OCEAN CITY — With the clock now ticking on the spring Cruisin’ event, the Mayor and Council last week advanced an ordinance requiring registered participants to purchase a permit for parking oversized trailers on city streets to second reading as an emergency ordinance at the request of the show’s producer.As part of the ongoing effort… Read more »

FENWICK ISLAND – Following the contentious debate surrounding the redevelopment of the Sands Motel, the town has passed a two-year moratorium on hotel construction.On Feb. 26 the Fenwick Island Town Council voted to establish a moratorium, essentially a ban, on the construction of any new hotels for two years.“This will be new hotels only,” Councilman… Read more »

BERLIN – County leaders approved zoning changes designed to allow for the expansion of Frontier Town and the commercial development of cropland on Route 589 this week.On Tuesday, following public hearings in which there was no public input, the Worcester County Commissioners approved rezoning 36 acres of Frontier Town property from C-2 to A-2 and… Read more »

SNOW HILL – As the budget process nears, county leaders are again expressing concern over increased education spending.During a regular meeting Tuesday, the Worcester County Commissioners voted 5-2 to contact the Eastern Shore delegation to share their objections over rising education spending.“They may push this down our throats but we don’t have to swallow it,”… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The head of the Worcester County Department of Liquor Control used an audience with local leaders this week to again share his concerns about the county’s plan to get out of the liquor business by 2017.Bobby Cowger, head of the Worcester County Department of Liquor Control (DLC), told the county commissioners this… Read more »

NEWARK – Voters will notice several candidates for the Worcester County Board of Education on the ballot as they head to the polls in this spring’s primary election.Longtime incumbent Sara Thompson, who represents District 3 on the school board, is being challenged by Shirley Bunting Moran and Francis Gebhart for her seat. This is the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The Inlet parking lot will be getting a workout throughout the month of March with the Ocean City Police Department conducting extensive SUV training for its officers after the Mayor and Council approved the proposal.OCPD Chief Ross Buzzuro and Lieutenant Todd Wood came before the Mayor and Council on Feb. 16 to… Read more »

FENWICK — Still reeling from the late January winter storm that walloped Delaware beaches and coastal communities, Governor Jack Markell last week submitted a formal request to President Barack Obama seeking $2.5 million in federal relief funds to begin to repair the damages.In late January, Winter Storm Jonas hit the mid-Atlantic region and much of… Read more »

BERLIN – Local officials affirmed their support of Maryland Municipal League efforts to restore highway user fees to towns throughout the state with a resolution this week.On Monday, the Berlin Town Council voted to adopt a resolution formally supporting the Maryland Municipal League’s attempts to encourage the state to return highway user revenues to municipalities…. Read more »