Worcester Herp Search Eyes 13th Year May 11

BERLIN -- The 13th Annual Great Worcester Herp Search will take place Saturday, May 11 when volunteers scour county lands for reptiles and amphibians. Sponsored by the Coastal Bays Program, Salisbury ...

Berlin May Pitch In Funds For Free Trolley Program

BERLIN -- A free trolley program in West Ocean City could be more likely now that Berlin is considering becoming a partner. First proposed to the Worcester County Commissioners last month, the West Oc...

Spring Restaurant Week Starts Sunday, Ends May 19

OCEAN CITY -- Restaurant Week, a popular twice annual event that showcases the area’s culinary talents at special prices, returns this week for its spring installment, beginning on May 5 and con...

Annual Health Fair Returns Next Week

OCEAN CITY -- AARP Chapter 1917 of Ocean City will present its 27th Annual Health Fair on Wednesday, May 8, in the Roland E. Powell Convention Center, from 7-11 a.m. This is a great opportunity for re...

Salisbury’s Assessable Base Declined 22% In Four Years

SALISBURY – The mayor’s proposed budget for the upcoming year calls for an increase in the tax rate to the constant yield but to minimize the impact on taxpayers it also calls for a decrea...

Rackliffe House Seeks Volunteers

BERLIN -- The Rackliffe House Trust is recruiting volunteers to serve as docents at Rackliffe House, an 18th-Century plantation house near Assateague Island that has been beautifully restored and now ...

OC Commits $4K To ESA Contest Webcast

OCEAN CITY – The Mayor and Council agreed this week to financially support this month’s Eastern Surfing Association’s Mid-Atlantic Regionals. On Tuesday afternoon, the Mayor and City...

The Beach Boys Eye OC Return

OCEAN CITY – The Town of Ocean City has announced that tickets for The Beach Boys, who will perform at Sunfest 2013, went on sale to the public on Thursday, May 2. Tickets for The Beach Boys per...

Ocean City Center For The Arts To Celebrate Fiber During May

OCEAN CITY -- The Art League of Ocean City will celebrate the various forms of fiber art in May at their new facility, the Ocean City Center for the Arts, on 94 Street in Ocean City. A wide variety of...

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County Needs To Cut Editor: Did you know that 80% of Worcester County’s revenue comes from property taxes? Dropping property values have resulted in $3.8 million decrease in county funds for Fis...