Worcester County News

The Maryland State Highway Administration says the Route 90 Bridge into Ocean City will reopen earlier than expected.

OCEAN CITY -- The gates are open at GlenRiddle, but not for much longer. The northern Worcester County community has installed electronic gates at all of its entrances, completing the developer's vision for the subdivision.

" Swine flu numbers appear to be static and the swine flu vaccine is arriving on a more regular basis, county Health Officer Debbie Goeller reported this week.

It's no fantasy. A Worcester County man is auctioning off a private bayside island in the shadow of the north Ocean City skyline, complete with its own sandy beachfront and hunting lodge.

" Worcester County got off lightly in last week's major storm that flooded roads, knocked over trees and took out power.

SNOW HILL -- Some Worcester County leaders are concerned that reductions in payments and low-interest rates are jeopardizing future payouts for employee retirement benefits.

SNOW HILL -- Worcester County's stormwater management practices will be on display at a meeting of local environmental organizations and government officials tonight.

OCEAN CITY -- Resort police arrested a 44-year-old Ocean City man for exposing himself to a local teenager as she walked to the school bus stop.

" Two Frankford, Del. residents were arrested on drug distribution charges last week after Ocean City police narcotics detectives purchased crack cocaine from them out of a vehicle, which also included a 2-year-old child.

Over a month after Ocean City Police traveled to North Carolina to help locate and arrest a former Catholic priest implicated in a decades-old child sex abuse case involving an unidentified victim in Ocean City dating back as early as 1997, the suspect has not been extradited to Worcester County to face a possible indictment on the charge.

POCOMOKE CITY -- Following a national theme 'Celebrating More Birthdays,' the Relay for Life of Southern Worcester will be celebrating a special birthday of its own on June 5 when the Relay marks its 10th year in the fight against cancer.

SNOW HILL , Md.- The Worcester County Health Department has received a small number of doses of the seasonal flu vaccine and will offer a seasonal flu vaccination clinic to Worcester County residents who are most at risk on Friday, Nov.

SNOW HILL -- Plans for a canoe launch at the old Ocean City dump site have sprung a leak.

SNOW HILL -- The Worcester County Commissioners have decided not to add any commercial zoning to Route 589 as part of its comprehensive rezoning, leaving zoning for growth on the road to be determined at a later date.

BERLIN -- Katie C. Jenkins was remembered Thursday as a good-hearted woman who taught school, helped those in need and deeply loved animals.

OCEAN CITY , Md.- Ocean City police have captured a suspect wanted in West Virginia on child pornography and related charges.

Brandon Kreiger, 19, of Royal Oaks Drive in Ocean Pines has been charged with felony theft in connection with the incident, court records show.

OCEAN CITY -- The Town Council reviewed its annual finances in a 150-page document that details the revenues, expenditures and balance sheet for fiscal 2009.

OCEAN PINES , Md.- Authorities say a 67-year-old Berlin man is behind bars in connection with a stabbing alleged to have occurred during a dispute about a car repair.

The Worcester County Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause of an early Monday afternoon fire at the Traveler's Budget Inn of Pocomoke City.