SNOW HILL – More stimulus funding will allow Worcester County to resurface portions of three roads in the county.In late May, Worcester County learned from the Maryland State Highway Administration that additional federal stimulus funds were coming its way.“Worcester County has been allocated $1.39 million for road resurfacing and safety improvements,” Public Works Director John… Read more »
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Decatur Graduate Brings Nighthawk To Berlin
BERLIN – Stephen Decatur students witnessed a rare treat this week when one of school’s favorite sons, a graduate turned U.S. Navy test pilot landed a Nighthawk helicopter on the football field at Seahawk Stadium on Wednesday morning.Hundreds of students and teachers, along with a large contingent of Decatur’s ROTC students, filled the bleachers at… Read more »
OCPD’s Most Wanted Convicted
SNOW HILL – A Berlin man, deemed at a time as one of the Ocean City Police Department’s “most wanted” for a string of burglaries in a resort trailer park in March 2008, appeared in Worcester County Circuit Court to face 32 separate charges and pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree… Read more »
Questions Cloud County Layoff Decision
SNOW HILL – Confusion reigned Tuesday afternoon when the Worcester County Commissioners were told they should confirm their vote to layoff 11 people and consolidate three county departments into one, with one previous supporter of the move emphatically changing her mind.During the County Commissioners’ regular meeting, a visibly irritated Sonny Bloxom, Worcester County attorney, instructed… Read more »
Resort Trash Decision Helps County, Too
SNOW HILL – The loss of Ocean City’s trash could have a positive effect on Worcester County.County staff explained this week that the loss of Ocean City’s 32,000 tons of trash a year will delay the need for a fifth cell at the landfill.Ocean City signed a contract this week to have its refuse hauled… Read more »
Schools Seek Compromise On Fund Transfers
SNOW HILL – Just hours after the Worcester County fiscal year 2010 budget was officially approved, the Worcester County Commissioners voted to allow the Board of Education to move money from textbooks and classroom supplies back into instructional salaries.The commissioners are responsible for funding levels in the 13 school budget categories. The Board of Education… Read more »
$500K Lawsuit Filed In OC Escalator Fall
OCEAN CITY – The town of Ocean City, its Convention and Visitors Bureau and a private company have been named in a $500,000 civil suit filed earlier this month in U.S. District Court by a former Vermont high school student injured when an escalator in the Roland E. Powell Convention Center suddenly stopped and started… Read more »
Boardwalk Fight Leads To Arrests, Injured Officers
OCEAN CITY – Not long after a big portion of the largest crowd to pour into Ocean City for Memorial Day weekend in 16 years had called it a night and left the Boardwalk late last Saturday night, the famous promenade became the scene of one of the largest brawls in recent memory in the… Read more »
Council Decides Against 15-Month Ad Agency Extension
OCEAN CITY – It’s been said that advertising is a thankless job, and despite the launch and initial success of Ocean City’s $3 million ad campaign, the town will thank MGH Advertising for its work by informing the company it’s on the proverbial chopping block.Assistant Tourism Director Deb Travers brought her recommendation, along with the… Read more »
Councilman Sees No Need For Town Subcommittees
OCEAN CITY – Joe Hall might be the only one vocalizing it, but he might not be alone in thinking that town commissions are “inefficient” and “useless.”It could be noted as ironic that one of Joe Hall’s main campaign promises leading up to his October election was to shrink the local government, thus giving more… Read more »