BERLIN – Eastern Shore Gas will most likely retain its gas infrastructure franchise from the town of Berlin, after the first reading of the franchise renewal resolution at Monday night’s Berlin Town Council meeting.The franchise agreement grants Eastern Shore Gas the exclusive right within Berlin’s town limits to provide propane gas through underground pipelines, as… Read more »

SNOW HILL – New subdivisions in Showell could have a negative impact on local water quality, a local environmental activist warned at the August Worcester County Planning Commission meeting last week.The impact of another 43 homes and septic systems, near waterways in Showell on local water quality is unclear, others said.Shingle Landing Prong, which runs… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The tragic accident on the Bay Bridge early last Sunday morning that left one man dead, another woman in the hospital, a tractor-trailer floating in the Chesapeake Bay and snarled traffic to and from the beach on a busy day in August raised questions this week about the integrity of the decades-old… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The defense attorney for one of two men indicted on first-degree murder charges for the beating death of a Berlin teen in May last week filed a motion to dismiss the indictment against his client citing shaky if not criminally false witness statements to authorities and a not so veiled hint of… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The Tourism Commission painted a rosier picture regarding hotel reservations last week, concluding that while this summer season is far from being a banner year, tourism is maintaining a status quo. “System-wide, reservations are up, length of stay is down,” said John Gehrig, president of D3 Corp, reporting on the town’s central… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A West Ocean City-based special event received a significant boost this week when the City Council voted to allocate $5,000 for the maritime event if the county provides a matching amount.The Harbor Day – A Day At The Docks event is scheduled for Saturday Oct. 11, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m…. Read more »

BERLIN – Franklin Knolls residents want to know why they are still waiting on town of Berlin trash service, despite paying thousands of dollars in taxes over the last few years.Town officials say they are waiting for the developer to add the final topcoat to the subdivision’s roads that will permit Berlin trash trucks to… Read more »

BERLIN – Small progress was made this week toward an architectural pattern book for developers in Berlin with the Berlin Planning Commission instructing staff to look into consultants to do the work.Planning Commission Chair Newt Chandler first suggested buying examples of architectural pattern books as a guideline toward creating the town’s own during the planning… Read more »

BERLIN – Berlin’s quiet parks will see some activity and improvements in the coming months, ranging from a species survey to new fencing.A team of at least six children and a handful of adults descended upon Berlin’s parks this week for four hours to survey as many species of plant, animal, and insect life as… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The Little Salisbury neighborhood could be seeing a new and improved pumping station in the future, after the City Council approved an engineering services proposal for design and bidding of upgrades to the Arctic Avenue pumping station this week. Renovations to the pumping station, which lies within Little Salisbury at the intersection… Read more »