(Nov. 17, 2016) Few new details have emerged since police announced last Friday that an unidentified body had been found on the Route 50 roadside near GlenRiddle. Maryland State Police Lt. Earl Starner said on Monday that’s because officials have had difficulty notifying the next of kin because that person or persons “is likely in… Read more »

(Nov. 18, 2016) A Stephen Decatur High School teacher faces up to 35 years in prison and a $25,000 fine on charges of sexual abuse of a minor and sexual solicitation of a minor for his alleged relationship with an unnamed female student. According to court records, 27-year-old Berlin resident and 9th grade government teacher… Read more »

(Nov. 17, 2016) Since forming earlier this year, the nonprofit Worcester County Warriors Against Opiate Addiction has experienced a number of firsts, from its first meeting in April, to its first major fundraiser at Trader Lee’s in West Ocean City in September. This week, for the first time, a shop in Berlin will hold a… Read more »

(Nov. 17, 2016) Live, work, code and sell at the beach. That’s the mantra of tech company Electronic Transaction Systems (ETS), which will open an office soon inside the former South Moon Under building on Franklin Avenue in Berlin. The Virginia-based mobile commerce company, run by Ed Vaughan, will be overseen locally by New Jersey… Read more »

(Nov. 17, 2016) Interim General Manager Brett Hill’s fiscal year 2018 budget guidance to the Ocean Pines Board more or less consisted of a pair of renovations designed to target a multitude of problems. During a special meeting on Monday, Hill recommended extensive remodeling of the administration building on Ocean Parkway and giving up the… Read more »

(Nov. 17, 2016) Government officials, members of the police department and town employees gathered last Wednesday at the site of the new Berlin Police station for a groundbreaking that, according to Mayor Gee Williams, has been generations overdue. The town used mostly casino revenue to buy the property at the corner of Flower Street and… Read more »

(Nov. 17, 2016) The Berlin mayor and council, with Councilman Elroy Brittingham absent, discussed the following items during the Nov. 14 meeting at Town Hall: New concert John Fager, who operates the Atlantic Hotel in Berlin and owns Fager’s Island in Ocean City, proposed hosting a “Small Town Throw Down,” a country concert next fall… Read more »

(Nov. 17, 2016) A notion that assessments related to bulkhead replacement could be lowered in Ocean Pines began to fade Monday, when interim General Manager Brett Hill reported that an apparent “time bomb” had been discovered near Wood Duck Drive – a worm infestation. During an otherwise routine budget meeting, Director Slobodan Trendic wondered whether… Read more »

(Nov. 17, 2016) Back in August, attorney Hugh Cropper, representing the Carl M. Freeman Companies, sent a letter to Berlin Mayor Gee Williams promising the town that it would be the first to know when the company firmed its redevelopment plans for the Bay Club. In a letter dated Monday, Aug. 22, Cropper said “I… Read more »

(Nov. 17, 2016) Whether it’s related to the installation of the new Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors in August or just coincidence, a rash of vacancies at various leadership positions has occurred. At present, OPA must fill the general manager slot, created this summer by the termination of Bob Thompson, find replacements for retiring… Read more »