WEST OCEAN CITY — A couple dozen area school children got new coats for the winter on Tuesday from the Career Firefighter/Paramedics of Ocean City through a partnership with the nationwide Operation Warm initiative.A handful of career Ocean City firefighters and paramedics on Tuesday distributed winter coats to 34 Ocean City Elementary School students with… Read more »
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Developer Remains Mum On Route 50 Project Specifics
BERLIN – While the developer remains tight-lipped about specific for the commercial property surrounding the Walmart on Route 50, a handful of area businesses have confirmed their interest in the location.Construction of a McDonald’s at the intersection of Samuel Bowen Boulevard and Route 50 is now underway, and Taylor Bank officials confirm they are hoping… Read more »
Utility’s Transmission Project Requires Berlin Power Outage
BERLIN – Weather permitting, Delmarva Power plans to do transmission line work in Worcester County, Md., that will necessitate a power outage from midnight to 4 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13 to approximately 4,500 electric customers served by the Town of Berlin.Delmarva Power chose the overnight hours for the service interruption in order to minimize… Read more »
Shelter Launches Membership Drive
BERLIN — Once a year in December the Worcester County Humane Society (WCHS) launches its membership drive and the funds raised enable the non-profit shelter to continue serving the people and animals in the community.Membership donations directly benefit all of the animals that come into the no-kill shelter. Members make it possible for the WCHS… Read more »
Local Efforts Win Tourism Awards
BERLIN — Worcester County Tourism (WCT) has announced it and area partners, working together to promote Berlin as America’s coolest small town and to boost space coast tourism, won three awards at the annual Maryland Tourism & Travel Summit in November.For their Space Coast Tourism Initiative, tourism partners earned the Maryland Tourism Coalition (MTC) Cooperative… Read more »
NTSB Issues Probable Cause Report On Fatal Plane Crash; ‘Loss Of Situational Awareness’ Cited
OCEAN CITY — Nearly 18 months after the fatal plane crash off Ocean City, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Thursday released its final probable cause report on the incident, pointing to the pilot’s failure to terminate an intentional aerobatic removal prior to hitting the water along with a loss of situation awareness.Around 3:45… Read more »
Salisbury Council Agrees To Address EMT Shortfall
SALISBURY – The City Council approved a budget amendment this week to fund additional firefighter/EMT positions.According to the ordinance before the council on Monday, the Salisbury Fire Department (SFD) has a need for an additional four Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), and there are insufficient funds available in the FY 15 Fire Department Budget to fund… Read more »
OC Noise Ordinance Tweaks Sought By Entertainment Venues; Law, License Board’s Tough Stance Questioned
OCEAN CITY – The restaurant and bar industry is asking for the town’s noise ordinance to be tweaked as a result of the Board of License Commissioners becoming more stringent over violations.Seacrets owner Leighton Moore came before the Police Commission on Monday morning to recommend changes to the town’s noise ordinance.Currently, the town’s law regarding… Read more »
Police Make Arrest In Car Break-In Spree
OCEAN CITY — A Churchton, Md. man was arrested on theft and other charges last week after Ocean City police connected him to a series of car break-ins at a resort condominium and traced stolen merchandise to outlet stores in West Ocean City.Around 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 29, police were dispatched to the Sand Piper… Read more »
Worcester Needs A Third Industry, Economist Reports
OCEAN CITY- During one of the first official events at the new Performing Arts Center in Ocean City, area business leaders, politicians and other stakeholders got a highly educated view on the state of the economy in the resort and in Worcester County, and while some of the news continues to be negative, there appears… Read more »