ShoreBilly’s Swill: Welcome 2016

Well hello there 2016! I think I speak on behalf of most of us when I say we welcome you with open arms. Last week I did a piece reviewing 2015 which proved to be a year that most of … Continue ...

Bomb Threats Evacuate OC Elementary, Decatur High Schools; Police Probing Incidents

NEWARK – Steve Price, safety director for Worcester County’s public schools, ended the work day Monday with a sigh of relief. Though various schools throughout the region had received bomb threats...

Coastal Hospice Eyes Pines Property For New Facility

BERLIN – The purchase of property in Ocean Pines could bring Coastal Hospice at the Ocean to reality two years sooner than anticipated. Coastal Hospice currently has a contract in place to purchase ...

Ocean City Council Approves Median Fence Design; New Highway Barrier Expected For Summer ‘17

OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Mayor and Council this week approved the final design for a dune-style fence down the center of the median for the first phase of a project that will eventually stret...

Seahawks Sweep Two, Back On Track

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity basketball team is back on the right track in the Bayside Conference after a pair of wins this week. The Seahawks routed Bennett, 67-17, last on the road, ...

Adventures Of Fatherhood

The headline read, “Why it’s good to have a strong-willed child, and why you should let up on them.” I admit a guilty pleasure of mine is reading parenting articles. I read a few of the self-hel...

Berlin, Local Bank Partner On Tyson Property Purchase

BERLIN – Roughly a year after first announcing plans to purchase the former Tyson property, Berlin leaders have officially entered the bond market. On Monday, the council voted 4-0 to issue and sell...

A Week In Business

United Way Donation SALISBURY — The Bank of Delmarva recently presented United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore with a check of employee contributions from their first United Way Campaign, totali...

Carozza, Mathias Outline Legislative Priorities

ANNAPOLIS — State Senator Jim Mathias and Delegate Mary Beth Carozza helped kick off the 436th session of the Maryland General Assembly earlier this week, and while each have their own items and ini...

Worcester Land Rezoning Could Grow Campground

SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Planning Commission voted to support a rezoning request that could be the first step toward the expansion of a Bishopville campground. On Jan. 7 the planning commiss...