NEWARK – The new Worcester Technical High School  (WTS) will open its doors to students on Oct. 20, according to Board of Education President Gary Mumford.The new $43 million technical school building will take over from an inadequate structure in poor repair that was built in the 1950s to house Worcester County’s African American secondary… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Lightning strikes on five wireless towers this summer nearly put Lower Shore Broadband Cooperative (LSBC) out of business, prompting a county takeover of the broadband provider.“Following notification of the LSBC’s operational failure, the county entered into an agreement with the LSBC that gives us effective control of the LSBC and allows us… Read more »

OCEAN CITY –After coming under some fire for approving a new “press box” at Northside Park, resort officials this weekdefended the project and clarified it will be much more than its name implies.Included in a budget amendment passed by the Ocean City Council is a $585,000-plus expenditure for a new press box at the Northside… Read more »

BERLIN – The historic town of Berlin will once again host its annual Fiddlers Convention on Sept. 19-21 on Main Street. Organized by the Berlin Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by local businesses, this event is part concert and part competition and has grown to become the mid-Atlantic region’s largest festival of its kind with… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – With a strong police presence in Ocean City and outside the resort, the 2008 Bike Week was fairly calm despite an estimated 100,000-plus motorcycles descending on the area, but there were two serious accidents involving bikes that sent four people to the hospital with various severe injuries.The first occurred last Wednesday before… Read more »

BERLIN – As more electric customers in Berlin have trouble paying increasingly higher bills, some say that the town needs to work more closely with customers that fall behind.Berlin electric customers will see their electric costs rise another penny per kilowatt-hour before prices fall during the shoulder season. As bills go up, the number of… Read more »

BERLIN – Two of three elections will be contested this fall in Berlin with one race attracting three political newcomers.Three candidates will contend for the District II Berlin Council seat, which will be vacated by Councilwoman Ellen Lang, who plans to retire later this year.Lang’s decision to leave the District II seat guarantees fresh blood… Read more »

BERLIN – Future phases of Route 113 will be deferred after a $115 million shortfall surfaced in the Maryland Transportation Trust Fund this week.The dualization of Route 113 from Five Mile Branch Rd. to Public Landing Rd. must wait, according to a list of deferred transportation projects from the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT). Money… Read more »

SNOW HILL – A Worcester County Circuit Court judge last week denied a motion filed by defense attorneys for the suspect in a West Ocean City murder in April seeking to disqualify the entire Worcester County State’s Attorney’s Office.A pre-trial hearing was held last Wednesday to consider several motions in the case against accused murderer… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Pre-trial activity in the case of one of two men charged with first-degree murder in the beating death of a Berlin teen in May has heated up with a Worcester County Circuit Court judge ruling positively on several motions filed by the defense this week, but the judge has not ruled on… Read more »