BERLIN – Berlin held its last town council meeting of 2009 Monday night, covering several items including public works topics and new playground equipment.Road Projects UnderwayHarrison Ave. was scheduled for paving this week with a temporary layer of asphalt, which should last four or five years. Previous attempts to cover the road with gravel or… Read more »
Monthly Archives: December 2009
Failed Suicide Attempt Ruled Cause Of Mobile Home Blaze
OCEAN CITY – The resident of a mobile home in north Ocean City that exploded in early December was behind bars this week after investigators determined she allegedly caused the blast by leaving on a propane-fueled oven in a failed suicide attempt.Shortly before 3 a.m. on Dec. 4, Ocean City Communications received a call for… Read more »
County Jobless Rate On Rise
BERLIN – At 14.6 percent, Worcester County has the worst unemployment rate in the state of Maryland for November, surpassing the next worst jurisdiction by 2.7 percentage points.County unemployment rates for last month, released this week, show that the local jobless rate has surpassed last year’s, with 14.6 percent out of work in November 2009,… Read more »
County Department Heads Asked To Cut Budgets By 10%
BERLIN – The major revenue gap expected for Worcester County next fiscal year will not be covered by the departmental cuts already requested by the county, one elected official said this week.“That is not going to solve the problem,” said Worcester County Commissioner Virgil Shockley. “It won’t come close … that’s just a starting point.”While… Read more »
Berlin To Assist Chamber With Visitor Center Concept
BERLIN – A Berlin visitor center will open within the new Berlin Chamber of Commerce offices on Main Street with some financial help from the town.The chamber’s new offices will cost twice as much as anticipated, said Berlin Economic Development Director Michael Day at Monday’s Berlin Mayor and Council meeting.The new office on Main Street… Read more »
Berlin Sets Hen Limit At Six
BERLIN – No more than six hens per house can be kept under a proposed new law regulating poultry keeping within Berlin municipal limits.As many as six hens can be kept per single-family home under the ordinance presented for first reading at Monday night’s Berlin Mayor and Council meeting.A public hearing on the new chicken… Read more »
State Board To Rule On Center Expansion Funding
OCEAN CITY — The time has finally come for the final decision from the state on whether the Roland E. Powell Convention Center is ready for an upgrade.Timing seems to have been the main tripping point for the town-approved convention center renovation, as they have been waiting on the decision from the state’s Board of… Read more »
Friday, Jan 1–New National Angler Registry Begins
OCEAN CITY – Starting tomorrow, most anglers fishing in the resort area or practically anywhere else in the state will have to register with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) before wetting a line, thanks to the implementation of a new federal program designed to better manage saltwater fish populations.Federal officials have implemented the… Read more »
Friday, Jan 1–Mathias Eyes Md. Salvia Ban
BERLIN – Roughly four months after Ocean City, and then Worcester County, passed emergency bills to ban the previously legal over-the-counter hallucinogenic drug salvia in the local area, state lawmakers are preparing to resume the battle in Annapolis. In early August, after months of sometimes contentious debate, the Ocean City Mayor and Council passed an… Read more »
Friday, Jan 1–Humble Beginnings For Penguin Swim
OCEAN CITY — As the area welcomes in 2010, one of the most beloved New Year’s Day traditions will celebrate its 16th year, but, surprisingly, only a handful of people know the origins of the AGH Penguin Swim.Though the Penguin Swim has become synonymous with local restaurant Bull on the Beach as an informal headquarters… Read more »