SNOW HILL — A West Ocean City man, accused of manslaughter in the death of his long-time friend outside a downtown Ocean City bar in January, will have to wait to learn his fate after a jury could not reach a verdict. George Doran Nottingham, now 48, of West Ocean City, appeared in Worcester County… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The State Highway Administration (SHA) is already in the works to relieve frustration caused by traffic in southbound lanes on Coastal Highway due to the 94th Street intersection to have the issue resolved by next summer season. In the northern section of Ocean City, traffic backups on Coastal Highway heading south have… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – This week’s municipal election was a remarkably close one, as voters returned incumbents Margaret Pillas and Lloyd Martin and welcomed Brent Ashley to office.The atmosphere at the convention center on Tuesday was a dramatic one as the results were read aloud. The silence was broken by an eruption of cheering as Councilman… Read more »
BERLIN – With Election Day just three weeks away, a not-so-subtle hint at the growing tension in the District 38 Senate seat race was on display on Wednesday at a candidate forum at Wor-Wic Community College.District 38 Senate candidates Jim Mathias and Michael James were just two of many on the stage at Wor-Wic for… Read more »
SNOW HILL- Plans to expand Route 589 reached the next stage of their journey after Corridor Vision Plan was presented to and approved by the Worcester County Commission on Tuesday.Tuesday’s approval comes nearly a year after a Corridor Feasibility Study was proposed for Route 589 in November 2009. The project was planned in an attempt… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – History was made in Ocean City last week with the first official presentation made in Ocean City on the proposed wind farm off the town’s coast.A plan for the wind farm off Ocean City’s coast has been in the works for a few years now. Two hundred wind turbines are proposed for… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – An effort to list Atlantic bluefin tuna, a staple of the resort area’s vast recreational fishery, as an endangered or threatened species, passed a key first hurdle last week when the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) ruled the petition contained “substantial scientific information” that a listing may be warranted.Prompted in part by… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Thousands turned out on Tuesday at Stephen Decatur High to pay tribute to long-time Snow Hill High School teacher and coach Allen Miller, who passed away suddenly last Friday at the age of 47.Miller, a teacher and coach at Snow Hill High for two decades, died of an apparent heart attack last… Read more »
BERLIN – More details emerged this week in the case against a Pennsylvania man charged with first-degree murder after allegedly running over his elderly mother several times on Carey Rd. in Berlin late last Tuesday night, including a reported dispute over two pieces of property changing hands between them.Steven Frederick Molin, 58, of Darby, Pa.,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – With dozens of boats reporting double-digit releases including one local boat with a record 57 on Monday alone, the white marlin bite off the coast of Ocean City has been off the chart for the last week or so, perhaps confirming once and for all the sometimes questioned “White Marlin Capital of… Read more »