Historic District Commissioner Creates Reference Manual

BERLIN – A new reference manual is expected to help members of the town’s historic district commission make decisions.The Berlin Historic District Commission (HDC) held a work session last...

Funds Approved For North OC Park Redevelopment

OCEAN CITY — A north-end public park will retain its long-time outdoor racquetball court as resort officials this week approved the roughly $82,000 expenditure to keep it.During a meeting last w...

Driver To Serve Six Months After High-Speed Chase

OCEAN CITY — A Delmar man, arrested in November after a high-speed chase in the midtown area resulted in a collision with an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) vehicle, pleaded guilty to variou...

County Commits Funds For Coast Guard Meals

SNOW HILL – As the government shutdown continues, county officials agreed to provide some meal funding to local Coast Guard personnel.At the close of Tuesday’s meeting, the Worcester Count...

Commissioners Pledge Funding To Land Preservation Program

SNOW HILL – County officials agreed to increase funding to an agricultural land preservation program.The Worcester County Commissioners voted 6-1, with Commissioner Ted Elder opposed, to commit...

Bill Would Transfer Bay Islands To DNR Ownership

OCEAN CITY — A bill introduced in the General Assembly last week could revert ownership of islands in the coastal bays watershed to the state for conservation purposes.House Bill 54 was introduc...

Annual Shared Visions Exhibit Returns To Ocean City

OCEAN CITY – Local writers joined with visual artists this week to read prose and poetry inspired by work on display at the Ocean City Center for the Arts.On Tuesday, members of the Ocean City ...

Bond Approved For Boardwalk Access Project

OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week approved an ordinance authorizing the sale of a $2.5 million revenue bond to finance the next phase of the Boardwalk access control project.While a final ...

Legislation Aims To Undo Governor’s Post-Labor Day School Order

OCEAN CITY — A pair of bills introduced in the state senate could, if approved, derail Governor Larry Hogan’s mandate for a post-Labor Day start to the school year in Maryland.After sever...

Commissioners Want To Add Rental License Requirement To Boost Revenue

SNOW HILL – Officials agreed to update Worcester County’s zoning code and explore rental licensing requirements this week.As the popularity of services such as Airbnb grows, the Worcester...