City Awards Ice Cream Truck Franchise Despite Objections

OCEAN CITY – A new ice cream truck vendor has been chosen in Ocean City, despite other potential franchisees asking for the decision to be postponed. This week the Mayor and City Council schedul...

Worcester Files Motion To Dismiss Equal Pay Suit

BERLIN -- Worcester County this week filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed last August alleging the now-defunct Liquor Control Board (LCB) violated the federal Equal Pay Act by paying female emplo...

Wicomico Seeks To Ease Business Tax Requirements

SALISBURY – Wicomico County is looking to relieve frustration among businesses by exempting manufacturing equipment under certain conditions when determining a company’s assessed value. Th...

Storm Leaves County Facing $250K In Park Damage

SNOW HILL -- Due to stringent Little League regulations, the loss of one lighting pole in a storm earlier this month at John Walter Smith Park means no more Little League night games can be played at ...

Worcester Looking To Address $7.3M Budget Gap

SNOW HILL -- A first look at Worcester County’s proposed Fiscal Year 2014 Operating Budget shows an increase of over $800,000 in estimated revenue but an anticipated budget shortfall of $7,374,1...

Questions Abound Over Offshore Wind Bill’s Passage

OCEAN CITY -- After three failed attempts in prior sessions, Governor Martin O’Malley’s Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013 was officially approved late last week, but it remains to be seen i...

Things To Do Around Town

Every Sunday: Morning Worship 8 a.m. & 11 a.m., Traditional Worship; 9:30 a.m., Contemporary Worship; St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, E.L.C.A, 10301 Coastal Hwy., O.C. For more info, 410-524-74...

Thoughts From The Publisher's Desk

Regarding Mitch Scott’s unexpected passing last weekend, I think Steve Pappas of Greene Turtle fame summed up his buddy best when he said, “he was the most misunderstood guy in Ocean City....

Budget Realities A Factor With SRO Decision

The Worcester County Commission, like other governments across the state and country, is currently facing a major decision -- does it raise the property tax rate to fund School Resource Officers (SROs...

Major Skimmer Island Restoration Project Underway

OCEAN CITY -- Work began this week on the dredging of a navigation channel at the entrance to a West Ocean City marina in a plan that includes depositing the dredged material on Skimmer Island just no...