BERLIN — A 10-year-old Berlin Intermediate School student is on the road to recovery this week after suffering a broken leg and other injuries after colliding with a school bus while riding his bicycle in Berlin. Shortly before 3 p.m. last Friday, the 10-year-old boy was riding his bicycle in the area of Flower Street… Read more »
SNOW HILL — An Ocean City woman, arrested in May on attempted murder and assault charges after a stabbing incident in a resort residence, pleaded guilty this week in Worcester County Circuit Court to one count of attempted second-degree murder and the state is seeking a 16-year prison sentence. Around 3:50 a.m. on May 9,… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND – October’s Town Council meeting ended with ongoing business as town management was instructed to apply for grant funds to conduct engineering on two stormwater projects and to re-bid the beach equipment rental service. Town Manager Merritt Burke announced it is time for the Town of Fenwick Island to apply for a DNREC… Read more »
SNOW HILL — The Worcester County Health Department on Monday confirmed a dog from the Snow Hill area has tested positive for rabies and had to be euthanized after a fight with a raccoon. The dog, a family pet in the Snow Hill area, had a fight with a raccoon several weeks ago, but only… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Police Department’s General Orders received several updates this week, including advancements in mobile wireless technology as well as requiring police officers to follow the same hands-free cell laws as ordinary citizens. Ocean City Police Department Captain Greg Guiton requested approval of the Mayor and City Council on Tuesday to update… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Amid allegations petitioners are using scare tactics and untruths to gain signatures, city officials are warning the public to do their homework and ask questions of those opposing the new Performing Arts Center. Tony Christ, spokesperson for the Ocean City Taxpayers for Social Justice (OCTSJ), received approval last week for a petition… Read more »
BERLIN — For several hours on Sunday morning, a local family was under the impression a family member was the victim in the fatal pedestrian collision on Route 50 near Route 589, but Maryland State Police investigators said this week they were merely trying to identify the victim and did not intend to wrongly inform… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Johnny’s Pizza will be hosting an event Nov. 11 to help a young man achieve his dream of having his show air on television. Filmmaker Matt Rocklin was born and raised in Barrington, Ill. and spent his summer working in Ocean City at his uncle’s pizza shop, Johnny’s Pizza. He graduated from… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The federal Army Corps of Engineers is preparing to undertake a major maintenance dredging project for navigation channels in the coastal bays with dredged material intended to be spread at various important ecological sites in and around the resort. The Army Corps of Engineers earlier this month posted a public notice about… Read more »
BERLIN — An ordinance that would update the rules and regulations of parks in Berlin has been re-introduced with some clarifications regarding when and how business can be conducted on park property or facilities. “I think it just makes the situation, hopefully, not ambiguous at all,” said Mayor Gee Williams. An earlier version of the… Read more »