SNOW HILL — Hoping to attract new business to Worcester County, Economic Development Director Bill Badger will be heading to Las Vegas to attend the International Council for Shopping Centers (ICSC), Global Retail Real Estate Convention (RECON) this spring.While the event should offer opportunities to promote Worcester to new retail, according to Badger, County Commissioner… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — A new policy adding an armed forces veteran’s designation on Maryland driver’s licenses went into effect this week and an Ocean City resident was likely the first in the state to acquire the honor.Last year, the Maryland General Assembly passed legislation allowing for the addition of a veteran’s designation on the state’s… Read more »

SALISBURY — The Salisbury City Council reviewed its current five-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) last month, and some of the biggest concerns were vehicle and road maintenance and putting in place a nearly $80 million Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) that will be able to satisfy the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE).“This CIP for this… Read more »

SNOW HILL — Residents still aching from Hurricane Sandy-related damage are being urged to look into loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).SBA representative Karen Knapik went before the Worcester County Commissioners on Wednesday requesting help in getting the word out about the loans, which she said have been under-applied for so far.Worcester avoided… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Ocean City Police are investigating a fatal fall yesterday morning from a balcony at a north-end high rise condominium.Around 9 a.m. on Thursday, Ocean City Police responded to a reported fatal fall from a balcony at the Golden Sands Condominium around the 110th Street area.OCPD spokesman Mike Levy said on Thursday morning… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — An eight-foot hole, or pavement void, in the eastbound lane of the Route 90 bridge discovered last Thursday has been repaired and was likely caused by excessive erosion under the span, according to State Highway Administration (SHA) officials this week.Late last Thursday, SHA officials reported a pavement void, estimated at around eight… Read more »

BERLIN — With the Maryland General Assembly set to convene next week, the debate over stronger gun laws and school safety will likely dominate, and the lower shore’s representative in the House could be in the center of the action.In an opinion piece printed last week, Delegate Mike McDermott (R-38B), who represents all of Worcester… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Gov. Martin O’Malley late last week signed a landmark executive order aimed at increasing the state’s long-term resiliency to storm-related flooding and sea level rise along the Atlantic coast and the Chesapeake Bay.The Climate Change and Coast Smart Construction executive order directs, among other things, that all new and reconstructed state facilities… Read more »