BERLIN – Local law enforcement will begin working with school system officials to address the growing number of vehicles illegally passing stopped school buses in the Berlin area.Steve Price, transportation supervisor for Worcester County public schools, said he would be meeting with law enforcement in the near future to talk about ways to ensure students… Read more »
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Dollar General Turns To Court On Berlin Project
BERLIN – Developers whose plans to build a Dollar General in Berlin were denied approval by town officials are seeking help from the court system.Oxford Chase Development, the company that proposed a new Dollar General at the intersection of Route 113 and Old Ocean City Boulevard, has asked Worcester County Circuit Court to intervene so… Read more »
CRICKET Center Provides Critical Service In Worcester As It’s ‘Only Child Advocacy Center In The County’
OCEAN CITY – April is Child Abuse Awareness Month as the CRICKET Center is gearing up for its second annual Walk to Help the Fight Against Child Abuse.The Children’s Resource Intervention Center, Kids Empowerment Team (CRICKET) Center is a 501c3 non-profit organization modeled after the National Child Advocacy Center and is one out of two… Read more »
Committee Seeks Another Month Of Boardwalk Pets; City Delays Decision On Request
OCEAN CITY – A request to extend allowing dogs on the Boardwalk a month this year was denied by the Police Commission this week due to many concerns having to be addressed in too short of time.The Ocean City Development Corporation (OCDC) and its Boardwalk Committee recommended that the Town of Ocean City consider extending… Read more »
Latest Public Art Project Celebrated In OC
OCEAN CITY – On Tuesday morning, Ocean City officials and members of the Ocean City Development Corporations (OCDC) and the Public Art Committee gathered to celebrate the unveiling of the Dance of the Dolphins sculpture at the foot of the Route 90 Bridge in Ocean City.Dance of the Dolphins is the ninth art project added… Read more »
New Ocean Pines Golf Contract To Begin Next Month
BERLIN – Ocean Pines Association officials this week are finalizing a contract with the new management company slated to take over the community’s golf course.Dave Stevens, president of the Ocean Pines Association’s board of directors, said he expected to have a signed contract with the company, Landscapes Unlimited, by Friday. He said negotiations had gone… Read more »
Commissioners Agree On Property Tax Hike Ad
SNOW HILL – Though several officials call it unlikely, Worcester County property owners could see as much as a 15.7-cent property tax increase.The Worcester County Commissioners agreed Tuesday to advertise for an increase of 15.7 cents per $100 of assessment. That’s what it would take to fund the county’s $22 million budget shortfall. Requested operating… Read more »
Community Helps Fund High-Tech Glasses For Teen; Online Fundraising Effort Hits Goal In One Week
BERLIN — Following a miraculous one-week fundraising effort, a local family has taken the funds donated by the community and hopes to within a month have the technology to allow their legally blind son to see what so many take for granted each day.A beautiful sunset over the bay, a wild horse roaming on Assateague… Read more »
Berlin Celebrating Coolest Small Town With Festivities, Concert
BERLIN – On Saturday, April 18, from 1-6 p.m., Berlin will again celebrate its America’s Coolest Small Town title from Budget Travel.The event, which is sponsored by the town, the Atlantic Hotel and the Blacksmith, will begin with a parade of local youth groups at 1 p.m. Afterward, Mayor Gee Williams will say a few… Read more »
Worcester Sheriff’s Office Eyes More Deputies
SNOW HILL – Local law enforcement officials advocated for funding to hire additional deputies and purchase new vehicles as they struggle to keep up with increased activity in Worcester County.During a budget work session Tuesday, Sheriff Reggie Mason told the Worcester County Commissioners his department was hoping for an additional $508,769 in funding for FY… Read more »