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 »

OCEAN CITY – A local security guard became a hero of sorts last Thursday evening, when he played a major role in saving the life of a seven-week-old infant that was rushed into his office. Barry Pryor, security guard at the Sea Watch Condominiums on 115th Street, was in the midst of a typical night… Read more »

NEWARK – While the Worcester County Commissioners claimed that they had not been told about the school system cost overruns at last Tuesday’s meeting, Superintendent of Schools Jon Andes said this week that the commissioners were informed in writing of the excess costs in November and again in the school board budget this spring.“We sent… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The tragic story of a then 18-year-old Pennsylvania high school graduate Benjamin Walter, who struck and killed another recent graduate on Coastal Highway in June 2005, took another turn last week when Walter was sentenced to four months of jail time for violating the terms of his probation with a second DUI… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Property located on 33rd Street and Coastal Highway was officially rezoned from residential to commercial last week, as the City Council voted unanimously to make the change. At a public hearing in early April regarding the parcel, the Planning and Zoning Commission agreed that the property should be rezoned, making a favorable… Read more »

BERLIN – Berlin will monitor its fuel consumption more closely under a new town vehicle fuel conservation policy.The Berlin Mayor and Council discussed the new fuel policy and two other new personnel policies for Berlin employees at the second June meeting on Wednesday night. The meeting was pushed back two days, instead of being held… Read more »

BERLIN – The second citizen visioning meeting for the new Berlin Comprehensive Plan will be held on July 23 at the Flower St. Multi-Purpose Building.The meeting “will help us to be a little more in tune with that neighborhood,” said Tim Bourcier, the planning consultant writing the new Berlin Comprehensive Plan.Census information shows that Berlin… Read more »