SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Commissioners discussed a variety of business at their March 17 meeting. The following is a review of sorts.The free prescription card program begun last year through the National Association of Counties has been a success, said Marty Pusey, Director of Prevention for the Worcester County Health Department.“Fortunately, our pharmacies… Read more »

BERLIN – A significant chunk of waterfront property in Worcester County was preserved from future development this week with the state Board of Public Works approval of a 232-acre conservation easement purchase of a site near Public Landing through Program Open Space.Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley on Wednesday announced the three-member Board of Public Works on… Read more »

NEWARK – It remains to be seen if the Worcester County Board of Education’s fiscal year 2010 budget is adopted as proposed, but the spending plan currently on the table includes the elimination of as many as 29 positions along with a freeze of salaries for teachers and mandated furloughs for administration staff.Worcester school board… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The City Council cleaned up the language in an ordinance specifying how high buildings can be on Jacqueline Avenue, and in doing so, stalled a major project that was about to commence.The council admitted missing a verbiage error in an ordinance intended to establish three stories as the height limit for buildings… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Just over three years after the new Worcester County Comprehensive Plan was adopted, county staff has delivered the draft rezoning and subdivision regulations to the Worcester County Commissioners on Tuesday.“Hallelujah! Oh my goodness, I think it’s wonderful,” said Commission President Louise Gulyas said after the meeting. These regulations are the enforcement section… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – In “the brief” this week, the City Council decided to let the sweet sounds of television advertising join the beeping of the Boardwalk tram, struggled to get through the passage of the first reading of the wind turbine law for the second time and said that continuing the reduced trash pick up… Read more »

SNOW HILL – One of two brothers arrested in October after resort police connected them to a series of marina burglaries in the downtown area in September pleaded guilty this week to second-degree burglary and was sentenced to two years in jail, with all but six months suspended, but perhaps more importantly was forced to… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – State environmental officials this week announced a dramatic change in horseshoe crab harvest regulations along the Atlantic coast of Maryland including Ocean City and its coastal bays in a two-prong effort to preserve the prehistoric crabs and the migratory birds that feed off their eggs.Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) fisheries service… Read more »

BERLIN – The Worcester County Commissioners and Volunteer Services Manager Cyndy Howell recognized Worcester County volunteers as rare treasures during the county’s 2009 Maryland’s Most Beautiful People (MMBP) Volunteer Awards Ceremony held at Lighthouse Sound in Bishopville. Rather than choosing only three MMBP nominees, as has been done in past years, the Worcester County Selection… Read more »