SNOW HILL – The State of Maryland will come through with the rest of its share of the Worcester County Technical High School construction funds, the county school board learned this week, as well as most of the money for the Pocomoke High School (PHS) renovation.The Board of Education learned last Monday that the state’s… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Summerfield developer Mark Odachowski’s bid to begin building houses before bonding Snow Hill’s new wastewater plant might be successful if the overwhelmingly positive reaction of speakers at a public hearing this week is any indication.Odachowski asked the crowd at Snow Hill High School Tuesday night to support his request to modify the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Open container laws were examined yet again this week as the Ocean City Police Commission reviewed statistics and discussed whether an open container violation should warrant an arrest. OCPD Corporal Glen McIntyre, who is currently performing the crime analyst duties for the police department, along with Captain Michael Colbert, presented the commission… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The Social Security days held at City Hall twice a week during the summer months may not be returning next year, raising concerns over the negative effects it could have on foreign students. Brooks Trimper, member of the Ocean City Task Force, which works to examine the problems faced by summer student… Read more »

BERLIN – One of the most anticipated evenings of the year in the area will take place tonight with Berlin’s 13th Annual Fall Arts Night taking place from 6-9 p.m.Berlin shops and galleries will feature the work of the area’s finest artists and craftsmen as well as offer their hospitality with complimentary refreshments in most… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Sexually-oriented businesses in Worcester County may soon face permanent regulations governing location, signage and customer behavior, after the County Commissioners introduced three bills this week to cover the adult enterprises.The commissioners will hold a public hearing on the legislation at their Dec. 7 meeting at 11 a.m. and are likely to pass… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Beach franchise operators will now be seeing tighter restrictions on late fees and stronger penalties for failure to meet payment deadlines.  At a regular session of the Mayor and Council Monday night, the City Council unanimously passed, on second reading, the ordinance outlining the changes to beach franchise operations.Several weeks ago, the… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The slim hope of a referendum letting Worcester County citizens decide for once and all whether to allow slots within county borders was definitively extinguished with last week’s General Assembly vote to hold a statewide referendum.The even slimmer chance of seeing the Ocean Downs racetrack removed from the bill as a slot… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A hand-made wooden box emanating a rancid smell and several handwritten notes in Spanish found floating in a canal in Ocean City briefly baffled resort police last weekend before they were able to determine the unusual item was part of a religious offering.Last Saturday morning, Ocean City police officers were called to… Read more »

BERLIN – While the slots issue garnered the most attention from local residents during the three-week General Assembly special session that concluded in the wee hours of the morning on Monday, sweeping tax reforms and other measures approved by the state legislature could have an equal or greater impact in the long run.The General Assembly… Read more »