T.K. DickersonStaff WriterOCEAN CITY – Whether you are looking for a trip through maritime history, or simply a meal to please everyone’s palettes, you need look no further than Jonah and The Whale, an all-you-can-eat seafood buffet on 26th Street in Ocean City. The interior of the restaurant, with its wooden tables, enormous whalebones and… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The Liquor Control Board for Worcester County (LCB) admitted it “made some mistakes” during the Stoli Orange promotion in March that has brought accusations of price discrimination and an alleged comptroller investigation to the forefront.At Wednesday’s LCB meeting in Snow Hill, Executive Director Brian Sturgeon conceded that mistakes had been made and… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – While the potential for oil from the ongoing Gulf of Mexico spill reaching Maryland’s shore remains a long shot, fear and trepidation is already beginning to affect the state’s seafood industry in the height of the summer season.Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley this week convened a roundtable discussion in Ocean City including several… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Tragedy struck last week when a 24-year-old Middle River, Md. man died in an unguarded north Ocean City hotel swimming pool, which it was discovered yesterday was required to have a lifeguard on duty at the time.Around 10:30 p.m. last Thursday, James Robert Cullum, 24, of Middle River, was swimming in the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Congressman Frank Kratovil said that if Ocean City were to ever go under, so would Maryland. Senator Barbara Mikulski joined Kratovil on the Boardwalk in Ocean City on Monday morning to announce that they had fought to secure roughly $4 million in federal funds for the beach replenishment project, which had come… Read more »

Kylie JosonStaff WriterOCEAN CITY – Even when the lifeguards are on duty, you should take caution when swimming in the ocean, but when the lifeguards are not on duty your chances of injury or death dramatically increase. Last Wednesday around 8 p.m., Justin Lowe, 17, of Dagsboro, fractured his fifth cervical vertebrae (neck) when he… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Hooters of Ocean City’s new 5th Street location might be the new kid on the block as far as Boardwalk businesses go, but in just its third week of being open it’s drawing crowds like a seasoned veteran.Hooters Director of Operations Matthew J. Ortt says that the 5th Street location is like… Read more »

T.K. DickersonStaff WriterWEST OCEAN CITY – If it wasn’t for the laid back atmosphere, personalized mugs hanging from the bar and the copious amounts of peanuts, I don’t think that I would be able to make the connection from the Greene Turtle today to the place where I sat in the middle of T-shirt racks,… Read more »

BERLIN – With Berlin’s new Comprehensive Plan now approved, the town must turn its attention to modifying the zoning code to enshrine the plan’s vision.At Berlin Administrator Tony Carson’s suggestion, the Berlin Mayor and Council agreed to hold a council work session in the future to offer town staff direction and suggestions on the rezoning,… Read more »

BERLIN – One year after starting work on the long-awaited Berlin wastewater treatment plant expansion and improvements at the existing plant site in eastern Berlin, construction is only a few days off schedule.“They are probably around 12 to 14 days behind on the wastewater treatment plant which is not bad considering the winter we had,”… Read more »