Hybrid Model For Worcester Schools Starts Feb. 8

SNOW HILL – Worcester County Public Schools will welcome another group of students back to in-person learning Feb. 8.Superintendent Lou Taylor announced Tuesday that after a successful return to...

Cops & Courts – January 29, 2021

Arrest After Strange IncidentOCEAN CITY — A Baltimore man was arrested on numerous charges last week after a bizarre incident in the downtown Ocean City area.Around 5 p.m. last Thursday, Ocean ...

Review Sought On Animal Control Laws

SNOW HILL – Worcester County officials agreed last week to have staff look for ways to strengthen local animal control laws.The Worcester County Commissioners voted unanimously last week to inst...

Wicomico Council Majority Supports Transparency Article

SALISBURY – A request to support a proposed change in state legislation led to a larger discussion on school system transparency last week.School system officials came before the Wicomico County...

In-Fighting Over In-Person Learning Unproductive

There is no productive reason for this ongoing war of words through letters, newspaper columns and press conferences between the governor, the state superintendent of schools and the teachers’ ...

A Week In Business – January 29, 2021

Real Estate Market UpdateBERLIN — In all three counties throughout December, new real estate settlements were up 55.9% compared to the same time last year. Individually, new settlements througho...

What’s Your Sign? January 29, 2021

ARIES (March 21 to April 19): A gracious Lamb can learn more about a problem-filled situation than one who is openly suspicious of what could be happening. A friend might offer some well-directed adv...

Things I Like – January 29, 2021

Days without meetingsIn-depth interviewsFinding a binge-worthy showStories of people helping strangersPocket doorsBlack-and-white photos framedThe drop in the price of televisions over the yearsPositi...

Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann

Billy Heaton Whitworth and his wife Agnes opened Heaton’s Karmel Korn on the Boardwalk near Wicomico Street in 1944. Specializing in saltwater taffy and caramel popcorn, Heaton’s changed ...

Berlin Fire Company provides Town Council budget update

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Jan. 28, 2021) Berlin Fire Company President David Fitzgerald presented the quarterly report from Oct. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020 to the Berlin Mayor and Council on Monday....