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Berlin mourns loss of mayor
By Nancy Powell

Associate Editor ––––––––––
Berlin Mayor Tom Cardinale had been soliciting support for weeks to be re-elected to office, but although his spirit was strong, his heart was not. He died at home on Saturday, just one week before his official campaign kick-off event.

Severed trees have residents stumped
By Christine Cullen

Staff Writer ––––––––––
Ocean City is grappling this week with its own CSI-style mystery: who cut down the trees?

Warm weather contributes to record-breaking ’08 Springfest
By Lisa Capitelli

Staff Writer ––––––––––
The warm weather last Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday brought 113,880 visitors to the 18th annual Springfest celebration, exceeding the most recent five-year average of 105,238 by 8.2 percent.

Training, physicals, stretchers hallmarks of fire, EMS budgets
By Christine Cullen

Staff Writer ––––––––––
Once the three departments making up the new Ocean City fire and rescue service combine their budgets the total spending might look larger, but individually the resort’s fire, EMS and Fire Marshal’s budget proposals offered no surprises at their unveiling this week.

Group to sink NYC subway cars off Ocean City for fish habitat
By Christine Cullen

Staff Writer ––––––––––
If the Ocean City Reef Foundation has its way, the resort will become the place where New York City subway cars come to die and the first watery funeral is scheduled for next week.

CLOSER TO GOD

Ocean City Today newspaper front page photo

Ocean City Today/Christine Cullen
A Seaside Christian Academy student, surrounded by fellow students and school staff, crouches down in prayer on May 1, during a National Day of Prayer celebration in front of City Hall in Ocean City. The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday in May, when people of all Christian faiths gather across the country to pray for the nation. Various prayers for the nation, government, families, children, the military and business are said.

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Performing arts center pitched to county, gets no commitment

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County votes no to state offer to provide flu meds

Eight-story condo to be first under new OC development rules

Property can keep 43-space parking deficiency when redeveloped

Atlantic General appeals to county for expansion funding

City denies electric shuttle co’s ad request … again

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