SNOW HILL — One Worcester County Commissioner called out an area newspaper in a public meeting this on what he deems a misleading article on the Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund.Commissioner Virgil Shockley referenced an editorial in The Daily Times during a commission meeting Tuesday. The editorial praised the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) for… Read more »
Category: Top Stories
Twinings’ Mark Shanty’s One-Year Birthday
OCEAN CITY – Twining’s Lobster Shanty, located bayside on Route 54, is celebrating its first anniversary this weekend and it hasn’t skipped a beat since the day it opened.Owners David and Janet Twining opened the Lobster Shanty around the same time they were celebrating the 20th anniversary of their first restaurant, Nantuckets, which is located… Read more »
At HaHa’s, Make It As You Wish
FENWICK ISLAND — While it is becoming popular in other parts of the nation, there’s a noticeable lack of self-serve frozen yogurt shops on the Eastern Shore. One Fenwick couple has decided to change that.“When we started, no one was doing it,” said Mike Robel, who along with his wife Karen, owns HaHa’s frozen yogurt… Read more »
Water Suit Transferred To U.S. District Court
BERLIN — The $20 million plus civil suit filed by Worcester County, the town of Berlin, the city of Salisbury and seven other jurisdictions in Maryland against the nation’s major oil companies will heard by a U.S. District Court judge who has years of experience in adjudicating similar cases.The suit, filed in the Circuit Court… Read more »
Volunteers Sought For Flounder Surveys
OCEAN CITY — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has partnered with the Atlantic Coast Chapter of the Maryland Saltwater Sportsmen’s Association (MSSA) to conduct a survey to assess the recreational flounder catch rate.Beginning in July, MSSA members will take to the water to distribute the survey to anglers in Maryland’s coastal bays as part… Read more »
Berlin Drainage Study Planned
BERLIN — In an effort to manage both localized flooding and increasing state restrictions, the Berlin Mayor and Council agreed to a University of Maryland led stormwater feasibility study Monday.“We have to have a plan customized for the needs of Berlin,” said Mayor Gee Williams.Hoping to achieve that, University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center Director… Read more »
Shore Hospital Receives $6.1M Maryland Grant
SALISBURY — A lower shore hospital got a much needed fiscal shot in the arm this week with the award of a $6.1 million state grant for a new kidney dialysis unit.On Tuesday, Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown presented Deer’s Head Hospital officials with a $6.1 million state grant for the construction of a new… Read more »
Boardwalk Counterfeit Suits Closed
OCEAN CITY — The last of the multi-million civil suits filed against a dozen individual Boardwalk businesses for selling counterfeit Coach merchandize was settled out of court this week after each of the other 11 defendants defaulted last month and were ordered to pay $10,000 each in damages to the company.Coach Inc. and Coach Services,… Read more »
Wicomico Education Budget Passed Amid Fears
SALISBURY — The Wicomico County Board of Education this week reluctantly passed consolidated fiscal year 2012 budget, which includes cuts of nearly $5 million less than the current year’s spending plan, but not before issuing some stern comments about the future of the county’s schools if the trend continues.At a special meeting on Tuesday, the… Read more »
Md. Officials Get Close-Up Look At Island Restoration
OCEAN CITY – Maryland elected officials visited Skimmer Island this week to get an update on the efforts being made to replenish the eroding island that is a breeding ground for endangered wildlife.Gov. Martin O’Malley visited Skimmer Island on Wednesday morning by kayak and was informed by Maryland Coastal Bays Program representatives, Maryland Department of… Read more »