SNOW HILL – Worcester County is not doing enough to develop affordable and workforce housing, according to Shore Housing Resource Board (SHRB) member Thomas Davis.After receiving a proclamation for National Fair Housing Month, Davis, the SHRB community affairs volunteer, took the opportunity to prod the Worcester County Commissioners.“This county needs to move a little bit,”… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Methadone intoxication has been listed as a contributing factor in the deaths of two Ocean City residents who perished in a mobile home fire in the resort on March 6.The state’s Chief Medical Examiner this week issued the toxicology reports for the two victims, William Alascio, 49, and Jacqueline Robusto, 44, both… Read more »

BERLIN – As the world learned about the deadly shooting at Virginia Tech University on Monday morning, at least one local family was breathing a sigh of relief.Alison Miller, a 2006 graduate of Stephen Decatur High School, is currently enrolled as a freshman at Virginia Tech. Miller, the daughter of Peck and Patti Miller, former… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Those who risk their lives every day for the residents and visitors of Ocean City alike were recognized for their continued efforts Monday night during an open session of the Mayor and City Council.On hand at the presentation was Ocean City Police Chief Bernadette DiPino, who recognized both the department’s reserve and… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The County Commissioners voted this week to take a new approach to the disposal of excess equipment, switching from a traditional auction to the Internet.Forty-seven vehicles and 13 pieces of equipment will be offered for sale on GovDeals.com, an Internet auction service dealing specifically in government surplus.The auction site, like popular general… Read more »

More Surf Events PlannedOCEAN CITY – Local surfers will be glad to know that two surfing events were recently approved by the Mayor and City Council Monday night that plan to make good use of the new permanent surf beach located near the Inlet.The first of which is the Jellyfish Surf Series, which has taken… Read more »

BERLIN – Residents and visitors to the area will have the opportunity to view another significant rocket launch from NASA’s Wallops Island spaceport early Monday morning with a mission that was originally scheduled for tomorrow but was pushed back because of the lingering effects of this week’s Nor’easter.The latest launch from Wallops’ Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport… Read more »

BERLIN – The sale of Berlin’s electric system is dead.The months-long saga ended Monday night when the Berlin Town Council voted unanimously to discontinue negotiations for the controversial sale of the power plant and distribution system.Old Dominion Electric Cooperative’s (ODEC) decision to back out of the deal over environmental issues at the Berlin power plant… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Long-time local resident and community activist John Staley has joined a long list of distinguished winners when it was announced this week he will be honored later this month with the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce’s 2007 Citizen of the Year award.The Chamber of Commerce several years ago established the outstanding Citizen… Read more »