SALISBURY — Undaunted by a Wicomico County Council decision earlier this month to remove funding for a new Bennett Middle School from next year’s capital improvement plan, Wicomico County Executive Richard M. Pollitt, Jr. this week announced he is forming a special task force to explore alternative funding opportunities for the project.The Wicomico County Council… Read more »

SNOW HILL — A Westminster man who pleaded guilty in December to second-degree assault for tossing a woman onto a busy Coastal Highway last July was sentenced last week in Worcester County Circuit Court to three years in jail, all but one of which was suspended in favor of probation and restitution to the victim.At… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — While the black sea bass season off the coast of the resort was officially closed indefinitely last Thursday, just days earlier a federal judge dismissed a civil suit filed by the Recreational Fishing Alliance (RFA) and coalition of regional and local anglers and charter captains over an abrupt closure of the fishery… Read more »

SNOW HILL — Representatives from Dorchester County visited their counterparts in Worcester Tuesday to discuss the future of the Mid-Atlantic Power Pathway (MAPP), the 150-mile interstate power transmission line planned to run from Virginia through New Jersey.The power line could cut directly through Dorchester, a fact many residents of the county take issue with at… Read more »

Elle Jaye(Editor’s Note: The following is the second installment of a new monthly feature, focusing on local women who have overcome some daunting obstacles in their lives. This feature will spotlight them and demonstrate their strength and ability to persevere when life is at its most challenging. If you know of someone we should profile,… Read more »

SALISBURY — The Del-Mar-Va Council, Boy Scouts of America (BSA), has announced that Philip C. “Pete” Cooper has been selected to receive the 2011 Distinguished Citizen Award.Cooper will be honored at the annual awards dinner on April 16 at The Fountains Wedding and Conference Center.For 26 years, the Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner has been one… Read more »

SALISBURY — Several major music stars and bands, including a couple of Grammy winners, will headline Chickenstock Live 2011, a major concert event scheduled for Arthur W. Perdue Stadium next fall for the benefit of the United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore.United Way officials on Tuesday announced the line-up for the Chickenstock Live 2011,… Read more »

SALISBURY – The City Council stood split on Monday over the decision to require vacant properties to have a service agent within Wicomico County or within a certain radius around town.The proposed ordinance states, “If the owner of a vacant building is not domiciled in Wicomico County, Maryland, the owner must have a designated agent… Read more »

SALISBURY — Wicomico County officials this week vowed to continue to spend what was necessary for the prosecution of Thomas James Leggs, accused of kidnapping and murdering an 11-year-old girl in December 2009, as the costs associated with the case start to mount.The Wicomico County Council on Tuesday somewhat reluctantly approved a requested supplemental appropriation… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Development Corporation (OCDC) came before the Mayor and City Council this week to give its annual update and asked for a few requests.The OCDC was incorporated in 2000 as a nonprofit organization. The corporation is charged with revitalizing downtown Ocean City. Since 2000, the organization has grown to include… Read more »