BERLIN – The expansion of and improvements to the Berlin wastewater treatment plant are on schedule so far, with an approval from Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) for the requested expansion to one million gallons per day (mgd) arriving in early July and possible spray irrigation land under study.“I’m not at liberty to disclose… Read more »
Monthly Archives: July 2008
Berlin Affordable Housing Project Denied Critical Grant
BERLIN – The Cannery Village workforce housing endeavor was denied Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, supporters learned last week, a potentially serious blow to the construction schedule.Supporters learned of the denial last Friday.“The Cannery Village application was denied,” reported Berlin Administrative Director Linda Bambary to the Berlin Town Council Monday night. CDBG applications must… Read more »
Police Seek Child Abuse Suspect
BERLIN – Area police this week are looking for a 39-year-old local man wanted on child abuse, numerous sex offenses and assault after a joint investigation pointed to him as a suspect in a sexual assault on a 7-year-old female victim. After an investigation conducted by the Worcester County Bureau of Investigation (WCBI) with assistance… Read more »
Police Make Another Internet Prostitution Arrest
OCEAN CITY – An Easton woman was arrested on prostitution charges last week after arranging a meeting with an undercover OCPD detective, who discovered the services she was offering on the Internet.Last Wednesday, Ocean City police arrested Jennifer Watson Ambrose, 35, of Easton, on charges of soliciting for prostitution after detectives discovered advertisements for her… Read more »
Ex-Employee Indicted For First-Degree Arson
OCEAN CITY – Almost four months to the day since the March 30 fire on the south end of the Boardwalk that destroyed the Dough Roller restaurant and severely damaged the adjacent Marty’s Playland, a Worcester County grand jury on Tuesday indicted a local man on several counts of arson and other charges for allegedly… Read more »
Demolition Begins With Property’s Future In Doubt
BERLIN – Six years after the Tyson chicken processing plant on the outskirts of Berlin closed its doors forever, its future remains in limbo, but demolition activity at the site this week signals something may be afoot at the historic property. Demolition began on the site first thing Monday morning with the giant claw ripping… Read more »
11 Arrested After Resort Bar Brawl Spills Outside
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City police last weekend made 11 arrests during a bar fight that began at a downtown nightclub and later spilled outside the establishment around closing time.Shortly after 2 a.m. last Saturday, Ocean City Police officers on routine patrol in the downtown area responded to a reported fight inside the Paddock nightclub… Read more »
Fell Soccer Camp on Tap Next Week
BERLIN- Former Stephen Decatur soccer standout Steve Fell, who excelled in college and on the professional level, returns to his roots next week when he hosts a soccer camp at the Northern Worcester Athletic Complex (NWAC) for young players in the area.Fell, one of the most decorated scholar-athletes ever at Decatur, hosted his first summer… Read more »
Shriner’s Golf Tourney Date Set
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Shrine Club will host its 11th Annual Co-Ed Golf Classic next Friday, August 8, at the Newport Bay course at the Ocean City Golf Club with all proceeds dedicated to the Shriner’s Children’s Hospitals.The tournament will be played in two divisions including a low gross and low net division along… Read more »
Shockers to Hold Tryouts
BERLIN- The Mid-Atlantic Shockers Baseball Club will hold a second round of tryouts in the area this weekend at Berlin and at Georgetown in Delaware.The Mid-Atlantic Shockers youth baseball program fields teams of local players from under age nine to under age 15 that compete in area and regional tournaments. The program is led by… Read more »