SALISBURY — After generating so much controversy in the community, it came as a surprise Tuesday when a public hearing for the Wicomico County 2013 Capital Budget and Proposed 2013-2017 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) came and went without much fanfare.Though filled with a variety of projects and budget items for the coming years, the centerpiece… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Not all hope is lost for a high-profile beach music festival in Ocean City, as Founders Entertainment asked the town this week to save a date next summer to debut its planned two-day event.Founders Entertainment first proposed its music festival in October of last year. It was to be held June 2-3,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – April 6 may become “Random Act of Kindness Day in Ocean City” to help motivate residents and visitors to pay it forward through acts of compassion.At Monday’s meeting, Councilman Brent Ashley started out by asking for an update on the initiative to have an official Ocean City song that was originally suggested… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – It looks like the cost to ride the Park-and-Ride shuttle from West Ocean City into the resort is heading for an increase as it received the Ocean City Mayor and Council’s approval this week and now only needs the blessing of the Maryland Transit Administration.The Mayor and City Council held a public… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Ocean City has narrowed the field of candidates to fill Ocean City’s vacant city manager post and expects to have the seat filled no later than May.In separate phone interviews Wednesday, Mayor and Interim City Manager Rick Meehan and Human Resources Director Wayne Evans confirmed the process to hire a new city… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — If businesses in north Ocean City want to pool resources to hold a wine or beer festival, the law will most likely soon be on their side.It was said at last month’s North Ocean City Business Alliance meeting at the Greene Turtle North that holding an event or two in the northern… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Beginning on Monday, March 12, motorists traveling northbound on Coastal Highway at 49th Street will be rerouted to the bus lane as all three northbound lanes will be closed to enable work on the town’s sewer main project.The lane closure is necessary as the contractor working on the sewer main project along… Read more »

BERLIN — In a ruling with mixed results for the parties involved, a U.S. District Court judge in Baltimore last week again urged both sides in the ongoing legal battle involving a local farm to strike a settlement.In a statement this week, the Assateague Coastal Trust (ACT) said it, too, was interested in seeing a… Read more »

BERLIN — In response to dozens of Facebook posts on the Worcester County State’s Attorney’s page in recent weeks, Beau Oglesby posted a statement on the social network last Friday addressing the situation involving Andre Kaczynski.Back in December, Kaczynski, while allegedly high on PCP, crashed into a vehicle on Coastal Highway in north Ocean City,… Read more »