OCEAN CITY – Single-family homes and residential neighborhoods deserve more attention, agreed the Mayor, City Council and the Planning Commission this week.Planning Commission member Peck Miller addressed the issue at a joint meeting of the Mayor and City Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission Monday night, noting the importance of the few, but coveted,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – With the tri-annual reassessment of property values ongoing in Ocean City, resort business leaders this week got a primer on a variety of bills related to tax assessments that either passed, failed or were withdrawn in the General Assembly session this year and also learned a little more about the process used… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Families looking for an enjoyable morning activity in Ocean City can head to the Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum. Nestled on the Boardwalk by the Inlet, the museum offers free programs six mornings a week starting on Monday, July 7 and running through August 30, with topics ranging from knot tying to… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Resort police this week are looking for a man who attempted to stab his roommate with a large kitchen knife last Wednesday during a verbal altercation that nearly turned deadly.Shortly before midnight last Wednesday, OCPD officers responded to a residence on Philadelphia Ave. regarding an attempting stabbing that had just occurred. The… Read more »

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 »