SNOW HILL – Confusion reigned Tuesday afternoon when the Worcester County Commissioners were told they should confirm their vote to layoff 11 people and consolidate three county departments into one, with one previous supporter of the move emphatically changing her mind.During the County Commissioners’ regular meeting, a visibly irritated Sonny Bloxom, Worcester County attorney, instructed… Read more »

SNOW HILL – A Berlin man, deemed at a time as one of the Ocean City Police Department’s “most wanted” for a string of burglaries in a resort trailer park in March 2008, appeared in Worcester County Circuit Court to face 32 separate charges and pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree… Read more »

BERLIN – Stephen Decatur students witnessed a rare treat this week when one of school’s favorite sons, a graduate turned U.S. Navy test pilot landed a Nighthawk helicopter on the football field at Seahawk Stadium on Wednesday morning.Hundreds of students and teachers, along with a large contingent of Decatur’s ROTC students, filled the bleachers at… Read more »

SNOW HILL – More stimulus funding will allow Worcester County to resurface portions of three roads in the county.In late May, Worcester County learned from the Maryland State Highway Administration that additional federal stimulus funds were coming its way.“Worcester County has been allocated $1.39 million for road resurfacing and safety improvements,” Public Works Director John… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A new laser tag venture that hopes to open in downtown Ocean City got a healthy dose of “the business” from the City Council, which expressed concerns over safety and its impact to the downtown area.Lisa Conley of Elkton was admittedly “thrown off a bit” by the number of concerns that several… Read more »

SNOW HILL – A controversial closed session vote to lay off 11 employees and consolidate three county departments into one turned the official budget approval into a contentious debate Tuesday morning.The vote to consolidate the Comprehensive Planning Department and Environmental Issues Department under the umbrella of the Development Review and Permitting Department took place in… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – It might be a dirty job, but the town of Ocean City found a way to keep the streets as clean as ever, while saving more than a half-million dollars in the process.Senior Project Manager Dick Malone briefed the Mayor and Council on Monday night on the award of the bid to… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Resort business leaders this week expressed a cautious outlook for a tough road ahead despite what has been, by most accounts, a strong early season, warning the true measure of success for the summer could be found in economic indicators such as the room tax and food and beverage taxes.According to the… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The draft rezoning and subdivision regulations must match the award winning 2006 Worcester Comprehensive Plan, citizens emphasized at a public hearing this week.Over 340 people attended the hearing on the draft comprehensive rezoning regulations Tuesday night, packing the standing room only Worcester County Commissioner chambers in Snow Hill, with the majority of… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Four inspectors, three license permit clerks, one planner, and three clerical staff lost their jobs Friday after the Worcester County Commissioners voted in closed session last week to consolidate three county departments through layoffs despite having already balanced the budget.“I was not worried because I knew we were productive employees. I didn’t… Read more »