BERLIN – After favorable support overwhelmed the opposition to a proposed land buy for a future community center and new police station, the Berlin Mayor and Council voted to go ahead with the land purchase.Just three town council members voted on the purchase ordinance after Council members Troy Purnell andPaula Lynch recused themselves because of… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Nine candidates for Worcester County Commissioner answered questions Tuesday night at a candidate forum sponsored by the Assateague Coastal Trust at Snow Hill High School.A second forum will be held on Sept. 7 at Berlin Intermediate School, at 5:30.Four of five candidates from District 1 attended the forum: Democrat Jimmy Schoolfield, and… Read more »

SNOW HILL – After allegedly failing to satisfy certain terms of his plea agreement, an Ocean City man who pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment for his role in the beating death of a Berlin man in 2008 had the case against him reactivated earlier this month.In May 2008, a Worcester County grand jury indicted Fernando… Read more »

CITY – An extensive multi-agency, multi-state search for a man reported missing in the surf near the Ocean City-Fenwick Island line early last Friday morning was eventually suspended when the alleged victim reported in safe and sound from a resort hotel. to police reports, the unidentified man had earlier in the evening celebrated his birthday… Read more »

WEST OCEAN CITY – After weeks of non-descript preparation and site work, the new Ocean City Fire Department Station 5 building on Keyser Point Rd. in West Ocean City has started springing from the ground in the last week or so and is on target for a April occupancy.For the last 10 years, the Ocean… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A 20-year-old female on a bicycle in the area of 45th Street and Coastal Highway was struck by an on-duty Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) cruiser on Wednesday morning and was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the collision.Around 9 a.m. on Wednesday, the biker attempted to cross… Read more »

OCEAN PINES – Area law enforcement agencies this week are asking for help in identifying two masked gunmen who held up a pair of convenience stores early Wednesday morning.Shortly after 1 a.m. on Wednesday, two masked men, one of whom was brandishing an unknown type of semi-automatic handgun, entered the Shore Stop on Route 589… Read more »

BERLIN – A public hearing on a clean water discharge permit for the old Tyson chicken plant in Berlin last week failed to clear up questions over why the owner was seeking a permit despite the lack of discharge.“We have an unusual situation here,” said Ed Gertler, industrial discharge permit manager for Maryland Department of… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A St. Mary’s County youth was struck be a vehicle while attempting to cross Coastal Highway on Tuesday and was flown to a hospital in Baltimore with injuries not believed to be life threatening.Around 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Ocean City Police and paramedics responded the area of Old Wharf Rd. and Coastal… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The debate over commercial shellfish aquaculture in bay waters near South Point continues with the County Commissioners’ agreement this week to support residents’ ongoing concerns in a letter to the state of Maryland.South Point residents are worried that the 500-acre aquaculture area in Sinepuxent Bay, off their waterfront, will interfere with recreational… Read more »