SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Commissioners briefly considered a new 911 phone system, grant applications for local homeless shelters, and other topics at their meeting this week.— Worcester County Emergency Services will use $1.4 million in state emergency funding to replace its 911 emergency telephone system.A few weeks ago, the state Emergency Number Systems… Read more »

Kylie JosonStaff WriterOCEAN CITY – On your next day off, enjoy dinner and a free ice show at the Carousel Resort Hotel & Condominiums on 118th Street. This is a fun family-oriented performance that is performed every night starting at 6:30. The Next Ice Age skating company puts on a ravishing performance that will exceed… Read more »

NEWARK – Elementary school kids in Worcester County continue to show progress on the Maryland School Assessment (MSA) tests, with overall scores for reading at 91.4 percent proficient and advanced in grades 3 to 8 and math scores at 90.5 percent proficient or advanced in grades 3 to 8.        These scores exceed the annual measurable… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The official adoption of new building standards already approved by the state and in use in Worcester County will be delayed until a public hearing can be held on local amendments to the building code.On Tuesday, the County Commissioners considered whether to officially adopt the International Building Code (IBC), which was officially… Read more »

T.K. DickersonStaff WriterOCEAN CITY – Just a couple of months ago, the empty lot, which is now occupied by De Lazy Lizard, didn’t house much more than an old Winnebago. Only 91 days after the first piece of dirt was moved, De Lazy Lizard was open and ready for business and is well on its… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — In the brief this week, the City Council president issued an apology to Boardwalk merchants, the council officially passed a resolution that will allow some prime projects to get funded and the first new business to go into a 45th Street shopping plaza was announced.Mitrecic Apologizes For Council OversightCouncil President Joe Mitrecic… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The governors of Maryland and Delaware this week sent a letter to President Obama requesting a federal partnership in the development of clean energy off the mid-Atlantic coast, which could accelerate the effort to construct wind farms off the coast of Ocean City.On Wednesday, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and Delaware Governor Jack… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The process to find a replacement for longtime Worcester County Circuit Court Judge Theodore Eschenberg, who officially retired in late June having reached the mandatory retirement age of 70, formally began this week.Eschenberg served nearly three decades on the Worcester County Circuit Court bench, including the last 18 as the county’s administrative… Read more »

ASSATEAGUE – A 6-year-old boy was severely burned on his feet and ankles on Assateague this week after he inadvertently walked through a smoldering beach bonfire carelessly left over from the night before.According to Assateague Island National Seashore officials, the tragic incident occurred on Tuesday at the northern tip of Assateague Island near the Ocean… Read more »

BERLIN – The rabies epidemic of 2009 is continuing in 2010, with 22 confirmed cases in Worcester County since January.Sixteen raccoons, four foxes, and two cats in Worcester County have been confirmed as rabid this year.Normally, Worcester County sees 10 to 10 confirmed rabies cases a year. In 2009, county environmental health staff recorded 52… Read more »