Joe Albero

Law enforcement sources report that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is busing hundreds of unaccompanied children (UACs) from the Rio Grande Valley to other border communities to alleviate overcrowding. The UACs are transferring to Laredo, Carrizo Springs, and Eagle Pass, Texas, for processing and temporary detention. The children are stuck in limbo at Border Patrol stations …

Feds bus Migrant Children to Texas Border Towns, Facilities overcrowded Read More »

SALISBURY – As hybrid in-person learning continues in Wicomico County, some parents are calling on school system leaders to have students return to the classroom full time. More than 100 people attended a virtual school board meeting Tuesday, where parents of Wicomico County Public Schools (WCPS) students urged officials to return to traditional instruction. “We’re …

Wicomico Parents Beg School Board To Allow Full In-Person Return Read More »

SNOW HILL – A property on Route 589 is moving closer to development following a vote by the Worcester County Planning Commission. The commission last week voted 6-0 to reclassify the water and sewer planning area for a property on Route 589 north of Gum Point Road. The parcel, which had no planned service, is …

Commercial Project Eyes Route 589 Read More »

SALISBURY – School officials this week approved a post-Labor Day calendar for the 2021-2022 academic year. In a virtual meeting on Tuesday, the Wicomico County Board of Education approved on second reading the 2021-2022 school calendar, which features a start date of Sept. 7 and an end date of June 14. Assistant Superintendent of Student …

Wicomico Will Open Schools After Labor Day Read More »

OCEAN CITY — A plan to get more longevity out of the Ocean City Fire Department’s apparatus was approved this week along with a detail schematic on how to fund replacements in the long-term. Last year, after a couple of unanticipated expenditures for fire department apparatus repairs, the Mayor and Council instructed Chief Richie Bowers …

OC Council Approves Plan Extending Fire Apparatus Life Read More »

SALISBURY – It was a lengthy discussion on short- and long-term solutions last week as state, county and municipal representatives convened a virtual town hall to address Wicomico’s septic issues. Last Thursday, the Coastal Association of Realtors (CAR) held a virtual town hall meeting with a panel of state, county and municipal officials to discuss …

Officials Discuss Bills To Address Wicomico’s Septic Concerns Read More »

Although supplies remain limited, the Wicomico County Health Department (WiCHD) strives to provide equitable access to the COVID-19 vaccine.  On March 2nd, WiCHD held a 65 years and older vaccination clinic at St James AME Zion Church of Salisbury. At this event, 161 eligible individuals received their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and …

EQUITABLE VACCINE ACCESS IN WICOMICO COUNTY Read More »

OCEAN CITY – Gov. Larry Hogan’s lifting of certain COVID-related restrictions this week is welcome news, but many of the measures, including mask requirements and social distancing mandates, remain in place. There is little doubt Hogan’s announcement regarding the easing of certain COVID-19 restrictions on capacity for restaurants, retail stores and gyms and post-travel measures …

Governor Eases Capacity Limits Read More »

BERLIN — The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be hosted in Ocean Pines by the Worcester County Veterans Memorial Foundation from April 22-25 at 1 p.m. The wall will be set up in Memorial Park in Ocean Pines over the long weekend. The Worcester …

Volunteers Sought For Local Wall That Heals Event Read More »

Delmarva Chicken Association Executive Director Holly Porter made the following statement after a Montgomery County, Md. Circuit Court judge issued an order in Assateague Coastal Trust v. Maryland Department of the Environment requiring further review of the general discharge permit for animal feeding operations: “It’s no accident the plaintiffs in this case crossed the Chesapeake Bay to …

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