25th Annual Penguin Swim at the Princess Royale Oceanfront Hotel on 91st Street in Ocean City. There, swimmers will brave the chilly conditions… Read more »

BERLIN – The town will once again ring in the new year with celebrations for both children and adults Dec. 31.Berlin will host a New Year’s Eve ball drop for kids at 6 p.m. followed by a second ball drop at midnight as the town celebrates the official start of 2019.Ivy Wells, the town’s economic… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Undaunted by last week’s ruling by a federal judge in favor of the Town of Ocean City in the female topless suit, the plaintiffs’ attorney quickly asserted the outcome was just one last battle in the larger war.Convinced Ocean City officials have a better understanding of the public sensibilities of its residents… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – David Akers knows the meaning of perseverance.Recognized today as a legendary placekicker, Akers didn’t begin his football career as a star. Akers was cut from three teams before he joined the Philadelphia Eagles, and even then nearly missed training camp after a bout of food poisoning left him in hospital quarantine for… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — A petition drive is underway in an attempt to circumvent the Town of Ocean City’s attempt to acquire the World Gym property at 67th Street.Last week, the Mayor and Council approved on second reading an ordinance that would authorize the city to purchase the existing World Gym property at 67th Street for… Read more »

ASSATEAGUE — The natural beauty and winter solitude can still be enjoyed at Assateague Island National Seahsore during the current federal government shutdown, but there are little or no services available on the barrier island.National Park Service (NPS) officials announced last weekend that during the shutdown of the federal government due to the lapse of… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The heirs of the historic Dumser’s Dairyland building on the east side of the Boardwalk got an early Christmas present late last week when a state appellate court ruled against the town of Ocean City in its bid to potentially have it removed.The state’s Court of Special Appeals last Friday reversed an… Read more »