OCEAN CITY — The Liquor Control Board for Worcester County (LCB) admits it made many mistakes, but it adamantly claims recent financial reports prove there was no wrongdoing that should necessitate abolishment.Board member Larry Wilkinson stresses that the quasi- governmental monopoly just had a bad year.As licensees and politicians continue to dissect the county liquor… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — As Hurricane Earl roars just a few hundred miles off the Eastern Seaboard, the question in the back of many people’s minds is: will the storm merely delay Labor Day weekend or will it ruin the resort’s last big summer weekend completely?Town officials say they know that today is going to be… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Federal fisheries officials last week announced the summer flounder stock in the mid-Atlantic region has officially rebounded, resulting in increased quotas in 2011 and perhaps a loosening next year of the regulations that have choked one of the staples of the resort fishing community.After reviewing the second and third wave of catch… Read more »

SNOW HILL – A Pennsylvania man charged with first-degree murder for allegedly running over his elderly mother several times late Tuesday night stuck to his story the incident was just an accident during a bond review hearing in District Court in Snow Hill early yesterday morning.Steven Frederick Molin, 58, of Darby, Pa., charged with first-… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week denied a petition filed by environmental groups seeking a ban on the use of lead in hunting ammunition, but the debate of the use of the toxic substance in fishing tackle such as sinkers and lures continues.Early last month, a coalition of environmental groups,… Read more »

BERLIN – Madison “Jimmy” Bunting, Jr. will challenge incumbent County Commissioner Linda Busick in the District 6 Republican primary on Sept. 14.The primary is a high stakes election in this District 6. No Democratic candidate emerged in District 6 this election season, leaving the division’s highest office to be filled during the Republican primary. The… Read more »

BERLIN – One term is not enough to accomplish what she planned, incumbent District 6 Worcester County Commissioner Linda Busick said of her reasons for seeking another term.District 6 will find out who its next County Commissioner will be in less than two weeks, after the only candidates in the race, Busick and challenger Madison… Read more »

OCEAN CITY— Councilman Joe Hall was put in a precarious position this week as his family’s restaurant received a RAAM (Reducing the Availability of Alcohol to Minors) violation for serving an underage cadet alcohol several weeks ago.“My family and I are extremely embarrassed by what has taken place, and I believe it’s the first violation… Read more »

BERLIN – A Worcester County man found guilty of second-degree murder will get a new trial after the state’s Court of Special Appeals this week remanded the case back to Circuit Court after overturning the conviction on appeal.Kendall Irin Northam, now 22, of Pocomoke, was convicted of second-degree murder and first-degree assault in September 2008… Read more »