SNOW HILL – A Worcester County jury took a little under two hours last Friday to return a verdict in favor of a former Ocean City Chamber of Commerce executive director against his previous employer, but chamber officials this week said the door is still open for an appeal in the case.At the close of… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Elected officials pushed for another delay in considering the draft comprehensive rezoning and revamped subdivision regulations on Tuesday, citing the need to notify out-of-county property owners of potential changes.  If the hearings and approval had been put off, the three-year delay in the new rezoning and subdivision regulations would have stretched to… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Convicted killer Benjamin Sifrit, who along with his wife Erika, brutally murdered and dismembered a Virginia couple vacationing in Ocean City on Memorial Day weekend in 2002, this week renewed his bid for a new trial, alleging prosecutors used inconsistent theories of the crimes in the separate trials of he and his… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury University, will once again host the 39th Annual Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition and Art Festival at the Roland E Powell Convention Center from April 24-26.For visitors, the event offers an experience like no other. In addition to exhibitors selling their paintings, photography, ceramics,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Half-Marathon and 5K races went off without a hitch last weekend as April’s dreary weather broke just long enough to provide picture-perfect weather for the two annual events.The event began as a full marathon five years ago, but was shortened to a half-marathon for the first time last year… Read more »

SNOW HILL – A government project by three Pocomoke High School (PHS) students could turn into a county and regional effort to improve recycling efforts in the schools.Pocomoke High freshman Trey Lynch, junior Taylor Morrison and senior Jennifer Weaver presented the results of a public policy project on waste reduction to the County Commissioners Tuesday,… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Disagreements over spending sprang up this week among the County Commissioners during their meeting Tuesday, as the full scope of the county’s fiscal problems began to be outlined in hard numbers.The first potential expenditure to sustain some heat, a grant match for Rural Legacy conservation funding, drew fire despite the strong local… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Before taxpayers get up in arms over the possibility of the city raising the tax rate for the FY 2010 budget, the numbers seem to show that City Manager Dennis Dare’s hands were essentially tied and he was virtually left with no other choice.Dare presented the proposed budget for the next fiscal… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Approximately $6.2 million needs to be cut from Worcester County budget requests to stay in line with projected revenue for fiscal year 2010 (FY10).After months of estimations and uncertainties, it was revealed this week that the county’s revenue for FY10 is estimated to be about $175.6 million, while budget requests of $181.8… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Five percent may not seem like much, but for some Boardwalk merchants, it was enough to make them feel like the town was not trying to restrict the way they do business.The City Council unanimously moved the new outdoor display guidelines through the first reading on Monday, but increased the amount of… Read more »