BERLIN – Too little rain last growing season has been succeeded this spring by too much, and some farmers in Worcester County are looking at replanting saturated fields.Shirley Hastings, nutrient management advisor for the Worcester County agriculture extension office, said the effects of the record amounts of rain on county farmers varies according to their… Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2008
Students Collecting Sports Gear For Underprivileged Kids
OCEAN CITY – Students at six area schools have been busy collecting sports equipment and raising money to give children in need around the world much-needed opportunities to participate in sports and healthy activities.The collections are being done in honor of Sammy Wilkinson, the 8-year-old Ocean City resident who loved helping others and playing sports… Read more »
OCES First In Md. To Hit Testing Goal
OCEAN CITY – By 2014, schools across the nation will be expected to have reached the goal set by the No Child Left Behind Act by having every child attain proficiency in both reading and math. While skeptics doubt when and if that goal will be achieved, one area school has already accomplished the feat,… Read more »
MML Gives Legislative Report To OC
OCEAN CITY – The Mayor and City Council were briefed with a wrap-up of the 2007 special legislative session as well as the 2008 regular session in Annapolis this week, through a presentation of pertinent bills from the eyes of the municipalities.The Maryland Municipal League (MML) presented the legislative wrap-up to the Mayor and City… Read more »
Man Faces 10 Years In Jail For Selling Drugs To Cop
SNOW HILL – A Salisbury man arrested in Ocean City last Halloween for selling crack cocaine to an undercover Ocean City Police narcotics detective for the second time in as many days was found guilty last week in Circuit Court to possession with intent to distribute and was sentenced to 10 years in jail with… Read more »
Infrastructure Group’s Future Uncertain In Berlin
BERLIN – Questions over the future of the ad hoc Infrastructure Advisory Committee’s purpose and continued existence arose at Monday night’s Berlin Mayor and Council meeting during a discussion of a study to look at the results of the Army Corps of Engineers storm water analysis.The council pushed a decision back another month until new… Read more »
Grant Money Sought For Flower St. Building
BERLIN – Planning for a new building to replace the deteriorated Flower St. Multi-purpose Building could soon be aided by state block grant funds, after the Berlin Mayor and Council voted to apply for the grant Tuesday night.Unlike construction requests, community development block grant (CDBG) planning fund requests do not have to be in by… Read more »
Flea Market License Fee Delayed Till July
OCEAN CITY – Discussions over a business license fee for the town’s flea market left the council divided this week, with several members agreeing that the flea market should be held accountable for the business license fee this year. The flea market, held on Saturdays and Sundays, was held in the Worcester Street parking lot… Read more »
Drafts Outline Berlin Capacity Issues
BERLIN – The public got its first look at the current wastewater capacity management plan, and other development related resolutions this week when the Berlin Mayor and Council released draft copies of the documents at the Tuesday’s meeting.The council did not discuss the documents, planning to schedule a work session to go through each of… Read more »
Discovery Center Store Provides Preview Of What’s Ahead
SNOW HILL – While the exhibits are still being installed and will not be open to the public for weeks, the Delmarva Discovery Center in Pocomoke City opened its museum store last night.“We expect the museum to open in August full time,” said Barbara Tull, chairman of the Discovery Center Board. “By the end of… Read more »