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 »

OCEAN CITY – Plans to adopt a second sister city moved forward this week, as the City Council voted unanimously to accept the proposed sister city concept. Don Pellicano represented the Ocean City Sister City Committee this week, reporting back to the City Council on plans to adopt a second sister city. Pellicano first presented… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Family, friends and loyal customers of the 65th Street Slide N’ Ride will say goodbye to the town’s oldest waterslide this month, as the water park prepares to close its doors for good. After 36 years, the Slide N’ Ride will close down for the last time, leaving just one more month… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – It remains to be seen if hundreds of thousands of visitors will pour into Ocean City for the Labor Day weekend, but lane closures on the Bay Bridge that began this week will certainly make it more difficult for them to get to the resort.State officials announced on Tuesday the right lane… Read more »

BERLIN – Berlin electric customers could see ongoing relief with their extremely high electric bills in the next several months, after the Berlin Mayor and Council signed a contract this week for a consultant to analyze all aspects of the town’s electric utility with an eye towards reducing costs and maximizing efficiency.“The engineer said emphatically… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Most Worcester County students enjoyed an extra few days of summer break this week as the rest of Maryland’s public schools returned to the classroom, but that won’t be the case next year, as county public schools will also be returning before Labor Day. The Board of Education gave unanimous support to… Read more »

BERLIN – Tragedy struck early yesterday morning when a local teen was killed in a single-vehicle accident on Route 50 east of Route 589 just days before beginning her senior year at Stephen Decatur High School.Around 1 a.m. on Thursday, Maryland State Police troopers responded to a reported fatal motor vehicle accident on Route 50… Read more »