Wicomico Hears Pitch For Chesapeake Coalition

SALISBURY -- With counties across the lower shore including Worcester and Wicomico wrestling with state-mandated watershed improvement plans (WIP) and septic system regulations, Wicomico County offici...

Watershed Plan Costs Staggering

SALISBURY -- Costs for developing a Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) in Salisbury seem intimidating right now, admitted Wicomico County Transportation and Long Range Planner Keith Hall, but he told...

University Aims To Save Delmarva Public Radio

SALISBURY -- Salisbury University’s president sent a Valentine last week to Delmarva Public Radio (DPR) and its listeners -- a proposal which, if approved by the Salisbury University Foundation ...

Public Comment Changes Begin In Ocean City

OCEAN CITY -- After the first Ocean City Mayor and Council meeting with the new public comment and consent agenda policies in place, the “jury is still out” on the new format. The Ocean Ci...

OC Ice Cream Truck Rules Tweaked

OCEAN CITY -- Ocean City officials this week passed an ordinance limiting the areas of operation for vehicle vendors, such as ice cream trucks, in the interest of protecting established downtown busin...

NEW FOR THURSDAY: School Safety Plan Includes 13 Resource Officers; Positions Will Need Special County Funding

SNOW HILL -- A new Safety Action Plan for Worcester County’s public schools, including armed security officers in schools, was recommended by the Board of Education’s Safety Committee and ...

Critical Areas Ordinance Sent Back To Planners

SALISBURY -- The Salisbury City Council sent the city’s Critical Areas Ordinance back down to the Wicomico County Planning and Zoning Commission this week. While the commission had attached a fa...

OC Businesses Earn Nominations For Statewide Awards

OCEAN CITY -- The Restaurant Association of Maryland (RAM) last week announced the nominees for its annual awards, and the resort area is again well represented with a local establishment nominated in...

Mixed Outcomes For Local Operators Looking To Expand Liquor Businesses

SNOW HILL -- Applicants seeking expanded licenses from the Board of License Commissioners (BLC) Wednesday met with mixed results, with one application approved, one denied and a third compromised. The...

Mathias Seeks Task Force To Study Later School Start

OCEAN CITY -- Responding to a call to revisit the issue, Senator Jim Mathias (D-38) last week introduced legislation in the General Assembly that would create a task force to study the possibility of ...