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Maryland department of housing secretary tours Pocomoke, Snow Hill
Maryland department of housing secretary tours Pocomoke, Snow Hill. Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day traveled across Worcester County on June 26 to learn about the needs of the area. Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day traveled across Worcester County on June...
Historic Replica Ship Docks for Visitors in Worcester County
OCEAN CITY, MD - The Nao Trinidad, a replica of Ferdinand Magellan's flagship docked in Worcester County on Friday. The Nao Trinidad Tall Ship docked in Ocean City's Bayside Park on Friday, June 28th for it's over 2 month "residency". The ship is a replica of Ferdinand Magellan's flag that traveled around the world in the 1500s.
Bayside Gazette Editorial 7/4/24: Field of flags nothing less than inspiring
Anyone who walked through the dozens of flags flying at full staff over the last six weeks in Ocean Pines probably found it impossible to not wonder about the stories each flag represents. Since May 18 (Armed Forces Day), the flags have been on display at the Worcester County Veterans...
Saute Cafe arsonist eyes reduced sentence; apologizes to family of Ocean City firefighter killed in '83 blaze
A 58-year-old man serving life in prison for an arson fire that claimed the life of an Ocean City firefighter is seeking a release under Maryland’s Juvenile Restoration Act. In Worcester County Circuit Court last Friday, attorneys for David Chris Ball presented a motion to reduce their client’s life sentence to time already served under the Juvenile Restoration Act. Ball, 58, was convicted of arson and first-degree murder following a July 1983 restaurant fire that killed Ocean City firefighter Jeff Dieter.
Worcester County signs off on open space requests
The expansion of an athletic complex just south of Berlin tops the county’s approved list of Program Open Space priorities. Worcester County Director of Recreation and Parks Kelly Rados asked and received the blessing of the Worcester County Commissioners last week to submit the county’s fiscal year 2025 Program Open Space Annual Program before the July 1 deadline for review by the Maryland Department of Planning and Department of Natural Resources. Once the overall plan is submitted and approved, individual applications for the projects on the list can then be submitted for funding.
UPDATE: Gavin Knupp’s Mother Charged with Embezzlement, Theft from Gavin Knupp Foundation
BERLIN, MD - Tiffany Knupp, the mother of fatal hit-and-run victim Gavin Knupp, has been charged with multiple counts of embezzlement and theft in Worcester County. According to court documents, Tiffany Knupp, of Berlin, was issued a criminal summons Tuesday, June 25th, on 9 charges. Knupp’s son, Gavin, was killed...
Gavin Knupp case kicked back to Worcester circuit court
Maryland’s highest court recently denied a petition to dismiss the case against Tyler Mailloux, a Berlin man charged in the hit-and-run death of 14-year-old Gavin Knupp. Maryland’s highest court last week denied a petition in the case against Tyler Mailloux, a Berlin man charged in the hit-and-run death of 14-year-old Gavin Knupp.
Oceans Calling, Country Calling tests get promoter’s licenses
Oceans Calling, Country Calling tests get promoter’s licenses. Following the success of last year’s Oceans Calling Festival, members of the board of license commissioners last week approved a pair of promoter’s licenses for a two-part concert series in Ocean City this fall. With fears and uncertainties allayed...
Worcester County signs off on open space requests
The expansion of an athletic complex just south of Berlin is at the top of the county’s approved list of Program Open Space priorities for the coming fiscal year. The expansion of an athletic complex just south of Berlin tops the county’s approved list of Program Open Space priorities.
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