SNOW HILL – Berlin residents gathered this week to share concerns about an apartment complex proposed for Route 346.Roughly two dozen citizens, many of them residents of the Purnell Crossing development and Austin Circle, met at Stevenson United Methodist Church Monday to share thoughts on a 126-unit apartment project proposed for the undeveloped portion of… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Worcester County Recreation and Parks will host a youth basketball program in Berlin following approval from municipal officials.On Monday, the Berlin Town Council approved plans for a summer youth basketball league for Henry Park presented by Worcester County Recreation and Parks.“The need for basketball in our community is great,” Councilman Elroy Brittingham… Read more »
SNOW HILL – A nearly $1.1 million proposed increase in the Worcester County Emergency Services’ budget resulted in continued criticism of the county’s new radio system.During a budget work session Tuesday, the Worcester County Commissioners expressed concern regarding a $1,085,573 (49%) proposed increase in the emergency services budget. The bulk of the increase relates to… Read more »
SNOW HILL – A five-year plan proposed by Worcester County Recreation and Parks would include the purchase of land currently owned by the Berlin Lions Club.In a budget presentation Tuesday, Tom Perlozzo, the county’s director of recreation and parks, told the Worcester County Commissioners he’d learned that Wawa and Royal Farms had approached the Berlin… Read more »
BERLIN – Residents continue to plead for an incremental tax increase rather than the 29% jump proposed by Berlin’s mayor.At Monday’s meeting of the Berlin Town Council, dozens of residents urged elected officials to reconsider the 29% tax increase proposed by Mayor Gee Williams at last week’s budget work session. The suggested increase would raise… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Education and public safety funding requests highlighted a budget work session hosted by the Worcester County Commissioners this week.On Tuesday, various county department directors presented their proposed fiscal year 2020 budgets to the commissioners in the first of several work sessions. As initially proposed, the overall budget includes a shortfall of $6.8… Read more »
BERLIN – The Berlin Fire Company is asking the town for more than $900,000 in funding for the coming fiscal year.While town staff presented a proposed fiscal year 2020 budget that included $544,500 for the fire company — a reduction of 10 percent over the current year — fire company officials presented a budget request… Read more »
SNOW HILL — Educators recognized Snow Hill Elementary School’s Gina Russell as the 2019 Worcester County Teacher of the Year with a surprise announcement Wednesday.In a twist on tradition, instead of naming the 2019 Teacher of the Year at the annual banquet in Ocean City on Friday, officials said they would surprise the winner with… Read more »
BERLIN – Plans for a mixed-use building on Washington Street are expected to move forward following a hearing with the town’s board of appeals this week.On Wednesday, Berlin’s board of zoning appeals approved a conditional use request that will allow for construction of a mixed-use building, featuring three apartments over controlled storage units, at 305… Read more »
SNOW HILL — Educators recognized Snow Hill Elementary School’s Gina Russell as the 2019 Worcester County Teacher of the Year with a surprise announcement Wednesday.In a twist on tradition, instead of naming the 2019 Teacher of the Year at the annual banquet in Ocean City on Friday, officials said they would surprise the winner with… Read more »