BERLIN – Sisters in Berlin has made dreams come true by twisting the conventional retail store to include a beer and wine bar for shoppers to enjoy.Last November, sisters Donna Sue Compher and Michael Ann Phillips had a serious talk about the idea of opening their own business.“We wanted it to be unique, we wanted… Read more »
SNOW HILL — With After School Academies (ASA) for several schools still in jeopardy after the unexpected loss of grant funding this summer, the Worcester County Board of Education plans to ask the County Commissioners for a one-time grant of $300,000 to finance the programs through the end of the school year.In July, the board… Read more »
SALISBURY — Less than a year after it began the service, Allegiant Air last week announced it was no longer offering flights from the Salisbury-Ocean City-Wicomico Regional Airport.Last February, Allegiant Air announced it was beginning low-cost, non-stop flights from Salisbury to Orlando, Fla. The new flights operated twice weekly to Orlando Sanford International Airport and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Just over a week remains to get your Baltimore Ravens raffle tickets while at the same time helping a local family cope with rising medical bills.Keith Dreisbach, 11, suffers from cystic fibrosis that causes a buildup of mucus in his body and results in many other health issues. He was admitted to… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) last week rounded up 26 suspects wanted in connection with a major heroin distribution ring after a Worcester County grand jury issued indictments for 23 of the suspects.The OCPD Vice-Narcotics Unit for the last six weeks has been conducting an aggressive and extensive undercover illegal drug… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The town’s chief financial health report was presented this week, and it showed a spike in revenues as well as an increase in expenditures from the previous fiscal year, but overall Ocean City’s general fund remains in a healthy state, financial officials report.This week Ocean City Finance Administrator Martha Bennett presented the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – After almost three years, the town’s new marketing tool, OC Experience, is ready to hit the road to spread the word on Ocean City and all it has to offer.The final product of OC Experience is a travel show booth that will physically exhibit to attendees the value to be found in… Read more »
BERLIN — After three years of often tense legal wrangling, closing arguments were heard last Friday in the landmark civil suit filed against a Berlin farm family and Perdue over alleged pollution violations dating back to 2009.Testimony ended in mid-October in the civil suit pitting the defendants, Berlin’s Hudson Farm and Perdue, against an environmental… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The ever-growing artificial reef system off the coast of Ocean City got its newest addition last Friday when a 50-foot retired water taxi from Baltimore was sunk on a picture-perfect late November day.The water taxi was the third of its kind donated to the Ocean City Reef Foundation in the last year… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — In preparation for their first-ever official appearance in Ocean City next summer, members of the Navy’s Blue Angel jet demonstration team visited the resort Friday to meet with officials and get a lay of the land.“We haven’t been here before and we’re always looking for new show events to go to,” said… Read more »