SNOW HILL – A Stockton man, who for a time last year was considered Worcester’s “Most Wanted” after a shooting spree over several months in the south end of the county in 2006, was sentenced this week to 10 years in jail.Riley Lee Collick, 29, of Stockton, was wanted on two counts of attempted first-degree… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Developer Jack Burbage’s plans for a small community at Salt Grass Point Farm near Bishopville are a little closer to fruition after the Worcester County Planning Commission approved his preliminary plat.After some discussion centering on open space and the wetlands along the St. Martin River, the commission voted favorably on the plat,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The City Council was faced with further discussion on special bayside development this week, extending an issue that has been a work in progress for three years.Jesse Houston, director of Planning and Development, came before the council at Tuesday’s work session to ask that the Planning Commission have further discussion and consideration… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The 27th Annual Ocean City Shark Tournament got underway yesterday despite an effort by a federal conservation group to ban the event and similar tournaments up and down the coast, but tournament organizers said this week the campaign waged by the U.S. Humane Society was unfounded and misdirected.The U.S. Humane Society has… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A resilient deer went on a rampage of sorts through downtown Ocean City on Wednesday morning that ended with the tranquilized animal crashing through the window of a Boardwalk restaurant before being safely returned to the woods near Berlin.What happened in between sounds more like the exploits of a June Bug rather… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Planning Commission made a stab at adding sidewalks to West Ocean City properties along Route 50 when it approved the Rite Aid site plan this week.  The pharmacy site plan was approved on its third time before the Planning Commission after lengthy discussions on landscaping and sidewalks. The plan… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The $1 lease renewal of the Art League Building was met with heated debate this week as the Little Salisbury Civic Association put a competitive $1,000 bid for the building on the table. The annual motion to renew the lease for the Art League of Ocean City building on 94th Street for… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Issues surrounding counterfeit merchandise were brought to the forefront at the City Council’s work session Tuesday as a review of the proposed ordinance for suspension and revocation of business licenses took place. A new ordinance spelling out the suspension, revocation, and appeals process for business licenses came before the council Tuesday receiving… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The resort’s “four-legged friends” were a topic of discussion once again at Tuesday’s work session at City Hall as the leash law was addressed and faced with a potential change.Tom Shuster, Recreation and Parks Director, came before the City Council on Tuesday to discuss a proposed ordinance change regarding both the leash… Read more »

BERLIN – Berlin needs to get serious about dangerous dogs and loud vehicle noise, according to West St. resident Pete Cosby, who called for heftier fines for offenders.On Memorial Day, a dog bit Cosby’s daughter’s boyfriend as he rode a bike along West St. The dog, a Labrador retriever, has been involved in a prior… Read more »