BERLIN – The town will welcome the return of the Berlin Farmers Market the first week of May.As closures and cancellations related to COVID-19 continue to pile up, Berlin officials are pleased that at least one local event will go on. Farmers markets have been permitted to remain open as essential businesses during the ongoing… Read more »
SALISBURY – Event organizers announced plans this week to postpone the 80th National Folk Festival to 2021.In a joint statement released Wednesday, Salisbury Mayor Jake Day and National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA) Executive Director Lora Bottinelli announced the decision to suspend planning for the 80th National Folk Festival this year and to reschedule… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Delaware man was arrested on numerous charges last week after allegedly stealing a box truck, driving it to Ocean City and breaking into and stealing numerous items from a resort hotel over 12 hours.Around 7:30 a.m. last Monday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer responded to a hotel at 54th… Read more »
BERLIN – High schools in Worcester County are making efforts to recognize graduating students as schools remain closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.Last Friday, State Superintendent of Schools Karen Salmon announced public schools would remain closed through May 15 and that state and local school officials were actively preparing for a number of scenarios depending on… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — There appears to be continued hope for an eventual easing of some of the restrictions in place and a phased reopening of the Ocean City marketplace, but when that starts will likely be dictated by the governor and state directives.Last Thursday, the Mayor and Council began debating the potential phased-in reopening and… Read more »
NEWARK – School system officials agreed this week to waive final exam requirements as a result of the state-mandated school closure associated with COVID-19.The Worcester County Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to cancel final exams for semester two and year-long courses for the current school year.“We have determined it is not in our students’… Read more »
SNOW HILL – County approval of additional sewer capacity for Frontier Town Campground is expected to allow expansion plans to proceed.The Worcester County Commissioners on April 14 approved a request for 38 EDUs (equivalent dwelling units) from Frontier Town, which will allow for the addition of 112 campsites. Though county staff highlighted concerns regarding excessive… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — In what he characterized as a “game changing step forward,” Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Monday announced the state has acquired the capability to conduct 500,000 coronavirus tests from South Korea.Hogan on Monday afternoon announced the arrangement to secure the 500,000 coronavirus tests kits began weeks ago with 22 straight days of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — When Ocean City should start planning to reopen to some degree and just what that might look like was the subject of lively debate during an impromptu Mayor and Council meeting on Thursday.The Mayor and Council met on Thursday to continue discussions on the town’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The brief… Read more »
SNOW HILL — With Maryland’s top judge this week extending limitations and restrictions on the state’s legal system through at least June 5, local judges and attorneys continue to navigate a new but temporary normal in the daily machinations of the local legal system.Maryland Court of Appeals Judge Mary Ellen Barbera on Tuesday issued a… Read more »