NEWARK – No field trips, fewer athletic competitions and scaled-down commencement exercises next year are all part of a preliminary school budget cuts that still leave the Worcester County school board with another $1.6 million to trim.The County Commissioners made some waves late last year when they instructed all county-funded departments to cut their budget… Read more »
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Users Oppose Proposed ADA Bus Changes
OCEAN CITY – The impact of altering the ADA handicapped bus service on the citizens who rely on it, might be far more costly than any monetary boost that Ocean City could hope for.About two-dozen people flocked to City Hall on Tuesday night to voice their concerns at a public hearing addressing a proposal to… Read more »
2nd Suspect Going To Prison For Beating Death
SNOW HILL – One of three men charged in the murder of a local woman in Pocomoke in January 2008 was sentenced to 10 years in jail by Judge Thomas Groton last week following a hearing in Circuit Court.Shawn Treherne, 23, of Bowie, Md., appeared in Circuit Court in Snow Hill last Friday for a… Read more »
44 More Subway Cars Sunk Off Coast
OCEAN CITY – As anticipated, the latest batch of retired New York City subway cars were dropped on Ocean City’s growing artificial reef system early yesterday morning as planned as the weather conditions cooperated with the deployment.Ocean City Reef Foundation officials, along with representatives from the state’s own artificial reef program, rendezvoused off the coast… Read more »
A Look At Some Early Legislative Bills Of Note
BERLIN – The Maryland General Assembly last week convened for the 426th time and state lawmakers will consider thousands of pieces of legislation until April from bills whose importance would be felt across the state to pieces of legislation germane to specific jurisdictions including Worcester.Many of the bills introduced and ultimately voted on over the… Read more »
Boater Gets 30 Days For Summer Bridge Crash
SNOW HILL – A Rockville man who crashed his 21-foot ski boat into the supports for the Route 90 bridge early in the morning on July 6, sending its 10 occupants into the murky water with injuries of varying severity was found guilty last week in District Court of operating a vessel while impaired, negligent… Read more »
Commissioners Told $11K Could Preserve Farmland
SNOW HILL – A contribution of just $11,000 from Worcester County could leverage enough state money to preserve as much as 142 acres of farmland in the south of the county.The $11,200 minimum match required by the state would be paid from Worcester County’s share of the state agricultural transfer tax, $10,000, with $1,200 paid… Read more »
Councilwoman Knight Says I Am Independent
OCEAN CITY – Critics of Councilwoman Mary Knight might claim that she votes “with the boys” more often than not, but she sees herself as an independent thinker and an unfettered voice in the new Ocean City Council.Knight knows that her position is not always a popular one, but she says it does nothing to… Read more »
Kratovil Named To Ag Committee
BERLIN – As anticipated, newly-elected Maryland Congressman Frank Kratovil this week was nominated to the House Committee on Agriculture, putting the First District representative in an important position for his constituents in Worcester County and the rest of the state’s First District.Last Wednesday, the House Democratic Steering Committee named Kratovil to a seat on the… Read more »
OC Council News In Brief
OCEAN CITY – It was not all public hearings and tabling of motions this week in local government. Here’s a wrap-up of some of the other notable items from the week at City Hall.Town To Take Close Look At Special Event ExpendituresWith every special event that takes place in Ocean City, the process and paperwork… Read more »