SNOW HILL – A Fort Washington, Md. man faces life in prison this week after being found guilty on attempted murder and other charges for a shooting incident in Pocomoke last May.Last Friday, Worcester County Circuit Court Judge Richard Bloxom found Alexander Crippen, 36, of Fort Washington, guilty on attempted first-and second-degree murder charges following… Read more »
Monthly Archives: December 2010
Berlin Mayor Pulls Rank In Atlantic Hotel Dispute
BERLIN – Bob McIntosh resigned as chair of the Berlin Historic District Commission (HDC) Monday after Mayor Gee Williams overturned a ruling the HDC had made regarding the Atlantic Hotel.The original decision made by the HDC was that the hotel would not be allowed to replace its standard wooden windows with vinyl look-a-likes. After the… Read more »
Fraud Scheme Targets Local Businesses
OCEAN CITY – Resort police this week are alerting area residents about a fraud scheme involving an out-of-country scam artist targeting businesses in the Ocean City area.The OCPD this week issued a warning about a fraud scheme targeting local businesses with the perpetrators utilizing Text Telephone Yoke (TTY) relay operators. One Ocean City business has… Read more »
Ocean City Seeks Public Input On New Boardwalk
OCEAN CITY – The re-construction of the Boardwalk has been looming over government leaders for a couple years, and options were presented at this week’s Mayor and City Council meeting on how the town could go about the massive project.Ocean City’s Boardwalk extends from the Inlet to 27th street, reaching 11,850 feet. According to the… Read more »
Air Show Dates Finalized For June 11-12
OCEAN CITY – The ongoing battle over what weekend the OC Air Show will be held this summer has come to a rest, but additional concerns surfaced about the event at City Hall this week.The Mayor and City Council had asked the newly formed Tourism Advisory Board to meet with Ocean City Air Show Coordinator… Read more »
BZA Approves LED Sign For Berlin Fire Company
BERLIN – The Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) granted the Berlin Fire Department (BFD) a variance this week, allowing the installation of a new LED sign on its property. However, the BZA did attach a few stipulations onto the approval.Representatives of both the BFD and Selby Signs, the company that would be responsible for creating… Read more »
We Remember Those We Have Lost
Sally Palmer ShipleyBERLIN – Sally Palmer Shipley, 41, died Dec. 9, 2010 at her home. She was born in Salisbury to Rollie and Roberta Willis Palmer.She worked for Atlantic Dental as a patient coordinator and helped out at Angelo’s Restaurant. She also sat with patients at Atlantic General Hospital. She was a member of Hope… Read more »
Adventures In Fatherhood
Thanks largely to Pam, there’s a lot of Christmas spirit flowing through the house these days.That’s why I almost went cross-eyed when last Friday she floated the idea of possibly having two trees this year, the customary fake one along with a real one.It wasn’t so much that I thought it was overkill, although that… Read more »
Arrest Made In Vehicle Assault
BERLIN – A Berlin man was arrested on assault charges this week after an investigation connected him to an incident in October during which he intentionally attempted to run a vehicle off the road on Route 50.The Worcester County Bureau of Investigations (WCBI) this week charged Marqui D. Henry, 33, with three counts of second-degree… Read more »
Top Agents Recognized
Top Agents RecognizedBERLIN – Shamrock Realty Group named Ron Wesche as top sales agent and Jim Volk as top listing agent for the month of November.Wesche has been with Shamrock from its beginning in 2006. He also works with Shamrock’s affiliate T&G Builders as sales manager and continues to be a top performer. Volk joined… Read more »