SNOW HILL – Despite a strong turnout from anti-spoil neighbors, the private dredge spoil site in Friendship will go forward after the Worcester County Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) granted a requested variance. Sand must be dredged out of the Marsh Harbor canal, owned by variance applicant Whaley Brittingham, to keep it navigable for sportfishing… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – One kiosk will remain on Somerset Street this summer despite earlier decisions by the Mayor and City Council to remove all merchant carts from the street. Kyle Swisher, owner of EC Glider Segway Rentals came before the Mayor and Council asking for permission to remain on Somerset Street this summer, despite decisions… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Anticipating the approval of slot machine gambling in Maryland this fall, the County Commissioners approved a staff request this week for a traffic and road facilities analysis of probable traffic in the vicinity of Ocean Downs, where the slot machines would be placed.“It’s going to happen. I feel it in my bones,”… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Worcester County’s elected officials ran into a consequence of the long delayed comprehensive rezoning this week when confronted with a rezoning decision that they would clearly like to have postponed.The commissioners, who have refused to enact a rezoning moratorium until the 2006 Comprehensive Plan is completed by the rezoning, must consider rezoning… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Jolly Roger Amusement Park wants to be included in legislation that would provide tax breaks for Trimper’s Rides, a request that was met with the full support of the Mayor and Council this week. The County Commissioners voted unanimously last week to support the state’s enabling legislation that would give the county… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department clarified its position on sponsorship solicitation for town events this week, noting the success it’s had in soliciting sponsorship in the past and explaining the desire to keep keynote events in Ocean City as town sponsored events.At a Mayor and City Council meeting last month,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A performing arts center in Ocean City could become a reality sooner rather than later, with city officials aiming to include the proposed performing arts center in the upcoming Convention Center expansion. “I think the public would be much more receptive to the expansion of the Convention Center if they had something… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – An Ocean City man got on a roll playing the state lottery last weekend and parlayed his good fortune into a $50,000 payday.Raymond Bartole, 51, an employee at the Super Fresh grocery store on 94th Street, began his lucky streak last Saturday when he won $30 on Bonus Match 5 and followed… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Despite torrential rains mid-week and the snow and ice yesterday morning, the Route 50 Bridge, which has been closed to traffic since Jan. 17, is expected to re-open by around noon today as planned.The initial estimate for the length of the project was 35 days, which would have put its completion around… Read more »

SNOW HILL – A Worcester County Grand Jury on Wednesday handed down indictments for first-degree murder and other charges for three men held in connection with the murder of a local woman found in a wooded area near Pocomoke last month. The September 2007 term of the Worcester County Grand Jury convened on Wednesday morning… Read more »