OCEAN CITY – Here are some of the things that were said both during and after the City Council’s decision to upgrade the Roland E. Powell Convention Center with the $10.4 million “Option A.”“I think we need to do this right away, because we are hurting as a business community. Business in Ocean City has… Read more »
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Berlin Inks Power Purchase Agreement
BERLIN – Berlin electric customers will pay less for their energy after the town signed a power purchase agreement Wednesday with Florida Power and Light.Just how much customers will save under the 26-month contract with Florida Power and Light is unclear, due to the complex nature of power selling.“The base rates we are looking at… Read more »
County Schools Struggling To Make Mandated Cuts
NEWARK – With just a month to go before the Worcester County Board of Education must approve its budget request, school staffers still need to make another $1.6 million in cuts to reach a county mandated 3-percent decrease.The budget cuts discussed at the Tuesday Board of Education meeting varied not a cent from the budget… Read more »
County Weighs Cuts In Face Of $11.1M Shortfall
SNOW HILL – A spontaneous declaration by Worcester County Commission President Louise Gulyas that most government departments would need to cut 5 percent rather than 3 percent from their budgets due to a projected $11.1 million shortfall was premature and had not been discussed by, or voted on, by the other commissioners.“We’re asking for 5… Read more »
Fager To Take Over Berlin’s Atlantic Hotel Operation
BERLIN – Ocean City hotelier and restaurateur John Fager will take over Berlin’s Atlantic Hotel and restaurant, long considered the town’s showpiece and an anchor for downtown commerce.Town merchants and officials say they are thrilled at the news.“It’ll be a wonderful addition,” said Terri Sexton, owner of the Treasure Chest jewelry shop and a local… Read more »
Will Stimulus Funds Trickle To Worcester?
BERLIN – Just one day after President Barack Obama officially inked the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or national stimulus bill on Monday, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley was already rolling out a list of transportation projects across the state earmarked for the first phase of funding, but it remains uncertain just how much and how… Read more »
‘Hero’ Plan Backfires In Big Way
BISHOPVILLE – A Delaware man’s attempt to gain back the good graces of his fiancé this week backfired when he was arrested and charged with first-degree arson and six counts of attempted first-degree murder after setting a fire in her parent’s Bishopville home early Tuesday morning.Shortly before 6 a.m. on Tuesday, the Bishopville Volunteer Fire… Read more »
Berlin Wants Newark Property For Spray Disposal
BERLIN – A years long search for more spray irrigation land is closer to paying off, after the town of Berlin identified a 200-acre tract near Newark with strong spray disposal potential.The Berlin Mayor and Council last week voted to accept a contract giving the town right of first refusal on purchasing the 200-acre site,… Read more »
Bishopville Pond Work Survives State Funding Cuts
SNOW HILL – The Bishopville Pond restoration project has retained state funding despite a recent round of cuts from state government, Bishopville’s County Commissioner Linda Busick said this week.“We have retained that funding,” Busick confirmed.Originally slated as part of the Route 113 dualization mitigation plan, the Bishopville Pond project has been delayed for one reason… Read more »
Canale Appealing Manslaughter Conviction
BERLIN – The local man convicted on manslaughter charges and sentenced to 10 years in jail last month in the beating death of a Berlin teen in May last week filed a notice of appeal from jail in Baltimore where he is temporarily being held while corrections officials determine his ultimate fate.Dominic Canale, 22, of… Read more »