OCEAN CITY — Memorial Day used to be the official kickoff to the summer season in Ocean City, but this year, it’s just one of three busy weekends scheduled in succession to help blast the resort into the summer of 2010.Local businesses are hoping that three is the magic number this year as a trifecta… Read more »

SNOW HILL – A Gambrills, Md. man accused last year of pirating Internet service for several condominium buildings in Ocean City was found not guilty of the charges this week in District Court, but the civil case against him filed by the alleged victim, Comcast of Eastern Shore, continues to plod along.In March 2009, Comcast… Read more »

BERLIN – Ben Tate’s professional football future lies with the Houston Texans, but the second round draft pick will be back in Berlin to celebrate his accomplishments with the people of his home county on July 17.Tate, a native of Berlin, was a standout running back at Stephen Decatur and Snow Hill High schools. He… Read more »

BERLIN – An Ocean City man, serving a 10-year sentence for manslaughter in the baseball bat beating death of another local man in May 2008, will not get a shot at a new trial or a reconsideration of his sentence after the state’s Court of Special Appeals last week issued an opinion upholding the judgment… Read more »

BERLIN – Barking dogs are not going away, and supporters of more regulation of canine noise nuisances say they will keep on fighting, despite the recent rejection of a barking dogs ordinance by elected officials.Last week, several citizens went down to Snow Hill to speak in favor of the barking dog law that would have… Read more »

Editor:    Last week’s article, “County Decides Against Barking Dog Law”, incorrectly identified a man who barked while leaving the Worcester County Commissioners meeting as Bud Himes. The man who barked is named Jack Davis. The article incorrectly named Budd Heim as Bud Himes. The article also incorrectly attributed quotes by Shirley Aydelotte to Beverly… Read more »

SNOW HILL – A visiting Worcester County Circuit Court judge last week denied Beka Industries’ effort to collect over $72,000 in legal fees and expenses from the Worcester County Board of Education after a failed attempt by the latter to counter-sue the private contractor.The Board of Education claimed another minor victory of sorts last week… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals last week upheld a Worcester County Circuit Court judgment on a Virginia man convicted of second-degree assault and sentenced to one year in jail for his role in a scuffle with his ex-girlfriend’s mother in her Snow Hill apartment in 2008.In January 2009, Terrence Richard Justice,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – With the ongoing oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico passing the one-month mark last week, Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski this week fired off a letter to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) officials, calling for a federal review of the potential impact on Ocean City, the Chesapeake and other coastal… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The Economic Development Committee, the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association, the Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hospitality Training Institute are presenting a series of workshops on Tuesday, June 8. With so many destinations competing for vacationers’ discretionary income, it is crucial that Ocean City businesses… Read more »