SNOW HILL – An order for five police cars stirred some controversy among the County Commissioners Tuesday, with one saying the business ought to be kept within the county.The Worcester County Sheriff’s Office requested five new police cars early this month, hoping to get the new vehicles through state of Maryland police car supplier Hertrich… Read more »
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Friday, July 24–OCPD Narcotics Probe Breaks Up Cocaine Operation
OCEAN CITY – A nearly two-year multi-agency investigation into the flow of cocaine from the southwest to Ocean City resulted in the conviction on drug trafficking charges in Texas of a Berlin man, who was sentenced to five years in jail earlier this month.In early July, Erick Hinojosa Zavala, 29, was found guilty by a… Read more »
County Students Continue To Post Improved Test Scores
NEWARK – Worcester school officials say Maryland State Assessment (MSA) test scores show that Worcester County schools are achieving long-term success.The MSA results released this week during the Tuesday Worcester County Board of Education meeting show that Worcester County’s students scored 91.4 percent proficient or advanced in reading. Math scores were similar, with 89.9 percent… Read more »
County, Resort Differ On Bridge’s Future
SNOW HILL – The north parallel bridge proposal, also know as Alternative 5A, received unanimous support Tuesday from the Worcester County Commissioners as the Route 50 bridge replacement option that would have the least impact on residences and businesses in the Ocean City area.The commissioners voted on their chosen bridge replacement during a meeting with… Read more »
Merchants Irked By Council’s Bow To ACLU Concerns
OCEAN CITY – Apparently, change is not the type of thing that some Boardwalk merchants believe in, as a summer of tough times and new rules has left some storeowners fit to be tied.A week after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the town of Ocean City came to a verbal agreement to no… Read more »
OC May Seize 65th Street Land
OCEAN CITY – Part of the town’s long-term strategy seems to involve the acquisition of the land once home to the 65th Street Slide N’ Ride, but the owners of the property have some plans of their own for the site and have told the town they have no intentions of selling.On Monday, the City… Read more »
OC Scooter Helmet Law Near
OCEAN CITY – Helmets are just one step away from becoming the rule rather than just an option for anyone renting a scooter in Ocean City.The City Council unanimously passed the first reading of a new ordinance on Monday night requiring all occupants of rental scooters on city-owned streets to wear a helmet.Although the town… Read more »
Authorities Seek Area Fugitive
BERLIN – A Berlin man wanted by U.S. Marshals remained at large as of late yesterday after a multi-agency manhunt throughout the area on Wednesday.On Wednesday morning, Worcester County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence on Logtown Rd. in Berlin for a reported robbery. Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene and identified the suspect as… Read more »
Car Wash Burglar Sentenced To 3 Years In Jail
OCEAN CITY – A New Jersey man arrested in June for breaking in to the same car wash business in Ocean City as many as eight times dating back to 2007 was found guilty this week in District Court of felony theft scheme and was sentenced to three years in jail. Joseph Edward Walthour, 40,… Read more »
County Drops High-Speed Partnership
SNOW HILL – A $12,000-a-month shortfall and significant operational issues have prompted Worcester County to sever its management agreement with the Lower Shore Broadband Cooperative (LSBC).The county took over management of LSBC in September 2008 after lightning strikes damaged five wireless towers, sending the cooperative into operational failure. A management team established by the county… Read more »