OCEAN CITY – Citing the often evoked doctrine of sovereign immunity, the town of Ocean City this week formally filed a motion to dismiss the federal lawsuit brought against it and the U.S. Coast Guard by the owner of a commercial fishing boat.Local fisherman Douglas Kelly, owner of the “Mighty Duck,” a commercial scallop boat… Read more »

BERLIN – Ocean City beaches are actually tested for bacteria twice a week and deserve five stars instead of just the four awarded in a recent report, said county staff this week.Ocean City’s beaches received four stars out of five in the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) annual report on beach water quality across the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – There will likely be a renewed debate about moving Ocean City’s municipal election to the traditional General Election day on the first Tuesday in November, but it appears the outcome might be the same.At the close of the regular Ocean City Mayor and Council meeting on Monday, the issue was raised about… Read more »

WALLOPS ISLAND – The latest launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility just south of Assateague Island went up without a hitch early Wednesday morning and was visible throughout much of the mid-Atlantic area, but a thin veil of clouds in the over the resort area prevented what could have been a remarkable show for residents… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — An interpretation of a state law by an unknown county official almost six years ago could have cost the town of Ocean City upwards of a million dollars in room and food and beverage tax collections.In closed session at City Hall on Tuesday, the City Council voted to write a letter to… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Council plans to lay down the law on Monday night in hopes of getting laser pointers out of the hands of children.Ocean City Police Chief Bernadette DiPino estimated that more than 30,000 green laser pointers have been sold in the resort this year and their proliferation has spiked a… Read more »

SNOW HILL — Liquor Control Board for Worcester County (LCB) officials lashed out against the state’s wholesalers this week, saying that wholesalers are as much to blame as the licensees for the current campaign to get them abolished.“It’s ironic that in every case where we are getting accused of doing something wrong or illegal, we… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The Tidal Wave roller coaster in the Trimper’s Amusement Park at the foot of the Boardwalk remained dark this week, as state and private sector inspectors continued to sort out what caused an accident that injured three children last Thursday.Around 9:30 p.m. last Thursday, Ocean City Police and Fire Department units were… Read more »

WEST OCEAN CITY – Power was knocked out for a vast area of West Ocean City early Thursday morning when a driver swerved to miss a deer on Route 611 and collided with an electrical transformer box.Around 1:30 a.m. yesterday, a vehicle traveling northbound on Route 611 at its intersection with Route 376 near Sharkey’s… Read more »

BERLIN – Breast cancer sufferers will get a night of support in Berlin this October when a local breast cancer support group holds a candlelight vigil downtown to commemorate loved ones who have battled the disease.Local breast cancer support group Women Supporting Women (WSW), which also has chapters in Salisbury and Crisfield, will hold a… Read more »