PITTSVILLE — Maryland State Police reported Wednesday the chief of pediatrics at Peninsula Regional Medical Center was critically injured in a car accident on Route 50.State police say Dr. Jose Alvarado’s sports car slammed into the rear of a disabled tractor-trailer on Route 50 near Pittsville. Alvarado has a popular practice in Salisbury and lives… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Grey’s Creek Nature Park has sat idle and unimproved since Worcester County took ownership of the former Weidman Farm in 2006, but the newest county park could be open to canoes and kayaks as early as spring 2010.A master plan for the park is nearly complete with staffers approaching the County Commissioners… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Convicted killer Roberto Murillo, sentenced to life in prison in January for the stabbing death of a West Ocean City woman in her home in April 2008, was back in court this week to face a battery of charges alleging sexual assault and abuse on his 16-year-old niece prior to the murder.In… Read more »

BERLIN – Like residents in similar communities all over the country, Berlin residents turned out in droves on Tuesday in Henry Park to celebrate “National Night Out,” but the annual event took on more meaning this week with an all out war declared on open-air drug dealing on the east side of town earlier this… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The County Commissioners discussed several items briefly at their meeting on Tuesday. Here’s a recap of some of the smaller meeting items.— Afer a disagreement between neighbors earlier this summer over a naming request for a private lane, Worcester County will now require all property owners on private roads with three or… Read more »

BERLIN – More details emerged this week in the search for a Berlin man, wanted by local authorities and U.S. Marshal’s, who remained at large this week after a massive, multi-agency manhunt throughout the area late last week.Last Wednesday, Worcester County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the area of Logtown Rd. in Berlin for a reported… Read more »

BERLIN- With the calendar getting ready to flip over to August tomorrow, it won’t be long until area schools re-open, and to that end, local health department and public schools officials this week traveled to Annapolis for a summit and update on the still dangerous H1N1, or swine, flu, outbreak.After reaching a crescendo in early… Read more »

BERLIN – The former Tyson poultry processing plant is now part of the town of Berlin, after four Mayor and Council members voted unanimously Monday night to approve the annexation.While the property has repeatedly been before the council in the last six years and has been an object of interest to townsfolk since the plant… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Dan Troiano is trying to fight the good fight for the future of his business, and as it seems, he has more than just one opponent.Troiano, who owns Dimensions on the Boardwalk and Lot 80 in mid-town Ocean City, came before City Council last week with a gripe about alleged false advertising… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Spectacular?  Yes.  Amazing? Absolutely.  Profitable? Not quite yet.The 2009 Ocean City Air Show has been described as many things in the seven weeks since the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds roared over the resort’s coastline, glamorously headlining what was deemed to be a landmark event for the town of Ocean City, but it… Read more »