OCEAN CITY – Despite strong rhetoric from an organized and vocal anti-slots contingent in the local area and across Maryland, the November referendum on the gaming machines appears to be an “even bet” with just under two months remaining before the election, resort business leaders heard this week.The resort’s Economic Development Committee (EDC) this week… Read more »

BERLIN – Worries over increasingly high electricity bills drove more than 200 Berlin residents to a citizen meeting last week on electric rates at Berlin Intermediate School, but they came away without the solution so many were looking for.The meeting, organized byresident Lisa Hall, featured a talk by Ron Birely, the former Berlin mayor and… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Worcester County officials added a private wastewater facility to the county water and sewer plan at this week’s county commission meeting, allowing Deer Run Golf Course to become Deer Run Campground.Plans for the property call for a membership campground and extensive recreation facilities to be added to the Deer Run Golf Course…. Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Wednesday’s otherwise cordial meeting between the resort’s Economic Development Committee (EDC) members and their representatives in Annapolis briefly veered off topic for a few moments with a brief exchange that was, at the same time, tense and humorous.The EDC on Wednesday welcomed State Sen. Lowell Stoltzfus, Delegates Norm Conway and Page Elmore… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Issues surrounding an Edgewater Avenue condominium project were resolved to some extent this week, as developer Bob Warfield reported that he would be installing a permanent retaining wall along the length of the property, in an effort to prevent further damage to neighboring properties.Neighboring condominium units to the 1111 Edgewater project, particularly… Read more »

SNOW HILL – A draft of the still unfinished Worcester County comprehensive rezoning, an integral part of the new Comprehensive Plan approved nearly two and a half years ago, will undergo accelerated review to ensure end of the year deadlines are met.Staff went before the Worcester County Commissioners Tuesday to present elected officials with several… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – More retail space will be added to the midtown sector, as plans for new retail stores were presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission this week. Architect Keith Iott, representing, applicant Avraham Sibony, made the presentation to the Planning and Zoning Commission this week, outlining plans for a strip of retail space… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A request for a building permit exception for a set of interior stairs at a local residence left the town in a precarious situation this week, with no precedent for allowing the exception available to the City Council. Joseph Dashiell of Joseph T. Dashiell Builders, Inc. and his attorney J. Calvin Jenkins… Read more »

BERLIN – A Pittsville man was arrested on first-degree rape and other charges this week after allegedly offering a ride to a woman on a Berlin bus stop, driving her to a secluded area and sexually assaulting her.Between 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, a 30-year-old woman was waiting for the Worcester County Ride… Read more »