OCEAN CITY – Firefighters encountered a fire in the storage area of the Phillips Beach Plaza Hotel on 13th Street yesterday morning, resulting in the evacuation of the hotel and a minor injury to one firefighter.Steve Price of the Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company reported yesterday that the call came in during the early morning… Read more »
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OC Approves Purchase Cards
OCEAN CITY – The Mayor and City Council was presented with the town’s procurement card policy this week, which outlines the town’s newest system for purchasing cards, or credit cards, which will be used by a select number of town employees in lieu of purchase orders in an effort to save time and money.The Mayor… Read more »
11 Arrested After Resort Bar Brawl Spills Outside
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City police last weekend made 11 arrests during a bar fight that began at a downtown nightclub and later spilled outside the establishment around closing time.Shortly after 2 a.m. last Saturday, Ocean City Police officers on routine patrol in the downtown area responded to a reported fight inside the Paddock nightclub… Read more »
Demolition Begins With Property’s Future In Doubt
BERLIN – Six years after the Tyson chicken processing plant on the outskirts of Berlin closed its doors forever, its future remains in limbo, but demolition activity at the site this week signals something may be afoot at the historic property. Demolition began on the site first thing Monday morning with the giant claw ripping… Read more »
Ex-Employee Indicted For First-Degree Arson
OCEAN CITY – Almost four months to the day since the March 30 fire on the south end of the Boardwalk that destroyed the Dough Roller restaurant and severely damaged the adjacent Marty’s Playland, a Worcester County grand jury on Tuesday indicted a local man on several counts of arson and other charges for allegedly… Read more »
Police Make Another Internet Prostitution Arrest
OCEAN CITY – An Easton woman was arrested on prostitution charges last week after arranging a meeting with an undercover OCPD detective, who discovered the services she was offering on the Internet.Last Wednesday, Ocean City police arrested Jennifer Watson Ambrose, 35, of Easton, on charges of soliciting for prostitution after detectives discovered advertisements for her… Read more »
Police Seek Child Abuse Suspect
BERLIN – Area police this week are looking for a 39-year-old local man wanted on child abuse, numerous sex offenses and assault after a joint investigation pointed to him as a suspect in a sexual assault on a 7-year-old female victim. After an investigation conducted by the Worcester County Bureau of Investigation (WCBI) with assistance… Read more »
Berlin Affordable Housing Project Denied Critical Grant
BERLIN – The Cannery Village workforce housing endeavor was denied Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, supporters learned last week, a potentially serious blow to the construction schedule.Supporters learned of the denial last Friday.“The Cannery Village application was denied,” reported Berlin Administrative Director Linda Bambary to the Berlin Town Council Monday night. CDBG applications must… Read more »
Berlin Wastewater Plant Upgrade Process On Target
BERLIN – The expansion of and improvements to the Berlin wastewater treatment plant are on schedule so far, with an approval from Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) for the requested expansion to one million gallons per day (mgd) arriving in early July and possible spray irrigation land under study.“I’m not at liberty to disclose… Read more »
Changes Aimed At Simplifying Zoning Fees
OCEAN CITY – The City Council unanimously approved changes in zoning fees this week, in an effort to simplify the process for calculating preliminary and final fees for permit applications. “After the zoning fees were changed for FY09, while attempting to input them into our permitting program we discovered several instances in which formulas no… Read more »