SALISBURY – After two years, plans to revitalize Station 16 downtown have come to a stop, as the Salisbury City Council disapproved an extension of the purchasing process because of faults in the procedure.This week the City Council faced a decision of whether to grant a 60-day extension to Coastal Venture Properties LLC (CVP) to… Read more »
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Copper Thieves Caused Wednesday’s Outage
BERLIN — Wednesday’s brief but expansive power outage from Bethany to Ocean City and from West Ocean City to Berlin was allegedly caused by copper thieves who cut about 250 feet of wire from two sub-stations in nearby Delaware.Around 1:26 p.m. on Wednesday, the power went out across a large section of Delmarva from Bethany… Read more »
5-Hour Standoff Ends Peacefully
SALISBURY — A Salisbury man faces attempted murder and other charges this week after a five-hour standoff with police with hostages involved on Wednesday.Around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Salisbury Police responded to a reported physical altercation with a gunshot fired near a residence on Washington Street. A witness reported the altercation between the suspect, later… Read more »
Berlin Turning Pink This Month
BERLIN — In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness month this October, the Worcester County chapter of Women Supporting Women (WSW) will once again be holding a candlelight vigil in Berlin on Friday, Oct. 14.“We’re getting ready to turn the town pink,” joked Rota Knott, Coordinator of the WSW Worcester Chapter.Based in Berlin, the Worcester… Read more »
Resort Condo Building Struck Again By Vehicle
OCEAN CITY — For the second time in a little over a year, a mid-town Ocean City condominium building this week suffered severe damage when a vehicle collided with the structure fronting Coastal Highway near 65th Street.Around 10:30 p.m. last Saturday, Ocean City police responded to a reported single-vehicle accident on Coastal Highway at 65th… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Proper Respect Due Editor:The Town of Ocean City officials are due the respect afforded their office. The mayor and each and every council member were elected by a majority of voters who took the time to show up on Election Day. If you did not get out and vote, if you live in Ocean City,… Read more »
Merging Elections Best Way To Boost Turnout
In recent weeks, there has been a lot of talk about voter turnout in Ocean City, specifically how to light a fire under residents to ensure they take the time every other year to vote.The Citizens For Ocean City group is working diligently to motivate the citizenry into taking an active role in local politics,… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
In a surprise move to many, Ocean City Public Works Director Hal Adkins notified the city Wednesday morning he is not interested in replacing former City Manager Dennis Dare at this time in his career and “for the foreseeable future.”In an email addressed to Mayor Rick Meehan, who is doubling as acting city manager after… Read more »
Unbeaten Seahawks Sweep Bennett
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity volleyball team passed a big early season test this week, sweeping Bayside South rival Bennett in three games on Monday to remain unbeaten on the season.Something had to give when the unbeaten Seahawks faced the also unbeaten Clippers at home on Monday. Last year, the two teams battled all season for… Read more »
Worcester Boys Improve to 6-1
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity soccer team scored two goals about two minutes apart early in the second half on Monday to beat visiting Greenwood Mennonite, 3-1, to improve to 6-1 on the season.Both teams scored single goals in the first half, which ended in a 1-1 tie. The score remained tied through the early… Read more »