Voices From The Readers – February 28, 2020

Proper Fiscal Planning Would Help EveryoneEditor:Has anyone on the city council ever heard of government accounting rules called fund accounting?This is a separate restricted fund established to hold...

Paid Dates For Park-And-Ride Shuttle Service Sparks Debate

OCEAN CITY — The extent to when the West Ocean City Park-and-Ride shuttle should be free this summer was debated this week.Last year, the resort’s parking task force recommended changes in...

Senior Program May Come To Ocean City

OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week formalized a request to include Ocean City in a senior citizen independent living program offered in other areas of Worcester County.During Tuesday’...

Decatur Has Momentum Entering Regionals

BERLIN- Riding a late-season hot stretch, Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team earned the number-three seed when the state 3A-South region brackets were released this week.The S...

Voting Student Member Sought For School Board

SALISBURY – A student’s effort to have a voting student member on the Wicomico County Board of Education was brought before county officials this month.On Feb. 18, James M. Bennett High Sc...

Zoning Code Nonconformities Debated

OCEAN CITY — How long is an appropriate amount of time to extend special circumstances, or nonconformities, for property redevelopments was the subject of debate that ended with resort officials...

Worcester’s Hoffman Headed To Mount

BERLIN- Worcester Prep girls’ varsity lacrosse standout Carly Hoffman this week signed a national letter of intent to continue her academic and athletic careers at Division I Mount St. MaryR...

County Announces STEM Summer Program Options

SNOW HILL – Worcester County Economic Development is now accepting applications for its 2020 STEM Summer Programs.Through March 31, Worcester County Economic Development (WCED) will accept appli...

Kirwan bill has first legislative public hearing

By Elizabeth Bonin, Staff Writer Carozza, Hartman address concerns about classroom environment, home daycare (Feb. 27, 2020) After a six-and-a-half-hour joint public hearing last Monday, the Blueprint...

Board of Education choose calendar with short breaks

By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Feb. 27, 2020) The 2020-2021 Worcester County Public Schools’ calendar, which will have shorter breaks and an earlier dismissal for students for the summer, was approve...