Deal Inked In Pizza Shop Suit

SNOW HILL – A multi-million dollar civil suit filed in August 2008 by two high-ranking staffers in Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon’s office and a state official against an Ocean City pizza store and its corporate partners was settled out of court earlier this month.Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon’s Chief of Staff Demaune Millard, along with Deputy… Read more »

Busick Commits To Running Again In 2010

SNOW HILL – Despite a serious family crisis, County Commissioner Linda Busick says she is still handling her responsibilities as an elected official and will run for re-election next fall. “I am doing this job,” said Busick Tuesday morning after the County Commissioners meeting.In early October, Busick’s husband, Dwight, was diagnosed with a brain tumor…. Read more »

County Hears H1NI Flu Update

SNOW HILL – Swine flu numbers appear to be static and the swine flu vaccine is arriving on a more regular basis, county Health Officer Debbie Goeller reported this week. “The last two weeks there appears to be a slight leveling off,” said Goeller. “We do not know if that decline will continue, spike back up,… Read more »

Barrier Island Picking Up Storm Debris

ASSATEAGUE – Last week’s storm that lashed the mid-Atlantic coast with a fury not seen in recent years did not spare Assateague Island, where state and federal officials this week were assessing the damage and picking up the pieces, including thousands of old tires that broke loose from a decades-old artificial reef and washed ashore.Major… Read more »