Annual Kite Expo Showcases Latest In Industry, Free Lessons

OCEAN CITY -- Ocean City will kick off the season early by painting the sky with every color under the sun at the Maryland International Kite Expo (M.I.K.E.), set for April 26 -28. The festival will b...

Announcements

•    A retirement ceremony was recently held in honor of Lt. Col. Michael C. Sullivan at the Robert E. Lee Memorial at the Arlington House. After graduating from high school in Be...

Assault, Abduction

SALISBURY -- Two Delaware men were arrested last week and charged with assault and kidnapping after allegedly abducting a woman at gunpoint from PRMC in Salisbury. Around 4 p.m. on April 15, Salisbury...

County Named One Of Three Small Business Loan Managers

SNOW HILL -- On Wednesday, April 17, the Maryland Board of Public Works named Worcester County as one of three fund managers to oversee the distribution of loan funds generated by Maryland casinos. Th...

NEW FOR THURSDAY: Night Bus Service Cut In OC During Offseason Months

OCEAN CITY – Starting next November, the city’s bus service will be scaled back through the off-season months, eliminating the third shift that runs through the night during the week and r...

SU Set To Host Graphic Arts Show Next Month

SALISBURY -- With their fine arts show wrapping up this week and graphic art show set to open early next month, spring has been a busy time for senior art majors at Salisbury University (SU). Leah Lew...

OC Exploring Alternatives For Solid Waste Collection

OCEAN CITY – The idea of transforming the solid waste department into an enterprise fund or a franchise to reduce costs remains under consideration in Ocean City. During last Friday’s budg...

Elected Official Questions Town’s Stormwater Waiver

BERLIN -- Berlin Councilwoman Lisa Hall questioned this week the transparency of an administrative waiver the town granted to a developer, town officials defended both the waiver and the transparency ...

Regional Airport Gets $500K Loan For Upgrades

SALISBURY -- Wicomico County officials last week approved a conditional $500,000 loan to the Salisbury-Ocean City-Wicomico Regional Airport for improvements and upgrades to hangars in an effort to hel...

Salisbury’s Hoppes Finally Gets Votes For Chief

SALISBURY -- After 16 months serving as acting chief, Rick Hoppes has been appointed the permanent chief of the Salisbury Fire Department (SFD). During those 16 months, Mayor Jim Ireton and some membe...