Newark News

OCEAN PINES -- Police say they've arrested the man who walked into a storeroom area of the Walgreens pharmacy in the Pines, knife in hand, and tried to force an employee to give him cash.

NEWARK -- After being named 2010 Maryland Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence, two Lower Shore schools are now eligible for national recognition.

A routine traffic stop last May has resulted in one of the largest drug money seizures in recent history for the Worcester County Sheriff's Office.

NEWARK -- The message to the school board from Worcester County's school administrators and parents at this week's public budget input session was clear: Just hold on to what we've got.

SNOW HILL -- Property assessments in the northern part of Worcester County are expected to fall by 20 percent in 2010, a grim indication of another difficult budget year ahead.

NEWARK -- The Worcester County Board of Education will be going into the next fiscal year with a more than $994,000 fund balance, an independent audit revealed Tuesday.

Just a reminder that the Worcester County Public Works Department's Recycling Division, in conjunction with Maryland Environmental Services and the Maryland Department of the Environment, is hosting its annual household hazardous waste and electronics recycling collection day this Saturday, Oct.

NEWARK - Worcester County Public Schools' Class Rank and Senior Recognition Committee held its first meeting this month.

POCOMOKE CITY -- Clarence Robert Hunter Bryant, 61, of Pocomoke City, better known as 'Hunt' to his family and friends, departed this life Monday, Oct.

" An increase in fire protection capacity in Ocean Pines will cost service area ratepayers more money annually to pay off up to $2.5 million in loans to make the work possible.

SNOW HILL -- Some Northern Worcester County residents will see an increase in their water and sewer rates to pay for improvements to two systems.

BERLIN -- Several fire companies responded to a barn fire that started when a vehicle inside it backfired Thursday.

BERLIN - Several fire companies responded to a barn fire that started when a vehicle inside it backfired Thursday.

NEWARK -- New educational data shows that nearly every Lower Shore high school met 2009 testing requirements and yearly benchmarks set by the state and federal government, with Worcester County ushering the most students all the way through school without dropping out.

Route 113 was temporarily closed in both directions as police and emergency workers sort out a 4-vehicle accident.

RE: 'Neighbors wary of wastewater,' Sept. 24 Several important facts did not make it into the Daily Times story about Newark residents being wary of Berlin's spray-irrigation wastewater proposal.

BERLIN -- The council is expected to approve a variety of measures that will move forward the financing of the town's wastewater treatment plant upgrade.

NEWARK -- New educational data shows that nearly every Lower Shore high school met 2009 testing requirements and yearly benchmarks set by the state and federal government.

BERLIN -- As the town moves forward with plans to upgrade its wastewater treatment plant and meet local and state requirements, officials are eyeing a 200-acre tract in Newark for a spray irrigation site.

NEWARK -- Almost a year after it opened to students, close to 100 community members had the opportunity to appreciate the new Worcester Technical High School at its dedication ceremony Saturday.