SALISBURY – The Wicomico County Council voted this week to turn down the opportunity to commit funding to the Bennett Middle School project until all information is available.The County Council faced the decision this week of whether to endorse a “Letter of Intent” to the state committing funding to the BMS project. The county is… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2012
County Defends Illegal Liquor Purchase From Alabama
SNOW HILL — Hoping to clear the air with the public and mend fences with the Maryland Comptroller’s Office, the Worcester County Commissioners addressed for the first time this week the recent controversy over an illegal purchase of $175,000 worth of alcohol from Alabama.The commissioners admitted to making an error in their interpretation of state… Read more »
Man Injured While Thwarting Suicide
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City Police last week handled a potentially dicey situation when a suicidal man cut another man who had intervened with a knife.Around 1:15 a.m. last Wednesday, police and paramedics responded to a unit at the Jockey Beach Club on 123rd Street in reference to an individual injured with a knife. Emergency… Read more »
Ravens Commit To Greater OC Presence
OCEAN CITY — On the eve of an AFC championship game and a potential trip to the Super Bowl, the Baltimore Ravens are planning to build on their strong presence in Ocean City in the future by expanding its involvement in the annual June celebration.With its close proximity to several metropolitan areas in the mid-Atlantic… Read more »
OC Council Enacts 90-Day Scooter License Moratorium
OCEAN CITY – The city is moving toward gaining more control on scooter rental businesses and in the meantime has placed a moratorium on issuing new licenses until the policies are in place.Last week, a discussion regarding business licenses brought up council’s concerns with scooter rental operations and whether more controls are needed in issuing… Read more »
Worcester Earns 9th Blue Ribbon
BERLIN — Worcester County’s highly decorated public school system added another feather to its cap this week when state school officials named Pocomoke Elementary School (PES) a Maryland Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.With the formal announcement on Tuesday, Pocomoke Elementary joins eight other Worcester County public schools that have received the prestigious award. Nine of… Read more »
Salisbury Council Majority Seeks New City Attorney
SALISBURY — City Council President Terry Cohen responded this week to accusations that a special meeting called last Friday to discuss the current city attorney and the next fire chief for the city was conducted in secret.During the meeting, which the city administration was not alerted to, the council majority decided to relieve City Attorney… Read more »
Embers Redeveloping Landmark Property
OCEAN CITY – The Embers Restaurant is expanding its horizons, embarking on a project to add an outdoor dining and bar space to the property.The Embers Restaurant requested the Planning and Zoning Commission approve a site plan to redevelop the restaurant, including a second-floor addition, which would feature the relocation of walk-in coolers and an… Read more »
Board Worried Cuts Will Lead To ‘Race To Bottom’
NEWARK — The Worcester County Board of Education got its first official look at a streamlined fiscal year 2013 budget, and with additional cuts to 148 of the 149 line items, voiced concern the spending plan could signal the beginning of a “race to the bottom.”The public school fiscal year 2013 operating budget includes expenditures… Read more »
FBI Allowed To Test Explosives
SNOW HILL — While there has been a recent dustup over explosive testing on the Landmaid Road firing range, the Worcester County Commissioners decided to once again allow the FBI to use the site for field demonstrations.“It’s a win for us, it’s a win for them,” said Commissioner Virgil Shockley.For the past 14 years, the… Read more »