BERLIN- Worcester County and the Lower Eastern Shore will be represented on Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley’s task force to study septic system pollution and its impact on the Chesapeake and Coastal Bays, the roster of which was announced this week.Shortly after the Maryland General Assembly session ended in April, O’Malley announced the formation of a… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Councilman Brent Ashley is carrying on the free gas giveaway in attempts to continue the promotion of Ocean City and to express the town’s appreciation for its visitors.Ashley, the voice behind the free gas giveaway promotion, released a news release on Tuesday morning that was titled “There Will Be Free Gas in… Read more »

SALISBURY- A Salisbury woman this week pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to mail fraud and aggravated identity theft after scamming dozens of victims and as many as 13 financial institutions in a check and credit card scam dating back to last spring and summer.Carla Nicole Koester, 38, of Salisbury, pleaded guilty in U.S. District… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The fiscal year 2012’s budget passed in a unanimous vote during Monday evening’s Mayor and City Council meeting after being delayed in recent weeks.“I’m glad we passed the budget and we were able to hold the tax rate at .395 cents, and really that’s because of the work the council has done… Read more »

BERLIN- The heavy, acrid smoke that arrived across much of Worcester County this week drifted north from a massive wildfire in North Carolina.By mid-day on Wednesday, much of Worcester County was socked in with heavy smoke and a strong, acrid odor stemming from an active wildfire in Dare County, N.C. hundred of miles away. Smoke… Read more »

SALISBURY- Advances in technology have the Salisbury City Council considering the use of electronic teleconferencing during meetings.With video chat programs like Skype and its equivalents widely available to the public, the boundary between physically being in a location and communicating with that location are shrinking. While the council has required members wishing to take part… Read more »

Study for Wind Farm at Landfill Approved SNOW HILL- Worcester County might have up to a dozen windmills added to its skyline by 2013.County Commissioners gave National Wind, LLC the go ahead to begin a feasibility study this summer to determine whether or not wind speeds are sufficient for a wind farm to be built… Read more »

OCEAN CITY- A street performer accused the Ocean City Mayor and Council of retaliation this week as they passed an ordinance to restrict performance of any kind on the Boardwalk at North Division Street due to the street’s key role as an emergency access point.The ordinance prohibits, “exercise or perform such activity or display in… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Ocean City Police this week are urging visitors to be aware of an alleged scam carried out on as many as three occasions at one Boardwalk store and possibly others.While it remains uncertain just how many naïve young people got caught up in the alleged scam at a Boardwalk clothing store during… Read more »

BERLIN- Two Baltimore men were arrested on numerous charges including assaulting a police officer after a high-speed chase through three counties last Friday that began with a traffic stop in Cambridge and ended in a ditch along Friendship Rd. in Berlin.A little before 11 p.m. last Friday, Wicomico County Sheriff’s Deputies received a report from… Read more »