OCEAN CITY — Recovery efforts began anew early this morning about 500 yards off the beach near 130th Street where a plane crashed into the sea late Sunday afternoon, claiming the lives of two off-duty Ocean City Police officers, but high winds and choppy seas are curtailing the somber mission.Just prior to nightfall on Sunday,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Prior to nightfall yesterday, authorities on the scene of a plane crash in north Ocean City were fairly confident they located a debris field, but strong currents and limited visibility prevented a dive team from entering the water to make a confirmation.Last night, it was confirmed by 10 knowledgeable sources that two… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Just in time for the peak summer tourist season, Ocean City and resorts in neighboring Delaware are listed among 13 destinations to earn a perfect 5-Star rating in an annual report released this week on water quality at popular beaches around the country.According to “Testing the Waters: A Guide to Water Quality… Read more »
SNOW HILL — It was an eventful afternoon at last week’s Board of License Commissioners (BLC) meeting, with the expansion of two area restaurants’ license premises, multiple requests for the addition of live entertainment and the postponement of a decision to allow facility alterations for an Ocean City business recently found itself in hot water… Read more »
BERLIN — Tony Carson, town administrator for Berlin, sat in on his last Mayor and Council meeting this week, triggering an outpouring of praise from the council.“We were extremely fortunate with the years that you’ve been here,” Mayor Gee Williams said Monday. “You are leaving the town in a much better position to take advantage… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Fire Marshal’s Office is spreading the word on a new state law effective July 1 that will enforce smoke detectors to be updated and placed on every floor of a residence by the year 2018.House Bill 1413/Senate Bill 969, Public Safety-Fire Protection and Prevention Residential Smoke Alarms, has been… Read more »
BERLIN — Nearly one month to the day since she was first reported missing, the search continues this week for an elderly Berlin woman with dementia and short-term memory loss last seen at her residence near South Point on Memorial Day.Memorial Day is a fading memory and the Fourth of July is just around the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Two local residents indicted by a New York grand jury in May for allegedly being the ringleader and enterprise treasurer of a vast cigarette smuggling and money laundering operation remain behind bars this week after preliminary hearings in King’s County New York Supreme Court on Monday.In mid-May, federal officials concluded an investigation… Read more »
SNOW HILL — State Senator Jim Mathias (D-38), who represents the Lower Shore, added another feather to his cap so to speak last week when he won the 2013 Mountaire Chickin’ Pickin’ title at the Delmarva Chicken Festival, toppling the defending national champion in the finals.Each year during the Delmarva Chicken Festival, an annual event… Read more »
BERLIN — A federal judge this week heard testimony but offered no decision in an attempt by the successful defendants in a civil suit filed against a Berlin farm family and Perdue over alleged pollution violations to recoup roughly $3 million in legal fees from their opponents.U.S. District Court Judge William Nickerson on Wednesday heard… Read more »