Schools Asking County To Save Academies

SNOW HILL -- With After School Academies (ASA) for several schools still in jeopardy after the unexpected loss of grant funding this summer, the Worcester County Board of Education plans to ask the Co...

NEW FOR THURSDAY: Ocean City Police Steps Up Drunk Driving Patrols

OCEAN CITY -- The Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) late last month engaged in a concentrated and focused effort to combat impaired driving and underage drinking and is pledging more of the same in ...

Parents Praise Schools In Survey

SNOW HILL -- Though return rates saw a minor drop from 2011 levels, this year’s parental survey showed several favorability increases for Worcester County schools. Trends such as a desire to mai...

New Snow Hill High School’s Price Tag Questioned

SNOW HILL -- The cost of a proposed Snow Hill High School (SHHS) renovations and the expansion of parks in Worcester County were the two specific items that received public comment during a review of ...

Salisbury Audit Shines Light On ‘Challenging Year’

SALISBURY -- Dormant bank accounts, a re-examination of the city’s employee “sick bank,” and management of the mayor’s credit card were some of the issues turned up during the ...

State Officials Outraged FEMA Denied Further Storm Assistance

OCEAN CITY -- Maryland’s congressional leaders’ appeal for individual federal disaster relief for victims across the lower shore apparently fell on deaf ears as the Obama administration th...

O’Malley Reaches Out To Obama For Offshore Wind Support

OCEAN CITY -- With another General Assembly session looming, and likely another battle over proposed offshore wind farms off the coast of Ocean City, Gov. Martin O’Malley last week appealed to a...

Warning Issued Over Check Scam

OCEAN CITY -- The Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) is investigating a check fraud scam involving the possible misuse of actual bank accounts and check numbers. The scam targets an un-suspecting vic...

Salisbury Council Moving Forward With Annexation

SALISBURY -- The Salisbury City Council agreed to move forward this week with the process of annexing more than a dozen properties into city limits, though final approval will not occur until after a ...

Gallery Raising Funds For Fine Arts Scholarship

BERLIN -- The fundraising efforts for another Berlin Fine Arts (BFA) scholarship are currently underway. Now entering its seventh year, one of the original founders, Kevin Fitzgerald, said this week h...