BERLIN – The wildly popular Delmarva Bike Week, which has grown each year since the inaugural event in 2001 and now attracts over 100,000 motorcycle enthusiasts from all over the country, will return to the resort area next fall as planned, but it now appears the event’s home for the last five years, Ocean Downs… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Controversy over legislation permitting Worcester County service clubs to host slot machines for charitable fundraising has emerged this week, after a letter was sent to local state legislators asking that a bill be drafted.The letter was not discussed at the most recent Worcester County Commissioner meeting, on Jan. 15, when a public… Read more »

ANNAPOLIS – Booze could be the next industry targeted for a tax increase, if one legislator has her way.Senate Bill 232, sponsored by Senator Jennie M. Forehand of Montgomery County, calls for significant increases in the taxes retailers pay for alcoholic beverages in Maryland.The bill calls for, “Increasing the state tax rates for alcoholic beverages… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Fraternal organizations overwhelmingly want slot machines in their halls, the Worcester County Commissioners heard during a public hearing this week.Worcester County is the only county on the Eastern Shore that does not permit non-profits like fraternal organizations to house a few slot machines. Half the revenue from those machines, limited to five… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Stating the white marlin population appears stable or is even increasing “for the foreseeable future,” the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) late last month issued a report concluding an endangered or threatened listing for the species is not warranted at this time.The resort’s recreational fishing community breathed a collective sigh of relief… Read more »

WEST OCEAN CITY – For the first time in at least six years, property values in a large portion of Worcester County including much of West Ocean City have stabilized to levels seen prior to the last big real estate boom and now mirror the average amount of increase in the state.The most recent reassessment… Read more »

 No. 1Christy Freeman CaseIn late July, the owner of a local cab company was charged with murder after police discovered the remains of her recently stillborn fetus wrapped in a towel under the bathroom sink in her Ocean City home, touching off a wild few days during which three more fetuses were found stored in… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – It now appears the effort to obtain more than 600 retired New York City “Redbird” subway cars for Ocean City’s ever-expanding artificial reef system off the coast is close to a done deal with the first batch of cars expected to arrive as early as this spring.According to Captain Monty Hawkins of… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The Mayor and Council gave full support to the Trimper family this week, agreeing to back the concept of the proposed historic amusement tax district, a legislative proposal that many are hoping will keep the downtown Ocean City landmark in business for decades.The news earlier this year that the downtown amusement park… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The Downtown Recreation Complex took a few steps forward this week with the City Council’s approval of a contract for design services for the proposed 3rd Street park. The Downtown Recreation Complex, which is slated to include an expansion of the current Ocean Bowl skate park and a facelift to the current… Read more »