OCEAN CITY — An ongoing effort to derail proposed plans to allow seismic air gun testing off the mid-Atlantic coast and up and down the eastern seaboard from Delaware to Florida continued this week. With a renewed interest in tapping potential oil and gas reserves just off the mid-Atlantic coast, the federal Bureau of Ocean… Read more »

ASSATEAGUE — With the 11th hour deal to end the federal government shutdown reached late Wednesday night, an annual surf fishing tournament is heading back to the Assateague Island National Seashore just one week after the Ocean City Mayor and Council approved an emergency contingency plan. Assateague Mobile Sportfishermen’s Association (AMSA) officials learned early Thursday… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – If the Mayor and City Council’s approve the change, Ocean City businesses will gain an enhanced online listing through an improved OCocean.com site that is expected to launch next month. During June’s Tourism Commission meeting, member Todd Ferrante, owner of Park Place Jewelers, suggested the opportunity to enhance the town’s official website,… Read more »

BERLIN — On Saturday, Oct. 19, Assateague Coastal Trust will hold its 1st Annual ACToberfest Paddlemania! at Castaways RV Resort and Campground in West Ocean City. Advance tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at Actforbays.org or by phone at 410-629-1538. Advance adult tickets are $35, children tickets (5-12) are $15, children… Read more »

BERLIN — Three months after the U.S. Supreme Court narrowly voted to reverse a Maryland Court of Appeals opinion on a landmark case rooted in a Lower Shore rape dating back to 2003, the state’s highest court last week reversed its own opinion and agreed state law closely follows the Fourth Amendment. In June, a… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Partial entertainment privileges were returned this week to an Ocean City establishment troubled by noise complaints and uncooperative management last year. The privileges are contingent upon the use of new, sound dampening glass panels and come with a warning that the Worcester County Board of License Commissioners (BLC) does not want to… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – September’s crime report reflected an increase in overall calls for service to the Ocean City Police Department, but officials reported this week year-to-date records show a reduction in overall crime. At Friday’s Police Commission meeting, it was reported September’s total calls for service, including traffic stops, business checks and assistance to citizens,… Read more »