BERLIN – After more than 60 years, the future of the annual August sidewalk sale is uncertain following concerns voiced by some Berlin merchants.While one faction of business owners is looking forward to taking part in the sidewalk sale that’s been held downtown for decades, another would rather see the town promote a similar event… Read more »
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Beach Reenactment Showed How Rescues At Sea Were Once Handled; 100th Anniversary Of Coast Guard Observed
OCEAN CITY – Beachgoers got a glimpse of the challenges faced by early lifesaving crews as Ocean City hosted a reenactment last weekend to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard.Last Saturday, visitors and local officials gathered around a cordoned-off area of the Inlet beach to watch volunteers perform a breeches buoy reenactment,… Read more »
Berlin Vandals Get Community Service, Must Pay Restitution
SNOW HILL — Two local teens each charged with 40 counts of malicious destruction of property after a graffiti spree throughout downtown Berlin in January were placed on probation and fined last week after trials in District Court in Snow Hill, but their biggest punishments will be restitution to the 30-plus victims and hundreds of… Read more »
Ocean Pines Hoping To Restart Natural Gas Talks
BERLIN – Ocean Pines Association officials have reopened contract negotiations with Sandpiper Energy, the company expected to bring natural gas to the community.Though contract negotiations between the two parties stalled this winter and Sandpiper has since moved on to other areas of the county as a result, members of the Ocean Pines Association Board of… Read more »
Worcester County Cuts 32 Positions To Give More Money To School System Employees
NEWARK – The elimination of 32 positions will enable the Worcester County Board of Education to fund pay increases for teachers.On Tuesday, the school system ratified negotiated agreements with the Worcester County Teachers Association (WCTA) and the Worcester County Education Support Personal Association (WCESPA) finalizing salaries for the coming school year. Those teachers eligible will… Read more »
Town, Business Looking For Agreement To Fix Pothole-Riddled Harrison Avenue
BERLIN – Though both the town and the Adkins Company say they’re committed to working the problem out, signs in front of the store warn drivers that portion of Harrison Avenue is closed to through traffic.Berlin Mayor Gee Williams says the signs were put up by Adkins Company and shouldn’t stop motorists from using the… Read more »
Excursion Train Report To Detail Expenses To Improve Railroad Track
BERLIN – Local officials are expected to find out more about the potential for an excursion railroad in Worcester County with the results of a feasibility study later this month.On June 16, representatives from Stone Consulting are expected to meet with the Worcester County Commissioners to share information on the costs and infrastructure changes that… Read more »
Dollar General Taking Berlin Rejection To Court
BERLIN – Officials from a Pocomoke company whose plans to build a Dollar General in Berlin were denied approval by the town are taking the case to court.Representatives from Oxford Chase Development, the company that proposed plans for a 9,000 square-foot Dollar General near the intersection of Route 113 and Route 346 in Berlin, filed… Read more »
‘Rent-To-Buy’ Community In Berlin Celebrated As Eastern Shore’s First
BERLIN – Local leaders celebrated the start of a first-of-its-kind project for the Eastern Shore as work at Cannery Village got underway last week.Town leaders, officials from Osprey Property Company and representatives from Habitat for Humanity attended a groundbreaking ceremony for Cannery Village, the rent-to-own community to be built on Flower Street on May 28.“This… Read more »
Merle Marsh Retiring From Local Private School After 45 Years
BERLIN – Worcester Preparatory School will lose one of its founding faculty members next month with the retirement of longtime educator Merle Marsh.After more than four decades at the Berlin private school, Marsh will step down from her position as director of special projects June 30. Though she’s looking forward to a quiet retirement in… Read more »