BERLIN – The Berlin Town Council this week approved the creation of a deputy town administrator post, a second in command to the town’s administrative director.“That’s been in the works,” said Mayor Tom Cardinale, who was unable to attend Monday night’s meeting after injuring his knee. “Linda’s got a very full plate.”The new administrator will… Read more »
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Historic Property In Berlin Fetches $668K At Auction
BERLIN – A landmark hardware store’s long run on Main Street officially came to a close on Wednesday when the property was auctioned.Pete Richardson Auction Sales owner Pete Richardson conducted the auction on Wednesday with about 75 interested buyers and citizens in attendance. The land, which is home to a two-story structure containing about 5,000… Read more »
OC Police Arrest Prostitutes

OCEAN CITY – Resort police last month made a pair of prostitution arrests in Ocean City after discovering several listings by woman offering erotic services in the area on the Internet.Early last month, resort police received several calls about prostitution occurring in Ocean City after which an OCPD undercover officer discovered prostitution advertising on the… Read more »
Study Raises Questions Of OC Corridor’s Future
OCEAN CITY – A field study survey along Baltimore Avenue commenced earlier this month and will continue through the spring of 2008 in an effort to verify the exact boundaries of the north-south corridor’s right of way.A letter was recently sent to all property owners along Baltimore Avenue from the Ocean City Public Works Department… Read more »
$1.3M Awarded To Woman Injured In Go-Kart Accident
SNOW HILL – A Bel Air, Md. woman was awarded nearly $1.3 million in damages this week, bringing closure to a complex lawsuit dating back to the summer of 2004 involving serious injuries sustained during an accident at an Ocean City amusement park.Lindsey McCormack, now 20, of Bel Air, and her parents sued just about… Read more »
Group Opposes Property Management Tax Proposal
OCEAN CITY – Just few days removed from the Maryland General Assembly’s special session called to begin tackling the state’s projected $1.7 billion deficit, everything appears to be on the table including an effort to lump property management services into a larger group of services not previously subject to state sales tax, the passage of… Read more »
Resort Accused Of Fixing Golf Discount Rates
OCEAN CITY – The on-again, off-again feud between Ocean City, several of its larger hotel groups and the golf-packaging industry boiled over again this week when a new golf packager accused the town of anti-trust law violations because of alleged attempts to “fix” discount rates and coerce some area courses into not participating in its… Read more »
Squabble Could Be Brewing Over OC Land

OCEAN CITY – After weeks of delay on the momentum of the Downtown Recreation Complex, the town has received word from the county on a land lease, but with different terms than they had originally anticipated. For weeks, the Ocean City Mayor and Council have delayed any action in regard to the Downtown Recreation Complex… Read more »
Alleged Embezzler Gets Court Date

SNOW HILL – In a bit of a surprise move, the attorney for the former Worcester County man accused of embezzling over $100,000 from his now ex-wife before assuming a new name and a new life out west in Arizona, will try his case in District Court.Attorney J. Harrison Phillips, who represents former Ocean Pines… Read more »
Annual Phillips Dinner For OC Church This Sunday
OCEAN CITY – On Sunday from 1-7 p.m., members of the Atlantic United Methodist Church will gather for the 40th Annual Phillips Crab House Dinner, a favored church fundraiser that provides food and fun.For 40 years, the Phillips family, members of the Atlantic United Methodist Church, has generously held the annual dinner, donating all proceeds… Read more »