The Adventures Of Fatherhood – November 19, 2021

“I can’t believe your kids are adopted, you never write about it,” a reader recently said. She then inquired why I don’t share more about this fact. She thought being open abou...

Updated Reserve Study Reviewed

OCEAN PINES – A discussion on replacement costs and funding thresholds highlighted a meeting last week to discuss an updated reserve study.Last week, members of the Ocean Pines Budget and Financ...

Broadband Connections Celebrated In County’s South End

POCOMOKE – Two broadband companies celebrated their first connections in southern Worcester County this week.Both Talkie Communications Inc. and Choptank Fiber connected their initial customers ...

Ocean City To Spend $850K For Parcels Near WOC Airport

OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week approved on first reading an ordinance approving the purchase of two parcels along Route 611 to facilitate safety upgrades for one of the runways at the O...

County Schools Offering Modified Quarantine With Testing, Masks

BERLIN – The school system has changed student quarantine protocols.In a message to parents Monday, Superintendent Lou Taylor outlined changes to the student quarantine practices for Worcester C...

Citizens Request Better Transparency From School Board

NEWARK – Citizens asked for more transparency from the Worcester County Board of Education this week.At Tuesday’s school board meeting, members of the public said they wanted to see video...

Voices from The Readers – November 19, 2021

Margaritaville Not Right FitEditor:(The following letter was sent to members of the Ocean City Mayor and Council and appointed officials with a copy forwarded for publication.)As an owner at the Sea ...

Cops & Courts – November 19, 2021

Hotel Assault ArrestOCEAN CITY — A White Plains, Md. man was arrested last week after allegedly punching his girlfriend and then refusing to leave the hotel property where the alleged incident ...

Needed Addition To Decatur Middle School Now Underway

BERLIN– Local officials celebrated the start of construction of a new wing at Stephen Decatur Middle School with a groundbreaking ceremony this week.School system representatives and elected off...

Ocean City’s Anti-Litter Campaign Resulted In Less Trash Complaints

OCEAN CITY – Officials say they will review messaging and cleanup initiatives associated with Ocean City’s anti-litter campaign.Last week, members of the Ocean City Coastal Resources Legis...