Published May 01, 2009
BERLIN - Berlin will base part of its $13.7 million budget around an estimated $400,000 from Worcester County, $50,000 less than the town's request for fiscal year 2010 (FY10) funds.
Although the County Commissioners have yet to begin budget deliberations, the town asked for an estimate of the county's grant this week in order to factor that revenue into budget deliberations, which will begin in the next 10 days, and were told $400,000 should be expected.
'I'm really grateful for that. I have no...
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Published May 01, 2009
BERLIN - A federal judge last month made an informal ruling on some aspects of the lawsuit filed by a former Worcester County Developmental Center (WCDC) employee against the agency in February, agreeing to grant to defendant's motion to dismiss the case in part and deny the motion in part.
Former WCDC employee Jometta Johnson, through her attorney, in February filed suit against the agency and two of her supervisors alleging race discrimination, retaliation, assault and battery and other...
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Published May 01, 2009
OCEAN CITY - Ocean City Fire Department Chief Chris Larmore says he couldn't have hand picked a better group of men to promote.
The Ocean City Fire Department filled the spaces in its new ranking structure with seven veteran firefighters, boasting 115 years of combined experience in the local fire ranks, and took yet another step in creating a unified organization that's dedicated to better equipped to serve the community.
The City Council approved Larmore's request to restructure the ranks on...
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Published May 01, 2009
BERLIN - Area residents and visitors will likely be treated to a rare fireworks display in the southern sky Tuesday night if a major rocket launch at the Wallops Flight Facility goes off as planned.
The countdown began this week for the launch of an Air Force Minotaur 1 rocket set for Tuesday evening shortly after sundown. The rocket, carrying an Air Force Research Laboratory Tactical Satellite 3, or TacSat 3, and two secondary payloads into orbit, is expected to be launched shortly after...
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