OCEAN CITY – The fate of the old library site on 14th Street was made official this week, as the City Council reviewed the past, present and future purposes for the now vacant lot. The 14th Street building that served as a home for the library for 40-some years was demolished this spring, after the… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The completed initial work on the Route 50 service road is a quarter of a million dollars under budget, Public Works Director John Tustin reported to the County Commissioners Tuesday.Phase 1A, the beginning of the project, was finished earlier this year. The work cleaned up and straightened out the Holly Grove Rd…. Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Discounts on fuel sales at the Ocean City Municipal Airport were addressed this week by the Mayor and City Council, resulting in approval of the good will practice, but with a few concerns about the regulation of the discounts. Public Works Director Hal Adkins and Airport Manager George Goodwill presented the concept… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Town employees will remain under a zero-tolerance policy regarding substance abuse, after the City Council decided against adopting a new, more lenient policy this week.Human Resources Director Roger Weseman presented the Mayor and City Council with the proposed policy change this week; a modification that would give employees who were terminated for… Read more »

BERLIN – The effort to connect every corner of Worcester County and the Eastern Shore to broadband high-speed Internet access moved closer to becoming a reality this week when the state Board of Public Works approved a wetlands license for the private/public sector group leading the way.Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley on Wednesday announced the state’s… Read more »

OCEAN CITY –The biggest white marlin in Maryland sport fishing history could be finding a home on Ocean City’s Boardwalk in the near future. Charles Kratz, captain of the boat that caught the 135-pound white marlin nearly 30 years ago, came before the Mayor and City Council this week, explaining his desire to donate the… Read more »

NEWARK – Future school system cost overruns will be taken care of through a $1.2 million contingency fund to be established this summer. Worcester County Board of Education staffers are working on identifying cuts to make in the fiscal year 2009 budget, covering the 2008-2009 school year, to fund the contingency account. The school board… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The $30 million wrongful death lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court earlier this year by the family of two Pennsylvania tourists who perished from carbon monoxide poisoning in a Boardwalk motel room in June 2006 appears to be close to a settlement this week, according to a memorandum to the many parties… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – At a joint meeting of the Mayor, City Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission this week, completed, current and future efforts ranging from comprehensive rezoning to enhanced shadow controls were addressed, in an effort to reach a consensus on current issues in the town.Planning Director Jesse Houston highlighted a few of… Read more »