Worcester Emergency Services Head To Retire

SNOW HILL -- Worcester County will once again promote from within to replace a retiring department head. Teresa Owens, emergency services director for Worcester, will be retiring next month after 35 y...

Busker Indicates Support For City In ACLU Legal Battle

OCEAN CITY – During citizen comments on Monday evening, a street performer approached the Mayor and City Council to offer his and others support to the Town of Ocean City in its upcoming case in...

Common Core Concerns Aired At Worcester Board Meeting

SNOW HILL -- The Worcester County Board of Education reviewed federal Common Core State Standards (CCSS) at its meeting this week. Those standards have been phased in over the last year with the expec...

Wicomico Councilman’s Future In Question

SALISBURY – The future of an elected official is unclear this week after the Wicomico County Council voted to meet in closed session to discuss “council personnel issues” following T...

Senator Rallies To Defend Beach Pumping Program

OCEAN CITY -- Ocean City’s decades-old beach replenishment program and similar projects like it in coastal communities all over the country survived a late amendment to the federal Water Resourc...

Authorities Looking For More Berlin Area Burglary Victims

BERLIN -- One week after a Berlin father-and-daughter team were arrested on first-degree burglary and other charges for their roles in a three-week theft spree, local law enforcement agencies this wee...

New State Law Will Impact Police, Suspects; Some Offenses Now Could Now Result In Citations, Not Arrests

OCEAN CITY -- With the arrival of another summer season and the pending invasion of the June Bugs, Ocean City will certainly see a spike in the number of lower level crimes, such as simple marijuana p...

Salisbury Gives OK For Police To Seek Grant

SALISBURY -- The Salisbury Police Department (SPD) received permission this week to apply for a federal Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant that could yield a total of $455,046 to the ci...

Council Votes 5-2 On New Budget; Ashley Thinks Budget Will ‘Result In Less People Visiting’

OCEAN CITY – An overview of how city staff and the Mayor and City Council addressed this year’s budget shortfall was presented this week. On Monday evening, City Manager David Recor presen...

Woman Looks To Overcome Once Again At Benefit Walk

BERLIN -- After years of taking baby steps on the long road to recovery from an inoperable brain tumor, a local woman, called a “medical miracle” by her doctors, is getting ready to take o...