Published February 12, 2010
OCEAN CITY - The 27th Annual Seaside Boat Show, hosted by the Ocean City-Berlin Optimist Club for nearly three decades, returns this weekend, and if ever the resort needed a reason for the optimism and hope the event typically provides, this is the year it is needed the most.
For 27 years, the annual event has marked a turning point in the winter season for visitors to Ocean City and the town's hearty residents. Coupled with the President's Day holiday, with a good dose of Valentine's Day mixed...
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Published February 12, 2010
BERLIN - There is no microbrewery in the works for Berlin, but the town wants to be ready in case a craft beer brewer can be persuaded to move into town.
A microbrewery would be a great fit for the town of Berlin, supporters have concluded, but several steps must be taken before major efforts to attract a brewer to town can begin.
Berlin Economic Development Director Michael Day asked the Berlin Mayor and Council Monday night to support enabling legislation through the Maryland General Assembly...
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Published February 12, 2010
OCEAN CITY •€' Local businesses hope that the worst of the winter weather is behind them, but as they patiently await the big thaw, many see a good spring in the forecast.
The resort may have been snowed in for the better part of the last three weeks, but many are banking on the thaw to bring people yearning for a cure to the unusual case of cabin fever that has seemingly struck the coast, out of the proverbial woodwork, out of their homes and into local establishments.
'I can't honestly...
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Published February 12, 2010
SNOW HILL - An Ocean City man convicted on robbery charges seven years ago for a bizarre incident in Ocean City, during which he allegedly staged a theft and posed as a victim, was back in Worcester County Circuit Court last week for violating the terms of his probation and was sentenced to 12 years in jail along with another year for a drug arrest.
In September 2003, Ocean City police responded to a north-end residence for a reported armed robbery that had just occurred. The investigation...
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