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 »

OCEAN CITY – The human skeletal remains discovered on the beach in late April were positively identified as those of a missing Selbyville man late last week, providing some measure of closure for family and friends, but it now appears investigators might never be able to solve the mystery surrounding the disappearance.Late last Friday, the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — This week, as the Mayor and Council enjoyed a respite from their scheduled weekly meetings, City Manager Dennis Dare was putting the finishing touches on a salary study that is expected to be one of the main political talking points in what could be a rather quiet summer at City Hall.Historically, after… Read more »

T.K. DickersonStaff WriterOCEAN CITY – Outside of the brightly colored building that is home to Planet Maze on 33rd Street in Ocean City, there are several sets of tiny handprints set in to the sidewalk, labeled with the year 1995. This was the year that the Thalers, Albrights, and Gordons (all with children around the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Sunday, May 30 through Sunday, June 6 marks Ocean City’s culinary adventure, Restaurant Week. This eight-day promotion will encourage visitors and locals alike to try the finest restaurants and revisit their tried and true favorites. Guests can indulge on the best fare Ocean City has to offer from a special price fixed… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — If you miss Mad Hatters, you should get in line and check out Crazy 8’s, Ocean City’s newest midtown lunch spot.With 32,000 different options from their “build your own deli sandwich”, you may never have to have the same thing twice, although early reviews are indicating a few instant favorites just a… Read more »

BERLIN – While much of the discussion at Tuesday’s final Worcester County budget work session was a formality, controversy emerged over the tourism advertising budget and the elimination of 15 take-home vehicles for county government staff.The tourism budget, in the proposed fiscal year 2011 county budget saw its advertising spending doubled from $150,000 to $300,000.One… Read more »