BERLIN – While enterprise funds continue to be a cause for concern, the town’s latest audit shows Berlin’s general fund trending in the right direction.On Monday, Michael Kleger and Leslie Michalik of PKS & Company presented the Town of Berlin’s fiscal year 2022 audit. Kleger said the town’s financial statements presented fairly and offered a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Just how much government input is too much for conditions of approval on a new business or development was the subject of a lively debate this week.On Tuesday, the Mayor and Council met with the Ocean City Planning Commission for a second joint meeting to discuss a wide variety of issues related… Read more »
BERLIN – Construction on the Main Street storefronts that are currently boarded up is expected to begin next month.Samantha Pielstick, property manager for Jack Burbage, said this week that work on Burbage’s buildings in the downtown area – which include storefronts on Main Street as well as Pitts and William streets – should begin in… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Municipal officials say the time has come to make a decision regarding the future of Snow Hill’s riverboat.On Tuesday, the town invited the public to comment on the Black-Eyed Susan riverboat. Mayor Mike Pruitt said the council would soon need to decide whether the town should keep the boat, which needs significant… Read more »
SNOW HILL– Berlin’s former town administrator apologized in Worcester County District Court this week after pleading guilty to embezzlement.Jeff Fleetwood, the Berlin town administrator who retired this spring and now holds a similar position in Delmar, pleaded guilty to embezzlement Tuesday. He paid full restitution to the town in the amount of $17,520 and Judge… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City’s police chief told members of a resort commission this week that seasonal recruitment efforts remain challenging.On Monday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) Chief Ross Buzzuro presented members of the Ocean City Police Commission with an update on recruitment efforts for the coming summer season.For decades, the OCPD has enhanced its… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – With little discussion, resort officials last week approved an ordinance on second reading what will substantially increase the annual salaries for the mayor and councilmembers.Late last year, it was brought up the salaries of the town’s elected officials should be increased, or the pay hike should at least be explored. At the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — While sports complex hopes in the north end of Worcester County had another setback this week, the decades-old Northside Park in Ocean City continues to provide a model of what could be on a larger scale.The Worcester County Commissioners voted 4-2 to cancel the $7.1 million contract for a property purchase adjacent… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – While a long-term decision on a proposed rule change to reduce offshore speed limits for recreational and commercial vessels to further protect endangered North Atlantic right whales hangs in the balance, a national environmental advocacy group this week filed an emergency rulemaking petition urging the federal government to institute the change immediately.In… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — There will be fireworks on New Year’s Eve uptown at Northside Park after all as resort officials this week approved a modified plan from a separate promoter to approve the show.Last month, council approved a contract with Celebrations Fireworks to provide the popular pyrotechnic displays at Northside Park uptown on the Fourth… Read more »