Posts Tagged ‘worcester county’
Dr. Francis Ruffo Scholarship Fund
A new scholarship honoring the late Worcester County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Francis Ruffo will benefit graduating seniors of Pocomoke, Snow Hill, and Stephen Decatur High Schools. The Dr. Francis A. Ruffo Memorial Scholarship Fund, held at the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, will be awarded annually to a Worcester County Public School senior…
Read MoreWorcester County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Saturday – West Ocean City
Worcester County Public Works Recycling Division will hold a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday from 10 to 2pm at the West Ocean City Park & Ride on Route 50. Household Hazardous Waste includes products containing harmful chemicals like bleach, pesticides, pool chemicals, oil mixtures, gas and other fuels, acids, CFL light bulbs, batteries…
Read MoreWOC Harbor Commercial Parking Lot Renovation to Begin Nov 1
Beginning November 1st, a portion of the West Ocean City commercial harbor parking lot will be temporarily closed to the public. It will serve as a staging area throughout the project to replace bulkhead, eight piers and one governor’s dock along with all associated bumper piles at the commercial harbor. The WOC boat ramp will…
Read MoreWorcester Co. Seeks to Fill Out Police Accountability Board
The Worcester County Police Accountability Board has an opening on its Administrative Charging Committee. Under the Maryland Police Accountability Act, the five-member committee will review complaints and investigations of police misconduct, determine whether an officer should be charged with misconduct, and if charged discipline would be recommended from the State – created matrix. The Worcester…
Read MoreMaryland Primary Results: Worcester County Races
Worcester Co. Invites Interested Applicants For Police Accountability Boards
The Worcester County Commissioners are inviting local residents to come forward if they are interested in serving on three new civilian police accountability boards.Under a new state law, the Maryland Police Accountability Act replaces the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights as the system that guides police discipline, making it a more external process.The Police…
Read MorePrincess Anne Police Chief Injures In Crash
Two people have been injured in a crash on Maryland Route 90 at Route 113, including the Police Chief of the Princess Anne police Department.Maryland State Police said a preliminary investigation indicates that a 75-year-old Ocean City man was attempting to make a U-turn Thursday in front of an unmarked Princess Anne Police patrol vehicle.The…
Read MoreWorcester Co. Adopts $227-Million FY ’23 Operating Budget
The Worcester County Commissioners have approved a Fiscal Year 2023 operating budget of nearly $227-million.Spending grows by $10.4-million, or 5%, from the FY ’22 budget while reducing requested expenditures by $2.7-million. The budget contains no increase in the Worcester County real property tax rate and local income tax rate.Spending priorities include public safety, education and…
Read MoreMEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND EVENTS ON DELMARVA
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND EVENTS FRIDAY, MAY 27 FENWICK ISLAND – 5:30pm – Town of Fenwick Island will hold a Memorial Day Ceremony following the regular Town Council meeting. Anyone wanting to recognize during this ceremony, family or friends who served in a military branch of service, past or present, should send those names along with…
Read MoreWorcester Co. Addresses Government Email Breach
Update: Worcester Co. Hosts Public Hearing Tue. On Sports Complex Proposal
Update: Worcester County Government released the follow details Monday about several ways to take part in Tuesday’s public hearing on the sports complex proposal: Three options are available for the scheduled public hearings at Stephen Decatur High School on April 19 at 6 p.m. on a proposal to purchase property in the Berlin area to…
Read MoreWorcester Co. Sets Hearing On Sports Complex Proposal
You’ll have a chance next month to weigh in on a bond bill and proposal to buy land for a sports complex in Worcester County.The County Commission is looking at an $11-million bond issue for the project that would go on 95 acres in the Berlin / West Ocean City area.Supporters say it would provide…
Read MorePaying It Forward: Atlantic General Collects, Donates Medical Supplies For Ukraine
