BERLIN — One suspect wanted in connection with a string of burglaries in Worcester County late last year and early this year is in custody in Tennessee after he was found in possession of a handgun allegedly swiped during one of the break-ins, while his alleged partner in the crimes remains at large.Back on Nov…. Read more »
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McDermott Calls Offshore Wind A ‘Feel-Good Bill’
OCEAN CITY — The long-standing effort to develop an offshore wind farm off the coast of Ocean City passed a significant hurdle on Monday when the House Economic Matters Committee passed Governor Martin O’Malley’s Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2012.The House Economic Matters Committee on Monday approved the governor’s latest attempt at an offshore wind… Read more »
Council Updated On Berlin Trails Effort
BERLIN — Plans to create a network of trails in Berlin and beyond are moving faster than expected, according to town officials.“It’s just got so much potential,” said Mayor Gee Williams.Though Williams asserted that he “did not have low expectations” for the project when it was first suggested last fall, he admitted that more progress… Read more »
Erika Sifrit Cites Mental Issues In New Trial Bid
OCEAN CITY — With the 10th anniversary of the heinous crime rapidly approaching, convicted killer Erika Sifrit, who, along with her husband Benjamin, brutally murdered and dismembered a Virginia couple vacationing in Ocean City on Memorial Day 2002, this week filed her latest bid for a new trial.Erika Sifrit, now 34, this week filed a… Read more »
Sides In Hudson Case Unable To Reach Settlement
BERLIN — Despite a lengthy settlement conference on Wednesday, there was no resolution this week in the ongoing legal battle between a Berlin family farm and an environmental watchdog group over alleged pollution runoff violations.In March 2010, the New York-based Waterkeeper Alliance, along with the Assateague Coastkeeper and the Assateague Coastal Trust, filed suit in… Read more »
Salisbury Selects New City Clerk
SALISBURY – The city announced this week that Assistant City Clerk Kimberly Nichols has been named the new Salisbury City Clerk.“It gives me great pleasure on behalf of the entire Salisbury City Council and along with Mayor Jim Ireton to announce good news for the City of Salisbury, news that has not happened in 17… Read more »
Modern Makeover For Historic Cottage
OCEAN CITY — An historic old Ocean City beach cottage on the Boardwalk near 13th Street is undergoing a major renovation and rehabilitation project with the implementation of state-of-the-art 21st Century features and a keen eye on preserving the past.Built in the late 1930s and owned and occupied by the Laws family for decades, the… Read more »
NOC Business Alliance Meeting Scheduled
OCEAN CITY — The North Ocean City Business Alliance will meet next week to continue to discuss a variety of ways to direct more special events to the north end of town.Earlier this year, a group of north Ocean City business leaders formed the alliance in an effort to help ensure the o north end… Read more »
Council Votes 5-2 To Draft New Scooter Regs
OCEAN CITY – Due to safety concerns, new scooter rental businesses will have to follow new regulations approved by the Mayor and Council yesterday in a 5-2 vote, while current operators will have one year to conform.On Jan. 31, the Mayor and City Council passed an ordinance to establish a 90-day moratorium on the issuance… Read more »
County Dept. Heads Struggling To Find Cuts
SNOW HILL — After a second budget work session, the forecast coming from the Worcester County Commission this week is bleaker than ever.“Nobody’s going to get what they want,” said Commission President Bud Church. Several commissioners agreed that this is shaping up to be the tightest budgets in recent memory.“I don’t know of anyone that’s… Read more »