SNOW HILL – The controversial dualized intersection of Routes 12 and 113 has witnessed 14 accidents since opening a year ago, more than one a month, and further improvements lie far in the future.Four accidents in the first 17 days after the intersection was opened on Dec. 19, 2006, seemed to herald a dangerous intersection,… Read more »

BERLIN – Despite the limited amount of Berlin sewer service available for development in the next several years, the Purnell Crossroads project on the town’s borders will not pursue a separate wastewater plant, developer Troy Purnell said this week, choosing instead to wait for what he can get from the town.After the County Commissioners last… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A presentation to the Board of Education last week revealed some interactive, Internet based alternatives to lesson activities that aim to enhance learning skills while utilizing web-based technology. Ocean City Elementary Principal Paula Jones and second grade teachers Ashley Fardone and Aaron Dale made a presentation to the Board of Education this… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – An Ocean City man was arrested on drug and paraphernalia possession charges last Saturday in Ocean City just hours after his arrest on the same charges the night before.Last Friday, Ocean City Police executed a search and seizure warrant on a residence on Robin Drive in Ocean City. During a search of… Read more »

BERLIN – Farmers are getting older and farms are getting bigger, predicted Wicomico extension agent Eddie Johnson ahead of the 2007 census of agriculture.The national census, taken every five years, will identify every farm in every county, the crop grown or livestock raised, the number of acres in production, income and expenditures, and the age… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A public hearing held as part of the town’s annual transportation plan and paratransit application was held last week, outlining the grant application and the proposed FY 09 budget.Public Works Director Hal Adkins conducted the public hearing at the regular session of the Mayor and Council. The annual public hearing is a… Read more »

SNOW HILL – A mysterious white sludge found in a culvert near the Pocomoke River in the southern end of Worcester County was not dumped there, county staff concluded last week, but may have occurred naturally.The white material not only was not dumped at the site, it turns out that the sludge is not petroleum… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The bid awards for the construction of Pocomoke High School were presented last week, revealing that the project is $2.1 million below the original project estimate. Facilities Planner Joe Price came before the Board of Education and Superintendent of Schools at last Tuesday’s meeting to present officials with an update on the… Read more »

BERLIN – By next December, Worcester County will be entirely wired for broadband Internet service, with lines laid along Routes 113 and 50 out to the community college.The shore-wide project will get another $3.6 million in federal funding in fiscal year 2008, to join the $4.2 million in state funding awarded for 2008.“We’re going to… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Visitors to City Hall on New Year’s Day will be able to view brand-new exhibits chronicling different historical aspects of the town when the Ocean City Mayor and City Council’s 12th Annual Open House is held from 1-3 p.m. The Mayor and City Council’s Open House has become a community tradition. Each… Read more »