OCEAN CITY – With this week’s spike in the summer heat and the increased need for air-conditioning, local HVAC companies reported a rise in business.Arctic Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Service and 1st Service Company, two of the larger companies in the area, are two businesses who have literally been feeling the heat this week.According to… Read more »

BERLIN – Local farm fields still look green in some of Worcester County, but corn, hay and soybeans are taking a beating from the heat and lack of rain.“Where you’re growing crops you’re hurting. The bulk of the county is dry,” said Eddie Johnson, the Wicomico County extension agent who handles crops for the area.Worcester… Read more »

BERLIN – Questions over Berlin Mayor Tom Cardinale’s proposal to add larger flagpoles to Berlin Town Hall were quickly dealt with this week, with the Berlin Town Council agreeing to move forward with the change.Cardinale proposed two new 12-foot flagpoles against the brick face of the building to extend seven feet above the roof, which… Read more »

BERLIN – The last of the wastewater capacity sold by Mystic Harbour several years ago is on the road to being used by the Sea Oaks development off Route 611.The Sea Oaks project is in the early stages of Worcester County Planning Commission approval, having just passed the preliminary plat stage last week.The project would… Read more »

BERLIN – The Berlin Fire Department is due an apology, the Berlin Town Council concluded this week, over the long running attempts to perform a controlled burn on a deteriorated home on Railroad Ave.“We have to mend some bridges with the fire company,” Council member Ellen Lang said.Strained feelings apparently arose from the several years… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Ocean City and Worcester County certainly felt the effects of the heat wave that gripped much of the nation early this week, and although cool ocean temperatures and subtle breezes kept the climate fairly livable around the resort area, more than a few locals and visitors sought medical attention for heat-related illnesses.Temperatures… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A Columbia, Md. man was arrested this week and charged with 15 different counts ranging from theft and fraud to identity theft after going on a shopping spree in the resort with a stolen credit card.Janny Sue Kim, 20, was arrested on Sunday after resort police were able to connect him to… Read more »

BERLIN – Serious car accidents continue at the recently “improved” intersection of Routes 113 and 12 near Snow Hill, prompting a local activist group to schedule a public meeting to discuss the situation and perhaps urge state officials to ensure similar design flaws are not repeated at other intersections as the dualization project continues.The most… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Resort police got a Fourth of July two-for-one arrest on Wednesday afternoon when the suspect apprehended in a hit-and-run accident was later found to be the perpetrator of a burglary at an uptown residence where frozen food was stolen from a freezer.The bizarre sequence of events began to unfold around 1:30 p.m…. Read more »