SNOW HILL – Worcester County lost a respected and well-liked community leader with the death of Warden Garry Mumford last week.Many in the audience wiped away tears as the Worcester County Commissioners shared their praise and memories of Mumford during Tuesday’s regular meeting. Mumford, 57, passed away April 22 after a brief illness.“Worcester County has… Read more »
BERLIN – Town officials have agreed to allow a temporary skateboarding facility in Berlin Falls Park.On Monday, the town council approved an area resident’s proposal to set up his skateboarding ramps and equipment in Berlin Falls Park the last Sunday of each month from May to October. The equipment would be available for the public… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The third time could be the charm for a group of Boardwalk street performers who filed a civil suit against Ocean City after a U.S. District Court judge last week issued an opinion the buskers’ claims of First Amendment rights violations have merits.In November 2015, eight Ocean City Boardwalk street performers filed… Read more »
recognized Worcester County’s public school system last week for doubling its contribution to the charitable organization.During Tuesday’s meeting of the Worcester County Board of Education, Oliva Momme, community outreach manager for United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore, offered her thanks for the school system’s renewed fundraising efforts. Worcester County Public Schools (WCPS) raised $40,987… Read more »
(Editor’s Note: The following is a press release and statement from Worcester County government.)SNOW HILL — It is with heavy hearts that we honor the memory of our dear friend and colleague, Worcester County Jail Warden Garry Mumford, who passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017, after a brief illness.Warden Mumford, who was born on November… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Fire Department and the entire resort community on Friday is mourning the loss of a popular, long-time firefighter-paramedic who lost his life in an off-duty motorcycle accident in Georgetown, Del. on Thursday morning.Shortly after 11 a.m. on Thursday, Ocean City Fire Department (OCFD) firefighter-paramedic H. Alan Schweitzer, 62, of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials last week approved the hiring of one additional Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer, but at least one council member pushed for adding more.During a budget work session last week, OCPD Chief Ross Buzzuro explained his department was seeking one additional police officer to meet the growing challenges created by… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Two years after unveiling the Dance of the Dolphins sculpture at the foot of the Route 90 bridge, officials from the Ocean City Development Corporation (OCDC) and its Public Arts Committee gathered once more to dedicate the completed project and surrounding plaza.With community stakeholders and city officials in attendance, last week’s dedication… Read more »
BISHOPVILLE – On the back portion of Joe Timmons’s property stands an old barn his grandfather and great-grandfather built nearly 70 years ago, with five pens surrounding the structure.The first pen contained little pygmy goats and their mothers, followed by the buck pen, the “maternity ward” pen, the misfit goat pen and the Nubian goat… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Planning and Zoning Commission approved the latest incarnation for developing a historic piece of bayfront land near the Inlet this week.For decades, the sandy tract along the bay between Sunset Park and the Oceanic Fishing Pier at the Inlet has sat vacant with different projects proposed over the years…. Read more »