BERLIN — The June figures for Maryland’s three operating casinos were released this week, revealing a substantial jump in the gross revenues generated by Ocean Downs over June 2011, but the biggest splash was made by the new Maryland Live! Casino in Anne Arundel County, which generated more than $1 million a day during its… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce’s inability to pay is not a valid reason for denying an award of thousands of dollars in attorney fees and costs to a former executive director that successfully sued the organization, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals opined last week.In the latest chapter of a… Read more »

SALISBURY — After the Salisbury City Council chose not to move forward with proposals made by administration concerning downtown revitalization, the minority of council members chastised their colleagues for making the city unfriendly to business.The council majority defended the direction Salisbury is heading and also charged the administration and the minority with throwing sand in… Read more »

SNOW HILL — As per last month’s decision to protest the requirements in the state-written Phase II Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP), the Worcester County Commissioners sent a letter of concern to the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) on June 29. At their meeting this Tuesday, the commissioners briefly reviewed what issues they have with… Read more »

BERLIN — Worcester has seen the greatest incoming migration of taxpaying citizens among all jurisdictions in Maryland, and subsequently the largest percentage of growth in the assessable income tax base, over a recent two-year period, according to an independent study released last week.According to study released by Change Maryland, based on Internal Revenue Service (IRS)… Read more »

OCEAN PINES — Ocean Pines Police are investigating a single vehicle scooter accident that occurred Wednesday evening at Ocean Parkway and Breezeway Lane.  The victim has been identified as David Allan Biggs, 50, of Brooklyn Park, Md.Police are still investigating the circumstances of the accident, but initial investigation revealed that the scooter operated by Biggs… Read more »

SALISBURY — Salisbury Police are continuing to investigate the discovery of an elderly man’s body found floating in the Wicomico River on Monday afternoon including a possible connection to a fire at his residence hours earlier.Around 2:20 p.m. on Monday, Salisbury Police responded to the area of the West Main Street bridge near the Brew… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Ocean City police are investigating a new variation on an old scam that snared an elderly resort woman last month and bilked her out of over $2,000.Last month, an 84-year-old Ocean City woman got an early morning call from an individual claiming to be her grandson, who was in trouble and in… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A future discussion will be scheduled to get to the bottom of Ocean City’s constant variability in the number of registered voters.During a discussion to consolidate Ocean City’s municipal elections with national Election Day this week, Councilman Brent Ashley brought up the constant fluctuation in voters.“I noticed that the voter figures over… Read more »

SNOW HILL — For the first time in over a decade, Worcester County is cutting back on the amount property owners save when they pay their taxes early, but officials don’t expect residents to especially notice.Emergency Bill 12-4 passed Tuesday scaled back the discount Worcester offers for early payment from the previously mentioned 1 percent… Read more »