NEWARK – Plans for a $12.6 million addition at Stephen Decatur Middle School are moving forward.The Worcester County Board of Education on Tuesday approved the schematic design for an addition at Stephen Decatur Middle School (SDMS). The project will add 12 classrooms as well as lab, storage and administration space to the school.“It’s been a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Police continue to announce arrests made during the recent violent crime spree including the arrest of a suspect in a stabbing incident last Friday along with four arrests on drug and weapons charges.Around 3:30 a.m. last Friday, the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) received a call from Peninsula Regional Medical Center in… Read more »
NEWARK – Worcester County Public Schools will welcome a limited number of students back for summer school programs next month.Despite ongoing gathering size restrictions related to COVID-19, the school system will be able to hold a summer program beginning July 13. Educators told the school board this week 10-13 students per grade, per school would… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An amended collective bargaining agreement between Ocean City and its firefighter-paramedic union was reached this week with both sides making concessions in light of the ongoing COVID-19 situation.Through the negotiation process for the amended union contract, the Career Firefighter Paramedics Union of Ocean City, or IAFF 4269, agreed to forego a couple… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Over the course of several hours last weekend, the Boardwalk and downtown area was embroiled with several large altercations and smaller skirmishes breaking out.Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers and their allied law enforcement partners had their hands full last weekend during which 129 arrests were made, but the window from late… Read more »
BERLIN – An apartment complex on Seahawk Road is expected to grow following approval from town officials.The Berlin Planning Commission last week approved plans for the addition of 154 units to Oceans East on Seahawk Road. This phase of the project will include a mix of apartments and townhomes to be rented.“Your project is very… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Fourth of July fireworks display has been postponed, resort officials announced this week.Near the end of Monday’s marathon Mayor and Council meeting, City Manager Doug Miller announced the traditional Fourth of July fireworks shows were being postponed to a later date. Miller later explained city officials believed the town was not… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After taking heavy criticism. during the public comment period of Monday’s Mayor and Council meeting, the town’s elected officials talked tough and promised bold action on the crime situation that has evolved over the last couple of weeks.In the span of about 10 days beginning last weekend, there have been at least… Read more »
SNOW HILL – An open-air job fair featuring hundreds of local positions will be held Wednesday in Snow Hill.Worcester County has partnered with the Town of Snow Hill, local chambers of commerce and the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association to host a job fair June 24 at Sturgis Park in Snow Hill. Employers from across the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With the resort community experiencing another stretch of violent incidents, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) Chief Ross Buzzuro issued a statement vowing an increased police presence and strict enforcement along with a message of hope and understanding.Buzzuro characterized the last week or so in Ocean City and the surrounding area as a… Read more »