BERLIN – The new Barrett Medical Building must replace and move several newly installed water meters despite Becker Morgan Group’s pleas for a variance, the Berlin Mayor and Council decided last week.Builders installed the wrong number of meters to begin and then the wrong model in the ceilings of the units later.“What they’re asking us… Read more »
Monthly Archives: September 2007
Condos Planned To Replace Old Concrete Plant
OCEAN CITY – At the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting Tuesday night, the site plan for Croppers Landing, to be located between north First and North Division streets, was presented to and approved.The plan, calling for 94 multi-family residential units, will be located on the bayside between the south side of North 1st Street and… Read more »
Coast Kids Program Launches New Educational Product
BERLIN – The 11th Annual Maryland Coast Day festival at Assateague on Saturday was the perfect venue for the Coast Kids program to release its new educational product — “Critter Cards,” a deck of playing cards featuring illustrations and fun facts about local coastal animals. “These cards are another fun way for kids to get… Read more »
Berlin To Host 15th Annual Fiddlers Convention
BERLIN – The Berlin Chamber of Commerce will welcome back bluegrass legend Ronnie Reno and The Reno Tradition as the headlining act for this year’s 15th Annual Berlin Fiddlers Convention. On Friday, Sept. 21 through Sunday Sept. 23, Berlin will say hello to some of the most talented bluegrass musicians in the world.Not only will… Read more »
Beauchamp Road Speed Limit Lowered
SNOW HILL – With a new speed limit of 40 mph on Beauchamp Rd. approved this week, motorists will need to hit the brakes or be on the lookout for police when they travel that way now.The County Commissioners voted on Tuesday to lower the speed limit on Tuesday after a handful of Ocean Pines… Read more »
Undercover Federal Sting Busts Shore Residents
SNOW HILL – Federal officials yesterday morning swarmed two businesses and a residence in Snow Hill in connection with a massive sting operation conducted over the last several months targeting 39 suspects involved in an extensive money laundering scheme involving funds the suspects thought were being diverted to terrorism operations and the bribing of immigration… Read more »
Seven Weeks Of Events In Christy Freeman’s Case
OCEAN CITY – It has been a wild seven weeks for Christy Freeman, who was released from jail Wednesday after first- and second-degree murder and manslaughter charges were dropped by the State’s Attorney’s Office.Freeman, an Ocean City business owner, resident and mother of four, went from facing life in prison in late July to being… Read more »
Freeman Issues Statement
SNOW HILL – The following is the entire statement released by Christy Freeman at a press conference yesterday morning.“Christy Freeman, a prominent business owner and well-known figure in Ocean City, had the misfortunate of having a miscarriage in her 25th week of pregnancy on the 27th of July 2007. This event resulted in her losing… Read more »
First-Place Finisher Seeks White Marlin Open Suit Dismissal
SNOW HILL – While the Worcester County Circuit Court mulls a complaint filed earlier this month asking a judge to sort out who should be awarded the hundreds of thousands of dollars at stake in the blue marlin division of this year’s White Marlin Open, the attorney for the angler who caught the first place… Read more »
Unanimous Vote Needed By Commissioners On Room Tax
SNOW HILL – The public will have two opportunities to weigh in on the higher room tax rate proposed by Ocean City, with enabling legislation to allow the County Commissioners to raise the room tax rate to 4.5 percent introduced Tuesday, to be followed later this fall by a bill to actually raise the rate.“The… Read more »