County Approves Plans For Two Solar Farm Projects

SNOW HILL – County officials approved concept plans for utility scale solar projects in Berlin and Snow Hill this week. The Worcester County Commissioners voted 6-0 to approve initial plans for larg...

Minimal Storm Damage Reported In Ocean City; Engineer Says, ‘Overall, The Beach Looks Very Good’

OCEAN CITY — Ocean City officials were preparing for the worst and hoping for the best last weekend as Tropical Storm Hermine made its way up the coast, but despite some of the ominous predictio...

Berlin Mayor, Council Candidates Talk Issues At Political Forum; Election Set For Oct. 4

BERLIN – As the municipal election approaches, candidates shared their views on everything from annexation to economic development at a forum this week. The town’s candidates for mayor, Gee Willia...

County Tables Proposed Poultry Changes For Further Staff Review

SNOW HILL – The county’s planning commission has again tabled a text amendment that would tighten poultry regulations. Last week the Worcester County Planning Commission agreed to postpone conside...

Memores Of The Santa Maria Motel

Willye Conner Ludlam built the Santa Maria Motel on the Boardwalk and 15th Street in 1956. It was one of the first masonry buildings on the Boardwalk and one of the first motels on what would become k...

Worcester Girls Cruise In Opener, 7-0

BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity soccer team started its 2016 season with a bang this week, routing visiting Gunston, 7-0, in the season opener. The Mallards led 2-0 after a fairly tight fi...

Worcester County’s Volunteer Spirit Award Presented To Barbara Peletier

Worcester County’s Volunteer Spirit Award was recently presented to Barbara Peletier for her outstanding work. Pictured, from left, are Dan and Barbara Peletier, Worcester County Commision President...

Trucks Take Center Stage In Berlin, Ocean Pines

BERLIN – The Town of Berlin will host its 3rd Annual Touch-a-Truck event Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The event, which was originally scheduled for May 7, will take place at the Stephen Decatur ...

Fatherhood Adventures – September 9, 2016

The emotions of the first day of school usually get the best of me, but it was a little different this year. Nope, I didn’t need sunglasses to walk out of either school after dropping our sons off t...

Worcester Backs Hogan’s Planned Septic Changes

SNOW HILL – County officials called Gov. Larry Hogan’s plans to remove septic pretreatment requirements for systems throughout most of the state a victory. During the Maryland Association of Count...