ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Your ideas earn you the respect of your colleagues. But you’ll have to present some hard facts and figures if you hope to persuade those who make the big decisions to support you.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Keep those bright Bull’s eyes fo-cused on the project at hand…. Read more »
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Monday, September 10 – Uncertainties Surround West OC Drowning
OCEAN CITY – An as-yet-unidentified victim drowned Saturday evening while fishing at a popular beach and park at the foot of Old Bridge Rd. in West Ocean City.The Worcester County Bureau of Investigation is currently looking into the drowning death of an unidentified victim in the Sinepuxent Bay at Stinky Beach at the end of… Read more »
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US Open tennis winners hitting balls into the stands after matches Touching base with an old friend Football season September weather Kevin Millar’s attitude West Salisbury Little League’s play & sportsmanship Speaking with conviction A toddler’s wonderment upon discovery A mother’s patience My daughter’s spirit and smile By Ryan Kirby
“Turning the bus around”
The big yellow school bus could be the only thing that’s the same from when I went to school.At the very least, it certainly seems like that.This week marked the actual “back to school” part that the retail stores have been getting you prepared for over a month. Thanks to them and their discount prices,… Read more »
New Bayside Development Rules Passed In Ocean City
OCEAN CITY – After several months of review before both the Mayor and Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission, the ordinance outlining the Special Bayside Development Regulations has been passed on second reading. At Tuesday night’s Mayor and Council meeting, City Solicitor Guy Ayres presented the ordinance, noting the few minor changes that were… Read more »
Fire Destroys Developmental Center Building
NEWARK – As soon as the Worcester County Developmental Center (WCDC) building was lost to a devastating fire on Tuesday, WCDC staff began working on alternative facilities to serve 92 developmentally disabled clients Wednesday. “The business community has been wonderful. We’ve been offered some space and we’re working on that now in Snow Hill which is… Read more »
EEE Discovered In County Swamp
BERLIN – A dangerous but scarce, mosquito-borne virus has turned up in a mosquito pool from northwest Worcester County, only a week after the first probable case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in 2007 was identified in Worcester County.A state lab found eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in a mosquito pool from a swamp on the… Read more »
Bail Lowered For Wanted Man Extradited From Arizona
SNOW HILL – The former Worcester County resident accused of embezzling well over $100,000 from his now ex-wife before changing his name and starting a new life across the country was extradited this week and appeared yesterday in District Court in Snow Hill for a bond hearing, during which his initial $500,000 bond was reduced… Read more »
All Three Wal-Mart Robbers Eventually Arrested
BERLIN – Three Mardela Springs men are in custody this week after conspiring to rob a cashier at knifepoint at the Wal-Mart in Berlin late Monday night.Shortly after 11 p.m. on Monday, Maryland State Police from the Berlin barrack responded to a reported armed robbery at the Wal-Mart on Route 50. One of the suspects,… Read more »
White Marlin Open Seeks Court Ruling On Payout Dispute
SNOW HILL – Amid confusion over alleged failed or untimely polygraph tests, the White Marlin Open organizers this week filed a complaint in Worcester County Circuit Court asking a judge to sort out who should be awarded the hundreds of thousands of dollars at stake in the 2007 tournament’s blue marlin division.White Marlin Open Inc…. Read more »