SNOW HILL – County officials added their support this week to a bid to bring the Triton unmanned aircraft to NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility.The Worcester County Commissioners on Tuesday agreed to draft a letter of support for the effort to bring the U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft to Wallops Island. The facility is… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND – Town officials are hoping participation in a branding workshop will help them increase interest in the municipality.In spite of concerns voiced by some council members, on May 27, the Fenwick Island Town Council agreed to include $5,000 in the coming year’s budget for participation in a branding workshop. The workshop is offered… Read more »
BERLIN – Town officials have agreed to waive the permitting fees associated with wheelchair ramps being installed by charitable groups Berlin.Following a request from the Chesapeake Housing Mission, the town council agreed last week to waive the permitting fees for nonprofits building wheelchair ramps for citizens in need. Volunteers from Chesapeake Housing mission are preparing… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City library is expanding its reach with a new take one, leave one program at a resort amusement park.Last week representatives of the Ocean City branch of the Worcester County Library installed a little wooden library — the Ocean City Book Exchange — at Jolly Roger Amusement Park. It’s stocked… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND – Officials hope a new website will prove easier to navigate and more informative for town residents.In May, the town unveiled a new website created free of charge by Delaware’s Government Information Center. Town Manager Merritt Burke gave council members an overview of the website, fenwickisland.delaware.gov, on Friday.“I’m not going to say it’s… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND – A handful of fee increases highlight the annual spending plan approved by the Fenwick Island Town Council last week.On May 27, the town council approved a $2 million budget for the fiscal year beginning Aug. 1. While some town fees have gone up, for the 13th year in a row there will… Read more »
BERLIN – The #honeywhiskeycake has come to Berlin.Chris Poeschl and Tony Lanuza — better known as the Brooklyn Baking Barons — have brought their signature cake to Berlin with a new retail shop at 16 S. Main St. The cake, which garnered national attention when hosts of ABC’s “The Chew” tweeted about it, highlights the… Read more »
BERLIN – The public will have the chance to comment on a 120-acre solar facility planned near Whaleyville at a hearing hosted by the Maryland Public Service Commission next week.On Thursday, June 9, the Public Service Commission (PSC) will host a 7 p.m. public hearing at the Ocean Pines Community Center to receive comments on… Read more »
BERLIN – “God has a plan. I just try to stay out of the way.”That’s what Doc Mishler will tell you if you encounter him on one of his cross country treks. The octogenarian has spent more than a decade wandering across the country on horseback, spreading the word of the Lord and advocating for… Read more »
BERLIN – The town’s newest park is officially open to the public.While little has changed at the site since the town bought it, citizens can now wander through Berlin Falls Park just as they can other public facilities. The park, also known as the former Tyson property, was purchased by the municipality for $2.5 million… Read more »