(July 21, 2016) In less than two years, the Berlin Police Department expects to move into a new $2.5 million station that more than triples the size of its current building and brings many of its amenities up to current standards. The Town Council on July 11 approved a bid by Willow Construction LLC to… Read more »
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Health department plans to eradicate feral feline colony
(July 21, 2016) One rabid cat in West Ocean City, and the fate of other feral cats at the same location have generated hundreds of emails and even spurred a small protest by feline protection activists last Thursday at the government center in Snow Hill. At Tuesday’s Worcester County Commissioner meeting, however, Worcester County Health… Read more »
Berlin Briefs
(July 21, 2016) The Berlin mayor and Council discussed the following items during their July 11 public meeting. Purnell absent Councilmember Troy Purnell was not present during the meeting, meaning Mayor Gee Williams would have to break a tie if the remaining four councilmembers deadlocked. Normally, the mayor does not vote. He did so once… Read more »
Snow Hill passes vacant building ordinance
(July 21, 2016) Owners of buildings in Snow Hill town limits deemed vacant or blighted by a code official are now on a timeline to register or repair the properties before the possibility of fines enter the discussion. Passed last week during its regular council meeting, the ordinance’s purpose is to provide the town with… Read more »
Berlin’s Toy Town moving to vacant Snow Hill building
(July 21, 2016) Richard and Debbie Seaton, Snow Hill natives both, are the first takers of a program the town put forward late last year — renovate a building and, after fulfilling certain conditions, the town will turn over the structure to its occupants. The Seatons own Toy Town, an antique and vintage toy shop… Read more »
Former police chief, officer indicted
(July 21, 2016) Former Pocomoke City Police Chief Kelvin Sewell and former Lt. Lynell Green have been indicted by a Maryland Grand Jury on charges of misconduct in office and conspiracy to commit misconduct in office, the Maryland State Prosecutor’s office announced on Tuesday. Both Sewell and Green face charges stemming from the same incident… Read more »
‘Jeffersonian’ third OPA debate saw 6 of 11 candidates
(July 21, 2016) “I think Thomas Jefferson would be proud of this,” moderator Steve Habeger said at the conclusion of a candidates forum at the Ocean Pines Library on Saturday morning. Jefferson, Habeger said, “sought a well-informed public. I think we’re trying to do that,” he said. The forum was the third and possibly final… Read more »
Burley Oak takes home top prize
(July 21, 2016) After years of playing it safe, often sauntering across the finish line in what amounted to a rolling barrel of beer, local brewery Burley Oak finally took home the coveted rubber duck trophy during the 2016 Berlin Bathtub Races last Friday. Berlin Mayor Gee Williams said the 2016 race was among the… Read more »
Simple summer snack: chips and salsa
This column originally ran on July 17, 2014 As voices echo through our little street, a feeling of summer, fun and family runs through me like an electric current. It’s a wonderful thing as a parent to have a flash of memory back to the days of my own childhood; a prevailing feeling of worth… Read more »
Bathtubs coming to downtown Berlin for annual street race
(July 14, 2016) Bathtub Races, an annual tradition in Berlin for the last 27 years, returns this Friday as both a competition and a fundraiser for the Berlin Chamber of Commerce. Chamber Executive Director Larnet St. Amant said the race involves two-person teams racing down Main Street in a bathtub, or at least a close… Read more »