OCEAN CITY -- After a two hour-plus, often-tense debate, a divided Ocean City Council on Friday morning basically took no action on a proposed emergency ordinance requiring the wearing of masks on the Boardwalk and essentially deferred to Governor Larry...Read More
NEWARK – At a press conference Thursday afternoon, Worcester County Public Schools Superintendent Lou Taylor announced the school system’s plans for students to begin the 2020-2021 school year virtually. The school system will begin the fall in Stage One of...Read More
BERLIN – A fifth candidate has filed to run for mayor in this year’s municipal election. Ron Bireley, a former town finance director who also served as mayor from 1988-1992 and 1995-1996, joined a growing list of candidates for the...Read More
OCEAN CITY -- Independent stakeholders in one of two offshore wind projects appear to have little concern with the significantly larger turbines selected, according to briefs filed with the Maryland Public Service Commission following a hearing last month. In June,...Read More
SNOW HILL – Local participation in the 2020 Census is expected to be on target with response rates from previous years. Officials said this week Worcester County’s response rates were near what they were in 2010. Kelly Henry, coordinator of...Read More