National Folk Festival could draw thousands to region

By Paige Mallory Passman, Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2018) The National Folk Festival will take place Friday through Sunday in downtown Salisbury, featuring over 350 of the nation’s top traditional mus...

No decision yet on Ocean Pines crabbing pier

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Sept. 6, 2018) Ocean Pines General Manager John Bailey said on Saturday two bid requests would be released this week related to the sanctuary crab pier: one to remove...

Apparent consensus as OPA winds down reserve study

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Sept. 6, 2018) The Ocean Pines Board of Directors on Saturday indicated they were close to finalizing a long-gestating reserve study, but were also interested in deve...

Irony, technical difficulties plague Pines work session

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Sept. 6, 2018) A four-hour Ocean Pines Board of Directors work session Saturday morning, which was moved from its original location and plagued with technical difficu...

Gazette Editorial: Study misses the point on county crime stats

Maryland’s Department of Legislative Services is pretty good with numbers, but in one particular instance, its numbers don’t add up. That’s the case with its study that assigned Worcester County...

Mathias pledges to work with both parties

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Sept. 6, 2018) Sen. Jim Mathias, a Democrat, said his approach to the final leg of the District 38 senate seat is simple – continue working with people and politici...

Carozza campaign highlights partnership with Gov. Hogan

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Sept. 6, 2018) Delegate Mary Beth Carozza, a Republican, said she is unafraid to draw distinctions between herself and Democratic Sen. Jim Mathias in the campaign for...

Falling out at local United Way

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Sept. 6, 2018) Former United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore President & CEO Kathleen Mommé last week issued a statement regarding her apparent termination in Ju...

Snow Hill man dies in car crash early on Sunday morning

Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Sept. 6, 2018) “Alcohol and speed” were factors in a crash that claimed the life of 32-year-old Russell Kenneth Mariner III of Snow Hill early Sunday morning, accord...

Legislative study: Worcester taxes low, crime rates high

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Sept. 6, 2018) Among the benefits of living in Worcester County are low tax rates and ample education spending, while the drawbacks are high crime and unemployment ra...