WEST OCEAN CITY – A West Ocean City man was arrested on first-degree assault and other serious charges after allegedly flashing what later turned out to be a replica handgun at a Maryland State Police trooper during a confrontation late last Saturday.Around 11:30 p.m. last Saturday, a Maryland State Police trooper, working overtime in West… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – During this week’s Mayor and City Council’s presentation of benefits and compensation study, town employee retirement benefits became a heated topic, as the council began eliminating the benefits from all directions.The town recently offered a retirement incentive to employees in attempts to persuade some into retirement. According to the presentation, the incentive… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — A spokesperson from Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot’s office confirmed this week that the findings of the nine-month investigation of the Worcester County Liquor Control Board (LCB), which Franchot himself called “one of the most intensive” ever, could be announced publicly as early as next week.“I can’t say for sure when the exact… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Pay checks, sick days, holidays and vacations are no longer looking so promising when applying to work for the town of Ocean City, as the council begins to cut down on benefits in attempts to save costs.During the Mayor and City Council meeting this week, a presentation was given on a study… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – During this week’s Mayor and City Council’s presentation of benefits and compensation study, town employee retirement benefits became a heated topic, as the council began eliminating the benefits from all directions.The town recently offered a retirement incentive to employees in attempts to persuade some into retirement. According to the presentation, the incentive… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The Tourism Advisory Board will come before the Mayor and City Council next month to recommend the OC Air Show be held the second weekend of June 2011.A few weeks ago, OC Air Show Coordinator Bryan Lilley approached the Mayor and City Council to present the pros and cons on the potential… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The Maryland Medical Examiner’s Office this week confirmed the cause of death of a Pennsylvania man found unconscious between buildings in the area of 17th Street in early September was the result of natural causes, likely heart disease.Around 3 a.m. on Sept. 7, Ocean City police responded to 17th Street and Coastal… Read more »

BERLIN – Whether Berlin will decide to exempt itself from installing mandatory sprinklers in new one- and two-family dwellings is still up in the air after Monday’s public hearing.After more than an hour of presentations on both sides of the debate by fire marshals, realtors and private citizens, the Mayor and Council delayed making a… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A U.S. District Court judge last week formally dismissed the federal lawsuit filed against the town of Ocean City and the Coast Guard by the owner of a commercial scallop boat that foundered off the coast of the resort in September 2006.Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Catherine Blake officially dismissed the… Read more »

BERLIN – A Berlin man, awaiting trial on 30 counts of child pornography possession in Worcester, appeared in court in Wicomico last week to face 19 charges related to animal cruelty in that county for an incident in August and was sentenced to nearly a year in jail.Kirt Barren Greenberg, 45, left several dogs, one… Read more »