WEST OCEAN CITY — The commercial fire at the Waterman’s Seafood Company, leading to the evacuation of the crowded restaurant and closing a vast section of Route 50 in both directions for several hours on Friday, originated in a second-floor attic area and was caused by a faulty electrical circuit, the Worcester County Fire Marshal’s… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A massive search for two missing boaters who left Ocean City early Saturday morning and did not arrive as scheduled at Chincoteague later in the day continues with the effort expanding from New Jersey to North Carolina.Brothers Michael Bramlett, 51, and Donald Bramlett, 54, left Ocean City early Saturday morning in the… Read more »
SNOW HILL — An Ocean Pines man who plead guilty to being high on PCP when he crashed his truck into a vehicle stopped at a traffic light last December, seriously injuring a mother and her then 18-month old daughter was sentenced today to 15 years in jail, all but 10 years of which were… Read more »
BALTIMORE — U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Patrick McLaughlin, 43, of Ocean City, today to 10 months in prison, followed by one year of supervised release, for failing to file individual income tax returns and failing to report employment tax withholdings.The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland… Read more »
BERLIN — The push to extend a natural gas pipeline into northern Worcester moved closer to fruition recently as the main transmission line crossed the Maryland-Delaware state line, and service could be soon available to residences and businesses in certain areas of the county.Chesapeake Utilities, the parent company of Eastern Shore Natural Gas, in the… Read more »
SNOW HILL — A series of unpopular septic system regulations passed last year despite the opposition of Worcester and several other counties, but, the Worcester County Commissioners promised Tuesday that they will continue to fight the legislation in hopes of eventual change.“I don’t think this is over,” said Commissioner Virgil Shockley. “I don’t think we… Read more »
SALISBURY — After agreeing to a pay grade adjustment for city police officers last month, the Salisbury City Council brainstormed questions Monday that need to be answered before considering a salary bump for all general employees.Since the issue surfaced, council members have been consistent in saying they would unanimously like to grant all employees a… Read more »
BERLIN — State officials this week began checking for and potentially penalizing Homestead Tax Credit scofflaws, and perhaps nowhere in the state could more offenders be found than in Worcester County.Last spring, the Maryland General Assembly passed a new law providing a mechanism for penalizing property owners who misrepresent a property as their primary residence… Read more »
SALISBURY — The city of Salisbury and the entire Lower Shore this week is mourning the passing of long-time civil servant and visionary Phillip C. “Pete” Cooper, who was instrumental in the development of much of what Salisbury is today.Cooper, who passed away on Monday at the age of 102, was a City Engineer and… Read more »
SNOW HILL — With the future of gambling in Maryland on the ballot this fall, Delegate Mike McDermott visited the Worcester County Commissioners this week to explain exactly what new legislation allowing table games and new casinos could mean for the area.“It’s a significant win for Maryland,” he said of Question 7, a gambling initiative… Read more »