SALISBURY – After months of deliberation, the Salisbury City Council voted twice to pass amended false alarm fees and is already discussing having the ordinances return a third time to be modified again.The first ordinance regarding false alarm fees that came before the City Council this week on second reading states, “the City of Salisbury… Read more »

BERLIN — A U.S. District Court judge this week issued an opinion denying Worcester County’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed last year alleging the now-defunct Liquor Control Board (LCB) violated the federal Equal Pay Act (EPA).Last August, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed the suit in U.S. District Court. The complaint outlines an… Read more »

BERLIN — More concerns surfaced this week regarding the lack of lighting in the Decatur Farms community in Berlin, resulting in the Mayor and Town Council promising to improve a situation complicated by pending litigation between developers.“Several homeowners have come to us expressing concerns,” said Kelly Soscia, president of Decatur Farms Townhome Association, at Monday’s… Read more »

SNOW HILL — On Wednesday, April 17, the Maryland Board of Public Works named Worcester County as one of three fund managers to oversee the distribution of loan funds generated by Maryland casinos. These funds will be available in the form of loans to small, minority, and woman-owned businesses on the Eastern Shore.In January, Worcester… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – It’s deja vu for condominium owners on 146th Street as a paid parking battle they thought was won a few years ago has resurfaced.Last Friday the Mayor and City Council voted to implement paid parking in several new areas around town, including the ocean block of 146th Street. After reading about the… Read more »

BERLIN – This May marks two decades since Atlantic General Hospital opened its doors to the community.The 62-bed acute care community hospital has come a long way in the past 20 years, adding more than 200 physicians to the medical staff and expanding outpatient services and its health system of primary care provider and specialist… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Close to 200 members gathered at Harrison’s Harbor Watch last week for the annual Installation of Officers and Board of Directors for the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association (OCHMRA), which since 1971 has long been a tourism advocate and voice of industry.During the meeting, Chris Trimper of Trimper’s Amusements was installed as the president; G…. Read more »

BERLIN – Worcester County residents are urged to participate in the countywide drug take back effort, Operation Medicine Drop, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 27.Operation Medicine Drop: Safe Communities-Healthy Waterways is a chance to safely dispose of unwanted, unused or expired over-the-counter and prescription medications by dropping them off at the… Read more »