SNOW HILL – A law that would give a state board power over teacher salary negotiations would reduce local authority over the schools budget, the Worcester County Commissioners concluded this week, deciding they could not support it.The proposed legislation, called the Fairness in Negotiations Act, would establish a public school state labor relations board to… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Less than flattering remarks about the management of the Ocean City Municipal Airport along with the creation of some T-shirts allegedly illustrating the same has apparently led to the resort not renewing the lease of a hangar at the facility, according to a local man who filed a federal suit in January,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — In the brief this week, the 30th Annual St. Patty’s Day Parade got the final nod of approval, the airport got the go-ahead to build a new hangar, the paperwork for a new kayak venture at Ayres Creek was presented and a new discussion on taxi licenses got tabled.Green Light For ParadeIn… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The last time the Ocean City Mayor and City Council received a bit of correspondence from the County Commissioners concerning annual grant money, they were eventually cut 9.5 percent of the prior year’s funding. This time around, the town is hoping to merely hold the line.At the end of Tuesday’s work session,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The ongoing debate amongst council members and police officials concerning the proposed amendment to the General Order that addresses police officers and the right to carry a weapon while consuming alcohol has sparked a bit of controversy throughout Ocean City in recent weeks.The perception from the public concerning the proposal, which essentially… Read more »

NEWARK – Worcester County Public Schools lost another day to inclement weather yesterday, seemingly nudging the end of the school year back further toward the end of June, but state officials this week approved a mechanism to provide some relief from closures during one of the worst winters in recent memory.County schools were closed yesterday… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — As the second veteran member of town government announced their retirement this week, it appears more changes to the face of local hierarchy are sure to be on the horizon in the next few months.Town Finance Administrator Martha Lucey has been granted the task of sitting down with each of the 84… Read more »

BERLIN – The Maryland General Assembly session reaches its halfway mark today in terms of calendar days, but state lawmakers still have several weighty issues to resolve, not the least of which are the dozens of bills related to strengthening sex offender laws.It was standing room only this week during House Judiciary Committee hearings on… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – In a historic show of solidarity, thousands of recreational and commercial anglers, including a large contingent from the Ocean City area, convened in front of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in an organized protest against perceived flaws in management policies.Busloads of anglers from Florida to Massachusetts and from California to Alaska joined… Read more »

BERLIN – Vast sections of rural Worcester were preserved in perpetuity this week when state officials announced approval for the purchase of conservation easements on over 700 acres of coastal land.Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley on Wednesday announced the state’s Board of Public Works (BPW) approved the purchase of a conservation easement on the 500-acre-plus Bassett… Read more »