Atlantic General Hospital and Health System is paying it forward, sending $30,000 worth of medical supplies to Ukraine to help health care professionals there care for wounded civilians and soldiers.Many supplies, including hand sanitizer and hand-made masks, had previously been contributed to AGH and its front-line workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.Locally-gathered isolation gowns and coveralls,…
Read MoreNational Agriculture Day: Maryland Honors Century Farms
On National Agriculture Day, Maryland honored the families that have taken part in farming – sometimes for generations. Eight Maryland farm families were honored during the 2022 Century Farm induction ceremony at the State House in Annapolis. The program recognizes farms that have been owned and operated by the same family for more than 100…
Read MoreDel. State Police Seek 7 Suspects In “Operation Dawg House” Drug Investigation
Delaware State Police continue to search for remaining suspects in connection with an investigation into a drug trafficking organization that began 16 months ago.40-year-old George Johnson, of the Bridgeville-Laurel area, was identified as the leader. He remains at large, as do six other individuals.Over the course of the investigation, 46 people were arrested. Two people…
Read MoreMd. State Police Trooper 4 Locates Missing 4-Year-Old Children
Scooter Operator Dies After Being Hit By Car
Maryland State Police are investigating an accident that claimed the life of a male who was riding a stand-up electric scooter in the area of westbound Route 50 and Riddle Lane in Worcester County. Troopers from the Berlin Barrack responded to the scene a few minutes after midnight (12:04 a.m. Tuesday). An investigation determined that…
Read MoreMan Gets 35 Years For Drug Distribution Conviction
A man has been sentenced to 35 years of incarceration for a drug distribution conviction. According to the Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s Office, 38-year-old Dwight Woods was arrested in August 2019 at a residence that prosecutors say was being used by Woods and a drug trafficking organization. An undercover officer was able to buy heroin…
Read MoreUPDATED: Worcester County SNOW EMERGENCY CANCELED
UPDATED 1/31/22 – Effective Monday 01/31/2022 at 1345 hours, the Maryland State Police Berlin Barrack in Worcester County in conjunction with local agencies and the State Highway Administration will be lifting the Snow Emergency Plan. Please use caution on roadways in and around the Worcester County area. Be mindful of black ice at night and…
Read MoreAtlantic General Will Open Walk-In Behavioral Health Center
Atlantic General Hospital will soon open the first Walk-In Behavioral Health Crisis Center in Worcester County. It will serve as a sort of urgent care facility for people in need of treatment or evaluation of acute mental health issues or substance use-related illness. A grant-funded partnership with TidalHealth Peninsula Regional Hospital and more than a…
Read MoreUPDATED: Snow Emergency Plan in Worcester County – LIFTED
UPDATED: 1pm – Effective Saturday 01/22/2022 at 1300 hours (1 pm), the Maryland State Police Berlin Barrackin Worcester County in conjunction with local agencies and the State Highway Administration will belifting the Snow Emergency Plan. Please use caution on roadways in and around the Worcester County area. Be mindful of blackice at night and try…
Read MoreWorcester Co. Accepts Applications For Nonprofit Grants
Worcester County SNOW EMERGENCY Has been Lifted
UPDATED: 1/4/22 3PM – Effective Tuesday 01/04/2022 at 1500 hours (3 pm), the Maryland State Police Berlin Barrack in Worcester County in conjunction with local agencies and the State Highway Administration will be lifting the Snow Emergency Plan. Please use caution on roadways in and around the Worcester County area. Be mindful of blackice at…
Read MoreMasks Will Be Required At Worcester Co. Government Public Meetings
Worcester County Commissioners will reimplement COVID-19 protocols for sessions in the meeting room and board room at the Government Center in Snow Hill. People who attend meetings will be required to wear face coverings and maintain social distance. County officials said the actions are being taken to protect public health in response to the recent…
Read MoreTwo Worcester County Men Sentenced
A 19 year old Pocomoke man has been sentenced to life in prison for murder. Court officials say Marion Maddox pleaded guilty in September to 1st degree murder after the shooting death in August of 2020 of 38 year old Deavon Davis in Pocomoke. Police say the victim and two relatives were leaving the basketball…
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