OCEAN CITY – Though the City Council was apprehensive to jump back into bed with new ownership of a golf package company that famously had owed the city quite a bit of money, they gave the green light to at least giving them a call.Based on slumping golf package deals at the town-owned Eagle’s Landing… Read more »

BERLIN – An Ocean City man is behind bars facing rape and assault charges this week after admitting to police late last month he had sexual relations with a 13-year-old girl on multiple occasions last year.On Nov. 30, 2007, Ocean City Police arrested Christopher Michael Shockley, 19, for outstanding warrants related to a malicious destruction… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The family of a Pennsylvania man struck and killed while crossing Coastal Highway in June 2007 have renewed efforts to seek $1 million in punitive damages against the driver of the vehicle, raising an interesting debate about the existence or absence of malice in the case.Attorneys for the family of Tyler Adams,… Read more »

SNOW HILL – A Berlin man, one of 10 people arrested during a major brawl at the parking lot of a mid-town nightclub involving hundreds of people, pleaded guilty this week to possession with intent to distribute cocaine and was sentenced to seven years in jail.All in all, 10 people were arrested, four Ocean City… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The City Council unanimously approved the purchase of new safety equipment for the fire department water rescue team, stemming from the heroic late September rescue of three intoxicated swimmers in dreadful conditions.OC Fire Department Chief Chris Larmore came before the Mayor and City Council on Tuesday asking for a number of improvements… Read more »

SNOW HILL – A former Ocean City hotel night auditor convicted of staging a phony armed robbery of the facility with the help of her then-boyfriend in the summer of 2007 successfully appealed her case in Circuit Court this week, having her conviction and sentence placed on the stet, or inactive docket, in exchange for… Read more »

BERLIN – The Berlin Mayor and Council considered a variety of street- and water-related items at the Dec. 8 Berlin Mayor and Council meeting. They are summarized below.— Berlin will pursue promised street repairs on Vine and Grice streets and Graham Avenue this year with work planned for spring 2009.“We definitely did budget money to… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Maryland anglers this week got an in-depth look a private sector proposal to develop a power generating wind farm 12 miles off the coast of Ocean City, and while they were generally impressed with the presentation, the group is withholding any judgment on the plan until all of the facts are weighed.On… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The jury is likely still out on the success or failure of 2008 in Ocean City as most resort area businesses limp to the finish line, but some town leaders and local elected officials remain hopeful for a productive 2009 campaign.The town’s Economic Development Committee (EDC) met on Wednesday for its monthly… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Through dense fog and the black of night, Ocean City Paramedic Firefighters Delbert Baker and Derrick Simpson swam toward the screaming voices as fast as they could. What happened next was truly an act of heroism.Baker and Simpson were honored by Mayor and Council Monday after rescuing three Canadian swimmers from the… Read more »