OCEAN CITY – The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) Delmarva District will be under the guidance of a new but familiar face this year, as local surfer and businessman Chris Vaxmonsky takes on the position, while former ESA Delmarva Director Art Baltrotsky takes on a new role across the world in Australia. Seasoned Ocean City surfer… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The OC Air Show, set for the beach June 10-11, will feature military aircraft demonstrations, low-altitude flyovers and civilian aerobatic performances from noon to 3 p.m. both days. The performer line up for the show includes USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, USAF F-15 Eagle Demo Team, Heritage Flight Program (F-15, F-16 and… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – In an effort to regulate residential growth in commercial areas in the resort, the Planning and Zoning Commission considered a variety of options this week, opting to take a closer look at a scenario that would only allow residential development in commercial districts on a conditional basis. The Planning and Zoning Commission… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The wooden fences concealing the pumping stations in Ocean Pines are not aesthetically pleasing and are in poor repair, according to a local citizen.R. Grant Helvey Sr. of Ocean Pines wrote to the County Commissioners to express his concern over the fences in April.“I contend that the Worcester County Water Department is… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The amount of trash deposited at the county’s landfill has dropped steadily over the last four years, driving revenues down and prompting calls for higher tipping fees.“We’re asking for a rate increase in the solid waste tipping fee,” said Jennifer Savage, enterprise fund controller. “Our volume has dropped off in the past… Read more »

BERLIN – Berlin will operate on a $16.6 million budget in fiscal year 2009 if nothing is changed between now and the second reading, and the vote to accept the budget, in two weeks.The Berlin property tax rate remains the same as last fiscal year at 73 cents per $100 of assessed value.“It’s a conservative… Read more »

BERLIN – Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley on Tuesday announced the appointment of Judge Sally Denison Adkins to a seat on the state’s highest court, officially ending a bid by local attorney Joe Moore to replace Dale Cathell. Moore in December officially filed an application to replace Cathell as the Maryland Court of Appeals judge for… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Worcester County has an untold story waiting to be told, said Worcester County NAACP President Edward Lee this week in a request to the Mayor and City Council for funding for a county-wide cultural and economic business venture. “What contribution has the African-American community made in Worcester County?” questioned Lee, pointing out… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Town officials and the Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company (OCVFC) came to an official agreement over the town’s fire services this week, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that officially names former OCVFC Chief Chris Larmore the town’s first fire chief.The high points of the MOU were hashed out… Read more »

SNOW HILL – A Worcester County Grand Jury earlier this month handed down a six-count indictment including theft, theft scheme and forgery on a West Virginia woman who allegedly embezzled roughly $150,000 from an elderly Ocean City man in her care. Scharma Louise Hayes, 41, of Martinsburg, West Va., was indicted by a Worcester County… Read more »