BERLIN – Citing concerns about the safety of Seahawk Road in the area of two public schools, Worcester County Board of Education members this week agreed to explore options and alternatives for the often-snarled thoroughfare. For years, Seahawk Road, which runs past both Stephen Decatur High and Stephen Decatur Middle schools, has been a trouble… Read more »

NEWARK – Worcester County School Board members this week approved a request for a waiver of five school days lost to inclement weather this winter, which, if approved, would put the closing date for the end of the year back at its original June 15 target.With sunny skies and balmy temperatures reaching the mid 60s… Read more »

BERLIN – While the deceased whale that washed up on the beach in Ocean City last Saturday afternoon was met with sorrow, another marine mammal stranding with an unusual twist a day later had a happy ending.Around 9 p.m. on Sunday, Worcester County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a rather unusual call about a live seal… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The owners of chronically barking dogs in residential areas in Worcester County may face fines or other sanctions in the future if they do not control their canine companions.A small group of West Ocean City residents asked the Worcester County Commissioners this week to create legal measures to deal with owners who… Read more »

SNOW HILL – After four days of testimony in a high-profile murder case dating back to 2004, moved from Cambridge after an appeals court overturned an earlier conviction, a Worcester County jury deliberated for six hours last Friday before finding the defendant guilty of first-degree murder.The trial of Richard Lavonte Blanks, 42, of Cambridge, began… Read more »

SNOW HILL – A quarter of a million dollars earmarked for Ocean City Tourism should be directed to Worcester County marketing’s efforts, Tourism Director Lisa Challenger said Tuesday, to benefit towns and businesses outside the resort.Challenger requested the change during a Worcester County Commissioners work session Tuesday in which many of the county government departments… Read more »

BERLIN – With the release two polls suggesting a great majority of the residents of Maryland support a proposed “dime a drink” hike, a proposed alcohol tax increase appears to be gaining some momentum in Annapolis, but the measure is still fiercely opposed by business owners in the hospitality-rich resort area.The results of a National… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — It certainly didn’t take long, but it also didn’t surprise anyone.Just one day after the town sold all 175 taxi medallions last week at $1,500 a pop, one found its way to the web on the popular site Craigslist for $2,000.The ad pitches the medallion as “a once in a lifetime opportunity… Read more »

SNOW HILL – A Texas man is behind bars in Worcester County this week, charged with first-degree murder in the death of Christine Marie Sheddy, a Delaware woman reported missing in Pocomoke in November 2007.Justin Michael Hadel, 19, of College Station, Texas, was extradited to Worcester County this week to face first-degree murder and other… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — After weeks of debate, the safest number concerning alcohol, guns and off-duty public safety officials in the eyes of the Police Commission is apparently zero.The Police Commission voted unanimously on Wednesday to instill a zero-tolerance policy to the final section of the new Ocean City Police Department General Order guidelines (200-B2), which… Read more »