NEWARK – Further evidence of the changing face of Worcester County was revealed last week during the Worcester County Board of Education monthly meeting when it was reported the number of students enrolled in the school system’s English Language Learner (ELL) program has increased by 215 percent since 2000.Worcester County Schools ELL Coordinator Diane Stulz… Read more »
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Compromises Needed For State Smoking Ban
ANNAPOLIS – It now appears a statewide smoking ban in Maryland will become a reality after both the full House and Senate approved their own versions of a bill this week, but there are some differences to iron out before the measures are passed along to the governor for approval.The House approved its version of… Read more »
City Eyes Ways To Increase Skate Park Revenue
OCEAN CITY – With almost a year to go until expansion of Ocean City’s skate park is expected to be complete, members of the Recreation and Park Committee sat down Tuesday morning to look at where the park stands currently and what can be done in the coming months to prepare it for the busy… Read more »
Berlin Sees Need For Master Plan Along With Comp. Plan
BERLIN – Berlin needs a master plan, not just a comprehensive plan, was the message on Wednesday night at the public hearing on Berlin’s new comprehensive plan.Municipal master plans are far more detailed than comprehensive plans, offering a street-by-street design of how a town plans to look in the future, from future parks to streets… Read more »
Berlin Approves Road Map For EDU Allocation
BERLIN – Half of Berlin’s remaining equivalent dwelling units (EDUs) will be released for use as soon as the state approves the new capacity management plan, with the second half released the year after.The Berlin Mayor and Council approved the capacity management plan at the Monday night meeting. This type of plan is required by… Read more »
Town’s Expenses On Pending Utility Sale To Exceed $300K
BERLIN – The town of Berlin has racked up nearly $300,000 in expenses on the electric utility sale.That amount will be higher when the contracts are signed. Negotiations are still incomplete, and the above figure includes only the amount of deferred legal fees to Thompson Coburn available through January. Berlin has paid $34,266 to Thompson… Read more »
Council Moves Ahead With CO Detectors For Homes
OCEAN CITY – Just two weeks after Councilman Jim Hall made a request to set aside some time in an upcoming work session to discuss the idea of mandating the use of carbon monoxide detectors in all single-family homes in the resort, the code was added to the books and unanimously approved at the council’s… Read more »
Moratorium On Adult Shops OK’d As City Studies Zoning
OCEAN CITY – It has been two weeks since Ocean City’s newest retail shop, SexStyle, opened up its doors and began doing business in the Bayside Shopping Plaza on 137th Street and city officials are still looking at ways to regulate the current business and any others that may try to come to the resort.SexStyle,… Read more »
Community Remembers One Of Hospital’s Pioneers
BERLIN – The local medical community and the entire lower shore lost a giant recently when Dr. Andrew Forgash, a pioneer in the effort to establish Atlantic General Hospital (AGH), died unexpectedly from a cardiac condition on March 15 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.Forgash, 67, died in the hospital where he served as… Read more »
Students In The Community
A.Students in Mrs. Lisa Brady’s second grade class at Ocean City Elementary School recently presented biographies to their class. Above, Wyatt Davy, dressed like Teddy Roosevelt, shared the information he learned about the 26th president while displaying Roosevelt’s picture and the “teddy bear” named after him. Submitted PhotosB.Jr. Scouts Troop 279, which meets at Worcester… Read more »