OCEAN CITY – The OC Air Show is progressing smoothly, officials reported this week, as planning for the first annual air show forges ahead with secured dates and anchor demonstration teams. “We are pleased to tell you that this is going smoothly,” said Special Events Director John Sullivan at a regular session of the Mayor… Read more »

ANNAPOLIS –The following is a quick look as some bills introduced this week with house bills marked HB and Senate bills marked SB:HB 686-Smoking Regulations- Condominiums: This bill would allow the regulations spelled out in the Clean Indoor Air Act to be applied to condominiums. Essentially, it would allow condo associations to enact and enforce… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Since a devastating fire destroyed the Worcester County Developmental Center (WCDC) building last fall, the center has received over $200,000 in donations toward a new building, director June Walker reported this week.“We’ve been in the news a lot lately. People are starting to know who we are and what we do,” said… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Delmarva specialties will be the theme of the Delmarva Chef’s and Cook’s Association (DCCA) competition, which will be held during the 34th Annual Ocean City Hotel-Motel-RestaurantAssociation Spring Trade Expo, March 2-3 at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center.Each year consistently, the competitors create enormous excitement and interest during their cooking demonstrations and… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – An Ocean City woman is in custody this week after allegedly stabbing her boyfriend in their downtown apartment two times in as many days.Sherri Dawn Clark, 45, of Ocean City, was arrested last Friday after admitting stabbing her boyfriend, identified as Sean Edward Clarkson, in the chest the night before. Clarkson called… Read more »

ASSATEAGUE – Three years ago this week, a joyride on Assateague Island turned tragic when a sport utilityvehicle overturned in the surf, ultimately claiming the lives of its two young occupants, but the three-year anniversary passed quietly without the filing of any new civil lawsuits against any of the parties involved.In the weeks following the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – With a good dose of unseasonably warm and pleasant weather this week, work on the Route 50 bridge, closed to traffic since Jan. 17, is moving along ahead of schedule and the span is expected re-open sometime next Friday in time for the busy President’s Day weekend in the resort area.State Highway… Read more »

BERLIN – Plans to deposit dredge spoil from the Marsh Harbor canal on a property in Friendship Village near Berlin have neighbors fearing for the local water table and their property values.“The whole community is very upset about this,” said Doreen Hudson, a resident of Friendship Rd. whose home sits across from the dredge spoil… Read more »

SNOW HILL – There will be no Greater Ocean Pines Sewer Service Area (GOPSSA) until costs come down, county elected officials decided this week.Hook-ups in the potential service area could cost as much as $37,000 per some residential equivalentdwelling units (EDUs), combining infrastructure costs and buy-in fees.  Commercial sites along Route 589 would paythe least,… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Worcester County approved a $100,000 match in funding for the new, joint Dividing Creek Rural Legacy area that spans the Worcester County and Somerset County border, and will request state funds to go with that money, although the state has not yet announced a decision on funding requested last year.“We’re requesting a… Read more »