Worcester Expects End To Financial Slump Soon

SNOW HILL -- There might be a light at the end of the tunnel -- recent projections by Worcester County predict that stuttering revenue estimates could begin once again to climb by fiscal year 2015, a ...

County To Continue STEM Internship Program

SNOW HILL -- Federal funding may have been lost for the popular STEP-UP and Reach for the Stars program but Worcester County students will still have a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematic...

Sidewalk Safety Concerns Raised; School Sign Request Approved

BERLIN -- Concerns over sidewalk clutter arose during this week’s Berlin Historic District Commission (HDC) meeting including perceived safety issues with restaurant tables and A-frame signs. At...

Permanent Coast Guard Beacon Tower Installed Next Week

OCEAN CITY -- The familiar beacon at the end of the north jetty at the Ocean City Inlet will be replaced with a more permanent structure starting next week. The original beacon tower, roughly 20 feet ...

Assateague Superintendent Leaving For Missouri Post

ASSATEAGUE - National Park Service officials last week announced Assateague Island National Seashore Superintendent Trish Kicklighter was leaving the position after nearly four years to become superin...

Carolyn Cordial’s Life Celebrated At Beach Service

OCEAN CITY -- A beloved local resident with “a heart filled with pure gold” was both mourned and celebrated by hundreds of friends and family members this morning with a solemn, but light,...

Outdoor Reading Garden Created At Berlin Head Start

BERLIN -- Just in time for spring, students from Salisbury University’s Social Work program have created an outdoor reading garden at Berlin Head Start. “We thought the children may be mor...

New Union Contracts Feature Annual Salary Increases

OCEAN CITY – On Monday night, the Mayor and City Council came before a room crowded with members of Ocean City’s two unions to sign and ratify the long awaited collective bargaining agreem...

New Boardwalk Restrooms Will Not Be Ready By Summer

OCEAN CITY – A decision was made this week to install temporary restrooms at Caroline Street on the Boardwalk as the new comfort station’s completion date has been delayed due to weather. ...

Revised Surfing Beach Plan OK’d; Flexibility Added To Schedule

OCEAN CITY – The Mayor and City Council approved this week the Surfing Beach Committee’s recommendation to expand the two rotating surfing beaches during times of good surf and have the In...