SNOW HILL – Worcester County faces a nearly $9 million shortfall as the annual budget process begins.Staff presented the Worcester County Commissioners with the proposed fiscal year 2019 operating budget this week. Projected revenues of $202,665,379 are exceeded by projected expenditures of $211,611,999.“The shortfall of $8,946,620 will be reconciled either though the reduction of expenditures,… Read more »
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Worcester Prep Students Participate In Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program
Worcester Prep fifth graders recently participated in the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program taught by Sgt. Matt Crisafulli of the Worcester County Sheriff’s Department. For two weeks, Crisafulli visited WPS to teach a lesson a day in the classroom. The purpose of the D.A.R.E program is to teach children refusal skills to avoid the… Read more »
Powerboat Races To Return In June
OCEAN CITY- The grand spectacle of offshore powerboat racing will return off the resort coast this summer after the Mayor and Council this week approved the Ocean City Grand Prix Powerboat Race in June.In each of the last two years, Offshore Powerboat Racing (OPA) and its local partner Bull on the Beach have scheduled offshore… Read more »
Boardwalk Security System A Two-Phase Effort
OCEAN CITY — The first phase of the effort to tighten security and limit vehicular access points on the Boardwalk will be ready for the summer season, but it won’t necessarily be pretty.At Monday’s Mayor and Council meeting, City Engineer Terry McGean provided an update on the Boardwalk access control project, which will tighten security… Read more »
Ten Worcester Prep Students Inducted To International Thespian Society
Ten Worcester Prep Students were inducted to the WPS chapter of the International Thespian Society. The ceremony was held in front of family and friends in the WPS Guerrieri Library on Feb.y 28. Pictured, front row, from left, are WPS Middle/Upper School Music Director Christopher Buzby, Grace Schwartz, Kaitlyn Hamer, Sandra Karsli, Molly McCormick, Maria… Read more »
Cops And Courts – March 23, 2018
Three Injured in Berlin AccidentBERLIN — Three people were injured in a vehicle accident on Old Ocean City Boulevard last Friday.Last Friday, the Berlin Police Department responded to a reported two-vehicle accident on Old Ocean City Blvd. During the course of the investigation, it was learned a red Mercedes driven by Janet Englishmen of Berlin… Read more »
Resource Officer Assigned After Threats, Complaints
SALISBURY – A student resource officer has been assigned to a Wicomico County school this week following recent threats.In a statement released Monday, Pittsville Elementary and Middle School Principal Michael Cody announced the school had received an on-site student resource officer (SRO) following three separate threats made by students in recent weeks.“I would like to… Read more »
SU’s Sachs To Lead O.C. Basketball Camp
OCEAN CITY- Ocean City Recreation and Parks last week announced Salisbury University’s men’s basketball coach Andrew Sachs will director this summer’s Co-Rec Basketball Camp.Sachs, who had led the Seagulls to two NCAA Division III championship tournaments, will run the Ocean City Recreation and Parks Co-Rec basketball camp this summer. Sachs is the first coach in… Read more »
Resort Police Captain Retiring After 35 Years
OCEAN CITY — Long-time Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) Captain Kevin Kirstein was feted with a special retirement ceremony this week after a remarkable 35-year career with the department.After 35 years of service to Ocean City, Kirstein will officially retire on March 31 and will pursue other paths in the law enforcement field. Kirstein joined… Read more »
Daughters Of The American Revolution Learn About The Contributions Of Native American Soldiers During WWI
The General Levin Winder Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) recently learned of the contributions of a native American soldier during World War I. Pictured above from left are Carol Wanzer with Chapter Regent Patricia Ayers.