Our observation is that the low-birth-weight rates are going down for those enrolled in Healthy Start, but not for the city or the county.

More than 19,000 Worcester County senior citizens who are potentially eligible for federal economic stimulus checks of $300 or $600 have not filed for them.

SNOW HILL -- While students in Worcester County still have a few days of summer vacation left, teachers are already hard at work preparing for the coming school year.