SNOW HILL – The Wal-Mart Super Center slated for construction behind the existing Berlin Wal-Mart received site plan approval last week.The Worcester County Planning Commission required several changes in the site plan before approving the project.The new, 193,000-square-foot Super Wal-Mart, including a grocery store and drive-up pharmacy, will replace the roughly 100,000-square-foot existing store. The… Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Landowners Propose New Service Road Design
SNOW HILL – Property owners along the path of the planned Route 50 service road between Holly Grove and Seahawk roads are asking the county to consider a different alignment that, they say, would not detrimentally affect their ability to develop their commercial sites.Land use attorney Mark Cropper, representing 10 property owners whose land would… Read more »
Captain Terry Layton Having Summer To Remember
OCEAN CITY – Continuing a white hot streak that started back in May with the first mako shark caught in the waters off the coast of Ocean City and also included the first white marlin of the season and a new state record mako in the Ocean City Shark Tournament, Captain Terry Layton and the… Read more »
Annual Firemen’s Convention Makes Plea For Help
OCEAN CITY – Some may have taken it as a threat to leave, but town officials say it was a cry for help.Firefighters are usually the ones lending a hand rather than asking for one, and that fact could make the Maryland State Firemen’s Association’s (MSFA) request for help all the more alarming for local… Read more »
Friday, August 14–Vessel Runs Aground Off Island
ASSATEAGUE – Coast Guard crews and a private contractor this week continued to off-load thousands of gallons of diesel fuel off a commercial vessel that remained grounded off the coast of Assateague as of mid-week.The Coast Guard last week responded to a vessel in trouble off the coast of Assateague and assisted three crewmembers before… Read more »
Friday, August 14–Pharmacist Guilty Of Conspiracy
OCEAN CITY — One half of an Ocean City couple arrested in February on a nine-count federal indictment after an eight-year pattern of utilizing credit accounts of deceased relatives to purchase vacations, luxury goods and services and furnishings for their two resort homes totaling thousands of dollars pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to commit… Read more »
Friday, August 14–OC Files Motion To Dismiss CO Suit Against Paramedics
OCEAN CITY – Ironically, on the same day another resort hotel was evacuated because of the threat of carbon monoxide poisoning, town attorneys filed a motion to dismiss a $20 million civil suit filed by the family of two Pennsylvania tourists who died of CO poisoning in June 2006 against Ocean City paramedics who allegedly… Read more »
Friday, August 14–Berlin To Borrow $1.7M To Repair Three Bad Roads
BERLIN – The Berlin Mayor and Council introduced an ordinance Monday night to sell a $1.7 million bond to repair and improve three roads, although one elected official expressed concern over the amount of the bond to be issued.The funding is meant to refurbish and improve Harrison Avenue and Grice and Vine streets.The council will… Read more »
Who’s Playing When and Where Musically Speaking
Angler Restaurant410-289-7424 • Talbot St. & The BaySaturday, Aug.15 & Sunday, Aug. 16: TBAEvery Sunday: Dock Party with DJ Mike CBuxy’s Salty Dog 410-289-0973 • 28th St. & Coastal Hwy. Every Friday: DJ WoodSaturday, Aug. 15: Under The OuthouseEvery Sunday: Locals’ Party with DJ BKThursday, Aug. 20: Electric CompanyCaribBean bar & grill410-289-0837 • Just off… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Medical Care Deserves Credit Around HereEditor:Thirty years ago, Ed’s parents considered buying a retirement home in Ocean City, but did not follow through because they feared that the area lacked adequate health care. Ironically, soon after his father died at home, unable to get to a nearby hospital. Five years ago, we retired to Ocean… Read more »