News reporters think differently than other people, and that’s why a friend of mine in the industry elsewhere had some questions for me after reading about the major pot bust on our website last Friday.He was specifically questioning how authorities came up with a street value in excess of $400,000 for the 350-plus pounds of… Read more »
BERLIN — Three weeks after a U.S. District Court judge issued a ruling in the landmark civil suit filed against a Berlin farm family and Perdue over alleged pollution violations dating back to 2009, the victorious defendants in the case this week filed separate motions seeking a combined $3 million in attorney fees and other… Read more »
I walked around much of Monday with Beckett’s underwear in my coat pocket.The problem was I knew it but I just didn’t know what to do with it. Underwear is not exactly something I can leave on my desk or in a drawer or in my truck without raising some questions. Therefore, I figured the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Councilman Joe Mitrecic followed his campaign pledge this week when he suggested the city hold a future discussion on re-establishing subcommittees dissolved by the former council majority over two years ago.At the end of this week’s Mayor and City Council meeting, Mitrecic took the opportunity to share some thoughts with his colleagues… Read more »
BERLIN — A Bridgeville, Del. man was arrested on first-degree assault and other charges last weekend after intentionally trying to run over a man and a woman after an altercation at a Masonic Lodge party in Berlin.Shortly before 11 p.m. last Saturday, Worcester County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the area of the Masonic Lodge… Read more »
SALISBURY – At the start of 2013, healthcare professionals are busy trying to manage changes brought by federal healthcare reform.“This is a pivotal year for the healthcare industry,” said Nancy Bagwell, branch director for Peninsula Home Care. “The line of thinking has moved from treatment to prevention and education. Healthcare professionals across all platforms will… Read more »
BERLIN — In what could be the first tentative step towards what many in town will hope will be a peaceful reconciliation, the Mayor and Council recently directed Town Attorney Dave Gaskill to begin a dialogue with the Berlin Fire Company’s (BFC) legal representation.However, Gaskill’s job, according to Mayor Gee Williams, is only to request… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Delmarva Power and Light (DP&L) received the Mayor and City Council’s approval to expand its substation in north Ocean City with fair warning not to exceed safe electromagnetic field (EMF) and noise levels.On Monday evening, for the second time, the Mayor and City Council was presented with a conditional use request to… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Spark Productions reconvened this week with the Mayor and City Council to get the OC Experience underway, receiving a final blessing to move forward with the project despite a prior “painful” meeting.The OC Experience has developed quite a history with the city government without even hitting the road yet. The bumpy road… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City Boardwalk store owner last week pleaded guilty in federal court to trafficking in high-end counterfeit merchandise after a raid in August 2011.Liang Lin, 34, a Delaware resident, last week pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit merchandise at two Boardwalk stores he operated including Hot Topik in the area of 4th… Read more »