BERLIN — U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski this month announced a federal appropriations bill now circulating in Congress that would allow the Eastern Shore’s seafood industry to stagger H-2B visa seasonal workers to support harvests during peak seasons.Mikulski on Wednesday announced the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 includes a provision which, if passed, would allow the… Read more »
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Juveniles Lead Police On Morning High Speed Chase In Stolen Vehicle
BERLIN — Three juveniles were arrested on multiple criminal and traffic charges early Friday morning after a high speed chase through northern Worcester County in a Cadillac Escalade allegedly stolen from a residence in Queen Anne’s County.Around 7:50 a.m. on Friday, a Maryland State Police trooper working a traffic assignment in the area of Route… Read more »
Legislation Aims To Streamline Building Permit Process
BERLIN — State Delegate Mike McDermott (R-38B) has introduced several pieces of legislation aimed at making Maryland more business-friendly, including a bill that would clarify the often-murky decision-making process for the issuance of construction permits in Worcester and across the state.House Bill 213, authored by McDermott and co-sponsored by 18 of his colleagues in the… Read more »
Grants To Help Wicomico Restore Boat Ramps
SALISBURY – Wicomico County accepted a couple of grants this week from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to repair boat ramps.Before the Wicomico County Council on Tuesday morning were two resolutions to accept grants from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR).The first resolution authorized County Executive Rick Pollitt to accept a grant award… Read more »
Area Church’s Abstinence Series Starts Jan. 29
BERLIN — On Jan. 29, SonRise Church will be starting a series for the area’s youth based on abstinence called “Guy Talk Girl Talk.” The purpose of the series is to encourage students to remain sexually abstinent until marriage.It is a gender specific series tackling important issues that students face while preparing them to live… Read more »
Hundreds Turn Out To Learn More About Flood Insurance Changes
BERLIN — Residents of Worcester County turned out in force last week for a special Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) interest meeting in Berlin, resulting in an unexpected jam at the beginning of the meeting.“We have an extreme bottleneck here,” said Robin Danforth, a study manager at Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). “Like I said,… Read more »
More Future Events, Uses Sought For OC’s Sunset Park
OCEAN CITY – The history of Sunset Park and the direction the city intends for the bayside recreational area was the subject of a recent internal study intended to gauge future directives.A “Sunset Park Use, Analysis and Direction” plan prepared by Recreations and Parks Department was presented to the Recreation and Parks Commission last week.According… Read more »
With Month To Go, Berlin Leads ‘Cool Town’ Contest
BERLIN — After finishing third in preliminary voting earlier this winter, Berlin has now entered the final round for Budget Travel’s “America’s Smallest Cool Town” contest and is currently in first place.With final round voting re-opening late last week, Berlin rode the momentum generated in the preliminary and jumped to the front of the pack…. Read more »
Wicomico Job Outlook Leads To Income Tax Shortfall
SALISBURY – A shortfall in estimated Wicomico County jobs has created a shortfall in anticipated income tax revenue that county officials hope to fill by pulling funds from the Roads Department.According to Director of Finance Andy Mackel, income tax revenue estimates are based on a formula derived from the statistical relationship between the number of… Read more »
Precautions With Seals Urged
OCEAN CITY — The number of seals “hauling out” on local beaches is causing more than a few interactions with humans and pets, prompting the Maryland Coastal Bays Program (MCBP) to reinforce the message about giving the annual visitors plenty of space and initiating a volunteer seal steward program.The MCBP works in concert with National… Read more »