BERLIN – The Davis Farm took another step this week in its journey from the never materialized industrial park to senior housing, with the Berlin Planning Commission’s recommendation that the town approve a change in the zoning code to allow the senior project in an industrial zone.Joe Moore, representing the property owners, went before the… Read more »
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Berlin Needs Focus On Comp. Plan
BERLIN – The Berlin Planning Commission and the town must make the completion of the comprehensive plan a priority, the commission concluded this week.“We have totally and utterly failed to get the comprehensive plan done. It’s turning into a joke for me,” said Planning Commission Chair Pete Cosby Wednesday night.Planning consultant Tim Bourcier, engaged by… Read more »
Trooper Seeks $5M In Accident Lawsuit
SNOW HILL – A Maryland State Police trooper seriously injured in an accident on Route 50 in August this week filed a lawsuit against the local woman driving the car that collided with him and her employer seeking $5 million in compensatory damages.On Wednesday, MSP Trooper Louis Craig Suttka of the Berlin Barrack, through his… Read more »
Mathias Calls Slots Debate ‘A Disaster’
BERLIN – The emotional roller coaster ride that the Maryland slots issue has become this week took a long drop from a high peak yesterday when a House subcommittee reversed a decision to remove Ocean Downs from the equation and moved forward instead with a plan to keep the Berlin racetrack in the proposal.A clearly… Read more »
Local Fraternal Clubs Want Equal Playing Field On Slots
BERLIN – Local fraternal organizations still want slots in their lodges and the County Commissioners support them.The commissioners voted last week to oppose slot machines at Ocean Downs racetrack, but that is a separate issue from slot machines at service clubs and fraternal organizations, Commissioner Bobby Cowger said.“This has nothing to do with the slots… Read more »
Commissioner Regrets Last Week’s Slots Vote
SNOW HILL – One County Commissioner who voted to oppose slot machines in Worcester County regrets his vote to approve that stance, he revealed less than a week after the vote was taken.Although he was convinced last week that the county leaders opposed slot machines, Commissioner Bobby Cowger, who represents Pocomoke, would now like to… Read more »
Friday, November 16 – WOC Boat Thief Faces Minimum Of Six Months In Jail
SNOW HILL – A Virginia man accused of stealing a sport fishing boat from a marina in West Ocean City in October before crashing the vessel into the Route 50 bridge and running it aground on a sandbar pleaded guilty last week in District Court to an amended charge of unauthorized removal of property and… Read more »
Friday, November 16 – Judge Orders Fine, Probation For Prostitute
OCEAN CITY – One of two women arrested by resort police for prostitution after getting snared in an Internet sting pleaded guilty last week in Ocean City District Court and was sentenced to a year in jail, all of which was suspended in favor of a hefty fine and a considerable probation period.Theresa Maria Amoroso,… Read more »
Decatur Swim Team Approved By School Board
NEWARK – Worcester school officials this week approved a request from Stephen Decatur High School to move forward with an interscholastic swimming program at the Berlin school.The Worcester County Board of Education on Tuesday approved a request from Stephen Decatur to create a competitive swim team. The new program will begin this winter as a… Read more »
Council Seeking Restrictive Option On Sex Shop Zoning
OCEAN CITY – Discussion surrounding sexually-oriented businesses continued this week at a work session of the Mayor and Council with another presentation of zoning possibilities in Ocean City. City Planner Jesse Houston, presented the Mayor and Council with four different scenarios for zoning, explaining that the intent is not to suppress the expansion of sexually-oriented… Read more »