BERLIN – Waiting five more years to add enough wastewater capacity to Berlin’s sewer plant to reach 1 million gallons per day (gpd) could cost as much as $1.8 million versus the $1.3 million the expansion would cost in today’s dollars.The price tag goes up to $1.6 million, under a low inflation rate of 2.5… Read more »

OCEAN CITY –The Ocean City Police Department will be taking advantage of a savings on ammunition before the next fiscal year, after unanimous approval from the Mayor and Council to purchase a portion of next year’s ammunition from the existing budget.Captain Kevin Kirstein came before the Mayor and Council on behalf of the police department… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Despite spending little time discussing the new state pollution permits for large poultry farms, the Worcester County Commissioners voted this week to support the anti-regulation stance of the Worcester County Farm Bureau. Maryland has drafted new permitting regulations for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), in response to a 2004 federal law. The proposed… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Commissioners worked their way through a busy agenda in just two hours on Tuesday, March 18. Here are some of the minor items discussed:(bullet) Worcester County may not be fulfilling legal requirements to have surplus vehicles inspected before offering them for sale through government surplus auction site GovDeals, said… Read more »

SNOW HILL- Diakonia homeless shelter got a reprieve this week when the Worcester County Commissioners voted to grant the non-profit $30,000 to keep the shelter open.Earlier this month, Diakonia executive director Claudia Nagle asked the Worcester County Commissioners for $65,000 to operate the 45-bed emergency shelter and transitional housing until the new fiscal year in… Read more »

OCEAN CITY- The artificial reef system off the coast of Ocean City could get a major contribution is plans to scuttle a retired U.S. Navy destroyer come to fruition.The Maryland Artificial Reef Initiative (MARI) is considering a partnership with the states of Delaware and New Jersey to acquire the retired 563-foot U.S. Navy destroyer Radford,… Read more »

SNOW HILL – A formal protest by a losing bidder on the Worcester County State’s Attorney building construction project did not prevail, with the Worcester County Commissioners exercising their right to waive bid requirements in choosing the best bid.Nason Construction, which submitted the second lowest bid to build the new State’s Attorney offices, protested the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY- The second of four defendants named in a $30 million wrongful death lawsuit filed in February by the family of two Pennsylvania tourists who perished from carbon monoxide poisoning in their Boardwalk hotel room in June 2006 last week filed a formal answer to the complaint outlining the reasons the company should not… Read more »

OCEAN CITY –The Planning and Zoning Commission noted changes to two previously approved conditional uses this week, including a watersport activity behind the 45th Street Village and an uptown golf course and arcade expansion. A public hearing was held on January 8 regarding the expansion of the 145th Street golf course and arcade. At that… Read more »

OCEAN CITY –Ocean City could be seeing a new family and youth oriented event in the summer of 2009, a citywide event that would target families and promote action sports. The concept for OC Beachfest was presented last week at a tourism commission meeting, an event that promises to be “three days of action sports… Read more »