OCEAN CITY – An appeal regarding a lot maintenance violation at a mid-town building was discussed at the council level this week, and while the lot was ultimately deemed in compliance, with regard to matters pertinent the City Council, the owner was advised nonetheless to keep the lot clean. Thomas Hofman, owner of 109 79th… Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2008
OC Firefighters Hope To Fill Boot To Assist MDA
OCEAN CITY – Local firefighters and paramedics will hit the streets next Thursday for the annual Fill The Boot Drive, taking time from their busy schedules to reach out to the public and garner funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).Don’t be surprised to see Ocean City’s finest approaching cars and pedestrians Thursday with their… Read more »
New Website Spotlights Eco-Tourism Opportunities
SNOW HILL – Tourists planning a visit to Worcester County can use a new website to get a preview of eco-tourism activities through short, locally produced, videos.“It’s this really neat series of webisodes, two-minute webisodes, that tout the wilds of Worcester County,” said Lisa Challenger, director of tourism for Worcester County, at Tuesday’s County Commissioner… Read more »
Leg Cramps, Cough Cause Downtown Crash
OCEAN CITY – Apparent leg cramps and an untimely coughing spell are being blamed for a vehicle leaving Philadelphia Ave. early Monday morning, first striking a telephone pole and crashing into the front porch of a residence.Around 9 a.m. on Monday, Ocean City resident Paul Michael Toulottei, 51, was driving south on Philadelphia Ave. when… Read more »
BZA Approves Project’s Conditional Use
BERLIN – The Berlin Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) approved the Davis-Taylor Farm senior living conditional use this week, amid a controversy over state wastewater funding which some warn could be reduced or eliminated if the project goes through.Planning consultant Tim Bourcier warned, despite Davis-Taylor project attorney Hugh Cropper’s objections, that developing residential uses on… Read more »
Berlin Working To Create New Sewer Capacity Policies
BERLIN – Berlin staff and elected officials reviewed new policies on wastewater distribution and infrastructure dedication during a rare work session held Monday evening.“We’re at the beginning of the beginning of planning Berlin’s growth for the next couple of decades,” said interim Mayor Gee Williams at the outset of the session.Intensive work on the wastewater… Read more »
Berlin Hires New Finance, Public Works Directors
BERLIN – Two long vacant senior staff positions in the Berlin administration are vacant no more, with Jo-Ellen Mason-Foley taking up the Director of Finance post and Michael Gibbons stepping into the Director of Public Works slot.The financial director position has been empty for nearly two years, since Don Fletcher resigned in 2006. Previous Public… Read more »
Worcester’s Top Teacher A Finalist In State Contest
BERLIN – Worcester County Teacher of the Year Amy Gallagher joins seven of Maryland’s top teachers as a finalist for the 2009 Maryland Teacher of the Year.Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jon Andes made the surprise announcement during his welcome address for the school system’s new teacher orientation. In addition to Gallagher’s role as the Worcester… Read more »
University Leaders Suggest Another Look At Drinking Age
BERLIN – Nearly 25 years after the legal drinking age in Maryland and every other state was raised to 21, campus leaders across the country have launched a campaign to lower the minimum legal drinking age back to 18 as part of an effort to curb binge drinking by teenagers, but the concept does not… Read more »
Two Killed Racing On Highway
BERLIN – Two young men were killed in an accident on Route 50 in Berlin late last Friday night when the vehicle they were traveling in left the roadway after what appears to have been a race with another vehicle.Religious symbols, photographs, stuffed animals and other personal items along with broken bits of the car… Read more »