SNOW HILL — A Pennsylvania man sentenced to 25 years in prison for repeatedly running over his elderly mother on a rural road in northern Worcester County in August 2010 will remain behind bars after a Circuit Court judge this week denied his motion for a new trial and a motion to modify or reduce… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The city is expecting at least a four-month wait before a new city manager comes on board, as the selection process was reviewed during this week’s Mayor and City Council meeting.Human Resources Director Wayne Evans presented the Mayor and City Council with a document outlining the search process for a new city… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Motorists accessing Route 90 heading into Ocean City over the next two months or so can expect detours and delays as State Highway Administration (SHA) officials this week announced a significant two-phase guardrail replacement project is set to get underway.SHA officials this week announced the first of two phases of guardrail replacement… Read more »

BERLIN — Due to the condition of the sewer line underneath it, Washington St. will only be getting a mild facelift this fall instead of the extensive reworking town officials considered earlier this month.“We can’t guarantee the sewer [under Washington St.] won’t have a failure tomorrow,” Water Resource Director Jane Kreiter told the Berlin Mayor… Read more »

SNOW HILL — Following in the steps of Ocean City, the Worcester County Commissioners decided Tuesday to ban several “cannabimimetic agents and hallucinogenic chemical substances” including the controversial K-2.With innocuous aliases like “Mr. Nice Guy” and “Spice,” large amounts of K-2 began popping up on the Boardwalk and in Ocean City stores last summer.“The worst… Read more »

BERLIN — A local business owner had his request for a tax abetment denied by the Berlin Mayor and Council last week after they decided it would set a precedent they don’t want to follow. The council did, however, offer to attempt to come up with more creative solutions to the applicant’s problem.John Derrickson, owner… Read more »

BERLIN — Earlier this month, the “Dear Prudence” benefit brought in hundreds of guests and thousands of dollars in donations, according to organizers.“It was a full house all night long,” said organizer Jacki Johnson. Taking place Saturday, Oct. 8, “Dear Prudence” included dinner, entertainment and auctions.“It was a crazy busy day,” said Johnson.Prudence Sanders, whom… Read more »

SALISBURY — With big savings expected, Salisbury is looking to transition from traditional paper-based purchase orders to an electronic format.The City Council is considering replacing some paper checks with Purchase cards (P-cards), which are a kind of charge card for city employees. As of now, the plan is to use the cards only for orders… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The Mayor and City Council wrapped up some business this week as they voted to approve a few ordinances that have been in the works for the last month or so, including the final vote to move forward in Ocean City’s new Art League of Ocean City building.The ordinance on second reading… Read more »

BERLIN — Verisk Analytics, a leading national risk assessor, this week released a report on the preliminary estimate of insured property damage by county for Hurricane Irene in late August, and somewhat surprisingly, Worcester County was ranked fifth in the country.The Verisk Catastrophe Index supplies highly detailed insured property loss estimates, by county and line… Read more »