OCEAN CITY – Following a long public hearing, a favorable recommendation will move forward to the Mayor and City Council to allow the Delmarva Power and Light (DP&L) substation to expand on 138th Street in the Caine Woods community.Zoning Administrator Blaine Smith began the hearing by taking a look back at the various changes the… Read more »

BERLIN — Berlin Police this week are investigating a rash of vehicle damage and destruction cases along the town’s typically quiet streets.Over a two-day period from Wednesday to Thursday, Berlin Police responded to eight different cases of malicious destruction of property to vehicles and two other cases of tampering with vehicles in different areas around… Read more »

BERLIN — State lawmakers opened a special session on expanded gambling in Maryland yesterday, and despite the gnashing of teeth in some areas around the state, the bill under consideration appears to have many positives for Worcester County and the Casino at Ocean Downs.The Maryland General Assembly is considering proposed legislation aimed at expanding the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The Dew Tour is set to begin next week with all new competitions and the largest music line-up in the event’s history.The Dew Tour Pantech Beach Championship will return to Ocean City Aug. 16-19 as its first stop out of three this year.The championship will be featuring three new large-scale events, Skate… Read more »

SALISBURY — Hoping to clean-up a crowded list, the Salisbury City Council is considering sending out a Request for Proposal (RFP) for towing companies that would re-structure the current system from 23 vendors to three. Comments made by Mayor Jim Ireton, however, implied that city administration will leave it untouched.Towing has been on the council’s… Read more »

SNOW HILL — The human remains found late last month in a water-filled ditch in a residential area in Snow Hill have been identified as a Snow Hill man reported missing in May.On July 29, an unidentified individual reported to the Snow Hill Police Department the discovery of possible human remains in a water-filled ditch… Read more »

WEST OCEAN CITY — Area law enforcement officials this week are looking for a suspect who forced a West Ocean City retail employee into the store at gunpoint after closing time before binding and beating the victim.Last Friday, the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office responded to an alarm at the Lids store in the Ocean City… Read more »

SALISBURY — A Pennsylvania woman faces negligent manslaughter by motor vehicle and other serious charges in the death of her 11-year-old daughter after rolling her Jeep several times last weekend on the Route 13 bypass near Salisbury while under the influence of several prescription medications.Around 2:38 p.m. last Sunday, Maryland State Police responded to a… Read more »

BERLIN — An Ocean Pines woman late last week was charged with theft and theft scheme after allegedly absconding with well over $400,000 from the Worcester County Teacher’s Association (WCTA) over a three-year period from 2006 to 2009.Denise Inez Owens, 58, last Friday was charged with two counts of theft over $500 and one count… Read more »

SALISBURY — Before the massive America For Jesus gathering on Independence Mall in Philadelphia, Sept. 28-29, a Lower Shore America For Jesus Rally will be held at 4 p.m. on Aug. 25, at New Dimensions Church in Salisbury.America For Jesus is a national solemn assembly where people of all cultures will gather to pray for… Read more »