Voices From The Readers – April 19, 2019

Berlin’s Failure To PlanEditor:My father often told me: failing to plan is planning to fail.Berlin’s recent budget predicament — I loathe to call it a crisis because that word impli...

Students Deserve Credit For Talking

How bad could it have been?That’s what many were wondering after last week’s press conference on the legitimate threat made by students at Snow Hill Middle School last month.While details...

Minimum Wage Hike, Overtime Costs Strain OC Budget

OCEAN CITY — With the dust settling after a whirlwind two weeks of budget deliberations, the pending minimum wage increase and a “tremendous” amount of overtime continues to vex reso...

OC To Explore Year-Round Police Vehicle Take-Home Policy

OCEAN CITY — While they didn’t stroke a check, resort officials this week remained open to expanding the police department’s vehicle take-home policy if a pending staff report warran...

Decatur Girls Drop Two, Fall To 3-4

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team dropped a couple of close games this week to drop to 3-4 on the season.After starting the season with a 2-1 work, the Decatur girls h...

Brewery’s Beer Garden Plans Tabled For Now

BERLIN — Officials said they needed more information before they could approve a local brewery’s plans to use shipping containers to expand its beer garden.The Berlin Planning Commission ...

WPS Sophomore Chosen For Berklee Summer Workshop

BERLIN – Out of more than 1,000 applicants, Worcester Preparatory School (WPS) sophomore Jacob Osias of Bethany Beach was one of only 10 students named as a recipient of the Berklee 2019 Summer...

Cops And Courts – April 19, 2019

Charges In Highway AssaultOCEAN CITY — A Northeast, Md. man was arrested on assault charges last weekend after allegedly dragging his girlfriend on Coastal Highway and then scrapping with bysta...

Brandy Nelson, A Nursing Major At Wor-Wic Community College, Receives $1,000 Scholarship From Rotary Club Of Salisbury

Amanda Brumfield, treasurer of the Rotary Club of Salisbury, and Freddy Mitchell, chairman of the club’s scholarship committee, congratulate $1,000 scholarship recipient Brandy Nelson, a nursin...

County Introduces Legislation To Increase Room Tax Rate

SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Commissioners introduced a bill this week that will allow for an increase in the room tax rate.On Tuesday, the commissioners agreed to introduce a bill that will...