OCEAN CITY – Fager’s Island on 59th Street in Ocean City will be holding their 2nd Annual Charity Cookout to benefit the Maryland Coastal Bays Program on Sunday, Oct. 7 from 4-8 p.m.The blowout includes a $6 barbeque dinner, live music, live animals and a host of local celebrities who will be gallivanting about the… Read more »

SNOW HILL – A noxious odor from the Mystic Harbor wastewater treatment plant has neighbors so fed up they sent a petition for relief to Worcester County, resulting in some help, albeit in the short term.It can’t be soon enough for petition initiator Frank Foley and the other residents of Coastal Dr. and Fisherman’s Rd…. Read more »

BERLIN – With a growing, diverse population in Worcester County and an in-kind growth in the number of children needing a support system, a local advocacy group is calling out for more volunteers to help meet the need.Neglected, abused and otherwise troubled children in Worcester who find themselves snared in the endless web of the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Six illegal aliens were taken into custody last week after an early morning raid at two restaurants and a private residence in West Ocean City.Armed with three federal search warrants, Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, with the assistance of local law enforcement agencies, raided the Mikayo Sushi and Seafood Buffet on Route… Read more »

BERLIN – Vince Boulanger of Ocean City and Matt Landon of Newark took top awards along with six other Delmarva surfers during the 40th Annual ESA Eastern Surfing Championships in Cape Hatteras, N.C. last week.For the second year in a row, ESA All-Star Boulanger stole the show with his powerful surfing and huge aerial maneuvers…. Read more »

OCEAN CITY – At least three explosive devices were found along the shoreline in Ocean City this week, with the third detonated on purpose yesterday afternoon on the beach near 11th Street, while town officials and law enforcement personnel continued to search for more of the mysterious blasting caps. The first of three blasting caps… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Eagles Landing plays host to the Ocean City Recreation Boosters’ ever-popular Swing For Youth Golf Open this month. Ocean City Recreation Boosters is a non-profit, independent community group made up of representatives from various community organizations. The positive group of individuals works diligently throughout the year to raise money to offset the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Resort business leaders this week bemoaned the expiration of a crucial exemption for certain seasonal immigrant workers, citing its potential impact on the town’s hospitality industry.The discussion arose during the town’s Economic Development Committee (EDC) meeting on Wednesday when Phillips Seafood Restaurant Vice President Paul Wall pointed out the all-important non-skilled seasonal… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The Somerset Street carts are gone and although their long-term fate remains to be determined, contention still lies along Somerset Street, with at least one business owner asking for more changes.The Ocean City Development Corporation (OCDC) and the Mayor and Council approved the carts earlier this year in an attempt to bring… Read more »