OCEAN CITY – Quality healthcare is a concern for everyone, but if recent trends continue, it might be the quantity of healthcare that is the greater concern.The State of Maryland is running 16 percent below the national average for practicing physicians, and the Eastern Shore of Maryland has a shortage in 18 of the 30… Read more »

BERLIN – A former employee of Atlantic General Hospital (AGH) who had recently been terminated was arrested last week after police were able to connect her to a bomb threat at the hospital over two weeks ago.On Nov. 11, a Worcester County Bureau of Investigation (WCBI) detective was called to investigate a bomb threat at… Read more »

BERLIN – After several months of searching, Berlin has hired experienced town administrator Tony Carson to replace retired Berlin Administrative Director Linda Bambary.Carson, town manager of Fenwick Island, Del. for the last two years, will join Berlin in January. As part of Mayor Gee Williams’ reorganization of town hall positions, Carson’s title will be town… Read more »

BERLIN – Berlin took the first step toward a power purchasing agreement Monday night when the Berlin Mayor and Council voted to send out requests for bids from power companies in the hope of alleviating high power prices.The town electric utility has been without a power purchase agreement for the last few years, instead buying… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Capital project scheduling changes related to the current national economic crisis prompted the County Commissioners to postpone a vote last week on the county’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) this week.“There are a number of projects in here that probably need to be pushed back,” said county administrator Gerry Mason.The county CIP is… Read more »

SNOW HILL – A former local resident forced by the court last December to pay $75,000 in restitution to his ex-wife after absconding with over $100,000 of her money before heading out west and assuming a new name and a new identity was back in District Court in Worcester County this week to face a… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – “Crabs To Go” hasn’t gone anywhere; it’s just about to get bigger.The small crab shack that had been the home of Crabs To Go on the corner of Routes 50 and 589 for 15 years, was demolished last week, making room for the newly planned 1,000-square-foot building that will potentially break ground… Read more »

BERLIN – A masked intruder who robbed a Berlin elderly man on Tuesday night remains at large this week.On Tuesday night, Berlin Police officers and investigators from the Worcester County Bureau of Investigation (WCBI) responded to a residence on Branch Street for a reported robbery. The investigation revealed the elderly victim was at his residence… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – With winter setting in and many resort residents heading for warmer climates, the Ocean City Police Department is offering a residential security check program that will allow its offers to keep an eye on known vacant properties.With many residences and businesses vacant for extended periods of time during the winter, resort police… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Police Department got technologically tougher this week, with the approval to purchase up to eight new military grade “toughbook” laptop computers.Though the proposal from city IT Manager Nancy Bloxom and OCPD Captain Kevin Kirstein to purchase eight new “toughbooks” and the software for almost $45,000 came under some scrutiny… Read more »