Travis Brown Staff Writer SALISBURY — Shovels officially met ground last Friday as Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals (JCP) Inc. broke ground on a new expansion to their Salisbury facility that will more than double its size and add 200 to 300 new jobs within the next five years. JCP has continued to grow steadily in Salisbury… Read more »
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OC Police Defends Officers’ Handling Of Beach Melee Handling
OCEAN CITY — Despite conflicting reports about the melee on the beach at N. Division Street last Sunday afternoon that resulted in three men being arrested on assault charges and a pregnant woman being wrestled to the ground, Ocean City police officials this week are standing by the actions of the officers involved. Around 2:30… Read more »
Resort Farmers Market Working On 21st Season
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Farmers Market, nicknamed “Shore Fresh,” is marking its 21st year in the resort this summer and continues to stick to its rules of fresh and local, with vendors only allowed to sell what they grow themselves. “This is our 21st year. We’ve been established for quite a while,” said… Read more »
OC Bar Owners Nearly Stabbed
OCEAN CITY — A Connecticut man was charged with first-degree assault this week after pulling a knife and nearly stabbing a resort bar owner during a scuffle. Around 1:40 a.m. on Monday, Ocean City Police was dispatched to the Sandbar Karaoke Lounge on 33rd Street for a reported fight in progress. When the officer arrived,… Read more »
Suspects Arrested For WOC Bank Robbery
WEST OCEAN CITY — Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the early Tuesday morning robbery of the PNC Bank in West Ocean City and both are believed to be connected to a string of robberies in Pennsylvania over the weekend.Shortly after 9 a.m. on Tuesday, an unidentified male entered the PNC Bank on… Read more »
OC Council Supports Bond Tax Exemption
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Mayor and Council last week approved a measure of support for the preservation of tax-exempt financing.City Solicitor Guy Ayres presented the Mayor and Council a resolution opposing any efforts by Congress to eliminate or limit the federal tax-exemption on interest earned from municipal bonds.The resolution states, “Congress is considering… Read more »
A New Direction For Crabcake Factory Express
OCEAN CITY – Armed with this month’s approval of a beer and wine license and a new family direction, the Crabcake Factory Express on 25th Street has reinvented itself.In December of 2011, Crabcake Factory USA founder and CEO Johnny Brooks bought the Crabcake Factory Express property on 25th Street and Coastal Highway with the intentions… Read more »
Committee Looking To Enhance Berlin Offerings
BERLIN — After falling off the radar for a few years, Berlin’s Arts and Entertainment Committee (AEC) is back sporting a new look and has an ambitious list of goals to add entertainment options to town as well as plans to enhance Berlin’s traditional 2nd Friday Art Strolls.The committee is tired of sitting on the… Read more »
New District Plan Worries Berlin
BERLIN — With re-districting in Worcester County approaching, the town of Berlin is preparing to add a new district, but the Mayor and Council will only lend support to the current re-districting plan if a polling place is added in Berlin for the town’s new western district.Currently, Berlin is divided into two voting districts at… Read more »
Bay Bridge Safety Inspection Sought After Serious Accidents
OCEAN CITY — After two severe accidents in three days, federal transportation officials will participate in an overall safety inspection of the William Preston Lane Bridge, or more familiarly, the Bay Bridge.Around 8:30 p.m. last Friday, a 22-year-old Morgan Lake of Calvert County woman was heading eastbound on the Bay Bridge when her vehicle was… Read more »