BERLIN – Maryland’s coastal bays watershed earned an overall score of C+ in the 2009 Coastal Bays Report Card, compared to just a C for 2008.“The good news this year is we’re up slightly,” said Dr. Bill Dennison, vice president of science applications at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.“It’s a snapshot. It’s… Read more »

When Allen Baumgartner got the key to Ocean City this week, the first thing he wanted to do was jump in the ocean. The next thing he wanted was a hamburger.Baumgartner, a St. Louis, Mo. native, was presented with the key to the city from Mayor Rick Meehan on Monday morning after a two-month journey… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – After a Virginia angler and crew lost over $1 million over the lack of a $30 North Carolina fishing license during the Big Rock Blue Marlin tournament in mid-June, questions have been raised about the need for the proper permits and licenses for anglers as Ocean City rolls into the height of… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — City Manager Dennis Dare says that if you receive benefits from the town of Ocean City, you are going to need to fill out some forms and show some proof, if you haven’t done so already.As the Mayor and Council continues to debate how generous the benefits packages should be for newly… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — It took exactly 27 angry emails and a handful of peeved uptown residents to change the City Council’s mind about putting parking meters on 146th Street.The Ocean City Council voted 5-2 (with Councilman Doug Cymek and Joe Hall in opposition) to abandon their earlier vote during last month’s budget hearings to put… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A veteran Ocean City police officer and three public safety assistants were taken to the hospital with various symptoms last week after becoming sickened by a strong narcotic stashed in a detained prisoner’s purse.Around 10:45 p.m. last Tuesday, a female prisoner detained in the Public Safety Building’s holding cells after an earlier… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The Liquor Control Board for Worcester County (LCB) is allegedly under investigation by the State Comptroller’s Office for possible collusion and potential violations of the Sherman Act.It was revealed this week that three local liquor licensees were charged three different prices on the exact same day for the exact same product by… Read more »

BERLIN – Six local government and county utility employees will take advantage of Worcester County’s early retirement incentive this summer, freeing up county funding in another tight budget year.          The county will lose one employee from the Solid Waste Department, one from the Roads Department, one from Water and Wastewater, one from Development Review and… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The federal Army Corps of Engineers is moving forward with a plan to dredge several canals in Ocean City, but with no funding source for the project, it remains uncertain when work will begin.Residents along the canals included in phase I of the resort’s long awaited maintenance dredging plan last week received… Read more »