BERLIN – While the Flower St. sidewalk engineering report is not yet completed, the Mayor and Council decided Monday night to hold a community meeting to discuss the design, once it is available.The meeting, the date of which is dependent on the delivery of the engineering report and design, will be held at the Flower… Read more »

BERLIN – A new ordinance specifically tasking Berliners to remove snow from sidewalks was tabled this week after the Mayor and Council brought up questions about the new requirements that could not immediately be answered.The Mayor and Council heard the second reading of the bill at Monday’s meeting. This is not a new requirement, said… Read more »

BERLIN – While instructing staff to seek a long-term power agreement, expected to reduce ratepayers’ electric bills, the Berlin Mayor and Council faced a large bill of their own for electric sale legal fees this week.The council approved payment of $152,000 in fees from utility sale law firm Thompson Coburn.“This is only through February,” said… Read more »

BERLIN – Against the backdrop of a crystal clear, starry night, the second rocket launch in four months from NASA’s Wallops Island Spaceport climbed through the sky and into orbit Tuesday, providing hundreds of local residents, visitors to the area and curiosity seekers with an early morning light show.The latest launch from Wallops Mid-Atlantic Regional… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – With weather reaching highs in the 70’s this past week, many locals have probably noticed town employees scattered throughout the resort working on various tasks. As the weeks before the summer season dwindle away, every aspect of the town is looking to finish up preparations for what everyone hopes to be another… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – It has been over a year since the Ocean City chapter of the Surfrider Foundation began their five-year campaign to improve the beaches of Ocean City with their “Leave Only You Footprints” program. Coming before the Mayor and City Council last Monday night, Terry Steimer of the Surfrider Foundation updated city officials… Read more »

WEST OCEAN CITY – Rumors that an adult bookstore had leased a high-profile property on Route 50 in West Ocean City stirred up unrest this week among residents and officials.The rumor making the rounds in recent weeks had it that an adult bookstore was negotiating to lease the former Harley-Davidson shop at the intersection of… Read more »

NEWARK – With school safety as pertinent an issue recently as it has ever been, school board members this week signed off on a proposal to purchase greatly enhanced digital surveillance camera systems for all of the school buses in the county’s fleet.The Board of Education on Tuesday approved a bid to provide digital surveillance… Read more »

BERLIN – Long-time local resident and community activist John Staley this week joined distinguished company when he was named the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year for 2007. Staley moved to the resort area in 1982 and has been active in municipal government, many civic organizations and church groups ever since. In… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The County Commissioners went back and forth over funding three school resource officers requested in the Sheriff’s Department budget during a work session Tuesday.Worcester County Sheriff Chuck Martin requested three new deputies specifically to patrol and work with the schools on security and safety, an outgrowth of community policing.Threats do not simply… Read more »