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PRINCESS ANNE — Somerset County officials are expected to discuss this week if they will accept $6 million in federal stimulus funds — applied for without their knowledge or consent — to pay for a reverse osmosis water treatment system in Princess Anne. Members of the Somerset County Sanitary District Commission learned recently that the […]

Somerset County citizens deserve a well- thought-out response to the challenge of providing needed water to the Princess Anne Sub-District. The Somerset County Sanitary District continues to hold to its original position of refusing to provide water treatment, even as new information indicates that treatment is available and affordable (“County Will Continue Fight over RO,” […]

OCEAN PINES, Md.- The Worcester County Health Department says it is moving forward with plans to open a dental clinic for children in Berlin next year. The clinic will treat children from low-income families, and on Medicaid. The Eastern Shore has the most untreated tooth decay in Maryland, according to the state. Worcester County health […]

OCEAN CITY — Worcester County’s first public dental clinic is expected to start seeing patients in March, bringing much-needed oral health to local low-income children. And in a county recognized by Maryland Office of Oral Health as having one of the highest rates of tooth decay in the state, the almost $800,000 project may be […]

The Somerset County Sanitary District Commission has struggled for five years to get permits to drill much needed wells at Revell’s Neck. These wells would enable residential construction to go forward and would have a direct and beneficial impact on the quality of life of Somerset County residents. The Maryland Department of the Environment has […]

PRINCESS ANNE — A state official on Tuesday urged Somerset County Commissioners to use their influence to convince the county’s Sanitary Commission to apply for federal economic stimulus funds before a Feb. 28 deadline. “It’s a potential win for everybody,” said Brigid Kenney, director of planning for the Maryland Department of the Environment. “I’m asking […]

PRINCESS ANNE — A lawsuit filed by the Somerset County Sanitary Commission against the Maryland Department of the Environment will proceed to trial after a judge refused to dismiss the case Friday. Although MDE’s attorney, Steve Johnson, called the case “a classic example of a dispute that has no business being in court,” Circuit Court […]

PRINCESS ANNE — An attorney for the Somerset County Sanitary Commission who filed a Freedom of Information Act request for state documents has been told it will cost him more than $200,000 for photocopies and clerical work. “That’s a lot of reproduction,” said attorney Robin Cockey, who is representing the Sanitary Commission in a lawsuit […]

PRINCESS ANNE — Frustrated by a process designed to find answers to an ongoing water shortage, Somerset County Sanitary Commission members said they do not want any part of a plan proposed earlier in the week by state officials. At a meeting Thursday, members voted unanimously not to apply for funding for a reverse osmosis […]

PRINCESS ANNE — Local and state officials hope Somerset County gets a share of anticipated federal stimulus money to build wells and associated treatment processing equipment — funding needed to move forward with construction of major developments in and around the county seat of Princess Anne and overall area growth. The Somerset County Sanitary Commission […]