SNOW HILL — One Worcester County Commissioner has decided to try and make natural gas a more viable substitute for propane on the Eastern Shore.Commissioner Judy Boggs made it a point to question department heads about propane usage during a budget review Tuesday.“It’s a special mission of mine,” she told the assembly. Boggs expressed surprise… Read more »

SNOW HILL — Even without any state funding this year, Worcester County Tourism Director Lisa Challenger asserted that the Pocomoke Visitor’s Center was in good shape and might soon expand.“The welcome center is doing great and performing under budget,” said Challenger at a county budget review Tuesday.Last year was the first that the center operated… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Habitat for Humanity Worcester County dedicated another home to a deserving family this past Saturday.“It is part of our ongoing mission to provide decent affordable homes for deserving families in the area,” Habitat Humanity of Worcester County President Clint Houser said on Saturday.Worcester County is a local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity… Read more »

SALISBURY — Salisbury Mayor Jim Ireton is inviting the public to a groundbreaking ceremony for the Salisbury Zoological Park Animal Health Building on Monday, March 28.The project includes the construction of a new Animal Health Clinic, which will enable the Salisbury Zoological Park to have a facility that will house and treat the current and… Read more »

BERLIN — After falling just six students short of enrollment requirements, the Navy Junior Reserves Officers’ Training Corps (NJROTC) program at Stephen Decatur High School last week was added to a list of 19 similar programs across the country to be disestablished, but the popular program will not be sunk without a fight.The U.S. Navy… Read more »

SALISBURY — The Salisbury Mayor and Council have finally reached enough of a consensus on the proposed Crime Free Lease Addendum (CFLA) to place it in the agenda for their next legislative session.While some officials still baulked at misdemeanors and other relatively minor crimes being considered grounds for eviction, the document eventually made it through… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A national surge of the drug MDPV is hitting the market, but the Ocean City Police Department is ready for its arrival.“It is a very dangerous drug that is in our society today and we are going to do everything we can to make sure it doesn’t fall into the hands of… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Councilman Joe Hall voted against an all wooden deck for the Boardwalk renovation and is asking residents who agree to consider a petition on the matter.“I felt that the combination of concrete and Boardwalk was the best choice and even aesthetically pleasing,” Joe Hall said. “It gave some contrast to the Boardwalk,… Read more »

BERLIN — Legislation calling for a ban on septic systems in new development in Maryland appears to be on life support this week after several state lawmakers including the local delegation have come out strongly opposed to the measure, but the bill’s originator, Gov. Martin O’Malley has not backed down from the proposal.At O’Malley’s urging,… Read more »