OCEAN CITY — One local man is dead and another behind bars on manslaughter and other charges after an altercation last weekend outside a downtown Ocean City bar.Around 1:30 a.m. last Saturday, Ocean City Police and paramedics responded to the area of Somerset Street in reference to a male individual who was found unconscious on… Read more »
OCEAN PINES — In a solemn, quiet ceremony yesterday, about a dozen U.S. veterans and their supporters gathered at the wind-swept Worcester County Veterans Memorial at Ocean Pines to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Tet Offensive, a major attack by communist forces on South Vietnam in 1968 that helped escalate the ill-fated conflict.After a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — One local man is dead and another behind bars today on manslaughter and other charges after an altercation last weekend outside a downtown Ocean City bar.Around 1:30 a.m. last Saturday, Ocean City Police and paramedics responded to the area of Somerset Street in reference to a male individual who was found unconscious… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The Mayor and City Council voted to move ahead in re-establishing the committees and commissions that were dissolved over two years ago with future discussions promised to set specifics.Councilman Joe Mitrecic brought up the idea last month to re-enact the committee structure the town had in place prior to the organizational meeting… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A popular Ocean City nightclub this week was cleared in a $1 million civil lawsuit by a plaintiff who was brutally raped on a private parking area away from the establishment in 2008.After a two-week trial in U.S. District Court ended on Monday, a federal jury found in favor of Seacrets in… Read more »
BERLIN — Looking to quiet what he referred to as a “whispering campaign” by political enemies, Berlin Mayor Gee Williams spoke out Monday at a Mayor and Council meeting about rumors that he said have recently been circulating in the community portraying him as a reckless alcoholic.“I don’t know if I should be flattered or… Read more »
BERLIN — A last-minute pushback from town residents, businesses and non-profits worried about annual fees did not halt the Berlin Mayor and Council’s decision to establish a new stormwater utility department.During last night’s public hearing, people in the town were not unanimously against the idea, however, with some encouraging and praising the council for finally… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Frustrated with an alarming spike in the number of illegal catch and poaching cases in the state’s waterways, including the areas around Ocean City and the coastal bays, and perhaps more frequently the Chesapeake Bay, a trio of Eastern Shore lawmakers this week introduced legislation to increase the number of Natural Resources… Read more »
BERLIN — Though split votes over the presence of alcohol at certain town events have been common recently, the Berlin Council was unanimous Tuesday in agreeing to relax Berlin’s open container law at six events for next year and approve an application by the Chamber of Commerce to sell beer and wine at five of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — For the fitness minded on Delmarva, S.W.E.A.T (Speed, Weight, Endurance, Agility, Training) promises a professionally crafted workout that routinely produces results no matter the starting fitness level.“It is really designed to take the individual to the next level no matter what level they are standing on,” said Powerhouse Gym and S.W.E.A.T owner… Read more »