Atlantic General Hospital’s associates completed the 2016 United Way pledge drive with the largest monetary pledge in history for the hospital. Pictured, from left, at the $28,600 check presentations were Atlantic General Hospital President and CEO Michael Franklin, Associates Campaign Co-Chair Sherry Whitt and United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore Donor Relations Coordinator Kasey… Read more »
SALISBURY – Starting last week, teachers at Parkside High School began moving their classrooms to modular units in preparation for the building’s lengthy systematic overhaul.These portable units, joined together to make one large complex, will house 20 classrooms and an additional administrative support office, according to Worcester County Public Schools Spokeswoman Tracy Sahler. All science… Read more »
BERLIN– Smoke. Trespassing. Noise. Light pollution.“It goes on and on,” said Joan Jenkins.Jenkins and her neighbors shared the issues they fear will come if the former Pine Shore Golf Course on Route 611 is turned into a rental campground during a community meeting Wednesday. More than 100 area residents turned out to learn what they… Read more »
BERLIN – With a countdown clock and a ball drop, Berlin will feel a bit like Times Square on New Year’s Eve.For the seventh year in a row, Berlin will host a New Year’s Eve ball drop to ring in the new year. Outdoor bars, food vendors and festivities will bring an air of excitement… Read more »
SNOW HILL — The state Department of Assessment and Taxation (SDAT) this week announced the reassessment of one-third of the residential and commercial properties across Maryland, including parts of Worcester and Wicomico, showed their largest increases in value since the 2008 real estate collapse.Each year, SDAT officials assess the property values of one-third of the… Read more »
SNOW HILL – While interest remains high, no progress has been made in bringing an excursion train to Worcester County.Berlin Mayor Gee Williams said this week that he and Snow Hill Mayor Charlie Dorman were taking the project back to the drawing board. He said efforts to gain state support resulted in suggestions that an… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Following introduction last week, the Worcester County Commissioners are set to consider two text amendments in the new year that would allow for special events in the county’s agricultural districts.On Tuesday, the commissioners introduced two bills that related to commercial non-agricultural functions in the county’s A-1 and A-2 districts. One would allow… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND – The Coalition for Little Assawoman Bay, a group consisting of eight communities, is urging officials to change two aspects of aquaculture regulations after a statewide leasing process was approved last week that will facilitate commercial shellfish farming.David Small, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) secretary, said the approved permitting process… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – As Atlantic General Hospital’s (AGH) 23rd Annual Penguin Swim approaches, event officials are looking to raise $76,000 for free and low-cost programs.Joy Stokes, event coordinator and development assistant for the Penguin Swim, said AGH has gathered roughly $34,000 for this year’s event as of Tuesday, but added that these funds will increase… Read more »
BERLIN — Local law enforcement agencies on Tuesday are investigating an ominous text message threatening to kill the recipient circulating in Worcester County and beyond that is now believed to be a Trojan Horse virus.Early Tuesday morning, many Worcester County residents began receiving text messages suggesting the sender has been paid to kill the recipient… Read more »