SALISBURY — Incumbent Mayor Jim Ireton breezed into an easy re-election this week, beating challenger Joe Albero by a more than 2-to-1 margin in votes.“Salisbury spoke loud and clear today that they want progress over pontification and backbone over blogging,” said Ireton during his victory speech Tuesday, taking a not overly subtle jab at Albero,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Though a possible $10,000 in financial support will have to wait until a budget is adopted in June, the Worcester County Commissioners told Tourism Director Lisa Challenger this week that a new tourist trolley program has their unofficial “blessing” and has a lot of potential.The proposal for the trolley program comes from… Read more »

BERLIN – Atlantic General Hospital, Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and the Worcester County Health Department are joining together to become a tobacco-free campus on May 1.The new tobacco-free campus policy comprises cigarettes, pipes and cigars as well as all smokeless tobacco products, which are prohibited in all buildings, parking lots and grounds along Healthway… Read more »

SNOW HILL — Biking enthusiasts have another reason to appreciate Worcester County with officials approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Eastern Shore International Mountain Bicycling Association (ESIMBA) for the installation of a mountain biking trail at Newtown Park near Snow Hill.“The agreement would govern the creation and maintenance of a mountain bike trail… Read more »

SALISBURY – Municipal polls closed at 7 on Tuesday evening and by 8:45 the unofficial results were announced resulting in a significant change for Salisbury’s government.In District 1, candidates April Jackson and Cynthia Polk went up against incumbent Shanie Shields, who came out on top receiving 145 votes out of a total of 303 total… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – After concerns have arose over a hectic schedule of events this June, city officials have a close eye on new events being proposed during Ocean City’s busy summer season.Event organizers Corey Davis and Dave Speier came before the Mayor and City Council on Monday to present a new event called Swim OC…. Read more »

SALISBURY — Peninsula Regional Medical Center and the Wicomico County Board of Education invite everyone on the Delmarva Peninsula to join them for HealthFest: An event for all ages, on Saturday, April 6, from 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.This year’s event, a showcase of healthy exhibits and health screenings, is free and open to the public at… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The newly established Surfing Beach Sub-Committee met for the first time Monday to discuss modernizing Ocean City’s surfing laws, including the establishment of a third designated surfing beach on the weekends during the summer.Ocean City Recreation and Parks Director Tom Shuster presented the Mayor and City Council last year the 2013 Surfing… Read more »

SALISBURY — In response to apprehension from Salisbury residents and businesses, the City Council plans to cut false alarm fines in half by billing everything on a half-hour response time instead of the original one-hour response time benchmark.With that new direction announced one day before this week’s election, Alarm Engineering representative Ron Boltz warned the… Read more »