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Commissioners to Break Ground on New Pocomoke Branch Library January 21, 2025

Snow Hill, Maryland – Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at 1:30 p.m., the commissioners will break ground on the new Pocomoke Branch of the Worcester County Library. This official project kickoff will take place on the grounds of the former branch at 301 Market Street in Pocomoke, and all are invited to attend.

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2025

Recordation Tax will be collected by the Worcester County Treasurer instead of the Clerk of the Court.

For documents submitted for recording after December 31, 2024, a separate check for recordation tax should be made payable to Worcester County. 

Please contact the Worcester County Treasurer’s Office with any questions:  410-632-0686 - option 3.

Worcester County Government offices will resume standard operating hours on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. All employees should report for their normal shifts.

The Worcester County Central Landfill in Newark, and the Homeowner Convenience Centers (located in Berlin, Pocomoke, Snow Hill, and at the Central Landfill) will also resume standard operating hours January 8.

The Worcester County Recreation Center in Snow Hill will open January 8 at 8 a.m.

Due to ongoing inclement weather conditions, Worcester County Government Offices will be closed Tuesday, January 7, 2025.

The Worcester County Commissioners’ meeting previously scheduled for January 7 has been rescheduled for next Tuesday, January 14, at 10 a.m.

In anticipation of continuing unsafe conditions, the Worcester County Recreation Center in Snow Hill, the Worcester County Central Landfill in Newark, and the Homeowner Convenience Centers (located in Berlin, Pocomoke, Snow Hill, and at the Central Landfill) will also be closed Jan. 7.

Due to inclement weather, Worcester County Government Offices will be closed Monday, January 6, 2025.

In anticipation of unsafe conditions, the Worcester County Recreation Center in Snow Hill, the Worcester County Central Landfill in Newark, and the Homeowner Convenience Centers (located in Berlin, Pocomoke, Snow Hill, and at the Central Landfill) will also be closed Jan. 6.

The Solid Waste Division of Worcester County Public Works is hosting its annual collection of Christmas trees December 26, 2024 through January 31, 2025. Area residents can drop off Christmas trees at the Central Landfill in Newark and the Berlin, Pocomoke, and Snow Hill Homeowners Convenience Centers at no cost.

Businesses and organizations that sold trees will not be permitted to drop off trees at the convenience centers, but may take them to the Central Landfill where applicable tipping fees will be assessed.

Snow Hill, Maryland  – On December 17, 2024, the Worcester County Commissioners launched efforts to purchase two properties located in the West Ocean City (WOC) commercial maritime harbor to protect the county’s historic commercial and sport fishing industries. These sites, which house the only two commercial seafood wholesalers where watermen can offload and sell their catches, are the Southern Connection Seafood and the Martin Fish Company properties.

Snow Hill, Maryland (December 20, 2024) – Worcester County Government (WCG) is accepting grant applications from area non-profit agencies now through Tuesday, January 28, 2025.

Applications are available to download as a PDF at www.co.worcester.md.us. Once there, the link to the Non-Profit Grant Application can be found under “Important Links” on the right-hand side of the web page.

Completed grant applications should be mailed to the following address:

Worcester County Government

The following Worcester County Government (WCG) offices will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday, December 24-25, 2024, for Christmas and Wednesday, January 1, 2025, for New Year’s Day: government center, Cape Isle of Wight satellite offices, Central Landfill in Newark and the Homeowner Convenience Centers in Berlin, Snow Hill, and Pocomoke.

All five branch libraries and the Worcester County Recreation Center in Snow Hill will also be closed December 24-25 and January 1.

WCG staff wish one and all a safe and happy holiday season.

Snow Hill, Maryland – On December 12, 2024, during the Maryland Association of Counties winter conference in Cambridge, Governor Wes Moore installed the MACo Board of Directors for 2025. Worcester County Commissioner Chip Bertino was one of 16 county elected officials from across Maryland to be installed to the board for the coming year.