DNR Scales Back Boat Registration Fee Proposal

OCEAN CITY -- In response to a public outcry from boat owners, dealers and marina operators, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) last week announced it planned to scale back proposed dr...

Salisbury Shipyard Gets Fed Grant

SALISBURY -- U.S. Transportation officials this week announced $9.98 million in grants to 15 small shipyards throughout the U.S. including over $400,000 for the shipyard at Salisbury to pay for modern...

MSO To Present Spring Concert

BERLIN -- The Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra (MSO), under the baton of Assistant Conductor Simeone Tartaglione will present its Spring Concert this weekend. Tartaglione is an impressive musician and ...

Group Outlines Downtown Plans Including More Weekly Concerts

OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Development Corporation (OCDC) has been in existence for 13 years and through its assistance a considerable amount of improvement has been made to the downtown area. ...

Process Behind School Delay Decisions Detailed

NEWARK -- With a continued pattern of thick, early morning fog this week, Worcester County Public Schools were delayed Wednesday and Thursday, but not Tuesday, prompting questions about the process an...

Wicomico Income Tax Hike Likely

SALISBURY – Wicomico County residents are facing an income tax increase assuming legislation is passed in Annapolis by Friday as expected. On Tuesday, Finance Director Andrew Mackel said Senate ...

Speed Cameras OK’d For Wicomico School Zones

SALISBURY – Motorists beware as speed cameras in Wicomico County school zones, year-round, were approved this week. A series of resolutions was on the table at Tuesday’s Wicomico County Co...

OC’s Summer Of Thanks Campaign Seeks Business Participation

OCEAN CITY – Calling all businesses, the town is looking for the private sector’s participation in new marketing initiatives to help drive visitors to Ocean City this summer. The Ocean Cit...

Worcester Conservation Easement OK’d

BERLIN -- The Maryland Board of Public Works on Wednesday approved easement purchases on nearly 700 acres through the state’s Rural Legacy Program including a 251-acre tract in Worcester along t...

Schools Prepping For Major Changes With Tests

SNOW HILL -- Though educators have expressed concern over Worcester County’s mandatory adoption of the state’s Common Core Curriculum, Board of Education officials anticipate that the coun...