WEST OCEAN CITY — Ending months of uncertainty and speculation, the Worcester County Humane Society this week announced it has named a new director.Worcester County Humane Society members have tapped Linda Lugo to fill the post left vacant by the departure of longtime director Kenille Davies late last year. Lugo brings a wide range of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The annual St. Patrick’s Day Boardwalk 5K returns tomorrow, March 15, with hundreds of runners from all over the local area and beyond expected to descend on the resort for the fourth installment of the annual event.Last year, 1,000 runners from all over the region participated in the annual St. Patrick’s Day Boardwalk… Read more »
WEST OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City woman was struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run accident on Keyser Point Rd. on Monday night.Around 9:15 p.m. on Monday, Maryland State Police (MSP) troopers responded to a reported motor vehicle accident on Keyser Point Rd. involving a pedestrian and a driver who fled the scene. Upon… Read more »
SNOW HILL — Atlantic General Hospital (AGH) met with the Worcester County Commissioners this week to deliver an annual report on hospital operations.The report outlined ways in which AGH plans to use emerging technology to provide better care, the financial challenges that are ahead as well as the biggest health issues in the community.AGH will… Read more »
SNOW HILL — For the most part, county towns kept grant requests modest in their annual budget meeting with the Worcester County Commission Tuesday.A lot of ongoing issues like the Delmarva Discovery Center in Pocomoke, street improvements in Berlin, Snow Hill’s Opera House and Ocean City’s request for a tax differential were also mentioned.First at… Read more »
SNOW HILL — A push by a private business owner in Berlin seeking a Class D alcoholic beverage license is having a ripple effect on the rest of Worcester County.This week the County Commissioners lent their support to state legislation that would allow Class D licenses not only in Berlin but in Snow Hill and… Read more »
SNOW HILL — The Maintenance of Effort (MoE) calculation for Worcester County Public Schools (WCPS) in Fiscal Year 2015 was reviewed and approved by the Worcester County Commissioners this week.MoE will see a roughly $70,000 increase from FY14, though the Board of Education has reported that only funding at MoE levels would be detrimental to… Read more »
BERLIN — Decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana in Maryland took center stage this week in the General Assembly at a key Senate committee hearing on Tuesday with law enforcement officials across the state lining up in opposition to those supporting the measure.Dozens on both sides of the issue gathered in Annapolis on Tuesday for the first… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND – At last Friday’s Fenwick Island Town Council meeting, changes were approved to the town’s parking permit fees, the farmers’ market, licensing taxi vehicles and policies on anchoring free-standing structures.Parking Permit FeesTown Manager Merritt Burke presented the Fiscal Year 2014 Fee Schedule to amend the town’s parking permit fees.This year there will be… Read more »
BERLIN — The first string of major stormwater projects began this month in Berlin and should take about a year to complete.Darl Kolar of EA Engineering briefed the Berlin Mayor and Council this week on how the projects, but before doing that re-capped Berlin’s history with stormwater and the issues that eventually led the town… Read more »