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 »

OCEAN CITY – Resort business leaders recently expressed some angst about increased assessments on residential and commercial property in the area when the real estate market has decidedly gone soft, but their concerns were allayed somewhat this week after a presentation by the state’s assessment office chief for Worcester County.At the January meeting of the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – After a few days spent in New Orleans last week, city officials are now back in town putting to use the knowledge and information they gathered at the 2007 National Hurricane Conference.The five-day event began on the April 2 and plays host to approximately 2,000 government officials, meteorologists, emergency personnel, rescue workers… Read more »

BERLIN – The Assateague Coastal Trust (ACT) announced this week it has hired Worcester County resident and environmental steward Kathy Phillips to take over as the new Assateague Coastkeeper effective April 1. Phillips will also serve as the Executive Director of the Assateague Coastal Trust. She replaces Jay Charland, who served as the Coastkeeper from… Read more »

BERLIN – Owners of the Davis and Taylor Farms in Berlin dangled an intriguing senior living and workforce housing project in front of the Berlin Mayor and Council Monday, hoping for, but not precisely getting, their blessing.The property, originally annexed into the town as an industrial park in 2000, has sat empty since that project… Read more »