OC Union Petition Successful

OCEAN CITY – The general employees of Ocean City have earned a spot on this fall’s ballot as voters will decide their right to collective bargaining in the next general election in November.According to City Clerk Kelly Allmond, on June 28 Gregory DeMarco of the Ocean City Employee Coalition served the City Clerk’s Office with… Read more »

Election Board Addresses OC Voter Discrepancies

OCEAN CITY – A councilman’s questions regarding the county’s role in keeping up with the number of municipal registered voters were answered this week.Earlier this month, Councilman Brent Ashley brought up a fluctuation in the number of registered voters.Ashley reported that the figures in the Certified Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for registered voters differ for most… Read more »

County Stands Firmly Against Aquaculture Project

SNOW HILL — After a public information session on a proposed shellfish aquaculture operation near South Point failed to ease the worries of some state and county officials last week, the Worcester County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to continue their opposition of the project.“I received four or five phone calls after the meeting from people… Read more »

Worcester Students Offered $15.3M In Scholarships

SNOW HILL — With $15,372,407 offered in scholarships to graduating Worcester County high school seniors this year, Coordinator of Instruction Dr. Donna Main revealed this week the county school system broke its previous record.“Our students were offered the record breaking figure of $15 million,” Main told the Board of Education Tuesday.The former record was set… Read more »

Wild Chase, Assault Nets 10 Years

OCEAN CITY — A Pennsylvania man arrested last July after an incident that began with an attempted drug sale to an undercover Ocean City police officer on the Boardwalk was sentenced last week to 10 years in jail.Around 1:47 a.m. last July 16, Ocean City narcotics detectives, assisted by undercover and plainclothes officers, attempted to… Read more »