BERLIN – Wednesday’s blizzard and associated white-out conditions caused a multi-vehicle pile-up on Route 113 just south of Berlin, sending five unidentified victims to the hospital.Shortly after noon on Wednesday, during the latest severe winter storm with white-out conditions, a domino-effect pile-up occurred on southbound Route 113 just south of Berlin.According to Worcester County Sheriff’s… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A Salisbury man accused of kidnapping and killing an 11-year-old girl in late December was formally indicted on first-degree murder charges this week by a Wicomico County grand jury, one day after asking for a jury trial for an unrelated case in Ocean City District Court.On Tuesday, Wicomico County State’s Attorney Davis… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The few motorists that ventured out into the frozen tundra of Ocean City last weekend perhaps noticed a blinking reminder of winter’s past.Local residents may have thought that recent blizzard conditions throughout the peninsula had knocked the resort back in time a few years, as traffic signals were flashing and essentially offline… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Don Enste of Dandy Don’s Bike Shop thought that the extended hour for bicycles on the Boardwalk went well enough last year to ask for an additional hour on the weekends.For the second time in a year, the Mayor and City Council unanimously agreed with Enste.The Mayor and City Council voted to… Read more »

BERLIN – With at least four more school days lost this week and a decision still pending on today as of late yesterday, Worcester County’s public schools have now gone well beyond their allotted inclement weather days, pushing the end of the year closer to the end of June.County schools were closed on Monday and… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — In hopes of coordinating the town’s advertising strategies with the business community’s, the tourism department has announced that it will hold an official ad campaign kickoff this year.Tourism Director Deb Turk told the Tourism Commission last week that MGH Advertising plans to unveil the town’s official marketing plan on March 16 at… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The Bishopville Pond improvement project will proceed as planned with the continued support of the County Commissioners. The county’s support for the long-awaited pond improvement project was recently in jeopardy after county staff received some citizen concerns over potential future flooding onto private property bordering the improved pond after the improvements are… Read more »

BERLIN – Berlin will play host to the beginning and end of the renewed Viewtrail Century Bike event this June, first held six years ago and now due to be revived.“We’re looking to bring that back,” said fitness event organizer Chris Klebe.The 100-mile bike event will be part of a three event weekend including the… Read more »

BERLIN – The next step in establishing a new spray irrigation site for Berlin’s expanded wastewater treatment plant has been achieved, after the Worcester County Planning Commission gave the project a favorable recommendation last week.Berlin’s second spray irrigation site in Newark is compatible with the Worcester County Comprehensive Plan, the Planning Commission has concluded.Two years… Read more »

BERLIN – Recent heavy snows have once again brought attention to the patchwork nature of town services in newer developments, after a request this week by a local townhouse development for town of Berlin snow plow service.Town services on private roads have gotten much attention in the last year after residents in some newer developments… Read more »