SNOW HILL — A Pocomoke man, wanted in connection with a homicide earlier this month, was formally charged this week with first-degree murder and other counts although he remains at-large.The District Court Commissioner’s Office in Snow Hill on Monday issued an arrest warrant for William Edward Strand, 52, of Pocomoke. Strand is facing charges of… Read more »
Monthly Archives: January 2021
Voices From The Readers – January 29, 2021
OC Campus Plan’s Rising Cost Should Concern AllEditor:After months of trying to obtain answers to costs involved in the massive construction project at Ocean City’s Public Works Complex known as the “Campus Plan”, I am now making progress. While not all of my questions have been answered, I have a better understanding of this very… Read more »
Proposed Museum Annex In Downtown OC Discussed
OCEAN CITY — Plans to renovate a historic downtown building donated by a local bank to the Ocean City Lifesaving Station Museum could be getting a jumpstart after the project funding details were revealed this week.In late December 2019, the Bank of Ocean City closed its downtown branch housed for over a century in a… Read more »
Fenwick Earns Clean Fiscal Year Audit Report
ENWICK ISLAND – A recent audit of Fenwick Island’s financial statements revealed no major issues for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2020.The Fenwick Island Town Council voted unanimously last Friday to accept an audit report from PKS & Company detailing the town’s financial position for fiscal year 2020.Ashley Stern, partner with PKS, told town… Read more »
Hybrid Model For Worcester Schools Starts Feb. 8
SNOW HILL – Worcester County Public Schools will welcome another group of students back to in-person learning Feb. 8.Superintendent Lou Taylor announced Tuesday that after a successful return to face-to-face instruction for about 30% of students on Jan. 19, the school system would bring back all students with an “A week, B week” model on… Read more »
Cops & Courts – January 29, 2021
Arrest After Strange IncidentOCEAN CITY — A Baltimore man was arrested on numerous charges last week after a bizarre incident in the downtown Ocean City area.Around 5 p.m. last Thursday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to Bayshore Drive for a reported disorderly individual. The caller reported an individual, later identified as James Shiflett,… Read more »
Review Sought On Animal Control Laws
SNOW HILL – Worcester County officials agreed last week to have staff look for ways to strengthen local animal control laws.The Worcester County Commissioners voted unanimously last week to instruct the relevant county departments to look for ways to improve local animal control regulations. The vote came at the request of Commissioner Josh Nordstrom, who… Read more »
Wicomico Council Majority Supports Transparency Article
SALISBURY – A request to support a proposed change in state legislation led to a larger discussion on school system transparency last week.School system officials came before the Wicomico County Council last week opposing proposed changes to the state education article on budget and reporting requirements for the Wicomico County Board of Education.On the council’s… Read more »
In-Fighting Over In-Person Learning Unproductive
There is no productive reason for this ongoing war of words through letters, newspaper columns and press conferences between the governor, the state superintendent of schools and the teachers’ union.The focus needs to be ensuring public schools are as safe as possible while committing to the highest level of in-person instruction as possible. The political… Read more »
A Week In Business – January 29, 2021
Real Estate Market UpdateBERLIN — In all three counties throughout December, new real estate settlements were up 55.9% compared to the same time last year. Individually, new settlements throughout December were up by 53.8% in Wicomico, 65.1% in Worcester and down 3.8% in Somerset.New listings for December were up by 33.6% compared to the same… Read more »