OCEAN CITY – Citing several failed attempts at the favorable result at different levels, and noting the plaintiff’s complaint does not meet any of the standards for a “constructive discharge,” a federal court judge this week dismissed the lawsuit filed in March by a long-time Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer against his former employer,… Read more »

FENWICK ISLAND – The 150th anniversary of the official lighting of the Fenwick Island Lighthouse in 1859 is rapidly approaching, touching off a week-long celebration of the history and culture of the quiet coastal town just north of Ocean City early next month.The Fenwick Island Lighthouse officially turns 150 years old on Aug. 1 and… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A Burtonsville man arrested in June for stealing a hotel carpet cleaning van with the hoses still attached and taking it on a joy ride through the downtown area while being pursued by police before crashing into a home on 10th Street was found guilty this week of motor vehicle theft and… Read more »

ASSATEAGUE ISLAND – Growing up on a horse and cattle ranch in Missouri, Trish Kicklighter knew from a young age that she wanted to be a park ranger.Kicklighter, the new superintendent of Assateague Island National Seashore (AINS), said she has wanted to work for the National Park Service since she was nine years old.With a… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The town of Ocean City last week filed a motion for summary judgment in the $500,000 civil suit filed in May against the resort and a private company by a former Vermont high school injured in an escalator accident in the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in May 2006, asking the court… Read more »

Amber Alert Nothing But A HoaxIt seems that virtually everyone who has a mobile phone in the Ocean City area was alerted via text message or through social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter on Wednesday about an alleged child abduction in the area.According to police, however, both the amber alert and the abduction is… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Some property owners have opened their mail recently to find a higher property tax bill than they hoped for, and they are making their displeasure known. “Our phone’s been ringing off the hook,” Worcester County Treasurer Harold Higgins reported to the County Commissioners recently.Many property owners have seen the assessed value of… Read more »

SNOW HILL – An Ocean City doctor arrested last September on various charges after a concerned citizen reported his erratic driving pleaded guilty last week in Worcester County Circuit Court to driving on a suspended license and possession of drug paraphernalia, adding a new chapter in his long pattern of illegal drug use and other… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The multi-party wrongful death civil suit filed by the family of an Easton man struck and killed while crossing Coastal Highway in June 2007 was finally settled last week after nearly two years of legal wrangling, but the terms of the settlement have not been disclosed.Shortly before 2 a.m. on June 17,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – As word has started to spread that Ocean City will be getting a 1,200-seat performing arts center in the few years as part of the expanded Roland E. Powell Convention Center, it’s starting to attract the interest of some serious players.At last Thursday’s Tourism Commission meeting, Leon Gallitzin of the non-profit Delaware… Read more »