OCEAN CITY — Parking meters may in fact become a reality on the ocean block or in north Ocean City some day, but the present City Council members made it clear this week that it may not happen on their watch.You would be hard-pressed to find anyone at City Hall who believes that the issue… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A Pennsylvania man was arrested on first-degree assault and other serious charges this week for threatening to kill a downtown apartment building owner during an apparent domestic situation in front of a large crowd of people on the Boardwalk early Sunday morning.Shortly after midnight on Sunday, Ocean City Police were dispatched to… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – An alleged drunk driver slammed into the back of two vehicles on the Route 90 Bridge early last Friday morning, causing two of the three vehicles involved to burst into flames during an incident that caused the span to be closed for over two hours.Shortly after midnight last Friday, Ocean City Police… Read more »

BERLIN – A fourth candidate has emerged to contest for the Worcester County Sheriff post when Dave Catrino filed for the Republican nomination for the top law enforcement post.With three candidates already seeking office, Catrino will face Republican Reggie Mason in the primary in September. The victor in that contest will then face either Carroll… Read more »

BERLIN – New state regulations on controversial ground rent leases go into affect across Maryland this fall, and a class action lawsuit, representing hundreds of thousands of ground rent leaseholders in the state seeking hundreds of millions of dollars, was recently certified, but it appears Worcester County will not be a significant player in the… Read more »

T.K. DickersonStaff WriterOCEAN CITY – When one is crossing the Route 50 Bridge, it is hard to believe that any sight is welcomed more than the sight of the expansive bay. However, tucked right next to the bridge, the view from The Angler’s dockside bar might be one of the best in town. Captain Bill… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Frustrated with the alleged inactivity of the lawyer he retained in the case, the owner of a commercial scallop boat got the green light last week to proceed with a civil suit against Ocean City and the Coast Guard on his own just before a deadline to dismiss the case.In the early… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — In the brief this week, the town finalized a multi-million dollar dispute with a local land owner, the city is in the process of picking up more than a dozen new city buses, and a change to some language in a local ordinance will ensure that any citations issued for open container… Read more »

NEWARK – Level school funding does not mean Worcester County schools will have the same money as last year to spend on students, members of the Worcester County Board of Education pointed out last week as it approved the schools budget for the next school year.While the amount per student is the same, fixed costs… Read more »

NEWARK – Math and science students in Worcester County will get a boost through a new partnership between county schools and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES).According to a formal agreement recently inked, Worcester County schools and UMES will support each other in seeking grants and other opportunities, said Worcester Technical High School (WTS)… Read more »