Proposed school budget approved by board

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (March 4, 2021) The Worcester County Board of Education unanimously approved the school system’s Fiscal Year 2022 proposed operating budget of $118.13 million during the...

New superintendent of Berlin Public Works

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (March 4, 2021) James (Jimmy) Charles will step into the full-time role of the Berlin Public Works Department superintendent when Dave Wheaton retires near the end of Marc...

OP Board votes down sharing B-08 reports

By Greg Ellison (March 4, 2021) Despite talk of transparency, the Ocean Pines Board opted this week not to release two recent B-08 ethics complaints against sitting directors. Board member Frank Daly ...

Baker has rare disease surgery at Hopkins

By Greg Ellison (March 4, 2021) After a lingering medical condition was finally diagnosed correctly as a rare internal tumor, Ocean Pines resident Dave Baker is headed to Baltimore for surgery at John...

OP residents lead Worcester Bike Coalition

By Greg Ellison (March 4, 2021) Ocean Pines resident and bicycle enthusiast Patti Stevens is uniting area partners to improve safety and accessibility for two-wheeled peddlers or two-footed pedestrian...

With Worcester’s Waiting List Over 6,400, Commissioners To Write Governor Again With Vaccine Equity Concerns

SNOW HILL – Local officials are entreating the state to increase Worcester County’s COVID-19 vaccine allotment.Billy Birch, the county’s director of emergency services, asked the Wo...

Fenwick Island ‘Passed Over’ For Planned Fall Beach Replenishment

FENWICK ISLAND – A beach replenishment project will not take place in Fenwick Island this fall as originally planned, according to town officials.In a Fenwick Island Town Council meeting last F...

Local Entrepreneur Appearing On ‘Shark Tank’ Television Show This Friday

BERLIN – A local entrepreneur will make an appearance on this week’s episode of the reality show “Shark Tank.”On Friday, March 5, Lewes-based company Pinch Me Therapy Dough wi...

Unpleasant Odor Expected From Decomposing Whale On Assateague

ASSATEAGUE — Ten days after a deceased 30-ton humpback whale washed up on Assateague, the creature was finally removed from the beach last weekend, but its presence on the barrier island will l...

Mass Vaccination Site Announced For Salisbury No Later Than March 18

BERLIN — A COVID mass vaccination site on the Eastern Shore will likely open in roughly two weeks, Governor Larry Hogan announced on Tuesday.During his weekly COVID-19 press conference on Tuesd...