SALISBURY – A review of funding requests for the coming fiscal year highlighted recent work sessions on the 2022 budget.Last Friday, the Wicomico County Council began the process of reviewing department budgets ahead if its annual budget adoption in June.Last month, Acting County Executive John Psota submitted a proposed operating budget and capital budget for… Read more »

BERLIN – After a successful reopening, library officials say they are taking steps to resume normal branch operations.In March, the Worcester County Library reopened its five branches to the public in a limited capacity. And last week, all locations expanded service hours.“On May 3, the branches expanded their hours, and we are basically back to… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Resort officials say they are ready to launch an extensive anti-litter campaign ahead of the summer season.Last year, the Ocean City Coastal Resources Legislative Committee, or Green Team, began discussing the resort’s growing litter problem after a particularly troublesome summer season.Despite the efforts of the town’s public works department and various volunteer cleanup… Read more »

SALISBURY –  Education officials say additional information will be provided in the coming weeks as the school system plans its return to full, in-person instruction this fall.On Tuesday, the Wicomico County Board of Education voted to accept Superintendent Dr. Donna Hanlin’s plan for a full fall return.In her presentation this week, Hanlin said the school… Read more »

FENWICK ISLAND – A resort committee reconvened this week after more than a year’s hiatus to review draft guidelines that will be used in the design of the town’s commercial district.On Wednesday, members of the Fenwick Island Ad Hoc Commercial District Planning Committee met with The Design Group’s Jeff Schoellkopf to discuss the town’s next… Read more »

SALISBURY – A public hearing on Wicomico’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2022 highlighted this week’s county council meeting.On Tuesday, the Wicomico County Council held a public hearing on Acting County Executive John Psota’s proposed operating and capital budgets for fiscal year 2022.The spending plan – submitted to the legislative branch late last month –… Read more »

SALISBURY – A modified folk festival will return to downtown Salisbury later this year.Late last month, organizers with the National Folk Festival announced the event’s return to downtown Salisbury Sept. 10-12.“Over the past few weeks, we’ve had the opportunity to come together for the Salisbury Marathon, our first outdoor Third Friday and have had some… Read more »

BERLIN — The annual Memorial Day service in Ocean Pines will return to the Worcester County Veterans Memorial on Monday, May 31, beginning at 11 a.m.The ceremony this year will feature Salisbury Mayor Jake Day as the keynote speaker.Day recently returned from a year-long deployment in East Africa with the Maryland National Guard and is… Read more »

OCEAN PINES – As the May 13 deadline nears, officials are encouraging Ocean Pines homeowners to submit their referendum ballots sooner rather than later.Currently, the Ocean Pines Association (OPA) Board of Directors can spend 20% of assessments – which is about $1.8 million in fiscal year 2020-2021 – on capital expenditures without a referendum.Homeowners, however,… Read more »