SNOW HILL – The County Commissioners discussed several items briefly at their meeting on Tuesday. Here’s a recap of some of the smaller meeting items.— Afer a disagreement between neighbors earlier this summer over a naming request for a private lane, Worcester County will now require all property owners on private roads with three or… Read more »

BERLIN – Like residents in similar communities all over the country, Berlin residents turned out in droves on Tuesday in Henry Park to celebrate “National Night Out,” but the annual event took on more meaning this week with an all out war declared on open-air drug dealing on the east side of town earlier this… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Convicted killer Roberto Murillo, sentenced to life in prison in January for the stabbing death of a West Ocean City woman in her home in April 2008, was back in court this week to face a battery of charges alleging sexual assault and abuse on his 16-year-old niece prior to the murder.In… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Grey’s Creek Nature Park has sat idle and unimproved since Worcester County took ownership of the former Weidman Farm in 2006, but the newest county park could be open to canoes and kayaks as early as spring 2010.A master plan for the park is nearly complete with staffers approaching the County Commissioners… Read more »

PITTSVILLE — Maryland State Police reported Wednesday the chief of pediatrics at Peninsula Regional Medical Center was critically injured in a car accident on Route 50.State police say Dr. Jose Alvarado’s sports car slammed into the rear of a disabled tractor-trailer on Route 50 near Pittsville. Alvarado has a popular practice in Salisbury and lives… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – In the brief this week, the City Council seems to have gotten compliance with one of its wishes, while Bob Melvin still quietly awaits for someone to do something about one of his.Helmet Law Set In StoneCouncilman Doug Cymek said he’s been seeing a lot of helmets on Coastal Highway this week,… Read more »

BERLIN – A local man died from injuries sustained in an accident late last Thursday night when his scooter left the roadway on Route 589.Shortly before midnight last Thursday, Maryland State Police responded to a single-vehicle accident involving a motor scooter on Route 589 north of Adkins Spur. The investigation revealed a 2007 VIP Future… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Elected officials in Worcester County granted a rare, after the fact, floodplain building variance this week, despite the concerns of one County Commissioner who is worried that the variance will endanger the county’s federal flood insurance rating.“They do consider that in flood insurance ratings for the whole county,” staffer Ed Tudor told… Read more »

BERLIN – The town once home to one of the largest peach nurseries in the world will celebrate its historic roots this weekend.Mayor Gee Williams will kick off activities at the Berlin Heritage Foundation’s Peach Festival on Sunday, Aug. 9 at 12:15 p.m. with a proclamation declaring August as “Peach Month.”Berlin’s businesses are getting in… Read more »