OCEAN CITY — Ocean City got good news last week on federal beach replenishment funding when the Army Corps of Engineers announced it was including the last remaining piece of the funding puzzle in its fiscal year 2017 civil works plan budget.The Ocean City beaches are routinely replenished every four years with periodic emergency projects… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The Maryland Coastal Bays Program (MCBP) is looking for volunteers for its horseshoe crab stewardship program.From early May through late July, horseshoe crabs come ashore to spawn and lay their eggs during high tides, a spectacle that has become quite an attraction for nature enthusiasts each year in the resort area. Unfortunately,… Read more »

SNOW HILL – County officials this week approved plans to sublease Worcester County’s Route 50 liquor store to the connections of the nearby Friendship Food Mart.On Tuesday, the Worcester County Commissioners approved a bid from Ankur and Kailas Patel to sublease the county liquor store at 10818 Ocean Gateway. Ankur Patel and his wife Asmitaben… Read more »

SNOW HILL – County officials approved a nearly $199 million budget for the coming fiscal year.On Tuesday, the Worcester County Commissioners voted 6-1 to approve a $198,932,675 budget for fiscal year 2018. It does not increase property tax or income tax rates.Commissioner Joe Mitrecic, who voted against approving the budget, praised county staff for their… Read more »