SNOW HILL – The multi-party lawsuit asking the court to sort out who among the top three finishers in the blue marlin category of last year’s White Marlin Open should be paid the prize money was resolved this week when a Worcester County Circuit Court judge ruled the first-place finisher deserved to his money and… Read more »

BERLIN – The Berlin mayoral election officially became a contest this week when interim Mayor Gee Williams announced his candidacy Wednesday evening in front of the Atlantic Hotel, joining former Mayor Rex Hailey on the campaign trail.“I will be a candidate for mayor of Berlin,” Williams announced to a large crowd Wednesday.The town has speculated… Read more »

OCEAN CITY –The “end of the world” campaign was a success, said advertising agency MGH last week, reporting that the unique ad campaign succeeded in achieving its intended goal, catching people’s attention.Ocean City and advertising firm MGH rolled out the red carpet on the most recent ad campaign last month, presenting a new twist on… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Bicycle and pedestrian travel must become priorities for Worcester County, according to a draft of the North Worcester County Transportation Study presented to the Worcester County Planning Commission last week.The county must also ensure planned improvements are carried out to ensure that levels of service at several major intersections do not simply… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The crowds certainly poured into town this past holiday weekend, filling the beach, hotels and restaurants, but whether the banner weekend is a forecast for the rest of the season remains to be seen. The Fourth of July fell on a Friday this year, raising hopes in the resort for a banner… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Ocean City police this week are looking for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a young woman on the beach near 109th Street early last Friday morning. The 19-year-old Salisbury woman was collecting shells on the beach near 109th Street around 5:30 a.m. last Friday morning when an unidentified man grabbed her… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Some Maryland schools may be moving in the direction of performance based pay for teachers, but Worcester County will not be moving in that direction any time soon, reported officials this week. “At this time, our school system has no immediate plans to move to a pay-for-performance system,” said Superintendent of Schools… Read more »

SNOW HILL – A Worcester County Circuit Court judge on Wednesday formally dismissed the civil suit filed against the town of Berlin and the late Mayor Tom Cardinale by former Finance Director Ron Bireley, who was abruptly fired in January 2005 amid controversy and veiled hints of missing funds.On May 30, Worcester County Circuit Court… Read more »

NEWARK – Despite harsh accusations made in a letter of reproach from the Worcester County Board of Education, Commission President Virgil Shockley said this week that he would disregard the letter and look to the future.While Shockley saw an early draft of the letter, “the final draft I didn’t pay attention to,” he said.Shockley believes… Read more »

NEWARK – Decomposing trash at the Worcester County landfill will now provide electricity, instead of just taking up space, with the opening of a new methane-powered electric plant.The plant, owned and operated by Curtis Engineering of Baltimore in partnership with Worcester County, will generate three kilowatts of electricity when all three engines come on line… Read more »