SNOW HILL — Worcester County officials this week began an attempt to reconcile an estimated $7 million-plus budget deficit with a marathon work session during which they examined the spending plan line item by line item to patch together a reconciliation plan.The County Commissioners and staff on Tuesday met for several hours to begin to… Read more »

SALISBURY – The funding has officially been put in place to begin the initial phase of a bike path network throughout the City of Salisbury.The first resolution to come before the City Council on Monday evening was to authorize Mayor Jim Ireton to sign the grant agreement and accept a grant of $13,750 from the… Read more »

SALISBURY – With a public hearing approaching, the mayor’s proposed budget, calling for the tax rate to be set up at the constant yield level, passed the City Council on first reading this week.An ordinance approached the City Council in first reading Monday appropriating the necessary funds for the operation of the government and administration… Read more »

SNOW HILL — An Ocean City rooftop nightclub, the first of its kind in the resort, will be a whole lot quieter this summer after the county’s Board of License Commissioners (BLC) on Wednesday voted to shut down its nightly music by 8:30 p.m.Owners of the Galaxy 66 and its associated Skye Bar, a posh… Read more »

BERLIN — Two arrests were made this week in the most recent three-week rash of burglaries and thefts in Berlin, and early indications link the suspects to a similar spree that tormented the otherwise quiet town last spring.Between April 26 and Tuesday, May 14, Berlin Police received several reports of burglaries and thefts from residences… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association (OCHMRA) is looking for a new home as its current office space at the town’s convention center is needed for other purposes.In a letter dated May 9, OCHMRA President Chris Trimper broached the relocation issue with the Mayor and Council and requested formal communication with the city… Read more »

SNOW HILL — Worcester officials this week agreed to adhere to Ocean City’s request to restore the county’s budget contribution to 2009 levels, but not after a considerable debate.For years, the town of Ocean City and Worcester officials have wrestled over an acceptable formula for grants and other funding from the county to the town… Read more »

BERLIN — During a larger discussion this week on the timing of special events in the town, it came to light Berlin’s annual Memorial Day celebration at the monument along Main Street is in danger of going away due largely to the health issues of the event’s primary organizer and largest supporter.At Monday’s Mayor and… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The Maryland Office of Tourism Development sat down with Ocean City tourism representatives this week to present an update of the state’s tourism current process and plans moving into the future.Maryland Office of Tourism Development (OTD) Director Margot Amelia began by explaining OTD serves as the state’s official travel marketing agency, promoting… Read more »