Federal Spending Cuts Would Carry Big Impact In Md.

BERLIN -- With the clock ticking on the expected billions of dollars of cuts in funding for several programs including furloughs and layoffs of employees in Maryland and across the nation, bipartisan ...

Acting Salisbury Fire Chief Gets Support For Vacant Post

SALISBURY – Without an item scheduled regarding the Salisbury Fire Department (SFD) on the City Council’s Monday meeting agenda, the room was filled with fire and EMS personnel anxiously a...

Commissioner Alleges MDE’s $25K Fine ‘A Money Grab’

OCEAN CITY -- With upgrades to the Mystic Harbour wastewater and water treatment plants ongoing, the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) has fined Worcester County $25,000 and set a deadline ...

Worcester Students Continue To Improve AP Test Scores

SNOW HILL -- Maryland has once again topped the nation in terms of average Advanced Placement (AP) scores in public schools, and Worcester County can boast its students are continuing to improve The a...

Early Ocean City Budget Projection Reveals Shortfall

OCEAN CITY – Although budget picture remains cloudy this week in Ocean City, the fiscal year 2014 General Fund revenue will fall short of expenses, staff told the Mayor and Council this week. Su...

Berlin Fire Company, Council Hope To Avoid Mediator

BERLIN -- With Berlin’s budget season approaching, both town leadership and Berlin Fire Company (BFC) representatives agreed that the dispute between the two agencies over funding might be neari...

Death Penalty Repeal Escapes Senate Committee By 6-5 Vote

BERLIN -- The debate over a possible repeal of Maryland’s death penalty intensified this week after a key Senate committee passed Gov. Martin O’Malley’s latest attempt to abolish cap...

Offshore Wind Bill Expected To Pass Soon

OCEAN CITY -- A future offshore wind energy farm, proposed as close as 10 miles off the coast of Ocean City, inched closer to reality this week with the anticipated passage by the entire state Senate ...

Resident Questions Berlin Youth Club Funding

BERLIN -- Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services (WYFCS) visited the Berlin Mayor and Council Monday to give a regular report on the organization’s free youth program. Following the repo...

Legalize Marijuana Bill Faces Uphill Battle In Md.

BERLIN -- A bill introduced in the General Assembly this week would add Maryland to the growing list of states legalizing marijuana, but the measure will not likely see the light of day. Four Baltimor...