BERLIN – A fading commercial association in Berlin will be folded into Berlin’s Main Street program to provide more benefits to the town.Berlin’s Commercial District Management Authority (CDMA), which is funded by business license fees, has in the past spent that funding as required on marketing, specifically on a billboard and a brochure.“Since August, we’ve… Read more »

BERLIN – A new public works agreement will govern major development in Berlin after the Berlin Mayor and Council approved the new regulations Monday night.The new public works agreement outlines the responsibilities of a developer building a project including new infrastructure, such as roads, and imposes performance and other bonds.The several times delayed agreement is… Read more »

BERLIN – A Wilmington, Del. woman was arrested last week for providing a false statement to a police officer after investigators determined her wild story of being accosted by an Hispanic man at a party and forced at gunpoint to drive to Ocean City turned out to be a hoax.Around 6 a.m. last Sunday, Monet… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – In less than a year, the Ocean City entities that make up the fire department have gone from bitter rivals and largely divided to a new and unified organization. Here is a snapshot of that progress.How Bad It GotFebruary 08: The volunteer fire company threatens to leave the town of Ocean City… Read more »

BERLIN – The Worcester County Developmental Center (WCDC) and two staffers named in a federal discrimination lawsuit filed against the agency by a former employee last month, alleging a long pattern of intimidation and discrimination that ended with the employee’s termination in September 2008, have filed a formal answer to the complaint and are seeking… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – As unemployment reaches record numbers and a variety of economic indicators paint a bleak picture, some are wondering what that will mean for the thousands of foreign workers that flock to Ocean City each year.It has been said that the foreign workers who come to Ocean City each year do the jobs… Read more »

ANNAPOLIS – A bill adding Worcester County to the list of Eastern Shore counties permitting slot machines in non-profit service clubs and fraternal organizations breezed through the House by an overwhelming margin this week, setting the stage for final approval by the Senate.House Bill 65, introduced by Democratic Delegates James Mathias and Norm Conway, would… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Chris Larmore has had quite a year as the chief of the newly merged Ocean City Fire Department, and he’s got much more to show for it than just the $1 he made in salary.Larmore, the appointed figurehead of the merged volunteer and career fire department, has gone through a year of… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Having a beer (legally) on the beach may seem like a minor issue, but one city councilman says he’s considering trying to take the first of many steps to provide an amenity that many deem to be a simple pleasure.At a recent Recreation and Parks Committee meeting, Councilman Jim Hall brought up… Read more »