BERLIN – The Town of Berlin is currently in the midst of preparing for its annual Victorian Christmas celebration.Officially kicking off the day after Thanksgiving, work on the month-long festival is already well underway, especially concerning perhaps the most recognizable symbol of the town’s Christmas, the large tree placed in front of the Atlantic Hotel… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Aviation Association (OCAA) came forward before the Mayor and City Council this week and requested funds to display a Huey helicopter at the Ocean City airport.According to OCAA, sometime back the city asked if it was to provide an aircraft display would the OCAA be willing to clean and… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A local man with a huge heart but ailing lungs will have the opportunity to forward his message of hope and the importance of a positive mental attitude when he appears next week on one the largest stages in the world.P.J. Aldridge, who was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer last February… Read more »

BERLIN – With all but a smattering of absentee and overseas ballots left to count, State Senate District 38 Republican challenger Michael James late last week conceded the election to Democrat Jim Mathias, sending the district’s current delegate back toAnnapolis for four more years.Going into last Friday’s canvas of absentee ballots across the district, which… Read more »

BERLIN – Transition and cooperation were the catch words this week when the dust settled after another remarkably closeWorcester CountyState’s Attorney election was officially conceded by the incumbent late a week ago.Incumbent Worcester CountyState’s Attorney Joel Todd officially conceded to Republican challenger Beau Oglesby last Friday after the penultimate batch of absentee ballots had been… Read more »

BERLIN – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) declared this week that 22 of Maryland’s counties, including Worcester, would be given natural disaster designations because of the excessive drought and heat that affected crops this past summer.In a press release, Gov. Martin O’Malley expressed his appreciation to the federal government for recognizing the impact the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Plans to construct a massive wind farm off the coast of Ocean City got a significant boost this week when the federal government issued both a Request for Interest (RFI) and a map of an offshore wind leasing area in federal waters just off Maryland’s Atlantic coast.On Monday, the federal Bureau of… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week denied a petition filed by a coalition of environmental groups seeking a ban on the use of lead in fishing tackle, a measure which, if approved, could have had serious impacts in Ocean City and other fishing communities.In August, a coalition of environmental groups,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The first annual State of Maryland’s Chief and Sheriff Association Polar Bear Plunge was held this week, gathering law enforcement officials from all over the state to take the plunge into the frigid water of the Atlantic Ocean.“We all decided to do the first annual polar bear plunge in Ocean City,” Ocean… Read more »

BERLIN – While stopping well short of conceding anything, Republican challenger Michael James this week acknowledged the growing gap between he and Democratic candidate James Mathias for the vacant District 38 State Senate seat could be too large to overcome as the process of counting absentee ballots continues.When the dust settled after a whirlwind General… Read more »