OCEAN CITY – After months of deliberation, heated at times, the Mayor and City Council approved the resort government’s budget on its second and final reading on Monday.Developing and finalizing the proposed Operating Budget for fiscal year 2014 has been a strenuous process that at times pitted property owners speaking out in opposition to the… Read more »

BERLIN — A divided U.S. Supreme Court this week narrowly voted to reverse a Maryland Court of Appeals decision on a landmark case rooted in a Lower Shore rape dating back a decade.On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 to reverse an earlier decision by the state’s highest court that the DNA sample collected… Read more »

SALISBURY – Controversy among Wicomico County Council members over one official’s alleged breach of confidentiality has apparently subsided as the county and Councilman Bob Culver released statements this week regarding the matter.On this week’s agenda, the Wicomico County Council approved closed session minutes from May 21 when council personnel issues were discussed. However, the council… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The Maryland State Firemen’s Association will be hosting the 121st Annual Convention and Conference, June 16-21, in Ocean City, Maryland.President John Denver, Maryland State Firemen’s Association (MSFA), and President Sherry Soper, Ladies Auxiliary to the MSFA, (LAMSFA) announced this week the programs and activities for the 2013 gathering.Scheduled events start on Sunday,… Read more »

SNOW HILL — After months of revisions, the Worcester County Commissioners have officially adopted a school security plan that will place a deputy in 13 of the 14 county public schools.“We spend millions of dollars in this county on new schools,” said Sheriff Reggie Mason Tuesday. “What cost are we willing to spend on security… Read more »

SALISBURY — Skateboarders in Salisbury should be able to trade sidewalks for half pipes soon with the City Council finally coming to a majority, if split, decision to build a skate park on South Park Drive.Debate over the location for the skate park has simmered for the last year with camps divided between supporting the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Beach Patrol’s Annual Captain Schoepf Relay will be held at 10 a.m on Sunday, June 9, beginning in the location of his old stand on 7th Street.  George Schoepf served on the beach patrol from 1950 to 1996, after more than 40 years of service to the Town of… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — After serving for 28 years at high levels in the state and federal government, an Ocean City area native is now setting her sights on representing her home region in Annapolis.Ocean City resident Mary Beth Carozza this week announced she was throwing her hat in the ring for the newly created District… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Preparations for the Dew Tour’s third stop in Ocean City are being made as the event rapidly approaches at the end of this month.Last week, during a Recreation and Parks Commission meeting, Ocean City Private Events Coordinator Lisa Mitchell reported that Dew Tour promoter Guy Finelli requested permission to offer sample hot… Read more »

SNOW HILL — A fiscal year 2013-2014 operating budget, totaling $168,643,654, was passed by a vote of 6-1 Tuesday by the Worcester County Commissioners.The budget includes an increase to Board of Education funding and a 2-percent across-the-board raise for employees, among other expenditures, but will not require a property tax increase. Instead, existing stabilization funds… Read more »