WEST OCEAN CITY – The overall health of the coastal bays remained the same last year, according to a new report card on Maryland’s coastal bay system.On Monday, the Maryland Coastal Bays Program – in partnership with various state and national agencies – released its Maryland Coastal Bays 2021 Report Card. Measuring water quality and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY– Ten months after his message in a bottle washed up on a beach in Ireland, a local boy made the trip across the Atlantic Ocean to meet the couple who found it.Sasha Yonyak, the Ocean City resident who put a message in a bottle that eventually washed ashore in Donegal, traveled to Ireland… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The face of the Ocean City Council changed this week with two newcomers elected to the body at the close of Tuesday’s municipal election.Ocean City held its municipal election on Tuesday with four candidates vying for three open council seats and the mayor’s seat. Mayor Rick Meehan ran unopposed and was returned… Read more »
BERLIN – Berlin’s former town administrator is facing felony charges of theft and forgery after a town audit revealed discrepancies.Jeff Fleetwood, who served as Berlin’s town administrator from 2019 to spring of 2022, has been charged with six counts of forgery of private documents, theft $1,500 to under $25,000 and theft scheme $1,500 to under… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Following his last meeting at the dais after 20 years of service, Councilman Lloyd Martin was feted this week by his colleagues and friends.Ocean City’s municipal election was Tuesday with three candidates elected to fill vacant seats, including incumbent Council President Matt James and two newcomers. One of those seats has been… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After the inaugural Oceans Calling three-day beach music festival scheduled for late September was cancelled because of threatening weather, resort officials this week approved the same dates for next year at the producer’s request.The first-ever Oceans Calling promised to be the biggest concert festival ever held in the resort. The three-day lineup… Read more »
BERLIN – The majority of voters this week did not support giving Worcester County the ability to finance the cost of designing and building a sports complex.In Tuesday’s general election, 52.37% of voters were against Question A, which was meant to determine whether the Worcester County Commissioners could bond the costs associated with a sports… Read more »
(The following is a press release from the Worcester County Bureau of Investigation with a released statement from Berlin’s mayor. This story will be updated.)BERLIN — Investigators with the Worcester County Bureau of Investigation were requested to investigate a fraud involving a recently retired employee for the Town of Berlin. Investigators met with the complainant… Read more »
BERLIN – The co-founder of a local restaurant management company issued a statement this week apologizing to the community for his “terrible mistake” in the days following a local teen’s death.“In the days following the devastating and sudden loss of Gavin Knupp, I made a terrible mistake by blindly and publicly advocating for my long-term… Read more »
BERLIN – Town staff are expected to review the Main Street buildings undergoing renovations in advance of next month’s Berlin Christmas Parade.Members of the Berlin Historic District Commission said this week they wanted staff to visit the buildings on Main Street that have been undergoing renovations for some time to ensure they were safe before… Read more »