BERLIN — Just days after the trial for accused murderer Matthew Burton was postponed for a second time, the defendants in a separate civil suit filed against the church where the victim worked and its pastor filed a motion to dismiss that parallel case.Last August, a Worcester County grand jury indicted Burton, 29, of Dagsboro,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Two local residents, indicted by a New York grand jury in May for allegedly being the ringleader and enterprise treasurer of a vast cigarette smuggling and money laundering operation with possible links to terrorism, are scheduled to be back in court Monday for the next step in what will likely be a… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The Art League of Ocean City (ALOC) will host its 9th annual Sand Castle Home Tour on Sept. 19-20.The self-guided home tour of 10 unique residences in the Ocean City area is held from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. each day. This year there is a wide variety of homes from a bachelor pad… Read more »

WEST OCEAN CITY — Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. has announced the launch of “Tanger Thursdays”, a fun, weekly summer event series hosted by Tanger Outlets Ocean City, starting today, Thursday, June 20 and running through Thursday, Aug. 29.For 11 Thursdays this summer, locals and visitors can enjoy live music, entertainment and a farmer’s market,… Read more »

SNOW HILL — Dr. John Gaddis’ last meeting with the Worcester County Board of Education was this week, as he is leaving his current position of assistant superintendent for instruction at Worcester to serve as interim superintendent of schools in Somerset County.Gaddis has worked in education for 24 years, 22 of which have been with… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A new non-motorized watersports activity is planned to join the new Town Center project in Ocean City.The Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed a site plan of a proposed non-motorized watersport activity, Hang-Loose Paddlesports that will have stand-up paddleboards, outrigger canoes, a hunter sailboat, and catamarans for rent that will be located west… Read more »

SNOW HILL — The Worcester County Commission bid an emotional farewell to a pair of long-time employees this week, giving the pair a friendly send-off as both head into retirement.The commissioners’ meeting Tuesday was the last for County Chief Administrative Officer Gerald Mason and Emergency Services Director Teresa Owens.Owens is retiring after 35 years with… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The town of Ocean City announced this week it has hired its new police chief, a high ranking veteran with the Baltimore City police force.Ross Buzzuro will fill the void created when Police Chief Bernadette DiPino retired late last year and took a similar position in Sarasota, Fla. In the wake of… Read more »

SALISBURY — Outdoor options in Salisbury could be expanding this year now that the Salisbury City Council has agreed to advance a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for mountain bike trails in the city park.Acting Public Works Director Amanda Pollack told the council that the MoU would clearly define the city’s responsibility in regards to mountain… Read more »