Repairs Underway On Assateague’s Fed Side

BERLIN – Slowly but surely, the Assateague Island National Seashore is licking the wounds caused by Hurricane Sandy, but some will take more time to heal than others. According to a press releas...

Salisbury Looks To Formalize Internet Usage Rules

SALISBURY -- The Salisbury City Council is moving forward this week with creating a new Internet use policy as well as a more specific policy to address the addition of a Virtual Private Network (VPN)...

Pocomoke Elementary School Commended

POCOMOKE -- Pocomoke Elementary School (PES) received a visit last Friday from State Superintendent Dr. Lillian Lowery, who presented plaque designating PES as a Superlative High Performing Reward Sch...

New Pines Yacht Club Plan Okayed

OCEAN PINES -- It’s been a long road but a new Ocean Pines Yacht Club has finally received site plan approval by the Worcester County Planning Commission. The project suffered delays last month ...

Lower Shore Counties Confirm Republican Tendencies

BERLIN -- In Tuesday’s general election, the lower shore continued its long-standing traditions of bucking statewide and nationwide trends and stayed close to its Republican roots in nearly ever...

Ethics Charge Filed Over Finance Report On Election Eve

OCEAN CITY – With the municipal election looming on Tuesday, an ethics complaint was filed Monday at City Hall against Council President Jim Hall for reporting false campaign finance information...

WOC Restaurant Named In Class Action Wage Lawsuit

WEST OCEAN CITY -- A West Ocean City restaurant has been named as a defendant in a class action lawsuit over alleged unfair wages for tipped employees in what could be a test case of sorts for the hos...

Salisbury To Seek Agreement In Case Of Water Service Problems

SALISBURY -- With recent emergencies like Hurricane Sandy grabbing attention, Salisbury Public Works Director Teresa Gardner briefed the council this week on a proposed Memorandum of Understanding (Mo...

Viable Sea Turtle Nest Discovered

BERLIN – On Friday, Oct. 26, before the onset of high winds and waves from Hurricane Sandy, biological technicians and staff from the Marine Animal Rescue at the National Aquarium in Baltimore e...

Town Officials, Farmers Market Vendors Ink ‘Good Agreements’

BERLIN -- Town leadership and vendors appear to have mended any fences that may have broken last month when the Mayor and Council requested a re-location of the Berlin Farmers Market. Following their ...