SALISBURY — A Delmar teen is being charged as an adult this week after allegedly forcibly raping a Parkside High School student in an empty hallway during school hours on Monday.According to the victim, around 8 a.m. on Monday, she was walking with the suspect, later identified as Jocori Marece Scarborough, 17, when he began… Read more »
Enjoying a video conference with Johnson Space Center reprsentatives are Worcester Prep kindergartners, first row from left, Sasha To, Minha Moinuddin, Chase Ginnavan, Michael Hebert, Anisha Batra, Olivia Conaway and Lena Parker; second row, Beckett Green, Ansh Batra, Lynden Prosser and Alexandria Kittredge; third row, Lilly Phillips, Hailey Bushnell, Layla Webster, George Sapna and teacher… Read more »
BERLIN — An Ocean Pines woman injured in a two-vehicle accident on Route 113 near Showell last Tuesday afternoon perished from her injuries three days later at PRMC.Around 2:40 p.m. last Tuesday, Maryland State Police troopers were dispatched to a reported motor vehicle accident with injuries on Route 113 at Route 575 near Showell. The… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – After the required public hearing on the proposed tax rate for fiscal year 2015 budget, which is set at the constant yield level, the City Council voted 5-2 on Monday to pass the spending plan on first reading.The constant yield tax rate is .4704 per $100 of assessed valuation and represents the… Read more »
SALISBURY — Stormwater runoff concerns could see some action in Salisbury with the City Council indicating general support of a bio-retention project on Market Street.Funded by a Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) grant, totaling approximately $250,000, the bio-retention project would be constructed adjacent to City Parking Lot number 12.The area would include native plants… Read more »
SNOW HILL — Concerns about whether the budget stabilization fund will be enough to see Worcester County through until an economic turnaround were raised at Tuesday’s public budget hearing for FY15. Despite that uncertainty, there was overwhelming support from most of the nearly two dozen speakers to include a pay raise for county employees.While Tuesday’s… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A debate over the intention of a successful petition effort last year opposing additional areas of paid parking continued this week, as the Mayor and City Council moved ahead with installing meters in city-owned lots and not on street parking.At the budget meeting on April 10, the council voted to establish paid… Read more »
The City of Salisbury and Salisbury University’s Franklin P. Perdue School of Business recently presented 3rd Friday coordinator Jamie Heater with the inaugural Downtown Salisbury Positive Impact Award. Heater received the award following two weeks of online voting overseen by students in Paula Morris’ Advertising and Promotions class. The accolade honored her not only for… Read more »
Every Sunday: Morning Worship8:30 a.m., contemporary; 10 a.m., traditional, Atlantic United Methodist Church, 105 4th St., O.C. For more info, 410-289-7430.Every Sunday: Morning Worship8 a.m. & 11 a.m., Traditional Worship; 9:30 a.m., Contemporary Worship; St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, E.L.C.A, 10301 Coastal Hwy., O.C. For more info, 410-524-7474.Every Monday: Delmarva Chorus,Sweet Adelines Meet7-9 p.m., Ocean Pines… Read more »
BERLIN — The local law enforcement community this week is mourning the loss of a Worcester County Sheriff’s Office K-9, who was struck and killed during a traffic stop along Route 50 last Saturday night.Around 10 p.m. last Saturday, a Worcester County Sheriff’s deputy, along with his partner K-9 Ike, conducted a traffic stop on… Read more »