BERLIN — Unwilling to give an unconditional blessing to a design presented Wednesday, the Berlin Planning Commission did grant preliminary approval to a new building that would contain a gym, laser tag and indoor glow-in-the-dark miniature golf.Labeled the “Berlin Activities Depot,” the 30,000-square-foot building would be located off Route 346, or Old Ocean City Boulevard,… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2012
Resort’s Taxi Industry Oversight Could Shift
OCEAN CITY – A few suggestions on cleaning up the city’s code regarding rental and business licenses this week resulted in further investigations of re-organizing the oversight of the taxi cab industry and the code regarding scooters.License Inspector Michael Sherman explained to the Mayor and City Council that while reviewing rental housing inspections and the… Read more »
Area Burglaries Lead To Stiff Prison Sentence
SNOW HILL — A Pittsville man, connected to several Ocean City burglaries last fall after resort police were able to track his whereabouts using a signal transmitted from an I-Pad stolen from his most recent break-in, was found guilty this week on several charges and was sentenced to a combined 25 years in prison.During the… Read more »
Community Prays For Ava
OCEAN CITY – Ava Delricco is showing positive signs on her road to recovery as the community stands strong to ensure support and justice in the DelRicco’s time of need.Last Saturday night a candlelight vigil was held for the 18-month-old girl who was seriously injured in a car accident on Dec. 16 and recovering at… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Suggestion For Berlin Editor: I really enjoyed ringing in the new year in Berlin, but I have an idea to make the ball drop better.In my opinion (and others around town), the actual ball is a little, well, not so great. I think it would be a great contest for local schools in the area… Read more »
Same Problems, Different Entity In Worcester
The 2014 Maryland Gubernatorial Election is still two-plus years away, but Comptroller Peter Franchot’s frank talk and blunt approach have put him out in the forefront in the early going.Franchot, the two-term tax collector, will be running for governor in a couple years, although he has not announced it officially yet. It will more than… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
The General Assembly is back in session and tax increases will be the major story.Legislators are almost surely going to raise the gasoline tax by as much as 15 cents and might triple the flush tax before they adjourn this spring, but Gov. Martin O’Malley opined this week he would support a different increase. If… Read more »
DWI Chase Ends in Crash
OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City man was arrested on drunk-driving and other charges last weekend after leading resort police on a chase through downtown, during which he allegedly knocked over a few signs before crashing into a utility pole.Around 6 p.m. last Friday, Ocean City police received a complaint from a private citizen about… Read more »
Open Houses Of The Week
WEST OCEAN CITY Bay Point Plantation Rt589/Gum Point Rd Daily 10-5 Waterfront Estate Lots in 142 Acre Preserve Kevin Decker The Fritschle Group/ Condominium Realty 443-235-6552OCEAN CITY Makai Condominiums 42nd St. Bayside Daily 10-4 New Construction 2BR & Studio Condos Ben Dawson The Fritschle Group/ Condominium Realty 410-603-2205WEST OCEAN CITY Sailor’s Watch Golf Course Road… Read more »
Ravens’ Oher Planning Salisbury Visit Feb. 10
SALISBURY — Students and staff at Prince Street Elementary School (PSES) were blindsided Monday by the announcement that Baltimore Ravens’ offensive tackle Michael Oher will be visiting their school on Feb. 10.“It’s a secret we’ve had quite a few months,” said Assistant Principal Jason Miller.PSES staff and Wicomico Board of Education (BoE) members dropped several… Read more »