BERLIN – Portable storage containers, like PODS, might soon be restricted to five days located at a Berlin house, according to a draft ordinance discussed by the Berlin Planning Commission this week.According to Planning and Zoning Director Chuck Ward, Berlin Mayor Gee Williams asked him to look into an ordinance to control the length of… Read more »
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Hundreds Pull Up Some Beach To Watch Movie
Kylie JosonStaff WriterOCEAN CITY – This year marks the third year of Movies on the Beach. With the growing popularity of the free event, two new locations were added – the Princess Royale Hotel on 91st Street and the Carousel Resort Hotel & Condominiums on 118th Street. The movies are still being played at the… Read more »
Grant Money To Ease Access At Two Public Schools
NEWARK – Federal grant money will make school access at two county schools safer, more pedestrian friendly and more accessible for students, staff and the public.The public schools of Worcester County are partnering with the Worcester County Health Department and the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) this year in improving pedestrian access to two county… Read more »
Funding Restraints Limit HVAC Work At Schools
NEWARK – With the money available in the school system budget, only two or three of the 21 rooftop HVAC units in critical need of replacement at three middle schools will be swapped out for new models this year.Berlin Intermediate School, Snow Hill Middle School and Pocomoke Middle School are all 40 years old. Each… Read more »
Former Olympic Hero Leads Clinic For Area Gymnasts
Kylie JosonStaff WriterBERLIN – It’s not everyday the Eastern Shore gets a visit from an Olympic gold medallist and national sports hero.On Monday July 12, Kerri Strug paid a visit to the Twister Gymnastics in Berlin to conduct a clinic. At the clinic, she played a video and gave a short speech, which was followed… Read more »
Election Fields Unchanged As Deadline Looms
BERLIN – Time is slipping away for local political parties to find candidates to run in races where they do not already have a candidate.The District 2 County Commissioner race lacks a Republican candidate, while Districts 3 and 6 lack Democratic candidates.By law, the political party central committees are allowed to nominate a contender from… Read more »
County Eyes Grant To Fund Soft Shoreline Projects
SNOW HILL – Five soft shoreline projects in northern Worcester County would be part of implementing the coastal bays management plan, according to county staff, and would protect land from wave erosion.The county hopes to get a $5,000 mini-grant from the Maryland Coastal Bays Program to pay for part of the work. An in-kind match… Read more »
Cocaine Dealer Gets 15 Years
SNOW HILL – The latest significant salvo in area law enforcement’s renewed battle to rid Berlin’s neighborhoods of open-air drug dealing scored a direct hit last week when a local man was sentenced to 15 years on a pair of cocaine distribution convictions, just weeks after a dozen new suspects were indicted by a Worcester… Read more »
83% Of County Seniors College Bound
NEWARK – This year’s graduating seniors at Worcester County high schools were mostly satisfied with their education, the annual senior survey shows.The Worcester County school board’s annual survey of graduating seniors showed that 84 percent of the nearly 400 graduates were “satisfied or very satisfied” with the education they got in Worcester County schools. Thirteen… Read more »
OC Plans Capital Projects With Fed Program Help
OCEAN CITY — Finance Administrator Martha Bennett Lucey is being credited with finding a way for the town to save a substantial amount of money as it moves forward with plans to improve its infrastructure and readies some big projects to the tune of $18 million.With capital projects, such as street repairs, being essentially tabled… Read more »