SNOW HILL – Owners of a house on Basket Switch Rd. near Newark this week filed suit against the Maryland and Delaware Railroad Company and its president seeking nearly $1 million for damages to their home and disruption of their lives allegedly caused by a train derailment along Route 113 nearly three years ago.The co-owners… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Ocean City’s Economic Development Committee (EDC) met this week to discuss a wide variety of important local issues, from what is going on in Annapolis with the General Assembly to other pertinent issues closer to home. The following is a quick look at some of the highlights from Wednesday’s meeting:EDC Chairman Dr…. Read more »

SNOW HILL – Narcotics searches just got easier in Worcester County with the Worcester County Sheriff’s Department’s purchase of a new narcotics detecting dog.Dino, a two-year old black Labrador Retriever, joined the sheriff’s office this month after beginning his career with the La Crosse, Va. Police Department.When his handler left that agency, and no other… Read more »

BERLIN – The Waterkeeper Alliance has filed suit this week against the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA), seeking access to nutrient management plans for poultry operations in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, which includes Worcester County west of Rt. 113.MDA officials have twice denied requests from the Waterkeeper Alliance for access to the nutrient management plans,… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The proposed Ocean City downtown amusement overlay tax district, intended to reduce property taxes for the resort’s historic Trimper’s rides and amusement park, does not pass constitutional muster, according to the State of Maryland, and any tax relief is likely to come through tax credits. “The state has now determined they’re not… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The civil suit filed in federal court against the town of Ocean City roughly one year ago citing a laundry list of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) infractions throughout the resort appears to be close to a settlement this week as both parties have reached a tentative agreement on many of the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Two ordinances outlining the licensing and zoning of sexually oriented businesses passed on first reading this week, leaving only a few details to be worked about before the issue is laid to rest. The Mayor and Council reviewed two ordinances this week, both dealing with sexually oriented businesses, an ongoing issue that… Read more »

ANNAPOLIS – As the Maryland General Assembly session rolled on toward its midway point this week, several bills of local importance were filed in both the House and the Senate including a bill that would revert the sales tax in nine counties on the Eastern Shore including Worcester back to the 5 cents per $1.00… Read more »