OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) is only a few weeks into the testing and evaluation process of two in-car camera surveillance systems, but has already seen positive response, officials reported this week. In-car camera surveillance is becoming increasingly prevalent in police vehicles throughout the county in an effort to provide safety… Read more »

BERLIN – Costs are rising on the Flower St. sidewalk project as additions are made to the work.The Berlin Mayor and Council approved the addition of work costing another $32,742 Monday night.“It just keeps growing, doesn’t it?” said Councilwoman Paula Lynch.The increases are not surprising, said Council Vice President Gee Williams.“The $175,000 grant has turned… Read more »

BERLIN – A two-car collision on Route 12 near Girdletree on Wednesday night claimed the life of a Crofton, Md. man.Shortly after 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Worcester County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a reported motor vehicle collision on Route 12 just north of Girdletree. Upon arrival, deputies discovered a Chevrolet pick-up truck in the center… Read more »

BERLIN – Berlin is still waiting for a new planning superintendent, seven months after previous superintendent Stacey Weisner vacated the post last summer.The town’s planning department also lost the code enforcement officer in October and that position has also sat empty.The only people working out of the tiny brick building behind Berlin Town Hall that… Read more »

BERLIN – Berlin is adding two new events and expanding another this summer with a 10th Anniversary Celebration of the filming of “Runaway Bride” and a Blues and Jazz festival.The Berlin Chamber of Commerce will present four events this summer, ending with the marquee event celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the filming of “Runaway Bride,”… Read more »

BERLIN – The way is now open for the Davis-Taylor Farm property, once meant for a technology park, to become the site of a senior living residential development.The Berlin Mayor and Council approved the text amendment for the zoning code changes Monday night.An eight-page text amendment now covers senior living facilities in the M-1A industrial… Read more »

BERLIN – Local attorney Joe Moore is back among the candidates seeking appointment to a seat on Maryland’s highest court this week after the state’s judicial nominating committee forwarded the names of all three applicants for the position to the governor for final approval.Moore in December officially filed an application to replace Judge Dale Cathell… Read more »

ANNAPOLIS – With the Maryland General Assembly 2008 session suddenly getting long in the tooth, several bills of local importance have been passed or voted down by one or both sides of the aisle in Annapolis in the last week.Cross-over day, or the point in the session at which a bill introduced in either the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – After numerous discussions over the current open container laws, the Ocean City Police Commission agreed this week to support the change of open container violations from arrestable to non-arrestable offenses.The consideration to change the open container law from a criminal misdemeanor to a municipal infraction has been circulating for years. Under the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The new Ocean City branch of the Worcester County Library was open and in full swing this week, welcoming visitors and receiving rave reviews about the new expansive, high-tech facility.The old 14th Street location, which served Ocean City proudly for nearly 40 years, officially closed its doors earlier this month, providing a… Read more »