BERLIN — The family of a Delaware woman was awarded a $500,000 settlement in a wrongful death suit against the church in Millsboro where she worked on the night she was murdered.Shortly after 9 a.m. on June 15, 2012, Worcester Central received a 911 call reporting the discovery of the body of a deceased woman,… Read more »
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Suspects Charged For OC Vandalism
OCEAN CITY — Two Montgomery County men were charged on Thursday with 24 total counts of malicious destruction of property for an April 19 graffiti spree in downtown Ocean City during which several businesses, signs and vehicles were “tagged.”The Ocean City Criminal Investigation Division has charged the two Montgomery County men, identified as Raul A…. Read more »
Dollar General Taking Berlin Rejection To Court; Attorney Maintains Refusal Was ‘Arbitrary’
BERLIN – Officials from a Pocomoke company whose plans to build a Dollar General in Berlin were denied approval by the town are taking the case to court.Representatives from Oxford Chase Development, the company that proposed plans for a 9,000 square-foot Dollar General near the intersection of Route 113 and Route 346 in Berlin, filed… Read more »
Fenwick Councilman Steps Down After Property Sold; Next Election Scheduled For Aug. 1
FENWICK ISLAND – Town officials are preparing for the 2015 Municipal Election on Aug. 1 as Fenwick Councilman Todd Smallwood has resigned his position with two months left in his term.During Friday’s Town of Fenwick Island Council meeting, it was announced Smallwood had sold his property in Fenwick, leaving him ineligible to serve per Fenwick’s… Read more »
Live Racing Returns To Ocean Downs Next Week
BERLIN – The cheering fans and thundering hooves of live harness racing action return to Ocean Downs next week as the track opens for the summer.Ocean Downs, located on Route 589, launches its 66th season of harness racing Thursday, June 11.“We’re excited,” said Crystal Layton, director of marketing at Ocean Downs. “It should be a… Read more »
Surf Club Sponsors ‘Off The Grid’ Weekend Events
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Surf Club’s 14th Annual Longboard Team Challenge this weekend is going green.The Ocean City Surf Club (OCSC) is holding the 14th Annual Longboard Team Challenge, a weekend-long festival of contests and parties at different venues around the resort.The annual event gets underway tonight with an Ocean City Legends party… Read more »
New Leadership For Berlin Chamber
BERLIN – Two new employees will join the Berlin Chamber of Commerce just in time for summer.The Berlin Chamber of Commerce has hired Larnet St. Amant to fill the role of executive director and Morgan Coulson to serve as administrative assistant.“I think it will be good to have a team of people to work together… Read more »
‘Music Rocks Autism’ Event Planned In West Ocean City
WHALEYVILLE — Linda Cain Productions will present “Music Rocks Autism” to raise awareness about, understanding of and money for autism research and treatment from noon to close on Saturday, June 6 at the Trader Lee’s OC House of Rock on Route 611.Cain is a mother who wants to change the way her autistic son views… Read more »
Ocean City Street Performer Rules To Change July 27
OCEAN CITY – Some Boardwalk performers submitted last-minute concerns this week over a new ordinance regulating busking on the Boardwalk.This week an ordinance regulating street performers on the Boardwalk that will force buskers to sign up for designated locations from the Inlet to 9th Street, among other things, came before the Mayor and City Council… Read more »
‘Rent-To-Buy’ Community Celebrated As Eastern Shore’s First
BERLIN – Local leaders celebrated the start of a first-of-its-kind project for the Eastern Shore as work at Cannery Village got underway last week.Town leaders, officials from Osprey Property Company and representatives from Habitat for Humanity attended a groundbreaking ceremony for Cannery Village, the rent-to-own community to be built on Flower Street on May 28.“This… Read more »