Food Court Concept Approved For Old Inlet Village Property

OCEAN CITY — Resort planners this week signed off on a private property plan to completely renovate the south end of the Boardwalk and replace vast sections with a “foody” destinati...

Worcester School Board Unanimously Approves New Contract For Taylor

NEWARK – The Worcester County Board of Education voted unanimously to reappoint Superintendent Lou Taylor for another four-year term.Taylor, who has led Worcester County Public Schools for the l...

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – February 19, 2021

Vaccinations continue to be on the minds of many and understandably so. Health officials report this week approximately 18% of the county’s population (9,381) has received the first vaccine and...

County Workforce Position Questioned

SNOW HILL – New information has two of the Worcester County Commissioners questioning a recent decision to hire a workforce engagement specialist.Commissioner Chip Bertino expressed concern thi...

OC Cautiously Waiting On Ramping Up Bus Deployments

OCEAN CITY — Perhaps providing more evidence of the cautious optimism seeping in around the resort, just when the appropriate time to begin ramping up the municipal bus deployment was a topic of...

Cops & Courts – February 19, 2021

Downtown Bar BrawlOCEAN CITY — An Ocean Pines man was arrested on second-degree assault charges last week after allegedly causing a ruckus at a downtown bar.Shortly before 8 p.m. last Monday, a...

Early Release School Calendar Option Selected

NEWARK – School system officials approved a calendar for the 2021-2022 school year that tentatively ends the school year June 14, 2022.On Tuesday, the Worcester County Board of Education voted ...

First-Degree Assault Arrest In OC

OCEAN CITY — A Washington, D.C. man was arrested on first-degree assault charges last weekend after allegedly strangling his wife during a domestic incident at a midtown condominium.Around 11:50...

Annual AGH Report Spotlights Pandemic Response

SNOW HILL – Firsthand accounts of the many impacts of COVID-19 highlighted Atlantic General Hospital’s annual presentation to county officials this week.On Tuesday, Atlantic General Hospi...

OC Renews Street Lease With Seacrets

OCEAN CITY — In what was called a win-win situation for both parties, resort officials this week approved a lease renewal for a portion of 49th Street for a popular midtown restaurant and nightc...