SNOW HILL – With phase one of the Route 50 service road completed, Worcester County is turning its attention to design work for phase two.The Worcester County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday morning to complete the design work for the new service road, west to the Route 589 intersection and beyond to Seahawk Rd.The county will… Read more »

ASSATEAGUE – Portions of the Assateague Island National Seashore will see temporary closures starting next week as federal officials begin an aggressive aerial attack on hundreds of acres of invasive phragmites on the barrier island.Assateague Island National Seashore superintendent Scott J. Bentley announced this week an aggressive plan of attack on the proliferation of noxious… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Thousands of grasshoppers swarmed the ocean and beach in Ocean City and up and down the coast last Friday, no doubt leaving many to wonder if the end of the world was near, but it is now believed the unusual event was just the result of a “perfect storm” of favorable conditions.Beachgoers… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The 35th White Marlin Open got underway in earnest this week with a big white marlin caught on Monday setting the bar early in the signature category and a beast of a blue marlin hauled up the scale the next day, but with plenty of boats still out in the canyons yesterday… Read more »

BERLIN – A Salisbury man, roundedup with dozens of other suspects in a federal sting operation carried out in Worcester County last September for providinghundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to undercover agents in exchange for illegal green cards and tax abatements, pleaded guilty this week to racketeering conspiracy charges and now faces 20… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The first component of the recently renewed effort to complete the Worcester County Comprehensive Plan hit the desks of the County Commissioners this week when staff released a draft of the commercial design guidelines.“These design guidelines would affect all commercial and industrial development in the county over 10,000 square feet,” said Development… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Before writing off $335,000 in unpaid business taxes from the last several years, the Worcester County Commissioners instructed staff to explore further options for recovering that money.“You’re supposed to bring us money, not lose money,” Virgil Shockley, president of the County Commissioners, joked Tuesday morning.Harold Higgins, Worcester County Finance Officer, answered, “For… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – While the White Marlin Open going on in the resort this week is in the midst of doling out an estimated $2.2 million in prize money, a big cash payout of a different sort awaits an unknown person who purchased a Mega Millions lottery ticket at a north end convenience store sometime… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – This summer’s addition of two family-friendly events have been a success in their first year, city officials said this week, bringing hundreds of families out to the beach during the evenings to enjoy Movies on the Beach and Family Olympics.Recreation Supervisor Kate Gaddis reported the success of both Movies on the Beach… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The Planning Commission was understanding this week regarding a request for more time for site plan approval of a downtown condominium project, however the commission made it clear that while projects may be given extra time to commence building, vacant lots should not be left as eyesores. “We’re not going to have… Read more »