BERLIN – Shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday, there was hardly a car in the parking lot at Buckingham Elementary School. Aside from a custodian doing yard work, the typically bustling school was quiet.It was just before children began making their appearance for the 8:30 a.m. school day start that most teachers began to arrive. They… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Site plans for two more brand-name hotels within two miles of each other in Ocean City were approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission last week.The first will be the final phase of the redevelopment at the 45th Street On The Bay, formerly known as 45th Street Village. A five-story, 120-room hotel… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With the arrival of the official hurricane season next week, state and local emergency service providers along with Delmarva Power officials this week hammered home the importance of residents and visitors to be prepared and engaged.The 2015 hurricane season officially begins on Monday, June 1 and runs through Nov. 1. Meteorologists are… Read more »
BERLIN – Berlin residents face no increased costs for municipal services in the budget proposed this week by town officials.On Tuesday, the Mayor and Council introduced a $17.1 million budget for the coming fiscal year. The budget is 11 percent higher than that of FY 2015 but includes no increases for residents.“As has been our… Read more »
BERLIN – For years, the east side of Berlin was “out of the equation” as resident Gabe Purnell puts it.Those who lived in the Flower Street neighborhood felt little connection with the rest of the town. Located across a major highway from the heart of downtown Berlin, their only community building was deteriorating. So was… Read more »
BERLIN – As a high school student, Caitlin Adams didn’t know the meaning of the word prosthesis.Three years later, she’s preparing to run 390 miles to raise money for those in need of prosthetic limbs.“I think this is something I’m really meant to do,” said Adams, who began her run last weekend.Adams launched her Run… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Paramedic Foundation has announced the creation of the Robert T. Adkins, M.D. Memorial Scholarship.The scholarship will provide financial assistance for educational purposes to those wishing to enter the field of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and for those currently employed in the field of EMS desiring to advance their certification, inclusive… Read more »
BERLIN – Berlin Main Street has received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award.Now in its fifth year, the award celebrates excellence in hospitality and is given only to establishments that consistently achieve great traveler reviews on TripAdvisor. Certificate of Excellence winners include accommodations, eateries and attractions located all over the world that have continually delivered… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A townhouse was severely damaged but only one minor injury was reported during a major residential fire on Jamestown Rd. in north Ocean City early Monday morning.Around 2 a.m. on Monday, Ocean City Communications received a call coming from a three-unit, two-story townhouse on Jamestown Rd. in the area of 116th Street…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An amazing start to the offshore fishing season was capped off with the first white marlin of the season off the coast of Ocean City on Sunday morning, marking the earliest date ever for the milestone.Angler Dale Downey and the crew on the “Got-R-Done” caught the first white marlin of the season… Read more »