OCEAN CITY – Things at City Hall this week kind of sounded like the lyrics of a Stevie Wonder song, in that the runners can keep on running, the turbines can start their spinning and St. Patty can keep on parading. The Race Will Go On….One of the cuts in City Manager Dennis Dare’s first… Read more »

(Editor’s Note: This article is the latest in an ongoing profile series of the current Ocean City Mayor and Council members.) OCEAN CITY –A challenge seemed to spark it all for Council President Joe Mitrecic.Mitrecic’s hard-nosed political prowess is an interesting contrast to the man, whom when he’s not holding the gavel, seems to be a… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Thousands of young people descend on the resort each summer and quickly run into all sorts of problems from noise violations and underage drinking arrests to sexual assaults and serious injuries, but parents might be able sleep a little better this year knowing a pilot program has been established to provide a… Read more »

BERLIN – The local man convicted on manslaughter charges and sentenced to 10 years in jail last month in the beating death of a Berlin teen in May last week filed a notice of appeal from jail in Baltimore where he is temporarily being held while corrections officials determine his ultimate fate.Dominic Canale, 22, of… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The Bishopville Pond restoration project has retained state funding despite a recent round of cuts from state government, Bishopville’s County Commissioner Linda Busick said this week.“We have retained that funding,” Busick confirmed.Originally slated as part of the Route 113 dualization mitigation plan, the Bishopville Pond project has been delayed for one reason… Read more »

BERLIN – A years long search for more spray irrigation land is closer to paying off, after the town of Berlin identified a 200-acre tract near Newark with strong spray disposal potential.The Berlin Mayor and Council last week voted to accept a contract giving the town right of first refusal on purchasing the 200-acre site,… Read more »

BISHOPVILLE – A Delaware man’s attempt to gain back the good graces of his fiancé this week backfired when he was arrested and charged with first-degree arson and six counts of attempted first-degree murder after setting a fire in her parent’s Bishopville home early Tuesday morning.Shortly before 6 a.m. on Tuesday, the Bishopville Volunteer Fire… Read more »

BERLIN – Just one day after President Barack Obama officially inked the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or national stimulus bill on Monday, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley was already rolling out a list of transportation projects across the state earmarked for the first phase of funding, but it remains uncertain just how much and how… Read more »

SNOW HILL – A spontaneous declaration by Worcester County Commission President Louise Gulyas that most government departments would need to cut 5 percent rather than 3 percent from their budgets due to a projected $11.1 million shortfall was premature and had not been discussed by, or voted on, by the other commissioners.“We’re asking for 5… Read more »