SNOW HILL – Local participation in the 2020 Census is expected to be on target with response rates from previous years.Officials said this week Worcester County’s response rates were near what they were in 2010. Kelly Henry, coordinator of Worcester County’s Complete Count Committee, said people have until Oct. 31, 2020, to complete their survey.“Worcester… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — It was a tough night last weekend for the Ocean City Police Department’s mounted units, which were repeatedly touched and harassed while helping to break up a large fight outside a resort nightclub.Around 1:20 a.m. last Sunday, OceanCity Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to the area around a nightclub on 17th Street… Read more »

SALISBURY – Wicomico County Public Schools will begin the academic year in a virtual format.On Tuesday, the Wicomico County Board of Education voted unanimously to adopt a plan for virtual learning this fall at the recommendation of Superintendent Donna Hanlin.“Over the course of the past few weeks, we have considered many factors in finding the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — With the resort’s municipal election just a little over three months away, local resident and Ocean City lifer Peter Buas this week officially threw his hat in the ring for one of four available City Council seats.Ocean City will hold its municipal election on Nov. 3 in conjunction with the federal and… Read more »

BERLIN – Plans for a major downtown building renovation have reportedly come to a halt.A project that would have included the renovation and restoration of the Burbage properties, which include storefronts on Pitts Street and Main Street, is not moving forward according to town officials.Mayor Gee Williams said the project, which was proposed by Frank… Read more »

SNOW HILL — A Berlin man, convicted of homicide by motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs after a fatal collision on Route 589 near Ocean Pines in December 2018, was sentenced last week to 10 years with all but four suspended.Bryan Wersten, 32, was convicted in February of homicide by motor vehicle while… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — More tough talk and the unveiling of some new tools in the enforcement tool box were the focus of the town’s latest motorized special event task force meeting on Thursday.The motorized special event task force reconvened after a months-long layoff to begin planning for a series of sanctioned and unsanctioned special events… Read more »

(Editor’s Note: The following story is part of a series on long-running, family-owned Boardwalk businesses.)OCEAN CITY – The Dough Roller founder Bill Gibbs said he always knew he would be a restauranteur.“I love the restaurant business,” he said. “I love making pizza. I love feeding people. I like the challenge.”As an Ocean City native, Gibbs… Read more »

OCEAN PINES – Two Ocean Pines residents did not let the COVID-19 pandemic stop them from celebrating their 100th birthday.On July 17, Dot Ross celebrated her 100th year of life with residents at The Woodlands senior living facility in Ocean Pines. Among them was fellow centenarian Barbara Palmer, who turned 100 on March 15.“She’s a… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — It certainly wasn’t easy, but resort officials this week signed off on an incentive program to encourage more year-round residents to make Ocean City their home by relaxing some of the fees associated with new construction and potentially short-term relief from property taxes.For the last year or so, the Mayor and Council… Read more »