OCEAN CITY – Local fraternal organizations are going “all in” to get slots machines in their clubs, and they now have the City Council cheering them on and a state legislator pledging to go to bat for them again in Annapolis.In efforts to overturn a 22-year-old law that prohibits slot machines in Worcester County fraternal… Read more »

BERLIN – It was good news, bad news this week when state officials announced foreclosure figures for the recently completed third quarter, with the number of properties entering the process across the state and in Worcester County declining during the period, but still up considerably from the same time last year.The Department of Housing and… Read more »

BERLIN – About 60 people came out on a cold Tuesday evening this week to hear what the Berlin Council candidates for District 1 had to say for themselves at a pre-election forum sponsored by Assateague Coastal Trust.The seat was left vacant by the election of Gee Williams as mayor earlier this fall. The special… Read more »

BERLIN – A work session held by the Berlin Mayor and Council this week resulted in some significant changes proposed for a future sewer policy.The changes will only become official when the council votes on the modifications during a general meeting.The original idea to restrict future developments to 50 EDUs per building phase came under… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The first of three men charged in the murder of a local woman in Pocomoke in January 2007 was sentenced yesterday to 30 years in jail after a Worcester County jury in October found him guilty of second-degree murder and first-degree assault.Worcester County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Groton yesterday sentenced Kendall I…. Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Lloyd Martin may have had to regrettably miss a few City Council meetings, but he couldn’t miss out on a trip of a lifetime.Anyone who closely follows Mayor and City Council meetings noticed that the seat where Secretary Lloyd Martin sits has been vacant for a number of meetings. One joke heard… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Though the need for more doctors in this country is evident, fixing the healthcare system as a whole might be more complicated than just merely more hands on deck.Last week’s article touched on the challenges facing local healthcare workers and addressed some of the problems they are facing such as physician shortages,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Robert Melvin is not the only one who thinks that it should never take three hours to get back and forth to Berlin. Unfortunately, that’s a reality that hundreds of Ocean City elderly and handicapped residents know all too well.Melvin, who is handicapped, has been the loudest and clearest voice trying to… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Although Old Pro Golf got the green light from City Council to expand one of its seven themed mini-golf courses, don’t expect construction to start straight away.The Planning and Zoning Commission and the Mayor and City Council both approved plans for the expansion of the Old Pro Golf course on 136th Street… Read more »

BERLIN – Music is as much a part of the holidays as twinkling lights, boughs of holly and decorated trees and often transcends particular faiths as evidenced by a local group reaching out this season to those seeking the joy of the season through song.The Ecumenical Choir of the Eastern Shore (ECHOES) is a local… Read more »