BERLIN – Plans for a community center on Flower Street took a major step forward this week with approval of an agreement between the town and the Berlin Community Improvement Association.On Monday, in a split vote elected officials approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the town and the Berlin Community Improvement Association (BCIA). After… Read more »
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Funds Approved For Municipal Golf Course Upgrades
OCEAN CITY — With the municipal golf course thriving financially, the Ocean City Mayor and Council this week approved funding for several needed projects at Eagle’s Landing.As a municipal golf course, Eagle’s Landing is an enterprise fund, meaning it is set up to be self-supporting financially. With the golf course, off Route 611 in West… Read more »
Berlin Community Center Vision Advances With MOU Approval
BERLIN – Plans for a community center on Flower Street took a major step forward this week with approval of an agreement between the town and the Berlin Community Improvement Association.On Monday, in a split vote elected officials approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the town and the Berlin Community Improvement Association (BCIA). After… Read more »
Resort Officials Approve 3-Year Fireworks Contract; 4th Of July Shows, New Year’s Eve Display Included
OCEAN CITY – Although not entirely satisfied with losing a New Year’s Eve show at Northside Park, resort officials this week approved a bid recommendation for a three-year contract with a private sector company to provide fireworks shows in Ocean City.The Ocean City Mayor and Council had before them on Tuesday a recommendation to approve… Read more »
Divided Council Approves Fire Station Funding; OCVFC Backs Out Of Contribution
OCEAN CITY – A divided Ocean City council this week approved moving funds from the future Baltimore Avenue redevelopment project to the construction of a new midtown fire station after the volunteer fire company reportedly backed out on an offer to contribute to the cost.In early 2021, the Mayor and Council voted to essentially replace… Read more »
Local Officials Thank Church For Years Of Service
BERLIN– Local leaders expressed their gratitude to longtime Worcester County Commissioner Bud Church this week as he prepares to retire in December.On Tuesday, both the commissioners and the Worcester County Board of Education recognized Church for his decades of service. Church spent a decade on the school board before serving 20 years as a commissioner.“His… Read more »
Berlin Officials Agree To Explore Adding Speed Cameras
BERLIN– Officials in Berlin are exploring the possibility of installing speed cameras near schools.Police Chief Arnold Downing on Monday outlined how a speed camera program would work with the Berlin Town Council. Elected officials agreed they wanted to continue exploring the concept, which Downing said would aid in speeding enforcement.“With a smaller town, the opportunity… Read more »
Berlin Salary Study Advances
BERLIN – Town officials agreed to spend $32,500 for a compensation survey and classification study.The Berlin Town Council voted 4-0 on Monday to move forward with hiring a Davidsonville company to conduct a salary survey and classification study.“This not only affects our staff we currently have but it also shows a forward path for anybody… Read more »
Program Gives Coastal Bays C+ Health Rating
WEST OCEAN CITY – The overall health of the coastal bays remained the same last year, according to a new report card on Maryland’s coastal bay system.On Monday, the Maryland Coastal Bays Program – in partnership with various state and national agencies – released its Maryland Coastal Bays 2021 Report Card. Measuring water quality and… Read more »
Message In A Bottle Results In Trip To Ireland For OC Teen
OCEAN CITY– Ten months after his message in a bottle washed up on a beach in Ireland, a local boy made the trip across the Atlantic Ocean to meet the couple who found it.Sasha Yonyak, the Ocean City resident who put a message in a bottle that eventually washed ashore in Donegal, traveled to Ireland… Read more »
