OCEAN CITY – Governor Martin O’Malley this week named Ocean City Police Chief Bernadette DiPino to the Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment, a diverse 22-member body charged with exploring the state’s death penalty policy and making a recommendation to the General Assembly on the controversial issue in December.DiPino was chosen for the commission because she… Read more »

NEWARK – County elected officials need to keep their fingers out of the school system’s financial pie, the Worcester County school board said this week, balking at what they called micromanagement of school programs funded by grant money.The June 25 budget transmittal letter from the County Commissioners to the Worcester County Board of Education informed… Read more »

NEWARK – With $1.2 million in proposed education funding cuts, the Worcester County Board of Education has identified money from its budget to create a contingency fund to handle future budget overruns.“The County Commissioners have advised us that additional funds will not be available at the end of the year if we expect unanticipated costs,”… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – U.S. Navy officials were in Ocean City this week to outline proposed increases in warfare training in a vast area off the mid-Atlantic coast including Ocean City, but allayed any fears about negative impacts on the environment, fishing activities, fish and marine mammals and other impacts on the resort area.U.S. Navy officials… Read more »

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 »