Bays Program Updates Pines On Jenkins Point Restoration

OCEAN PINES – A Maryland Coastal Bays Program (MCBP) presentation highlighted efforts to seek state funding for a restoration project at Jenkins Point.Last Saturday, MCBP Watershed Coordinator S...

Va. Convenience Store’s Request To Use Pocomoke Sewer Denied

SNOW HILL – Plans for a Virginia convenience store to hook up to Pocomoke City’s sewer system have come to a halt following concern from county officials.Several of the Worcester County Co...

Alley Swap OK’d For Redevelopment

OCEAN CITY — The proposed alley swap to accommodate a restaurant redevelopment was formalized last week with the passage of an ordinance on second reading.Last year, the Ocean City Planning Comm...

Wicomico Records Increase In Overdose Cases, Deaths

SALISBURY – Wicomico’s health officer reports the county is seeing an uptick in overdose deaths.Last week, Health Officer Lori Brewster presented the Wicomico County Council with an update...

OPA Expects Budget Challenges

OCEAN PINES – Officials say inflation and minimum wage could have impacts on next year’s budget.In a meeting of the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors last Saturday, General Manage...

Fenwick Island Plans Deeper Dive On Existing Dumpster Rules

FENWICK ISLAND – A review of the town’s dumpster code highlighted a recent meeting of Fenwick’s commercial planning committee.Last Thursday, the Fenwick Island Commercial Planning an...

Berlin Continues Modified Operations After Positive Tests

BERLIN – Town offices reopened to the public Tuesday but with modified hours after multiple employees tested positive for COVID-19.The town announced Tuesday that the Berlin Planning Department ...

Online Contest Results In New Name For Assateague Filly

ASSATEAGUE — Supporters and enthusiasts of Assateague’s famed wild horses have spoken, and a new foal birthed on the barrier island last spring is now officially known as Polaris.The Assat...

Welfare Check Leads To Search Effort, Ends With Happy Ending

SNOW HILL — An incident involving a potentially missing kayaker in Snow Hill last weekend had a happy ending when the man was located unharmed.Around 8:30 p.m. last Friday, a call was received b...

Wicomico Reviews Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan

SALISBURY – School renovations, parks and recreation projects and civic center improvements highlight just some of the requests included in this year’s capital planning document.Acting Cou...