OCEAN CITY – The process to have High Tide Music Festival come to town is on schedule as the event’s organizers have set a goal to have a lineup and its headlining bands released by February.Founders Entertainment Festival Project Manager Tom Russell last week said that offers have been sent out to headliners and he… Read more »

BERLIN — After learning that changing street closures for town events was not an option, Berlin officials brainstormed other ways to increase foot traffic to businesses that lie off the beaten path.Earlier this month, several residents approached the Mayor and Council about the possibility of rerouting traffic closures to open up more space for visitors… Read more »

BERLIN — Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services (WYFCS) is in the midst of conducting its annual appeal, seeking contributions from area residents so the organization can continue to provide local services.Development and Donor Relations Director Stefanie Gordy explained that the appeal plays a major role in providing WYFCS with enough funding to operate throughout… Read more »

SALISBURY — The State Highway Administration (SHA) last week re-opened all travel lanes associated with the $6.7 million rehabilitation of the Route 13 overpass over Route 50 in Salisbury.SHA may institute temporary single lane closures in early January to complete sidewalk and landscaping work.  All remaining work is expected to be finished during the first… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — A public information session outlining new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements for public pools and spas throughout Worcester County and across the state is scheduled for Jan. 10 at the Ocean Pines Library from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Last week, state officials announced hundreds of pools and spas in the resort area and… Read more »

OCEAN PINES — The Ocean Pines Association last week awarded Waste Management of Maryland an exclusive three-year agreement for curbside collection of household garbage and single-stream recycling for residential properties in the community.Starting next week, Waste Management will start twice per week garbage collection, and every-other-week recycling service will be phased in over the next… Read more »

BERLIN — Worcester County’s growing list of lands placed in perpetual conservation easement got a little bigger last week when the state’s Board of Public Works approved a proposal to permanently conserve a 33-acre tract along the Pocomoke River.The state’s three-member Board of Public Works, which includes Gov. Martin O’Malley, Comptroller Peter Francot and Treasurer… Read more »

BERLIN — Travelers across Worcester County and the Lower Shore can expect to see far fewer illegally-placed signs along state highways next week when a new law prohibiting their placement and allowing state and local governments to recuperate the cost of removing them goes into effect on Jan. 1.Passed during the 2011 General Assembly session,… Read more »

BERLIN — With Christmas in the books and the wrapping paper and boxes piled by the curb, Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler this week issued a few tips for consumers to avoid post-holiday trauma when returning or exchanging gifts.Because an otherwise festive holiday season can turn sour when attempting to return merchandise or use older… Read more »

BERLIN — Three Virginia men were arrested on counterfeit merchandize charges last week after police discovered hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of knock-off products in their van during a routine traffic stop in Berlin.Around 9:45 p.m. on Monday, a Maryland State Police trooper pulled over a Chevy passenger van on southbound Route 113 near… Read more »