OCEAN CITY – Vital capital projects regarding the town infrastructure got the green light to proceed by the City Council Wednesday, while the rest were essentially shelved indefinitely.City Manager Dennis Dare, along with City Engineer Terry McGean and Public Works Director Hal Adkins, brought the proposed capital projects for the next 18 months for the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – While it may cost $178,000 to bring a “More Fun Here” type web presence to Ocean City, elected officials overwhelmingly called out for more bids before making a decision.MGH Advertising, the same people that brought Ocean City the “More Fun Here” ad campaign and others, laid out plans for a $178,440 upgrade… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Town government is going on a spending diet, and started it off strong by trimming the fat of $1.4 million from the budget on Wednesday.City Manager Dennis Dare said that Ocean City is in need of a “lifestyle change” in lieu of the economic downturn that faces the town and country “for… Read more »

BERLIN – The Maryland Board of Physicians recently suspended the medical license of an Ocean City doctor after its investigation revealed a pattern of alleged crack cocaine use and other sordid activities, including numerous arrests over a period of a year and a half.On Nov. 5, the board summarily suspended the license of Dr. Jock… Read more »

BERLIN – Sex shops will not be permitted in Berlin for the next nine months while town staff and elected officials create an ordinance to govern placement of the controversial adult oriented businesses.According to Mayor Gee Williams, the measure was not prompted by any attempt to establish such a business in town, but came from… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Potential tragedy was averted this week during a carbon monoxide (CO) gas leak at a new facility at an Ocean City church when a CO detector or detectors alerted those inside the noxious gas had reached dangerous levels.Some time Monday morning, Ocean City Emergency Services received a report several individuals had been… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A Virginia man was arrested last week in Ocean City on weapons charges after fleeing resort police and getting caught with a loaded handgun following a routine traffic stop.Shortly before 3 a.m. last Wednesday, an Ocean City police officer on patrol in the area of 100th Street observed a vehicle with a… Read more »

BERLIN – Along with developer Troy Purnell, former Berlin Mayor Rex Hailey filed to run for the vacant District 1 town council seat this week. Hailey and Purnell will face early filer and political newcomer Phil Cropper.Hailey, recently defeated by Mayor Gee Williams in the mayoral race, had not planned to run for his district’s… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Nearly four years after a Virginia man was apparently murdered in his family’s Ocean City condominium, resort police this week appealed to the public for help in locating his remains, which authorities believe could have been wrapped in bedding and dumped within a 30-mile radius of the crime scene.Eduardo Masoller, 52, of… Read more »

BERLIN – With a vast district to represent from Smith Island to Ocean City and from Severna Park to Bel Air, newly elected U.S. Congressman Frank Kratovil has his work cut out for him as he tries to please and appease his diverse constituency, but he will likely be taking lessons from his predecessor who… Read more »