Bill Would Extend Slots Subsidy For Harness Racing

BERLIN -- A bill extending a sunset provision for an allocation of up to $1.2 million for Ocean Downs from the horseracing purse fund generated by slots to help subsidize operating costs at the Berlin...

Berlin, County Eye Water Deal

BERLIN -- Worried that the town might be jumping the gun and cutting out some current or future property owners from water coverage, the Berlin Mayor and Council voted Monday to delay approval of a Wa...

Survey Probes Psychological Impact Of Storm Evacuations

OCEAN CITY -- A University of Pennsylvania study is attempting to delve into the psychological aspects of evacuating prior to predicted hurricanes, with a particular focus on Hurricane Irene, which fo...

Bills Call For Extending Local Food, Beverage Tax

OCEAN CITY -- A pair of bills introduced in the General Assembly last week would, if approved, extend the special food and beverage tax levied in Ocean City for the life of the current Roland E. Powel...

Harbor Pointe Sidewalk Financing Outlined

SALISBURY – After almost a decade of planning, the residents of Harbor Pointe have moved one step closer to receiving a sidewalk. The Salisbury City Council held a public hearing this week and f...

Students Raise $5K In First-Ever Project Soup Bowl

BERLIN -- Part art lesson and part charity fundraiser, Berlin Intermediate School (BIS) students participated in the 1st Annual Project Soup Bowl this week and managed to raise in excess of $5,000. &#...

City Clerk Praised As She Enters Retirement

SALISBURY – The City Clerk of 17 years, Brenda Colegrove, worked her last legislative meeting Monday as she retired on March 1. “Ms. Colegrove you have been an incredible example of true p...

Voices From The Readers

Extending Bargaining Fair Editor: It seems reasonable and fair that since the Ocean City police, paramedics and fire personnel have collective bargaining procedures, so should all city employees. Each...

Time To Monitor Annapolis Is Now

With all the talk of tax and fee increases, funding shifts and education mandates, it’s easy to get lost this year in all that goes on in the Maryland General Assembly. The bottom line is simple...

Thoughts From The Publisher's Desk

The great storm of 1962 will be remembered in tremendous detail next Wednesday at a dinner at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center. I am looking forward to attending the event and watching the 40-mi...