SALISBURY — A local woman faces second-degree murder and other charges this week after the death of another woman for whom she was a caregiver at a residence in Fruitland last week.In the early morning hours last Thursday, July 16, the Fruitland Police Department received a call from someone who reported an unattended death. After… Read more »
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Regional Airport’s HVAC System Replacement Moves Ahead
SALISBURY – The replacement of the HVAC system at the SBY Regional Airport Salisbury-Ocean City-Wicomico Regional Airport has been a long time coming, as the Wicomico County Council approves the application of funding to make the project become a reality.On Tuesday morning, several resolutions came before the Wicomico County Council requesting application and acceptance of… Read more »
Ex-City Manager To Get 6-Month Severance Pay, Per Contract If ‘Terminated’
OCEAN CITY — It may have been a “mutual” decision, but from a financial perspective City Manager David Recor was essentially terminated on Monday.The employment agreement between Recor and the city renewed automatically for another year on June 11. Within the agreement are a number of points outlining the job requirements, expectations, an annual performance… Read more »
Ex-City Manager To Get 6-Month Severance, Per Contract If ‘Terminated’
OCEAN CITY — It may have been a “mutual” decision, but from a financial perspective City Manager David Recor was essentially terminated on Monday.The employment agreement between Recor and the city renewed automatically for another year on June 11. Within the agreement are a number of points outlining the job requirements, expectations, an annual performance… Read more »
Salisbury Man Sets New State Winter Flounder Record
OCEAN CITY — A Salisbury man late last month set a new Maryland state record for winter flounder with a five-plus pounder caught 26 miles off the coast of Ocean City.On June 23, Kevin Twilley of Salisbury was fishing on the “Fish Bound” with Captain Kane Bounds about 26 miles off the coast in 140… Read more »
Berlin Revamps Annual Summer Sidewalk Sale Event; No Main Street Closure Planned
BERLIN – The town’s annual August sidewalk sale will continue this year, albeit with a few minor changes.Following concerns voiced by merchants who weren’t participating in the sale, Berlin’s Mayor and Council asked the town’s business community to work together to come up with an event that would appease everyone. On Monday, they praised the… Read more »
Crime Down In June In Ocean City; Year To Do Numbers Find 5% Drop In Total Incidents
OCEAN CITY – Half way through the year, Ocean City has registered decreases across the board in crime compared to this time last year.On Monday, Ocean City Police Chief Ross Buzzuro reported the month of June’s crime statistics before the Police Commission. June is typically the busiest month for the police department due to the… Read more »
Pedestrians Hit On OC Sidewalk
OCEAN CITY — Two pedestrians were seriously injured last weekend after a chain reaction accident that ended with a vehicle swerving onto a downtown Ocean City sidewalk.Around 4 p.m. last Saturday, Ocean City Police and Emergency Services responded to the area of 2nd Street and Baltimore Ave. for a reported motor vehicle accident involving pedestrians…. Read more »
Md. Teen Injured Skateboarding In North OC
OCEAN CITY — A Timonium, Md. teen was hospitalized in critical, but stable condition last week after suffering serious injuries while being pulled on a skateboard by a motor vehicle in the Montego Bay community in Ocean City on Thursday night.Around 7:37 a.m. on Thursday, July 9, Ocean City Police responded to the area of… Read more »
County, Federal Court Opinions Sought On Tax Referendum
OCEAN CITY — In what appears to be a case of the cart before the horse, organizers of a petition drive to return the property tax rate in Ocean City to 2009 levels filed a complaint in U.S. District Court earlier this month seeking a federal review of the validity of the petition.In May, a… Read more »