OCEAN CITY – Councilwoman Mary Knight has been a staunch supporter of the town’s advertising agency MGH since she was elected in 2006, but when she made a motion, reportedly on behalf of the Tourism Commission, to extend MGH’s contract for three years at Tuesday’s work session, she took the majority of the people in… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Dangerous rip currents likely claimed the life of a Washington, D.C. man who went missing in the surf at night near 20th Street last Saturday and is presumed drowned.Shortly after 8 p.m. last Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard received a call about four swimmers in distress just off the beach at 20th… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – In hopes of getting the so-called “clear picture” on whether Ocean City’s employees are paid too much money, the town’s Human Resources Director Wayne Evans was tasked to put together an additional salary study comparing the resort with just the Eastern Shore.Several weeks ago, Evans had given a similar report that showed… Read more »

BERLIN – The Bishopville Pond project might be back on track with the recent assignment of about $500,000 in state funds to complete the project.Project organizers learned of the additional funds last week.“It looks like we’ll be able to proceed with it,” said Dr. Roman Jesien, science coordinator for the Maryland Coastal Bays Program (MCBP)…. Read more »

OCEAN CITY — With a few weeks to go before the Sept. 21 filing deadline for the Ocean City Mayor and Council election, some new names have entered the race and set their sights on the three incumbents, one only of which has officially filed for re-election.Since the 2008 election, which saw Council members Mary… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The Worcester County Liquor Control Board (LCB) finally released its long awaited financial report yesterday, as elected officials, local licensees and even state wholesalers scrambled to make sense of the 28-page report.Some of the contents of the report seem to indicate that the LCB’s drastic drop in revenue given back to the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — All parties with a stake or even an interest in the Worcester County Liquor Control Board scandal knows that the final decision on the quasi-governmental monopoly’s future will come at the hands of elected officials.This week, some of those politicians spoke about the ongoing investigation and were anxious to see the long… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Maryland State Comptroller Peter Franchot has assured the people of Worcester County that he is going to get to the bottom of Liquor Control Board controversy that’s been raging all summer long.Franchot called his office’s investigation of the Worcester County Liquor Control Board (LCB) “one of the most intensive and thorough probes… Read more »

BERLIN – A small claims court lawsuit charging that Worcester County State’s Attorney candidate Beau Oglesby has not paid $5,700 in bills from his last campaign could pose big trouble for the candidate this election season as he challenges incumbent State’s Attorney Joel Todd.Thom Gulyas, who owns Ace Printing and Mailing in Berlin, filed a… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – With schools in the area re-opening next week, area law enforcement agencies and transportation officials are reminding motorists to take extra care during morning and afternoon commute times.According to an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) release this week, August is Back-to-School Safety Month, and with area students returning to school on Monday,… Read more »