BERLIN – The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Rackliffe House Trust, Inc., announced this week restoration efforts for the historic Rackliffe Plantation House at Assateague State Park have nearly reached midway.“Few tidewater dwellings from the colonial era remain. The Rackliffe Plantation House stands out by virtue of its sea-front view, public accessibility, and well-documented… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Commissioners discussed several items briefly at their first July meeting on Tuesday. (BULLET)Ocean City will receive a substantial amount of money from Worcester County liquor license fee sharing, while Berlin, Snow Hill and Pocomoke City will receive much less. The county returns 75 percent of liquor license fees to… Read more »

SNOW HILL – One of three suspects charged in the beating death of a Berlin teen in May had the charges against him dropped in District Court in Snow Hill last Thursday and it appears unlikely he will be indicted in the case. Eric Ronald Hewitt, 19, of Ocean City, one of three men charged… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – “This year we ride,” is the theme that aptly sums up the driving force behind the new Delmarva Bike Week itinerary, with the traditional anchor location at Ocean Downs out and six different locations across Delmarva in for the 2008 motorcycle event.Delmarva Bike Week, typically the banner event for the fall season… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A New Jersey biker is in stable condition this week after a bizarre multi-vehicle accident on Wednesday morning on Coastal Highway that sent him flying through the back window of a vehicle in front of him.Shortly before noon on Wednesday, Ocean City police responded to a four-vehicle collision on Coastal Highway at… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – With the price at the pump steadily rising, the debate over a decades-long moratorium on offshore drilling for oil along the nation’s coastlines, including right here in Maryland, has intensified in recent weeks, but state elected officials are clearly of one mind when it comes to lifting the prohibition.Last week, President Bush… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Rising gas prices may be affecting some vacationers this year, but it certainly didn’t deter thousands of senior weekers from flocking to the resort, with over 13,000 turning out this year for the planned Play It Safe events.Play It Safe events occur each year during the month of June, providing fun, alcohol-free… Read more »

BERLIN – In his first visit to Berlin this week, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley announced the historic town’s return to the Maryland Main Street program to an enthusiastic crowd before the Atlantic Hotel. Before making the announcement, O’Malley, visiting Worcester County for the Maryland Municipal League convention in Ocean City, walked through town with interim… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – With the Fourth of July just around the corner and the ocean warming up just in time for the holiday crowds and the true start of summer, the Ocean City Beach Patrol is pulling out all the stops in preparation, from a week long re-certification process to pulling out extra stands and… Read more »