Worcester Boys Fall To Delmarva Christian

BERLIN- In their first game in nearly two weeks, the Worcester Prep boys’ varsity basketball team fell to Delmarva Christian, 65-48, on the road on Monday. The Mallards have played just four games s...

Decatur Boys Roll Past Mardela, 78-34

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team cruised past visiting Mardela, 78-34, on Monday and appears to have put a little mid-season malaise behind them. The Seahawks lost three st...

Resort’s Wind Farm Position Debatable

The Ocean City Mayor and Council was well within its right to draft a resolution, which was really just a statement for the record, in opposition to the wind turbine project as currently planned. The...

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – February 9, 2018

The Worcester County Commissioners made the right call this week when they approved a salary restructuring plan aimed at reducing the turnover within its departments. Over the last year, the county h...

Short-Term Rental Definition Weighed As Online Booking Concerns Continue

OCEAN CITY — The effort to define short-term rentals in Ocean City, particularly those in single-family neighborhoods, continued this week, and although challenges remain, resort planners appear...

New Hampshire Topless Case Mirrors Ocean City Dispute

OCEAN CITY — While a challenge to Ocean City’s ordinance prohibiting women from going topless awaits a federal court ruling, the New Hampshire Supreme Court last week heard oral testimony on a...

Effort Continues To Delay Paid Sick Leave State Date

OCEAN CITY — With the clock ticking on the effective date of the controversial paid sick leave bill, State Senator Jim Mathias and a handful of colleagues this week were able get a bill through ...

Berlin Street Overhaul Planned

BERLIN –  Officials outlined plans for an overhaul of Gay Street in a special meeting this week. Town staff and Josh Taylor of Davis Bowen & Friedel met with interested residents Wednesday to ...

Commissioners Approve Rural Legacy Funding Application

SNOW HILL – County officials approved plans to seek Rural Legacy Area funding as well as an expansion of eligible lands this week. On Tuesday, the Worcester County Commissioners voted 4-3 to approve...

Wicomico Schools Face Budget Shortfall

SALISBURY – Wicomico County’s public school system is facing a $9.2 million shortfall in its general fund operating budget for fiscal year 2019. In a public budget hearing Tuesday, Bruce Ford, c...