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Berlin Begins Post-Cardinale Era
BERLIN- Berlin Town council member Ellen Lang was elected Vice President of the Council at the first town meeting since Mayor Tom Cardinale passed away unexpectedly on May 3.
The meeting convened with a prayer of remembrances for Mayor Tom, as the Town Council called him, before Interim Mayor Gee W...
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Berlin Historic District Tabled
BERLIN – No decision will be made on the proposed expansion of Berlin’s historic district until after the new Comprehensive Plan is finished, the Berlin Town Council said Monday night, after hearing from several speakers during a public hearing.
Most of the speakers were against the expansi...
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Coastal Bays Seeks OC Council Member
OCEAN CITY- The Maryland Coastal Bays’ Coastal Fisheries Advisory Committee is seeking an official Ocean City member for the committee in an effort to garner further advice on fishery related management issues.
Executive Director of the Maryland Coastal Bays Program, Dave Wilson, submitted the r...
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Community On Its Own with Drainage Problem
BERLIN- The Townes of Berlin homeowners association must continue to take care of its own stormwater ditches, the Berlin Town Council concluded Monday night.
“We’ve never asked for anything. Why do we pay taxes, honestly? Why do we pay taxes for services we don’t receive?” asked Ron Facello...
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Council Briefed on EMS Addition
OCEAN CITY- The Mayor and City Council was given a demonstration of the Zoll Auto Pulse system this week, in an effort to educate the town on the EMS division’s most recent technological advances.
The Zoll Auto Pulse is a non-invasive cardiac support pump, designed to provide consistent chest com...
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Council Debates Lot Maintenance Issues
OCEAN CITY –Lot maintenance enforcement within the Town of Ocean City will be changing hands and seeing a fee increase, after a unanimous vote by the City Council this week to make the changes.
Lot maintenance within the town is currently regulated by the Clerk’s Office and has been for the pa...
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Ledo's Burglar Pleads Guilty; Sentenced to Seven Years
SNOW HILL- An Ocean City man arrested in December along with a juvenile after attempting to break into a West Ocean City pizza parlor and swinging a crowbar at employees attempting to stop him pleaded guilty this week in Circuit Court to attempted second-degree burglary and was sentenced to seven ye...
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Maintaining Commercial Encouraged
OCEAN CITY –A public hearing regarding development in commercial districts throughout town was held this week, and although no one from the public was present to voice their opinions, the Planning Commission moved forward with the possibility of changes that aim to protect commercial development. ...
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Plans for New Dough Roller Rise From Ashes
OCEAN CITY –The Dough Roller on South Division Street and the Boardwalk may not be opening their doors for business this season due to a devastating fire earlier this year, but plans are already underway for the construction of the new Dough Roller, with hope to have it up and running by next spri...
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Rare May Storm Batters Resort
OCEAN CITY- Heavy seas, gale force winds and high tides inundated the resort area early this week, flooding streets, ripping the roofs and signs off buildings, knocking the power out for thousands and causing evacuations in some coastal areas nearby.
If May is National Hurricane Awareness Month, th...
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Ruark Cops Plea in DUI Case
OCEAN CITY – Wicomico County State’s Attorney Davis Ruark faced charges of driving under the influence this week in Ocean City District Court, receiving one year of unsupervised probation, $500 in fines and 12 points on his drivers license.
Ruark, 52, of Parsonsburg, was arrested on Chesapeake ...
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Town Receives Stormwater Bids
BERLIN – Three stormwater flooding reduction projects suggested by the Army Corps of Engineers report could cost the town of Berlin up to $90,000 for the preliminary work.
The Berlin Town Council heard a pitch to provide engineering and design services by Davis, Bowen and Friedel Inc., at their M...
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