SALISBURY – A discussion over elected officials’ travel expenses hit a nerve this week as a few changes were sent back for further discussion.On Monday evening, a resolution came before the Salisbury City Council amending the Council Regulations and Rules of Order with travel policy. The issue was discussed at work sessions on Jan. 7… Read more »

ANNAPOLIS — Governor Martin O’Malley this week made his first big push for the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013, which, if approved, would create the framework for the development of an offshore wind farm as close as 10 miles off the coast of Ocean City.On Wednesday, O’Malley testified on behalf of this offshore… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Worcester County and Ocean City are partnering with Wicomico County to expand sports marketing, starting with the USSSA Girls Works Series this summer, with more events promised to come.Last week the Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) reviewed a proposal from the USSSA Girls World Series organizer for an Ocean City event in conjunction… Read more »

BERLIN — The battle over the state’s “septic bill,” adopted last year by the General Assembly, reached a crescendo this week when farmers from all over Maryland, including the lower shore, rolled into Annapolis on tractors in protest in advance of a Senate committee hearing.Last year, the General Assembly approved the Sustainable Growth and Agricultural… Read more »

SNOW HILL — The first wave of cases following the break-up of a major heroin distribution ring in northern Worcester County late last fall started hitting the courts last week with varying results including some hefty sentences for some defendants.In late November, the Ocean City Police Department rounded up 26 suspects wanted in connection with… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — A potential plan to effectively zone vast areas of ocean along the nation’s coastlines will not get $150 million in federal funding after the House last week voted to remove the appropriation hidden in a much-larger Hurricane Sandy relief bill.Last week, the House took up a massive federal funding bill intended to… Read more »

BERLIN — Weeks after filing a motion to recover a combined $3 million in legal fees and other costs associated with successfully defending a landmark civil lawsuit filed against them by an environmental advocacy group over alleged pollution violations, Perdue and Berlin’s Hudson Farm last week filed a scathing memorandum in support of their claim… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The Mayor and City Council’s work session on Tuesday afternoon included the endorsement of a procedure to implement the Bay Restoration Fund Exemption Procedure, the approval of several spring infrastructure projects and support for the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Funding of a project downtown.Bay Restoration Fund Exemption Process OK’dFinance… Read more »

SNOW HILL — On Wednesday, Worcester County celebrated its 39th Annual Technology Festival at Snow Hill Middle School (SHMS), featuring projects from every school and grade level in the county in fields from photography to interactive media to computer-aided design.According to Tech Fest Chair Sandy Buchanan, the day gives students with a passion for technology… Read more »

BERLIN — The liquor industry in Worcester County could change dramatically in the coming months if officials approve a plan for a new and larger Department of Liquor Control (DLC) retail facility on Route 50.A DLC advisory committee will present to the County Commissioners on Tuesday a proposed lease agreement for a new alcohol distribution… Read more »