Library Seeks Funds For Solar Panels

BERLIN – Library officials say they will seek grant funding for a solar project at the Berlin branch.On Tuesday, Worcester County Library Director Jennifer Ranck presented the Worcester County L...

MDTA Board Approves Grace Period For Pandemic Toll Bills

OCEAN CITY – Maryland residents and visitors surprisingly whacked with exorbitant bills from using the state’s tolled facilities, including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, for example, will hav...

Suspect Charged In 2010 Homicide

SALISBURY — A Lower Shore man was arrested this week after a Wicomico County grand jury indicted him on first-degree murder charges for a cold homicide case over 22 years ago.Ryan Joseph Ellis, ...

Seahawks Represented on All-Conference Teams

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team was well-represented when the Bayside South conference end of season awards were announced last week.Brycen Coleman was named to the...

Budget Change To Address Hiring

SALISBURY – Wicomico’s executive says he will present a budget amendment next week to enhance recruitment and retention efforts within the areas of public safety.Last week, Acting County E...

Removing Books A Bad Precedent

A national movement to remove certain books deemed objectionable from public school libraries has come to the lower shore with public school systems in Worcester and Wicomico counties currently fieldi...

Who’s Playing When & Where – March 11, 2022

Coins Pub 410-289-3100 28th St. Plaza On Coastal Hwy. Saturday, March 12: Wes DavisCork Bar Sunday, March 13: Trailer Park RomeoCrabcake Factory Bayside 302-988-5000 37314 Lighthouse Rd., Rte. 54 Sel...

Atlantic General Presents Annual Report To Council; Officials Discuss Townsend Medical Center’s Flexibility

OCEAN CITY — Atlantic General Hospital (AGH) officials this week presented their annual report to the Mayor and Council, and while some of the focus was on the facility’s many accomplishme...

Obituaries – March 11, 2022

Joanne Beall MavarsPORT St. LUCIE, Fla. — Joanne Beall Mavars passed away on Feb. 28, 2022 at the age of 87 in Port St. Lucie, Fla.Jo was born July 7, 1934 in Washington, D.C. to Marjorie and Al...

The Adventures Of Fatherhood – March 11, 2022

Celebrate the good days, learn from the bad ones.It’s always been our approach with Carson, who has a rare disease called Duplication 7 and Autism. With rare disease day on Feb. 28, I thought I ...