BERLIN – Roughly a year after first announcing plans to purchase the former Tyson property, Berlin leaders have officially entered the bond market.On Monday, the council voted 4-0 to issue and sell bonds in the amount of $3 million to buy the more than 60-acre industrial property on Old Ocean City Boulevard. Settlement is expected… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — While Ocean City’s next municipal election is still roughly 10 months away, four incumbents each filed for re-election on Tuesday in a show of solidarity and continued forward progress.Councilmembers Doug Cymek, Dennis Dare, Tony DeLuca and Mary Knight each officially filed for re-election to the Ocean City Council on Tuesday afternoon as… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Elementary School is now re-open to students following a bomb threat that prompted an evacuation Tuesday morning.Just a day after a slew of “robocall” bomb threats at schools in Delaware and Maryland, Ocean City Elementary received a threat from a live caller.“OCES received a telephone call — it was not… Read more »
BERLIN — A Berlin man arrested in March after robbing an Ocean Pines bank at gunpoint before taking an employee’s vehicle and fleeing the scene pleaded guilty last week in U.S. District Court to armed robbery and brandishing a firearm and faces a sentence of up to life in prison.Jeffrey V. Hare was indicted in… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- While the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5K and fun walk is still months away, registration is now open for the popular annual event that includes some significant changes this year.Now through January 22, Komen Maryland is offering a $15 early bird discount on all adult registration types, making an adult… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City officials this week got a look at a pair of initiatives aimed at keeping the beaches in the resort clean, including a progressive “Adopt Your Beach” proposal initiated by the Ocean City Surf Club.On Tuesday, the Coastal Resources Legislative Committee, or the “Green Team,” debated the merits of the two… Read more »
SNOW HILL – A new Berlin library, road paving, park expansion and school improvements top the county’s latest capital improvement plan.The county commissioners this week approved the 2017-2021 Worcester County Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), the document outlining major projects set for the foreseeable future.“The capital improvement plan is a planning document whose purpose is to… Read more »
WHALEYVILLE — A local man was arrested on fleeing and eluding charges and driving on a suspended out-of-state license last weekend after a Worcester County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to pull him over for speeding.Around 7:30 p.m. last Friday, a Worcester County Sheriff’s deputy on patrol in the area of Whaleyville Rd. observed a Ford F-350… Read more »
Summer of 1971Volume XVIIEdition 5Issue Highlights• At Davis Promotions’ Rod and Custom Show at the OC Convention Show, “The Original Corvette” was being featured with $1,000 in prize money and trophies on the line.• The featured model in the Hess Apparel advertisement was Karen Moore, who was modeling a suit by Poppy Swimwear.• Unique architectre… Read more »
Post-Holiday AppreciationEditor:Mrs. Claus and I would like to thank everyone who made our visit so enjoyable this year. We wish especially to thank the following folks.First, we wish to thank all the children who came to visit us at the pizza party at Community Church and at the Ocean Pines tree lighting and Breakfast with… Read more »