BERLIN – Troy Purnell was sworn in at Monday’s Berlin Mayor and Council meeting and took his seat as a councilman, giving the body a full roster of elected officials for the first time since May.“It felt good. Definitely a different view,” said Purnell of his swearing in and first meeting as a sitting council… Read more »

BERLIN – Dire predictions of drastically low sales during the 2008 holiday shopping season appear to not be coming true for local retailers, with several reporting solid sales.Business at the Harry and David store at the Ocean City Factory Outlets is as strong as ever, said store manager Bonnie Oliverio.“Things are going great. It is… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – When slots were approved in Maryland last month, some residents vocally feared that Ocean City was going to turn into Atlantic City. Some might cringe at any comparison of Ocean City and Atlantic City, but doing so could shine some light on how to proceed with current issues facing the town, and… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – You’ve no doubt seen some of Steven J. Cirile’s architectural work in Ocean City.  Yet, few would have expected him to not only design but also run Ocean City’s first professional music recording studio.The Caine Woods section of north Ocean City may seem like an unlikely place for a recording studio of… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Start off the New Year with a visit to the Ocean City Mayor and City Council’s 13th Annual Open House, scheduled to be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on New Year’s Day at City Hall, located at 3rd Street and Baltimore Avenue. The Mayor and City Council’s Open House has become… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The annual Ocean City Police Department’s Christmas Needy Drive proved to be a blessing to many local families.With a volunteer crew of more than 50 people, Chief Bernadette DiPino and her staff tended to more than 60 families, including more than 150 children, this past Saturday at the Public Safety Building.The OCPD… Read more »

BERLIN – While he won’t be officially sworn in until next month, Maryland’s newest congressman Frank Kratovil is already endearing himself to his First District constituents with a bid to secure a seat on the House Agriculture Committee.Kratovil edged Republican Andy Harris in the First Congressional District race in November in a narrow election that… Read more »

NEWARK – After-school programs in Worcester County schools are essential to school success, but funding for the after-school academies could be endangered by budget cuts and closing grants, county Board of Education staff say.According to Board of Education spokesperson Barb Witherow, 12 of 14 county schools have after-school programs, with just specialty schools Worcester Technical… Read more »

 SNOW HILL – For the second time in three months, a Worcester County Circuit Court judge last week granted a motion for summary judgment in a civil suit filed by the family of an Easton man struck and killed while crossing Coastal Highway in June 2007, effectively dismissing the portion of the case seeking $1… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Locals and visitors alike are being offered to weigh in on a proposal to dredge the channel and boat basin in front of the Coast Guard Station in Ocean City with a public comment period that opened last week and concludes on January 20.The Coast Guard has requested the Army Corps of… Read more »