BERLIN – For the fifth year in a row, the County Commissioners distributed new laptop computers to all newly hired teachers who agreed to remain in the employment of the Board of Education (BOE) for two years or more. The laptops, which were distributed by the commissioners following the BOE’s annual opening meeting on Tuesday,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – It was out of the frying pan and into the fire last weekend for a Frederick, Md. doctor, who crash-landed his private plane on a runway at the Ocean City Airport last Saturday before returning home on Sunday and getting arrested on sex offense, assault and drug possession charges. Tragedy was averted… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A street performer arrested last week on sex offense and assault charges after allegedly fondling a 16-year-old girl during a Boardwalk picture-taking session had more charges filed against him late last week as more and more of his alleged victims began to come forward with formal complaints.On Aug. 17, OCPD officers arrested… Read more »

BERLIN – A local homeowners association seems to be assuming powers it does not legally have, according to one resident, who asked the Berlin Mayor and Council to instruct the association that its bylaws do not supercede town or state law.Decatur Farms resident Bruce Stender asked the Berlin Mayor and Council for help Monday night… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Employees of the town will be formally recognized upon retirement, after the approval of a policy this week that aims to formally thank employees for their years of hard work and dedication to the town. Human Resources Director Roger Weseman presented the policy to the Mayor and City Council this week, explaining… Read more »

BERLIN – Shortly after take-off early last Friday morning, a suborbital rocket launched from NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility veered off its projected course and had to be destroyed, showering its remains in the Atlantic Ocean and desolate coastal areas near the facility.The suborbital rocket carrying two NASA hypersonic experiments was launched as planned around… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Federal Army Corps of Engineers officials this week released the final recommendations for long-term offshore sand sources for the life of the ongoing Ocean City beach replenishment project, identifying three shoals off the coast of the resort as those best suited to provide material for the next three-plus decades.In the nearly two… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Ocean City police earlier this month arrested three Baltimore teens on first-degree assault, attempted armed robbery and other serious charges from an incident in mid-July when they allegedly bound and gagged a man in an Ocean City motel room during a drug deal that went bad.On July 15, Ocean City police responded… Read more »

BERLIN – The kick off meeting for the Berlin Main Street program may have been sparsely attended, but ideas to improve Berlin’s downtown sprang up thick and fast.People need more reason to spend time in downtown Berlin, interim Mayor Gee Williams said at the meeting last Thursday night.The special meeting was called to gather input… Read more »