OCEAN CITY — In the wake of a difficult summer in terms of pedestrian-vehicle collisions, an effort is underway to potentially lower the speed limit on Coastal Highway in an area of the corridor deemed particularly prone to tragedies.Ocean City Police Chief Bernadette DiPino has initiated an effort to reduce the speed limit on Coastal… Read more »
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Judge Rules Out Pre-Trial Visit To Hudson Farm
BERLIN — With a little more than a week left before the opening of the trial in the civil suit against a Berlin farm family over alleged pollution violations dating back to 2009, the federal judge presiding over the case late last week ruled out a pre-trial visit to the site where the infractions allegedly… Read more »
Mayor Signs Off On Salisbury Police Pay Raises
SALISBURY – Salisbury police officers will get their salary increases, and the City Council is looking to sustain the salary structure and give pay increases to all employees by Christmas if not sooner.Salisbury Police Department (SPD) officers have not had a raise in five years and their pay scale is one of the lowest in… Read more »
OC Revises Free Golf Policies
OCEAN CITY – Councilwoman Margaret Pillas took a revised copy of the town’s policy regarding complimentary/reduced golf at Eagle’s Landing by the horns this week saying if it was going to get done it needed to get done right.In late August, Councilman Brent Ashley requested City Manager David Recor research the records of town employee… Read more »
Berlin’s Utility Expansion Not A Land Grab
BERLIN — Despite some initial belief to the contrary, the Berlin Town Council promised residents this week that an expansion of water and sewer services along Main Street isn’t a thinly-veiled land grab.“We don’t want the misconception that we are trying to expand the town limits,” said Mayor Gee Williams.The project to extend water and… Read more »
Six Families Displaced By Fire; Fundraising Effort Launched
OCEAN CITY — With no casualties and only one minor injury to a firefighter, Wednesday evening’s massive blaze that consumed the top floor of a midtown Ocean City condominium building could have been much worse but it has left many picking up the pieces.Shortly before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, the Ocean City Fire Department (OCFD)… Read more »
Coastkeeper Wants Runoff Considered In Boat Ramp Plans
OCEAN PINES — With the proposed replacement of the dilapidated, county-owned public boat ramp at Gum Point Rd. on the Turville Creek moving forward, area environmental advocates are urging the partners to go the “extra mile” to voluntarily include some elements to improve water quality in the impaired waterway.A project is underway to remove the… Read more »
NEW FOR THURSDAY: Six Families Displaced By Fire; Fundraising Effort Launched
OCEAN CITY — With no casualties and only one minor injury to a firefighter, Wednesday evening’s massive blaze that consumed the top floor of a midtown Ocean City condominium building could have been much worse but it has left many picking up the pieces.Shortly before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, the Ocean City Fire Department (OCFD)… Read more »
Out Of Darkness Benefit Walk Set For OC
SNOW HILL — Hoping to boost awareness of suicide in Worcester County, representatives from several advocacy groups met with the County Commission last week to update them on the status of prevention efforts in the area as well as to invite them to attend an upcoming fundraiser.That fundraiser, which is a joint effort by the… Read more »
Phony Bomb Threat Evacuates Wal-Mart
BERLIN — The Wal-Mart on Route 50 near Berlin was evacuated on Monday evening when local law enforcement agencies responded to a reported bomb threat at the store.Around 6 p.m. on Monday, Maryland State Police troopers responded to the Wal-Mart on Route 50. According to Worcester County Bureau of Investigation (WCBI) Sgt. Scott Brent, Wal-Mart… Read more »